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MRO Software (Maintenance, Repair, & Operation), Inc. - formerly known as PSDI, was a software firm based in Bedford, Massachusetts, which published Maximo, an Enterprise Asset Management system in the market.

Bedford, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

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The company was founded in 1968 by Bob Daniels, and was headed by Norman "Chip" Drapeau for the last half-decade until mid-2006 when it was acquired by IBM.

On August 3, 2006 the company was acquired by IBM for cash consideration of $739 million. [1]

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On April 1, 2007 MRO Software ceased to exist as the Transfer of Trade to IBM took place.

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References

  1. "PRESS RELEASE IBM to Acquire MRO Software, Inc". archive.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)