Another giant of yesteryear that has lost its way.

After changing hands many times, and several abortive attempts at floating, this search engine was in danger of sinking to second-tier status, despite having pioneered some of the features considered standard today.

Following their recent purchase by Overture, the future looks a little more secure for AltaVista

Database

They have their own crawler generated database

Directory

This is supplemented by results from the LookSmart Web Site (listed as "web directory")

Paid Listings

Paid listings (shown as "featured sites") from the Overture Web Site.

AltaVista Web Site