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CNN, Oracle unveil customized Web venture
June 4, 1997
Web posted at: 11:59 a.m. EDT (1559 GMT)
ATLANTA (CNN) -- CNN Interactive on Wednesday unveiled a customized news Web site developed in partnership with database software company Oracle Corp.
The site (http://cnn.com/CustomNews) was introduced at the Spring Comdex show here in a joint presentation by Ted Turner, vice chairman of CNN parent Time Warner Inc., and Larry Ellison, Oracle's chairman and chief executive.
The site offers free personalized news and information, allowing users to choose from more than 300 categories of news topics.
Users will be able to view text, pictures and video of CNN stories, which can be organized using searching technology supplied by Oracle.
"The only good news I see is that Microsoft (stock) went down more than we did," joked Ellison, taking a jab at Oracle's main rival as he demonstrated the customized service.
Oracle's Web Application Server and ConText Option software were used to design the site and give it its personalized attributes.
CNN Interactive will continue to operate its original site (http://cnn.com), which offers news in a more general manner.
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