Mac-Centric Internet Portal Adds Web Search

Tuesday, December 14th, 1999 - Franklin Square, New York - MacLaunch (http://www.maclaunch.com) first comprehensive portal website aimed exclusively to Macintosh users, today announced its new search engine based on web at dmoz.org Open Directory Project (http://www.dmoz.org). Adding a search tool on the web MacLaunch service enables Macintosh users to access a database of more than 1.2 million Web sites organized into over 193,000 categories. The / MacLaunch Open Directory search Site is administered by more than 20,000 human editors worldwide. In announcing the MacLaunch search web tool Linsalata MacLaunch Drew Vice President said: "This is another banner day for the community of Macintosh users. Now there is a powerful search engine on the web located within the boundaries of a Mac-friendly service , giving fans of the Macintosh into a viable alternative to Windows / Intel part of the services offered elsewhere. We welcome all members of the community of Mac users use our search engine, and we encourage users Mac to participate in the Open Directory Project category editor. MacLaunch is dedicated to providing a wide range of online information and communications services with a decidedly Mac-centric twist. Where the sites below standard web portal the community of Mac users, Mac-Centric MacLaunch combines news, reviews, software updates, shopping centers and a complete database search for Mac-related websites with the standard tools of the website and free email services chat, news, sports, weather, financial management tools and a global Internet directory / search service. The Open Directory website contains the following statement: As the Web grows, automated search engines and directories with the personal small publisher will be able to handle the volume of sites. Open Directory Project aims to produce more complete list of the web, based on a vast army of volunteer editors. MacLaunch Mac service is a Portal Company, Inc., a company privately held and headquartered in Long Island, New York. ---------------------------------------- --------- - ---------------------- Contact: The Business Portal Mac joem@maclaunch.com 516/262-8755 Joe Mangi