To: stock_bull69 who wrote (9318 ) 6/7/1999 8:32:00 AM From: Jenne Respond to of 19700
NaviSite Announces Strategic Alliances With Microsoft and Dell for High-Availability Application Hosting and Management BUSINESS WIRE - June 07, 1999 07:51 ANDOVER, Mass., Jun 7, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- Microsoft and Dell Raise Internet Applications Stakes With Equity Interest in CMGI's NaviSite NaviSite, Inc., a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) and Web hosting supplier, and a majority-owned subsidiary of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI), today announced that the company has signed strategic agreements with Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: DELL) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT). In connection with the separate strategic company agreements, Dell and Microsoft have also made investments for a 4.9 and 4.4 percent interest in NaviSite, respectively. Under terms of the non-exclusive agreement, Dell has become a preferred server, storage and PC provider for NaviSite. The company will use Dell's award-winning PowerEdge(R) servers, PowerVault(R) storage systems, and OptiPlex(R) PCs in hosting web sites and application services for its customers. As the relationship between the two companies evolves, Dell and NaviSite intend to pursue co-marketing initiatives--including cooperative promotions--targeted to businesses that range in size from less than 100 to more than 18,000 employees. AND Madge and Engage Join Forces to Deliver Leading Edge Web Advertising Services in Europe BUSINESS WIRE - June 07, 1999 08:20 WEXHAM SPRINGS, England, Jun 7, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- MadgeNetworks (NASDAQ NM:MADGF), a global network solutions provider, and Engage Technologies, a majority-owned subsidiary of CMGI, Inc., (NASDAQ:CMGI), have joined forces to deliver a new generation of profile driven Internet marketing solutions in Europe. This alliance teams up leading online advertising management solutions from Engage with the mission critical Complex Web Hosting Service from Madge to deliver highly targeted and scalable web advertising services to European blue chip organizations and new media marketing companies. Engage's Accipiter AdBureau and visitor profiling solutions will be hosted and managed by Madge, who will run the complex software on their industrial strength web-hosting infrastructure. Accipiter AdBureau is a comprehensive, turnkey service that allows web sites to manage the delivery, scheduling, targeting, and reporting of Internet advertising quickly and easily with minimal cost and effort. Coupled with Engage precision profiling technology, the service is designed to help European marketers maximize advertising exposure by giving them a thorough understanding of consumer interests for highly targeted banner advertising (while protecting individual identity). Madge will proactively manage its complete web hosting solution around the clock to ensure that all the Engage services will operate continuously and securely, and that the profiling information will be provided in a timely manner and accessible at all times.