Intel Inside

  
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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:        ISPs/Access
providers

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  TREVOSE, Pa., May 1–WorldGate Communications (WGAT)
  announced that it has acquired privately held Digital Video Art, a
  leading Silicon Valley supplier of custom technology software designs and
  solutions for the interactive television marketplace. WorldGate, the most
  widely deployed provider of high performance Internet access through cable
  TV, did not disclose the terms of its acquisition of Digital Video
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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:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  PITTSBURGH, May 1–Black Box Corporation (BBOX)
  announced a merger with Cabling Concepts. Established in 1991 in
  Lakewood, Ohio, privately held Cabling
  Concepts provides technical design, installation and maintenance
  services for premise cabling and related products to customers primarily in
  the greater Cleveland area. This transaction is being accounted for as a
  purchase. The purchase price has not been disclosed.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  NEW YORK, May 1–Internet Commerce Corporation (“ICC”) (ICCSA), a pioneer in Internet e-business supply chain connectivity and the
  first Internet-based Value-Added Network, announced that it signed a letter
  of intent to acquire privately-held bTrade.com, a leading provider
  of IP-based software and solutions, in a merger for shares of ICC common
  stock. Following the completion of the transaction, the current
  shareholders of bTrade.com
  will own approximately 37% of ICC stock on a fully diluted basis.
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Amount:         $2.5
million

  
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Terms:           
$135,000 cash/$2.2 million stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      A-

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  NEW YORK, May 1–Hollywood.com (HOLL)
  announced the acquisition of an online ticketing business that offers live
  theater tickets for sale for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. This
  ticketing business will be integrated into Hollywood.com’s new site, Broadway.com, which lau
• nched today. Hollywood.com, the parent company of
  Broadway.com, acquired the business from BroadwayTheater.com.
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  The maximum purchase price for the acquisition is $2.5 million payable in
  common stock of Hollywood.com and cash. Hollywood.com paid $1.3 million at
  the closing, consisting of 83,214 shares of Hollywood.com common stock and
  $135,000 in cash. The balance of $1.2 million is payable in common stock
  over the next three years only if the ticketing business meets specified
  gross profit goals each year.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
Excalibur shareholders receive 40% in new firm

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Security

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  SANTA CLARA, May 1–Computer chip maker Intel (INTC)
  said it will invest $150 million in a new company it is creating with
  Excalibur Technologies (EXCA)
  to develop technologies for creating and selling audio and video content
  in a secure manner over the Internet. Intel said it will spend the money on
  a 60% stake in a new interactive media services company that it will form
  with Excalibur and which has yet to be named.
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  Under terms of the deal, Intel said it will contribute its Interactive
  Media Services unit and take a 49% position in the voting stock of the
  new company, which will offer technologies to enable the production and
  delivery of content over the Internet. Excalibur will combine its entire
  business operations with those of the new company, and Excalibur
  stockholders will receive 40% of the ownership in the new company.
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Amount:         $150
million

  
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Terms:           
2.6 million shares and $35 million cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  FARGO, May 1–Great Plains Software (GPSI)
  announced it intends to dramatically expand its midmarket e-business
  community through the acquisition of Solomon Software, a leading
  provider of flexible business management and e-business solutions.
• 
  Great Plains intends to acquire Solomon
  Software by the issuance of approximately 2,600,000 shares of Great
  Plains common stock and $35 million in cash. The parties have entered into
  a definitive merger agreement.
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