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==Acquisitions== * In May 2010, Lexmark acquired [[Perceptive Software]] for $280 million to build upon its software offerings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/index.php?s=13630&item=23833 |title=Lexmark Newsroom - News Releases |publisher=Newsroom.lexmark.com |date=May 21, 2010 |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> Perceptive Software was a software firm that developed enterprise content management ("Perceptive Content", ″ImageNow") and document output management applications. * In 2011, Lexmark International purchased Netherlands-based Pallas Athena in a cash transaction valued at approximately $50.2 million.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lexmark-acquires-pallas-athena-132040058.html |title=Lexmark acquires Pallas Athena - LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ |publisher=Prnewswire.com |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> The purchase of Pallas Athena added business process management, document output management and process mining software capabilities to Lexmark's services. * In March 2012, Lexmark announced the acquisition of Luxembourg-based BDGB Enterprise, including its U.S. subsidiary [[Brainware]], Inc., for a cash purchase price of approximately $148 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/index.php?s=13630&item=122999 |title=Lexmark acquires Brainware - Mar 5, 2012 |publisher=Newsroom.lexmark.com |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> Brainware's intelligent data capture platform extracted critical information from paper and electronic documents, validated the extracted data and passed it to customers' data management systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and/or financial management systems. * In March 2012, Lexmark acquired Australia-based [[ISYS Search Software]] and U.S.-based Nolij Corporation, both for $32 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/index.php?s=13630&item=124750 |title=Lexmark acquires ISYS Search Software and Nolij - Mar 19, 2012 |publisher=Newsroom.lexmark.com |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> ISYS built enterprise search solutions{{buzzword inline|date=October 2019}} and Nolij developed Web-based document imaging and workflow software. * In January 2013, Lexmark acquired Minnesota-based Acuo Technologies for $45 million. Acuo Technologies developed medical imaging document management software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/2013-01-02-Lexmark-acquires-Acuo-Technologies |title=Lexmark acquires Acuo Technologies - Jan 2, 2013 |publisher=Newsroom.lexmark.com |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> * In March 2013, Lexmark announced acquisitions of AccessVia and Twistage for a combined purchase price of approximately $31.5 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/2013-03-05-Lexmark-acquires-Twistage-and-AccessVia | title=Lexmark acquires Twistage and AccessVia | publisher=Newsroom.lexmark.com |date=March 5, 2013 | access-date= September 21, 2013}}</ref> * In late August 2013, Lexmark signed an agreement to acquire Germany-based Saperion AG. Saperion was a developer and provider of enterprise content management and business process management (BPM) software in Europe. The company was purchased for $72 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/2013-08-20-Lexmark-announces-agreement-to-acquire-Saperion|title=Lexmark announces agreement to acquire Saperion|access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> * In early October 2013, Lexmark acquired PACSGEAR, a provider of connectivity solutions{{buzzword inline|date=October 2019}} for medical image management and electronic health records. The company was purchased for approximately $54 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/2013-10-03-Lexmark-acquires-PACSGEAR|title=Lexmark acquires PACSGEAR|access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> * In September 2014, Lexmark acquired Stockholm, Sweden-based [[ReadSoft]] for $251 million.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2014/09/19/big-acquisition-brings-perceptive-software.html?page=all Big acquisition brings Perceptive Software opportunity and layoffs] Bizjournals.com, September 19, 2014</ref> ReadSoft was a financial process automation solutions{{buzzword inline|date=October 2019}} company that specialized in software solutions{{buzzword inline|date=October 2019}} for document process automation on-premises or in the cloud.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.readsoft.com/about-us/who-we-are/facts-figures-and-history|title=Even Better Invoice Processing. ReadSoft is now Lexmark.|access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> * In May 2015, Lexmark announced that it had acquired [[Kofax]] for roughly $1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.lexmark.com/2015-05-21-Lexmark-completes-acquisition-of-Kofax-announces-Enterprise-Software-leadership-change|title=Lexmark completes acquisition of Kofax, announces Enterprise Software leadership change|access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> Kofax, headquartered in Irvine, California, US was a provider of smart process applications. They combined capture, process management, analytics and mobile capabilities to organizations.<ref name="Kofax About Us" /> This line of business was, in turn, spun off from Lexmark when it was acquired by Apex Technology in November 2016.<ref name="acquisition completed" />
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