MIVA

MIVA is a digital media company offering e-commerce software and services to small and medium-sized businesses.

MIVA, Inc. was a digital media company that had two focuses to its business: marketing browser-based toolbar and homepage products through its MIVA Direct division; and running a pay-per-click ad network through its MIVA Media division. In March 2009, MIVA, Inc. completed the asset sale of its MIVA Media division to Adknowledge, Inc. Following this sale, MIVA, Inc. rebranded to [Vertro, Inc.](http://crunchbase.com/organization/vertro) and the company's continuing division, MIVA Direct, rebranded to [alOt](http://crunchbase.com/organization/alot). As part of the rebrand, the company's ticker symbol changed from NASDAQ:MIVA to NASDAQ:VTRO.