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DELUXE CORPORATION
(Divisions and subsidaries)
Current, Inc. - Stationery, gift wrap. Look at the rest of the packages
ChexSystems, Inc. - account verification
Deluxe Card Services - embossing and encoding ATM cards
Deluxe Check Printers
(Now, here's a tough case to crack for all of you amateur sleuths out there. Mystery - who OWNS this company, I mean - REALLY?
CLUE #1 - The company's main business is account verification, embossing and encoding ATM cards, check authorization, and electronic fund transfers. At least, they used to. Got that?
CLUE #2 - Two years after the Financial Robbery Bunch was established, better known as the Federal Reserve Bank, this company set out to provide their District Banks with business checks - within 48 hours of receiving the banks' orders. No guess YET?
CLUE #3 - It weathered the 1929 Wall Street fiasco, with barely any signs of perceptible distress.
CLUE #4 - During World War II, George McSweeney, their sales manager, persuaded Washington, D.C. to release its grip on the paper supply, and they printed up the ration forms for the banks. You should all be warm, by now, if you're following me.
CLUE #5 - In the 1950's, Deluxe was one of the very first firms to implement the government's magnetic-ink character-recognition program; much like the UPC code.
CLUE #6 - By 1960, they were selling Deluxe's printing services to about 99% of the U.S. banks.
CLUE #7 - In 1990, Deluxe formed an electronic funds transfer system alliance with SCICON, the largest UK computer service company.
So - detectives, WHO OWNS IT? YOU figure it out. Elementary, my dear Watson!
Deluxe Data Systems
(Electronic funds transfers)
Deluxe Financial Forms
Deluxe Sales Development Systems, Inc.
(Sales training)
Electronic Transaction Corporation
(Check authorization)
Deluxe Business Systems
(Short-run forms for small businesses and professionals)
- One last tidbit regarding their "mindset". The United Nations was considered to be their competitor...more like, their compatriot! -
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
(Controls or controlled, and manufactures:)
Conoco - crude oil natural gas production - Jet, Conoco, Seca
Consolidated Coal Co. - part ownership
Antron
Corian
Decron
Kevlar
Lucite
Lycra
Mylar
Sontara
Stainmasters
Teflon
Tyvek
THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION
(Interesting acquisitions and services:)
The Reuben H. Donnelly Corporation - Yellow Pages
A.C. Nielses Co. - marketing and media research
IMS International - health care market research
Interactive Data Corporation - stock price data
Moody's Investors Services - financial information, bond rating
Dataquest, Inc. - high technology market research
Sales Technologies - field sales systems
Dun & Bradstreet Information Services - credit information and
insurance; receivables management
Dun & Bradstreet Softward Services, Inc. - business application software
Datastream International Ltd. - investment information
Dun & Bradstreet Business Marketing Service - health insurance administration and marketing
NCH Promotional Services - coupon processing
- and more....
ENRON CORPORATION
EQUIFAX, INC.
ESTÈE LAUDER, INC.
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCORP
FLEET FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
FPL GROUP - FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT
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