AltaVista to Provide Search Engine to CMGI Solutions and Compaq Computer Corporation Headlines
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03/21 11:16
Offerings Help to Customize Customers' Internet Solutions for High Performance And Scalability
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AltaVista Company, the premier new media and commerce network at www.altavista.com today announced that CMGI Solutions and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) will offer their customers the new AltaVista Search Engine 3.0. Both companies will use AltaVista Search Engine 3.0, a customizable search solution for e-commerce companies, portals and global enterprises, to design customers' Web sites for higher performance and platform scalability. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed. Both AltaVista and CMGI Solutions are majority-owned operating companies of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI).
"We are pleased to be working with two of the leading providers of Web business solutions," said Jeff Black, vice president, AltaVista Business Solutions. "Professional, customized search technology is a vital part of a successful Web site and we look forward to working together to provide customers with the best search solutions for their businesses."
AltaVista Business Solutions licenses search products that leverage the renowned search engine technology underlying AltaVista's search service used daily by millions of people in business, research, education and governments throughout the world. This expertise in Web search experience translates into proven products and services that are highly scalable and customizable to meet individual customer needs.
AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 is designed to improve the experience people have online. The new technology scales demanding and sophisticated Web environments. AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 is customizable to meet the specific needs of any business which helps to improve customer relationships.
"As a builder of successful Net businesses, we understand the importance of leading-edge search technology for improving the customer experience online," said Ronald E. Spears, president and CEO of CMGI Solutions. "AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 provides the scalability and high-performance that we need to build the best Web solution for any business."
CMGI Solutions will provide AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 as part of its SolutionsPort? offering, a platform that unites customers' disparate systems under one common, interoperable interface and accommodates fast growth and change.
Compaq Services will offer AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 to enable customers to conduct business online with buyers, suppliers and partners 24 hours a day.
"In the competitive world of electronic business and the Internet, there are no second chances," said Nick Sharma, vice president, Professional Services, Compaq Computer Corporation. "With global language support, and fast, customizable results, AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 is a powerful tool that we use to help businesses compete and differentiate themselves in the online global marketplace."
About AltaVista Business Solutions
AltaVista Business Solutions licenses industry-leading AltaVista search engine products and hosted services to e-commerce companies, portals and global enterprises. AltaVista search technology is one of the fastest, most reliable and most scalable search tools for Web businesses. AltaVista Business Solutions has more than 850 customers worldwide. Additional information is available on the AltaVista Business Solutions Web site at solutions.altavista.com.
AltaVista Company is the premier media and commerce network offering Internet users up-to-the-minute news, live video, content, search and shopping resources. The company integrates unique technology, products and services to deliver relevant results faster for both individuals and businesses. AltaVista is building on its heritage of technology and innovative leadership, offering informative services including AltaVista Search, AltaVista Live!, AltaVista Shopping.com, and AltaVista Free Internet Access combined with the microportal. AltaVista is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., Andover, Mass. AltaVista is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.
This release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events, and these statements are subject to important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release address a variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits resulting from the agreements between AltaVista and Compaq and CMGI Solutions, respectively, the expected functionality of the combination of AltaVista's and Compaq's and CMGI Solutions' technologies and products, respectively, and the expected functionality of the AltaVista Search Engine 3.0. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: AltaVista may experience difficulties integrating technologies, operations and personnel of recent acquisitions, the AltaVista Search Engine 3.0 may fail to deliver the expected functionality; AltaVista's products and technologies may not successfully interoperate with those of Compaq and CMGI Solutions, respectively; and increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which AltaVista competes. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to CMGI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CMGI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
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