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NxTrend Bought Back In BuildNet Break-Up

As competitors purchased pieces of BuildNet at a bankruptcy auction, its distribution software subsidiary, NxTrend Technology, Inc., Colorado Springs, Co., was reacquired by its former owners.

BuildNet, attempting to serve every facet of the U.S. construction industry, had purchased NxTrend in

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March of 2000. Yet BuildNet's acquisition spree crushed the company with debt, forcing it and six of its subsidiaries to file for bankruptcy Aug.8.

NxTrend foresaw the trouble, so was not included in the filing and has been operating independently of Durham, N.C.-based BuildNet since March of this year.

"We anticipated the return of title and we're pleased to have this behind us," said Michael J. Cornell, NxTrend president and c.e.o. "This is really the last piece of the puzzle to shedding all that baggage. We're thrilled about the future and happy our customers and prospects no longer have this to be concerned about."

At the BuildNet bankruptcy auction, HomeSphere, Inc., Denver, Co., acquired the builder back office system BuildSoft, the core software system around which BuildNet was first assembled.

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MH2Technologies, Dallas, Tx., purchased most of BuildNet's other assets, including the FAST homebuilder accounting system; Rim Data Systems; BuildNet trademarks, logos and domain namest Buildnet EBuilding Exchange, Buildnet Financial, Buildnet Express Purchasing, Buildnet Wireless and Buildnet Business Intelligence Systems, and Netclerk online permit application; patents related to BuildNet products and services; various software licenses, leases and contracts, and inventory materials, hardware, supplies, customer lists, supplier and distributor lists.

"To put it simply, we acquired said Harold Holigan, MH2Technologies c.e.o. and chairman of the board.

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