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- July 12, 1999: The Walt Disney company and Infoseek corporation to combine Disney's Buena Vista internet group with Infoseek and create single internet business called GO.com
- July 8, 1999: Infoseek, Bell Atlantic Partner to Enhance Online Shopping
- June 29, 1999: Disney and go network institute comprehensive new advertising policy to promote industry adoption of online privacy standards
- June 28, 1999: Infoseek expands Japan operations: Acquires digital garage assets
- June 28, 1999: Infoseek software and Viador team up to deliver innovative enterprise information portals
- June 22, 1999: GO Network blooms with FTD, the world's largest flower company
- June 21, 1999: Infoseek launches GO Network™ express search with instantly accessible search from anywhwere on the web
- June 14, 1999: Mitsubishi motors picks GO Network's Mr. Showbiz for all-new 2000 eclipse promo
- June 10, 1999: GO Network and CuisineNet Deliver the Best in Restaurant Fare to Consumers
- June 11, 1999: GO Network launches national search to find ultimate GO-getters
- June 7, 1999: Have a dad that's hard to shop for? Find the ultimate father's day gift at GO Network
- June 7, 1999: Infoseek in discussions with the Walt Disney company concerning a possible business combination
- June 7, 1999: Cars.com becomes exclusive used vehicle listings provider on the GO Network Automotive center
- June 2, 1999: Infoseek enhances leading search technology and free home pages service on GO Network with Centraal's RealNames
- May 25, 1999: GO Network gears up with new Automotive center: Featuring tools from leading automotive information providers
- May 24, 1999: Infoseek completes transition of infoseek branded site: GO Network "powered by infoseek" search
- May 24, 1999: New home page at GO Network loads 30 percent faster and gives users more control over personalization
- May 24, 1999: National GO Network advertising campaign largest television campaign by Internet company
- May 17, 1999: Worldlyinvestor.Com To Provide Content Syndication On GO Network
- May 17, 1999: GO Network Launches New Health Center: Exclusive Partnership With Drkoop.Com
- May 13, 1999: Gourmetmarket.Com And Infoseek Team-Up To Offer Chocolate Clubs On GO Network
- May 13, 1999: GO Network announces new infoseek search: 30 percent faster, 50 percent larger
- May 11, 1999: Feel the force as GO Network and Mr. Showbiz count down to star wars
- May 10, 1999: Infoseek Teams Up with Avant Go to Give Users Access to GO Network via Handheld Devices Using the AvantGo.com Interactive Service
- May 5, 1999: Make mother's day special with GO Network
- April 29, 1999: GO Network and SYSTRAN introduce translator: making the internet a truly universal language
- April 21, 1999: GO Network and Realselect, Inc. Extend Relationship in Multi-Million Dollar, Multi-Year Deal, Kicking Off Revamped Real Estate Center
- April 15, 1999: GO Network Launches Online Company Store to Give You GO Network Gear and Other Things That GO With You
- April 15, 1999: Infoseek Germany Launches with Largest Collection of German Information Available on the Web
- April 14, 1999: GO Network Wants to Know - Is Your Mom the Ultimate Internet Mom?
