Spreadsheet of Graveyard deals

Thanks to Teresa Jones, Senior Research Analyst at the Butler Group in the UK, for compiling and making available to ERP Graveyard readers this spreadsheet of dates and deal terms for much of what's transpired in the past fifteen years or so. We'll do our best to update it along with the Scorecard - and if we get inspired, might end up combining the two with mouseover ALT TEXT tags or something like that.

CDC (fka ChinaDotCom) grabs supply chain product, hungers for more

The acquirer of Ross, Pivotal, and IMI has struck again. But here's the money quote from Steven Chan, acting CEO: "JRG is one of several acquisition targets that we are actively evaluating and negotiating and look to conclude this quarter. The acquisition of JRG reflects our commitment to leveraging our strong balance sheet of US$212 million in net cash to continue acquiring synergistic companies and products."

OK, so $212MM doesn't buy you QAD or IFS. But who will it get you?

Infor nabs FP for 2006

As they say in the blogosphere, "first post!" Infor takes the honors for the new year with its acquisition of asset management vendor Datastream. New product roadmap on the way. (Not really).

Intuitive goes the M2M route

Intuitive ERP, the all-Microsoft technology mid-market play just down the street in Seattle, formerly known as MRP9000, has been acquired by a private equity firm. See also Made2Manage circa 2003 (should be coming around to the end of their turnaround-and-flip cycle soon...?)

At last - the definitive scorecard!

It's been a labor of love, or perhaps sickness, but the ERP Graveyard Blog is pleased to present the official ERP Graveyard Scoreyard. Now, for the first time in one convenient location, you can track all the carrion that's accumulated in the enterprise software world over the past however-many years.

Conveniently grouped by Tier 1, 2, or 3 - and organized by acquiring entity, this is the essential resource for ERP death-watchers everywhere. The unique, patent-pending "indented tombstone" design gives you a quick-glance view into just how many times a particular company and product has changed hands. Consider for example the intrepid souls still working with an ASK/MANMAN system. They've been bought and sold three times, by our count.

We welcome your feedback - corrections, additions, etc, - in the comments section directly below. Thanks!