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AOL Acquires Web-Based Chat and IM Firm Userplane

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 14, 2006 - 2:34pm.
Dulles, Va. - In its third acquisition of the year, AOL said on Monday that it has paid an undisclosed amount for Userplane, a Los Angeles-based developer of Web-based chat and instant messaging tools. Founded in 2001 by Michael Jones, Nate Thelen and Javier Hall, Userplane has licensed its chat technology to more than 100,000 websites and online communities, and has a presence in more than 25 countries. Key customers include MySpace.com, Honda, Date.com and IGN. Ted Leonsis, AOL's vice chairman, said the acquisition will "expand and extend the reach and relevance" of the company's instant messenger services, which currently have more than 83 million users. Userplane will operate as a unit of AOL, and its 12 employees will continue to be based in L.A. Earlier this year, AOL also acquired Washington-based Lightningcast and Truveo.

http://press.aol.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1031&section_id=14 
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tags: Deals | Internet | Tech | AOL | Acquisitions | Chat | IM | Portals | Userplane |



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