Infonautics
Internet Services | |
Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA |
Products | Digital Library |
Infonautics was an information services company, founded in 1992 by Marvin Weinberger and Josh Kopelman. It was based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
In 1996 the company was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.[2] It was delisted in 2001.[3][4]
In 2001 Tucows acquired infonautics through a business tactic called a "reverse takeover".[1] Initially, Infonautics purchased Tucows and then changed its name to Tucows.[5] On August 26, 2002, Tucows sold eLibrary and Encyclopedia.com to HighBeam Research.
Products
The company created online services Homework Helper on Prodigy,[6][7] Encyclopedia.com,[8] Electric Library,[9] and CompanySleuth.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Legacy
The Philadelphia Inquirer noted the company was "one of the first Internet companies in the Philadelphia area"[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Infonautics name will disappear in buyout The struggling Internet company, whose stock has dipped to 66 cents, will be purchased by a Toronto firm.". Philly.com. 2001-03-29. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Reid Kanaley (6 May 1996). "Online Firm's Stock Slips After Its Opening". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Nasdaq sends warning to Infonautics about delisting". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Infonautics, Inc., Press Release. "Infonautics Moves to OTC Bulletin Board; Day-to-Day Operations and Pending Merger Unaffected". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Paula J. Hane, "Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services", Information Today, August 26, 2002.
- ↑ "An On Line Library For Your Little Prodigy". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Leimbach, Dulcie (1995-05-04). "Welcome the Cyber-Tutor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Infonautics Launches Encyclopedia.Com". Information Today via Questia. March 1998. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "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.". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Lee, Carrie (1998-11-16). "Company Sleuth Site Is Generating Lots of Buzz, Misinformation Online". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Kane, Margaret (1999-01-04). "Infonautics adds to research site". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "Infonautics' new product finds buzz 11-5-98". CBS MarketWatch. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Tiny Infonautics Gets Big Boost From News of a Hot New Site". Dow Jones Newswires via Wall Street Journal. 1998-11-14. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Hane, Paula J. (2002-08-26). "Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services". infotoday.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Malik, Om (1999-07-09). "The skinny on Infonautics". Forbes (magazine). Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Infonautics' legacy lives on". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ↑ "Infonautics' players: What are they up to?". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Kyle. "Philly: Novotorium & Seed Philly Announce Entrepreneur Summercamp". seriousstartups.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
“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.”
- ↑ "Infonautics team returns to talk startups during Entrepreneur Summer Camp [EVENTS] - Technical.ly Philly". technical.ly. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
... 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
- ↑ "Infonautics: legendary 90s-era Wayne infotech IPO was 'just too early'". technical.ly. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
Infonautics is legend in Philadelphia’s investment and entrepreneurial communities