- April 13, 1999: Infoseek Reports Second Quarter 1999 Results
- April 13, 1999: GO Network and DrKoop.com Strike Exclusive $57 Million Cross-Network Partnership
- April 1, 1999: GO Network and Whynot Creations Lets Users Reach Out With 1,000 Electronic Greeting Cards
- March 31, 1999: Mr. Showbiz Unveils Second Annual Celebrity Pageant
- March 29, 1999: GO Network Connects People to the Stars With Exclusive Horoscopes From Astrology Zone
- March 25, 1999: Infoseek and ZDNet Help Home Users Unravel Technology Mysteries in GO Network's New Comprehensive Computing Center
- March 22, 1999: Infoseek Names Thomas Hartman New Vice President of Sales For GO Network
- March 18, 1999: GO Network Gives Users Customized Content and Search Using Internet Explorer 5
- March 18, 1999: Oscar.com Joins GO Network
- March 18, 1999: GO Network Helps Users Beat Tax Deadline with Online Filing and Services from Securetax.com
- March 17, 1999: MBNA America Bank, Infoseek Forge Exclusive Marketing Alliance, Deal Values at Up to $100 Million
- March 11, 1999: GO Network Gets Down to Business With New Center Dedicated to Small Business Owners
- March 11, 1999:Infoseek Announces Partnership With ZDNET as a Premier Technology Content Provider for Business, Internet and Game Content
- March 8, 1999: GO Network Users Score Big With GO Games
- March 2, 1999: Infoseek to Ship Ultraseek Server 3.0 for LINUX
- March 1, 1999: Mr. Showbiz Goes to the Oscars® on GO Network
- February 24, 1999: GO Shop On GO Network -- More Than a Million Products From More Than 200 Merchants
- February 23, 1999: U.S. Government Agencies and Departments Rely On Ultraseek Server as Web Search Solution
- February 22, 1999: GO.com Debuts as Fourth Most Popular Domain On the Internet
- January 28, 1999: Infoseek Reports Record Revenues For Its First Fiscal Quarter of 1999
- January 28, 1999: Infoseek Names Naughton Executive VP of Products
- January 27, 1999: Infoseek Appoints Allen VP Investor Relations and Treasurer
- January 20, 1999: Mr. Showbiz Kicks Off Award Season By Winning a Few of Its Own
- January 20, 1999: Mr. Showbiz & Wall of Sound Announce Winners in 1998 Readers Polls
- January 19, 1999: Ultraseek Server Powers Search at Major Campus Web Sites
- January 19, 1999: Infoseek Acquisition of Quando Completed
- January 12, 1999: Disney and Infoseek Launch GO Network at www.GO.com
- December 22, 1998: Infoseek and ZDTV Sign Strategic Search and Marketing Deal
- December 15, 1998: Infoseek Selected as HP Covision Partner
- December
14, 1998: Infoseek Gets GO Network Ready to Go
- December
8, 1998: Infoseek COO Les Wright Assumes CFO Responsibilities
- November 27, 1998: Infoseek and Netscape Re-negotiate
Relationship: Infoseek Retains Brand Aware Traffic, and Continues Premier Position
with Lower Search Rotation
- November
23, 1998: Infoseek and Consumerinfo.com Team Up to Provide Personalized Credit Information
- November 18, 1998: Infoseek Wins PC Magazine Technology Face-Off Web Portal Division by a Landslide
- November 18, 1998: Express by Infoseek Selected Best Web Utility in PC Computing MVP Awards
- November 17, 1998: Infoseek Makes Finding People, Businesses, and EMail Addresses Quick and Easy
- November 17, 1998: Infoseek Releases Ultraseek Server CCE to Integrate Search and Browse On Corporate Web Sites
- November 17, 1998: Infoseek Launches Ultraseek Server 3.0; First Search and Index Solution to Support Automated Topic Generation
- November 2, 1998: Infoseek German Joint Venture Agreement
Consummated: Infoseek Germany to Launch in Spring 1999
