Alacra, Inc. is a
privately owned
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American company that provides information and
workflow
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tools to
financial institution
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s, corporations, and
professional services Professional services are occupations in the service sector requiring special training in liberal arts and pure sciences education or professional development education. Some professional services, such as architects, accountants, engineers, d ...
firms.
The company was founded as Data Downlink Corporation in 1996 by Steven Goldstein and Michael Angle, and was renamed Alacra, Inc. in June 2001. It is headquartered in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
with an office in
London
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.
Alacra received praise for going outside
traditional media outlets and creating a "data feed produced by monitoring a group of financial commentators that includes bloggers."
References
External links
Alacra, Inc. Website
Business services companies established in 1996
Companies based in New York (state)
Database companies
1996 establishments in New York (state)
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