SSA Global Technologies

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SSA Global
TypePrivate
Industry Computer software
Founded Chicago, Illinois (1981)
DefunctJuly 2006 (2006-07)
Fateacquired by Infor
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
Key people
Michael Greenough (president, chairman and CEO),
Cory A. Eaves (CTO)
Graeme Cooksley (EVP, Sales, Marketing, & Operations)
Carlos E. Galarce (GVP and CIO),
Stephen P. Earhart (EVP and CFO)
Stephanie Kelley (GVP HR)
Products ERP
Revenue$637,800,000 USD (2004)
Number of employees
3,702
Website www.ssaglobal.com

SSA Global Technologies (previous NASDAQ symbol: SSAG) was a company developing Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. On May 15, 2006, SSA Global announced that it would be acquired by Infor Global Solutions. The acquisition was completed on July 28, 2006. [1]

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References

  1. Infor announces completion of acquisition
  2. Kodama, David. "SSA Acquires CA's interBiz Division" . Retrieved February 24, 2013.