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Perion is an Israel-based software company providing engagement and monetization solutions for web and mobile based digital businesses. Their headquarters are in Holon, Israel, with offices in San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Redmond, WA, USA; Paris, France and Barcelona, Spain.〔New York Times〕〔New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2015〕 ==History== Perion was formerly IncrediMail, an email company founded in 1999 by cousins Yaron and Ofer Adler. Soon after its founding, they raised $3.3 million from private and institutional sources and IPOed on NASDAQ in January 2006. They have also been listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 2007.〔http://www.tase.co.il/Eng/General/Company/Pages/companyMainData.aspx?ShareID=01095819&CompanyID=002240&subDataType=0&〕 Perion was managed by its original founders until August 2010, when Josef Mandelbaum was appointed as the new CEO.〔 Business Wire. Retrieved July 7, 2010〕 Mandelbaum had previously been the CEO of American Greetings Interactive, the internet branch of American Greetings. In August 2011 Perion acquired the Redmond-based Smilebox for $32 million. Smilebox is an application for creating slideshows and other digital photo albums.〔 Aislyn Greene, Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2011〕〔 Robin Wauters, Tech Crunch. Retrieved August 1, 2011〕 In November 2011 they changed its name to Perion, the Hebrew word for productivity. In November 2012 Perion purchased Israel-based SweetPacks (aka SweetIM) for approximately $41 million.〔Nasdaq. Retrieved November 8, 2012〕〔 Mike Butcher, Tech Crunch. Retrieved November 8, 2012〕 SweetPacks produced a variety of downloadable content for everyday use. In January 2014, they acquired Conduit’s ClientConnect business in an all-stock transaction valued at $660 million. In June 2014, Perion acquired San Francisco based Grow Mobile.〔David Shamah, Times of Israel. Retrieved August 1, 2014〕 In February 2015, Perion acquired Paris-based MakeMeReach - a social media advertising platform.〔David Shamah, Times of Israel. Retrieved February 12, 2015〕 After their move to Holon, Perion Network incorporated CSR policies into their corporate strategy. 2% of its net profits is donated and all employees are permitted to spend up to 40 hours per year volunteering in the community.〔Ethical Performance〕 In December 2015, Perion acquired the digital advertising company Undertone for $180 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/12/01/us-undertone-m-a-perion-network-idUSKBN0TK50I20151201#uPv5rUDVPHsaKVIR.97 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perion Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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