Chrysler Corporation Adopts NetObjects Fusion as Key Component of Primary Web Tool Set.REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1998-- Leading Automobile Manufacturer Selects Award-Winning Web Authoring Product for Creation of Internet, Intranet and Extranet Sites NetObjects, Inc., the site builders company, announced today that leading automobile manufacturer, Chrysler Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :C), has added NetObjects' award-winning software, NetObjects Fusion(TM), to its primary tool set for Internet, intranet and extranet site development and management. Chrysler's Information Services Advanced Technologies Group participated in a cross-functional team to review and evaluate multiple Web authoring products. The team selected NetObjects Fusion because it met the diverse needs of Chrysler employees, provided an open and robust site-building environment, and fit into the existing software infrastructure both on the desktop and backend. "We found that NetObjects Fusion provides a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. web development environment that meets or exceeds our needs and works for a cross section of employees at Chrysler," said Patrick Lavery, a member of the Advanced Technologies Group. "NetObjects was chosen as one of our standard web development tools at Chrysler Corporation, and we will continue to use it for many future projects." Many of the groups at Chrysler had little or no programming and Web experience. Some groups were looking for a tool that did not require them to use or know HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , while others who were more advanced, were interested in dynamic data publishing and custom scripting capabilities. NetObjects Fusion, with its versatility, ease-of-use, powerful site management capabilities, and ability to add advanced functionality through components, presented the perfect solution. As a result of using NetObjects Fusion, Chrysler employees were able to develop effective and aesthetically pleasing sites in an environment that is both easy to maintain and enhance. Also, by developing sites in-house, Chrysler will save significantly, in both development and maintenance expenses. It is estimated that already over 40 sites at Chrysler are being built with NetObjects Fusion. A few of these sites serve the following departments: Fleet Operations, Fleet Alternate Fuel Vehicle, the I/S I/S Information Systems I/S Income Statement Facilitation Group, I/S Campus Recruiting Site, Media Wave Web & Multimedia Resource Site, Advanced Technology Resource Site, I/S Recognition Site, I/S Learning Resource Center, General Auditor's Office, and I/S Partnered Solutions News Letter. For a sample NetObjects Fusion site, visit http://www.fleet.chrysler.com. About NetObjects NetObjects, Inc. is a privately-held company that is funded by IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Perseus LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , AT&T Ventures, Norwest Venture Capital, Venrock Associates, Rae Technology LLC and private investors. NetObjects' partners include Apple Computer (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ), AT&T (NYSE:T), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), Netscape (NASDAQ:NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ), and Sun Microsystems' Javasoft (NASDAQ:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ). About the NetObjects Product Family The NetObjects product family consists of NetObjects Fusion Personal Edition for entry-level site builders, NetObjects Fusion 3.0 for experienced site builders, NetObjects TeamFusion(TM) for site building teams and NetObjects ScriptBuilder(TM) 2.0 for scripting. All the products are the first in their class to integrate automated site building, professional quality design and publishing, thereby lowering the cost, time and tedium of building high-quality Web sites. NetObjects Fusion has won several awards including CNET's 1997 Internet Excellence Award for Best Web Design Product and PC Magazine's Editors Choice award. More information about NetObjects and its products can be found at www.netobjects.com. -0- Note to Editors: (c)1998 NetObjects, Inc. All rights reserved. NetObjects, NetObjects Fusion, NetObjects TeamFusion, and NetObjects ScriptBuilder are trademarks of NetObjects, Inc. All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: NetObjects, Inc. Priti Khare, 650/482-3251 priti@netobjects.com |
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