Web site analysis application provider Accrue Software Inc. will merge with Marketwave, developer of the Hit List
traffic analysis tools, in a deal valued at about $70 million.
Under terms of the deal, Marketwave will become a subsidiary of Accrue (ACRU). Marketwave’s outstanding stock will be exchanged for approximately 3.5 million shares of Accrue common
stock, which closed Tuesday at $20.
The two companies will combine to provide a comprehensive suite of traffic analysis tools for intranets and Internet sites.
“We saw tremendous synergy between Marketwave’s technology and expertise and
our own. By combining the two companies, Accrue will be a more powerful
player in the Web site eBusiness analysis market,” said Richard Kreysar,
president and CEO of Accrue.
“Accrue’s Insight is the eBusiness analysis leader in the Solaris world, and
Marketwave’s Hit List is the leader in the Windows NT world,” said Steve
Podradchik, founder and CEO of Marketwave, who will take a seat on Accrue’s
board of directors. “Combined, the two companies create a very strong unified
force in the market.”
Marketwave brings a customer base that includes Ask Jeeves, Broadcast.com,
Buy.com, Citibank, Compaq, Dell, Egghead.com, IBM, and Shopping.com. Accrue
customers include Oracle, Preview Travel, Hearst New Media, Bank of America,
ShopNow.com and TheStreet.com.
Marketwave’s Seattle location will become another Accrue facility, focusing
on the Hit List solutions, while Accrue Insight will continue to be supported
and developed in California.
Marketwave’s Hit List Live 4.0 is an enterprise-class Windows NT analysis
program that uses a proprietary technology called DataLink to integrate Web
traffic with traditional business data such as accounting and sales
databases, allowing site operators to see real ROI data and track how changes
in visitors’ demographics and psychographics affect browsing and purchasing
behavior.
Accrue’s flagship product, Accrue Insight, is a scalable application that
enables e-business managers to make marketing and merchandising decisions
that increase their effectiveness in attracting new customers, increasing
sales and maintaining customer loyalty. The competition includes net.Genesis and others.
