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To: Dell-icious who wrote (46325)6/9/1998 2:34:00 PM
From: Dell-icious  Respond to of 176387
 
Just read this on cnnfn.com: cnnfn.com
I wonder if DELL is next to start its own internet service? Any thoughts, anyone?
Dell-icious

Yahoo!, Compaq set deal

Computer maker will feature Internet giant's Web
page on new PCs

June 9, 1998: 1:10 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Yahoo! Inc. said Tuesday its
personalized Web site will be the default home page for
Compaq Computer Corp.'s new Internet service.
A co-branded version of Yahoo!'s personalized Web
page, My Yahoo!, will be the start page for Compaq's new
Easy Internet Access Powered by GTE service.
My Yahoo! will be offered on Compaq's new line of
Presario Internet PCs, which feature a button on a special
keyboard that leads users directly to Compaq's Internet
services.
Financial terms weren't disclosed.
Shares of Yahoo! (YHOO) soared in midday trading,
climbing 4-7/8 to 114-1/4. Compaq (CPQ) shares gained 7/8
to 29-5/8.
The agreement calls for My Yahoo! to provide access to
information on Compaq products, services and customer
support. My Yahoo! features links to news, sports and
financial information, all of which can be customized to
individual tastes.
Ellen Siminoff, Yahoo! vice president of business
development, said the company may be looking to establish
similar partnerships with other computer makers.
By providing one-button access to its new Internet
service, Compaq becomes the latest computer maker to
allow users to bypass the initial Windows desktop to
feature its own services.
Last month, Gateway Inc. and IBM Corp. announced
they were configuring their new computers to make their
own Internet services more prominent.