Mergers & Acquisitions

Hyperion Solutions merges with Oracle to create an end-to-end performance management system based on Hyperion's EPM software coupled with Oracle's Business Intelligence tools and analytics applications.

Weighing in on internal transition and external collaboration

Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods Inc., announced in late February a comprehensive strategy to accelerate the company's growth.

With recent acquisitions, Bumble Bee Foods LLC's business has grown significantly in North America, providing the organization an opportunity to simplify business processes and to better align sales and marketing.

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company will realign its global commercial operations structure so that all of the company's key geographies will now report directly to William D. Perez, Wrigley's president and chief executive officer.

In a move to strengthen its overall capabilities, Optiant, a provider of inventory planning and optimization solutions, agrees to acquire SLIM Technologies, a provider of supply chain network design technology solutions.

The Stanley Works, the manufacturer of tools, hardware and security solutions, deploys IP-based business communications software by Interactive Intelligence Inc. as part of its ongoing pursuit to provide the highest quality service to customers.

In an effort to address C-level executive requirements for comprehensive analytic applications for performance management, SAP AG acquires Pilot Software, a privately-held company specializing in strategy management software.