: EarthLink Biz Expands Slate of ASP Services with Hosting Management Tools Powered by NetMechanic
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ATLANTA and HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000--
NetMechanic's Webmaster tools will help businesses fine tune their
sites and get better search engine listings
Adding to its slate of business-targeted ASP services, EarthLink
(NASDAQ:ELNK) today announced a customized suite of hosting management
tools from NetMechanic(R). The new tools, offered to EarthLink Biz
hosting customers at special prices, will allow users to automatically
perform crucial Web site maintenance and management functions and
raise the profile of their Web sites.
Consisting mainly of small and medium-sized businesses, EarthLink
Biz Web hosting customers demand powerful products that are easy to
use. By giving them NetMechanic's one-click access to comprehensive
diagnostic tools and reporting, and automated submission to the top 30
search engines, EarthLink allows its hosting members to keep their Web
site running smoothly and reliably.
"Our ultimate goal is to help make the Internet easy to use for
our business customers, and this specially customized suite of
services does exactly that," said Ed Douglas, vice president of
products and marketing for EarthLink Biz. "These NetMechanic tools
will allow a small business to easily manage the under-the-hood
functions of their site, to ensure it looks as professional and
polished as possible. They're very easy to use and we've priced them
so that any business can afford them."
The customized bundle of services will allow EarthLink-hosted Web
sites to utilize essential online tools in a special configuration for
EarthLink members. The centerpiece of the offering is NetMechanic's
HTML Toolbox 2.0TM, a comprehensive suite of powerful tools, which
include monthly testing of 30 pages with the option to "test on
request" as often as customers wish. Toolbox tests for broken links,
browser incompatibility, download times, HTML code errors and spelling
errors. The EarthLink offering also includes NetMechanic's HTML
Repair(TM), featuring one-click repair of most common HTML errors, and
EngineStarter(TM), which submits the user's Web site to 30 top search
engines. The NetMechanic tools also inform EarthLink customers which
search engines have accepted their site for consideration, along with
a link to any search engine that rejected the submission.
"Our powerful site management resources dovetail perfectly with
the needs of the typical EarthLink hosting customer," said Jeff
Morgan, CEO of NetMechanic. "They're easy to use yet powerful enough
to allow a small business to put its best foot forward on the Net."
NetMechanic's services are now available to all EarthLink Biz
hosting customers for $25 a year. Those that add TotalCommerce Store
capability or above to their site will automatically receive the
NetMechanic bundle at no charge. For more information about
EarthLink's NetMechanic-powered site management tools, please visit
earthlink.net. For more
information about other award-winning EarthLink Biz Internet access,
Web hosting and e-commerce services, please call 800-511-2044 or visit
www.earthlink.net/business.
About NetMechanic
NetMechanic provides customized Partner Programs to Web hosting
companies and other companies serving small to medium-sized
businesses. Reseller programs, similar to EarthLink's, are available
in addition to Co-Branding partnerships. For information regarding
NetMechanic's services, visit the company's Web site at
netmechanic.com. For more information on NetMechanic
Partner Programs, contact Todd Gandy at (256) 533-0076, ext. 114 or by
e-mail at todd.gandy@netmechanic.com. internet.com Corporation
(NASDAQ:INTM), through its venture capital arm, is an equity investor
in NetMechanic, Inc.
About EarthLink Biz
EarthLink Biz is committed to helping small companies succeed by
allowing them to concentrate on their business, instead of technology.
EarthLink Biz offers end-to-end Internet solutions, including a full
slate of Internet access, Web hosting and e-commerce services designed
to accommodate and mirror small businesses' rapid growth. As the
third-largest provider of paid Web hosting services, EarthLink Biz
functions as a separate business-to-business services area, with its
own strategies, staff and objectives.
About EarthLink
EarthLink is one of the world's leading Internet service
providers, bringing the magic of the Internet to more than 3.5 million
individuals and businesses every day. In June 2000, the company
announced plans to acquire Reston, Va.-based OneMain.com, a move that
will extend EarthLink's host of award-winning services into rural
America and smaller metropolitan areas across the U.S. Headquartered
in Atlanta, EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access,
hosting and e-commerce solutions to thousands of communities
internationally from more than 5,000 points of presence. EarthLink is
committed to doing an exceptional job of pleasing its customers,
shareholders and the community by following the company's Core Values
and Beliefs. Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services
is available by calling 800-395-8425 and through EarthLink's Web site
at www.earthlink.net.
It's your Internet.
CONTACT: EarthLink
Kurt Rahn, 626/296-5737
kurtrahn@corp.earthlink.net
or
Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations
Jennifer Vincenzo, 404/881-2346
jvincenzo@alexanderogilvy.com
or
NetMechanic
Cindy O'Gorman, 256/533-0076, ext. 116
cindy.ogorman@netmechanic.com
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