| Business Summary | | Ask
Jeeves,
Inc.
provides
natural
language
question
answering
technologies
and
services.
The
Company's
proprietary
technology,
combined
with
human
intelligence,
creates
an
interaction
centered
on
understanding
users'
specific
needs
and
interests
and
connecting
them
to
the
most
relevant
information,
products
and
services.
The
Company
delivers
its
natural
language
question
answering
technologies
and
services
through
its
own
Websites
at
Ask.com,
AJKids.com
and
DirectHit.com.
Through
the
Company's
Web
Properties
Group,
Ask
Jeeves
provides
a
highly
targeted
medium
for
advertisers
to
reach
online
users.
The
Company
also
syndicates
services
to
portals,
infomediaries
and
content
and
destination
sites
to
help
companies
increase
e-commerce
and
advertising
revenue.
Through
its
Business
Solutions
Group,
the
Company
develops
and
maintains
customized
automated
search,
natural
language
question
answering
and
intelligent
advisor
services
on
numerous
corporate
Websites. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Ask
Jeeves
develops
and
deploys
online
personal
service
infrastruce
to
provided
real-time
access
to
information,
products
and
services
allowing
for
an
intuitive
interaction
with
customers.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
decreased
18%
to
$35.8
million.
Net
loss
totalled
$399.1
million,
up
from
$89.2
million.
Revenues
reflect
lower
advertising
sales
due
to
weaker
economic
conditions.
Higher
loss
reflects
a
$339.2
million
charge
for
the
impairment
of
assets. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Garrett Gruener, 46 Chairman | -- | A. George Battle, 57 CEO,
Director | $16K | Adam Klein, 49 Pres,
Interim Pres of Web Properties | -- | Steven Sordello, 32 CFO | -- | George Lichter, 48 Pres
of Ask Jeeves International | 264K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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