Short take: Bigfoot's NeoPlanet to feature Snap, Alexa

Email and directory provider Bigfoot struck deals for its NeoPlanet division to feature the services of portal Snap and "surf engine" software firm Alexa on its NeoPlanet 2.0 browser. The browser integrates personalized start pages, channel content, and search capabilities. Alexa will also have a "what's related" button on the browser that will pull up related searches. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Snap is a joint venture between NBC and CNET: The Computer Network, publisher of News.com.)

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

Email and directory provider struck deals for its NeoPlanet division to feature the services of portal Snap and "surf engine" software firm Alexa on its NeoPlanet 2.0 browser. The browser integrates personalized start pages, channel content, and search capabilities. Alexa will also have a "what's related" button on the browser that will pull up related searches. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Snap is a joint venture between NBC and CNET: The Computer Network, publisher of News.com.)