Yahoo! Buys eGroups for $432 Million

 BackWeb (BWEB) to acquire Mobix Wireless Data
Technology

  
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Amount:         $16
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      B+

SAN JOSE, June 28–BackWeb Technologies ,
a leading provider of push for e-business solutions, announced that it has
acquired the technology assets of Mobix Communications Ltd., a
leading provider of technology platforms for wireless data solutions, for
approximately $16 million in cash and stock. With the acquisition, BackWeb receives all Mobix software
technology and intellectual property rights, as well as key members of the
Mobix engineering team. The technical team will form the nucleus of
BackWeb’s wireless development efforts and will enable BackWeb to
accelerate its entry into the wireless market with its patented Polite push
technology.




 

 Yahoo! (YHOO) to acquire eGroups

  
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Amount:         $432
million

  
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Terms:           
3.4 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      B-

SANTA CLARA, June 28–Yahoo! , a global
Internet communications, commerce and media company, announced it has
signed a definitive agreement to acquire eGroups, an e-mail group
communication service that makes sharing interests, collaborating, and
exchanging ideas among many people via email easy and efficient. The
acquisition of eGroups, which serves
more than 17 million members and hosts over 800,000 active email groups,
supports Yahoo!’s goal to be the only
place anyone has to go to find and get connected to anything or anyone,
giving Yahoo!’s community of 145 million consumers powerful new ways to
communicate one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many.




 

 WebTrends (WEBT) acquires OpenSoft
Communications

  
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Amount:         $1.67
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      A-

PORTLAND, June 28–WebTrends Corporation ,
the leading provider of enterprise solutions for Visitor Relationship
Management and eBusiness Intelligence, announced that it has agreed to
acquire OpenSoft Communications Ltd., of the United Kingdom for
US$1.675 million. Upon closing, OpenSoft will change its name to WebTrends
UK Ltd. OpenSoft is a specialized
distributor providing value-added sales and service of WebTrends focused product portfolio and
allows WebTrends to accelerate its growth in one of the largest eCommerce
markets outside of North America, as it positions the company to better
meet customer and channel demands of the United Kingdom’s booming
enterprise market.




 

 Scient (SCNT) acquires AXIDIA

  
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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:      B+

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28–Scient , The
eBusiness Systems Innovator(, launched its presence in France through
the announcement of an agreement to acquire AXIDIA, a leading
Paris-based eBusiness services firm. The addition of AXIDIA’s 42 colleagues will help launch Scient’s presence in France and further
extend Scient’s commitment to the global systems innovation market.




 

 Net2000 Communications (NTKK) to acquire FreBon
International

  
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Amount:         $33
million

  
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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-

HERNDON, Va., June 28–Net2000 Communications , an innovative provider of integrated broadband
telecommunications services to medium and large businesses, announced it
has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FreBon International
Corporation, a privately-held provider of interactive video services
headquartered in McLean, Virginia. FreBon is a leader in the transport of
video, data and Internet-based technologies that support face-to-face
communications over interactive networks and will strengthen Net2000’s integrated bundle of service
offerings, providing a high-end ‘sticky’ application that will further fu

el
demand for its broadband network services. Under the terms of the
agreement, Net2000 will purchase all of the outstanding shares of FreBon in
a cash and stock transaction valued at up to $33 million.




 

 PMC-Sierra (PMCS) to acquire Datum
Telegraphic

  
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Amount:         $124
million

  
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Terms:           
681,000 shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      A-

BURNABY, British Columbia, June 28–PMC-Sierra announced the acquisition of privately held wireless
semiconductor company Datum Telegraphic, which will contribute
wireless system design and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) expertise to
PMC-Sierra’s expanding portfolio of 3G wireless solutions. PMC-Sierra will exchange approximately
681,000 shares of PMC-Sierra common stock for the remaining 92% of Datum
Telegraphic that the company does not already own.




 

 ProsoftTraining.com (POSO) to acquire
ComputerPREP

  
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Amount:         $30
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
software

  
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Scorecard:      C+

AUSTIN, June 28–ProsoftTraining.com
announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ComputerPREP
from the privately-held Drake International Technology Group for $30
million, split equally between cash and stock. ComputerPREP is one of the largest
North American publishers and distributors of courseware for information
technology, offering over 1,000 titles covering topics such as Certified
Internet Webmaster (CIW) certification, A+ certification and Linux courses.
CIW is an Internet skills program
administered and branded by ProsoftTraining.com.




 

 Stems and Vines to acquire
Flowersandgifts.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:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      B

MINNEAPOLIS, June 28–Stems and Vines, d.b.a. as Nortech
Forest Technologies , announced that the company has
entered into a letter of intent to purchase Flowersandgifts.com,
which has developed a successful user friendly site for retail sales of
flowers and gifts. Under an asset sale agreement, Stems and Vines will purchase Flowersandgifts.com’s hardware
and software to operate the site, including Web customer databases. Also
included in this transaction is the Yahoo store site.