Talk:RedPrairie

Puffery reduction

I pulled out a lot of advertising.User talk:Unfriend12 16:08, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

M and A yack

If no one cares enough to source these in the actual press, they aren't needed in the WP article. They are all sourced to the company web site, and interested persons are already pointed there. I am going to chop all that content to the talk page, and leave a nice, tidy stub.User talk:Unfriend12 16:08, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

McHugh Freeman was later acquired by Alvey Holdings (later Pinnacle Automation) in 1989, and has been involved in producing a wide range of products for supply chain managers since the early 1990s. McHugh Freeman continued to develop and refine the WMS solution.

By 1998, the renamed McHugh Software International had acquired additional companies that contributed to an extended supply chain execution platform. These groups included Wesely Software (transportation management systems), Gagnon & Associates (labor management and engineering), and Software Architects Inc. (advanced service-oriented platforms). In addition, McHugh expanded internationally with offices in the UK and Europe.

In 2002, the company was renamed RedPrairie, and adopted a new business model that focused on the extended supply chain. Later that year, the company's first Asia Pacific office opened in Shanghai. The company bought European WMS provider LIS in 2004. RedPrairie was itself acquired in 2005 by Francisco Partners, a California-based private equity firm.<RedPrairie Web site</

The company acquired the Build To Order provider ALTA A/S in January 2006. <[1]</

The company bought WMS provider MARC GLOBAL in February 2006.<[2]</

The company bought BlueCube Software and StorePerform in 2006.<[3]</<[4]</

On November 25, 2009, the company announced it had filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. However, on March 24, 2010, New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, completed its acquisition of RedPrairie, without disclosing terms of the deal.<RedPrairie Press Release</

On May 11, 2010, RedPrairie announced it has completed the acquisition of SmartTurn, an on-demand inventory and Warehouse Management System (WMS) provider.<RedPrairie Press Release</

On January 10, 2011, RedPrairie announced it had acquired SofTechnics, a retail software solutions provider. Nine days later, the company announced it had also acquired Shipper's Commonwealth, an on-demand transportation management provider. On February 2, 2011, announcing the acquisition of Escalate Retail.<RedPrairie Press Release</

On August 13, 2012, RedPrairie announced it had acquired Vortex Connect.<Vortex Acquisition Press Release

Chopped to here for posterityUser talk:Unfriend12 16:10, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Killed the hat tags - now a nice tidy stub

I removed the hat article flags... the stubtag should be adequate. The puffery/advertising/peacock wording is out.User talk:Unfriend12 16:14, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Request to Modify Inaccurate Content on the JDA Software and RedPrairie Wikipedia Pages

Hello Wikipedia volunteer team,

I would like to bring to your attention some inaccurate content (highlighted below) that has been posted on the JDA Software and RedPrairie Wikipedia pages.

JDA Software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JDA_Software) On 5th Dec, 2012[11] JDA Software was acquired by RedPrairie, a privately held supply chain, workforce and all-channel commerce software provider headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia in the United States. Shortly after the merger, JDA’s CEO Hamish Brewer, announced that 70% of RedPrairie jobs would be offshored to India and that mediocrity would be unacceptable to JDA.[12]

RedPrairie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedPrairie) On 5th Dec, 2012 the company acquire JDA Software, a software and consultancy company in Scottsdale, Arizona providing supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions. Shortly after the merger, JDA’s CEO Hamish Brewer, announced that 70% of RedPrairie jobs would be offshored to India and that mediocrity would be unacceptable. [2]

1. The December 5, 2012 date listed as the acquisition date is inaccurate. The completed merger was announced on December 21, 2012 as noted in the press release found at this link. http://www.jda.com/company/press-releases/pID/2165/

2. JDA CEO Hamish Brewer did not announce that 70% of the RedPrairie jobs would be offshored to India.

3. The TechTarget article cited at the end of the highlighted comments is in no way connected to the comment posted. We are unable to identify a credible source for the statement so that it can be verified. (http://searchmanufacturingerp.techtarget.com/news/2240173890/RedPrairie-JDA-acquisition-shakes-up-supply-chain-software-landscape)

I would like to ask this community to please consider modifying these posts to more accurately reflect the nature of the JDA/RedPrairie merger. If you would like additional third-party accounts of the merger to assist with an accurate representation of the transaction, we recommend these:

Supply Chain Digest: http://www.scdigest.com/assets/FIRSTTHOUGHTS/12-11-01.php?cid=6398&ctype=content

Internet Retailer: http://www.internetretailer.com/2012/11/01/retail-technology-vendors-redprairie-and-jda-will-merge

Supply & Demand Chain Executive: http://www.sdcexec.com/article/10824131/redprairie-and-jda-ceos-confirm-joint-venture-made-sense-for-a-long-time

Thank you very much in advance for your consideration and attention to this important issue.

Stephen64.26.193.230 (talk) 14:03, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Stephen Phillips | Public Relations and Social Media Manager JDA Software 11701 Luna Road Dallas, TX 75234 Office : 469-357-4826