NetObjects Fusion is the first site building software to be offered in the Netscape General Store. It represents the latest milestone in NetObjects' relationship with Netscape, a relationship that has grown in strength and scope since the companies first joined forces almost a year ago. NetObjects Fusion is a key element of Netscape SuiteTools, which is distributed and supported by Netscape's sales force. In addition, a trial version of NetObjects Fusion is bundled with Netscape Enterprise Server software.

"Netscape is an open standards-based company that has mastered the ability to choose best-of-breed products and deliver them to enterprise customers through efficient channels," said David Kleinberg, NetObjects' executive vice president of products. "Enterprise Web site builders who have been clamoring for NetObjects Fusion can now easily get it from a reliable, trusted vendor. And following so soon after our enhanced relationship with IBM, it underscores our intent to remain independent and fully support all our partners."

"Netscape created SuiteTools to provide a single-source solution for the thousands of corporate developers who are focusing their energies on developing Crossware applications," said Mike Homer, senior vice president of marketing at Netscape. "NetObjects Fusion provides developers with a fast way to develop professional, standards-based Web sites. By distributing Netscape SuiteTools through the Netscape General Store, we are providing our customers with a one stop shop to address their development needs."

Last week, NetObjects announced that IBM has agreed to take a majority stake in NetObjects, thereby investing in NetObjects' future as a leading, independent provider of Web site building software.

NetObjects is widely recognized as pioneering the category of "site-oriented" Web site building software. The company's flagship product, NetObjects Fusion, has won several industry awards, including CNET's 1997 Internet Excellence award for the Best Web Design Tool. Since the introduction of NetObjects Fusion in September 1996, over 150,000 site builders have downloaded it to build thousands of media-rich Web sites. NetObjects 2.0 for Windows and NetObjects 1.0 for Power Macintosh are available today for an expected street price of under $500 in North America via Ingram Micro, a network of resellers and VARs and directly from NetObjects.

About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. is a privately-held company that is funded by Perseus LLC, AT&T Ventures, Norwest Venture Capital, Venrock Associates, Rae Technology LLC and private investors. NetObjects 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' partners include AT&T, IBM, Microsoft, Netscape, Sun Microsystems' Javasoft and UUNET. 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 received wide acclaim including winning CNET's 1997 Internet Excellence Award for Best Web Design Product and being named one of CNET's Top Five Internet Products of 1996, and PC Magazine's Editors Choice award. More information on NetObjects can be found at www.netobjects.com.