Alexa Internet Integrates Related Links and Archive of the Web Into Internet Explorer 5 Release; Alexa Related Information Visible Part of Internet Infrastructure.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1999--Alexa Internet, developers of the free, award-winning Web navigation service Alexa(TM) today announced a strategic relationship with Microsoft Corp. to provide Alexa's Related Links and Archive of the Web to millions of users of Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 5, the browser release that works faster to save users time. Through integration into Internet Explorer 5, Alexa now provides users with rich, relevant content to optimize their Web browsing experience by serving a list of related sites and by enabling immediate access to archived copies of available Web pages. Alexa Internet Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based subsidiary company of Amazon.com that is best known for operating a website that provides information on the web traffic to other websites. , leading provider of related information about the Web, offers the full Alexa service, including site statistics, contact information, integrated desktop reference services from Encyclopaedia Britannica, ratings, reviews and more for free at http://www.alexa.com. "With today's integration into Internet Explorer 5, Alexa will help millions of additional users get to the best sites and information on the Web," said Brewster Kahle Brewster Kahle (pronounced 'kale', (IPA: /keɪl/) (b. 1960)[1] is a U.S. internet entrepreneur, activist and digital librarian. Kahle graduated from MIT in 1982 with an SB degree in Computer Science & Engineering where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alexa Internet. "We're excited that Microsoft is helping to make Alexa's Related Links and Archive of the Web a more visible part of the Internet infrastructure." Alexa Points Internet Explorer 5 Users Directly To Related Information Through integration into Internet Explorer 5, Alexa Internet points users directly to Web sites that have similar or related content to the page being viewed. Also, if users receive a dead link while browsing, they can access an archived copy of that page from Alexa's database of billions of stored Web pages, many of which are no longer available anywhere else on the Web. Alexa's Related Links and Archive of the Web can be invoked as a menu item in the "Tools" menu of the browser, or from a text link on a server error message page (i.e. as the result of the server's inability to deliver a page due to overload). By choosing "Show Related Links," users have the option to view other sites that are related to the current Web page, or to view an archived version of the current Web page, if available. Alexa's Related Links service suggests sites that may contain similar content or pertain to pertain to verb relate to, concern, refer to, regard, be part of, belong to, apply to, bear on, befit, be relevant to, be appropriate to, appertain to a relevant topic. "Our goal with Internet Explorer 5 is to provide customers with the fastest way to get the most out of their Web experience," said Yusuf Mehdi, director of Windows marketing at Microsoft. "Integration of Internet Explorer 5 and Alexa's services provides users with an easy, seamless way to search the Web." Because Alexa's technology learns from users, the service becomes smarter and more precise the more people use it. Alexa derives its Related Links by analyzing the patterns of Web use and the link structure of the entire Web and puts this knowledge to work on behalf of the user. As a result, users now have access to Alexa's powerful, 13-terabyte Web database containing more than one billion URLs, which represents the most extensive collection of digital expression and Web behavior ever amassed. Upgrade To The Full Alexa Service for Free with Internet Explorer 5 Internet Explorer 5 users can upgrade their Related Links feature for free with even more useful Web information by clicking on the upgrade link inside the Related Links Explorer bar. Alexa's full service displays related information about every Web site with statistics including popularity, number of pages and site contact information, continuously updated Related Links, ratings and reviews from third parties and other users, integrated desktop reference services from Encyclopaedia Britannica and access to pages stored in Alexa's Archive of the Web. About Alexa Internet Founded in April 1996 by Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat, Alexa Internet is the leading provider of related information about the Web enabling intelligent business and consumer decisions. Alexa information is available for free through the advertising-supported Alexa service, which is currently serving more than 120 million impressions monthly for 100 advertising partners. Alexa information is also available for use by corporations, content and service providers, advertising and marketing professionals and other organizations. Alexa's Related Links service is integrated into the Netscape Communicator An earlier suite of Web browsing and groupware tools from Netscape that were packaged as a bundle starting with Navigator 4.0. Communicator refers to any Netscape Navigator product with a version number less than 6.0. 4.5 and NeoPlanet browsers, reaching nearly 10 million users. The company is proud to count among its partners Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. , Encyclopaedia Britannica, Bigfoot (makers of the NeoPlanet browser), VeriSign, Yahoo! Internet Life Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, a well known search engine website. It was created and launched by Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV guide. , InfoSpace.com, TRUSTe, RSACi and many others. The company donates a copy of the Web on an ongoing basis to the non-profit Internet Archive See Wayback Machine and Web archiving. , which is endowed to preserve our digital heritage for scholarly access. The company is located on the Web at http://www.alexa.com, or can be reached at 415-561-6900. The free Alexa Web navigation service is compatible with browsers that run on a Windows95 or Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Alexa, siblinks, and the Alexa logo are trademarks of Alexa Internet. Microsoft (plus any other Microsoft trademarks mentioned) is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. |
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