Mergers & Acquisitions

Does the Siebel/IBM online OFFERING make sense?

Even though the necessity of consolidation among ERP vendors is debatable, many believe the consolidation cycle will march on, regardless of adaptability and customer service concerns.

Crushed by two years of steep revenue decline, the consulting arena has transformed.

As the consumer goods landscape changes due to the mergers and acquisitions driven by the industry's leading players, the question of how the combined companies manage and integrate separate I.S. entities into a new whole becomes paramount for long-term success and efficiencies across the enterprise and supply chain.

As a Florida native and employee of Hawaiian Tropic for more than 19 years, one would think that Bill Jennings, executive vice president and chief financial officer, knows a thing or two about obtaining a killer tan.

Sean M. Connolly has been announced as ConAgra Foods new CEO, replacing current CEO Gary M. Rodkin, effective April 6. Rodkin had announced his impending retirement, which will take place at the end of ConAgra Foods' fiscal year, May 31, 2015.

Imagine sitting in the hot seat of a game show and plowing through questions on popular songs and history, when the silver-tongued host hits you with this one, "Give me the correct names of the top five global IT services companies."

Two of the three new e-business integration players roared to the top of this year's Best of Breed list, with Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) taking first place and IBM (www.ibm.com) second.