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Geac: Acquire or Be Acquired

The BPM industry can be brutal for the software vendors. As the demand for their software has heated up each vendor is trying desperately to outdo the competition. Since prospects are showing a preference for vendors offering a complete BPM suite those who don't have it (which is most of them)are looking to quickly acquire the missing pieces. Geac, who not too long ago did their own acquisition of Comshare for budgeting and consolidation capabilities, may now be an acquisition candidate itself. Geac has stated publicly that they have been looking to make additional business software acquisitions. Apparently a recent planned deal fell through due to price, and now they are considering putting Geac itself up for sale. How many BPM companies will be left a year from now and who will they be? Comments welcome.

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