首页
登录
职称英语
High-speed Internet provider At Home Corp. is buying Excite Inc., one of th
High-speed Internet provider At Home Corp. is buying Excite Inc., one of th
游客
2024-10-21
1
管理
问题
High-speed Internet provider At Home Corp. is buying Excite Inc., one of the leading destinations on the World Wide Web, for about $ 6.7 billion in stock in one of the largest Internet company deals. The deal announced today would surpass America Online Inc.’ s $ 4.2 billion acquisition of Netscape Communications Corp. last year. Based on closing stock prices Friday, Excite is worth about $ 3. 4 billion, which would mean that At Home would be paying a huge premium. The deal could eventually give telecommunications giant AT&T Corp. control of one of the highly sought-after portals that serve as entry points onto the Internet.
At Home is owned by Tele-Communications Inc., Cox Communications and several other investors. TCI is in the process of merging with AT&T Corp. in a $ 39 billion deal that is expected to be completed by spring. AT&T Corp. chief executive Michael Armstrong has stated he wants to use At Home as a conduit for delivering a wide range of communications services, including electronic commerce. Control over Excite, which has a search engine and links to several online shopping sites, would certainly enhance that goal. Excite, which has lagged behind other Web-site companies, such as Yahoo!, has been looking for a larger partner in the rapidly consolidating Internet portal market, especially in wake of the AOL-Netscape deal. Several other companies had been rumored to be interested in Excite, including Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Negotiations between Yahoo! and Excite broke off this weekend, according to published reports.
Excite, eager to extend its reach and market power, was attracted by an alliance with AT&T and TCI. Excite’s shareholders are expected to own about 30 percent of the combined company, which would be known as At Home Networks. Excite chief executive George Bell would take a position on the new company’s executire board, reporting to At Home chief executive Tom Jermoluk. At Home, which delivers high-speed Internet service over cable TV lines, has more than 330 000 customers. The deal would give it access to Excite’s more than 20 million registered users and to the company’s content-development. capabilities. Both companies are located in Redwood City, Calif. At Home, whose stock has risen nearly 300 percent over the past year, has the money to make a deal, Michael Harris, president of Kinetic Strategies Inc. told MSNBC." With At Home’s existing stock valuation (of about $11.7 billion), it’s been surprising they haven’t done more deals. They’ve certainly got a huge war chest built up."
Neither company has yet made a profit. In the three months ended Sep. 30, Excite lost $6.8 million on revenue of $44 million, including acquisition and amortization expenses. In the same period, At Home lost $ 9.7 million. [br] Why does At Home want to buy Excite?
选项
A、Because Tom Jermoluk wants to control his strongest competitor.
B、Because it Wants to expand its business through Excite’s present resources.
C、Because both companies are based in Redwood city, California.
D、Because it has lost $9.7 million in the last three months.
答案
B
解析
细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句,At Home现有33万用户,与Excite的这场交易可以使他获得(give it access to)Excite公司2000多万网上用户,以及该公司的目录开发能力。另一方面,Excite认识到自己已落后于像Yahoo!这样的公司,想寻找强大的伙伴,在网址管理公司目前的兼并潮中站稳脚跟。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3811021.html
相关试题推荐
High-speedInternetproviderAtHomeCorp.isbuyingExciteInc.,oneofth
High-speedInternetproviderAtHomeCorp.isbuyingExciteInc.,oneofth
VintonCerf,knownasthefatheroftheInternet,saidonWednesdaythatthe
VintonCerf,knownasthefatheroftheInternet,saidonWednesdaythatthe
Accordingtoareport【C1】______yesterdaybytheChinaInternetNetworkInfor
Accordingtoareport【C1】______yesterdaybytheChinaInternetNetworkInfor
Accordingtoareport【C1】______yesterdaybytheChinaInternetNetworkInfor
Accordingtoareport【C1】______yesterdaybytheChinaInternetNetworkInfor
Accordingtoareport【C1】______yesterdaybytheChinaInternetNetworkInfor
Accordingtoareport【C1】______yesterdaybytheChinaInternetNetworkInfor
随机试题
Allparentspushtheirkidsatleastalittle.Wepressureourkidstobepo
Usually,therearetworeasonstopursueseientifieknowledge:forthe
TheEarthhasbeenstrippedofupto90%ofitsspeciesfivetimesbeforein
I’mgoingtotalkaboutthepreservingoffruitshere.Attheendofeverys
注重支持和关怀下属,但不关心工作结果和效率的领导方式是:A.自由放任式 B.民
脊柱前凸多发生的部位是A、颈段 B、胸段 C、颈胸段 D、腰椎 E、骶椎
“整个教学法”的提出者是( )A.陶行知 B.张雪门 C.福禄贝尔 D.
小学生在识字的初级阶段,容易把一些笔画相似或相近的字读错,如把人口读成“八口”,
(2020年真题)关于药品零售企业陈列与储存药品管理要求的说法,正确的有( )
因抑制CYP3A4,合用会增加多奈哌齐血药浓度的药物是A.红霉素 B.氟西汀
最新回复
(
0
)