Word: portal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Like a lot of other dotcom executives, Bob Davis no longer is one. But in his case the choice was his, not that of angry shareholders and VCs. Davis burst onto the Internet stage in 1995 with that perky little search engine cum portal Lycos and made it profitable, even as others scrambled for revenues. Lycos beat earnings estimates for 19 consecutive quarters. Last October, as dotcoms melted, Davis pulled off a masterstroke, selling the company to Terra Networks, a subsidiary of the Spanish telecom giant Telefonica, for more than $5 billion, including $2 billion in cash...
...This program provides a convenient portal for students to gain access to resources. .. It also does something externally-it makes Harvard much more visible nationally and internationally for people studying environmental public policy," he said. "[The public did] not realize the simple truth that Harvard is the leading institution in the world for environmental economics because there was no venue-it hasn't been obvious...
...People out there have all sorts of ideas about things they would like to get access to, and HASCS will work to make these things accessible via the voice portal," Golder said...
Mitby said that he would like to see the Voice Portal connect users to local pizza places, and that an ultimate goal would be to make the student phone directory accessible by the portal as well...
...those involved with the project stressed that they welcome any and all ideas for improvements or additions to the voice portal. Suggestions can be sent to voice@hcs.harvard.edu...