• July 8, 2004

W3 Data, provider of online directory assistances services, has acquired 411.com, an online directory resource from 911 Inc., Berkeley, Calif. Financial terms were not disclosed. The branded directory, ranked the 8th largest directory portal and drawing more than a half-million unique visitors per month, according to comScore Media Metrix, will be integrated into the WhitePages.com network of directory assistance Websites. The WhitePages.com Network is made up of properties including www. whitepages.com, www.phonenumber.com, and the Find Person sections of more than 1,300 partner sites. The Network receives approximately 6.3 million unique monthly users, according to comScore Media Metrix. W3 Data reports that since acquiring the PhoneNumber.com site in 2002, it has experienced month-over-month compounded growth of approximately 18 percent.