Infonautics
Infonautics è stata una società informatica di servizi, fondata nel 1992 da Marvin Weinberger[1] e Josh Kopelman[2][3] a Wayne, in Pennsylvania.[4]
| Infonautics | |
|---|---|
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| Stato |  Stati Uniti
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| Forma societaria | public company |
| Fondazione | 1991 a Wayne |
| Chiusura | 28 agosto 2001 |
| Sede principale | Wayne |
| Settore | Informatico |
L'azienda realizzò Homework Helper per la Prodigy[5][6], l'aggregatore Encyclopedia.com[7], Electric Library[8] e CompanySleuth.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Il quotidiano The Philadelphia Inquirer la descrisse come una delle più importanti società informatiche esistenti nell'area di Filadelfia.[4][15][16][17][18][19]
Nel 1996 si quotò come public company al NASDAQ di New York.[20][21], finché l'incorporazione in Tucows con la tecnica del reverse takeover non ne determinò il delisting nel 2001.[22][23] Il 26 agosto 2002, Tucows cedette eLibrary e Encyclopedia.com a HighBeam Research.
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modifica- ^ Venturef0rth acquired by American Certified CEO Marvin Weinberger - Technical.ly Philly, in Technical.ly Philly, 14 ottobre 2014.
- ^ ThinkFest Snapshot: Josh Kopelman | News | Philadelphia Magazine, in Philadelphia Magazine, 4 novembre 2013.
- ^ Infonautics' legacy lives on, su bizjournals.com.
- ^ a b Infonautics name will disappear in buyout The struggling Internet company, whose stock has dipped to 66 cents, will be purchased by a Toronto firm., su Philly.com, 29 marzo 2011.
- ^ An On Line Library For Your Little Prodigy, su Bloomberg.com.
- ^ Dulcie Leimbach, Welcome the Cyber-Tutor, in The New York Times, 4 maggio 1995, ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com, su questia.com, Information Today, marzo 1998. Ospitato su Questia.
- ^ Infonautics Moves Electric Library To Joint Venture The Company Will Get $22 Million And A 27 Percent Stake In The Venture. Bell & Howell Will Own The Remainder., su articles.philly.com, Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Carrie Lee, Company Sleuth Site Is Generating Lots of Buzz, Misinformation Online, in Wall Street Journal, 16 novembre 1998, ISSN 0099-9660.
- ^ Margaret Kane, Infonautics adds to research site, su ZDNet, 4 gennaio 1999.
- ^ Infonautics' new product finds buzz 11-5-98, su marketwatch.com, CBS MarketWatch.
- ^ Tiny Infonautics Gets Big Boost From News of a Hot New Site, in Dow Jones Newswires, 14 novembre 1998, ISSN 0099-9660. Ospitato su Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Paula J. Hane, Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services, su newsbreaks.infotoday.com.
- ^ Om Malik, The skinny on Infonautics, su forbes.com.
- ^ Infonautics' legacy lives on, su Philadelphia Business Journal.
- ^ Infonautics' players: What are they up to?, su bizjournals.com, Philadelphia Business Journal.
- ^ Kyle, Philly: Novotorium & Seed Philly Announce Entrepreneur Summercamp, su seriousstartups.com.«"We’ve seen tremendous collaboration, innovation and camaraderie through the years by the people who were part of Infonautics," Krupit said. "We are now experiencing a resurgence of the entrepreneurial community in Philadelphia, so the timing is excellent to help a new wave of entrepreneurs learn from pioneers and see how and how much we have already achieved in our region, and the possibilities for the future."»
- ^ (EN) Infonautics team returns to talk startups during Entrepreneur Summer Camp [EVENTS] - Technical.ly Philly, su technical.ly, 11 giugno 2012. URL consultato il 7 settembre 2016.«... bringing back some of the old Infonautics team for a discussion of what happened to the dot-com era Wayne-based startup that rolled out more talent than the old Montreal Expos farm system»
- ^ (EN) Infonautics: legendary 90s-era Wayne infotech IPO was 'just too early', su technical.ly, 13 giugno 2012. URL consultato il 7 settembre 2016.«Infonautics is legend in Philadelphia’s investment and entrepreneurial communities»
- ^ Paula J. Hane, "Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services", Information Today, 26 agosto 2002.
- ^ Reid Kanaley, Online Firm's Stock Slips After Its Opening, su articles.philly.com, 6 maggio 1996.
- ^ Nasdaq sends warning to Infonautics about delisting, su bizjournals.com, Philadelphia Business Journal.
- ^ Press Release Infonautics, Inc., Infonautics Moves to OTC Bulletin Board; Day-to-Day Operations and Pending Merger Unaffected, su prnewswire.com.
