Show Me the Money

  
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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:        Internet
music

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  NEW YORK, April 13–MP3.com (MPPP)
  , which operates a Web site that lets users download songs over the
  Internet for free, said it is buying the majority stake in
  mp3radio.com from its venture partner Cox Interactive Media. Terms
  of the deal were not disclosed.
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  Atlanta-based mp3radio.com, which
  provides localised music information and free music downloads to radio
  stations across the country, is expected to relocate to San Diego to be
  integrated into MP3.com’s operations.
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Amount:         $33
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Online healthcare
solutions

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  CHICAGO, April 13–Allscripts (MDRX)
  , the leading provider of electronic prescribing, medication management,
  and physician productivity solutions, announced today the acquisition of
  Medifor, the leader in Internet delivered patient education. The
  transaction is valued at $33 million in stock as of the close of market
  Thursday.
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  The merger brings together Allscripts’ electronic prescribing solution at
  the point-of-care, and Medifor’s
  highly innovative software solution that improves patient outcomes through
  dissemination of customized instructions, illustrations, and personalized
  patient education material at the point-of-care and over the Internet.
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Amount:         $34.0
million

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Terms:           
$2 million cash/$32 million in stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Online
retailing

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  SEATTLE, April 13–The online mall ShopNow.com (SPNW)
  said Thursday it acquired Freemerchant.com, an e-commerce
  technology and application service provider that offers e-commerce products
  and services to small and medium size businesses, for $34 million in stock
  and cash. ShopNow.com said the deal will enable it to add Freemerchant.com’s Network of over
  65,000 businesses to the 600,000 businesses in its b2bNow Network, 50,000
  merchants in its ShopNow network and 2,400 commerce-enabled sites in its
  BottomDollar Network. Under the terms of the agreement, ShopNow.com will
  acquire Freemerchant.com for about $34 million, including $32 million in
  ShopNow.com common stock and $2 million in cash.
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Amount:         $1.3
million

  
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Terms:           
100% cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:      &n

bsp; Internet
publishing

  
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Scorecard:      C-

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  ST. LOUIS, April 13–WorldPages.com (WPZ),
  a leading provider of Internet infrastructure services including online
  directories, content, e-commerce, advertising and Web site production,
  today announced it has acquired the Directory Division of TALX
  Corporation (TALX)
  , for approximately $1.3 million in cash.
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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:        Semiconductor
equipment

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  NEWPORT BEACH, April 13–Conexant Systems (CNXT)
  announced that it has acquired Applied Telecom of Lisle, Ill., a
  leading supplier of telecommunications software and hardware products to
  the industry’s top communications equipment companies. Terms of the
  transaction were not disclosed.
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Amount:         $18.5
million

  
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Terms:           
$4.5 million cash/14 million shares of IMAN stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Corporate
software

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  SAN MATEO, April 13–iManage (IMAN)
  , a leading provider of e-business content and collaboration management
  software and services, today announced it has acquired ThoughtStar,
  a privately-held collaboration software company based in Salt Lake City,
  Utah, for $18.5 million in common stock and cash.
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  iManage will pay $4.5 million in cash and approximately $14 million in
  common stock to ThoughtStar,
  subject to a minimum of 444,242 shares and a maximum of 1,096,923 shares.
  The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2000.
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Amount:         $19
million

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Wireless
services

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  CARY, N.C., April 13–SpectraSite International, a subsidiary
  of SpectraSite Holdings (SITE)
  , today announced that it has closed on the acquisition of Ample Design
  Ltd, one of the UK’s largest wireless network development services
  providers, for approximately $19 million. Ample, headquartered in Hatfield,
  England, will be incorporated into the joint venture announced separately
  today by SpectraSite and Transco.
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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:        Networking
software

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  NEW DELHI, April 13–U.S.-based Citrix Systems (CTXS)
  , a software and services company that caters to large computer networks,
  said on Thursday that it planned to acquire Indian Internet solution and
  services firm PowerTel BOCA Ltd subject to the Indian government’s
  approval. The statement did not give financial details. A spokeswoman for
  Citrix said Bangalore-based PowerTel
  BOCA will become a wholly-owned Citrix subsidiary and will provide
  Citrix with a network of established offices throughout India.
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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:        Online
bill-pay

  
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Scorecard:      B+

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  PASADENA, April 12–In a move that will make it the first bill
  management service provider to offer person-to-person payments,
  PayMyBills.com has signed an agreement to acquire online personal
  payment service payMe.com. Both PayMyBills.com and payMe.com are backed by Internet incubator
  idealab!. Terms of the all-stock deal were not disclosed.
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Amount:  &

nbsp;     
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Online
retailing

  
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Scorecard:      C-

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  NEW YORK, April 12–Cosmetics giant Estee Lauder (EL)
  said it is embarking on a new strategy to expand its Internet presence and
  has agreed to acquire Internet beauty site gloss.com as part of the
  plan. The newly acquired company will be incorporated into ELC Online,
  which oversees Estee Lauder’s Inter