MAPICS, Inc. to Acquire Pivotpoint, Expanding e-business Offerings for Mid-Sized Manufacturing Establishments
P.J. Jakovljevic - January 10, 2000

Event Summary

On December 15, MAPICS, Inc. a provider of enterprise business applications for mid-sized manufacturing companies, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pivotpoint, Inc., a company whose technology and e-business solutions cius on the extended enterprise application space. With this aggressive move, MAPICS immediately expands its offerings across multiple platforms, including Windows NT, UNIX, Linux and AS/400. In return, Pivotpoint gains access to MAPICS' worldwide network of affiliate sales organizations, long recognized as one of the best in the industry...