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companies in the United States and is also recognized as one of the Washington area’s most successful minority owned companies. Although there is no immediate plan to sell their stock to the public, it is something that Dr. Jamieson imagines will happen in the future.
Dr. Jamieson, 52, general manager, and Mr. Landrum, 44, now chief technical officer, say they are happy to have the financial buffer of a large company like Metters. It makes the company more attractive to buyers of the software who know they may need technical help in the future and want the stability of a bigger company.
Merging with Blueridge allowed Metters to expand into the software field.
Optix, the latest software Blueridge has developed, enables businesses to document unlimited amounts of information, store it in the mainframe computer or in COLD (Computer Output to
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