... unable to match each other’s investments, like in the micro-processor industry or in the software industry. For instance, in 2002,Intel invested more than $200 million in more than 100 companies ... another. In the software industry, the swift growth of the German SAP relied on the increasing acceptance of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software as the governing standard for running ... con-tracts, hiring from the industry, alliances, joint ventures, and acquisition.We address each option in its own section in the following.2.4.1 RelabelingRelabeling is the purchase of finished...