aQuantive, Inc.

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Former aQuantive CFO M. Wayne Wisehart Joins Marchex Board of Directors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 19 hours 5 minutes ago
Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX), a local search and advertising company, today announced the appointment of M. Wayne Wisehart to its Board of Directors, effective November 17, 2008. Wisehart most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of aQuantive, a leading global digital marketing company, which was acquired by Microsoft in July 2007. Prior to aQuantive, he served as the CFO at Western Wireless Corporation.


Yahoo seeks a clean break and a new CEO - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 2 days 7 hours 46 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. is emerging from the Jerry Yang era with a share price unseen since the aftermath of the bursting of the Internet bubble, and with rival Google Inc. in firmer command of the market for online search.


aQuantive Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 470 days 21 hours 19 minutes ago
aQuantive, Inc.(NASDAQ:AQNT), a global digital marketing company, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007.Removing the impact of expenses associated with the pending acquisition of aQuantive, Inc.


Microsoft says it's not interested in buying Yahoo - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 1 day 13 hours 57 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told investors at the company's annual meeting Wednesday that he is no longer interested in an outright acquisition of Yahoo Inc.


Franchise Gator Launches in U.K. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 493 days 22 hours 50 minutes ago
aQuantive, Inc.(NASDAQ:AQNT), today announced that its pay-for-performance franchise marketing subsidiary, Franchise Gator, launched a new Web portal (www.FranchiseGator.co.uk.) specifically to serve franchisors, potential franchisees and advertisers in the U.


Microsoft Completes Acquisition of aQuantive, Creates Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 465 days 17 hours 20 minutes ago
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp.


Perkins Coie Is Lead Counsel to aQuantive in Record Acquisition by Microsoft [Press Release]
Business Wire | 456 days 13 hours 50 minutes ago
Perkins Coie served as lead counsel to aQuantive, Inc.in its record-setting acquisition by Microsoft Corporation.In the largest acquisition in its history, Microsoft agreed to pay $66.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6 billion.


Microsoft's Annual Revenue Reaches $60 Billion [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 126 days 8 hours 5 minutes ago
REDMOND, Wash., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $15.84 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2008, an 18% increase over the same period of the prior year. Operating income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.68 billion and $0.46, representing growth of 42% and 48%, respectively, over the same period of the prior year.


Microsoft's Atlas Publisher Suite Adds More Than 20 New Clients Since aQuantive Acquisition [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 423 days 20 hours 46 minutes ago
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that more than 20 publishers have switched from other ad serving providers or solutions to the Atlas Publisher Suite, since the company unveiled its plans to acquire aQuantive Inc., marking a major milestone for Microsoft's newly formed Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group. New customers include SmartBrief Inc., Reunion.com Inc. and Entrepreneur.com Inc.


Clark Kokich Promoted to CEO of Avenue A / Razorfish [Press Release]
Business Wire | 484 days 22 hours 49 minutes ago
Clark Kokich has been promoted to CEO of Avenue A / Razorfish, it was announced today.Kokich has held the title of worldwide president for the past two years at Avenue A / Razorfish, which is the largest interactive marketing and technology services firm in the U.


Local Matters Announces the Appointment of Five Key Executives [Press Release]
Business Wire | 268 days 16 hours 23 minutes ago
Local Matters, Inc. today announced the appointment of five key executives.


EarthLink Announces Changes to Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 120 days 15 hours 50 minutes ago
ATLANTA, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EarthLink, Inc.


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Wall Street Journal, The | 120 days 4 hours 22 minutes ago
BRUNSWICK Corp. (Lake Forest, Ill.) -- Anne Belec was named a director of this recreational-goods maker. Ms. Belec, 45 years old, is global marketing director for Ford Motor Co.


IAC Advertising Solutions Taps Atlas to Power Ad Serving Across IAC's Network of Sites [Press Release]
Business Wire | 475 days 20 hours 48 minutes ago
Atlas, a provider of digital marketing technologies and expertise and an operating unit of aQuantive, Inc.(NASDAQ:AQNT), and IAC Advertising Solutions, a wholly owned business of IAC (NASDAQ:IACI), today announced a multi-year agreement for Atlas to provide media ad serving technology for a number of IAC's businesses, including Match.


Atlas AdMarket Technology Enables Publishers to Create a Self-Serve Marketplace to Maximize Yield from Discretionary Inventory [Press Release]
Business Wire | 470 days 16 hours 19 minutes ago
Atlas, a provider of digital marketing technologies and expertise and an operating unit of aQuantive, Inc.(NASDAQ: AQNT), today announced the launch of AdMarket, its discretionary inventory ad serving technology for large enterprise publishers.





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Company Overview


Company: aQuantive, Inc.
Industry: Advertising Agencies
Website: http://www.aquantive.com

Online advertising won't take you to Easy Street anymore, but it might lead you to Avenue A. aQuantive, through its Avenue A/Razorfish subsidiary, offers digital marketing services to help clients make the most of their online ad budgets. Services include online media buying and planning, ad campaign management, e-mail direct marketing, search engine optimization, and data warehousing and analysis. Its Atlas unit provides marketing software which allows clients to manage digital campaigns. Through subsidiaries such as DRIVEpm and Mediabrokers, aQuantive's third business line buys blocks of online media advertising to resell on a targeted basis. In August 2007, Microsoft acquired aQuantive for $6 billion.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 442.2 (2006)
One-year % Growth in Sales 43.4 (2006)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 54 (2006)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 53.4 (2006)
Number of Employees 2,106 (2006)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 44.0 (2006)
Fiscal Year-End December