December 4, 1997

In ZDNN:

Wired Ventures is preparing to sell all or part of Wired Digital, its online division whose products include HotWired and Wired News, according to sources.

In addition, the company has all but abandoned the LiveWired push product, the sources said. Andrew DeVries, a spokesman for Wired, denied that the company was shopping around its online properties. "That rumor is totally wrong," he said.