RedPrairie to Spread Across Europe through LIS Acquisition
Part One: Event Summary
P.J. Jakovljevic - April 28, 2004

Event Summary

The long predicted consolidation within the warehouse management systems/ supply chain execution (WMS/ SCE) market finally seems to be happening. However, it has started by an unexpected route. Instead of a direct intra-market consolidation, some public SCE/WMS vendors and smaller, even profitable but undercapitalized and undervalued WMS/SCE vendors have found shelter under wealthy, more visible parents with complementary products. The example of the first would be the recent acquisition of former EXE Technologies by SSA Global. Examples of the latter are the agreement by 3M to acquire HighJump Software; the acquisition of OMI International by Retalix; and the acquisitions of TRW by QAD and TDC Solutions by Epicor...