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Xara Online Teams with NetObjects to Offer Web Services
London, UK, July 16, 2001—Xara Online announced today that it has teamed with NetObjects, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETO) to deliver custom graphics, text and photo effects as a Web Service within the leading small business website building solution, NetObjects Fusion MX. Together, Xara Online and NetObjects will provide customers worldwide with a quick, easy and cost effective way to create custom graphics and animated effects on their website without the need for any design, programming, Java or technical skills.
Customers using NetObjects Fusion MX have immediate access to a wide range of different Xara Web Service Modules such as animated button bars, headings, scrolling text, animated photo effects and photo editing tools. The Xara Online solution provides the web author with various web page modules that can be incorporated easily into websites.
Nova Fisher, VP Marketing of Xara Online comments, “The agreement with NetObjects enables us to reach out to a wide group of people who are building their own web site. By combining our Xara Module Web Services with NetObjects Fusion, we are enabling NetObjects ‘ small business customers to enhance their website with striking visual effects and personalized graphics.”
NetObjects Fusion is a complete web site creation solution designed to provide an easy way to help small businesses build professional quality web sites. More than five million web sites have been built using NetObjects Fusion.
“We are excited to deliver advanced graphics tools to our small business customers using the Web Services capability inside NetObjects Fusion MX,” said Jim Calhoun, vice president of product management and product marketing for NetObjects, Inc. “Xara’s technology gives our customers what they want, while opening a new Web Services revenue stream for NetObjects and its distribution partners.”
Availability
The Xara Online Modules are available today to NetObjects Fusion MX customers. Users have access to a 30 day trial of the full versions of all Xara Modules before deciding if they wish to buy the modules, which may be purchased either individually or as one of the special offer Collections.
About NetObjects
NetObjects, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETO), an IBM affiliate (NYSE: IBM), is a leading provider of e-business solutions and services, including NetObjects Fusion and NetObjects Matrix. NetObjects has been ranked by Softletter 100, NewMedia 500 and as one of Fortune's 25 Very Cool Companies. Its products have won more than 75 awards, including Windows Magazine’s Win 100 award, InfoWorld’s Analyst Choice award, CNET's Internet Excellence award, PC Magazine’s Editors Choice award and InternetWorld’s Industry Award. More information about NetObjects and its products can be found at www.netobjects.com/aboutus.
About Xara Online
Xara Online, a subsidiary of the Xara Group (software developers since 1981), has an innovative system for embedding its own and third party web services into any website. A growing range of ‘modules’, each representing a different object or web service may be added to any website. The patent pending module system brings a diverse range of services, under a simple common user-interface that enable non-expert users to integrate advanced features and functions into their website. See www.xaraonline.com.
For press inquiries contact:
Nova Fisher, Xara Online, 44 (0)1442 350350, nova@xaraonline.com
Allison Green, NetObjects, Inc., (650) 482-3637, agreen@netobjects.com
© 2001 NetObjects, Inc. All rights reserved. NetObjects and NetObjects Fusion are registered trademarks, and NetObjects Matrix is a trademark of NetObjects, Inc. All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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