Today’s Deals: NetObjects Clicks With MyComputer.com

  
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Amount:         $107.6
million

  
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Terms:           
5.8 million shares/$28.5 million cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Consultants/Designers

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  NEW YORK, Oct. 18–Predictive Systems, a
  network infrastructure consulting firm, announced it has entered into a
  definitive agreement to acquire Global Integrity, a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), in a
  stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $107.6 million. The
  acquisition of Global
  Integrity, which provides information security services to Fortune and
  Global 100 corporations, significantly enhances Predictive Systems’ client base and
  service offerings. Predictive will issue approximately 5.8 million shares
  of its common stock and up to approximately $28.5 million of cash in
  exchange for all of Global Integrity’s shares and outstanding options.
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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
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 18–Support.com, a
  provider of eSupport infrastructure software, announced its strategy to
  enable ASPs and ISVs to provide a new level of enhanced, proactive
  eSupport. Through its recent purchase of the Talkback(TM) technology from
  ePeople, Support.com has
  accelerated its entry into the Application Service Provider (ASP) and
  Independent Software Vendor (ISV) markets while advancing the company’s
  solution for current target markets. Support.com’s technology acquisition
  broadens its eSupport infrastructure platform. Terms of the acquisition
  were not disclosed.
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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+

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  SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 18–EDGAR Onlinehas entered into an agreement with Internet Financial
  Network (IFN) to transition the customers from IFN’s IFN 2000 EDGAR
  news service to the EDGAR Online
  service. Terms were not disclosed
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Amount:         $51
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 18–NetObjects
  announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares of
  privately held MyComputer.com of Orem, Utah for approximately $51
  million of common stock and cash, and to pay up to $6 million in additional
  shares of common stock based on future performance of the acquired
  business. MyComputer, with more
  than 1 million members, is an application service provider of integrated
  Web site management services essential to powering e-business. By
  completing this acquisition, NetObjects intends to become a leading
  supplier of B2B online services for partners that reach small business.
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