Fujitsu Glovia Inc.

Fujitsu Glovia Inc. was an enterprise software company serving manufacturers with enterprise resource planning and related business-management systems. Its principal product was GLOVIA G2, a manufacturing-oriented ERP platform designed for complex discrete-manufacturing environments rather than for general-purpose accounting or small-business administration. The system addressed functions including product and item management, production planning and execution, financial management, customer and supplier management, project management, costing, and business intelligence. The business traces its origins to Xerox Computer Services, founded in 1970. Its manufacturing software lineage began with Xerox Chess, an ERP product launched in 1990. Over time, the business developed into Glovia International and expanded its focus on manufacturing organizations that needed to coordinate engineering, production, supply-chain, financial, and customer processes in a single system. In 2010, the next-generation product was introduced under the GLOVIA G2 name. GLOVIA G2 was aimed primarily at original-equipment manufacturers and Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers. Its target industries included aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, capital equipment, make-to-order manufacturing, engineer-to-order manufacturing, and high-volume production. These sectors commonly require configuration management, detailed costing, production traceability, project controls, and integration between engineering and factory operations. The platform was offered through software-as-a-service and web-based delivery models in addition to conventional enterprise software arrangements. The company also operated Glovia Services Inc., an El Segundo-based subsidiary providing software solutions and SaaS-based ERP services. Its work extended beyond ordinary software licensing: the business was associated with auditing and costing computer systems used for the 2008 Summer Olympics, although the available reference material does not identify the precise contractual scope or financial value of that work. In 2015, Glovia International changed its name to Fujitsu Glovia Inc., reflecting its position within the Fujitsu group. The Fujitsu name connected the business to Fujitsu's broader technology portfolio while the Glovia identity remained associated with manufacturing ERP. In 2021, the business became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Software Inc. and subsequently changed its name to CrescentOne Inc. The available reference identifies CrescentOne as a supplier of ERP software for discrete manufacturing and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation Software International. Accordingly, Fujitsu Glovia is best understood as a historical corporate and brand identity in the evolution of the current CrescentOne manufacturing-software business, rather than as an independently listed company. The company's market proposition centered on specialized manufacturing functionality. Its differentiation came from supporting the operational complexity of discrete manufacturers, including organizations producing engineered products, configurable equipment, vehicles, aircraft-related systems, electronic products, and industrial capital goods. Public reference material provides limited information about current products, leadership, revenue, geographic offices, and post-2021 corporate operations; those details are therefore not inferred here.

The business that became Fujitsu Glovia began in 1970 as Xerox Computer Services. Its later identity was built around enterprise software for manufacturing organizations, particularly companies operating in discrete manufacturing rather than continuous-process industries. The available historical account identifies Xerox Chess as the predecessor product to the company's later manufacturing ERP platform. Xerox Chess was launched in 1990 and established the software lineage that eventually became GLOVIA G2. As the business developed, it operated under the Glovia International name and broadened its manufacturing software capabilities. The product family addressed the interconnected processes required by manufacturers: product and item information, production operations, financial management, customer and supplier relationships, projects, costing, and business intelligence. This emphasis positioned the company for customers whose business models involved complex bills of material, engineered products, supplier networks, production orders, and detailed operational costing. The company also maintained a services operation. Glovia Services Inc., based in El Segundo, California, was described as a wholly owned subsidiary of Glovia International and supplied software solutions, including web-based ERP delivered through a SaaS model. Internet-based delivery allowed customers to access applications remotely and formed part of the company's effort to provide hosted enterprise software rather than relying solely on locally installed systems. In 2010, the next-generation version of the manufacturing system was released as GLOVIA G2. The platform was marketed to OEMs and suppliers across aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, capital equipment, make-to-order, engineer-to-order, and high-volume manufacturing. Its functional scope combined manufacturing and supply-chain processes with financial, customer, supplier, project, and analytical capabilities. The company was also associated with auditing and costing computer systems connected with the 2008 Summer Olympics, demonstrating activity beyond its core manufacturing customer base, although the available source does not provide detailed project information. In 2015, Glovia International, Inc. adopted the name Fujitsu Glovia, Inc. The change placed the business more explicitly within the Fujitsu corporate family while preserving the Glovia product identity. During this period, GLOVIA G2 remained the company's principal publicly identified offering and the organization continued to be characterized as a provider of ERP solutions for manufacturing. A major ownership and identity transition occurred in 2021. The business became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Software Inc. and its name changed to CrescentOne Inc. The reference material describes CrescentOne as a supplier of ERP software for discrete manufacturing and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation Software International. This means that Fujitsu Glovia represents a former name and corporate phase of the business, while CrescentOne is the later name associated with the same manufacturing-software lineage. The supplied sources do not establish whether every product, employee, office, or customer relationship continued unchanged after the reorganization, so those matters remain unspecified. The historical importance of Fujitsu Glovia lies in the continuity of a specialized manufacturing ERP business across several corporate identities: Xerox Computer Services, Glovia International, Fujitsu Glovia, and CrescentOne. Its best-known technology, GLOVIA G2, was designed for manufacturers requiring deeper production, engineering, supply-chain, and costing support than a basic financial package would provide. Information about executives, financial performance, detailed acquisitions, later product releases, and current operating status is limited in the supplied reference material.

