Art Technology Group

      Art Technology Group, Inc.
      Type Subsidiary
      Founded 1991
      Founder(s) Jeet Singh
      Joseph Chung
      Headquarters Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
      Key people Bob Burke, CEO
      Revenue IncreaseUS$179M (FY 2009)[1]
      Operating income IncreaseUS$16.8M (FY 2009)[1]
      Net income IncreaseUS$16.8M (FY 2009)[1]
      Total assets IncreaseUS$214M (FY 2009)[2]
      Total equity IncreaseUS$136M (FY 2009)[2]
      Employees 442[3]
      Parent Oracle Corporation
      Website http://www.atg.com/

      Art Technology Group (ATG) was an independent Internet technology company specializing in eCommerce software and on-demand optimization applications until its acquisition by Oracle on January 5, 2011. ATG continues to be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and operates under its own name as a subsidiary of Oracle. The company is a provider of eCommerce software and related on-demand commerce optimization applications. ATG's solutions provide merchandising, marketing, content personalization, automated recommendations, and live-help services.[4]

      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[5] in a disputed[6][7] 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,[8][9] a provider of click to call, chat and call tracking solutions.

      2008: ATG acquired privately held CleverSet;[10][11] the transaction closed on February 6, 2008.

      2010: ATG acquired privately held InstantService;[12][13] the transaction closed on January 12, 2010.

      2010: Oracle Corporation reaches an agreement with ATG to start the acquisition process of ATG into Oracle. The announcement of the acquisition agreement was made public on November 2, 2010.[14]

      2011: Oracle Corporation completes its acquisition of ATG on January 5, 2011 for an estimated $1 billion, or $6.00 a share.[14]

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      References

      1. ^ a b c Art Technology Group (ARTG) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
      2. ^ a b Art Technology Group (ARTG) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
      3. ^ "Company Profile for Art Technology Group Inc (ARTG)". Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
      4. ^ "Oracle and ATG". Oracle Corp. Retrieved 27 January 2012. 
      5. ^ Bednarz, Ann (2004-08-16). "ATG Picks Up Primus". Networkworld.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      6. ^ "Mitchell-Wright Technology Group, LLC Urges Art Technology Group Shareholders to Vote Against the Merger With Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc". Business.cbs5.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      7. ^ "SaveATG.com at Archive.org". Web.archive.org. 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      8. ^ Kurt Peters (2006-09-19). "ATG to acquire eStara in cash-and-stock deal worth up to $48 million". Internetretailer.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      9. ^ Bailor, Coreen (2006-09-20). "ATG Will Acquire eStara". Destinationcrm.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      10. ^ posted on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 (2008-01-22). "ATG buys CleverSet for $10 million". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      11. ^ "CleverSet selling out to ATG for 10 million". Blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      12. ^ "ATG buys InstantService for $17M". Techflash.com. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      13. ^ Gregory T. Huang, XCONOMY (2010-01-11). "Seattle-based InstantService, a provider of live chat services, was acquired by Art Technology Group (NASDAQ: ARTG) of Cambridge". Seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
      14. ^ a b Oracle buys ATG
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