PureWorks, Inc. Makes International Acquisition of Kaede Graphics & Design.Business Editors/Internet Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001 PureWorks, Inc., developers of PureSafety.com, a leading provider of Internet-based environmental, health and safety training solutions, today announced that it has acquired Kaede Graphics & Design, a Westbank, British Columbia-based computer graphics design firm. "Kaede is a highly skilled group of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the graphic designers that brings huge value our company," says PureWorks Chief Financial Officer Chris Carnahan. "This acquisition truly positions PureWorks to be a forerunner A family of ATM adapters from Marconi (formerly Fore Systems). See Marconi. in the development of revolutionary e-learning materials; Kaede greatly strengthens our core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
"We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to be joining such a high-energy high-energy adj. 1. Of or relating to elementary particles with energies exceeding hundreds of thousands of electron volts. 2. Yielding a large amount of energy upon undergoing chemical reaction. 3. Vigorous; dynamic. , focused team as PureWorks, " says Jareb Pouce-Coupe, Creative Director and Assistant Vice President of Operations for the newly-acquired Kaede Graphics & Design. Kaede Graphics & Design has been working with PureWorks since the inception of the PureSafety web-based training solution in 1999, playing an instrumental role in the concept, design and full-scale production of the PureSafety learning management system. Kaede specializes in two-dimensional and three-dimensional animation and graphics; interface layout and design, and technical design. The firm has been in operation since July 1999 in the region of British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography widely referred to as the "silicon vineyard vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. ," for its mixture of technology and Internet companies and fruit orchards. PureWorks, Inc. Nashville, Tenn., developers of PureSafety, is a leading provider of Internet-based environmental, health and safety training solutions. Using the Internet, PureSafety clients train and test their workforce in safe workplace practices, and track their organization's training progress. This allows training and risk management professionals to administer their organization's safety awareness programs at any time, from anywhere in the world, saving significant time and money. PureSafety offers course creation and a full library of safety-related courses in conjunction with the PureSafety learning management system. For more information, call 888/202-3016 or visit www.puresafety.com. |
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