Boston.com Teams Up With AltaVista; Region's Top News and Information Web Site Forms Alliance With Leading Web Search Site.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Boston.com (http://www.boston.com) announced today an alliance with AltaVista, the leading Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the search site at http://www.altavista.com. Joining AltaVista's Syndicated Search Program will enable Boston.com to offer AltaVista's premier search capabilities to its information-seeking users. The AltaVista search box will appear on every page of Boston.com. The addition of the AltaVista search functionality complements the extensive news, information and classifieds provided by Boston.com. For example, if users are reading a current Boston Globe story on the New Hampshire primary The New Hampshire primary is the first of a number of statewide political party primary elections held in the United States every four years, as part of the process of the Democratic and Republican parties choosing their candidate for the presidential elections on the subsequent , they can research it further by searching the Web with AltaVista. Through AltaVista's focused searching feature, readers can participate in discussion groups, search related categories, and search through what the Web has to offer on their particular topic of interest. Lincoln Lincoln, city and district, England Lincoln, city (1991 pop. 79,980) and district, Lincolnshire, E England, in the Parts of Kesteven, on the Witham River. Millstein, group vice president and publisher of Times Company Digital, of which Boston.com is a part, said, "While we offer a wealth of local information, it is key that our users can search AltaVista's largest Web index within the context of Boston.com. Integrating the AltaVista search capabilities into Boston.com will provide an enriching experience to our users." The AltaVista search capabilities will also be integrated into Boston.com's twenty-year archive of Boston Globe stories. The Globe archives can be accessed at http://www.boston.com/globe/search. AltaVista also has the largest multimedia index available on the Web providing over 25 million video, audio and image files. Boston.com visitors can access the multimedia index on the MP3 section of the site, enabling them to access thousands of their favorite MP3 files. "AltaVista Search enables users to find relevant information fast on any topic," says Greg Memo, vice president and general manager of AltaVista Company. "Our extensive index and focused searching capabilities will empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems Boston.com users with unprecedented search capabilities and the ability to increase their knowledge about daily events that shape our world." AltaVista offers its Syndicated Search partners the ability to add AltaVista's search engine to their Web site. When a user enters a query, the AltaVista engine searches its extensive index to deliver the most relevant results on AltaVista result page. The relationship will be promoted through an extensive regional multi-media campaign over the next month. About AltaVista AltaVista Company is the premier media and commerce network offering Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f up-to-the-minute news, live video, content, search and shopping resources. The company integrates unique technology, products and services to deliver relevant results faster for both individuals and businesses. By combining distinctive 'best of the Web' relationships with personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. service, the AltaVista Network at www.altavista.com creates the smartest Internet experience. AltaVista is building on its heritage of technology and innovative leadership, offering informative services including AltaVista Live!, AltaVista Search, AltaVista Shopping.com, AltaVista Local, and Free Access combined with the AltaVista microportal. AltaVista is a majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), Andover, MA. AltaVista is headquartered in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. About Boston.com Boston.com is part of Times Company Digital, a subsidiary of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Company. Times Company Digital serves a quality audience online by providing high-quality news, information and interaction through its own premier Web sites as well as affiliate partners. TCD's family of sites includes The New York Times on the Web (www.nytimes.com), Boston.com (www.boston.com), New York Today (www.nytoday.com), WineToday.com (www.winetoday.com), GolfDigest.com (www.golfdigest.com) and Abuzz (www.abuzz.com), which is developing sophisticated community and knowledge-sharing applications for use on the Internet. Boston.com currently averages more than 38 million page views and 2.9 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month. |
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