Today’s Deals: Excite@Home Expands its MatchLogic Services

 Business Objects (BOBJ) acquires Executive
Computing Group unit

  
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Amount:         $3
million

  
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Terms:           
100% cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B

SAN JOSE, Aug. 2–Business Objects , a
provider of e-business intelligence solutions, announced the acquisition of
the Business Objects unit of its Australian distributor, Executive
Computing Group, for a cash transaction of approximately $5.2 million
Australian dollars, or US $3 million. The combined operation will be
headquartered in Sydney, with offices in Melbourne and Auckland.




 

 Applied Digital Solutions (ADSX) acquires
Computer Equity

  
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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+

PALM BEACH, Aug. 2–Applied Digital Solutions , a provider of e-business solutions, announced the acquisition
of Computer Equity (COMPEC), a privately held holding company
headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, operating four wholly owned
subsidiaries, including Government
Telecommunications. The COMPEC
acquisition is designed to accelerate Applied
Digital’s strategic goal of enabling e-business through Computer
Telephony Internet Integration.




 

 Excite@Home (ATHM) acquires
DataInsight

  
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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:       
Advertising/Marketing

  
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Scorecard:      B-

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 2–Excite@Home
announced that it has acquired DataInsight, an online and offline
database marketing systems and applications provider, based in Golden,
Colo. The acquisition will further enhance the growing eCRM business of
Excite@Home’s wholly-owned subsidiary MatchLogic, an online database
marketing solutions company. By unifying MatchLogic’s leading eCRM
expertise with DataInsight’s
eVista Solutions and Professional Services, MatchLogic is pursuing its
goal to become the pre-eminent provider of eBusiness and eCRM solutions.




 

 LendingTree (TREE) acquires HomeSpace
Services

  
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Amount:         $12
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Financial
services

  
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Scorecard:      B+

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 2–LendingTree , an
online loan marketplace and loan exchange technology provider, announced
that the company has acquired key assets of HomeSpace Services for a
total purchase price $12 million in a combination of cash and stock.
Homespace is a privately-held Internet company that maintains a 7,000
strong nationwide real estate agent network and serves as consumers’
one-stop shop for services and resources relating to buying, selling, and
maintaining a home. The acquisition should also enable LendingTree to increase mortgage
conversion rates on its site by adding valuable home-related services to
consumers.