Consona Corporation
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software[1] |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Americas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific |
Key people | Jeff Tognoni (CEO) |
| Products | Enterprise software, including: ERP, CRM |
| Owner | Battery Ventures Thoma Cressey Bravo |
Number of employees | 700 (Approximate) |
| Website | www.consona.com |
Consona Corporation (formerly known as M2M Holdings Inc.)[2] is a software company selling solutions[buzzword] to automate business critical tasks, ranging from marketing, service and support to planning and scheduling, material requirements planning (MRP), accounting, product configuration, and business intelligence.[citation needed]
Company history[edit]
Consona was founded in 1986 as Made2Manage Systems. In 2003, the venture capital firm Battery Ventures acquired and subsequently privatized Made2Manage Systems, then a publicly traded enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services provider for small and midsize manufacturers.[3]
Over the next three years, Consona acquired seven additional ERP product lines: DTR, Cimnet Systems, AXIS, Encompix, Intuitive, Relevant, and SupplyWorks.[4] In 2005, Thoma Cressey, a private equity firm with software industry consolidation expertise, joined Battery as a secondary shareholder of Consona.[2]
In 2006, the company entered the customer relationship management market when it acquired Onyx CRM.[5] Seven months later, Consona acquired the KNOVA service and support knowledge management system and launched the company’s Consona CRM division.[citation needed]
In early 2007, to avoid confusion between the Made2Manage ERP solution and the company, M2M Holdings, the company changed its name to Consona Corporation to represent its new position as a CRM and ERP software and service provider.[6]
In 2008, Consona continued to acquire, adding former technology partner Configuration Solutions in March and creating Consona Canada via the purchase of the Intuitive-related assets of Automated Design Systems in June.[7][8] Later in the year, Consona acquired several VAR-related assets in China, and launched Consona China.
In 2009, Consona acquired enterprise software assets of support automation software vendor, SupportSoft.[9]
In 2010, Consona acquired open-source ERP software provider Compiere, giving Consona its first Cloud ready ERP solution and entry into the distribution market.[10]
On August 7, 2012, Consona merged with CDC Software; the resulting company was renamed Aptean.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/consona
- ^ a b "M2M Holdings Inc. Changes Name to Consona Corporation" (PDF). thomabravo.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "Battery Ventures to Acquire Made2Manage Systems Inc.; Software Company Sees Acquisition as Opportunity to Pursue Growth Strategies. - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ http://www.technologyevaluation.com/login.aspx?returnURL=http://www.technologyevaluation.com/research/articles/forgotten-crm-and-erp-kingdoms-in-the-making-20494/
- ^ "Registration - Managing Automation". www.managingautomation.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "High Tech Views - ERP - Consona Extends Company's Footprint within the Canadian Market and Creates Consona Canada". www.hightechviews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "Consona ERP acquires Canadian firm - Canadian Plastics". Canadian Plastics. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "Consona Acquires SupportSoft's Enterprise Software Group".
- ^ "Consona buys cloud ERP vendor Compiere". 16 June 2010.
- ^ "CDC Software and Consona Corporation Merge to form a Comprehensive Enterprise Application Software Company : APTEAN". Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-20.