MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), a leading provider of survey, document, and educational assessment services, today announced it has acquired Washington, DC-based REDA International Inc., a provider of research services to multinational corporations and government entities for twenty years.

“The acquisition of REDA is key to DRC’s strategy to have the right level of expertise in the right location, and it will help further improve our performance to the clients we serve,” said DRC Senior Vice President Doug Russell. “This acquisition builds our in-house Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) capabilities and grows our global presence.”

In addition to expanded CATI capabilities, REDA brings to DRC an industry-leading team highly qualified in the areas of survey research, program evaluation and performance measurement, health, bio-statistics, social services, and international development. REDA’s global list of clients includes federal, state, and local governments, international development agencies, and a variety of commercial businesses.

“This is an exciting time for us,” said Elham-Eid Alldredge, Ph.D., founder of REDA. “By combining forces with DRC, we join a company that shares our dedication to world-class service and our passion for delivering high quality programs to our clients.”

The former REDA team is now part of DRC’s Survey Services organization, which develops and administers large-scale, multi-mode survey programs for the federal government, multinational corporations, state governments, and not-for-profit institutions.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Data Recognition Corporation
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) is a privately held company headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota. DRC provides full-service educational testing and assessment programs, large-scale survey research and data collection, and comprehensive digital and mailing document solutions. For more information, visit www.datarecognitioncorp.com.

SOURCE Data Recognition Corporation