BGIX, big news with InfoSeek: The Health Channel(TM) Goes With Infoseek
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TO BUSINESS, MEDICAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:
The Health Channel(TM) Goes With Infoseek
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLogix International, Ltd.
(OTC Bulletin Board: BGIX) reported today that The Health Channel
(www.thehealthchannel.com) is the first major Web portal to deploy the
Infoseek Corporation's highly acclaimed Ultraseek Server Content
Classification Engine (CCE) for managing massive amounts of health-related
content and providing the user with easy topical browsing and searching.
The announcement follows Infoseek's successful hosting of its first
Ultraseek User's Group Meeting on April 29th in San Francisco. "As the largest
healthcare portal on the Web today, The Health Channel could not be more
excited about the power and potential of the Ultraseek Server," said Health
Channel President and CEO Michael Grandon. "There is no question that Infoseek
has produced a terrific search and navigational tool for today's Internet
user. We are committed to Infoseek for the long-term and look forward to
continued growth of our business using its products and services."
By launching with Ultraseek/CCE on April 1, 1999, The Health Channel
expects to build on its position of innovation and leadership in the highly
competitive market for healthcare portals, and to increase its share in an
industry segment which is projected to grow from $500 million to nearly
$6.2 billion by the year 2002. thehealthchannel.com, currently indexes over
2.8 million other Internet health and health-related sites, has direct links
with in excess of 1700 on-line healthcare information service centers,
provides detailed coverage of nearly 700 medical conditions, offers channels
for professional and personalized information, national and local TV listings,
a "virtucare" environment for health chat and interactivity, and the ability
to search nearly 250,000 web pages of on-line health-care information or the
entire Internet. A full service pharmacy and global physician network are also
planned for introduction later this year.
The Ultraseek Server is deployed by some of the world's leading
corporations and agencies; including: Boeing, Sony, 3M, Sun, Ford, Sears,
NASA, National Geographic and Stanford University. Infoseek Corporation
(Nasdaq: SEEK) is a premier global media network which enriches people's daily
lives by combining integrated Internet services with leading consumer brands.
In January, 1999, Infoseek, in partnership with The Walt Disney Company
(NYSE: DIS), launched the GO Network, a major Internet portal designed to
connect people with the things they care about most.
Further announcements are expected about upcoming new product features at
thehealthchannel.com.
SOURCE BioLogix International, Ltd.
/CONTACT: Michael Grandon of BioLogix International, Ltd., 415-388-1551/
/Web site: thehealthchannel.comhttp://www.biologix.com/
May-11-1999 06:15 GMT
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