The acquisition of TFSM by CMGI makes sense. However, not sure the roll-up of DCLK would occur. The lesser players in the industry would start shaking the bushes about anti-trust matters....
BTW, here's a story on AV:
AltaVista to Distribute IPO and SEC Data from EDGAR Online; EDGAR
Online Expands Reach through Leading Web Portal
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Nov 3, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EDGAR Online
(NASDAQ: EDGR), announced today that AltaVista, the Internet's premier
media and commerce network at altavista.com, will distribute
IPO and SEC data from EDGAR Online via a co-branded destination at
edgar.av.com. EDGAR Online (www.edgar-online.com) is the
leading provider of business, financial and competitive intelligence
information derived from SEC filings.
The co-branded site, developed by EDGAR Online, is easily accessible
from the AltaVista Live! Money Area and gives users the latest
up-to-date information by supplying news feeds of all public company
SEC filings along with the latest information and pricing activities in
the IPO market. AltaVista users will also have access to EDGAR Online's
IPO Express service and a complete database of SEC reports on over 15,
000 public companies including the company's EDGAR Online People
service.
"AltaVista Live! is all about offering our users the timeliest, most
accessible, comprehensive and relevant information they need to make
informed investing decisions," said Ross Levinsohn, vice president and
general manager of AltaVista New Media. "The EDGAR Online content is an
extensive resource for IPO and SEC data and gives our users a branded,
trusted source for this information."
"AltaVista is an important new distributor for our data. Now with the
syndication of IPO Express, companies such as AltaVista can offer their
customers a comprehensive and easy to use resource for IPO
information," said Jay Sears, vice president of marketing and business
development for EDGAR Online.
About EDGAR Online
EDGAR Online, Inc. (http://www.edgar-online.com and
freeedgar.com and ipo-express.com) is a Web-based
provider of business, financial and competitive information derived
from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data. Additional services
include value-added functions like IPO Express, a service that provides
easy-to-use, detailed information on IPO filings, pricings and
performance, EDGAR Online People (http://www.edgar-online.com/people),
a service that allows users to conduct research on corporate executive
and directors, EDGAR Online Personal, which provides real-time Web and
email based alerting, and other personalized advanced searches of SEC
data.
Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices in Kirkland, Washington and
New York City, EDGAR Online, Inc. has strategic relationships with
portal, business and financial information Web sites including Yahoo!
(Nasdaq: YHOO), Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS), Infoseek's GO Network
(Nasdaq: SEEK), CNET's SNAP (Nasdaq: CNET), PointCast, Infospace
(Nasdaq: INSP), CBS MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW), SmartMoney.com (NYSE:
DJ), CMPnet's TechInvestor, Hoover's (Nasdaq: HOOV), Motleyfool.com,
Quote.com, Business Wire, Track Data (Nasdaq: TRAC), MSNBC Microsoft
(Nasdaq: MSFT) and NBC/General Electric (NYSE: GE), Big Charts, and
Raging Bull. For more information, please visit the Company's Web site
at edgar-online.com.
About AltaVista Company
AltaVista Company is the premier media and commerce network offering
Internet users up-to-the-minute news, live video, content, search and
shopping resources. The company integrates unique technology, products
and services to deliver relevant results faster for both individuals
and businesses. By combining distinctive 'best of the Web'
relationships with personalized service, the AltaVista Network at
www.altavista.com creates the smartest Internet experience. AltaVista
is building on its heritage of technology and innovative leadership,
offering informative services including AltaVista Live!, AltaVista
Search, AltaVista Shopping.com, AltaVista Local, and FreeAccess
combined with the AltaVista microportal. AltaVista is a majority-owned
operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), Andover, Mass. Compaq
Computer Corporation holds the remaining minority stake in AltaVista.
AltaVista is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Shopping.com and Homebase are trademarks of AltaVista Company or its
affiliates. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved.
Distributed via COMTEX.
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CONTACT: Sarah Clark/Elisa Magendantz
Middleberg + Associates
978/371-8933
sarah@middleberg.com
elisa@middleberg.com
or
Jay Sears
Vice President, Marketing
& Business Development
203/852-5666
sears@edgar-online.com
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