Brian Hartlan,
GEAC vice president of global marketing, said in an interview that a key enhancement was to the strategic planning module, which he says "is much more open to unrestricted, rich data." Currently, the strategy management process as it tracks through the budget is the "most disconnected" process in most organizations, he adds.
Markham, Ontario-based
Geac said the acquisition represented an important step in its efforts to build a complete suite of front office acquisitions.
That, in essence, sums up
Geac's problem with its Enterprise Solutions division.
'By separating off from
Geac, SmartStream can now really concentrate its efforts in taking the business forward.
Geac RunTime, a division of
Geac, will be integrating the software for Regatta into its existing
Geac System21 enterprise resource planning system.
Contact:
Geac Enterprise Solutions, tel: 01527 496243 or e-mail: zoe.allan@geac.com
10 management buyout of
Geac Computer Corp.'s publishing systems division.
What began as a website experiment by Midland software company JBA, now owned by Canadian-based
Geac Computer Corporation, has turned into a pounds 8 million management buyout.
Vision claims to have roughly 175 customers, up from about 100 a year ago, including ITT, Hilton,
Geac, WR Hambrecht and Ernst & Young.