MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SourceForge
(Nasdaq: LNUX), the global online network for community-driven tech media and
e-commerce, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire Ohloh Corporation, a privately held company based in Bellevue,
Washington that owns and operates Ohloh.net, a leading provider of open source
data and community. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to
close in early June 2009.
"We expect the acquisition of Ohloh and the integration of its technology
to significantly improve our insights about the open source development
community and our ability to target advertising," said Jon Sobel,
SourceForge's group president of Media. "The founders and employees of Ohloh
are entrepreneurial and well-regarded in the industry. We are excited to
welcome the Ohloh team to SourceForge."
Ohloh, founded in 2004, is the largest directory of open source projects
and developers. The company's technology crawls approximately 3,500 open
source forges and gathers data on more than 300,000 open source projects and
300,000 open source developers. Ohloh also tracks open source activity through
community-enabled services on its site and provides data to leading technology
companies.
"We have long held SourceForge in high regard," said Scott Collison, CEO
of Ohloh. "We are eager to combine our skills and insights with SourceForge's
credibility and reach in the open source ecosystem and look forward to joining
the SourceForge team."
About SourceForge
SourceForge's media and e-commerce web sites connect millions of
influential technology professionals and enthusiasts each day. Combining
user-developed content and e-commerce, SourceForge is the global technology
community's nexus for information exchange, goods for geeks, and open source
software distribution and services. SourceForge's network of web sites serves
34 million unique visitors each month* and includes: SourceForge.net,
Slashdot, ThinkGeek and freshmeat.net. For more information or to view our
media kit online, visit www.sourceforge.com. (*Source: Google Analytics and
Omniture, April 2009.)
SourceForge, SourceForge.net, Slashdot, freshmeat, and ThinkGeek are
registered trademarks of SourceForge, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks or product names are the property of their
respective owners.
About Ohloh
Ohloh, based in Bellevue, Washington, is a leading directory of open
source projects and a market leader for data services about open source
software development.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's
current expectations, and involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
statements contained herein include statements regarding SourceForge's
acquisition and integration of the Ohloh Corporation. Actual results may
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements due to various factors, including: SourceForge's ability to
successfully complete the acquisition of Ohloh Corporation and to integrate
Ohloh's technology and employees into SourceForge following the closing.
Investors should consult SourceForge's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov, including the risk factors section of its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008, and its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its previous fiscal quarter ended January
31, 2009, for further information regarding these and other risks of
SourceForge's business. All forward-looking statements included in this press
release are based upon information available to SourceForge as of the date
hereof, and SourceForge does not assume any obligations to update such
statements or the reasons why actual results could differ materially from
those projected in such statements.
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