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Apr. 2--BURLINGTON, Mass. -- LIGHTBRIDGE RAISES SALES ESTIMATES: Lightbridge Inc., whose technologies allow telecom carriers to manage customer transactions, announced yesterday that it had completed its acquisition of Authorize.Net and that it was raising its first-quarter revenue estimates. Lightbridge bought Authorize.Net, which provides payment solutions that enable online merchants to manage electronic transactions, for $82 million. Lightbridge said it expects to record revenue of between $29 million

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