Netscape Offers Seven Easy Steps and Doubles the Number of Online Services
To Help Small Businesses Establish a Successful eBusiness
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) today announced the expansion of its popular Small
Business Channel on the Netscape Netcenter portal site
( http://home.netscape.com ). Whether Internet savvy or just starting out,
businesses can look to the Netscape Small Business Channel to get a range of
information, services and tools to manage and grow a business online. A key
feature of the channel, "eBusiness Basics," is the only place on the Web where
small businesses can establish a Web presence, attract new customers, promote
their businesses and begin selling products online, in seven easy steps.
"Our goal is to give small businesses simple and easy one-stop access to
the best content, services and tools that they need in order to manage and
grow a successful business online. The Netscape Small Business Channel makes
it easy for businesses to take full advantage of the Web as a tool for
marketing, administration and commerce," said Maria Wilhelm, senior vice
president of programming for Netscape Netcenter. "Netscape has more than
doubled the number of resources available on its Small Business Channel,
aggregated its content and services into logical and easy-to-follow sections
and has created a simple step-by-step process companies can follow to grow
their presence online."
The Netscape Small Business Channel includes the following key features:
* eBusiness Basics -- eBusiness Basics is a unique resource that walks
businesses through a simple seven-step process of establishing and building a
Web presence, acquiring new customers, promoting its business and conducting
commerce on the Web. As a first step, small businesses can choose from free
WebMail, with the option to purchase the full featured email service that
includes their own domain name. In the coming weeks, Netscape will offer the
ability to create and host a free Web site and now offers the option of
subscribing to an expanded service. Small businesses can use Netscape's Web
Site Garage services to attract visitors to their Web site with 11 free search
engine listings; analyze their Web site traffic with a free Web site
Hitometer; and optimize their site design and performance with Tune Up, a Web
site improvement service. In addition, small businesses are now able to find
new customers with 200 free prospects from MySoftware Company. Also, Netscape
is currently offering a resource of eCommerce directories.
* Departments -- The new and improved "Departments" section of the Small
Business Channel is designed to provide small businesses with the latest
services, information, and tools to manage and grow their business.
"Departments" blends leading content, services, community and commerce into
easy-to-navigate topical sections that correspond to familiar departments
within a business: Business Finance, Online Essentials, Human Resources,
Marketing, Office Outfitter, Research, and Women in Business.
In addition, the Small Business Channel provides small businesses that are
just starting out or more established businesses that are looking for
information resources, with best-of-breed content that ranges from marketing
and sales techniques to general business information that help small
businesses manage their business better.
Netscape's goal in redesigning its Small Business Channel is to create the
definitive destination site for small businesses that enables them to take
charge of their Internet experience. Available today, the following
information and services are now available from the Netscape Small Business
Channel:
* At Your Office -- AtYourOffice.com, the world's largest online office
products store, has harnessed the power of the Internet to offer small
office/home office consumers with over 27,000 products and services. This
well organized site offers a "Best Price Guarantee" and free next business-day
delivery on orders over $25.
* CCH Business Owner's Toolkit -- CCH Business Owner's Toolkit is a
leading provider of tax and business law information and software, and
provides a wide range of services for accountants, attorneys and other
business professionals. Established in 1995, its CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
group provides specialized tax, human resources, finance, business planning
and legal news, information and tools for entrepreneurs who want to start, run
and grow a successful small business.
* Inc. Online -- Inc. Online, "The Web site for growing companies,"
(http://www.inc.com) and the leader in providing content to small and growing
businesses offers features and editorial.
* MySoftware -- MySoftware's MyProspects.com, the world's first
e-prospecting service to help small businesses find new customers and grow
their business. The service allows users to select a profile of their desired
customers and instantly download highly targeted contact data.
* Netscape's Web Site Garage -- Netscape Web Site Garage provides small
businesses with a suite of services for automated Web site promotion,
maintenance and communication. Web Site Garage services enable small- to
medium-sized businesses leverage the power of the Internet to build and
execute a strong Web presence and drive profitability.
Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's fast-growing portal site, with over ten
million members Netcenter provides users with a home base on the Internet.
Netscape Netcenter provides users with smart tools and services that empower
users to take charge of their Internet experience. From Netcenter, users can
navigate the Internet, access a broad range of consumer and business content
and services and communicate with others online. The site includes eighteen
content channels and a set of leading-edge services, including
Netscape-branded Search, Netscape Contact, SmartUpdate, Software Download,
Member Directory, My Netscape personalization service and WebMail.
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of software and
services for businesses that want to transform the way they create and keep
customers in the emerging Net Economy. The company offers a full line of
enterprise software solutions, professional services, and a leading Internet
portal to help companies build, buy or outsource Internet applications that
drive revenue growth, build customer loyalty, and create new levels of
business efficiency. Traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NSCP, Netscape
Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, California.
Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available
on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to
info@netscape.com, or by calling 650-937-2555 (corporate sales).
NOTE: Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Certificate Server, Netscape
FastTrack Server, Netscape ONE, SuiteSpot, and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel
logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the
United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and
service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation,
which may be registered in other countries.
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