- October 29, 1998: Infoseek Reports Record 3rd Quarter Revenues
- October 26, 1998: Infoseek U.S. Space Camp® Winners to
Present International Space Station Names to "Mercury 7" Astronauts
- October 21, 1998: A Dozen Young Americans Get Front-Row
Seats for John Glenn's Return to Space
- October 20, 1998: Express by Infoseek Signs
Over 150 Partners to Provide Over One Billion Impressions to Promote Search Software
Downloads
- October 13, 1998: Infoseek Nominates New Members to it's
Board of Directors
- October 7, 1998: Infoseek Makes Home Page Building as
Easy as One, Two, Three
- October 5, 1998: Fortune 500-size Corporations Embrace
Ultraseek Server 2.0
- September 28, 1998: Infoseek Offers an Inexpensive and Easy
Way to Stay Healthy With the Vitamin Shoppe
- September 25, 1998: New Look at Infoseek.com Delivers
Faster, Easier Navigation
- September 22, 1998: Express by Infoseek Desktop
Search Solution helps Users Find Things on the Web Faster and Easier
- September 22, 1998: Infoseek and SmartAge Join to Expand
Reach of Banner Exchange
- September 21, 1998: Infoseek Selected as One of Four
Premier Search Partners for Microsoft's MSN.COM
- September 21, 1998: Infoseek Provides Streaming Video of
Clinton's Grand Jury Testimony
- September 21, 1998: Infoseek and Disney Announce New Portal--Go
Network
- September 9, 1998: Infoseek to Provide Exclusive Search
Services and Manage Large Portion of Online Advertising for Microsoft's WebTV Networks
- August 25, 1998: Infoseek Gets in Shape With a New Partner-
OnHealth.com
- August 24, 1998: Infoseek Online Powered By AT&T
WorldNet® Service Offers Newest 'Net Technology At Low-Introductory Rate Of $9.95
- August 11, 1998: Infoseek Acquires Quando, Inc., Leader in
Personalized Shopping and Local Event Services
- August 4, 1998: Infoseek hosts free webcast
- August 4, 1998: Infoseek promotes Les Wright to Chief Operating
Officer
- July 23, 1998: Infoseek Reports Record Second Quarter
Revenues
- July 20, 1998: Infoseek and U.S. SPACE CAMP Launch
"Name the International Space Station Sweepstakes"
- July 17, 1998: Infoseek Zeroes in on Real Estate by
Partnering with Homeshark.Com and Housenet.Com
- July 7, 1998: Infoseek Supports Microsoft Windows Media
Technologies for a Richer, Multimedia Internet Experience
- July 7, 1998: Infoseek and N2K's Music Boulevard Announce Global
Marketing and Promotion Alliance
- June 18, 1998: Disney and Infoseek Combine Forces on
the Internet
- June 11, 1998: Infoseek Hosts "The Great Web Ratings
Debate," The First Independent Forum On Measuring Internet Viewership
- June 11, 1998: Infoseek Launches New Home Page Center For
Next-Generation Online Community
- June 10, 1998: Infoseek And Apartments.Com Team Up To Help You
Find The Perfect Apartment Across Town Or Across The Country
- May 27, 1998: Careerpath.Com And Infoseek Offer New Answers To
Job Search Questions
- May 27, 1998: Infoseek And Total Entertainment Network Partner To
Bring Interactive Gaming To Infoseek Users
- May 21, 1998: Infoseek Renews Premier Partner Relationship With
Netscape
- May 20, 1998: Infoseek Introduces "E.S.P." to
Dramatically Improve General Search Results
- May 20, 1998: Advanced Search Feature Lets Infoseek Customers
Harness The Power of The Web
- May 19, 1998: Infoseek and Digital Chef Bring Culinary
Excellence and Ease to Consumers
- May 18, 1998: Infoseek's Ultraseek Server Wins 1998 Network
Computing Well-Connected Award
- May 8, 1998: Infoseek and AT&T Join Forces in Leading
Communications on the Internet
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- May 7, 1998: Infoseek, iVillage Launch First Window on
