[htdig-dev] Overture Buying up Search Engine companies

[Neal R. <ne...@ri...>]

FYI:

What the Hell is Overture up to???

Feb 18:
"Overture announced that they bought AltaVista today for $140M in cash and
stock"
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-984968.html?tag=fd_top

Feb 25:
"Hot off the heels of buying Altavista, Overture today announced it would
buy Fast Search. Fast Search, a Norwegian company which manages
AllTheWeb.com, will get $70 million in cash with up to $30 million in
performance bonuses over the next three years. The deal is expected to
close by April."
http://rss.com.com/2100-1023-985850.html?type=pt&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news




Neal Richter
Knowledgebase Developer
RightNow Technologies, Inc.
Customer Service for Every Web Site
Office: 406-522-1485