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| {{Infobox_Company |
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| company_name = CUC International|
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| company_logo = [[File:Comp U Card logo.png|300px]]|
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| company_type = Division of [[Activision Blizzard]]|
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| foundation = 1973 (Silicon & Synapse)<br />1997 (Cendant Software)<br />November 20, 1998 (Havas Interactive)<br />May 16, 2001 (Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing)<br />November 13, 2001 (Vivendi Universal Games)<br />March 3, 1996 (Vivendi Games)<br />July 9, 2008 (Activision Blizzard)|
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| location = United States|
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| key_people = Not disclosed|
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| industry = Video games |
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| products = Video games |
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| num_employees = Not disclosed|
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| homepage = N/A|
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| '''CUC International''', short for '''Comp U Card''', was the first known electronic commerce company.
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| ==Comp U Card==
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| Comp U Card was a drop ship service that was founded in [[1973]]. It was offered through [[The Source]] and [[CompuServe]]. Its Shoppers Advantage service was offered on [[America Online]], [[Delphi]], [[GEnie]], and [[Prodigy]].
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| ==Cendant Software==
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| CUC International and Hospitality Franchise Systems merged in December [[1997]] forming Cedant. The holding company for its [[video game]] businesses was named '''Cendant Software'''.
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| ==Havas Interactive==
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| On November 20, [[1998]], the French media company [[Havas]], which itself was acquired by [[Vivendi]] in 1997, acquired Cendant Software for $800 million USD.
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| Cedant Software was renamed '''Havas Interactive'''.
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| ==Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing and Vivendi Universal Games==
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| In June [[2000]], Vivendi, [[Seagram]], and [[Canal+]] merged. As Canal+ owned [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], the resulting company was named Vivendi Universal.
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| On May 16, [[2001]], Havas was renamed Vivendi Universal Publishing after its parent company. As a result, Havas Interactive was renamed '''Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing'''.
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| On November 13, 2001, the North American and international divisions were consolidated into '''Vivendi Universal Games'''.
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| On March 3, [[2006]], Vivendi Universal sold the majority of its media operations to [[General Electric]] and was renamed Vivendi. As a result, Vivendi Universal Games was renamed '''Vivendi Games'''.
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| ==Vivendi Games merges with Activision to form Activision Blizzard==
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| On July 9, [[2008]], Vivendi Games was merged with [[Activision]] to create [[Activision Blizzard]].
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| ==Acquisition by Microsoft==
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| [[Microsoft]] acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD on October 13, [[2023]], and the latter became a subsidiary of [[Microsoft Gaming]].
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