Ask.com will power Lycos search

Lycos Inc., an Internet portal headquartered in Waltham, today disclosed a multi-year agreement that calls for Ask.com, a California search-engine company, to provide web search and sponsored search listings across the Lycos Network, which includes Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, and Angelfire.com.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"By partnering with Ask.com, we aim to deliver a world-class search experience to our millions of Lycos users," Lycos chief operating officer Brian Kalinowski said in a statement.

Lycos is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., an Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Asia.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)