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MAPICS, Inc. to Acquire Pivotpoint, Expanding e-business Offerings ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... MAPICS, Inc. to Acquire Pivotpoint, Expanding e-business Offerings for Mid-Sized Manufacturing Establishments PJ Jakovljevic- January 10th, 2000. Event Summary. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_10_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-01-10 Summary: On December 15, MAPICS, Inc. a leading provider of enterprise business applications for mid-sized manufacturing companies, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pivotpoint, Inc., a company whose proven technology and visionary e-business solutions place them at the forefront of the extended enterpr

MAPICS Red Ink Stained While Extending Its Offering

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... months ended March 31, 2000, the Company recognized special charges and goodwill amortization, primarily as a result of the purchase of Pivotpoint in January ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_06_20_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-06-20 Summary: In May MAPICS Inc. announced the controlled delivery of the Point.Man Extended Enterprise Edition. Earlier, on May 4, MAPICS Inc. reported results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2000.

MAPICS Moving On Pragmatically Part 2: Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... eventual recovery. Figure 1. Figure 2. * Primarily represents a goodwill write down of the PivotPoint acquisition. The company indeed ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_20_02_1.asp - 25k - 2002-11-20 Summary: For the last several months, MAPICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAPX), a global provider of extended ERP applications for world-class mid-sized manufacturers, has embarked on a painstaking process of producing a strategy going forward that would pragmatically blend the company’s traditional values and success facto

Analyzing MAPICS' Further Steps After Frontstep Part Three: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To that end, owing to the acquisition of its former struggling competitor Pivotpoint (see How Has MAPICS Been Extending?), MAPICS had delivered since early ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_13_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-10-13 Summary: Much has changed, while much has remained the same at MAPICS during 2003. With the February finalization of the Frontstep acquisition, MAPICS has become quite a large enterprise applications provider, which positions the vendor near (if not at) the top among vendors that focus on the mid-size discrete ma

MAPICS To Leap Forward In A Frontstep Way

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To that end, owing to the acquisition of former struggling competitor Pivotpoint (see How Has MAPICS Been Extending?), MAPICS had delivered over the last two ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_27_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-12-27 Summary: MAPICS’ acquisition of Frontstep is a real positive given that Frontstep had already spent ~$60 million to deliver its entire product line, which includes ERP, CRM, and SCM, on a single technology platform, a notable feat. The combined company will have solutions that have been implemented in more than

How Has MAPICS Been Extending?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the leading mid-market ERP vendors, has significantly expanded its product offering during 2000, starting with the acquisition of its rival Pivotpoint at the ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/07/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_07_19_00_1.asp - 21k - 2000-07-19 Summary: MAPICS, one of the leading mid-market ERP vendors, has significantly expanded its product offering during 2000. On June 15, MAPICS announced the release of XA 6.0, the latest version of its flagship AS/400-based Extended Enterprise Application (EEA). Earlier, on May 9, MAPICS announced the delivery of it

Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part One: Recent Events and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... Yet, that was not exactly the case with the 2000 acquisition of its former, struggling competitor Pivotpoint (see How Has MAPICS Been Extending?). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_07_20_04_1.asp - 22k - 2004-07-20 Summary: The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS, seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf

MAPICS Back On Track, But Not Without Restructuring Pains

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... MAPICS/PivotPoint should be included on the selection list for mid-market companies (with $50M-$500M in revenue), where discrete, batch manufacturing ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_09_11_00_1.asp - 15k - 2000-09-11 Summary: On August 23, MAPICS, Inc., one of the leading mid-market ERP vendors, announced that it is taking steps to reduce costs through a restructuring plan. Earlier, on July 27, MAPICS reported results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2000.

MAPICS Moving On Pragmatically

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Figure 1. * Primarily represents a goodwill write down of the PivotPoint acquisition. ... Primarily represents a goodwill write down of the PivotPoint acquisition. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_19_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-11-19 Summary: While the existing loyal client base and seasoned affiliate channel remains MAPICS’ trump card in these difficult times, the recent moves of a unified product branding combined with addressing issues of its world-class aspiring manufacturing customers should be the way to more effectively sell to and b

MAPICS To Leap Forward In A Frontstep Way Part 3: Challenges and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... note the irony that MAPICS, which had been a Pritsker APS system user until its acquisition by Symix at the time, and then itself bought Pivotpoint with its ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_31_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-12-31 Summary: While the benefit of obtaining .NET-based product is evident, the downside is also that due to the companies’ dissimilar technologies in the past, MAPICS will now be burdened to look after both its AS/400 and Frontstep’s Progress based old customers, whose only common trait at this stage might be anx