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To: Edward F. Aboufadel who wrote (7689)	2/27/1998 3:47:00 PM
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Everyone forget about undervalued SEEK- 16 Infoseek Expands International Presence and Provides Rapidly Growing Internet Explorer 4.0 Market With the Ultimate in Internet Search and Discovery SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK) today announced an agreement with Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) to integrate its award-winning* search engine with Internet Explorer 4.0 in the United Kingdom. Users can quickly access Infoseek directly from the Internet Explorer 4.0 user interface, and immediately take advantage of Infoseek's natural language search technology -- localized specifically for U.K. users -- for fast and accurate searches. Infoseek's U.K. site is one of 10 international versions of the leading Internet navigation service and highlights the company's commitment to attract international users with localized versions of its search and discovery service. In addition, recent data from leading market research firm Dataquest shows Internet Explorer's market share increasing quickly, and, according to the Dataquest report, is expected to move into the number one spot by the second quarter of 1998. "This agreement is a major step in our international business, which continues to grow rapidly," said Barak Berkowitz, Infoseek's vice president of marketing and international. "Providing truly localized search capabilities gives international Internet Explorer 4.0 users a better Internet experience, and combined with Infoseek's ease, speed and accuracy, they are more likely to make Infoseek their primary online service as well as search tool." Microsoft working with leading search engine companies in the U.K. is a direct response to feedback from British Internet users. Martin Gregory, Internet Explorer product manager at Microsoft Corp., explained: "Every year we conduct exhaustive customer research on our products and services. The main feedback we recently received was that Internet users want fast access to relevant content. This agreement with leading search engines and directories will not only support Internet usage in the U.K., but will direct U.K. surfers to the best the web can offer. The search feature in Internet Explorer 4.0 will be the best place for Internet users to get the web the way they want it." Under the terms of the agreement, Infoseek will place a download button for Internet Explorer on its top U.K. channel pages. This agreement strengthens existing partnerships with Microsoft that include several promotional and revenue sharing arrangements. Infoseek is one of five search engines offered on Internet Explorer 4.0's U.K. explorer bar, a specific area of the interface dedicated to search and other Internet tools. About Internet Explorer 4.0 Internet Explorer 4.0 is the latest version of Microsoft's leading Internet browser software. Internet Explorer 4.0 is an open, integrated suite of Internet software that includes the industry's premier Internet client and basic collaboration solution for end users, IT managers, and developers. Internet Explorer 4.0 expands on the innovation introduced in version 3.0 to achieve Microsoft's vision: complete integration of the Internet and the PC. The end result is a dramatically easier and more personalized way for people to get the most out of the Internet.