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To: Eddie Kim who wrote (26367)	5/19/1998 12:18:00 PM
From: dav	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Received voting form for the merger from DEC in the mail last night. Sent it out quick this morning.. DAV

To: Eddie Kim who wrote (26367)	5/19/1998 12:45:00 PM
From: William Hunt	Respond to of 97611

EDDIE ---Company Press Release SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation Digital's AltaVista Search Service Extends Relationship With Yahoo! MAYNARD, Mass., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Equipment Corporation's (NYSE: DEC - news) AltaVista Search service ( altavista.digital.com ) has signed an agreement with Yahoo! ( yahoo.com ) to be an alternative search provider at the bottom of Yahoo! Web site search results pages. When a user clicks on the AltaVista option at the bottom of Yahoo! Web site search results pages, the search will be pre-formatted and go directly to the AltaVista property offering search results. This arrangement provides an additional distribution outlet for AltaVista as a major portal to the Web and additional responses to Yahoo! inquiries. ''We look forward to our continued relationship with Yahoo!,'' said Robert Hult, vice president and general manager of AltaVista Search Site. ''Our new distribution relationship with Yahoo! will allow Yahoo!'s users to have continued access to AltaVista, one of the most recognized search services on the World Wide Web.'' ''AltaVista has been the default Web search provider throughout the Yahoo! Network of properties for the past two years, '' said Jeff Mallet, chief operating officer, Yahoo!. ''We're pleased to continue to offer AltaVista as an alternative choice for Yahoo! users.'' About AltaVista Celebrating its second anniversary, Digital's fast and powerful AltaVista Search Service is the premier solution for locating information on the Internet. A forerunner in Web search engines, AltaVista has set new standards, from indexing the entire Internet to providing instant language translation capabilities. Now regarded as one of the top destination sites on the Web, AltaVista has won numerous awards worldwide for its innovation and advanced technology. It offers multiple service offerings, including free e-mail., People Search, Business Search as well as new content offerings including the Travel Zone, Health Zone, Finance Zone and the AltaVista World Index -- supporting one-step searching of the Web in a variety of languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The AltaVista Search Network flagship site is located at altavista.digital.com BEST WISHES BILL P.S. A diffent twist on the story

To: Eddie Kim who wrote (26367)	5/19/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: William Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

EDDIE ---Another follow up ---This article gives me the impression they are at least keeping it for the short term ---interesting--Tuesday May 19, 9:48 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corp. Digital's AltaVista Search Service Means Business With the Addition of New Finance Zone MAYNARD, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Finance is one of the most popular topics on the Web, with in-depth financial information at a premium. Not anymore. Beginning today, millions of people can use Digital Equipment Corporation's AltaVista Search Site (http://www.altavista.digital.com) to meet their financial information needs. AltaVista's new Finance Zone provides the most comprehensive offering of financial information in one place. By entering a company ticker symbol users, can obtain free stock quotes, news, company overviews, interactive performance charts, and premium research reports on a pay-per-view basis. ''The AltaVista Finance Zone represents the latest in a series of AltaVista enhancements that extend the AltaVista Search Service into specific areas of content,'' said Bob Hult, general manager and vice president, AltaVista Search Service. ''By continuing to give people what they want, AltaVista continues its mission to be the premier portal on the Web.'' Why the AltaVista Finance Zone is Unique Instead of providing a patchwork of links to individual content providers, the AltaVista Finance Zone provides the latest and most comprehensive financial information available. In addition to the free content, users who complete the free access to more advanced features, such as portfolio tracking, advanced interactive charting, and premium research reports. AltaVista's Finance Zone offerings include: Company Overviews - business summary reports on listed companies. News - allows access to the most recent or remote articles, including an option for company earnings Quotes - offers current stock quotes Charts - interactive charts on a company's historical performance against its simple moving average or relative performance compared to industry competitors In addition, on a pay-per-view basis, users gain access to premium research reports from providers such as First Call, Standard & Poor's, Market Guide, Lipper, Reuters, Argus, Renaissance Capital, and Vickers. Beyond Search Recent content additions and partnership announcements from AltaVista Search include: World Index -- supports one-step searching of the Web in a variety of languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean InteliHealth -- In conjunction with Johns Hopkins University, AltaVista provides the most extensive source of consumer healthcare information on the Internet The Trip.com -- offers AltaVista users the convenience of online travel planning RealName -- In partnership with Centraal, AltaVista directly links users to company websites The AltaVista Search Revolution, Second Edition -- a revised edition of this best-selling guide to finding anything on the Internet BEST WISHES BILL