The aggressive move is mortared by a dowry from last week'smerger with Photonics Corp., based in Sunnyvale, CA. Directors forthe merged company, which remains headquartered at Lakeside Square,12377 Merit Drive in Dallas, meet Thursday to discuss which or allof the six proposed buyouts will result in tender offers, ChipLangston, REpipeline's CFO told GlobeSt.com. The 2001 acquisitionlist stretches from Portland, OR to Dallas plus includes a firm inToronto. In mid-July, REpipeline had replaced Photonics as thebuyer for a planned take-over of RealEstate4Sale.com.

"There are no sticks and bricks," says Langston. "We're justtrying to tie all the pieces of the puzzle together." REpipeline'smotive is to develop a one-stop shop with e-real estate operationsfor listings, property management, software, databases and marketreports. REpipeline had launched its service Nov. 28 in Dallas.

The Photonics merger not only will finance the buyouts, but alsowill take REpipeline to a public status. Photonics, a publicly heldcompany since 1986, will have its name and ticker symbolchanged.