XOOM Introduces Web Clip Empire 75,000; World's largest Web Clip Collection Available on Four-CD-ROM Set; Includes More Than 25,000 GIF Animations.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1997--XOOM Software Inc. (www.xoom.com), a leading Internet publisher of royalty-free, copyright-cleared Web clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. , Monday announced the availability of Web Clip Empire 75,000. This deluxe four-CD-ROM set provides more than 75,000 animated GIFs, 3-D icons, backgrounds, textures, sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros , classic photos and other Web objects, making it the world's largest Web clip collection and the easiest way for individuals and businesses to create and enhance their own Web sites. "Web Clip Empire 75,000 is the perfect solution for people and businesses to create personalized Web pages with ease without worrying about copyright issues," said Laurent Massa Massa, in the Bible Massa (măs`ə), in the Bible, seventh son of Ishmael. Massa, city, Italy Massa (mäs`ä), city (1991 pop. 66,737), capital of Massa-Carrara prov. , chief executive officer of XOOM. "We commissioned artists from around the world, most of them exclusively, to give this collection the variety and depth that consumers and businesses are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. . There's no need to search all over the place for the perfect graphic -- it's all here in one set -- from wacky sounds and clever animations to beautifully rendered textures." About Web Clip Empire 75,000 The four-CD-ROM set features 25,000 GIF animations, including flags, animals, bombs, fire, starbursts and business and professional animations, among others; 41,000 nonanimated clips, such as buttons, backgrounds, borders, side bars, textures and other useful Web objects; 5,500 originally scored sound effects and music tracks, including MIDI and .WAV files and various musical genres such as rock, classical and jazz; and more than 2,500 classic photos and videos. The clips in the collection are Windows- and Macintosh- compatible. The set includes an image organizer and browser for Windows 95 users. At $39.95 for XOOM members and $59.95 for nonmembers, the Web Clip Empire 75,000 saves thousands of dollars when compared with customized clip art, and eliminates the time to download clips off the Internet. Because Web content is dynamic and constantly changing, the XOOM collection will continually be updated and is expected to increase substantially in the coming months. Most of the 75,000 clips can be downloaded individually from XOOM's Web site (www.xoom.com) at no cost for personal, noncommercial use. The 75,000 clips also are accessible from the popular Web sites of Prodigy, go2net (Nasdaq:GNET GNET Global Network of Environment and Technology GNET General Information Network GNET Gigabit Network ), Jumbo!, Concentric Network (Nasdaq:CNCX), Lycos (Nasdaq:LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. ), CompuServe (Nasdaq:CSRV CSRV Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (British) CSRV Coates Spherical Rotary Valves ), ZDNet, InfoSpace and SimpleNet. XOOM also distributes its products through retail and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and channels around the world. Licenses are available for professional Web developers who want to include these clips in their customers' Web sites. About XOOM Located in San Francisco, XOOM Software was founded in 1996 by software visionary Chris Kitze (former vice president of marketing of Lycos Inc. -- Nasdaq:LCOS) and international software veteran Laurent Massa (former vice president of international sales, SoftKey International Inc. -- NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. ). XOOM's mission is to attract high-value consumers with leading- edge content in order to help them build great Web sites. XOOM provides the largest advertising-supported free collection of proprietary Web clips with more than 75,000 animations, sounds, photos and other Web objects. All clips are free for personal, noncommercial use, such as in home pages, with inexpensive licenses available for commercial, professional, government and educational use. XOOM is located at 433 California St., Suite 910, San Francisco, Calif. 94104; telephone 415/445-2525; fax 415/445-2626; e-mail info@xoom.com . CONTACT: The Terpin Group Kathryn Troy or Kareen Marshall, 650/344-4944 650/344-4992 (fax) ktroy@terpin.com or kmarshall@terpin.com (e-mail) |
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