NetObjects, Inc was founded in 1995 by visionary technologists Samir Arora, founder and CEO, Dave Kleinberg, founder and executive VP, products, and Clement Mok, chief creative officer. The company is already a major player in the website construction software market, which is predicted by Forrester Research to grow to US$1.2 billion by the year 1999. Its major product, NetObjects Fusion (currently in version 2.0.2) is an award winning website construction and management software tool, designed for Internet users who design websites for a living, and has already received positive reviews in the United States, as well as internationally.

NetObjects, Inc. is a privately-held company that is funded by major corporate and private investors, including IBM Corporation. NetObjects' strategic partners include Apple Computer, AT&T, IBM, Microsoft, Netscape, Javasoft and UUNET. The company brings together a unique fusion of design, technology and business expertise derived from the experience of its founders at Rae Technology Inc., a developer of page navigational applications for personal information management, and Studio Archetype, one of the leading website design firms in the United States.Launching in Europe, NetObjects will also be announcing Fusion’s forthcoming unique multi-user client/server version, code-named Taco.

This product allows the newly defined web team authoring issue to be properly addressed with features such a file locking, version control and form-driven content provision.Other announcements to coincide with NetObjects European launch will include Fusion's competitive upgrade, which will allow users of existing page authoring products to upgrade to a full version of NetObjects Fusion, as well as local pricing, enterprise licensing, educational pricing and clearly defined distribution and channel strategies.

Ken Parkinson, European sales and marketing director, NetObjects, comments, NetObjects is the brainchild of some of the global IT industry s most creative technologists, who recognised a significant need in the Internet market and developed a brilliant product to fulfill it. Following the company s phenomenal success in the United States, we are now addressing new audiences around the world, starting with Europe, where the market for website building and management software is growing rapidly. We are delighted to see that European web developers and designers have already begun to embrace NetObjects product range, and look forward to expanding its success throughout the pan-European web user community.

Notes to editors:
NetObjects: NetObjects is committed to supplying innovative products that automate and simplify the process of designing, authoring, publishing and updating web sites. These are aimed not only at professional web site designers but also at user companies who are maintaining their own sites. Their appeal in an ever-expanding market is such that NetObjects has already attracted major funding from IBM, AT&T Ventures and other major corporate and private investors. For more information, please visit NetObjects World Wide Web site at www.netobjects.com.