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StarBase Launches the First of Four Web Solutions Aimed at the Hyper-Growth Web Marketplace
StarSweeper Helps Web Professionals Maximize Web Site Performance and User Satisfaction by Diagnosing Entire Web Sites
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- StarBase Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAS - news), a leading provider of Internet and intranet based technical collaboration products for Web content management and Web quality control software, announced today the release of StarSweeper Workstation and Enterprise Edition. StarSweeper is a quality control solution that assists Web professionals in deploying operationally sound and consistent Web sites, thereby providing a responsive interactive experience for online visitors. StarSweeper Workstation and Enterprise Edition are the first in a series of Web oriented products being introduced by StarBase, leading up to the Summer release of the product code-named StarTeam.com, a total solution for Web site and Web application management.
StarSweeper is a highly configurable Web tool that generates JAVA-enhanced HTML reports to help Web professionals analyze site performance, layout and content on a daily basis. The core functions performed by SiteSweeper include (i) validating link integrity, (ii) reporting on potentially disruptive HTML code, (iii) reporting image attributes, (iv) evaluating page load times under various connection speeds, (v) cataloging images, and (vi) mapping entire sites. Primary users of StarSweeper include Webmasters, Web application developers, and quality assurance staff who are responsible for maintaining today's mission critical corporate sites. Companies like USWeb, Microsoft Corp. and Excite have already purchased StarSweeper from StarBase ahead of our official product release.
Eric Matson, QA Manager of Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT - news) stated ''We use StarSweeper technology on a daily basis and are extremely pleased with the product's customizable features and Web interface which allows simple control to anyone with a Web browser. Being a portal site, with aggregated content from many sources, StarSweeper allows us to produce comprehensive reports from services throughout the Excite Network. The Web interactivity and rich data feedback puts this tool in a best of breed category and is a must have for any serious Web professional.''
According to International Data Corporation, ''the Internet is by far the major driver for all application development tools markets and the market for Web development life-cycle management tools is expected to be the growth leader in the Internet tools space.'' StarBase continues to leverage its strengths in scalability and standards-based architecture by producing highly competitive offerings in the Web site and Web application development market.
''The demand for Web development products like StarSweeper 4.1 Workstation and Enterprise Edition will only accelerate as more companies look to the Internet to expand e-Commerce,'' stated William R. Stow III, chairman and chief executive officer of StarBase. ''We are very exited about this and future product releases for the Web market which should make strong contributions to our revenue growth. We feel our products have critical competitive advantages, which will allow us to garner a significant share of the Web site and Web application management market over the coming years.''
Richard Klein, Internet Tools Division Product Manager at StarBase, said, ''We are extremely pleased to have this new addition included in our product mix for Web professionals. We will continually add new product solutions that appeal to the various Web professionals, from content contributors and managers to quality assurance professionals, thus completing the Web production lifecycle. Future releases will benefit from a technology convergence that will blend elements of our core offerings with more Web specific components, thus increasing the added value of the products to Web teams.''
Pricing and Availability
StarSweeper and Enterprise Edition are available immediately from StarBase by calling 1-800-STAR700. Pricing begins at $295.00 for StarSweeper Workstation and $1495.00 for StarSweeper Enterprise Edition.
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 or higher.
When used in the preceding discussion, the words ''believes, expects, or intend to'' and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) conditions in the general economy or the software industry, (ii) the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, (iii) competitive factors, (iv) demand for team productivity software products, (v) sell-through of products in the sales channel, (vi) and other risks described in StarBase Corporation's SEC reports and filings.
About StarBase
StarBase Corporation, with headquarters in Santa Ana, California, offers a complete family of advanced Internet and Intranet-based technical collaboration products for Web site production, e-commerce application development and software configuration management for mission critical applications. StarBase products were designed to improve development team productivity throughout the enterprise, centralized, decentralized and remote development, including Year 2000 and Enterprise Program Management Office applications. StarTeam has won several awards including being named the 25th fastest growing ISV for Windows by Microsoft and CMP Media in April 1999, InfoWorld's 1997 ''Best of the Test Center,'' PCWeek's 1996 Analyst's Choice and PC Week's 1996 IT Excellence Award. Leading organizations such as Hollywood Entertainment, Bank of America, Boeing, Dell Corporation, Intel Corporation, Sprint, and Xerox have chosen StarTeam to aid in their development projects. StarBase is located at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 800, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Tel: 714-445-4400. Fax: 714-445-4404. Visit StarBase's Web site at starbase.com.
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SOURCE: StarBase Corporation
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