Exact to Acquire Longview Solutions

September 17, 2007 from Canada IT.com – “Exact Software, one of the world's leading providers of business software solutions and Longview Solutions, a leading provider of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software solutions, today jointly announced the signing of an agreement for Exact to acquire Longview.”

180 View – The trend continues as ERP vendors extend their system to include Corporate Performance Management. Oracle acquired Hyperion. SAP acquired OutlookSoft. I am waiting for Microsoft to acquire Cognos. In the meantime, Cognos continues to grow with the recent acquisition of Applix.