Blue Martini Software, Inc., was a

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developer and professional services provider based in

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, that sold and supported an

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, contact center, relationship marketing, and clienteling applications to retailers and other consumer-facing companies. The company was privately held until July 2000, when it went public on the

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under the ticker BLUE.

Acquisition history

In March 2005, Blue Martini Software was acquired by Multi-Channel Holdings, Inc., a privately held

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portfolio company which also owned Ecometry Corporation. In September 2006, Ecometry/Blue Martini Software and GERS Inc. merged to form Escalate Retail. In February 2011, Escalate Retail was acquired by RedPrairie Corporation. Blue Martini's software applications then became known as the RedPrairie Commerce Suite. In November 2012, RedPrairie's parent New Mountain Capital acquired

JDA Software Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group) is an American software and consultancy company owned by multinational conglomerate Panasonic. Blue Yonder provides supply chain management, manufacturing planning, retail planning, store operations and c ...

; following that acquisition, RedPrairie turned support of Blue Martini software to their JDA Software subsidiary.

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RedPrairie Corporate websiteRedPrairie acquires Escalate RetailEcometry and GERS Combine to Form Escalate RetailBlue Martini Software acquired by Golden Gate Capital Portfolio CompanyS-1 as filed with SEC
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