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MACWORLD Expo, Booth 2137, San Francisco, CA, January 7, 1997 -- Three short weeks after shipping NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for the Power Macintosh, NetObjects, Inc. today announced that the award-winning Web authoring product has won endorsements from Apple Computer, evangelist Guy Kawasaki, and design icon David Siegel and is being adopted by thousands of top Web designers & publishers.
Since shipping on December 16, sales of NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for the Power Macintosh matched those of the company's Windows product, whose sales have nearly doubled every month since shipping 4 months ago. The overwhelming demand for NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for the Power Macintosh underscores the dominance of the Macintosh as a Web development platform -- estimated by industry sources at 60 percent of the market.
Separately, leading Macintosh Internet server software provider StarNine, announced that it will bundle NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for the Power Macintosh with WebStar 2.0. (see separate StarNine press release)
Recognizing the innovation of NetObjects Fusion, at the MacWorld Expo here today, Apple will promote the product through the following venues:
- Featuring NetObjects Fusion in Guy Kawasaki's Cool Tools Panel
- Featuring NetObjects Fusion in the Apple Cool Server Tools session
- Conducting an 18-station hands-on demo session in Apple's booth #3322 (making it the only non-Apple product to be demonstrated).
- Demonstrating the product in Apple's booth #3322
David Siegel, principal of Studio Verso and leading designer, gave his famous High Five award to several sites created with NetObjects Fusion and said, "We urge anyone with a PC and a creative bone in her body to go download it. Fusion will continue to set the pace for products in this category. Timing is everything, and Fusion is the product that gives you third-generation control over your site."
Early users of NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Power Macintosh include top designers from leading Web site development firms such as Circumstance, Sprout, Broadway Interactive, Phoenix Pop Productions and major corporations. These early adopters confirm the productivity benefits of NetObjects Fusion in building professional Web sites.
"NetObjects Fusion allows us to break free of the constraints imposed by page-oriented HTML editing tools and work instead with an intuitive design-centric tool that helps us save precious time and effort," said Bryan McCormick, president of Broadway Interactive.
NetObjects Fusion 1.0, which debuted for the Windows platform in July, has won several industry awards including Slaughterhouse's Killer-App, C/NET's Best Internet Product of the Year, Morph's Outpost Daily Spectrum's Best Web Authoring Tool, PC Magazine's Editors Choice and Publish Magazine's Impact.
NetObjects Fusion For PowerMac Becomes Publishing Standard Two of Two "Our Macintosh customers join an innovative group of well over 100,000 Web publishers who have chosen NetObjects Fusion's visual, site-oriented approach to Web site building over current text-based, page-oriented alternatives," said Dave Kleinberg, NetObjects' executive vice president of products.
NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Power Macintosh provides the first visual site structure editor, page editor and style editor for intuitive design and publishing of Web sites.The Power Mac version provides the first visual support for Apple's rich media formats such as QuickTime VR and MCF/Hotsauce.
NetObjects is currently working on Version 2.0 of NetObjects Fusion for the Power Macintosh and expects to deliver it in Q2 Calendar Year'97.
A pre-release version of NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Windows is currently available, which delivers over 100 customer-requested features and enhancements. Existing NetObjects Fusion 1.0 customers receive an electronic upgrade to the Version 1.0 for free.
Pricing and Availability
NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for the Power Macintosh is available for an expected street price of under $500 in the United States through a network of mail order houses, and multimedia and software resellers. To find a reseller near you, please call 1-888-449-6400 or check our Web site at www.netobjects.com.
About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. develops Web site building products that are based on the first visual, site-oriented approach to building Web sites, unlike first generation, text-based, page-oriented tools. NetObjects FusionTM is the first smart Web site building application that integrates automated site building, professional quality design and data publishing, thereby lowering the cost, time and tedium of building high-quality Web sites. NetObjects Fusion is actively promoted by NetObjects' partners Apple Computer, AT&T, IBM, Javasoft, Microsoft, Netscape, and UUNET Technologies.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., NetObjects is privately-held and funded by Norwest Venture Capital, Venrock Associates and private investors. Information about NetObjects and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.netobjects.com or by calling 1-888-449-6400. NetObjects Fusion is a trademark of NetObjects, Inc.
For press inquiries, contact:
Kamini Ramani
Director of Corporate Communications
(415) 482-3238
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