Gupta founded InfoUSA acquires @once

By Harish   |   Thursday, 03 February 2005, 20:30 IST
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PORTLAND, OREGON: infoUSA (Nasdaq:IUSA), a provider of proprietary business and consumer databases, sales leads and business credit reports, today announced that it has acquired @Once. @Once is a retention based email technology company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The company plans to integrate @Once's operations with those of its existing email subsidiary, YesMail(R), based in San Carlos, California. Vinod Gupta, Chairman and CEO, infoUSA, commented, “@Once has developed a loyal blue chip customer base that will perfectly complement and expand our substantial email technology operations. The combination will extend infoUSA's leadership in email technology, as well as generate significant economies of scale." Gupta continued, "We believe that the email marketing industry is extremely fragmented and ripe for consolidation, and we plan to acquire more companies in this industry. This will enable us to further grow our email division and to promote cross-selling opportunities within our entire Donnelley Group, offering our customers a powerful single source for direct marketing, customer relationship management and email marketing."