CDC Software has made its third offer to acquire mid-market CRM vendor Onyx, offering shareholders a choice of all-cash or cash-and-shares in CDC. The offer -- US$4.85 per share in cash, or $2.50 in cash and $2.50 in CDC stock -- comes a few weeks after Onyx signed a definitive agreement to be acqui...
Onyx has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by M2M Holdings, a private equity firm jointly owned by Battery Ventures VI and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, in an all-cash transaction for US$92 million, or $4.80 per share. Closing is anticipated in the third quarter, subject to approval by a...
Onyx has upgraded its analytics application with the introduction of Onyx Analytics 3.0, a product within the vendor's Performance Management portfolio. New features in this release include scorecarding and event monitoring functionality. Scorecarding allows users to monitor and rate performance aga...
CDC Software is adding another CRM software vendor to its portfolio of acquisitions that will expand its product line and widen its distribution channel. On Thursday, the company announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase c360, a provider of CRM add-on products, industry-specific app...
CDC has made another proposal to buy Onyx following its failed attempt in January. At the same time, it announced plans to form a new company to manage the various enterprise applications under the corporate umbrella. While the corporate restructuring is not directly related to its new offer for Ony...
Microsoft is formalizing a trend that has been front and center in the CRM arena for years; the integrated suite approach to customer service is already a staple of most enterprise applications. Now, though, it has trickled down to the mid-market and even small business spaces. Last week, with much ...
After two days of consideration, Onyx Software rejected CDC's unsolicited offer to buy a majority stake in the company. "Onyx is not for sale, and we consider the matter closed now," Robert Craig, director of analyst and public relations, told CRM Buyer. On Wednesday, CDC, a Hong Kong-based company ...
Hong Kong-based CDC has made a bid for majority control of Onyx Software, after providing institutional shareholders with information on the proposed structure of the merger and the synergies it believes will result. CDC went public with its desire to make the acquisition late last year, after tryin...
Watching an otherwise relaxed executive from a CRM vendor nearly jump out of his chair this week over lunch when his BlackBerry went off instantly reminded me of one of my neighbor's boys bouncing with excitement after unwrapping a Sony Personal PlayStation (PSP) for his birthday. Then it dawned on...
The Oracle-PeopleSoft controversy has caused a ripple -- or perhaps a wave -- that has not yet reached the shore of software development, but it carries implications for many software firms. Although Oracle's hostile takeover of PeopleSoft is by no means a done deal, the very possibility signals a s...
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