AnySite Technologies and Thompson Associates Integrate; Thompson Announces the Promotion of John Hobson to Vice President Product Development.Business Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2002 CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Robert W. Buckner announced today that the plan for the integration of AnySite Technologies and Thompson Associates is fully complete. The integrated company will be known as Thompson Associates and will be the exclusive supplier of AnySite Brand Products. Thompson Associates, the nation's leading provider of Predictive Analytical Tools and Consulting Services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to the retail, restaurant, financial and real estate (brokerage and development) industries has been in business since 1959. Thompson Associates acquired AnySite Technologies, the leading developer of business visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all software tools and applications, in March 2000. Mr. Buckner explained that the acquisition of AnySite was in response to the desire of clients to merge Thompson's analytical tools with AnySite's easy-to-use, versatile software. The synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. resulting from the union of these complementary companies has spawned a broad array of quality products at a range of price points. Buckner stated, "There is a growing need among retailers and other businesses to be able to quickly and efficiently access and analyze their internal information in the context of third-party data, such as demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. or lifestyle characteristics." Lisa Ackerman, one of the founders of AnySite Technologies and a member of the Thompson sales team stressed, "We are still the same great company. Only now, we are able to provide more resources and options for our clients." As part of the completion of the integration process, Thompson Associates has promoted John Hobson John Hobson may refer to:
John Hobson has been with Thompson Associates and AnySite Technologies for 5 years. Mr. Hobson's career spans 21 years in the marketing information industry and includes software applications design. Mr. Buckner said, "We look forward to utilizing John's talents in his new role within our integrated organization." |
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