AQuantive

aQuantive, Inc. was the of a group of three  service and technology companies:, , and DRIVE Performance Solutions. Based in, the company was founded in 1997. According to  magazine, in 2005 it ranked 14th by revenue among worldwide.

On May 18, 2007, Microsoft announced that it would acquire the company for US$6 billion, the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history until its 2011 purchase of Skype. The acquisition closed on August 10, 2007. aQuantive became part of Microsoft's newly created Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group. On July 2, 2012, Microsoft announced that it would take a $6.2 billion, mostly related to the 2007 acquisition of aQuantive.