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| ] is an information commerce company. Intelius provides "consumers and businesses with predictive intelligence" with which to make "better decisions about the people, businesses and assets in their world." These products range from people search services to consumer background checks to reverse phone searches and employment screening solutions. | ] is an information commerce company. Intelius provides "consumers and businesses with predictive intelligence" with which to make "better decisions about the people, businesses and assets in their world." These products range from people search services to consumer background checks to reverse phone searches and employment screening solutions. | ||
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| ⚫ | == Intelius Leadership == | ||
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| Image:http://www.carnegie.org/reporter/04/images/bill_owens.jpg|Bill Owens | |||
| Image:http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2005/08/24/PH2005082402243.jpg|Naveen Jain | |||
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| Intelius was launched in 2003 by a set of entrepreneurs and technologists with backgrounds at Microsoft and Infospace. Founders include CEO Naveen Jain, the controversial visionary and former CEO of ] and five other entrepreneurs with backgrounds at Microsoft, InfoSpace or both. | |||
| ⚫ | Intelius' Chairman is Bill Owens, who was most recently vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Nortel. Previously, Owens served as president, chief operating officer and vice chairman of Science Applications International Corporate (SAIC), the U.S.'s largest employee-owned high-technology company. Prior to joining SAIC, Owens was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the second-ranking military officer in the United States. | ||
| == Intelius Services == | == Intelius Services == | ||
| Intelius' services evolved from basic people search services in 2003 to more sophisticated services such as IDWatch, Intelius' identity theft detection, prevention and insurance service, which launched in | Intelius' services evolved from basic people search services in 2003 to more sophisticated services such as IDWatch, Intelius' identity theft detection, prevention and insurance service, which launched in | ||
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| Intelius is increasingly noted as a resource in news articles and TV news stories surrounding the , conducting background checks on , and in news stories about crimes where a background check was used to locate or , or victim, as well as industry publications and consumer publications discussing the upward trend of . | Intelius is increasingly noted as a resource in news articles and TV news stories surrounding the , conducting background checks on , and in news stories about crimes where a background check was used to locate or , or victim, as well as industry publications and consumer publications discussing the upward trend of . | ||
| == Intelius in the Industry == | == Intelius in the Industry == | ||
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| The company has been recognized by an assortment of business, technology and consumer groups. In 2005, Intelius' IDWatch was named the Best New product. In 2006, Naveen Jain was tapped as a finalist in the , and Intelius was named the Best New Company. In both 2005 and 2006, Intelius was a finalist in the . | The company has been recognized by an assortment of business, technology and consumer groups. In 2005, Intelius' IDWatch was named the Best New product. In 2006, Naveen Jain was tapped as a finalist in the , and Intelius was named the Best New Company. In both 2005 and 2006, Intelius was a finalist in the . | ||
| ⚫ | == Intelius Leadership == | ||
| ⚫ | Intelius was launched in 2003 by a set of entrepreneurs and technologists with backgrounds at Microsoft and Infospace. Founders include CEO Naveen Jain, the controversial visionary and former CEO of ] and five other entrepreneurs with backgrounds at Microsoft, InfoSpace or both. Intelius' Chairman is Bill Owens, who was most recently vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Nortel. Previously, Owens served as president, chief operating officer and vice chairman of Science Applications International Corporate (SAIC), the U.S.'s largest employee-owned high-technology company. Prior to joining SAIC, Owens was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the second-ranking military officer in the United States. | ||
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Revision as of 00:14, 20 February 2007
Intelius is an information commerce company. Intelius provides "consumers and businesses with predictive intelligence" with which to make "better decisions about the people, businesses and assets in their world." These products range from people search services to consumer background checks to reverse phone searches and employment screening solutions.
Listen to the Wall Street Journal's Michael Totty interview Intelius EVP Ed Petersen here.
Intelius Services
Intelius' services evolved from basic people search services in 2003 to more sophisticated services such as IDWatch, Intelius' identity theft detection, prevention and insurance service, which launched in July of 2005
According to a July 2005 Business Week article, IDWatch was one of the world's first real-time identity theft-notification services. The story went on to describe IDWatch's method to ID theft prevention:
The software keeps track of a person's public records, such as credit-card information and car registration. If someone attempts to change personal information on any of these records (and identity thieves often need to change your address to get a credit card or a driver's license in your name), you're notified with an e-mail or a short text message (SMS) to your cell phone.
Later, PC Magazine again covered IDWatch, noting that it is difficult to tell whether or not any ID theft prevention service really works.
Later, Intelius developed its enterprise services, breaking into the employment screening market - part of a multi-billion dollar HR Outshttp://en.wikipedia.org/Special:Upload Upload fileourcing industry. One portion of this expansion of services included the acquisition of IntelliSense, Corp., a boutique employment screening company with great expertise in fingerprinting and international employment screening. This acquisition took place in Q-4 of 2006.
Intelius is increasingly noted as a resource in news articles and TV news stories surrounding the nanny-search process, conducting background checks on potential dates or significant others, and in news stories about crimes where a background check was used to locate or identify a suspect, property owner or victim, as well as industry publications and consumer publications discussing the upward trend of businesses conducting complete employment screenings for all applicants and new hires.
Intelius in the Industry
Intelius is part of the burgeoning information commerce industry, an industry focused on combining the two key functions of the Web: delivering information and completing transactions, both near-instantly.
The company has been recognized by an assortment of business, technology and consumer groups. In 2005, Intelius' IDWatch was named the Washington Software Alliance's Best New product. In 2006, Naveen Jain was tapped as a finalist in the Ernst&Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, and Intelius was named the American Business Awards Best New Company. In both 2005 and 2006, Intelius was a finalist in the SIIA CODiE Awards in the Best Online Consumer Information Service category.
Intelius Leadership
Intelius was launched in 2003 by a set of entrepreneurs and technologists with backgrounds at Microsoft and Infospace. Founders include CEO Naveen Jain, the controversial visionary and former CEO of InfoSpace and five other entrepreneurs with backgrounds at Microsoft, InfoSpace or both. Intelius' Chairman is Bill Owens, who was most recently vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Nortel. Previously, Owens served as president, chief operating officer and vice chairman of Science Applications International Corporate (SAIC), the U.S.'s largest employee-owned high-technology company. Prior to joining SAIC, Owens was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the second-ranking military officer in the United States. File:Intelius leadership.jpg
