Davidson & Associates
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| Fate | Merged into CUC International, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Successor | Knowledge Adventure |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Torrance, CA |
| Key people | Jack R. Allewaert Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Todd Leonard CIO |
| Industry | Educational software |
| Products | Blaster Learning System |
| Employees | 296[1] |
| Parent | All American Television (1989-1991), Thorn EMI (1992-1996), Cendant Corporation (1996) |
| Subsidiaries | Golden Books Interactive |
Davidson & Associates is an educational software company best known for the Blaster series, including Math Blaster and Reading Blaster. Bob and Jan Davidson sold the company in the early 1990s and founded the Davidson Institute for Talent Development - a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted young people.
In 1989, Bob Davidson became Chairman and CEO of Davidson and Associates, Inc. Jan Davidson continued her role as President focusing on building the product development side of the business. In the next few years, Bob formed strategic partnerships with Fisher Price, Simon & Schuster, Kaplan, Inc. and made several strategic acquisitions, including Blizzard Entertainment with the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo products.[citation needed] In 1996, the company was acquired by CUC_International and merged with another large educational software company, Knowledge Adventure best known for its JumpStart series of educational games.
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