"For Aptos' Americas-based customers, the acquisition creates a direct entry point to the European market, offering local expertise and an experienced technical team that is critical to their expansion efforts," Aptos CEO Noel Goggin said in a prepared statement. Before the acquisition, BT Expedite was the retail IT specialist division within BT. Aptos hired Steve Towe as European managing director. Towe was most recently managing director for Masternaut, which markets telematics products and services, from April 2011 until taking the Aptos job.  Aptos was formed in May 2015 when Epicor spun off its Retail Solutions division.