Davidson & Associates

Davidson & Associates, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Educational software/Edutainment
Founded	1982
Founders	Bob Davidson; Jan Davidson;
Defunct	1998
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Torrance, California, U.S.
Key people	Jan Davidson (president; 1982-1997); Chris McLeod (Chief Executive Officer; 1997); Larry Gross (president; 1997-1999);
Number of employees	800 (1998)
Parent	Cendant Software (1996–1999)
Subsidiaries	Blizzard Entertainment; Learningways; Funnybone Interactive;

Davidson & Associates, Inc. was an American developer of educational software based in Torrance, California. The company was founded in 1984 by husband-and-wife Bob and Jan Davidson, the latter of whom led the company as president until January 1997. Specializing in the production of edutainment software, the company was acquired by CUC International in February 1996 and served as the base for CUC's CUC Software division, being made responsible for the sales and distribution of the combined company.

Davidson owned several studios, including Funnybone Interactive, Learningways, Capitol Multimedia, and Blizzard Entertainment. Other subsidiaries included First Byte, Maverick Software, Fas-Track and Educational Resources as well as Gryphon Software.

Davidson & Associates was known chiefly for their Blaster series of educational games, including Math Blaster as well as their licensed games based on the products of Fisher-Price.

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