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To: Red Scouser who wrote (53664)	3/17/1999 8:23:00 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

AltaVista Launches AltaVista.de German Site MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999--AltaVista Company today announced the successful launch of AltaVista Germany, found at altavista.de. A first for the German market, AltaVista Germany users will be able to perform full-text searches across the six million web documents existing in Germany. AltaVista.de stands alone as the only service to offer a comprehensive directory of German web documents. In addition to the addresses ending in .de (Germany), AltaVista now includes addresses ending in .at (Austria) and .ch (Switzerland). German documents ending with .com, .net and .org will be added in stages. ''AltaVista is recognized as the most powerful and useful guide to the Internet,'' said Mathias Schmitz, AltaVista Search Service, Germany. ''Today AltaVista.de makes its mark as the most comprehensive and up-to-date German-language search service designed specifically to meet the needs of the German market.'' AltaVista.de will also be available with a German-language user interface. AltaVista is working with the ''Centrum fur Informations- und Sprachverarbeitung'' (Center for Information and Voice Processing) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. The center, run by internationally recognized computer linguist Prof. Dr. Franz Guenther, is concerned with the development and implementation of linguistic processes for transparent navigation. Although AltaVista was U.S.-based and available in the English language until now, the frequency of exposure for the service was very high. More than four million search queries were started by German users each week using altavista.com. Based upon these usage figures, AltaVista in Germany is one of the most frequently used web services with more than 28 million page views. Background The AltaVista systems are operated in Germany. The systems are optimally linked with the German peering nodes and the international AltaVista site in Palo Alto, USA using ECRC (European Computer Research Center) high-speed links. Notes The usage frequency for AltaVista is measured and reported according to the regulations stipulated by the Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbetragern e.V. (German Audit Bureau of Circulations). The Bureau of circulations is an independent, non-profit organization of advertisers, agencies and publishers that provides verified audits of the circulation of business publications, general magazines, customer magazines, giveaway papers and newspapers). DoubleClick Deutschland (http://www.doubleclick.de) sells AltaVista.de advertising. AltaVista Leads the Industry AltaVista is a pioneer in Web search technology and continues to set new standards, from indexing the entire Internet, as well as providing the first of their kind language translation and AV Family Filter search capabilities. With an extensive line-up of content and services, AltaVista is now regarded as one of the top destinations on the Internet. Over the last several months, AltaVista has made extensive enhancements to make navigating the Internet relevant, fast and effective for Web users of all proficiency levels. For more information, visit AltaVista's flagship site at altavista.com or av.com. Company Background AltaVista Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Compaq Computer Corporation. A Fortune Global 100 company, Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking and communication products, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are on the World Wide Web at compaq.com. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Contact: Compaq Computer Corporation Eileen Quinn, 408/285-9272