Della.com & Infoseek Corporation Announce Two-Year Agreement to Provide All-Occasion Gift Registry Services to Go Network Users.SAN FRANCISCO/SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999-- Della.com, a premier gift-giving destination, and Infoseek One of the first major search engines on the Web. In 1999, in partnership with the Walt Disney Company, it became Go.com (www.go.com). In 2001, Disney stopped providing the search capability on Go.com in order to focus on its other top-ranked Web sites, such as ESPN.com, ABCNews. Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK), home of GO Network (www.go.com), today announced an agreement that will make Della.com a featured partner for gift registry The configuration database in all 32-bit versions of Windows that contains settings for the hardware and software in the PC it is installed in. The Registry is made up of the SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT files. Many settings previously stored in the WIN.INI and SYSTEM. services on certain properties of GO Network. The agreement will enable GO Network's 21 million monthly visitors to create all-occasion gift lists through Della.com's premier retail partnerships and innovative gift giving features. "We are very excited about this partnership," said Rebecca Patton, 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 Della.com. "Our mission at Della.com is to help people give better gifts though our partnerships with leading retail brands and gift-giving services like 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. gift ideas and wishlists. Through our relationship with GO Network, we are able to introduce our powerful and unique gift-giving solution to many more users." "Della.com is a recognized leader in online gifts," said Bill Rose, vice president of Search and Content for Infoseek. "Because finding great gifts can be time-consuming and difficult, we believe that personal gift registry will become a popular way to communicate gift ideas and to purchase quality gifts for family and friends. We are excited that our relationship with Della.com will bring our users best-of-breed gift-giving services with the convenience of online shopping from premier retailers." Della.com and GO Network will create a co-branded website that delivers Della.com's premier partner stores and gift list functionality to GO Network customers while allowing them to remain within GO's familiar and popular environment. In addition, Della.com's wedding registry, Della Weddings, will be a featured wedding registry service on GO Network. Della Weddings, an elegant and easy-to-use website for engaged couples and their guests, makes the wedding gift registries of premier stores available online. About Infoseek Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK) is the home of GO Network, a premier global media network that offers consumers solutions for everyday life by combining integrated 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 services with leading consumer brands. Now one of the top five sites on the Internet, GO Network was launched in January 1999 by Infoseek, in partnership with The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DIS (Data Instrumentation Systems) See DST. Dis god of nether world; identified with Pluto. [Rom. Myth.: Leach, 315] See : Underworld ), and is the online home of leading world brands such as ABCNEWS.com for news, ESPN.com for sports, Disney.com and Family.com for kids and family, Infoseek for search, and Disney.com and ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com for entertainment. In addition, Infoseek licenses its Ultraseek Server search and navigation software to companies for their own intranet, extranet and Internet sites. Infoseek is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about Infoseek, please visit Infoseek's corporate Internet home page at http://info.infoseek.com or to request additional information about Infoseek, call our Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Request Line at 408/543-6960 or visit our investor relations Web site at http://www.ir-infoseek.com About Della.com Della.com (www.della.com) is a premier gift-giving destination. Launched in June 1999 as Della & James, Della.com brings together leading retailers, including Amazon.com, Gap, Banana Republic banana republic n. A small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity, such as bananas, and is typically governed by a dictator or the armed forces. , Restoration Hardware and REI, with gift registry, expert advice and personalized gift suggestions to help everyone give better gifts. In an easy-to-use website, Della.com helps users create wish lists, discover people's wishes and easily purchase the perfect gift online. Della.com's wedding registry, Della Weddings, meets the needs of engaged couples and their guests. Featuring the wedding gift registries of premier stores such as Crate and Barrel, Williams-Sonoma, Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. , Dillard's, Della Weddings makes it easy to register for and purchase wedding gifts. Note Editors: Infoseek, Ultraseek and the Infoseek logo shown are trademarks of Infoseek Corporation, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding Infoseek, GO Network and Della.com and involves risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in such statements as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to the Company's ability to successfully and timely launch a fully integrated, co-branded site with Della.com and the acceptance and use of online gift registry services by the public. The failure of the above to occur could materially adversely affect Infoseek's business, financial condition, and results of operations. Actual results could differ materially from the results indicated in this release. For more information about Infoseek Corporation (Nasdaq: SEEK) and the risks arising when investing in Infoseek, you are directed to the Company's most recent Annual Report or Form 10K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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