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Redwood City, Calif., June 17, 1997-- NetObjects, Inc. today announced that Novell, Inc. has selected NetObjects Fusion, NetObjects' award winning Web authoring product, as a major component of the Novell Internet Training and Certification Program that debuts in the fall at Novell Authorized Education Centers worldwide.
NetObjects Fusion is the only Web site development and management product currently included in the Certified Internet Professional curriculum to teach individuals how to design, build and update robust Web sites.
The two-day instructor-led Web Authoring and Publishing course, is an introduction to publishing Web pages and developing and managing Web sites using NetObjects Fusion. As a value add, students receive a 30-day cross-platform trial CD of NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
This course is part of the recently announced Certified Internet Professional, the industry's first multi-vendor, comprehensive Internet training and certification program. The Certified Internet Professional certifications are designed to meet the education needs of Internet professionals ranging from Webmasters and developers to system integration specialists and value-added resellers.
"By selecting NetObjects Fusion, Novell has recognized Fusion's position as a best-of-breed product," said Morris Taradalsky, NetObjects' executive vice president of business development and general manager enterprise. "The combination of Novell's expertise in Internet/intranet training and certification, and NetObjects' understanding of the Web publishing market will provide students enrolled in the course a powerful solution for designing, building and updating sophisticated Web sites."
"Novell is committed to offering its customers quality, industry-relevant training on leading Internet products and technologies," said Paul Jeffries, director of skills development for Novell Education. "We decided to include NetObjects Fusion in our lineup of training materials because it is a revolutionary product that offers
site builders unparalleled control over the design, creation and maintenance of sophisticated Web sites."
Interested parties can find a local Novell-authorized training center and more information on the program by visiting
http://www.netboss.com.
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), Sun Microsystems' Javasoft (NASDAQ: SUNW) and UUNET (NASDAQ: WCOM).
NetObjects Fusion 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 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 on NetObjects can be found at www.netobjects.com.
For more information, contact:
Priti Khare
priti@netobjects.com
NetObjects and NetObjects Fusion are trademarks of NetObjects, Inc.
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