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Subject: Oct2000 ECMgt.com: M&A Activity Escalates
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  • AMD Files to Sell $1.5 Billion in Securities
  • MP3Board Sues AOL-Time Warner Over Gnutella
  • SEC Targets Alleged Web Pyramid Scheme
  • Micron Sues Rambus
  • California Judge Allows Class-Action Case Against Microsoft
  • SafetyTips.com Unit Buys APBnews.com for $575,000
  • AOL Defends Time Warner Merger at EU Hearing
  • CMGI Hatches A New Version Of Itself
  • RSA's Patent Expiration May Spur Competition
  • Monumental Battle looms over Spectrum
  • Patent Infringement Case against 3DFX
  • Gates, Allen to Sell Millions in Stock
  • Government Warns Investors of 'pre-IPO' Fraud
  • Auto Mega-Site Adds Key Supplier
  • Enemies Unite against Microsoft
  • Sun Acquires Cobalt Networks
  • Facing the Music in Europe
  • Pseudo Meets the Real World
  • Web Van To Delay Expansion
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AMD Files to Sell $1.5 Billion in Securities
Advanced Micro Devices filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell $1.5 billion in debt securities, preferred and common stock, and equity and debt warrants.

MP3Board Sues AOL-Time Warner Over Gnutella
MP3Board.com filed a complaint against AOL-Time Warner for responsibility of the file-swapping system Gnutella that was originally developed by AOL's Nullsoft division.

SEC Targets Alleged Web Pyramid Scheme
Federal regulators filed suit to stop an allegedly fraudulent pyramid scheme they said was masquerading as an Internet investment club and had bilked some 2,000 investors of $5.6 million.

Micron Sues Rambus
Chip maker charges competitor with antitrust violations, invalid patents

California Judge Allows Class-Action Case Against Microsoft
A judge allowed the first class-action suit to proceed against Microsoft Corp. on allegations that the software maker's monopoly harmed California consumers. Dozens of similar suits linger nationwide.

SafetyTips.com Unit Buys APBnews.com for $575,000
The fate of crime news Internet site APBnews.com was finally determined after SafetyTips.com Inc. bought the assets of APB Online Inc. for $575,000 cash.

AOL Defends Time Warner Merger at EU Hearing
America Online Inc., yielding few concessions and dismissing critics, defended its plan to merge with Time Warner Inc. in a tense standoff today before European Union regulators.

CMGI Hatches A New Version Of Itself
CMGI, the prototypical high-flying Internet incubator, is going to the ground game.

RSA's Patent Expiration May Spur Competition
RSA Security is stealing some of its competitors' thunder by releasing its encryption algorithm to the public domain two weeks early.

Monumental Battle looms over Spectrum
While European operators charge eagerly ahead, pledging to spend billions of dollars for third-generation wireless licenses, the U.S. hasn't yet figured out which frequencies can be used for operating such networks.

Patent Infringement Case against 3DFX
NVIDIA Files Patent Infringement Suit Against 3dfx Corporation NVIDIA Corporation the leader in advanced graphics processing technology

Gates, Allen to Sell Millions in Stock
Microsoft Corp. co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen plan to sell a total of $109.3 million of stock in the company, the world's largest provider of software

Government Warns Investors of 'pre-IPO' Fraud
Federal regulators say they are seeing a number of companies that claim to offer "pre-IPO" stock sales online to give investors a jump before the firms go public

Auto Mega-Site Adds Key Supplier
Automotive-systems supplier Visteon said Thursday that it will participate in Covisint, the giant online auto purchasing exchange being built by Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Nissan and Renault.

Enemies Unite Against Microsoft
In a big move to fend off the influence of Microsoft in the OLAP market space, an unlikely group of vendors have teamed up to support a new Java-based interface for OLAP servers.

Sun Acquires Cobalt Networks
Sun Microsystems and Cobalt Networks announced that they have entered into an agreement in which Sun will acquire Cobalt in a stock-for-stock merger.

Facing the Music in Europe
The planned merger of EMI and Warner Music is shaking up the continent. And some new thinking is emerging.

Pseudo Meets The Real World
Does the downfall of Pseudo mark the end of the new-media heyday in New York? Or is Silicon Alley just sobering up from Josh Harris' party?

Webvan To Delay Expansion
Online grocer Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) announced Friday it will delay its scheduled expansion and a planned distribution center move in order to concentrate on obtaining profitability and integrating its systems with those of acquired rival HomeGrocer.com...

 

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