Disney .

SHOULD DISNEY ACQUIRE PIXEL?

PROS
Used in 100 films; 44 of 47
D 3D patented technology
D 10 years of proprietary software movies won Oscar.
D CG Skills improvement
system-
D Talent pool
D Renderman
D Story telling Creativity
D Marinonette
D No requirement for
D Ringmaster
temporary contracts
CONS
D High Capital Investment

D Cultural Differences

D Financial Risk; Overstaffed and overlapping of

sectors & businesses

D Paucity of resources for new ventures
 ALTERNATIVES
D INVEST IN R&D FOR IN HOUSE DEVELOPMENT OF

CG TECHNOLOGY

D HIRING EXPERT EMPLOYEES IN CG TECHNOLOGY

D STRATEGIC ALLIANCE with PIXAR

D STRATEGIC ALLIANCE without PIXAR

D M&A Other Companies with Less capital investment

ALTERNATIVES
A Fantasy-tical decision