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Microsoft to rev up engine
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October 17, 1997: 8:43 p.m. ET
Software company will announce Yukon Internet search site Monday
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Microsoft Corp. will unveil on Monday its own entry to compete in the saturated market of Internet search engines.
The search engine, code-named "Yukon," will be used on Microsoft's popular Internet home page and may be integrated in its Internet Explorer web browser and Microsoft Network (MSN) online service.
Yukon may be indexed and have channels similar to most other search engines, such as Excite Inc. and Yahoo! Inc.
It is unclear whether the search engine technology was being developed by Microsoft employees or a third party.
America Online Inc., for example, has a search engine, NetFind, powered by Excite while Yahoo! is powered by Digital Equipment Corp.'s Alta Vista unit.
Meanwhile, Lycos Inc. and Infoseek Corp. have both recently received patents for their respective algorithmic technologies.
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