$2 Million of Vc Funding has Sitematic Poised to Capture the Small Business Web Site Creation and E-commerce Market.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998-- Subscription Service From Sitematic Allows Small Businesses to Establish a Professional Web Presence With E-commerce in Less Than One Hour and for Under $40 Per Month Sitematic Corp., provider of browser-based Web site creation, publishing and e-commerce services designed specifically for small businesses, today announces the raising of $2 million to increase its sales and marketing efforts. Launched earlier this year, Sitematic Express and Sitematic Catalog are targeted at the more than 8 million small businesses in the U.S. The $2 million is being provided by San Diego-based Mission Ventures and Windward Ventures. Entirely server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. , Sitematic Express and Sitematic Catalog require only a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. to build high quality Web sites with e-commerce capabilities. Unlike other solutions, Sitematic requires no special computer or software skills yet provides a higher level of professional results than many more complex, expensive tools or consulting services. Sitematic Express is priced at $29.95 per month and Sitematic Catalog is priced at $39.95 per month. Both services are now available directly from Sitematic and its business partners. For a free trial of the service, go to the company's Web site at http://www.sitematic.com. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Peter J. Shaw, chief executive officer of Sitematic, "Initial response to our service from both end-users and strategic partners has been overwhelming. It is tremendously rewarding to provide small businesses with these much-needed services. Sitematic puts small businesses on an equal Internet footing with their bigger competitors. The creation and maintenance of a Web presence, especially with e-commerce, was cost prohibitive to most small businesses, until now. This additional capital allows us to reach many more small businesses and expand our product offerings." Exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. in the e-commerce market as well as overall increases in Internet usage amongst small businesses are expected to drive demand for Sitematic's services. According to a report released by the U.S. Commerce Department in April, the number of Americans using the Internet reached 62 million in 1997. In addition, the report reveals that 65,000 Web pages are added every hour, and Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. is estimated to double every 100 days. Robert Kibble kibble baked dough that is crushed or cracked. Prepared usually by extruding and then heating-drying the dough. Used as dry food for dogs and cats. , Mission Ventures' managing partner said, "The evidence is everywhere. The market is crying out for Sitematic's services. Sitematic's combination of ease-of-use and professional, high quality results, all for a low monthly fee is an impressive proposition." In addition to offering its services direct to the public, Sitematic is partnering with ISPs, RBOCs, and other value-added Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. looking to bundle the Sitematic services into their portfolio of offerings to increase revenue and create competitive advantage. Currently, Rhythms Netconnections, the high-performance networking company based in Englewood, Colo., is including Sitematic services as a bundled feature for their Turn-Key Internet Service. Sitematic will announce a partnership with a major RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off of AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, in the next few weeks. "Some major players in the Internet business are recognizing the value of Sitematic's offerings," offered David Titus of Windward Partners, "There is a lot to choose from in this market. Sitematic has put together a unique service and a strong experienced team that is very capable of success." Sitematic Corp. is a value-added Internet service company that provides subscription-based Web site creation, publishing and e-commerce services for small businesses. Sitematic's server-based, turnkey services offer a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy approach for small businesses that want to establish a strong, professional Web presence with e-commerce capabilities. Sitematic is compatible with Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MFST MFST Mobile Field Surgical Team MFST Mobile Forward Surgical Team (USAF) MFST Microbiologically Food Safety Tested MFST Mobile Freight Search Team (UK) ) Internet Explorer, Netscape's (Nasdaq:NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ) Communicator, and AOL's (Nasdaq:AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ) proprietary browser. For more information or for a free trial, visit the company's Web site at http://www.sitematic.com. |
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