Article: United states : Supply Chain Vendors JDA, i2 To Merge.

Byline: Mamta03

JDA Software Group and i2 Technologies announced plans for a $396 million merger that would form a combined software company with a more extensive line of supply chain management products, heating up competition against industry giants Oracle and SAP.

The cash-and-stock deal announced Thursday is the second time the companies have tried to form one entity. JDA and i2 abandoned a similar effort last year after failing to reach an agreement on share price.

The combined company would create a business with annual revenues of $617 million, including $275 million of annual maintenance and recurring subscription fees. The latest ...

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