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AltaVista opens its source code
News Internet portal AltaVista.com announced Tuesday it will begin giving away the source code for its search engine and will start paying sites that successfully refer people to the portal. As part of its new AltaVista Affiliate Network, the portal...
[February 1, 2000, 13:43]
AltaVista Toolbar review
Reviews Installing the AltaVista Toolbar was easy; once we accepted the licensing agreement, the toolbar (a less than 1MB download) installed itself in about a minute. AltaVista's toolbar offers options to search for video and audio through AltaVista's...
[January 7, 2005, 14:20]
AltaVista IPO rumoured
News The FT also reports that AltaVista had entered into discussions with Internet investment group CMGI regarding a possible a possible tie-up with search engine Lycos.
[December 1, 1999, 12:37]
AltaVista job cuts won't hit UK
News Struggling Web portal AltaVista will announce lay offs Friday in an effort to revitalise the company. AltaVista currently employs 900 workers all of whom were notified of the impending redundancies at a company-wide meeting Monday.
[September 15, 2000, 12:36]
A Year Ago: AltaVista offers free Net service
News The cost of unlimited Internet access and email is a window that runs ads constantly and AltaVista is getting into the 'freebie' business. The company is also launching a MicroPortal service that remains open as a separate desktop window...
[August 13, 2000, 7:10]
News Burst: AltaVista to axe staff
News Struggling Web portal AltaVista will announce the lay off of an undisclosed number of employees Friday, in attempt to revive its pioneer search engine. AltaVista currently employs 900 workers. The layoffs will mark the second round of staff cuts...
[September 15, 2000, 9:01]
AltaVista cancels unmetered service
News AltaVista becomes the latest Internet firm to back down on its promises to consumers as it ditches its unmetered access service "indefinitely" and blames BT for the failure to deliver. AltaVista's service was due to roll out at the end of June and...
[August 22, 2000, 9:14]
AltaVista registration collapses under email tidal wave
News Free Internet challenger AltaVista has been overwhelmed by an avalanche of advanced email applications, leaving many would-be customers unable to sign up for the service. The UK offices of AltaVista have issued a hotline number offering information...
[March 7, 2000, 12:48]
Update: AltaVista MD resigns amid unmetered flak
News AltaVista UK managing director Andy Mitchell has announced his resignation, following the collapse of the company's pioneering unmetered Internet service package. Himoff, who replaces Mitchell for the time being, joined AltaVista UK six months ago...
[August 30, 2000, 11:18]
AltaVista rejects unmetered, industry reacts
News It is a bit rich for AltaVista to put the blame onto BT," says public affairs manager Adam Scorer. BT dismisses claims that it is to blame for the breakdown of AltaVista's services as "absolute nonsense" and says it is already offering ISPs to...
[August 22, 2000, 12:34]
AltaVista cuts email
News AltaVista said on Tuesday that it will discontinue its free Web email service, the latest online amenity to get axed as a result of cost-cutting measures. The Internet search company notified its 400,000 subscribers by email on Tuesday that it...
[February 20, 2002, 8:43]
AltaVista pulls the plug on free Net access
News AltaVista is terminating its free Internet access service in the US, according to a notice posted on the company's Web site. Representatives from AltaVista were not immediately available for comment. Last month, AltaVista's parent and Net holding...
[December 5, 2000, 12:48]
AltaVista: Lays off 200 people
News Troubled Web portal, AltaVista, said Thursday it has laid off 200 employees, or about 25 percent of its staff, in its latest attempt to cut costs and reach profitability. The layoffs are the third round initiated by AltaVista in recent months.
[January 19, 2001, 10:59]
AltaVista to add free e-mail
News But in building a business model that features a suite of Web "utilities" designed to keep users coming back again and again, Internet sites such as AltaVista, Pathfinder and Yahoo! AltaVista's move also marks its continuing, and late...
[February 11, 1998, 9:49]
AltaVista goes for the Google effect
News In the current world of search engines, less is more -- and AltaVista is angling for both. Among other tweaks, AltaVista said, the new site will feature an ad-free home page; "fresher" search results, updated navigation for news publications and...
[November 12, 2002, 9:56]
AltaVista in search patent threat
News Internet search portal AltaVista is reportedly threatening to issue lawsuits against companies using Internet search technologies that it has patented. AltaVista was awarded four patents covering search techniques 13 November including one covering...
[January 25, 2001, 12:50]
AltaVista Toolbar
Downloads The new AltaVista toolbar is an add-on to the Internet Explorer browser for Windows and gives users direct access to the AltaVista search engine from the browser window. The free and customizable toolbar offers Internet users important advantages...
[August 5, 2003, 11:08]
AltaVista MD resigns amid unmetered flak
News Andy Mitchell, AltaVista UK managing director has announced his resignation, following the collapse of the company's pioneering unmetered Internet service package. AltaVista was the first name-brand Internet service provider to announce unlimited...
[August 30, 2000, 9:12]
AltaVista has overreacted, say privacy experts
News AltaVista's decision to remove all chat services from its site has been condemned by civil liberties experts as overstepping the mark. This response seems to be accepting a greater degree of responsibility than they [AltaVista] ought to be.
[February 16, 2001, 9:54]
AltaVista gunning for Yahoo!
News Considering the lofty valuations attached to everything with .com suffixes these days, a successful debut and accompanying run-up in shares of AltaVista wouldn't surprise Schrock, the president and CEO of the Compaq-owned Web portal.
[April 16, 1999, 9:10]
