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Jim Armstrong co-founded JDA Software in 1985 and serves as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Armstrong founded JDA Software Services Ltd. of Canada in 1978, which grew to be one of the largest Canadian IBM Midrange software firms. He sold the Canadian company in 1985 when he formed the U.S.-based JDA Software and then re-purchased it in 1996. Mr. Armstrong has previously held operations, programming, and management positions in varied business environments. He is a member of the Arizona State University Foundation Board of Trustees and studied engineering at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in Toronto, Ontario. The Armstrong Family Foundations, founded in 1996 by Jim & Jo-Ann Armstrong, have donated over $5 million to more than 60 non-profit, educational and services organizations. | 