Consona Corp. Announces Acquisition of Configuration Solutions Inc.

Indianapolis-based Consona Corp., a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software and services, has announced that it has acquired substantially all assets of Configuration Solutions Inc. Configuration Solutions, headquartered in Portage, Mich., develops product configuration software for to-order manufacturers.

 ”Configuration Solutions has been a Consona technology partner for years, providing add-on configuration tools for both the Made2Manage and Intuitive product lines,” says Scott Malia, general manager of Consona ERP. “The Configuration Solutions products will significantly enhance our manufacturing execution functionality for the make-to-order (MTO), engineer-to-order (ETO) and assemble-to-order (ATO) manufacturing environments, and will open up seamless cross-selling opportunities across several of our ERP product lines.”

According to Malia, Configuration Solutions will continue to operate from its headquarters as a product line of Consona ERP. Consona will maintain the Configuration Solutions brand and product names and remains committed to the ongoing sales, maintenance, support and enhancement of the Configuration Solutions’ product and service offerings, according to a press release issued by the company.

Ryan Colosky, former vice president of sales for Configuration Solutions, has assumed the role of general manager of the product line, reporting directly to Malia. Configuration Solutions founder and chief executive officer Dale Colosky has announced that he will retire.

“We are extremely excited about the acquisition,” says Colosky. “Our customers will immediately begin to realize significant benefits from the financial and intellectual capital, management processes and customer-centric philosophies for which Consona is known. We’re looking forward to operating as a part of Consona, and uncovering synergies and best practices that will contribute to the ongoing growth of the Configuration Solutions business.”

The specific terms of the agreement were not released.

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