# TXT e-solutions > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/TXT_e-solutions > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/TXT_e-solutions.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TXT_e-solutions > Source revision: 1338255821 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **TXT e-solutions** is an international [software](/source/Software) development and [consulting company](/source/Information_technology_consulting). It was founded in 1989, and has been listed on the [Borsa Italiana](/source/Borsa_Italiana)–[London Stock Exchange](/source/London_Stock_Exchange) (TXT.MI) STAR segment since July 2000.[1] ## Overview TXT operates within several industries including aerospace, [aviation](/source/Aviation), defense, industrial, government, and [fintech](/source/Fintech). The company's headquarters are in [Milan](/source/Milan), but it has subsidiaries in [Italy](/source/Italy), [Germany](/source/Germany), the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), [France](/source/France), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) and the [United States](/source/United_States). The holding company TXT e-solutions S.p.A, has been listed on the [Italian Stock Exchange](/source/Italian_Stock_Exchange), STAR segment (TXT.MI), since July 2000.[2] The company also has [research & development](/source/Research_%26_development) functionalities and its research team has been involved in Italian and international research programs.[2][3] ## History TXT e-solution was founded in 1989. In the 1990s, its software products consisted of [production planning](/source/Production_Planning) and scheduling, and its first software suite was intended for [supply chain management](/source/Supply_chain_management) (SCM). In 2000, it created subsidiaries in France, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany. In 2002, the company released its first solutions for [supply chain management](/source/Supply_chain_management), [demand management](/source/Demand_management) and [sales and operations planning](/source/Sales_and_operations_planning). The year after, it released additional software products for [product data management](/source/Product_data_management) (PDM). [4] In 2004, additional software products for demand & supply chain management and sales & operation planning were released, as well as a new polymedia mobile platform. In 2006, the company teamed up with [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) on the Industry Builder Initiative to cover supply chain planning needs of consumer-driven industries. The following year, the company was restructured into three divisions: TXT PERFORM, TXT POLYMEDIA, and TXT NEXT. In 2008, the company released TXTPERFORM2008, a [supply chain](/source/Supply_chain) planning suite with business intelligence functionalities, and then Media in a Box, a multimedia content management platform.[5] Subsequently, two subsidiaries of the company introduced new offerings: software designed for managing the entire lifecycle of products, and a dedicated service line for digital manufacturing specifically tailored for the aerospace industry. In 2011, TXT e-solutions focused its development strategy on the TXT PERFORM and TXT NEXT divisions.[6] That year, TXT Polymedia business was sold to Kit Digital Inc..[7] On 2 October 2017, TXT group finalized the sale of the TXT Retail (TXT PERFORM) division to Aptos, Inc. (formerly a division of [Epicor](/source/Epicor)).[8] ## See also - [Product lifecycle management](/source/Product_lifecycle_management) - [Supply chain management](/source/Supply_chain_management) ## References 1. [\[1\]](http://www.borsaitaliana.it/borsa/azioni/scheda.html?isin=IT0001454435&lang=it(TXT)) Italian Stock Exchange, STAR segment. 1. ["From Research to Practice: How Does TXT Plan to Deploy Innovations in Sharing Development Knowledge"](http://www.txtgroup.com/newsletter/attachment/TEAM_Paper.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080828131808/http://www.txtgroup.com/newsletter/attachment/TEAM_Paper.pdf) 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine TXT e-solutions joined European co-funded project [TEAM](http://www.team-project.eu), 2007 1. [TXT e-solutions joined HERMES which is an international collaboration between six organizations in six countries, aimed at providing cognitive care](http://www.fp7-hermes.eu/partners/txt-e-solutions.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101017025404/http://www.fp7-hermes.eu/partners/txt-e-solutions.html) 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine HERMES : an international collaboration a[clarification needed] EU under Framework Programme 7. Accessed Sept 11, 2009. 1. [TxT Annual report 2006](http://www.txtgroup.com/content/maincontent/4774/C_4_maincontent_4774_gr_content_mrkt_download_object.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717121117/http://www.txtgroup.com/content/maincontent/4774/C_4_maincontent_4774_gr_content_mrkt_download_object.pdf) 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 June 2011. 1. Ghosh, Narayan Chandra. ["Business Intelligence (BI) in Supply Chain Management Business Intelligence"](https://www.academia.edu/32440851) 1. [\[2\]](http://www.txtgroup.com/content/maincontent/7356/C_4_maincontent_7356_gr_content_mrkt_download_object.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111008164429/http://www.txtgroup.com/content/maincontent/7356/C_4_maincontent_7356_gr_content_mrkt_download_object.pdf) 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Consolidated Financial Statements as of 31stDecember 2010 1. [\[3\]](https://archive.today/20120711232129/http://ir.kitd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=144912&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1539873&highlight=) KIT digital Acquires Polymedia, Strengthens Network Operator and Broadcaster-Focused Solutions 1. [COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF TXT RETAIL DIVISION TO APTOS.](https://www.txtgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CS-2-10-2017-TXT-completes-sale-of-TXT-Retail-to-Aptos-ENG.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041105/https://www.txtgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CS-2-10-2017-TXT-completes-sale-of-TXT-Retail-to-Aptos-ENG.pdf) 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 November 2017. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [TXT e-solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TXT_e-solutions) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TXT_e-solutions?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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