Short Take: CUC buys Match.com

CUC International announced it will buy Match.com, an online personal classifieds service, from Electric Classifieds. Match.com said it is the largest matchmaking service on the Internet, with more than 350,000 singles registered to date. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Dawn Kawamoto Former Staff writer, CNET News

Dawn Kawamoto covered enterprise security and financial news relating to technology for CNET News.

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Dawn Kawamoto

Sept. 25, 1997 1:00 p.m. PT

announced it will buy Match.com, an online personal classifieds service, from Electric Classifieds. Match.com said it is the largest matchmaking service on the Internet, with more than 350,000 singles registered to date. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.