Data Warehouser Prism Solutions Inc has acquired Systems Techniques Inc, a privately held data warehousing tools, methodology and services company concentrating on the healthcare and financial services sectors. STI, based in Atlanta, Georgia, had a turnover of approximately $4m last year. Prism, from Sunnyvale California, will buy the company for 545,000 shares and account for the transaction as a pooling of interests. Prism says that healthcare is already one of its strongest markets, and wants to provide data models, methodologies and consultancy services tailored for healthcare customers. It will set up a data warehousing center for excellence based around the company. Prism says its moving towards a vertical market strategy with its data warehousing products. Back in January, it acquired Customer Focus International Inc for its customer relationship management software for financial services companies (CI No 3,332).
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