MEDIA ADVISORY, March 31, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHO: Jeeves, the Internet's Favorite Butler Ask Jeeves(r) (Ask.com(r)) - the fastest growing search engine on the Web. WHAT: Jeeves' wardrobe malfunction delivers faster, stripped down site experience. WHY: Jeeves wants to provide users with a quicker, easier search experience. Jim Lanzone, VP Product Management commented, "Ask Jeeves is committed to delivering a fast and differentiated experience to our users. Having Jeeves take off a few layers improves the page performance and, besides, no one at an Internet company wears a suit anyway." WHEN: April 1, 2004 PHOTO AVAILABLE: A photo accompanying this release can be found at: http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=983 The photo is also available via NewsCom - www.newscom.com.
Go to www.ask.com to check out this experience for yourself.
About Ask Jeeves: Ask Jeeves, Inc. is a provider of Web-wide search technologies, providing consumers with authoritative and fast ways to find relevant information to their everyday searches. Ask Jeeves deploys its search technologies on Ask Jeeves (Ask.com and Ask.co.uk), Teoma.com, and Ask Jeeves for Kids (AJKids.com). In addition, to its Web sites, Ask Jeeves syndicates its monetized search technology and advertising units to a network of affiliate partners. Ask Jeeves is based in Emeryville, California, with offices in New York, Boston, New Jersey, Los Angeles and London.