Dan Wagner, knight raider

Article Abstract:

MAID's reverse takeover of Knight-Ridder Information allows MAID's InfoSort to be used for Knight-Ridder's Dialog. MAID had sought to achieve the status of industry standard for InfoSort, and the link with Dialog, a major on-line database, means this goal is more likely to be achieved. Dialog was difficult for non-specialists to access, so the link with MAID means that Dialog becomes more user friendly. The end-user market for business information is growing. The new company to be created from the acquisition will be called The Dialog Corp.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Database marketing, Knight-Ridder Financial Inc.

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Road to riches?

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MCI has set up a number of agreements, including a link with Microsoft for on-line services. MCI is to market Microsoft's Microsoft network service to its clients. MCI has also been awarded the last US satellite license for $682 million following an auction. The agreement with Microsoft could affect an information and news service being set up by MCI and News Corp. Meanwhile, AT and T has acquired a stake of 2.5% in a subsidiary of General Motors called Direct TV.

All Other Information Services, Business services, not elsewhere classified, Info Services ex Database, Microsoft Corp., Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Joint ventures, MSFT, MCI Communications Corp., MCIC

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UK boffins go to market

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MAID has been awarded a contract by IBM to provide data for IBM's Internet service. MAID has mainly dealt with business clients, and is developing databases for the mass market in business information. Meanwhile, Virtuality, a virtual reality systems developer, has granted a license to Takara, a Japanese producer of games, which aims to sell video headsets. Both MAID and Virtuality have seen a rise in their share prices as a result of these deals.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Computer Input-Output Eqp NEC, Computer industry, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Contracts, Printers (Equipment), Virtuality, Takara Co.

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