HP bundles web products on scanners

LOS ANGELES: NetObjects Inc. on Monday said its small-business Web site

building products Matrix and Fusion MX will be bundled with two digital imaging

products from Hewlett-Packard Co.

The company's Fusion MX software enables Windows users to build an online

presence and subscribe to Web services that help manage their businesses online.

Matrix enables users with Internet connections to quickly build Web sites -

complete with e-commerce capabilities - regardless of the operating system they

use.

The affiliation provides NetObjects with new and predictable revenue streams,

said company chief executive and president Samir Arora, who would not disclose

the value of the three-year deal.

Under the terms of the agreement, Hewlett-Packard will pay NetObjects a fee

for each scanner it ships. Additionally, Hewlett-Packard and NetObjects will

share revenue from scanner buyers who sign up to use NetObjects' online

services.

The deal also is seen as a way to boost Hewlett-Packard's small business

presence.

"Combining the power and ease of use of NetObjects Web site building

technology with HP digital imaging products will help our small office and home

office customers build a professional-quality Web presence in minutes,"

Vice President and General Manager of HP Digital Imaging Mary Peery said in a

statement.

NetObjects is an affiliate of International Business Machines Corp. , which

has a 48 per cent stake in the Redwood City, California-based software maker.

The software vendor also has revenue-sharing agreements with IBM and Dell

Computer, the No. 1 maker of personal computers.

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