Netopia and Macworld Partner to Bring E-commerce to the Largest Online Community of Macintosh Users.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 Macworld selects Netopia to Provide "No Assembly Required" E-Stores for its Audience of Mac Small Business Owners Mac Publishing Mac Publishing is a publishing company based in San Francisco, California, and is wholly owned by the International Data Group. It is the publisher of Macworld magazine and numerous web sites, including Macworld.com, Playlistmag.com, and MacOSXHints.com. , L.L.C., publisher of Macworld, the leading Macintosh monthly and largest Macintosh portal and Netopia, Inc. (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 : NTPA NTPA National Tractor Pull Association NTPA New Trades Processing Architecture NTPA Naval Technical Proficiency Assist ) a leader in providing DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet equipment and e-commerce Web platforms to small and medium size businesses, today announced the launch of Netopia's "no assembly required" E-Stores and Web sites on www.macworld.com providing an inexpensive, yet robust solution for the legions of Macintosh small business owners who want a Web and e-commerce presence. Beginning today, Macworld.com's two million monthly unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. will be able to build an e-commerce capability via Netopia's E-Store solution. They can select from three options depending on their e-commerce needs: Netopia's Brochure E-Store at $19.95 per month, Netopia's Standard E-Store at $59.95 per month, which includes a secure shopping cart and online credit card capture for shoppers, with offline transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. by the E-Store owner and Netopia's Super E-Store, at $99.95 or $149.95 per month. The Super E-Store provides the same features as the Standard E-Store with the added ability to both authorize credit card transactions and settle accounts online. Netopia's real-time credit card processing for Super E-Stores is powered by CyberSource's (NASDAQ: CYBS CYBS CyberSource (NASDAQ symbol) ) real-time transaction service. Through the E-Store Manager, merchants can upload product databases, showcase products with multiple sizes, colors and options, configure prices, taxes, shipping methods, store policies and much more. Over the past year, Netopia and WebOrder collaborated to integrate WebOrder's Smart Commerce System into Netopia's Web platform. All of Netopia's E-Stores promoted through Macworld.com are available for 30 day free trials. "Historically more small and home businesses are run on the Macintosh platform because of its legendary "plug and play" feature and easy networking. Netopia's E-commerce Web platform is the ideal solution for Macworld's large community of small business owners because it's affordable, easy-to-use and scaleable," said Colin Crawford, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Mac Publishing. Netopia's "no assembly required" E-Stores and Web sites mean that in under one hour, with little or no knowledge of html, Mac users can begin conducting business online by visiting macworld.com and clicking on the E-Store banners which takes them to a Netopia E-Store and Web site sign-up and registration page or visit www.macworld.netopia.com. "We're pleased that Macworld has selected Netopia's E-commerce Web platform for their large community of Mac users who want to grow their online presence," stated Alan Lefkof, Netopia's president and CEO. "This new offering on Macworld.com complements the MacDSL Center launched last month. Now Mac small businesses can benefit from both DSL and E-commerce." Macworld.com's E-Store customers can also use Netopia's latest addition, netJane. Fully integrated with Netopia's E-commerce Web platform, netJane includes sophisticated objects such as Java applets, layered tables, and a selection of forms, all of which can be used without any knowledge of HTML to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. an existing Web site, or to create an entirely new site from scratch. netJane's robust point-and-click, menu-driven interface also gives Macworld Web site and E-Store owners access to the widest selection of affiliate programs on the Internet via Netopia's CashButtonsSM. CashButtons are an innovative new program that easily allows Macworld E-Store owners to earn commissions from the sale of products at more than 100 e-commerce outlets. With over 2 million unique visitors and 13 million page views per month, Macworld.com is the largest Macintosh portal on the Web and the premier online source for news, product reviews, industry information and buying Mac products. Its popular channels include MacCentral.com, MacWEEK.com, MacBuy.com, MacGAMING.com and iMacworld.com. Macworld magazine is the no. 1 Macintosh monthly in circulation and ad pages, and has served the Macintosh market since its inception in 1984. "As the leading Macintosh source for over 16 years, Mac users have looked to Macworld to provide the best solution for optimizing the Macintosh platform. Partnering with Netopia to bring an affordable, yet complete e-commerce solution to our loyal following is another example of this commitment," added Crawford. About Macworld Mac Publishing, L.L.C. publishes the world's leading independent Macintosh publication and web sites. Every month the award-winning Macworld magazine reaches 1.6 million readers, while the Mac Publishing Web presence garners an average of 2 million unique visitors. The Mac Publishing sites include: Macworld.com, MacWEEK.com, MacCentral.com, MacBuy.com, MacGAMING.com and iMacworld.com. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mac Publishing is a joint venture between Ziff-Davis Inc. and International Data Group. For further information contact: Sharon Sanderson 415/243-3640 sharon_sanderson@macworld.com About Netopia Netopia, Inc. develops, markets and supports Internet and electronic commerce infrastructure for small and medium size businesses. Netopia's DSL equipment and e-commerce Web platforms enable businesses to connect easily and cost-effectively to the Internet, establish and enhance their Internet presence, and conduct business and electronic commerce on the Web. With the Netopia E-commerce Web platform, the Company has established Web-based services with Citigroup's Bizzed.com, Cendant Corporation, Netscape Netcenter, Jato Communications, France Telecom, SmartAge.com and Concentric Network. With its Netopia DSL Router See broadband router. family, the Company has established interoperability with central office equipment from Copper Mountain Networks, Lucent Technologies, and Nokia; and has established strategic distribution relationships with leading CLECs including Covad Communications, NorthPoint Communications NorthPoint Communications (Former NASDAQ: NPNT) was a CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier), focused on data transmission rather than voice. Its business plan involved leasing copper telephone lines from local phone companies, then selling them at wholesale prices to , Rhythms NetConnections Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (Former NASDAQ: RTHM) was in the business of providing broadband local-access communication services to large enterprises, telecommunications carriers and their internet service provider (ISP) affiliates and other ISPs. Inc., and Jato Communications; and with hundreds of ISPs including France Telecom, Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. It was once known as SIP, and it has the largest user base in Italy. Telecom Italia also owns shares in Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal, fixed and cellular networks in Argentina. , Bell Atlantic, PSINet, Verio, UUNet, Earthlink Network and Concentric Network. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Netopia's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "NTPA." Further information about the company can be obtained via phone 510-814-5100, fax 510-814-5021 or on the Web at www.netopia.com. Portions of this release include forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995. Netopia, Inc.'s actual results could differ materially from the results discussed in this release and in the forward-looking statements contained herein for many reasons. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to product development, product acceptance, licensing opportunities and general economic conditions. For more information concerning Netopia and risk factors that may affect Netopia's future results and may cause actual results to vary from results anticipated in forward-looking statements, investors should review Netopia's public filings with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available by calling Netopia at 510-814-5260 or online at www.sec.gov. All company names, brand names and product names are trademarks of their respective holder(s). |
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