INSP: Naveen Jain Honored by AET Israel
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSpace.com (NASDAQ:INSP) today
announced that Naveen Jain, chairman and CEO of InfoSpace.com will be honored
in Jerusalem this week with the Albert Einstein Technology Medal as part of
the first-ever, senior-level, high-tech mission to Israel. Sponsored by
Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna, Raanana Mayor
Zeev Bielski, Rehover Mayor Shuki Forer, Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman and The
Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah, the American delegation will explore strategic
partnerships with Israel's top firms in Silicon Wadi the week of
October 11, 1999. They will also meet with Israel's top leadership.
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The Albert Einstein Technology Medal salutes the vanguard of the high-tech
industry. With their vision, these leaders have revolutionized the perception
of time and space, linking us with ever-growing speed and ingenuity. They have
pushed the envelope of technology in the service of mankind and through their
enterprising pursuits and willingness to take risks, have enabled others from
their cutting-edge discoveries.
Albert Einstein said, "I want to know how God created this world ... I
want to know his thoughts, the rest are details." His uninhibited curiosity
led him to monumental achievements, like those who will be receiving this
tribute.
The award also honors the spirit of partnership in perfecting the world,
or tikkun olam.
The Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah is a rapidly expanding outreach
organization committed to a worldwide Jewish renaissance. Through Jewish
education, it aims to demonstrate how Jewish values can inform contemporary
concerns and issues. Toward that end, The Jerusalem Fund supports innovative
Jewish education projects on five continents in 80 cities, 10 in the former
Soviet Union alone.
It is sponsoring the museum in order to nurture a special connection
between high-tech industry leaders and Israel. Israel's dynamic high-tech
sector is no secret. Of the $2 billion in foreign investment in 1998,
46 percent is in high-tech. The mission seeks to bolster high-tech investment
in Israel's cutting-edge companies to the mutual benefit of American and
Israeli companies.
About InfoSpace.com, Inc.
InfoSpace.com is a leading global Internet information infrastructure
company. InfoSpace.com provides enabling technologies and Internet services
for Web sites and Internet appliances. InfoSpace.com's affiliate network
consists of more than 1,800 Web sites. The Company's affiliates include AOL,
Microsoft, Netscape, Disney/InfoSeek's GO Network, NBC's Snap, Lycos, go2net
Inc., DoubleClick, Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition) and
ABC LocalNet, among others. In addition, the Company provides services to a
network of Internet access devices including PCs, cellular phones, pages,
screen telephones, television set-top boxes, online kiosks, and personal
digital assistants. These include relationships with Acer America, AT&T
Wireless, Nokia, Nextel, Sprint, Mitsui, Lucent, and @Home. |
