Consona Corporation

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Consona Corporation
Company type Private
Industry Software
Founded2003;21 years ago (2003)
Headquarters
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
Area served
Americas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific
Key people
Jeff Tognoni (CEO) [1]
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] was a software company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company primarily sold enterprise software products to automate business tasks.[ citation needed ]

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Company history

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]

Mergers and acquisitions

Over the next three years, Consona acquired seven additional ERP product lines: DTR, Cimnet Systems, AXIS, Encompix, Intuitive, Relevant, and SupplyWorks.[ citation needed ] 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. [4] 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. [5]

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. [6] [7] Later in the year, Consona acquired several VAR-related assets in China, and launched Consona China. [8]

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] [ dead link ‍]

On August 7, 2012, Consona merged with CDC Software; the resulting company was renamed Aptean. [11] [12] [13]

In 2022, Consona acquired Compiere Inc. [14]

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  5. ↑ "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)
  6. ↑ "High Tech Views - ERP - Consona Extends Company's Footprint within the Canadian Market and Creates Consona Canada". www.hightechviews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  7. ↑ "Consona ERP acquires Canadian firm - Canadian Plastics". Canadian Plastics. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  8. ↑ "Consona ERP Acquires Intuitive ERP Assets From China's TproSoft". www.supplychainmarket.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  9. ↑ Musico, Christopher (10 April 2009). "Consona Acquires SupportSoft's Enterprise Software Group". Destination CRM.
  10. ↑ "Consona buys cloud ERP vendor Compiere". 16 June 2010.
  11. ↑ "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.
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  14. ↑ "Consona Corporation Acquires Open-Source and Cloud ERP Software Provider Compiere Inc". Kroll. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
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