JDA software, the leading provider of end-to-end, integrated retail and supply chain planning and execution solutions for more than 4,000 customers worldwide, is full steam ahead and overhauled its image to appeal to the next generation of execs and customers. Let’s face it JDA hasn’t updated their logo in forever, their outfacing messaging is meh, customers have lost … Read more
JDA Software Group, Inc., the world’s leading supply chain and retail solutions provider, today announced that Baljit (Bal) Dail has been named JDA Chief Executive Officer after assuming the CEO position on an interim basis in May 2014. Dail, a former senior technology executive and JDA’s Chairman of the Board is excited to get to work! … Read more
Today JDA Software Group’s wallet will be a bit lighter as the Securities and Exchange Commission slapped the Scottsdale-based, supply chain planning and execution, software company with a $750,000 fine for having inadequate internal accounting controls over its financial reporting-which ultimately meant misstating revenues in public filings. The investigation found that JDA didn’t report revenue … Read more
It turns out the rumors that JDA was looking for a buyer were not only true, but they were quite a bit late. Yesterday, JDA announced that it was being acquired by RedPrairie for $45 per share which was more than a 30% premium over its trading price over the last few weeks. The $1.9 Billion … Read more
Nadia Damouni of Reuters is reporting that Scottsdale-based JDA Software may be up for sale: Enterprise technology maker JDA Software Group Inc is exploring a sale and has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to advise on the process, people familiar with the matter said. The sale process is at an advanced stage. The company … Read more
Allbound, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Partner Sales Acceleration solution, is helping businesses realize more revenue from indirect sales partners through their predictive technology and gamification platform. Today the company announced a $1.5 million seed round led by Canal Partners with participation from Tallwave Capital and current investor Acceleprise. To date the company has raised around $1.7 million. The … Read more
Leading global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. announced the 2015 winners of the 10th Annual Avnet Tech Games. Of the more than 200 students from universities and community colleges who competed in the games, 31 students collected $1,000 scholarships. Additionally, nine faculty advisors received $2,700 in honorariums for leading the winning teams to victory. “The 10th … Read more
Every year, the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation awards recognize people and organizations that drive technology forward in Arizona. This year, the collection of winners and finalists includes everything from shovels and mining, to cloud software and biotechnology. “Every year, the buzz and the crowd grows and I have to say the food couldn’t get much … Read more
It was an exhausting weekend for the nine competing startups at Startup Weekend Chandler. Hosted by Ed Allen, Founder and Owner of ITECH Systems, Startup Weekend is an entrepreneurial event where anyone can come and pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from peers and mentors. On Friday evening at Gangplank LLC in Chandler, about … Read more
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, announced the 2014 winners of the Avnet Tech Games. Close to 200 students from Arizona community colleges and universities competed head-to-head for the top spots in the Avnet Tech Games Arizona onsite competition on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the University of Advancing Technology (UAT) in Tempe, Arizona. … Read more