ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--David Wetherell,
Chairman and CEO of CMGI (NASDAQ:CMGI), today announced the
appointment of William J. Hawkins to the newly created position of
President, Internet Technology. CMGI is a majority shareholder or
owner/operator of more than 30 Internet companies spanning online
community, commerce, content, and infrastructure disciplines.
In this new role, Mr. Hawkins will provide strategic counsel and
technical vision to the company's Internet Group, as well as its
Ventures investments. The Internet Group includes Planet Direct,
NaviSite, NaviNet, Engage Technologies, ADSmart, Magnitude Network,
and ZineZone, while Ventures has been instrumental in the funding and
development of Internet firms such as Lycos (NASDAQ:LCOS), GeoCities
(NASDAQ:GCTY), Reel.com, PlanetAll, Vicinity, Silknet, Chemdex,
ThingWorld.com, Raging Bull, and more than 20 others.
Mr. Hawkins, a 20-year veteran of the software industry, comes to CMGI after a 4-year tenure with America Online (AOL), serving most
recently as Vice President of Advanced Technology. While at America
Online, Mr. Hawkins was instrumental in the design and development of
integrated browser and messaging technology, as well as other key
aspects of AOL's Internet platform strategy.
Prior to joining America Online, Mr. Hawkins was the Chief
Technical Officer of BookLink Technologies, where he pioneered the
design and development of componentized Internet browser technology.
CMGI sold BookLink Technologies to America Online in 1994.
Prior to BookLink, Mr. Hawkins served for 7 years at Interleaf,
where as a System Architect, he pioneered the design and development
of electronic publishing and DOS-extender technologies. Before joining Interleaf, Mr. Hawkins worked as a technical contributor at a variety of Boston-area software companies. Mr. Hawkins received a BA from Swarthmore College in 1975, and did graduate work in Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT.
"Bill and I have seen the Web from unique and interesting
perspectives since we last collaborated more than four years ago,"
said David Wetherell, Chairman and CEO, CMGI. "He has a deep
understanding of advanced and emerging technologies for the Internet,
and I'm extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with him
again."
"David Wetherell's vision of Internet-based information services
guided our early efforts at BookLink Technologies, and since then, he
has used this vision to build CMGI and the Ventures funds into key
Internet players," added Hawkins. "I'm thrilled to be working with
David again."
About CMGI
CMGI (NASDAQ:CMGI) combines operating companies with strategic
venture investments to create a diverse set of businesses delivering
Internet solutions. Microsoft, Intel and Sumitomo hold minority
positions in CMGI. The CMGI Internet Group consists of its
majority-owned subsidiary companies ADSmart, Engage Technologies,
NaviSite, NaviNet, Planet Direct, Magnitude Network and ZineZone.
The company's Ventures affiliates have ownership interests in
Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS), blaxxun, GeoCities (NASDAQ:GCTY), Vicinity, ThingWorld.com, KOZ, Silknet, Chemdex, Speech Machines, Softway Systems, TicketsLive, Critical Path, MotherNature.com, Raging Bull, Universal Learning Technology, Visto, Virtual Ink, Ancestry.com, ONElist, Furniture.com, Boston Financial Network and Asimba. CMGI also includes CMG Direct, SalesLink, InSolutions and On-Demand Solutions as majority owned subsidiaries in the direct marketing, fulfillment and turn-key arenas.
Corporate headquarters is located at 100 Brickstone Square,
Andover, MA 01810. Telephone: 978-684-3600. Fax: 978-684-3814.
Additional information is available on the company's Web site,
cmgi.com.
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CONTACT: CMGI
Deidre Moore, (978) 684-3655
dmoorecmgi.com
or
Copithorne & Bellows
Lisa Hahn, (617) 450-4300
lisa.hahncbpr.com
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