Since July 29, tens of thousands of site builders have downloaded the product and are using it to build and maintain rich Web sites. These early users represent a cross section of Internet and intranet developers, culled from design & development firms, major corporations, educational and non-profit organizations worldwide.

Profiled in a new Community section of the NetObjects' Web site at www.netobjects.com, these "NetObjects Fusionaries" are highlighting the product's revolutionary approach and productivity benefits with comments such as:

"NetObjects Fusion is to Web publishing what Netscape Navigator was to Web browsing. It will change the world."

"With NetObjects Fusion, what I see in my mind, I can now produce with ease, consistency and functionality. The first site I built was finished within 3 hours of downloading the product!"

"Designers are not programmers and programmers are not designers. NetObjects Fusion gives me the freedom to concentrate on the creative while not being held hostage by code or proprietary software."

Reviewers are praising NetObjects Fusion's next generation approach and the product has won 9 positive reviews to date.

• CNET called it the "king of Web Publishing tools" and named it an editorial Hot Pick
• In a competitive review, TechWeb gave it the highest rating of five globes and noted that for "graphical development in record time, nothing else comes close."
• Avatar counseled viewers that "Now Web Developers can have the Holy Grail: well-designed Web pages, developed really fast, and with the latest technology too!"
• WebFanatic called it "the killer authoring/site management tool I've been waiting for"
• Web Review called it "a breakthrough Web page authoring and site management system" asking readers to "Think PageMaker for the Web."
• Seybold Report on Internet Publishing named it an Editor's Hot Pick and said that NetObjects Fusion "has many ingredients that the competition will soon be copying."
• Infoworld pointed out that it "revolutionized Web site design" and pointed out that, "Cons: None Significant"
• PC Magazine called it "by far the most complete Web site development tool we have seen."

PC Week pointed out that the product's "top-down approach lets designers plan a logical Web site structure ... which helps avoid inconsistent Web site structure and confusing site navigation patterns."

In addition, NetObjects Fusion was just awarded Publish Magazine's Impact award for its significant contribution to the field of publishing.

NetObjects Fusion 1.0 is currently available for the Windows and Windows NT platforms and a Macintosh version is under development. NetObjects Fusion can be purchased directly from NetObjects by calling 1-888-449-6400 or from the company's Web site at www.netobjects.com or through mail order houses MicroWarehouse and PC Zone.

About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc.'s 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 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 is actively promoted by NetObjects' partners IBM, Netscape, Microsoft, UUNET Technologies and Sun Microsystems's Javasoft division.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, 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.