National Data Corporation Explained

National Data Corporation (NDC) was an American information technology company and payment processor founded in 1967 by Ret. U.S. Air Force Colonel George Thorpe.^[1] At its peak in 1987, NDC was the world's largest payments processor by volume.^[2]

NDC operated chiefly in health information services and electronic payment processing for credit and debit cards. The company spun off its eCommerce division, Global Payment Systems, to form Global Payments in 2001 while rebranding the healthcare division as NDCHealth.^[3] NDCHealth would later be acquired by Per-Se in 2005, which was subsequently acquired by McKesson Corporation in 2006.^[4]

See also

• Hayes Microcomputer Products

Notes and References

1. News: Bill . Jordan . 1970-07-26 . Personality: National Data: A Colonel's Second Career . 2024-08-04 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
2. U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment . International Competition in Services . OTA-ITE-328 . Washington, DC . U.S. Government Printing Office . July 1987 . July 25, 2024.
3. Atlanta Journal, 11 Nov. 2000, p. 70. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb-newsbank-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=E53FC82F88B94EB2BE5291A7884BDAA2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A148CCD75565FA964%2540EANX-18123B81318E1B60%25402451860-180BF863992E3068%254069-180BF863992E3068%2540. Accessed 25 July 2024.
4. Web site: Urbanowicz . Nicole . November 6, 2006 . 2nd UPDATE: McKesson To Buy Per-Se For $1.8 Billion, $28/Share - Nov. 6, 2006 . 2024-07-25 . money.cnn.com . DOW JONES NEWSWIRES.