Art Technology Group
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: ARTG |
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| Founded | Cambridge, Massachusetts (1991) |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Key people | Bob Burke, CEO |
| Revenue | ▲ US$164.64 Million (2008)[1] |
| Operating income | ▲ US$4.43 Million (2008)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ US$3.80 Million (2008)[1] |
| Total assets | US$188.77 Million (2008)[1] |
| Total equity | US$110.95 Million (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 442[2] |
| Website | http://www.atg.com/ |
[edit] Corporate history, acquisitions
1991: ATG is cofounded by Jeet Singh and Joseph Chung, both graduates of MIT.
1991-1996: ATG delivered consulting services for building Web sites
1997-1998: ATG transitioned to a software company offering several products including an Application Server and an e-commerce platform.
1999: ATG made its initial public offering.
2000-2003: Focused on commerce applications, business tools for content management, merchandising, marketing and analytics; shift to industry standard application servers from IBM, BEA and JBoss.
2004: ATG acquired Primus Knowledge Solutions[3] in a disputed[4][5] acquisition that closed on November 1, 2004.
2005: ATG completed the integration of the Primus applications onto the ATG Web marketing and ecommerce software platform
2006: ATG acquired eStara[6][7], a provider of click to call, chat and call tracking solutions.
2008: ATG acquired privately held CleverSet[8][9]; the transaction closed on February 6, 2008.
2010: ATG acquired privately held InstantService[10][11]; the transaction closed on January 12, 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "ARTG - Art Technology Group, Inc.". Google Finance. http://www.google.com/finance?q=artg. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Company Profile for Art Technology Group Inc (ARTG)". http://www.zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=ARTG&page=quotesearch. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ ATG Picks Up Primus
- ^ Mitchell-Wright Technology Group, LLC Urges Art Technology Group Shareholders to Vote Against the Merger With Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.
- ^ SaveATG.com at Archive.org
- ^ ATG to acquire eStara in cash-and-stock deal worth up to $48 million
- ^ ATG Will Acquire eStara
- ^ ATG buys CleverSet for $10 million
- ^ CleverSet selling out to ATG for 10 million
- ^ ATG buys InstantService for $17M
- ^ Seattle-based InstantService, a provider of live chat services, was acquired by Art Technology Group (NASDAQ: ARTG) of Cambridge
