By entering into Lucent's Cooperative Innovations Program, InfoSpace's geo-coded technology and services will make use of Lucent's Mobile Internet Gateway for location-based searches, such as door-to-door directions from the user's actual location, to proximity-based business directories.

"Through this collaboration, Lucent and InfoSpace will be among the first to offer a complete and flexible platform of data and transaction services that will empower wireless users with new ways to effectively conduct commerce, get information, and communicate," said Sandip Mukerjee, director of product management and marketing-Mobile Internet for Lucent Technologies.