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

  
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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

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  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.
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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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  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.
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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-

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  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.
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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+

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  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.
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