Watch list: ALIF INSP
ALIF
still a position hold
Artificial Life has launched a new species of online tool that is both a search engine and one that aids e-shoppers to find the lowest prices
available online. The tool, called ALife-WebGuide, asks a user about a
purchase or interests, and displays corresponding Web sites and links.
The ALife-SalesRep is an online tool to direct specific information, about special deals, to a user. In a press release, Eberhard Schoneburg, Artificial Life chairman, president and CEO said, "This new e-commerce software, incorporating three of our natural language bots, the ALife-WebGuide, the ALife-Messenger and the ALife-SalesRep, will create a full sales operating cycle over the Internet." The company (ALIF) is initially involved in an e-commerce deal with a European company, about which details will be provided at a press conference on April 14.
INSP
InfoSpace.com Announces 2-for-1 Stock Split
REDMOND, Wash., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSpace.com (Nasdaq: INSP - news) today announced that its board of directors has approved a 2-for-1 stock split of its common stock. Stockholders of record as
of April 19, 1999 will be entitled to one additional share of common stock for each share held on that date. The new shares are expected to be mailed from the Company's transfer agent, ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, on or around May 4, 1999.
The stock split will increase the number of shares of common stock outstanding from approximately 23,081,763 shares to approximately 46,163,526 shares. |
