Interactive TV firm in Horsham to be sold

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San Carlos, Calif.-based Liberate Technologies, which makes software for interactive television, will acquire Horsham, Penn.-based MoreCom Inc. for $561 million. MoreCom, which was founded in 1997 by former employees from General Instrument Corp. and Philips Consumer Electronics, offers Internet-based services for television broadcasting firms.

Liberate Technologies, MoreCom Inc.

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Deal to put WorldGate technology into advanced cable boxes

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Trevose, Penn.-based WorldGate Communications Inc. has signed a contract with Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. The deal, in which WorldGate will install its advanced Internet television technology in Motorola Inc.'s cable-TV set-top boxes, was reached at the annual meeting of the National Cable Television Association.

Capital expenditures, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, New orders received, Communications Equipment, Communications Eqp ex Tel, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, Electronics, Electronic Components and Accessories, Microsoft Corp., Telecommunications industry, Telecommunications equipment, Motorola Inc., MOT, MSFT, WorldGate Communications Inc., WGAT

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V-Span acquires rival videoconferencing firm

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King of Prussia, Penn.-based V-Span Inc., which is a videoconferencing company, has acquired Boulder, Colo.-based Peer Digital Inc. for undisclosed terms. The deal, which will create a merged company with approximately $42 million in annual revenues, will be headquartered in King of Prussia.

Telegraph & other communications, Specialized Telecom Services, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Internet services, V-SPAN Inc., Peer Digital Inc.

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