Internet for Women
- April 23, 1998: Infoseek Reports 131% Growth in First
Quarter Revenue
- April 21, 1998: Infoseek Wins Head-to-Head Battle
Against Search Engine "Spam"
- April 15, 1998: Infoseek Enhances Ultraseek
Server To Support Rapidly Growing Intranet Market
- April 14, 1998: Infoseek Builds Strong Online
Community Presence With Acquisition of wbs.net
- April 9, 1998: Infoseek Launches Education Channel
to Offer a Wealth of Information and Services Across the Entire Educational Community
- April 2, 1998: Infoseek Customer Service
Ranked #1
- March 30, 1998: Infoseek Has It All in One Smart
Real Estate Channel
- March 20, 1998: Infoseek Partners with Leading
Players in German Online Market
- March 3, 1998: Microsoft Expedia.com Teams up with
Infoseek to Deliver "Best of the Web" Online Travel
- March 3, 1998: Infoseek and Realtor.com Take
the Headache out of Home Buying
- February 23, 1998: Infoseek Extends Partnership
with Microsoft for Internet Explorer 4.0 in the United Kingdom
- February 13, 1998: Infoseek Corporation Announces
Public Offering of 3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
- February 10, 1998: Infoseek's Ultraseek Server
Chosen as Exclusive Search Solution for IDG.NET
- February 5, 1998: Infoseek Spin-off Delivers Personalized
Business News: Newsreal Launches as Independent Corporation
- February 5, 1998: Infoseek Goes Live with the '98 Winter
Games
- January 29, 1998: Infoseek Corporation Announces
Filing of Public Offering of 3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
- January 23, 1998: Infoseek Announces 1998 Fourth Quarter
Results
- January 23, 1998: Infoseek Announces Plan To Raise Capital
- January 14, 1998: Creators of World Wide Web
Select Infoseek's Ultraseek Server as Complete Web Search Solution.
- November 12, 1997: Infoseek Software Powers New
Internet Search Engine for the Energy Industry.
- November 11, 1997: Infoseek's Ultraseek Server now
Shipping for Windows NT.
- November 6, 1997: Microsoft and Infoseek Reach
Agreement for Online Content and Transactions
- November 4, 1997: Infoseek and Borders.com Announce Content
and Commerce Partnership
- November 3, 1997: Infoseek Says: "Once You Know, You
Know"
- October 23, 1997: Infoseek Announces 1997 Third Quarter
Results
- October 21, 1997: Infoseek Partners with over 50
Best-of-Class Content and Commerce sites to offer Integrated Search-Chat-and-Shop
Environment
- October 20, 1997: Infoseek Launches New Service Featuring
Intelligent Channels
- October 9, 1997: Infoseek Scores in the Workplace
- October 8, 1997: Infoseek Named Exclusive Search and
Navigation Partner for NBC Web Sites across the Country
- October 1, 1997: New Infoseek Companion to Launch
Simultaneously with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
- September 25, 1997: Infoseek's Position as Internet Leader
Confirmed by New Research
- September 8, 1997: Infoseek Patents Internet Search Technique
- August 21, 1997: Infoseek's New Look Makes Internet Searching
Easier than Ever
- August 13, 1997: Infoseek to "Enliven" Ad Banners
with Java-Enabled Technology from Narrative Communications
- August 12, 1997: Infoseek Selects New Advertising Agencies:
Ingalls Moranville and Left Field
- August 12, 1997: Infoseek Names Les Wright Chief Financial
Officer
- July 30, 1997: Infoseek Corporation Names Storm Technology CEO
Bill Krause to Board of Directors
- July 21, 1997: Infoseek Names Beth Haggerty Vice
President Of Worldwide Sales & Marketing
- July 16, 1997: Infoseek, CNET, Excite, Lycos, and Yahoo!
