Egghead.com Joins Yahoo!'s Premier Merchant Program.SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1998--Egghead.com (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 :EGGS) announced today that it has become a premier computer and software merchant on Yahoo!(r) (NASDAQ:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ) the world's leading Internet guide. Starting today, Yahoo! users have convenient access to Egghead.com's assortment of more than 20,000 computer, software and related products throughout computer-related areas within the Yahoo! network of properties. Egghead, which operates three electronic commerce Web sites, is the first computer-related merchant in Yahoo!'s premier merchant program that currently includes merchants in popular areas such as autos, videos, books, travel, music and online stock trading -- to name a few. "Yahoo!'s premier merchant program brings added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Under the agreement, Egghead.com merchant buttons are integrated throughout computer-related areas of the main Yahoo! directory The Yahoo! Directory is a web directory which rivals the Open Directory Project in size. The directory was Yahoo!'s first offering. When Yahoo! changed to crawler-based listings for its main results in October 2002, the human-edited directory's significance dropped, but it is still , as well as co-branded Yahoo! and AltaVista search results pages. Additional promotions for Egghead will also appear on the front page of Yahoo! and throughout the Yahoo! and Netscape New and Cool areas. "This agreement is a major element in Egghead.com's strategic move to the Internet," George Orban, Egghead.com Chairman 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. said. "By teaming up with Yahoo!, the Egghead brand name and Web sites, which are synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as computers and software, are now available to millions of Yahoo! users worldwide." Egghead.com, Inc. operates three Internet Web site sales channels: www.egghead.com, www.surplusdirect.com and www.surplusauction.com. The sites are among the most frequently visited commerce sites on the Internet, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Media Metrix, the PC Meter Company. Egghead.com offers consumer and business customers more than 20,000 different products, including computers, peripherals, software, and software downloads. Surplusdirect.com offers off-priced computer hardware, software, and consumer electronics products. Surplusauction.com offers computer products, office and consumer products to shoppers in a fun and interactive bidding environment. With two types of auctions to choose from and a real-time bidding process based on a true auction format, customers set the prices on a wide variety of products. Surplusauction.com currently holds 15 live auctions per week where bidding takes place 24 hours a day. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is a global Internet media company that offers a network of branded Web programming that serves millions of users daily. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the single largest guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. Yahoo! Inc. provides targeted Internet resources and communications services for a broad range of audiences, based on demographic, key-subject and geographic interests. Yahoo! is headquartered 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. , Calif. This announcement 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. that involve risks related to the highly competitive nature of the computer products retailing industry, the market for Internet commerce, the integration and combination of technological systems operating the current websites, the seasonality and quarterly fluctuation results, the dependence of the company's sales on the purchase and use of personal computers and software, and the risks detailed in Egghead.com's SEC reports including the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended March 29, 1997, and the SEC report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ending Dec. 27, 1997. CONTACT: The Rockey Company, John D. Hough n. 1. Same as Hock, a joint. v. t. 1. Same as Hock, to hamstring. [ imp. & p. p. os> r>; p. pr. & vb. n. os> n. 1. An adz; a hoe. v. t. 1. To cut with a hoe. jhough@rockey-seattle.com, or The Rockey Company, Erica Perez, 206/728-1100 eperez@rockey-seattle.com. or http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/eggs.htm |
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