SSA GT To EXE-cute (Yet) Another Acquisition
P.J. Jakovljevic - September 26, 2003

Event Summary

SSA Global Technologies (SSA GT) (www.ssagt.com ), a privately-held enterprise solutions provider for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing, consumer, services, and public companies worldwide, which has lately turned into a famished enterprise applications market consolidator, seems to still be far from satisfying its predatory urge. The vendor, which was once a laughing stock of the ERP market during the late 1990s (see Another One Bites the Dust - SSA Gored to Death ), has recently experienced nine consecutive quarters of growth and profitability that is possibly unique in the industry today, but it has also done it while concurrently orchestrating several successful acquisitions including Baan, Elevon, and Ironside Technologies (albeit these very recent three are yet to be fully consummated, see Baan And SSA GT Merge To Form A Mid-Market Empire With An ''Iron Side'' ), Infinium Software (see Is SSA GT Betting Infini(um)tely On Acquisitions?) and interBiz, the former eBusiness division of Computer Associates (see CA Unloads interBiz Collection Into SSA GT's Sanctuary)...