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Redwood City, Calif., June 22, 1998 - NetObjects, Inc., the Web site builders' company, today announced that it has been chosen by the Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) as a key component of the new HP Covision program, aimed at providing businesses and corporations integrated Internet-ready solutions through select channel partners. NetObjects joins a group of more than 30 leading Internet application developers and channel partners who have been selected by HP to offer their products and services to businesses looking to leverage the power of the Web.
"We chose to partner with NetObjects because we believe its family of powerful site building software will enable our customers to build a sophisticated business Web presence quickly and cost-effectively," said Greg Mihran, manager of Internet business development for HP's Commercial Channels Organization.
Covision solutions will be formed at the channel and will be targeted at a range of company sizes and business needs, from small businesses that are just getting connected to the Internet to enterprises that are building sophisticated intranets and extranets. The HP program combines three unique ingredients: leading Internet applications; services from certified Internet-ready resellers, systems integrators, and Internet service providers (ISPs); and HP computer technology, including servers, desktops, printers and scanners. Covision channel partners will create these customized solutions to provide customers with the Internet solutions and services their businesses need.
“The combination of HP hardware and NetObjects Fusion software has provided us with a solid solution to deliver powerful and reliable Web sites to our users," said Ted Allen Miller, Manager of Global Finance Web Development at NationsBank. "The fact that NetObjects and HP are now offering an integrated solution brings added confidence that we will be able to continue to support the growing demand for internet and intranet sites."
"As the leading choice of business site builders looking to establish and expand their Web sites and applications, we are delighted to join with a key platform provider of e-commerce solutions," said Mark Patton, NetObjects vice president of corporate marketing and sales. "We believe that the Covision initiative provides customers a comprehensive solution and easy entry to satisfy their spectrum of online requirements."
NetObjects will offer its entire family of products under the Covision initiative including: NetObjects Fusion™ 3.0, an award-winning Web authoring software application aimed at single users, NetObjects TeamFusion™, a client-server product aimed at Web teams and NetObjects ScriptBuilder™, the industry's only open client- and server-side script editor.
About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. is a privately-held company that is funded by IBM, Perseus LLC, AT&T Ventures, Norwest Venture Capital, Venrock Associates, Rae Technology LLC and private investors. NetObjects' partners include Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), AT&T (NYSE: T), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Netscape (NASDAQ: NSCP), and Sun Microsystems' Javasoft (NASDAQ: SUNW).
The NetObjects product family consists of NetObjects Fusion Personal Edition for entry-level site builders, NetObjects Fusion 3.0 for experienced site builders, NetObjects TeamFusion for site building teams and NetObjects ScriptBuilder 2.0 for scripting. All the products are the first in their class to integrate automated site building, professional quality design and publishing, thereby lowering the cost, time and tedium of building high-quality Web sites. NetObjects Fusion has won several awards including CNET's 1997 Internet Excellence Award for Best Web Design Product and PC Magazine's Editors Choice award. More information about NetObjects and its products can be found at www.netobjects.com.
For press inquiries contact:
Kamini Ramani,
NetObjects,
(650) 482-3238,
kamini@netobjects.com
(c) 1998 NetObjects, Inc. All rights reserved. NetObjects, NetObjects Fusion, NetObjects TeamFusion, and NetObjects ScriptBuilder are trademarks of NetObjects, Inc. All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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