Andover.Net Licenses GIFWorks 3.0 to Lycos' Community Sites; Animation Now Easy
for Homepage Builders
Business/Technology Editors
ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000--
Agreement Enables Tripod and Angelfire Users to Access Powerful,
Online Graphics Software Application Through Co-Branded Sites
Andover.Net (NASDAQ:ANDN), the leading Linux and IT destination,
has entered into a licensing agreement with Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS),
the fastest growing portal and world's largest online community.
GIFWorks 3.0 is now available on Tripod (http://www.tripod.lycos.com/)
and Angelfire (http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/).
GIFWorks is a free online application that allows Web builders to
select, process and create animations online with a standard Web
browser--at no cost. The year long licensing agreement lets Tripod and
Angelfire members access GIFWorks through co-branded sites
(http://tripod.gifworks.com/ and angelfire.gifworks.com. As
part of the agreement, Andover.Net receives a portion of the
advertising revenue.
"The addition of GIFWorks to Lycos' community sites, Tripod and
Angelfire, makes perfect sense and will let our users quickly and
easily enhance their personal Web sites. Our members' homepages will
reflect more personality and interactivity. GIFWorks' features will
help add zest," said Don Zereski, Tripod's general manager.
GIFWorks--Online, Free Application
GIFWorks is one of the Internet's first free online software
applications that uses the Web as a powerful, cost-effective computing
platform. Using GIFWorks, Tripod and Angelfire homepage builders can
animate, optimize and apply special effects to any GIF, easily adding
it to their Web pages. Since all processing is done on Andover.Net
servers--at a rate faster than the average PC--there is no
time-consuming download or complicated installation. With GIFWorks'
Windows-like interface, the latest versions are always used and new
animations are created in seconds. GIFWorks supports Linux, Mac and PC
platforms. In fact, even people without computers, such as Web-TV
users, can create animations with GIFWorks.
Andover.Net's GIFWorks 3.0 includes 20 new effects similar to
those found in expensive packaged graphic design applications such as
chalk, emboss, oil paint and watercolor. In addition, GIFWorks 3.0
features several new editing tools, including insert text, smart crop,
replace color, optimize to a Web-safe palette and add/remove
transparency.
"GIFWorks has a tremendous following, one that will surely
increase now that it is accessible through Tripod," said Bruce
Twickler, president and CEO of Andover.Net. "We're pleased that Tripod
and Angelfire see the benefits of GIFWorks as an online application
and are excited to offer this application to their members."
About Lycos
Founded in 1995, Lycos Inc. (NASDAQ: LCOS) is a leading Web media
company and the owner of the Lycos Network, one of the most visited
hubs on the Internet, reaching nearly one out of every two Web users.
The Lycos Network, the fastest growing network and the world's largest
online community, is a unified set of Web sites that attracts a
diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading
Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community
services, and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is
composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire,
MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, Suck.com, Sonique,
Quote.com and Gamesville.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com/), "Your
Personal Internet Guide," is dedicated to helping each individual user
locate, retrieve, and manage information tailored to his or her
personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham,
Massachusetts, Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major
presence throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
About Andover.Net
Andover.Net (NASDAQ: ANDN) is the leading Linux destination on
the Internet. Serving 50 million page impressions to over 2.4 million
users each month, Andover.Net (www.andover.net) includes the largest
news/community site, Slashdot (slashdot.org); the largest site for
programmer resources, Freshmeat.net (www.freshmeat.net); and the
popular developer e-commerce site, ThinkGeek (thinkgeek.com). With
these sites and our other Linux sites such as FreeCode (freecode.com)
and LinuxDaveCentral (www.linux.davecentral.com), Andover.Net accounts
for over 50% of the visits to Linux destinations on the Internet.
Andover.Net also includes cross-platform sites that provide programmer
and developer resources for users of many popular operating systems in
addition to Linux such as Windows, UNIX and Macintosh. MediaBuilder
(www.mediabuilder.com) includes powerful e-Tools such as GIFWorks
(www.gifworks.com) and HTMLWorks (www.htmlworks.com). It also has
Animation Factory (www.animfactory.com), one of the Internet's largest
GIF animation libraries. For the latest information technology news
and resources, corporate tech managers and buyers go to AndoverNews
(www.andovernews.com), The IT Managers Journal
(www.itmanagersjournal.com); TechMailings (www.techmailings.com) with
over 3,900 free e-mail newsletters and discussion lists; and, the
Internet Traffic Report (www.internettrafficreport.com), which
provides Internet performance data every 15 minutes. Users can also
download free Windows applications at DaveCentral
(www.davecentral.com) and Slaughterhouse (www.slaughterhouse.com).
