Dow Jones Business Information Services launches web-based business directory.PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1996--Dow Jones Business Information Services See Information Systems. announced today it has launched the Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance Business Directory, a new Web-based navigation aid that provides direct links to more than 350 quality business- and finance-related sites on the Internet, with weekly reviews of key sites. The Dow Jones Business Directory is being introduced as a featured area within the Business section of Infoseek (www.infoseek.com). The availability of the Directory on Infoseek, an Internet navigation service, marks the first of several planned distribution outlets for the new Directory, including Dow Jones Business Center(SM) on America Online See AOL. , The Wall Street Journal(R) Interactive Edition and Dow Jones News/Retrieval(R). Created by editors at Dow Jones & Company, Inc., the world's premier business information provider, the Dow Jones Business Directory allows readers to quickly and easily find important business information on the World Wide Web. "The Dow Jones Business Directory was developed by Dow Jones editors to provide a single place that can help businesspeople decide which sites would be most useful to them-eliminating the need to visit each site in order to make that determination," said Tim Andrews, editor in chief of online services for Dow Jones Business Information Services. "Through the Dow Jones Business Directory, we're providing authoritative, well-written reviews of valuable business- and finance-related sites," added Mr. Andrews. "This information and direct links to these sites ensure that business people can quickly access the business information and data that is important to them." Robin Johnson Robin Johnson (born May 24, 1964), is an American actress. Johnson grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. One day when she was 15, sneaking a KOOL on the steps of Brooklyn Technical High School, a man (who has never since been identified) came up to her, told her , president and chief executive officer of Infoseek, said, "Infoseek is an innovator of timely, 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. news on the Web, and our award-winning search capabilities make the service particularly appealing to businesspeople on the Internet. Partnering with Dow Jones reflects both our orientation toward the business market and our appeal as a high-value content and audience aggregator on the 'Net." The Business Directory covers five main areas: Companies, Economy, Industries, Markets and Personal Finance, each with a number of subcategories. Dow Jones editors categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat and evaluate sites using a strict set of rating criteria: content, speed, navigation and design. All ratings are based on a 1-10 scale and accompany the reviews. About Infoseek Infoseek Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SEEK) is based in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , CA, and provides a leading Internet navigation service. The service was recently named the number one site in Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. revenues by Web Track and SIMBA. Infoseek search services have won a number of industry awards, including "Number One Rated Search Engine" (PC Computing), "Best of the Test" (Internet World), "MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Internet Tools" (PC Computing), "Top 100: Editors' Choice" (Home PC) and "Top Rated Search Engine" (Family PC). Infoseek's World Wide Web site and award-winning Internet navigation services can be accessed at http://www.infoseek.com. About Dow Jones Dow Jones Business Information Services, the electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. arm of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., provides business news and information products, including The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition on the World Wide Web and Dow Jones News/Retrieval, to corporations, consumers and private investors through a variety of electronic media: computer, telephone, facsimile, and radio. Dow Jones also publishes The Wall Street Journal(R) and its international editions; Barron's(R) magazine and other periodicals; electronic business information services, including those of Dow Jones Telerate and Dow Jones Financial News Services, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones also produces business television programming internationally and video news delivered to desktop computers. More information on Dow Jones Business Information Services and its products can be found at http://bis.dowjones.com. The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, Dow Jones News/Retrieval, Dow Jones Business Center and Barron's are marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All other products mentioned are the marks of their respective owners CONTACT: Dara Schechter, Dow Jones, 609-520-4668 dara.schechter@cor.dowjones.com |
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