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To: Teflon who wrote (22948)5/19/1999 9:27:00 PM
From: Maverick   of 74651
 
MSFT takes a major stake in Healtheon
Internet portal Healtheon approves WebMD merger

LOS ANGELES, May 19 (Reuters) - Internet health services
firm Healtheon Corp. plans to merge with WebMD Inc. in
a bid to consolidate the online management of health care data,
a Healtheon board member told Reuters on Wednesday.
Healtheon's board approved the deal on Monday and WebMD's
directors were slated to vote on the plan early Wednesday.
"Both managements have been engaged in the negotiating
process. We expect them to approve the terms," said Dick
Kramlich, a director at Healtheon and general partner at New
Enterprise Ventures.
The deal is structured as a 50-50 merger and should
conclude in about four months, he noted.
In addition, software giant Microsoft will take a
major stake in the new company, Kramlich said.
There will also be a group of strategic partners including
pharmaceutical supply company McKesson HBOC Inc. , chip
maker Intel Corp. , and Internet portal company Excite
Inc. , the board member said.
((--Los Angeles bureau + 1 213 955 6750))
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