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements
involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
Andover.Net's limited operating history, expectation that Andover will
incur substantial losses in the future; Andover's reliance on
Linux/open source community; Andover's heavy reliance on advertising
revenues; intense competition and other risks listed in Andover.Net's
S-1 registration statement.
Andover.Net, Slashdot, Freshmeat, HTMLWorks, GIFWorks,
AndoverNews Network, MediaBuilder, Internet Traffic Report,
DaveCentral, FreeCode, IT Managers Journal, Slaughterhouse,
TechSightings and TechMailings are trademarks of Andover.Net. (c)1999
Lycos, Inc. - Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon
University. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are
those of Lycos or their respective owners. All rights reserved.
--30--dp/bos*
CONTACT: Investor Inquiries:
Andover.Net
Janet Holian, (978) 635-5300
janet@andover.net
or
Media Inquiries:
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Leah Barrett/Jim McKeown, (781) 684-0770
andovertech@schwartz-pr.com
KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
MARKETING AGREEMENTS
Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet
with Hyperlinks to your home page.
URL: businesswire.com
Andover.Net Licenses GIFWorks 3.0 to Lycos' Community Sites; Animation Now Easy
for Homepage Builders
Business/Technology Editors
ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000--
Agreement Enables Tripod and Angelfire Users to Access Powerful,
Online Graphics Software Application Through Co-Branded Sites
Andover.Net (NASDAQ:ANDN), the leading Linux and IT destination,
has entered into a licensing agreement with Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS),
the fastest growing portal and world's largest online community.
GIFWorks 3.0 is now available on Tripod (http://www.tripod.lycos.com/)
and Angelfire (http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/).
GIFWorks is a free online application that allows Web builders to
select, process and create animations online with a standard Web
browser--at no cost. The year long licensing agreement lets Tripod and
Angelfire members access GIFWorks through co-branded sites
(http://tripod.gifworks.com/ and angelfire.gifworks.com. As
part of the agreement, Andover.Net receives a portion of the
advertising revenue.
"The addition of GIFWorks to Lycos' community sites, Tripod and
Angelfire, makes perfect sense and will let our users quickly and
easily enhance their personal Web sites. Our members' homepages will
reflect more personality and interactivity. GIFWorks' features will
help add zest," said Don Zereski, Tripod's general manager.
GIFWorks--Online, Free Application
GIFWorks is one of the Internet's first free online software
applications that uses the Web as a powerful, cost-effective computing
platform. Using GIFWorks, Tripod and Angelfire homepage builders can
animate, optimize and apply special effects to any GIF, easily adding
it to their Web pages. Since all processing is done on Andover.Net
servers--at a rate faster than the average PC--there is no
time-consuming download or complicated installation. With GIFWorks'
Windows-like interface, the latest versions are always used and new
animations are created in seconds. GIFWorks supports Linux, Mac and PC
platforms. In fact, even people without computers, such as Web-TV
users, can create animations with GIFWorks.
Andover.Net's GIFWorks 3.0 includes 20 new effects similar to
those found in expensive packaged graphic design applications such as
chalk, emboss, oil paint and watercolor. In addition, GIFWorks 3.0
features several new editing tools, including insert text, smart crop,
replace color, optimize to a Web-safe palette and add/remove
transparency.
"GIFWorks has a tremendous following, one that will surely
increase now that it is accessible through Tripod," said Bruce
Twickler, president and CEO of Andover.Net. "We're pleased that Tripod
and Angelfire see the benefits of GIFWorks as an online application
and are excited to offer this application to their members."
About Lycos
Founded in 1995, Lycos Inc. (NASDAQ: LCOS) is a leading Web media
company and the owner of the Lycos Network, one of the most visited
hubs on the Internet, reaching nearly one out of every two Web users.
