IAC Advertising Solutions has switched ad servers, abandoning DoubleClick in favor of aQuantives Atlas.

The ad sales division of IAC/InterActiveCorp said its goal in making the move was to consolidate IACs myriad Web properties into a single media ad serving platform using the latest available technology. It said the move to Atlas will allow it to offer advertisers better access to more than 60 million unique IAC users each month, a June audience figure reported by comScore Media Metrix.

IAC owns Ask, Excite, Expedia, Hotwire, iWon, Live Daily, Match Ticketmaster, TicketWeb, Match.com, Citysearch and Evite. It characterizes its audience as “busy mothers, trendy singles, established professionals, tech-savvy consumers and affluent couples.”

The deal is a big win for Atlas and for Microsoft, which anticipates completing its acquisition of aQuantive by the end of the year.

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