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DateEvent
Dec 7, 2001

SIRSI discontinues development of Taos

In a letter to its customers dated December 7, 2001, SIRSI Corporation announced that it intends no further development of the Taos library automation system it acquired through its acquisition of Data Research Associates, Inc. SIRSI will focus its development energies exclusively on Unicorn.

Company: [SirsiDynix] [Data Research Associates]

May 17, 2001

Sirsi Corporation acquires Data Research Associates

SIRSI, and Data Research Associates, Inc. jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement providing for a subsidiary of SIRSI to purchase all outstanding common stock of Data Research Associates for $11.00 per share in cash, or approximately $51.5 million.

Company: [Data Research Associates] [Sirsi Corporation] [SirsiDyix]

May 17, 2001

SIRSI Corporation acquires DRA for $51.5 million

SIRSI Holdings Corp. announced that McGuire Acquisition Inc. a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SIRSI, accepted for payment the 4,438,648 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Data Research Associates, Inc. SIRSI also announced that it expects to promptly consummate the merger of McGuire with and into DRA, pursuant to which DRA will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SIRSI Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIRSI.

Company: [SirsiDynix] [Data Research Associates]

Oct 1994

Data Research Associates acquires MultiLIS

Data Research Associates acquires MultiLIS from Sobeco Ernst and Young.

Company: [Sobeco Ernst and Young] [Data Research Associates] [SirsiDynix]

Oct 1993

Data Research Associates acquires INLEX/3000

Data Research Associates acquired the INLEX/3000 system from the defunct INLEX Corp. of Monterey, Calif

Company: [INLEX Corporation] [Data Research Associates] [Sirsi Corporation] [SirsiDynix]

Jan 1993

Data Research Associates acquires Starlight Management System

Data Research Associates acquires Australian automation company Starlight Management System (SMS).

Company: [Starlight Management System] [Data Research Associates] [Sirsi Corporation] [SirsiDynix]

Jun 1992

Data Research Associates issues IPO

Data Research Associates issues a initial public offering to become a publicly traded company.

Company: [Data Research Associates] [Sirsi Corporation] [SirsiDynix]

Aug 1975

Data Research Associates founded by Mike Mellinger

Company: [Data Research Associates] [SirsiDynix]