The Lycos Network, the fastest growing network and the world's largest
online community, is a unified set of Web sites that attracts a
diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading
Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community
services, and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is
composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire,
MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, Suck.com, Sonique,
Quote.com and Gamesville.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com/), "Your
Personal Internet Guide," is dedicated to helping each individual user
locate, retrieve, and manage information tailored to his or her
personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham,
Massachusetts, Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major
presence throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
About Andover.Net
Andover.Net (NASDAQ: ANDN) is the leading Linux destination on
the Internet. Serving 50 million page impressions to over 2.4 million
users each month, Andover.Net (www.andover.net) includes the largest
news/community site, Slashdot (slashdot.org); the largest site for
programmer resources, Freshmeat.net (www.freshmeat.net); and the
popular developer e-commerce site, ThinkGeek (thinkgeek.com). With
these sites and our other Linux sites such as FreeCode (freecode.com)
and LinuxDaveCentral (www.linux.davecentral.com), Andover.Net accounts
for over 50% of the visits to Linux destinations on the Internet.
Andover.Net also includes cross-platform sites that provide programmer
and developer resources for users of many popular operating systems in
addition to Linux such as Windows, UNIX and Macintosh. MediaBuilder
(www.mediabuilder.com) includes powerful e-Tools such as GIFWorks
(www.gifworks.com) and HTMLWorks (www.htmlworks.com). It also has
Animation Factory (www.animfactory.com), one of the Internet's largest
GIF animation libraries. For the latest information technology news
and resources, corporate tech managers and buyers go to AndoverNews
(www.andovernews.com), The IT Managers Journal
(www.itmanagersjournal.com); TechMailings (www.techmailings.com) with
over 3,900 free e-mail newsletters and discussion lists; and, the
Internet Traffic Report (www.internettrafficreport.com), which
provides Internet performance data every 15 minutes. Users can also
download free Windows applications at DaveCentral
(www.davecentral.com) and Slaughterhouse (www.slaughterhouse.com).
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements
involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
Andover.Net's limited operating history, expectation that Andover will
incur substantial losses in the future; Andover's reliance on
Linux/open source community; Andover's heavy reliance on advertising
revenues; intense competition and other risks listed in Andover.Net's
S-1 registration statement.
Andover.Net, Slashdot, Freshmeat, HTMLWorks, GIFWorks,
AndoverNews Network, MediaBuilder, Internet Traffic Report,
DaveCentral, FreeCode, IT Managers Journal, Slaughterhouse,
TechSightings and TechMailings are trademarks of Andover.Net. (c)1999
Lycos, Inc. - Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon
University. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are
those of Lycos or their respective owners. All rights reserved.
--30--dp/bos*
CONTACT: Investor Inquiries:
Andover.Net
Janet Holian, (978) 635-5300
janet@andover.net
or
Media Inquiries:
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Leah Barrett/Jim McKeown, (781) 684-0770
andovertech@schwartz-pr.com
KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
MARKETING AGREEMENTS
Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet
with Hyperlinks to your home page.
URL: businesswire.com
vAndover.Net Licenses GIFWorks 3.0 to Lycos' Community Sites; Animation Now Easy
for Homepage Builders
Business/Technology Editors
ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000--
Agreement Enables Tripod and Angelfire Users to Access Powerful,
Online Graphics Software Application Through Co-Branded Sites
Andover.Net (NASDAQ:ANDN), the leading Linux and IT destination,
has entered into a licensing agreement with Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCOS),
the fastest growing portal and world's largest online community.
GIFWorks 3.0 is now available on Tripod (http://www.tripod.lycos.com/)
and Angelfire (http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/).
GIFWorks is a free online application that allows Web builders to
select, process and create animations online with a standard Web
browser--at no cost. The year long licensing agreement lets Tripod and
Angelfire members access GIFWorks through co-branded sites
(http://tripod.gifworks.com/ and angelfire.gifworks.com. As
part of the agreement, Andover.Net receives a portion of the
advertising revenue.
"The addition of GIFWorks to Lycos' community sites, Tripod and
Angelfire, makes perfect sense and will let our users quickly and
easily enhance their personal Web sites. Our members' homepages will
reflect more personality and interactivity. GIFWorks' features will
help add zest," said Don Zereski, Tripod's general manager.
