Today’s Deals: Trilogy Picks Off pcOrder.com for $6.375/share

 Transaction Systems (TSAI) to acquire
MessagingDirect

  
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Amount:         $53
million

  
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Terms:           
3.3 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-commerce
enablers

  
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Scorecard:      B

OMAHA,

Neb., Oct. 24–Transaction Systems Architects , a global provider of enterprise e-payments and e-commerce
software, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
MessagingDirect, a company based in Edmonton, Canada, in an
all-stock transaction. Combining MessagingDirect’s secure document
delivery and e-processing technology with TSA’s proven e-payments solutions and
expertise will allow us to provide an end-to-end software solution in this
exciting new market.Transaction Systems will acquire all of the issued and
outstanding securities of MessagingDirect in exchange for approximately 3.3
million shares of Transaction Systems’ Class A Common Stock.




 

 Vicinity (VCNT) acquires NetCreate

  
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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:       
Consultants/Designers

  
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Scorecard:      C+

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 25–Vicinity
announced its acquisition of NetCreate Systems, a privately-held
company. Vicinity, a provider of
infrastructure marketing services for Global 2000 companies on Internet and
wireless platforms, will integrate NetCreate’s award-winning Web solutions
for distributed organizations and its advanced online Web generator
technology into Vicinity’s SiteMaker offering. Terms of the acqui

sition
were not disclosed.




 

 Trilogy Software to acquire pcOrder.com
(PCOR)

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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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-

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 25–Trilogy Software and
pcOrder.com jointly announced that they have
signed a definitive merger agreement under which Trilogy will commence a cash tender offer
to acquire all of pcOrder’s common
stock at a price of $6.375 per share. Trilogy currently owns all of
pcOrder’s outstanding Class B common stock, which represents 62.5% of
pcOrder’s outstanding common stock. Trilogy is a provider of software
driving the e-commerce transformation of Global 2000 companies, while
pcOrder provides business-to-business software applications, content and
related services that are designed to move the computer industry to the
Web.




 

 VeriSign (VRSN) acquires
GreatDomains.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:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Oct. 25–VeriSign , a
provider of Internet trust services, announced the acquisition of Los
Angeles-based GreatDomains.com, a worldwide provider of services in
the secondary domain name market. The addition of GreatDomains to the VeriSign family will extend the
company’s leadership in providing comprehensive Web identity services to
businesses of all sizes looking to establish, extend and protect their
presence on the Internet. GreatDomains’ third party domain name inventory
will be integrated into the purchase process for domain names found at www.networksolutions.com thereby
allowing prospective customers to search for domain names in the primary
and secondary markets at the same time.




 

 Open Text (OTEX) acquires Bluebird
Systems

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      B-

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25–Open Text , a
worldwide provider of collaborative commerce software for e-business,
announced the acquisition of Bluebird Systems of Carlsbad,
California. Bluebird is a specialist
in the delivery of solutions for PeopleSoft applications such as Human
Resources, Accounts Payable and Expense Reporting. Bluebird’ s strengths in
PeopleSoft integration along with its understanding of real world commerce
interactions is expected to offer Open
Text customers the most comprehensive and robust enterprise
collaborative-commerce solution available on the market.




 

 eHotHouse to acquire InSys Technology

  
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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:       
Consultants/Designers

  
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Scorecard:      C

NEW YORK, Oct. 25–eHotHouse, an interdisciplinary
professional e-services firm focusing on e-commerce strategy, application
systems integration and marketing services that was formed by Change
Technology Partners in September 2000, announced
that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InSys
Technology of Somerset, New Jersey, a privately-held information
systems consulting firm specializing in the development of customized
Extranet and Internet applications. The acquisition of InSys furthers eHotHouse’s efforts to offer its
clients a broad menu of professional services to enable companies to
successfully navigate the challenges of the new knowledge-based economy.




 

 GeeWhizUSA.com and HotBeads.com to
merge

  
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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:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      D

HOUSTON, Oct. 25–iVG announced that its
subsidiary GeewhizUSA.com, and
WTMG, LLC which operates HotBeads.com, will finalize their LOI as
a merger of interests. The newly merged entity will retain the GeeWhiz name
and HotBeads(TM), the product, will become a product line of GeeWhiz, which
is creating the first centralized B2B e-commerce marketplace for the highly
fragmented $34 billion promotional products and specialty gifts industry
and brings together the world’s customers, distributors, merchandisers,
concessionaires and resellers to meet and transact on-line. Terms to be
disclosed immediately upon closing.




 

 ConnectivCorp (COTV) acquires Sexual Health
Magazine, advicecenter.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:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      D

NEW YORK, Oct. 25–ConnectivCorp announced
that it had acqui

red the assets of Sexual Health Magazine, including
the rights to the acclaimed Sexual Health Magazine, and Herpes Advice
Center, including the sexual health web site advicecenter.com. The acquisition of
Sexual Health Magazine and advicecenter.com will help to catapult ConnectivHealth’s under-development
SexHealth.com Web site into the forefront of online sexual health
information. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.




 

 BabyPressConference.com acquires
Urbanbaby.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:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C+

NEW YORK, Oct. 25–BabyPressConference.com, the only online
hospital maternity service that allows parents to introduce their newborns
to family and friends via live, full-motion video over the Internet,
announced the acquisition of urbanbaby.com, an award-winning online
network of resource guides, interactive communities and online store for
local parents in the top metropolitan cities in the world. The UrbanBaby acquisition is expected to
help further BabyPressConference.com’s
goal of being a destination for new and expectant mothers.




 

 DWL acquires IPMeeting.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:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C+

NEW YORK, Oct. 25–DWL Incorporated, an e-solutions company,
announced they have acquired Ottawa-based IPMeeting.com, a provider
of Java-based web collaboration for self-help, application sharing and live
discussions. DWL will fully integrate IPMeeting.com’s component-based
collaboration solution into DWL Unifi, its core transactional e-business
platform, to give customers fully personalized collaboration functionality
to enhance customer service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.




 

 Appraisal.com acquires Day One

  
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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:      B-

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 25–Appraisal.com, the foremost provider
of Internet based real estate data, appraisal tools and resources, has
announced the acquisition of Day One, the recognized leader in
appraisal and real estate related software. The Day One acquisition will enable Appraisal.com to offer a complete
end-to-end appraisal and collateral management solution to its customers,
being able to create the first ever integrated end-to-end single solution
for order, management, delivery and use of appraisals from over 5,000
participating appraisers nationwide.




 

 Answers.com acquires KnowItAll

  
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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:      B

PASADENA, Oct. 25–Answers.com announced the acquisition of
Austin, Texas-based KnowItAll, developer of real-time communication
and collaboration technology initially targeting online customer service.
The KnowItAll acquisition gives Answers.com a competitive edge in the
Web-enabled customer interaction space by adding text chat, audio, video,
e-mail management, remote application control, white boarding and a media
“normalization engine,” which allows messages and responses to questions
from online site visitors to be handled in a single interface regardless of
the initial type of inquiry strengthening Answers.com’s positioning as the
best solution for handling online customer interaction. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.