Lycos to Wed Matchmaker.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:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  SAN DIEGO, June 26–Lightspan, a provider
  of curriculum-based educational software and Internet products and services
  for school and home, announced that it has acquired Edutest, a
  provider of Internet-based educational testing and assessment products.
  
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  The completion of the acquisition enables Lightspan to offer Edutest products to the Lightspan
  customer base and adds another successful Internet subscription product to
  its revenue mix.
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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-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  COSTA MESA, June 26–Tickets.com
  announced that it has acquired the assets of the Alaska-based
  CarrsTix ticketing company that was owned by a subsidiary of
  Safeway, a Fortune 50 food and drug retailer. Tickets.com entered into an agreement
  with Safeway that provides the ticketing company with uninterrupted service
  in Alaska and future access to Safeway stores in Washington, Montana and
  Idaho. CarrsTix also provides
  additional ticket inventory for Tickets.com through its Alaskan venues.
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Amount:         $44
million

  
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Terms:           
100% cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Search/Portal

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  WALTHAM, Mass., June 26–Lycos, the
  Internet’s leading multi-brand network, announced it has signed a
  definitive agreement to acquire MetroSplash, owner of Matchmaker.com, a leading personal
  classifieds site, providing Lycos with an additional subscription revenue
  source, as well as an attractive site for advertisers. Lycos has agreed to acquire Matchmaker for
  approximately $44 million in cash, plus the assumption of their stock
  option plan.
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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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  DENVER, June 26–High Speed Accesshas
  entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Digital Chainsaw, a
  Florida-based Web hosting and systems integration company doing business as
  NetPerformance, that currently
  provides a full range of Web hosting, e-co
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  integration and related services to more than 8,500 commercial customers.
  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Amount:         $1.2
billion

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  FOSTER CITY, June 26–Webvan Groupand
  HomeGrocer.comannounced they have entered into
  a definitive merger agreement under which Webvan will acquire HomeGrocer.com in a stock-for-stock
  transaction, valued at approximately $1.2 billion. The merger unites two of
  the leading online retailers that have personalized delivery capabilities
  and is expected to extend Webvan’s market reach to a total of 13 U.S.
  metropolitan areas by the end of 2000.
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Amount:         $13.5
million

  
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Terms:           
$4 million cash/395,000 shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  MILPITAS, June 26–Com21, a leading
  global provider of system solutions for the broadband access market,
  announced that it will acquire BitCom, a privately held engineering
  consulting firm in Germantown, Maryland, for $4 million in cash. In
  addition, Com21 has allotted 395,000 shares of Com21 common stock for
  assumed BitCom stock options and contingent stock grants for current BitCom
  employees. BitCom, which specializes in
  wireless, satellite, and networking engineering, will become Com21’s Maryland Development Center.
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Amount:         $581
million

  
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Terms:           
6.3 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  MOUNTAIN VIEW, June 26–E-commerce services company Ariba
  said it has agreed to acquire privately-held
  SupplierMarket.com in a stock deal valued at around $581 million. SupplierMarket.com runs a
  business-to-business (B2B) web site for industrial manufacturers who buy
  and sell manufactured materials and will further extend the value and reach
  of the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform to
  create new revenue opportunities for buyers, suppliers, and marketplaces
  through streamlined global sourcing. Ariba will issue about 6.3 million
  shares of stock in the deal.
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