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(Unverified)Apr 20th 2006 1:41PM

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Matt where have you been? AOL bought ICQ in 1998 and they have shared the infrastructure since then.

Dulles, VA, June 8, 1998 - Significantly advancing its multiple-brand strategy, America Online, Inc. [NYSE: AOL] today announced that it has acquired Mirabilis Ltd, an Israel-based company which has used its ICQ instant communications and chat technology to rapidly build a Web-based community of more than 12 million registered users worldwide.

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