TECHNOLOGY - March 14, 1995
Times Staff and Wire Reports
CompuServe Inc. Agrees to Buy Spry Inc.: The on-line service has agreed to acquire Seattle-based Spry, a provider of Internet access applications, for $100 million in cash and stock, CompuServe’s parent H&R; Block Inc. said. Spry will become the CompuServe Internet services division and it will be headed by Spry President and founder David Pool, who will become an executive vice president of Columbus, Ohio-based CompuServe, Block said. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days.
