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Market Cap:$63.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$14.2M
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Answers Corporation operates the award-winning Answers.com information portal, delivering comprehensive content on over four million topics spanning health, finance, entertainment, business and more. Content includes over 180 licensed titles from leading publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Company, Barron's, Encyclopedia Britannica, All Media Guide and others; original articles written by Answers.com's editorial team; community-contributed articles from Wikipedia; and user-generated questions & answers from Answers.com's industry-leading WikiAnswers. Founded in 1999 by CEO Bob Rosenschein, Answers.com can be launched directly from within Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Opera browsers, and its service is integrated into sites like Amazon.com's A9.com, The New York Public Libraries' homeworkNYC.org, The New York Times, CBSNews.com and others. Answers.com is also available for mobile devices at mobile.answers.com.
President & CEO
Robert S. RosenscheinNumber of Employees 55
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NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210
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UPM, ALDA, ANSW, ZIPR, FNGC, WWSI Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2007-BUYINS.NET: UPM, ALDA, ANSW, ZIPR, FNGC, WWSI Have Been Removed From Naked Short List TodayC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20032007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
UPM, ANSW, EPEX, FRNT, FAAC, MBAY Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 March 2007-BUYINS.NET: UPM, ANSW, EPEX, FRNT, FAAC, MBAY Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14032007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
UPM, ANSW, EPEX, FRNT, FAAC, MBAY Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-13 March 2007-BUYINS.NET: UPM, ANSW, EPEX, FRNT, FAAC, MBAY Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13032007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
DPM, WG, LXU, ANSW, ASVI, CORS Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2007-BUYINS.NET: DPM, WG, LXU, ANSW, ASVI, CORS Have Been Removed From Naked Short List TodayC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07022007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
PII, REV, WG, ANSW, CSHB, CTDC Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2007-BUYINS.NET: PII, REV, WG, ANSW, CSHB, CTDC Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31012007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
DPM, MCF, ANSW, ECPG, GNLB, GROW Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 January 2007-BUYINS.NET: DPM, MCF, ANSW, ECPG, GNLB, GROW Have Been Removed From Naked Short List TodayC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02012007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
PII, MCF, XNN, AKSY, ANSW, ARTX Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2006-BUYINS.NET: PII, MCF, XNN, AKSY, ANSW, ARTX Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18122006 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert S. Rosenschein | President & CEO |
| Bruce D. Smith | Chief Strategic Officer |
| Jeff Schneiderman | CTO |
| Steven Steinberg | CFO |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward G Sim | Board of Directors |
| Lawrence S. Kramer | Board of Directors |
| Mark B. Segall | Board of Directors |
| Mark Tebbe | Board of Directors |
| Yehuda Sternlicht | Board of Directors |
Robert S. Rosenschein has been Chairman of our board and President since he founded Answers Corporation (previously GuruNet) in December 1998. From December 1998 to April 2000 and since May 2001, Mr. Rosenschein has served as our Chief Executive Officer. From May 2000 to April 2001, Mr. Rosenschein served as our Chairman. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Rosenschein was Chief Executive Officer of Accent Software International Ltd. (formerly Kivun), a company that developed multi-lingual software tools, and from 1997 to 1998, Mr. Rosenschein was Chief Technical Officer of Accent Software International Ltd. Mr. Rosenschein graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received the Prime Minister of Israel's Award for Software Achievement in 1997.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Answers Corporation | President & CEO | Current |
| Answers Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| GuruNet Corporation | Founder, Chairman, President & CEO | Former |
Bruce D. Smith joined Answers Corporation in July 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Development and became our Chief Strategic Officer in June 2007. In 2008 Bruce assumed the additional role of leader of the WikiAnswers Community Development Team. Prior to joining Answers Corporation, Mr. Smith was a Managing Director of Archery Capital, a New York based investment firm. Previously, Mr. Smith was the Senior Internet Analyst at Jefferies & Company, where he was responsible for coverage of the industry as well as individual companies. He also maintained coverage of the Internet industry at Merrill Lynch & Co prior to Jefferies. In addition, Mr. Smith was a Senior Technology Analyst at Morgan Stanley Asset Management (a division of Morgan Stanley & Co.). He has appeared on 60 Minutes, been a frequent guest on CNBC and CNN, and been widely quoted in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times as well as numerous trade publications. Mr. Smith has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Magna Cum Laude, from Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Answers Corporation | Chief Strategic Officer | Current |
