BackWeb (BWEB) to acquire Mobix Wireless Data Technology

   *  Amount:         $16 million

   *  Terms:            cash and stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Speed/Bandwidth

   *  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

   *  Amount:         $432 million

   *  Terms:            3.4 million shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Content/Communities

   *  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

   *  Amount:         $1.67 million

   *  Terms:            100% stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Performance software

   *  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

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Consultants/Designers

   *  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

   *  Amount:         $33 million

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  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 fuel 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

   *  Amount:         $124 million

   *  Terms:            681,000 shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Speed/Bandwidth

   *  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

   *  Amount:         $30 million

   *  Terms:            cash and stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Performance software

   *  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

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-tailers

   *  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.