Integration Point (company)
{{Infobox company
| name = Integration Point, Inc.
| logo = Integration Point logo.png
| type = Private
| industry = Global Trade Management
Supply Chain Management, Import/Export Management
| founded = {{Start date |2002}}
| founder = Tom Barnes
| defunct = {{End date|2018|11|16}}
| fate = Acquired by Thomson Reuters
| successor = Thomson Reuters
| location_city = Charlotte, North Carolina
| location_country = United States
| key_people = {{UBL |Tom Barnes (CEO) |Clay Perry (SVP Global Markets) |Melissa Irmen (SVP Products & Strategy) }}
| website = {{URL |http://integrationpoint.com}} {{Deadlink|date=April 2025}}
}}
Integration Point was an American software company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specialized in the development, implementation and support of global trade management software to efficiently manage the import and export of goods around the world. The company was acquired in 2018 by Thomson Reuters.{{cite web|url=https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2018/november/thomson-reuters-completes-acquisition-of-integration-point |title=Thomson Reuters Completes Acquisition of Integration Point}}
This Software-as-a-Service (Saas) model was built utilizing cloud technology, which provides companies with a Global Trade Network that touches every transaction affecting trade compliance.{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Integration Point, Inc.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=45773791|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=1 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=Integration Point relocates HQ to Providence Park|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2013/02/integration-point-relocates-hq-to.html|publisher=BizJournals|accessdate=1 April 2015}}
Integration Point was based in Charlotte, and had offices in Rochester, New York; El Paso, Texas; Reynosa, Mexico; Torreon, Mexico; Brussels, Belgium; Vadodara, India; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia; Frankfurt, Germany; Shanghai, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Melbourne, Australia.
History
Integration Point was founded in 2002 by Tom Barnes, who was also CEO of the company.{{cite web|title=Tom Barnes| website=Bloomberg News | date=6 July 2023 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=49332062&privcapId=45773791&previousCapId=45773791&previousTitle=Integration%2520Point,%2520Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085245/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=49332062&privcapId=45773791&previousCapId=45773791&previousTitle=Integration%2520Point,%2520Inc. |archive-date=2016-03-04}}
In 2002, Clay Perry joined Integration Point with 20 years of experience in managing technology teams throughout the manufacturing and distribution sectors of international trade.{{cite web|title=Clay Perry| website=Bloomberg News | date=6 July 2023 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=154074493&privcapId=45773791&previousCapId=45773791&previousTitle=Integration%2520Point,%2520Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235956/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=154074493&privcapId=45773791&previousCapId=45773791&previousTitle=Integration%2520Point,%2520Inc. |archive-date=2016-03-03}}
In 2003, Melissa Irmen joined Integration Point and played an active role in various international trade initiatives and organizations, and spoke to media and conferences regularly on global trade topics including WCO, NAFTZ, ICPA, and AAEI.{{cite web|url= http://www.sdcexec.com/article/10289613/2008-supply-demand-chain-executive-pros-to-know |title= Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know |publisher= Supply & Demand Chain Executive |date= March 17, 2008}}{{cite web|title=Integration Point Team Members Selected as Provider Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/integration-point-team-members-selected-as-provider-pros-to-know-by-supply-demand-chain-executive-2015-03-19|publisher=MarketWatch|accessdate=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414164111/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/integration-point-team-members-selected-as-provider-pros-to-know-by-supply-demand-chain-executive-2015-03-19 |archive-date=2017-04-14}}
In October 2018, Integration Point announced it was being acquired by Thomson Reuters for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web|url=https://www.joc.com/technology/thomson-reuters-expands-us-shipper-base-integration-point-deal_20181024.html|title=Technology News: Thomson Reuters expands US shipper base with Integration Point deal|website=www.joc.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522110121/https://www.joc.com/technology/thomson-reuters-expands-us-shipper-base-integration-point-deal_20181024.html|archive-date=2019-05-22}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.integrationpoint.com}}