Davidson & Associates (or simply Davidson) was an educational software company headquartered in Torrance, California. It was best known for the Blaster series, including Math Blaster and Reading Blaster. Bob and Jan Davidson sold the company in the early 1990s and founded the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. In 1989, Bob Davidson became Chairman and CEO of Davidson and Associates, Inc.

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  • Davidson & Associates (or simply Davidson) was an educational software company headquartered in Torrance, California. It was best known for the Blaster series, including Math Blaster and Reading Blaster. Bob and Jan Davidson sold the company in the early 1990s and founded the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. In 1989, Bob Davidson became Chairman and CEO of Davidson and Associates, Inc. Jan Davidson continued her role as President focusing on building the product development side of the business. In the next few years, Bob formed strategic partnerships with Fisher Price, Simon & Schuster, Kaplan, Inc. and made several strategic acquisitions, including Blizzard Entertainment with the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo products. In 1996, the company was acquired by CUC International and merged with another large educational software company, Knowledge Adventure best known for its JumpStart series of educational games.
  • Davidson and Associates est une société américaine spécialisé dans les logiciels éducatifs fondé en 1989 par Bob et Jan Davidson et basé à Torrance en Californie. La société est entre autres connue pour avoir racheté Blizzard Entertainment en 1994 puis Condor Software en 1996. En 1996, la société est rachetée par CUC International et fusionne avec une autre société de jeux éducatifs appelé Knowledge Adventure.
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  • Davidson & Associates (or simply Davidson) was an educational software company headquartered in Torrance, California. It was best known for the Blaster series, including Math Blaster and Reading Blaster. Bob and Jan Davidson sold the company in the early 1990s and founded the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. In 1989, Bob Davidson became Chairman and CEO of Davidson and Associates, Inc.
  • Davidson and Associates est une société américaine spécialisé dans les logiciels éducatifs fondé en 1989 par Bob et Jan Davidson et basé à Torrance en Californie. La société est entre autres connue pour avoir racheté Blizzard Entertainment en 1994 puis Condor Software en 1996. En 1996, la société est rachetée par CUC International et fusionne avec une autre société de jeux éducatifs appelé Knowledge Adventure.
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