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Agentrics plans to form a joint venture that combines the Agentrics GenSync business unit and SINFOS, the European data synchronization solution provider owned by Pironet NDH and GS1 Germany.

Nike Inc. and Foot Locker Inc. expect to open up to 50 "House of Hoops by Foot Locker" retail stores in the United States over the next three years, creating a new brand and community-oriented retail experience that celebrates the culture of the game for basketball consumers.

Roots replaces its legacy POS hardware with Fujitsu TeamPOS 3000 POS terminals.

Crocs Inc. enters into a licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment Inc. to produce Crocs footwear and Jibbitz charms featuring characters ripped from the pages of Marvel's comic books, including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man and The X-Men.

The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announce some business unit realignments and associated changes to its executive management structure effective July 1, 2007.

Mars Incorporated plans to unify its regional corporate brands under the single corporate brand name, Mars.

In yet another acquisition move, Oracle makes a definitive agreement to buy Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management solutions (PLM), through a cash merger for $8.10 per share, or approximately $495 million.

Umbro deploys FlexPLM from PTC software to improve its product development processes.