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JWT Buys Bay Area Shop
NEW YORK–J. Walter Thompson, New York, has acquired Dazai Advertising, San Jose, Calif., and is renaming it JWT Technology Communications Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move gives JWT its first foothold in Silicon Valley. JWT Technology Communications’ clients include Yamaha, Panasonic and Borland. “Dazai is at the forefront of this new e-business revolution and brings valuable resources and knowledge to JWT’s clients,” Chris Jones, JWT’s chief executive officer, said in a statement last week.