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AltaVista Features eBay Listings
Shopping Search and Comparison Engine Latest to Enroll in eBay API Program
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AltaVista, the leading global search technology at www.altavista.com, and a majority owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI - news), today announced that AltaVista's shopping-comparison guide now features listings from eBay, The World's Online Marketplace(TM). The strategic relationship between the companies provides joint marketing, technology and traffic distribution opportunities.
Utilizing eBay's Application Programming Interface (API), AltaVista will integrate eBay listings into the AltaVista shopping and product research service, providing consumers with the opportunity to bid on products relevant to their search queries and shopping interests.
``By adding eBay's item listings, we are providing our users with another trusted and well known brand that further broadens AltaVista's efficient and comprehensive online shopping service,'' said Gannon Giguiere, senior director, global product marketing, AltaVista. ``We now allow consumers to compare Web, localized brick-and-mortar stores and auction listings with a single glance, saving time and simplifying the process of searching for products online.''
Based on a user's search query, up to three of the most current, relevant listings from eBay will appear on the AltaVista shopping results page, along with product information from across the Web and local retail shopping results to provide consumers with a complete, comparative shopping experience. Users will have the option to click on a listing to get additional information and place bids, or they may view additional listings by clicking on the ``View All Results'' link. Shoppers can also search eBay exclusively by clicking a link from the AltaVista Shopping homepage at www.shopping.altavista.com.
``AltaVista is one of the Internet's leading global search companies and will help drive traffic to our sellers' listings,'' said Jeff Jordan, senior vice president and general manager of eBay U.S. ``We're very excited to have AltaVista as our newest API member, enabling them to showcase eBay listings through the AltaVista shopping service.''
The eBay Application Programming Interface (API) provides third-party developers with the tools to create applications based on eBay technology. Utilizing the API, developers can integrate eBay into third-party sites or applications, ultimately enhancing the experience for buyers and sellers.
About AltaVista
AltaVista Company is the leading global search service at altavista.com . Building on its strong search heritage and patented technology, AltaVista services and software unlock the full potential of the Internet for Web users and turn unstructured data into valuable information for businesses. AltaVista performs more than 50 million Web search queries each day throughout the world. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., AltaVista is a majority owned operating company of CMGI, Inc.
About eBay
eBay ( www.ebay.com ) is the world's online trading community. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on the site across thousands of categories. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with local sites in 60 markets in the United States and country-specific sites in the Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. With the acquisition of Half.com in July 2000, eBay's community now benefits from a marketplace combining traditional auction-style trading and Half.com's set-price trading.
NOTE: AltaVista is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Shopping.com is a trademark of AltaVista Company or its affiliates. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
This release contains forward-looking statements which address a variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits of the agreement between AltaVista and eBay and the expected interoperability of the technologies and products of AltaVista with those of eBay. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: AltaVista depends on third-party technologies which may not successfully interoperate with the technologies and products of AltaVista or other third parties; AltaVista may experience difficulties integrating technologies, operations and personnel of recent acquisitions, AltaVista's growth depends upon continued and increased demand for and market acceptance of AltaVista's web sites; and increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which AltaVista competes. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to CMGI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CMGI's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recently ended fiscal quarter.
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