ZDNet:

"After rounds of layoffs, the departure of its chief executive, the cancellation of its public offering, and investor repulsion of all things dot-com, AltaVista is looking for a way out of its difficulties--most recently by returning to its search roots and adding a new focus on corporate customers. But the company has had to abandon some ambitious projects along the way."

No big news in this article, but it wraps up the identity problems faced by Altavista.