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NetMechanic Signs Agreement with internet.com
NETMECHANIC STRENGTHENS POSITION AS LEADING SOURCE
FOR WEB SITE SERVICES WITH BACKING BY INTERNET.COM
Huntsville, AL (March 16, 2000) - NetMechanic, Inc.TM (http://www.netmechanic.com), the leading independent Web site maintenance service, announces an agreement with internet.com Venture Fund II, part of the affiliated venture capital arm of internet.com Corporation (Nasdaq: INTM) and with internet.com, the Internet Industry's Portal. NetMechanic, Inc. will receive a cash investment as well as increased resources and enhanced growth opportunities for its Web site performance, maintenance and promotional services under the alliance. The investments are part of internet.com's ongoing effort to further advance early-stage content and e-commerce Internet properties.
"This relationship is an example of internet.com Venture Funds working to create an environment among Internet start ups that can enhance traffic and generate additional revenue," said internet.com Chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler. "Our community of Web developers will be made more aware of NetMechanic's tools, which enable their Web sites to run more efficiently and help to improve the overall experience for site visitors."
NetMechanic's services will allow internet.com's clientele and any Web designers to build higher quality Web sites, lower their design costs and improve the overall experience for site visitors.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to join forces with such a highly regarded industry provider such as internet.com," said Jeff Morgan, CEO of NetMechanic. "We benefit not only through the resources of internet.com, but also from their strategic role in guiding the growth and maturation of NetMechanic's business."
Web site performance, promotion and functionality are key areas of concern for every Webmaster and Web developer. Using the NetMechanic services, Web professionals will have the feedback and know-how to easily maintain and fine-tune Web sites for maximum performance. These services are offered in both free and subscription versions by simply logging on to the NetMechanic Web site, which will test both small and large sites. Subscribers to NetMechanic's services can relax knowing that their site is being regularly checked for the most common, recurrent problems that can lessen the quality of a visitor's experience, and NetMechanic's site promotion capability helps build traffic by making them more easily found through search engines, where 85% of Web users go to find sites of interest and value.
More about NetMechanic
NetMechanic's online
services are targeted toward small to medium sized businesses and
Webmasters with all types and sizes of Web sites. Unlike desktop or server
based application, NetMechanic monitors and tests sites from its own
strategically located remote Web servers, allowing easy setup with no
software downloads. NetMechanic provides a
full range of site maintenance tools in the HTML Toolbox subscription
service and site monitoring with Server Check Pro. The primary components
of the HTML Toolbox product include Spell Check, Load Time Check, GIFBot,
Link Check, HTML Check and Browser Compatibility services. These services
are offered in both free trial and subscription versions that will test
sites of all sizes. NetMechanic also offers Server Check Pro, a subscription service that monitors Web site servers seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and EngineStarterTM, a site promotion tool providing confirmed submission to 100 of the top search engines.
NetMechanic, an independent Internet software development firm based in Huntsville, Alabama developed the online tools provided through the NetMechanic Web site. For more information contact Cindy O'Gorman at (256) 533-0076, ext. 116 or by email at cindy.ogorman@netmechanic.com. For information regarding NetMechanic's Partners Program, contact Todd Gandy at (256) 533-0076, ext. 114, todd.gandy@netmechanic.com or visit the company's Web site at http://www.netmechanic.com.
About internet.com Corporation
internet.com Corporation (Nasdaq: INTM; http://www.internet.com), based in New York, New York, is a leading provider of global real-time news and information resources for Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. internet.com operates a network of 102 Web sites, 75 e-mail newsletters, 101 online discussion forums and 75 moderated e-mail discussion lists with over 2.2 million unique visitors that generate more than 120 million page views monthly. Total "views", which include Web site page views, e-mail newsletter views and e-mail discussion list views, are now over 180 million per month. internet.com's global presence includes editions in Arabia, Asia, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Africa and the United Kingdom. In addition, internet.com with its related internet.com Venture Fund I and Venture Fund II is an investor in a growing number of business-to-business content sites and related Internet media properties.
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