Overture's European operation will now provide its commercial search results to AOL Europe's search directories in the UK, Germany and France on its AOL properties, and to its Netscape Germany and Netscape France portals.
As part of the new AOL directory tie-in, Overture will aim to enhance the search experience of AOL Europe's members and portal visitors by providing them with up to four listings in the portals' directory sections.
Overture will display its listings under the heading "sponsored links" at the top of those pages in response to category searches.
Netscape France and Netscape Germany will feature three Overture search listings under the heading, "Sponsored Links by Overture" and .
Philip Rowley, president and chief operating officer of AOL Europe, said: "Access to the wealth of information, products and services online is valued highly by AOL members, making effective search tools an important part of our member experience."
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