Announce Support for Self-Regulation on the Internet
- July 15, 1997: Infoseek Announces 1997 Second Quarter Results
- July 15, 1997: Infoseek and Microsoft Team Up in Europe
- July 8, 1997: Infoseek Launches Five New International
Services
- June 24, 1997: Infoseek Announces Executive Promotions
- June 19, 1997: Infoseek Feature Lets Users Instantly Add New
Sites to Index
- June 9, 1997: Infoseek Announces Resignation of COO, Leonard
J. Leblanc
- May 27, 1997: Infoseek Launches Infoseek Germany
- May 27, 1997: Infoseek Launches Ultramatch; Advanced Behavioral
Targeting of Internet Advertising
- May 21, 1997: CNET Re-Launches SEARCH.COM, Powered by Infoseek
- May 13, 1997: Infoseek Names Harry M. Motro CEO
- April 29, 1997: Infoseek Names Harry M. Motro President
- April 24, 1997: Infoseek's Ultraseek Server Selected by Sun
Microsystems for Worldwide Intranet Search Solution
- April 17, 1997: Infoseek announces 1997 First Quarter results
- April 15, 1997: Infoseek Establishes Corporate Information
Division
- April 10, 1997: Infoseek Promotes Leonard J. Leblanc to Chief
Operating Officer
- April 8, 1997: Infoseek Selected as Exclusive Search and
Navigation Partner for NBC Interactive Neighborhood
- March 19, 1997: Infoseek Signs Agreement with Netscape to be a
Premier Provider in Netscape Search Program
- March 12, 1997: Infoseek Partners with UPS to Provide Easy Access
to UPS Tracking Services
- March 12, 1997: Infoseek Launches New Service for Internet
Investors
- March 12, 1997: Infoseek and Virtual Emporium Team to Create
the Internet's Intelligent Shopping Experience
- March 12, 1997: Infoseek Selects Guthy-Renker Internet for
Strategic Marketing Alliance
- March 10, 1997: Infoseek and Hoover's, Inc. Sign Strategic
Agreement
- March 7, 1997: Infoseek Launches Infoseek France and
Infoseek Italia
- March 5, 1997: Infoseek Ships Ultraseek Server Search Software
- March 3, 1997: Infoseek and CNN Partner To Provide CNN Sites With
Powerful Search and Navigation Services
- February 24, 1997: New version of Infoseek Quickseek lets
users search the internet directly from the browser address/locator bar
- February 13 1997: Infoseek Delivers Personalized, Current News
Via E-Mail
- February 3 1997: The Ultimate Source for Celebrity Information
Hits the World Wide Web
- January 30 1997: Infoseek Launches Infoseek Spotlight
- January 28 1997: Infoseek Announce Fourth Quarter and Year End
Results
- January 22 1997: Infoseek Unveils Localized UK Internet Navigation
Service
- January 13 1997: Infoseek Premier News Offers an Easy
Way to Search For the Latest News From Leading Sources
- 18 September 1996: Infoseek To Use I/PRO Audit Solutions
- 3 September 1996: Infoseek Introduces Quickseek
- 21 August 1996: Sprint Chooses Infoseek as Premier Search
Provider For Consumer Internet Service
- 14 August 1996: Infoseek Introduces Infoseek Ultra
- 13 August 1996: New Web Kit Makes it Easy For Developers to
Put the Power of Infoseek On Their Web Sites
- 6 August 1996: Infoseek and Starfish Software Partner to
Provide Easy Access to Infoseek Information Services
- 5 August 1996: PointCast and Infoseek Collaborate to Offer
Additional Personalized Content On the PointCast Network
- 23 July 1996: Revenues Increase 90% Over 1st Quarter 1996
- 22 July 1996: Infoseek names Goldberg Moser O'Neill as New
Advertising Agency
- 17 July 1996: Olympics Fans Get Latest News and the Best of
the World Wide Web On Infoseek's Atlanta Games Site
- 12 July 1996: Infoseek Offers Free, Personalized News
Service on the World Wide Web
- 9 July 1996: Infoseek Names Genette Davis Ad Sales Manager For
Los Angeles
- 11 June 1996: Infoseek Corporation Announces Initial Public
Offering of 3,454,500 Shares of Common Stock
- 6 May 1996: HNC Software and Infoseek Announce Web Partnership
- 3 May 1996: Netscape, Infoseek, Nynex and Starwave Executives
Embark on Four-City Tour
- 1 May 1996: Infoseek Personal Online News Service
- 26 April 1996: Infoseek Corporation Files Registration
Statement for 3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
- 16 April 1996: Infoseek Unveils Internet Search Technology
- 15 April 1996: Infoseek Forms Strategic Partnership with
Kanematsu
- 8 April 1996: NYNEX Invests in Infoseek
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