AV searching for its roots again

[oldtimer]

AltaVista is getting out of the portal space and returning to its search engine roots after having failed in its attempts to become #1 or even #2 in the market.

See here [uk.internet.com]

[Bates]

hmmmm .. any of you ex-alta-employees looking for a job with a reputable SEO firm?
knowledge about algo will count in your favour.
;)

[seth_wilde]

I think this is great, AV is much better at being a search engine than portal.