GIFWorks--Online, Free Application
GIFWorks is one of the Internet's first free online software
applications that uses the Web as a powerful, cost-effective computing
platform. Using GIFWorks, Tripod and Angelfire homepage builders can
animate, optimize and apply special effects to any GIF, easily adding
it to their Web pages. Since all processing is done on Andover.Net
servers--at a rate faster than the average PC--there is no
time-consuming download or complicated installation. With GIFWorks'
Windows-like interface, the latest versions are always used and new
animations are created in seconds. GIFWorks supports Linux, Mac and PC
platforms. In fact, even people without computers, such as Web-TV
users, can create animations with GIFWorks.
Andover.Net's GIFWorks 3.0 includes 20 new effects similar to
those found in expensive packaged graphic design applications such as
chalk, emboss, oil paint and watercolor. In addition, GIFWorks 3.0
features several new editing tools, including insert text, smart crop,
replace color, optimize to a Web-safe palette and add/remove
transparency.
"GIFWorks has a tremendous following, one that will surely
increase now that it is accessible through Tripod," said Bruce
Twickler, president and CEO of Andover.Net. "We're pleased that Tripod
and Angelfire see the benefits of GIFWorks as an online application
and are excited to offer this application to their members."
About Lycos
Founded in 1995, Lycos Inc. (NASDAQ: LCOS) is a leading Web media
company and the owner of the Lycos Network, one of the most visited
hubs on the Internet, reaching nearly one out of every two Web users.
The Lycos Network, the fastest growing network and the world's largest
online community, is a unified set of Web sites that attracts a
diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading
Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community
services, and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is
composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire,
MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, Suck.com, Sonique,
Quote.com and Gamesville.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com/), "Your
Personal Internet Guide," is dedicated to helping each individual user
locate, retrieve, and manage information tailored to his or her
personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham,
Massachusetts, Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major
presence throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
About Andover.Net
Andover.Net (NASDAQ: ANDN) is the leading Linux destination on
the Internet. Serving 50 million page impressions to over 2.4 million
users each month, Andover.Net (www.andover.net) includes the largest
news/community site, Slashdot (slashdot.org); the largest site for
programmer resources, Freshmeat.net (www.freshmeat.net); and the
popular developer e-commerce site, ThinkGeek (thinkgeek.com). With
these sites and our other Linux sites such as FreeCode (freecode.com)
and LinuxDaveCentral (www.linux.davecentral.com), Andover.Net accounts
for over 50% of the visits to Linux destinations on the Internet.
Andover.Net also includes cross-platform sites that provide programmer
and developer resources for users of many popular operating systems in
addition to Linux such as Windows, UNIX and Macintosh. MediaBuilder
(www.mediabuilder.com) includes powerful e-Tools such as GIFWorks
(www.gifworks.com) and HTMLWorks (www.htmlworks.com). It also has
Animation Factory (www.animfactory.com), one of the Internet's largest
GIF animation libraries. For the latest information technology news
and resources, corporate tech managers and buyers go to AndoverNews
(www.andovernews.com), The IT Managers Journal
(www.itmanagersjournal.com); TechMailings (www.techmailings.com) with
over 3,900 free e-mail newsletters and discussion lists; and, the
Internet Traffic Report (www.internettrafficreport.com), which
provides Internet performance data every 15 minutes. Users can also
download free Windows applications at DaveCentral
(www.davecentral.com) and Slaughterhouse (www.slaughterhouse.com).
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements
involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
Andover.Net's limited operating history, expectation that Andover will
incur substantial losses in the future; Andover's reliance on
Linux/open source community; Andover's heavy reliance on advertising
revenues; intense competition and other risks listed in Andover.Net's
S-1 registration statement.
Andover.Net, Slashdot, Freshmeat, HTMLWorks, GIFWorks,
AndoverNews Network, MediaBuilder, Internet Traffic Report,
DaveCentral, FreeCode, IT Managers Journal, Slaughterhouse,
TechSightings and TechMailings are trademarks of Andover.Net. (c)1999
Lycos, Inc. - Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon
University. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are
those of Lycos or their respective owners. All rights reserved.
--30--dp/bos*
CONTACT: Investor Inquiries:
Andover.Net
Janet Holian, (978) 635-5300
janet@andover.net
or
Media Inquiries:
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Leah Barrett/Jim McKeown, (781) 684-0770
andovertech@schwartz-pr.com
KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
MARKETING AGREEMENTS
Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet
with Hyperlinks to your home page.
URL: businesswire.com
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