[2] In November 1999 the company acquired Fulcrum Solutions Ltd, a UK-based Oracle technology specialist.

[citation needed] As the dot-com boom ended, MarchFIRST's fortunes began dropping quickly along with the high-tech Internet sector.

[9] In December 2000, Francisco Partners LP, a private equity firm, agreed to invest $150 million in the company in exchange for preferred stock, which, when converted, would equal a 32 percent share of the company.

[10][11] On February 13, 2001, the company missed earnings expectations again and its stock price fell another 35%.

[15] On May 1, 2001, the company filed for a liquidation under Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code.

The new firm, operating in five Midwestern cities including Chicago, reincarnated the well-known WhittmanHart name (minus the hyphen).

[1] In 2005–2006 WhittmanHart acquired numerous organizations, including Ohio-based Infinis Inc, Philadelphia-based Insight Interactive Group Inc, Maryland-based Estco.net, LLC, Chicago-based Vision Enterprises, and Los Angeles-based DNA Studio.