• 2021

  Ownership and name transition to CrescentOne

  [1]Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org

  The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Software Inc. and changed its name to CrescentOne Inc.; the later business is identified as part of Constellation Software International.

• 2015

  Renamed Fujitsu Glovia

  [1]Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org

  Glovia International, Inc. changed its corporate name to Fujitsu Glovia, Inc.

• 2010

  GLOVIA G2 introduced

  [1]Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org

  A next-generation manufacturing ERP product was released under the GLOVIA G2 name.

• 2008

  Olympics-related systems work

  [1]Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org

  The business was associated with auditing and costing computer systems used for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

• 1990

  Xerox Chess launched

  [1]Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org

  The predecessor to the later GLOVIA G2 manufacturing ERP platform was introduced as Xerox Chess.

• 1970

  Business founded as Xerox Computer Services

  [1]Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org

  The company's corporate and product lineage began with the establishment of Xerox Computer Services.

Specialized ERP for discrete manufacturers, including OEMs and Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers in complex, engineered, and high-volume production environments.

• Manufacturing ERP · 2010

  GLOVIA G2

  GLOVIA G2 was the company's principal enterprise resource planning platform for discrete manufacturing. It combined product management, manufacturing operations, financials, customer and supplier management, project management, costing, and business intelligence. The system was aimed at OEMs and Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers in industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, capital equipment, make-to-order, engineer-to-order, and high-volume manufacturing. It was also associated with web-based and SaaS delivery models.

• Manufacturing ERP · 1990

  Xerox Chess

  Xerox Chess was the earlier manufacturing ERP product in the company's software lineage. Introduced in 1990, it preceded the next-generation GLOVIA G2 platform and served as an important foundation for the company's later focus on enterprise systems for discrete manufacturers.

• 2021

  Ownership transfer and transition to CrescentOneM&A

  Background

  The Fujitsu Glovia business was operating as a specialized ERP provider serving discrete manufacturing customers.

  Action taken

  The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fog Software Inc. and subsequently changed its name to CrescentOne Inc. The later business is described as part of Constellation Software International.

  Aftermath

  Fujitsu Glovia ceased to be the company's reported name in the supplied history, while the manufacturing ERP business continued under the CrescentOne identity. Transaction terms and operational changes are not provided.

  Source

• 2015

  Corporate rebranding under FujitsuStrategy

  Background

  Glovia International operated as a manufacturing ERP and services business with the Glovia name established in its market.

  Action taken

  The company changed its name to Fujitsu Glovia, Inc., aligning its corporate identity with Fujitsu while retaining the Glovia product heritage.

  Aftermath

  GLOVIA G2 continued to be identified as the principal manufacturing ERP offering. The supplied material does not quantify commercial effects of the rebranding.

  Source

1. 1Fujitsu Glovia Inc.en.wikipedia.org