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{{Infobox company
| name = Consona Corporation
| logo = [[Image:Consona-logo.PNG|196px|Consona Corporation]]
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2003}}
| location_city = [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]<br />[[United States]]
| key_people = Jeff Tognoni <small>(CEO)</small>
| area_served = Americas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific
| industry = [[Software]]<ref>http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/consona</ref>
| products = [[Enterprise software]], including: [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]]
| num_employees = 700 (Approximate)
| owner = [[Battery Ventures]]<br />[[Thoma Cressey Bravo]]
| homepage = [http://www.consona.com www.consona.com]
}}
'''Consona Corporation''' (formerly known as M2M Holdings Inc.)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://thomabravo.com/sites/default/files/Consona_Name_Change_Release_3807.pdf|title=M2M Holdings Inc. Changes Name to Consona Corporation|website=thomabravo.com|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104200352/http://thomabravo.com/sites/default/files/Consona_Name_Change_Release_3807.pdf|archive-date=2018-01-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a software company selling solutions{{buzzword inline|date=June 2019}} to automate business critical tasks, ranging from marketing, service and support to planning and scheduling, [[material requirements planning]] (MRP), accounting, product configuration, and business intelligence.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}

==Company history==
Consona was founded in 1986 as Made2Manage Systems. In 2003, the venture capital firm [[Battery Ventures]] acquired and subsequently privatized Made2Manage Systems, then a publicly traded [[enterprise resource planning]] (ERP) software and services provider for small and midsize manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Battery+Ventures+to+Acquire+Made2Manage+Systems+Inc.;+Software...-a0102794840 |title=Battery Ventures to Acquire Made2Manage Systems Inc.; Software Company Sees Acquisition as Opportunity to Pursue Growth Strategies. - Free Online Library |access-date=2010-10-27 |archive-date=2012-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021194452/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Battery+Ventures+to+Acquire+Made2Manage+Systems+Inc.;+Software...-a0102794840 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Over the next three years, Consona acquired seven additional ERP product lines: DTR, Cimnet Systems, AXIS, Encompix, Intuitive, Relevant, and SupplyWorks.<ref>http://www.technologyevaluation.com/login.aspx?returnURL=http://www.technologyevaluation.com/research/articles/forgotten-crm-and-erp-kingdoms-in-the-making-20494/</ref> In 2005, [[Thoma Cressey]], a private equity firm with software industry consolidation expertise, joined Battery as a secondary shareholder of Consona.<ref name=":0" />

In 2006, the company entered the [[customer relationship management]] market when it acquired Onyx CRM.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.managingautomation.com/registration.aspx?loc=%2Fmaonline%2Fnews%2Fread%2FMade2Manage_to_Buy_Onyx_19544 |title=Registration - Managing Automation |website=www.managingautomation.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915140133/http://www.managingautomation.com/registration.aspx?loc=%2Fmaonline%2Fnews%2Fread%2FMade2Manage_to_Buy_Onyx_19544 |archive-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Seven months later, Consona acquired the KNOVA service and support knowledge management system and launched the company’s Consona CRM division.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

In early 2007, to avoid confusion between the Made2Manage ERP solution and the company, M2M Holdings, the company changed its name to Consona Corporation to represent its new position as a CRM and ERP software and service provider.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.battery.com/news/Battery_Consona.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929211407/http://www.battery.com/news/Battery_Consona.pdf |archivedate=2011-09-29 }}</ref>

In 2008, Consona continued to acquire, adding former technology partner Configuration Solutions in March and creating Consona Canada via the purchase of the Intuitive-related assets of Automated Design Systems in June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hightechviews.com/index.php?sectionID=12&articleID=237|title=High Tech Views - ERP - Consona Extends Company's Footprint within the Canadian Market and Creates Consona Canada|website=www.hightechviews.com|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.canplastics.com/canplastics/consona-erp-acquires-canadian-firm/1000082805/|title=Consona ERP acquires Canadian firm - Canadian Plastics|date=2008-07-14|work=Canadian Plastics|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en-US}}</ref> Later in the year, Consona acquired several VAR-related assets in China, and launched Consona China.

In 2009, Consona acquired enterprise software assets of support automation software vendor, SupportSoft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/Consona-Acquires-SupportSoft's-Enterprise-Software-Group-53413.aspx|title=Consona Acquires SupportSoft's Enterprise Software Group}}</ref>

In 2010, Consona acquired open-source ERP software provider Compiere, giving Consona its first Cloud ready ERP solution and entry into the distribution market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178129/Consona_buys_cloud_ERP_vendor_Compiere|title = Consona buys cloud ERP vendor Compiere|date = 16 June 2010}}</ref>

On August 7, 2012, Consona merged with CDC Software; the resulting company was renamed Aptean.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aptean.com/en/Company/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2012/20120807-CDC-Software-and-Consona-Corporation-Merge |title=CDC Software and Consona Corporation Merge to form a Comprehensive Enterprise Application Software Company : APTEAN |accessdate=2012-11-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120065723/http://www.aptean.com/en/Company/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2012/20120807-CDC-Software-and-Consona-Corporation-Merge |archivedate=2012-11-20 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Companies based in Indianapolis]]
[[Category:Privately held companies based in Indiana]]
[[Category:Software companies based in Indiana]]
[[Category:ERP software companies]]
[[Category:Customer relationship management software companies]]
[[Category:Software companies established in 2003]]
[[Category:Defunct software companies of the United States]]

Consona Corporation - Revision history

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