Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 23:11:37 GMT Server: NCSA/1.4.1 Content-type: text/html About Primark
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About Primark

A round the world, the need for information technology and information services has never been greater. Corporate financial information, economic forecasts, briefings on emerging information technology trends and precise weather data are but a few examples of the kinds of critical information needs that decision-makers have today.

With 90 offices in over 23 countries, Primark Corporation is uniquely capable of meeting these information services needs on a global scale. Primark is a $800 million leader in the information technology and information services arena. Primark's strategic vision focuses on providing decision-makers with comprehensive, accurate data when they want it and in the format they desire. By adding value to our vast databases of information and delivering the information needed by our clients, Primark provides them with powerful competitive advantage.

Corporate Profile

Primark's growing family of companies is strategically focused in three important and growing markets: information services -- primarily economic and financial information, applied information technology, and aircraft maintenance services. Our business units operate independently, but cooperate on product initiatives by delivering solutions for customers' information needs. Together they provide some of the most accurate, timely and comprehensive databases in the world, supported by state-of-the-art information technology management and delivery capabilities.

Subsidiaries

Financial Information Services
  • Baseline - fundamental financial information designed for portfolio managers and delivered through graphically rich decision software.

  • Datastream - global economic and financial information on world markets including equities, indices, bonds, economics and corporate statistics.

  • Disclosure - one of the world's largest repositories of company filings and value-added databases delivered to end-user desktops.

  • I/B/E/S - global analyst estimates and equity research by more analysts on more companies around the world than any other service.

  • ICV - the leading provider of UK real-time equities prices, news and trading software.

  • Primark Decision Economics - a joint venture with noted economist Dr. Allen Sinai to interpret global economic and financial market events for decision-makers.

  • Primark Investment Management Services (PIMS) - a UK-based provider of fund accounting and portfolio analytic software.

  • Vestek - investment software for asset allocation, risk management, portfolio optimization and performance measurement.

  • WEFA - international economic data, forecasts, software and consulting services.

  • Worldscope - global fundamental financial data provided in a standardized format for cross-border analysis.
Applied Information Technology
  • TASC - high-end information systems engineering and integration services for government and commercial customers.

  • WSI - the leader in weather data, images and systems for media and other markets.

  • Yankee Group - market research services on telecommunications and computing for vendors and users.
Transportation Services
  • TIMCO - aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services for domestic and international cargo and passenger airlines.

Company Management

The company's management team is using its accumulated years of experience in the information services industry to drive the growth of Primark and its subsidiaries. Primark's senior management team averages over twelve years with the company and about 22 years in the information industry. Key executives have held top management positions with leading organizations, including McGraw-Hill, Dun & Bradstreet and Standard & Poor's.




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