IBM Acquires Analytics Specialist Emptoris

[ via Information Week ] 

IBM said it has inked a deal to buy out Emptoris, a Burlington, Mass.-based developer of software that helps businesses improve the efficiency of their procurement and supply chain operations through the application on business analytics tools.

Emptoris offers a number of products and services that are designed to make procurement and supply chain operations, as well as other key back office functions, smarter and more efficient. Its portfolio includes analytics software for spend analysis, contract management, supplier lifecycle management, and supply-chain optimization.

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