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RSS inktomiYahoo sits on $2bn hoard
News Analysts said the debt deal would allow Yahoo to continue on a buying spree that has so far brought search engine Inktomi and employment site Hot Jobs into the company fold. Last December, Yahoo acquired search... [11 Apr 2003]
AltaVista... Google... Microsoft? Where does the future of web search lie?
News Those paid listings, which have proven lucrative for MSN and Overture, appear alongside general search results, which are provided by Inktomi. Since Yahoo's recent acquisition of Inktomi, that... [03 Apr 2003]
Overture makes $140m bid for AltaVista
News s proposed $235 million acquisition of Inktomi, whose technology rivals that of AltaVista's. Overture Services plans to buy ailing former search giant AltaVista for $140m in cash and stock. Overture, which auctions... [19 Feb 2003]
Terra Lycos rekindles HotBot service
News The new HotBot site will allow users to query the FAST, Google, Inktomi and Teoma search engines on one page. Terra Lycos is relaunching its HotBot service, which will combine search results from four engines on a single... [17 Dec 2002]
Inktomi axes 20 per cent of it staff
News Inktomi, a former technology highflier whose products help speed the delivery of internet content, announced yesterday it is cutting about 20 per cent of its work force. David Peterschmidt, president and CEO of... [09 Oct 2002]
AltaVista and the truth about 'paid-for' search
News All of the search providers, including Inktomi, Fast Search and Transfer's Alltheweb and AltaVista, say that the programs are an added service that can help create "fresher" results for product pages but that do not sway... [02 Oct 2002]
The truth about 'paid-for' search (Part II)
News Online portal MSN, for example, provides a combination of paid listings from Overture, LookSmart and Inktomi on any given results page. Under pressure to stay afloat, web portals and search providers have caught on to... [01 Oct 2002]
Google to make sense of companies' filing systems
News But mining diverse documents and databases is no easy task and technology advances in this arena have largely been pioneered by companies such as Autonomy, Convera, Inktomi and Verity. Google is planning to introduce new... [30 Sep 2002]
Search engines: how advertisers shape the results you see (2)
News Paid inclusion largely pertains to "organic" search engines such as Inktomi, AltaVista, Fast Search and Transfer's AlltheWeb, which provide technology that scours the Web and uses mathematical algorithms to compile... [19 Aug 2002]
Cable firm spies on surfers
News The company stores the IP address of every web page visited by its customers in a database managed by Inktomi. US cable giant Comcast has admitted to spying on its customers and keeping records of every web page they visit. [13 Feb 2002]
Google eyes corporate buck with search-in-a-box
News Google will have to establish itself - like Inktomi which has an established band. Google has targeted the corporate market with the launch of its Search Appliance technology. The company currently derives revenue from... [12 Feb 2002]
Tech giants face Nasdaq tumble
News Ariba, CNET, Inktomi and Novell are among 13 under-performing stocks due for a Nasdaq 100 de-listing on Christmas Eve. All of the 13 companies set for a seasonal send off are once high-flying technology stocks. [18 Dec 2001]
Inktomi reduces losses and cuts more staff
News Search engine specialist Inktomi has posted flat revenues and a reduced loss, but has also cut its staff by an estimated 20 per cent. The company expects fourth quarter results to show revenues of between $38m and $39m,... [02 Oct 2001]
Sony goes for Google
News The increased size and complexity of company websites has provided a growing market for search engine companies such as Google and Inktomi. Japanese electronics giant Sony has turned to Google to help its customers find... [17 Aug 2001]
Give a dog a bad name
Comment The fact that five directors, including Wagner, have now departed, leaving Inktomi founder Stephen Hill in charge, just might. Sometimes a change of name can make all the difference - just look at Englebert Humperdinck,... [06 Jul 2001]
