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PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) asset-centric field service platform acquired for $1.46B in 2023 at ~$160M ARR; IDC Manufacturing FSM Leader 2024 serving Siemens and GE Healthcare competing with Salesforce Field Service for industrial equipment service management.
ServiceMax is a Pleasanton, California-based field service management (FSM) platform — acquired by PTC Inc. (NASDAQ: PTC) in January 2023 for $1.46 billion, a strategic bet that field service software and industrial IoT would converge — providing asset-centric service management for manufacturers, utilities, and service organizations managing complex capital equipment through work order management, installed base tracking, preventive and predictive maintenance scheduling, spare parts logistics, and technician productivity tools. Operating with approximately $160 million ARR post-acquisition and serving customers including Siemens, GE Healthcare, and Philips, ServiceMax is positioned as a leader in the manufacturing and industrial field service management market, recognized as an IDC Leader in Manufacturing Field Service Management in 2024.
FedEx's ~2,200 retail store chain for printing and shipping; formerly Kinko's (acquired 2004 for $2.4B); integrates physical FedEx shipping access with business printing services.
FedEx Office is the retail print and business services division of FedEx Corporation, operating approximately 2,200 stores across the United States and providing printing, copying, document services, packing, and FedEx shipping under one roof. Originally founded in 1970 as Kinko's by Paul Orfalea in Santa Barbara, California—named for Orfalea's curly red hair—the chain grew to become the dominant independent copying and printing franchise serving college students, small businesses, and corporations. FedEx Corporation acquired Kinko's in February 2004 for approximately $2.4 billion, rebranding it as FedEx Kinko's in 2004 and subsequently as FedEx Office in 2008 to emphasize the integration with FedEx's global shipping network.
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