Geac, Harris Publishing Systems Have New Owners

By: Jim Rosenberg Geac Publishing Systems and Harris Publishing Systems, both based in Florida, have new owners.

Now known as Media Command, the Tampa-based Geac division that consists of the old Collier-Jackson, Cybergraphic, and other businesses was bought out by managers Bernard Grinberg and Phil Lowe, among others.

MediaSpan Group (Community Software Acquisition Corp.) -- owner of KOZ.com Inc.?s assets -- acquired a majority interest in the Harris Corp. subsidiary in Melbourne and its Baseview Products unit, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Headquartered in the Research Triangle of North Carolina, MediaSpan also recently purchased the assets of NextAudio Inc., an online radio company. "Our goal is to build a profitable services company that can help major media companies seamlessly bridge their traditional and new media businesses," MediaSpan CEO Steve Vetter said in a statement. "We will continue to acquire companies that add to the core customer base and bring an accretive cash flow to the business."