Not All Acquisitions Happen: JDA and QRS
Part Two: Market Impact
P.J. Jakovljevic - November 4, 2004

Market Impact

In mid-July, JDA Software Group Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), a prominent global provider of integrated software and professional services for the retail demand chain with over 4,500 customers, and QRS Corporation (NASDAQ: QRSI), a leading provider of collaborative commerce and trading community building solutions, with nearly 10,000 retail and manufacturing customers, announced a definitive agreement for JDA to acquire QRS as the all-stock transaction for an estimated value of $100 million (USD)...