Ask Jeeves is reported to be on the verge of buying Excite Italia from Tiscali for 10 million Euros. Ask was recently purchased by IAC and may well have deep enough pockets now to expand its linguistic offering. It only recently entered the Spanish market with its own Ask brand and this would be a very logical move into another southern European language area.


How to gain a competitive edge in international markets
One of the biggest reasons businesses fail in new international markets? A lack of localisation. This does not just mean translating a website, but making sure every aspect of a