Company type | Private |
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Industry | Software [1] |
Founded | 2003 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Americas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific |
Key people | Jeff Tognoni (CEO) |
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] is a software company selling solutions[ buzzword] to automate business critical tasks, ranging from marketing, service and support to planning and scheduling, material requirements planning (MRP), accounting, product configuration, and business intelligence.[ citation needed]
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]
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.
In 2009, Consona acquired enterprise software assets of support automation software vendor, SupportSoft. [8]
In 2010, Consona acquired open-source ERP software provider Compiere, giving Consona its first Cloud ready ERP solution and entry into the distribution market. [9][ dead link]
On August 7, 2012, Consona merged with CDC Software; the resulting company was renamed Aptean. [10]
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