Konkurencja i konsument · 7.03.1997

Cooperative Computing, Inc.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment

In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would require, among other things, the Austin, Texas-based company, upon completing its merger with Triad Systems Corporation, to divest, through an exclusive, royalty-free, and perpetual license, its electronic parts catalog to MacDonald Computer Systems or another Commission-approved buyer. The complaint accompanying the consent agreement alleges that Cooperative Computing's proposed acquisition of Triad would have substantially lessened competition in the development and sale of management information systems and electronic parts catalogs for the automotive parts aftermarket and would likely have resulted in increased prices and reduced services, in violation of antitrust laws.