RedPrairie Acquires Supply Chain Provider

Oct. 1, 2005
RedPrairie Corp. (Waukesha, Wis.), a provider of supply chain technology solutions, announced that it has acquired RangeGate Mobile Solutions to expand

RedPrairie Corp. (Waukesha, Wis.), a provider of supply chain technology solutions, announced that it has acquired RangeGate Mobile Solutions to expand the company’s product offerings. Based in the UK, RangeGate provides software and mobile solutions for managing visibility, compliance and execution in warehouses and stores.

RangeGate offers transaction management and process flow control solutions that provide labor and task management efficiencies through the supply chain, to customer delivery. Product offerings include Instore-Edge which is used in retail operations to manage product, staff and processes; Logistics-Edge which is used for proof of delivery for parcel and home delivery; and Warehouse-Edge which optimizes mobile activity including Voice, and extends warehouse functionality at the front-end of existing WM systems, including ERP and legacy. RangeGate customers include Sainsbury's, with home shopping operations in 100 stores throughout the UK; Scottish and Newcastle, the UK's largest brewing company; and Vision Express, a leading vision ware supplier.

RedPrairie Company Leader John Jazwiec said, "RangeGate offers proven innovative technology that complements RedPrairie's deep set of visibility and supply chain execution solutions and extends them into the store and home delivery. We are very pleased to add these top-notch solutions, services and people from RangeGate to our offerings as we continue to serve our customers."

Source: RedPrairie Corp.