Rochester, N.Y. - Harris Interactive, an online market research firm, on Thursday announced that it has acquired two market research firms, one in Canada and one in Asia.

Harris has $21.3 million to acquire Decima Research, a private Canadian research firm based in Ottawa, and $2.8 million to acquire MarketShare, an Asia-Pacific consulting and market research firm with joint headquarters in Hong Kong and Singapore.

"These acquisitions represent significant progress in extending our reach into the world’s top research markets," said Kyle Karnes, executive vice president of corporate development at Harris Interactive.

"By adding these new operating units, Harris Interactive now has presence in six of the top-ten research markets, and access to two-thirds of the global research market, up from approximately one-half just six months ago."

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http://www.decima.com

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