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Increasingly, our customers have identified
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Active Data wins BCBS contract
DURHAM, NC – January 28, 2005 --
Document management company Active Data Services has signed a deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield
of North Carolina that is expected to lead to more national accounts. BCBSNC for many years has been using two document vendors, Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas, Texas,
and Active, but decided in 2004 toselect a single vendor.
Both Active and ACS submitted bids, along with several other national vendors, and Active won the contract.
Michelle Douglas, a spokeswoman for BCBS, would not disclose the value of the contract, but sources put the
value of the multiyear deal at more than $5 million.Active was chosen, she says, because it was the low bidder
that met specifications. She also points out that BCBS makes it a priority to try to grant business to
North Carolina vendors.
Ken Eller, president and chief executive officer of Active, says the win over ACS was especially gratifying
for the homegrown company, which was formed in 2002 out of the ashes of Lason Inc. Eller had led the management
buyout of Lason's Triangle operations after the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001. Lason had patched
together its local presence with the acquisition of four companies, SMI Imaging, Lassiter Presort, a division of
CSC, and Atlantic Document Centers. "This is what we've been working toward - putting an automated document factory
together the way we wanted to," Eller says. He adds that the company had a lot of momentum following the management
buyout in 2002. Active sold its presort business in 2003 to document printing equipment giant Pitney Bowes, and Eller
hired former Lason executive Arun Singh as chief operating officer.
Active Data is preparing to expand and move into a new location in Perimeter Park in Morrisville. Howard Sadkin,
a principal with Corporate RealtyAdvisorsin Raleigh, is representing Active in the lease negotiations. Active will
be vacating about 33,000 square feet in Durham and moving its 120 employees later this spring.In 2001, the company
had revenue of about $12 million. Eller projects 2005 revenue for Active will be about $13 million compared to
about $11 million in 2004.
About Active Data Services, Inc.
Active Data Services, Inc. is the market leader focused on the next generation Integrated Document Facility™,
which provides a full complement of advanced, integrated information management services and solutions.
Active Data Services, Inc. captures, manages and distributes millions of documents each month for enterprise and
healthcare customers, providing cost savings, competitive advantages and improved customer relationships.
The company was founded in April 2002, and is a privately held U.S. corporation headquartered in Durham,
North Carolina within the Research Triangle Park. For more information on Active Data Services or the Active Data
Healthcare Solution Suite, call Peter Ransome at 919-544-4633.
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