Infor completes SSA Global acquisition

Date: 16 August 2006
(ICT World)
Softworx, regional master distributor of SSA Global in SA, has confirmed that Infor, a global provider of enterprise software, has completed the acquisition of SSA Global. The name change follows the completion of Infor's $1,4bn acquisition of SSA Global last month.

Infor aims to deliver integrated end-to-end enterprise solutions as well as best-in-class standalone products that address the essential challenges customers face in areas such as enterprise resource planning, supply chain planning and execution, customer and supplier relationship management, asset management, and product lifecycle management.

Infor is the third largest business application company behind SAP and Oracle with $2,1bn in annual revenues and about 70 000 customers.
 
Infor CEO, Jim Schaper, says that the acquisitions of SSA Global, Systems Union and Extensity will enhance the company's product roadmap, giving it more customer appeal.
 
"The acquisition will result in us being able to broaden our offering services to include solutions that will enable our customers to improve performance throughout the organisation," says Jane Thomson, MD of Softworx. "Companies can choose integrated solutions for specific industries as well as stand-alone solutions from one provider."