Today’s Deals: GoTo Snatches Up SearchUP

 GoTo (GOTO) acquires SearchUP

  
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Amount:         $3.2
million

  
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Terms:           
261,255 shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Search/Portals

  
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Scorecard:      B-

PASADENA, Oct. 26–GoTo , a provider of
Pay-For-Performance search, comparison shopping services, and auction
services to Web sites across the Internet, announced its acquisition of
SearchUP, a Hawaii based corporation focused on the development of
Internet related services. The patent on SearchUP’s URL Position Manager
strengthens GoTo’s already existing
robust account management tool for advertisers. GoTo will transfer 261,255
shares of GoTo common stock to SearchUP, in exchange for substantially all
of its assets, including its existing operational Web site, database of
registered members, registered URLs, trademarks, and the patent obtained by
SearchUP on their URL Position Manager.




 

 Embarcadero Technologies (EMPT) to acquire
Advanced Software Technologies

  
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Amount:         $13
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 FRANCISCO, Oct. 26–Embarcadero Technologies , a provider of database lifecycle management solutions,
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
privately-held Advanced Software Technologies of Littleton, CO. Advanced Software is the developer of
GDPro, award-winning software that helps customers to design, develop,
maintain and re-engineer Web-based, Java, C++, IDL, and component-based
applications. Embarcadero expects
that the acquisition of Advanced Software will fortify Embarcadero’s
position in helping customers to build, optimize and manage e-business
applications.




 

 Applied Digital Solutions (ADSX) acquires Pacific
Decision Sciences

  
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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, Oct. 26–Applied Digital Solutions announced that it has acquired Santa Ana, California based
Pacific Decision Sciences. A provider of proprietary Web-based
customer relationship management software, Pacific Decision develops,
sells, and implements software systems that enable automated, single point
of contact delivery of customer service. Their products, the Super Service
System and Nucleus, add to Applied Digital
Solutions’ existing suite of CTII(TM) offerings and provide additional,
proactive functionality to the Digital Angel Delivery System.




 

 Lightbridge (LTBG) acquires Corsair
Communications (CAIR)

  
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Amount:         $165
million

  
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Terms:           
10.5 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      B-

PALO ALTO, Oct. 26–Corsair Communications , a provider of real-time pre-paid billing systems for the
global wireless industry, and Lightbridge , an
enabler of customer relationship management solutions for communications
service providers, announced they have signed a definitive agreement under
which Corsair will merge with Lightbridge in a transaction valued
at approximately $165 million. The new company will operate under the
Lightbridge name and Nasdaq symbol. This merger of two dominant players
brings together a premier portfolio of customer acquisition and retention
products with a successful pre-paid billing system to create an end-to-end
solution for all aspects of customer management.




 

 Radian (RDN) to acquire
ExpressClose.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:        Financial
services

  
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Scorecard:      B-

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26–Radian Group said
that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire ExpressClose.com of
Dayton, Ohio and an Internet-based settlement company that provides real
estate information products and services to the first and second mortgage
industry. The parties intend that ExpressClose.co

m will become a
standalone subsidiary of Radian, under the continued leadership of its
current management team. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.




 

 UConnections.com acquires Alumnipride

  
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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:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C+

NEW YORK, Oct. 26–UConnections.com, an online resource for
e-commerce and information tailored to local campus communities, announced
that it has acquired Alumnipride, a provider of software solutions
for national college and university alumni associations. A new division
within UConnections.com,
University Services, has been established to support development and sales
of Alumnipride’s website software.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.




 

 SPACE.com acquires Gannett, FLORIDA TODAY space
properties

  
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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:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C+

NEW YORK, Oct. 26–Gannett and SPACE.com have signed a
definitive agreement in which SPACE.com
acquires Gannett’s Space News newspaper and spacenews.com and FLORIDA TODAY’s Space
Online Web sites. Under the agreement, Gannett will provide cash
investment, and the substantial marketing and promotional support of its
media assets including USA TODAY, and the company’s regional newspapers,
broadcast outlets and Internet properties, in exchange for an interest in
SPACE.com. Financial details regarding the transaction were not disclosed.
Closing is expected in November.