3Com and Kerbango Tango

 Media Metrix (MMXI) to acquire Jupiter
(JPTR)

  
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Amount:         $414
million

  
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Terms:           
0.946 MMXI shares for each JPTR share

  
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Premium:        15%

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B-

NEW YORK, June 27–Media Metrix and
Jupiter Communications announced a merger to
create the global leader in Internet Information Services at the center of
the digital economy. The merged company, which will be called Jupiter
Media Metrix, will deliver innovative and comprehensive Internet
measurement, analysis, events and advice to provide businesses with
unmatched global resources for understanding and profiting from the
Internet. Under the terms of the merger agreement approved by both Jupiter and Media Metrix boards of directors,
Jupiter shareholders will receive .946 shares of Media Metrix for each
share of Jupiter they own.




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 Logistics.com and QuoteShip.com to
merge

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      B+

BURLINGTON, Mass., June 27–Logistics.com, a leading provider
of Web-enabled decision support, auctions and control software and services
for the transportation industry, and QuoteShip.com, an online
marketplace connecting global shippers with ocean and air transport
providers, announced a merger. The combined entity, which will operate
under the Logistics.com name, is the
industry’s first comprehensive, Web-based transportation company, combining
Logistics.com’s traditional land-based focus and advanced online
procurement capabilities with QuoteShip.com’s expertise in ocean, air
and spot market freight transportation procurement. Logistics.com has
received significant funding, strategic guidance and operational support
from Internet Capital Group .




 

 Sunhawk.com (SNHK) to acquire Copyright Control
Services

  
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Amount:         $31
million

  
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Terms:           
1.95 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C

SEATTLE, June 27–Sunhawk.com , a leading
Digital Rights Management (DRM) company, announced the execution of a
revised letter of intent to acquire Copyright Control Services, a
U.K.-based leader in developing strategies, technology and methods for
tracking, tracing and eliminating intellectual property piracy on the
Internet. By acquiring CCS, Sunhawk.com will further enable content owners
to address Intellectual Property piracy, enhance the revenue to be
recognized from the sale of their propriety digital product, and maintain
the value and integrity of their Intellectual Property. Terms of the deal
include the issuance of up to 1,950,938 shares of Sunhawk stock to Copyright Control Services holders.




 

 Conexant (CNXT) to acquire HotRail

  
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Amount:         $400
million

  
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Terms:           
7.8 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      B

NEWPORT BEACH, June 27–Conexant Systems
announced that it is acquiring privately held HotRail of San Jose,
Calif. HotRail’s high-speed switch
fabric and backplane channel technology will enable Conexant to deliver complete system
solutions for next-generation Internet infrastructure equipment and will
become part of Conexant’s Broadband Internetworking Systems, a newly formed
business unit within the company’s Network Access Division. Conexant will
acquire HotRail in an all-stock transaction for 7.8 million shares of
Conexant stock, valued at approximately $400 million.




 

 3Com (COMS) to acquire Kerbango

  
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Amount:         $80
million

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      B-

SANTA CLARA, June 27–3Com Corporation
announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the outstanding
stock of Kerbango, the developer of the world’s first standalone
Internet radio, radio tuning system and radio Web site. With the
acquisition of Kerbang

o, 3Com will
offer consumers a rich Internet experience by providing a complete Internet
audio solution for the home and office. The transaction, which is scheduled
to close during the first fiscal quarter, is valued at approximately $80
million and will be accounted for as a purchase.




 

 ci4net.com (CIFN) to acquire Warburton Lort
Associates stake

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      B+

LONDON, June 27–ci4net.com , the Econet 4
Europe, announced it has acquired a majority interest in Warburton Lort
Associates, a London-based executive search firm specializing in
personnel resource management and career development. Under the agreement,
ci4net.com and Warburton Lort will jointly
develop an online career development network with vertical industry
specific job exchanges, incorporating all offline aspects of traditional
executive recruiting into an enhanced, interactive, Internet-based career
development solution.




 

 Worldtradeshow.com to acquire
Dudesmart.com

  
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Amount:     &nbs

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Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C-

SAN DIEGO, June 27–Management of Worldtradeshow.com, an
innovator in online tradeshow management and marketing, announced the
acquisition of Dudesmart.com, an Internet Web portal for men. Dudesmart.com will have a greater
opportunity to reach a highly targeted audience through Worldtradeshow.com’s unique
interactive sales and marketing engines, at its online convention center
displaying all trade shows, conventions, and local fairs.




 

 Trader.com acquires Visitenet.com

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      B

MONTREAL–Trader.com, an international company involved in
print and online classified listings, is acquiring Visitenet.com, a
Montreal-based Web site that specializes in real estate resales and
rentals. The Visitenet.com deal
builds on Trader.com’s print-based real
estate services throughout Quebec. In Canada, Trader.com is a growing
online and traditional marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of
vehicles, boats, RVs, motorcycles, heavy equipment, real estate and
computers. Financial details of the transaction were not revealed.