Art Technology Group

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Art Technology Group, Inc.
Company type Subsidiary
Founded1991
FounderJeet Singh
Joseph Chung
SuccessorOracle Commerce
Headquarters Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Key people
Bob Burke, CEO
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$179M (FY 2009) [1]
Increase2.svg US$16.8M (FY 2009) [1]
Increase2.svg US$16.8M (FY 2009) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg US$214M (FY 2009) [2]
Total equity Increase2.svg US$136M (FY 2009) [2]
Number of employees
442 [3]
Parent Oracle Corporation
Website www.oracle.com/us/corporate/Acquisitions/atg/

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]

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Corporate history, acquisitions

1991: ATG is cofounded by Jeet Singh and Joseph "Joe" Taisup Chung, both graduates of MIT.[ citation needed ]

1991-1996: ATG delivered consulting services for building Web sites[ citation needed ]

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. [5]

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 [6] in a disputed [7] [8] 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, [9] [10] a provider of click to call, chat and call tracking solutions.

2008: ATG acquired privately held CleverSet; [11] [12] the transaction closed on February 6, 2008.

2010: ATG acquired privately held InstantService; [13] [14] 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. [15]

2011: Oracle Corporation completes its acquisition of ATG on January 5, 2011, for an estimated $1 billion, or $6.00 a share. [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Art Technology Group (ARTG) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
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  15. 1 2 Oracle buys ATG
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