Jason Busch adds good context to an unusal situation in the analyst sphere: AnswerThink adopting the name The Hackett Group.

Generally, ICT research and advisory company names disappear entirely (or at least beyond recognition) following an acquisition. I’m curious to see whether Informa eventually kills off the names of its most recent shopping spree: will Datamonitor and its own recent acquisitions go the way of the Informa buy-outs before them — ARC Group (the mobile sector ARC, not the manufacturing sector ARC), Baskerville, Chorleywood, EMC…

The only other case similar to Hackett Group that I can think of is Alan Meckler. He renamed INT Media Group to Jupiter Media, following the 2002 acquisition of Jupiter Research. At the time, he commented on how much he liked the name. He wasn’t kidding: he held onto the name much longer than the research and advisory, JupiterResearch.

The Computer History Museum invites you to attend a special event next week, when they present industry analyst marketplace pioneer Gideon Gartner, in conversation with venture capitalist Neill Brownstein. Part of the CHM Presents speaker series, the evening offers a rare opportunity to hear Mr. Gartner share candid and personal insights on the rise of IT industry analysts. The talk takes place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, USA, starting at 6:30 pm. Free, suggested $10 donation at the door.

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