| GuruNet Corporation | Vice President, Strategic Development | Former |
| Jefferies LLC | Senior Internet Analyst | Former |
Jeff Schneiderman has been our Chief Technical Officer since March 2003. From January 1999 until February 2003, Mr. Schneiderman was our Vice President of Research and Development. From November 1991 to November 1998, Mr. Schneiderman was employed at Accent Software International Ltd., where he served as Vice President of Engineering from October 1996 to March 1998 and as Vice President of Product Development from March 1998 to November 1998. Mr. Schneiderman also has held development positions at AT&T Bell Labs and the Whitewater Group. Mr. Schneiderman graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and a M.S. in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Answers Corporation | CTO | Current |
| GuruNet Corporation | CTO | Former |
| Whitewater Group | Former | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | M.S. In Computer Science | Former |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | B.S. in Computer Science | Former |
Steven Steinberg joined Answers Corporation in December 2002 as Vice President of Finance and became our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in January 2004. From January 2001 to November 2002, he was Vice President of Finance at Percite Information Technologies, Ltd., a supply-chain software company. From November 1998 to December 2000, Mr. Steinberg was Controller of Albar Financial Services Ltd., an automobile finance and leasing company. Previously, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the New York Operations of Health Partners, Inc., and worked for ten years at the New York offices of the accounting firm Coopers and Lybrand where he was an audit manager. Mr. Steinberg graduated with a B.B.A. from Florida International University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Answers Corporation | CFO | Current |
| GuruNet Corporation | CFO | Former |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Former | |
| Florida International University | B.B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Dawntreader Group, Inc | Managing Director | Current |
| Answerbag | Board of Directors | Current |
| Answers Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rutberg & Company | Advisor | Current |
| Answerbag | Board of Directors | Current |
| Answers Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| MarketWatch, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| CBS Digital Media | President | Former |
| MarketWatch, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Guest Lecturer | Former |
| GuruNet Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Syracuse University | MBA degree | Former |
| Syracuse University | Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Political Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Halpern Capital, Inc. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Kidron, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Integrated Asset Management Corp. | Director | Current |
| Answers Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Investec Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC | Founder | Former |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Llp | Partner | Former |
| Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC | Owner | Former |
| Comtech Group Inc. | Director | Former |
| GuruNet Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Escala Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| New York University | J.D. | Former |
| Columbia University | B.A. | Former |
| Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lante Corporation | President | Current |
| Staenberg Venture Partners | Founder, Lante | Current |
| Elexos Corporation | Founder | Current |
| Answerbag | Vice Chairman and Lead Director | Current |
| Blue Star Ventures, Inc. | Member of Strategic Advisory Committee | Current |
| Lake Capital | Director | Current |
| Elexos Corporation | Director | Current |
| Answers Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bionomics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Staenberg Venture Partners | Board of Directors | Current |
| Selective Search, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Lante Corporation | CEO | Former |
| Lante Corporation | Founder | Former |
| Staenberg Venture Partners | Executive Advisor | Former |
| Octus, Inc. | Former | |
| Lante Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| GuruNet Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | B.S. in Computer Science | Former |
Yehuda Sternlicht has served as a director since June 2004 and currently serves as the chairman of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Financing Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Sternlicht has been an independent financial consultant and since 2004, he has been the Chief Financial Officer of NanoVibronix Inc., a medical device company. From 1992 to 2003, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. He has also served in several financial and accounting positions in public and private companies and in a large CPA firm. Mr. Sternlicht graduated with a B.A. in Accounting and Economy from The Hebrew University. He is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Israel.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Answerbag | Chairman | Current |
| Answers Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| GuruNet Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | B.A. Degree In Accounting and Economy | Former |
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