Epicor
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Epicor Software Corporation (recently combined with Activant Solutions Inc.
) is a company selling business software to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. Epicor claims to have more than 33,000 customers in over 150 countries.
In 2011, Apax Partners
acquired Epicor Software Corporation and Activant Solutions to grow the company from 2,800 employees to 4,000 employees located around the globe.
Following are some of the company's notable acquisitions/divestitures:
The Epicor 9 product has been recognized by Gartner
as a “Visionary” ERP product and platform, and from a
new software license perspective, Epicor has been growing faster than almost any other enterprise software
company. Similarly, Activant is rated by RIS as the #1 software vendor for mid‐size retailers, is widely regarded
as a de facto standard in numerous vertical markets and is in use by up to 60 of the top 100 distributors in
each of distribution’s key market segments.
Global Presence
Epicor has a global presence with over 33,000 customers in more than 150 countries. Epicor provides 24/7 global support in more than 30 languages.
In 2008, Epicor launched Epicor 9, an attempt to unify the previously diverse Epicor range into one coherent ERP system with distinct modules. This replaced Epicor Vantage, Epicor Vista, Epicor Scala and portions of Epicor Enterprise.
Activant
Activant Solutions Inc. was a privately held United States technology company specializing in business management software solutions serving retail and wholesale distribution businesses. Activant Solutions was acquired by Apax Partners and merged with Epicor in May 2011. The combined entity is...
) is a company selling business software to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. Epicor claims to have more than 33,000 customers in over 150 countries.
In 2011, Apax Partners
Apax Partners
Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised...
acquired Epicor Software Corporation and Activant Solutions to grow the company from 2,800 employees to 4,000 employees located around the globe.
Following are some of the company's notable acquisitions/divestitures:
- 1997 - Acquired Clientele Software Inc. (Clientele is a CRM solutionSolutionIn chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
for managing customer-centric processes, with modules for support, sales, marketing and self-service) - 1998 - Platinum Software Corporation and DataWorks Corporation merger extends company's manufacturing ERP offering
- 2001 - Sold Platinum for Windows (PFW) to Best SoftwareSage GroupThe Sage Group plc , commonly known as Sage, is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It is the world's third-largest supplier of enterprise resource planning software , the largest supplier to small businesses, and has 6.1 million customers...
, which was the name then used by the US branch of Sage Software - 2002 - Acquired e-procurementE-procurementE-procurement is the business-to-business or business-to-consumer or Business-to-government purchase and sale of supplies, Work and services through the Internet as well as other informations and networking systems, such as Electronic Data Interchange and Enterprise Resource Planning.E-procurement...
and sourcing solutions from Clarus Corporation - 2003 - Acquired ROI Systems of Minneapolis MN and the Manage 2000 ERP Package
- 2004 - Acquired Scala Business Solutions expanding company's global presence to 140+ countries
- 2005 - Acquired CRS Retail Systems, Inc. adding point-of-sale solutions to its retail offering
- 2008 - Epicor Completes Acquisition of NSB Retail Systems
- 2010 - Acquired Spectrum Human Resource Systems Corporation of Denver CO
- 2011 - Acquired by Apax Partners, merging with Activant Solutions to create Epicor Software Corporation
The Epicor 9 product has been recognized by Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
as a “Visionary” ERP product and platform, and from a
new software license perspective, Epicor has been growing faster than almost any other enterprise software
company. Similarly, Activant is rated by RIS as the #1 software vendor for mid‐size retailers, is widely regarded
as a de facto standard in numerous vertical markets and is in use by up to 60 of the top 100 distributors in
each of distribution’s key market segments.
Global Presence
Epicor has a global presence with over 33,000 customers in more than 150 countries. Epicor provides 24/7 global support in more than 30 languages.
In 2008, Epicor launched Epicor 9, an attempt to unify the previously diverse Epicor range into one coherent ERP system with distinct modules. This replaced Epicor Vantage, Epicor Vista, Epicor Scala and portions of Epicor Enterprise.