Article: Microsoft Fences In Great Plains.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)

Microsoft Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Great Plains Software Inc., a supplier of mid-market business applications. The acquisition is structured as a stock purchase and is valued at approximately $1.1 billion. The major goal of the acquisition is leadership in providing interconnected business management solutions to small and mid-sized customers. Once the deal is completed, Great Plains will become Microsoft's Great Plains Division. The new division is expected to ...

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