Today’s Deals: Siebel Ramps Up E-Commerce Offerings

  
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Amount:         $8.6
million

  
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Terms:           
1.33 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C+

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  NEW YORK, Aug. 7–Uproar, producer of uproar.com, announced that it has entered
  into a definitive agreement to acquire ibetcha.com, a Web site that
  offers users the opportunity to place bets on virtually any topic with ibetcha.com’s non-redeemable Betcha-Bucks
  and to win cash and prizes. Under the terms of the definitive agreement,
  Uproar will acquire all outstanding shares of the parent company of
  ibetcha.com Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction in which the selling
  stockholders will receive approximately 1.33 million shares of Uproar
  common stock.
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Amount:         $31
million

  
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Terms:           
1.95 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  SEATTLE, Aug. 7–Sunhawk.com, a provider
  of Digital Rights Management (DRM) Solutions and Secure Digital Products,
  announced the signing of a definitive agreement to effect a share exchange
  with Copyright Control Services (CCS), a London-based developer of
  Intellectual Property protection technologies that track, trace and protect
  Intellectual Property residing on the Internet. Acquiring CCS will give Sunhawk.com worldwide reach and solidify
  the Company’s leadership position in the area of Digital Rights Management
  and Tracking. Sunhawk.com will exchange up to 1,950,938 shares of its
  common stock for 8,616,336 shares of CCS common and 1,252,884 shares of CCS
  preferred stock.
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Amount:         $609
million

  
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Terms:           
3.7 million shares

  
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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 MATEO, Aug. 7–Siebel Systems, a
  leading supplier of e-business application software, announced an agreement
  to acquire OnLink Technologies. OnLink’s e-commerce software provides
  interactive guidance and tailored recommendations to help improve the
  online buying experience and will help strengthen Siebel’s position in e-commerce. Under the
  terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of OnLink Technologies
  common stock would be exchanged at a fixed exchange ratio of approximately
  0.1648, resulting in the issuance of up to 3,706,564 million shares of
  common stock of Siebel Systems, representing a total current market value
  of $609 million.
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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:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  ORLANDO, Aug. 7–World Commerce Online, a
  leader in global business-to-business electronic commerce solutions for the
  perishable products industries, announced the acquisition of
  ProduceOnline.com, a business-to-business e-commerce provider for
  the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. Under the terms of the agreement,
  World Commerce Online will acquire ProduceOnline.com for stock and
  assumption of liabilities.
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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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  IRVINE, Aug. 7–Pen Interconnectannounced
  that it has signed a Merger Agreement with perFORMplace, the New
  York City/Santa Monica, Ca. based online creative and management resource
  center for the entertainment industry. PerFORMplace’s merger with Pen Interconnect will provide
  perFORMplace with access to public money to help accelerate its growth.
  Financial terms were not disclosed.
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