Ten years ago, Continental Tire realized that manual, paper-based communications with suppliers weren't getting the job done with efficiency and accuracy. So it turned to an EDI-based business network for help.

SAP SE has signed a co-innovation agreement with APWorks, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH.

Intelligrated, a vendor of automated material-handling technology, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Honeywell.

Thoma Bravo LLC, a private equity investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Elemica, provider of a supply-chain operating network for the process industries.