Can Media was later sold to CMGi, managed under Engage Media. Google is to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, a company that puts ads into radio stations, paying up to $1.1 billion for it. Google plans to distribute AdWords via radio this way.
CMGI purchases 83 percent of AltaVista in a $2.3 billion deal. With great fanfare, AltaVista relaunches under the ownership of CMGI as its challenger against more established portals such as Yahoo, Excite and Lycos.
Patent Wars II: CMGI Strikes Back The Search Engine Report, Feb. CMGI's claims that patents AltaVista holds might force other search engines to pay royalties are likely nothing to worry about. You can jump straight to a particular section using the...
CMGI posts profit on AltaVista sale. Content management systems (CMS) are designed to ease the development and maintenance of large sites. They are particularly useful for sites where a lot of people work on the content, and for dynamic web sites...
CMGI posts profit on AltaVista sale. SearchDay, June 12, 2003 http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2219991 These days, the most popular tech parlor game after guessing Google's IPO date is speculating what it will take knock the...
The sale of Digital to Compaq didn't help matters, and the situation grew worse when AltaVista was spun into a separate company, majority-owned by CMGI. It's a famous name that's seen better days. But AltaVista's not the only major search player to...
The service began in December 1995 and was owned by Digital, then by Compaq, when that company purchased Digital in 1998, then later spun off into a private company, which is majority-owned by CMGI. Overture announced today that it intends to...
The service began in December 1995 and was owned by Digital, then by Compaq, when that company purchased Digital in 1998, then later spun off into a private company, which is majority-owned by CMGI. Overture President & CEO Ted Meisel offers...
The acquisition was seen by many as a puzzling move, since CMGI owned 20% of Lycos at the time. CMGI still maintains its majority ownership of AltaVista today. That plan changed in June of 1999, when CMGI, an Internet investment company, agreed to...
Carnegie Mellon licensed the Lycos technology to a newly created company founded by Mauldin and jointly backed by Carnegie Mellon and CMGI@Ventures in June 1995. Eight years ago today Lycos opened its virtual doors to the public, offering a slew of...
Has CMGI Turned the Corner? Inktomi Improves International Search SearchDay, Dec.http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/01/sd1213-inktomi.html Users of Inktomi's regional portal partners should see an improvement in search results thanks to...
CMGI restructures $220 million debt from AltaVista deal Chicago Tribune, Oct.http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0110310206oct31.story CMGI still owes Compaq $220 million, apparently for the purchase of AltaVista.
CMGI restructures $220 million debt from AltaVista deal Chicago Tribune, Oct.http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0110310206oct31.story CMGI still owes Compaq $220 million, apparently for the purchase of AltaVista.
Debt-Riddance For NaviSite http://www.internetnews.com/asp-news/article/0,,3411_913241,00.html Striking a financial restructuring deal with Compaq, CMGI supports its ailing subsidiaries, NaviSite and AltaVista.
CMGI: $220 million debt from AltaVista deal restructured. Ex-AltaVista employee sues CMGI for $70 million.iWon Oct 30 2001 8:32PM GMT Google has quietly extended the scope of its web index, for the first time including a number of file formats...
Indeed, David Wetherell, CEO of AltaVista's parent company CMGI, has openly voiced the possibility of enforcing some of AltaVista's patents. Patent Wars II: CMGI Strikes Back http://www.searchenginewatch.com/sereport/01/02-patents.html Danny...
Will CMGI be selling off AltaVista? Excite@Home says it plans to concentrate on its broadband business, suggesting that its commitment to maintaining the Excite web site may be waning. Semel: The new Yahoo on the block News.com, April 17, 2001 http...
Will CMGI be selling AltaVista for much needed cash? About The Update The Search Engine Update is a twice-monthly update of search engine news. It is available only to Search Engine Watch members. Please note that long URLs may break into two lines...
CMGI's chairman and CEO David Wetherell, whose company has a majority stake in AltaVista, suggested in an Internet World article that some patents recently awarded to AltaVista might give it the ability to seek licensing fees.
Patent Wars II: CMGI Strikes Back CMGI's chairman and CEO David Wetherell, whose company has a majority stake in AltaVista, suggested in an Internet World article that some patents recently awarded to AltaVista might give it the ability to seek...
