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To: James Thompson who wrote (10964)	6/28/1999 10:09:00 AM
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ALTAVISTA UNVEILS ROBUST SUITE OF INTERNET SERVICES New Integrated Services Establish Premier Media and Commerce Network Key Highlights: •Enhanced AltaVista Search site, offering the Internet's first Search Freshness Guarantee and new multimedia search capabilities (www.altavista.com) •Innovative AltaVista MicroPortal, the Internet's first MicroPortal, a personalized desktop window to premier AltaVista services (www.microav.com) •Totally Updated AltaVista Shopping.com Ultrastore, defining an all new ultra-satisfying online shopping experience (www.shopping.com) •Introduction of the AltaVista Local Portal Services, 40 new local portal Web sites to debut on the AltaVista Zip2 Homebase platform (www.zip2.com) PALO ALTO, Calif., June 28, 1999 - AltaVista Company today unveiled several innovative Internet services as the initial preview to the premier AltaVista Network. The company's new offerings form the foundation of a robust online media and commerce network for both Web savvy users through AltaVista brand services as well as mainstream Internet users through AltaVista's ‘best of the Web' partnerships. "Today marks the start of an exciting new journey for AltaVista," said Rod Schrock, president and CEO of AltaVista Company. "AltaVista has consistently delivered the leading search service to the Web community. Now we are laying down the gauntlet: we intend to offer a broader range of online services designed to greatly enhance users' Internet experience. These new services feature all the same characteristics - quality, robustness, best-of-the-Web orientation - that have become synonymous with the AltaVista brand name." The company confirmed today its intent to introduce several additional Internet services throughout 1999, which will culminate in the unveiling of the next-generation AltaVista Network by the end of the year. "As robust as this start is to our premier network, we have several more exciting announcements in store in the near future!" added Schrock. AltaVista Search: The Most Powerful Guide to the Internet Gets Even Stronger The core of AltaVista's new media and commerce network is the company's first-to-market powerful and useful search engine. AltaVista Search now features the Internet's first search freshness guarantee combined with new site design featuring first-of-its-kind contextual shopping and enhanced multimedia search. AltaVista plans to offer more than 25 distinctive new features by the end of the year to make searching the Internet faster and more personally relevant. For more information, see separate press release titled: "AltaVista Search: The Most Powerful Guide to the Internet Gets Stronger" at www.altavista.com. The AltaVista MicroPortal: Internet's First Window to Premier AltaVista Services Consistent with AltaVista's goal of creating the most satisfied, brand loyal user audience, the company announced today the AltaVista MicroPortal, the world's first downloadable Internet application that gives users an up-to-the-minute personalized desktop window to premier AltaVista services. The MicroPortal will give users the freedom to explore the entire Web, yet remain connected to their dynamic personalized information. This announcement reinforces AltaVista's leadership position in defining new categories of "Internet portals" as also demonstrated through its local community portals. The AltaVista MicroPortal is a significant upgrade to AltaVista Tracker, a service that was unveiled in March of this year for Internet Explorer 5.0 users. To add more excitement when using the world's first MicroPortal, AltaVista also announced today that it will give away an Internet industry record $5 million in Shopping.com electronic cash certificates to first-year users of the AltaVista MicroPortal. The AltaVista MicroPortal will be available at the end of July and will be accessible to any user that has Internet Explorer Version 4 or higher installed on their PC. Users can pre-register for the service and the $5 Million electronic cash giveaway by visiting www.microav.com. For more information, see separate press release titled: "AltaVista Extends the World's First MicroPortal" at www.altavista.com. AltaVista's Shopping.com Redefines Internet Shopping with the Ultra-Satisfying Online Shopping Experience AltaVista's Shopping.com announces an all new format for online shopping: the Ultrastore. This richly featured shopping destination offers the ultimate combination of selection, convenience, value and service available on the Internet, as well as AltaVista's legendary advanced search technology. Shopping.com has totally updated its seven superstores. It is first on the Internet to offer personalized and proactive product availability and shipping information on the product information page, before they commit to purchase a product. In addition, Shopping.com is delivering an unprecedented new level of value with its unique, storewide "Ultimate Brand Auctions". Ultimate Brand Auctions will auction a wide variety of the most popular name brand merchandise across all seven superstores, with unprecedented bid values starting at $1. Shopping.com is defining a totally new "ultra-satisfying" Internet shopping experience. For more information, see the press release titled: "AltaVista's Shopping.com Introduces the Ultra Satisfying Online Shopping Experience" at www.altavista.com. AltaVista and New Media Partners Create the Web's Premier Local Destinations In keeping with its mission to deliver fast, locally relevant results to users and advertisers on the Web, AltaVista's Zip2 announces partnerships with prominent new media companies to create forty local portal sites that give users the fastest, most relevant results on the Internet. Based on the Homebase™ platform developed by AltaVista's Zip2 Division, interactive divisions of leading news organizations can combine highly relevant local content with the vast resources of a standard portal into a single Web site. This powerful combination allows users to quickly find information that is specific to who they are, where they live, and what they need to accomplish – on the Internet, in their own home town or on the road. The first Homebase partner site to launch in a US metro area is Houston, Texas at hb.zip2.com of the Hearst Corporation. For more information about the AltaVista Partner Network, see separate press release titled: "AltaVista and New Media Partners Create the Internet's Premier Local Destinations" at www.altavista.com. About AltaVista Company AltaVista Company is the premier online media and commerce network. The company integrates unique Internet technology and services to deliver relevant results faster for both individuals and Web-based businesses. By combining distinctive AltaVista brand services with ‘best of the Web' partnerships, the AltaVista Network creates the most satisfying Internet experience. AltaVista is building on its heritage of technology and innovation leadership, offering award-winning services including: AltaVista Search, AltaVista Local Portal Services, AltaVista MicroPortal and AltaVista's Shopping.com. For more information, visit AltaVista at altavista.com.