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Home > Company Index > Media > Information Collection & Delivery Services > Octopus, Inc.

Octopus, Inc.
 PROFILE
Octopus wants your employees casting tentacles all about in the search for good information. Founded in 1999, the company's software and services allow customers to collect, process, and analyze information from a variety of internal and external sources, including legacy systems, data warehouses, extranets, and the Internet. The company's Octopus Platform (which integrates with existing enterprise software) lets clients create and customize "meta applications", which are graphical interfaces that are used in specific business functions, including customer service, sales and marketing, and customer relationship management. Octopus investors include VC firm Redpoint Ventures and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Employees: 30

 KEY PEOPLE
• Stephen R. Douty
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
3980 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
US
Phone: 650-213-5700
Fax: 650-424-0408
Online: Web Site

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