About This Deal

Microsoft Corporation acquired OmniBrowse Inc., a transaction announced in June 1999.

OmniBrowse Inc. operates in MSN Mobile, is based in United States. OmniBrowse, founded in 1997, was a wireless data-services company delivering personalized content (news, weather, sports, stock quotes and alerts) to interactive pagers, cellular phones and handheld devices such as the PalmPilot. Microsoft announced the acquisition alongside the launch of MSN Mobile and folded OmniBrowse's wireless content-delivery services into it.

Power the new MSN Mobile service with OmniBrowse's wireless content-delivery technology for handheld and cellular devices.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Microsoft Corporation
Target
OmniBrowse Inc.
Value
Not disclosed
Date
June 1999
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Target HQ
United States
Segment
MSN Mobile
Announced
June 14, 1999

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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