Customer Care & Billing - Portal Software

Portal Software has been bought by Oracle.

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. 12-APR-2006 Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced that it will acquire Portal Software, Inc. (OTC BB: PRSF.PK), a leading global provider of billing and revenue management solutions for the communications and media industry, through a cash tender offer for $4.90 per share, or approximately $220 million.

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Netflix Business Process Patent

Netflix business process patent.

AP
Blockbuster Accused of Patent Infringement
Tuesday April 4, 6:49 pm ET
By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
Netflix Accuses Blockbuster of Illegally Copying Its Ideas in Patent Infringement Lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. on Tuesday accused Blockbuster Inc. of illegally copying its ideas in a patent infringement lawsuit challenging the video store chain's recent Internet expansion.

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The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, focuses largely on the online wish lists that prioritize the DVD desires of about 5.4 million people who subscribe to either Netflix or Blockbuster's Internet service.

Netflix also believes its patents cover perhaps its most popular feature -- the option of renting a DVD for an unlimited time without incurring late fees.

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