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HOOVER'S ONLINE AND GOMEZ ADVISORS ANNOUNCE CONTENT
ALLIANCE; LEADING BUSINESS WEB SITE TO PROVIDE GOMEZ
INTERNET BROKER SCORECARDS
AUSTIN, Texas and LINCOLN, Mass., Oct 21, 1999 /PRNewswire via
COMTEX/ -- Hoover's, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOV), publisher of Hoover's Online:
The Business Network (http://www.hoovers.com), a leading Web-based
provider of business information, today announced a content alliance
with Gomez Advisors, a leading provider of e-commerce research and
analysis.
As part of the agreement, Hoover's Online provides the most recent
Gomez Advisors Internet Broker Scorecard and a link to Gomez.com in the
Stocks section of the Hoover's Online Money channel. Gomez Advisors
produces "Scorecards" to track and rank the performance and quality of
online service offerings for a broad range of e-commerce industries,
including brokers.
According to Gomez Advisors President and CEO Julio Gomez, "Our
alliance with Hoover's gives us a highly visible opportunity to offer
comprehensive information and analysis to consumers who are scrambling
for information on Internet brokers. Our expertise, combined with
Hoover's reach and focus, is a winning combination."
"Anyone can set up shop on the Web. As a result, there's a lot of
misinformation and poor customer service out there," Patrick Spain,
Hoover's CEO, said. "The Gomez Internet Broker Scorecard gives our
audience valuable information about brokers that have a proven track
record, and because Hoover's visitors demand high-quality information
and customer service they can rely on, we feel this is an enhancement
they'll appreciate."
The most recent Gomez Advisors Internet Broker Scorecard can be found
at: hoovers.com.
About Hoover's, Inc. Hoover's (Nasdaq: HOOV) is a leading provider of
authoritative business information on the Web. At the core of Hoover's
is a database of company information covering the world's largest, most
influential and fastest-growing public and private enterprises and the
industries in which they operate. Hoover's accurate, timely information
is designed to provide reliable answers to the questions of the
businesspeople, academics and investors who visit the Hoover's Online
Web site (http://www.hoovers.com) and the more than 30 other Internet
and online services through which Hoover's Company Information is
available, including America Online (NYSE: AOL), Dialog (Nasdaq: DIAL),
Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ), Infoseek (Nasdaq: SEEK), Microsoft (Nasdaq:
MSFT), Reuters (Nasdaq: RTRSY) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO). Time Warner
(NYSE: TWX), Media General (Amex: MEG.A), NBC - a unit of General
Electric (NYSE: GE), Infoseek and Knowledge Universe, through its
Knowledge Net Holdings and Nextera Enterprises (Nasdaq: NXRA) units,
are investors in Hoover's.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: This press release may contain forward-looking statements
relating to future events or results that involve risks and
uncertainties, including statements regarding the expected benefits of
strategic relationships and future services. Among the important
factors which could cause actual results of Hoover's to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are the
effectiveness of strategic relationships, market demand and acceptance
of new and enhanced services, the retention of subscribers, ability to
attract new subscribers, the attractiveness of our audience to
advertisers, competition, economic conditions specific to the Internet,
as well as general economic and market conditions and other factors
detailed in Hoover's reports and documents filed from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent prospectus
and 10-Q filings.
About Gomez Advisors, Inc. Gomez.com, at www.gomez.com, is an online
leader in providing consumers with the latest e-commerce information
and tools that promote informed online purchasing decisions. The
Gomez.com site has grown into a premier online hub where consumers can
evaluate online service and product providers through nationally
recognized Internet Scorecards. These Scorecards rank the performance
and quality of online service offerings for selected industries
including: airlines, auctions, autos, banks, booksellers, brokers,
computers, drugstores, furniture, grocery services, insurance, music,
pet supplies, sporting goods, travel and videos. GomezPro is the
professional services division of Gomez Advisors and features foremost
industry experts offering detailed, proprietary research, tools and
analysis for specific e-commerce industries. GomezPro provides analysis
and projections of e-commerce trends, competitive analysis, and
information on consumer behavior for companies that want to attract and
retain Internet customers.
Gomez.com, Gomez Advisors, Internet Broker Scorecard and GomezPro are
trademarks of Gomez Advisors, Inc. All other products and brand names
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Lisa Glass of Hoover's Online, 512-374-4662, or email,
lglass@hoovers.com; or Kathryn Lancioni of Ogilvy Public Relations,
212-880-5329, or email, kathryn.lancioni@ny.ogilvypr.com, for Hoover's,
Inc.; or Jackie Price, 781-257-2058, or email, jprice@gomez.com, or
Karen Lechner, 781-257-2000, both of Gomez Advisors.
SOURCE Hoover's, Inc.
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CONTACT: Lisa Glass of Hoover's Online, 512-374-4662, or email,
lglass@hoovers.com; or Kathryn Lancioni of Ogilvy Public
Relations,
212-880-5329, or email, kathryn.lancioni@ny.ogilvypr.com, for
Hoover's, Inc.;
or Jackie Price, 781-257-2058, or email, jprice@gomez.com, or
Karen Lechner,
781-257-2000, both of Gomez Advisors
WEB PAGE: gomez.com
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