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Management Science America, Inc.
(MSA)
Year Founded:
1963
Founder(s):
Five graduates of Georgia Tech, headed by Dr. Thomas Newberry
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Description:
Founded as a contract programming firm, MSA expanded into a range of businesses,
including software products, during the 1960s. By 1971, the company was
overextended and declared bankruptcy. John P. Imlay, Jr., brought in by the bank
which was a major creditor, became CEO and effected a turnaround by focusing on software
products. Ten years later, it was the largest application software company in the
world. Products offered by MSA included a payroll system, an accounts payable system
and other accounting applications.
Year of First Public Offering: 1981
Final Year in Business: 1990
Disposition: Sold to Dun & Bradstreet
Price, if sold: $333 million
Current contact information: Not applicable
Sources for additional information:
Imlay, John P., Jr. with Dennis Hamilton. Jungle
Rules: How to be a Tiger in Business. New York, NY: Dutton, 1994.
Sources for information on this page:
Imlay, John P., Jr. with Dennis Hamilton. Jungle
Rules: How to be a Tiger in Business. New York, NY: Dutton, 1994.
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