SSA Global buys application product lines from CA

BANGALORE: SSA Global Technologies Inc., has acquired the supply chain

management, financial management and human resource management product lines of

interBiz, the eBusiness applications division of Computer Associates

International, Inc. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Through the acquisition, SSA Global Technologies is on a path to regain a

leading position in its target markets by solving industry-specific business

challenges and creating a heterogeneous application environment that works

seamlessly with other backend applications. The combined company will serve more

than 9,000 longstanding, market-leading companies in over 90 countries from more

than 70 offices worldwide.

"We are dedicated to providing new products and enhancements that

continually increase our customers’ returns on investment," said, SSA

Global Technologies, president, chairman and chief executive officer Michael

Greenough. "We see value in these existing brands and will continue to

invest in these products."

"CA’s strategy is to focus on our industry leading positions in

enterprise management, security, storage, application development and

integration, business intelligence and portals," said CA President and CEO

Sanjay Kumar. "The interBiz offerings are superb solutions for the customer

base served by SSA Global Technologies. We believe this agreement will ensure

the continued development and evolution of the interBiz products and provide

existing interBiz customers with the best long-term support and technology

roadmap. We will work closely with SSA Global Technologies to ensure a smooth

transition for our customers and employees."

Over the past year, SSA Global Technologies has been reengineering its

company to deliver a solution strategy that involves e-commerce and

collaboration with BPCS, its core ERP product. SSA Global Technologies will

apply its business model and solution strategy to the newly acquired products.

For customers utilizing the interBiz brands, this strategy will give them new

opportunities to benefit from e-business and collaboration solutions.

"This acquisition provides SSA Global Technologies with new marketshare

and added revenue which, in turn, allows us to invest more in research and

development. This ensures we can provide customers with ever increasing

functionality to meet their specific industry challenges," said Greenough.

"In the first six months of our fiscal year, we have experienced solid

growth in a tough market, generated stellar profits and signed more than 750

contracts. We have proven our ability to deliver on our strategy and are now

planning for the long term."

Products covered under this transaction include CAS, interBiz Logistics,

interBiz Online, interBiz Reports, KBM, MANMAN, Masterpiece/Net, MasterPiece/Net

HRMS, MAXCIM, MK Logistics, MK Manufacturing, PRMS and Warehouse BOSS.

A fully integrated organizational structure is in place for SSA Global

Technologies where employees are being integrated, service offerings are being

coordinated and cross-selling opportunities pursued.