FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Deerfield beach, Florida. – netVillage.com, Inc., who’s software has been powering online communities since before the web, today announced it will provide businesses wishing to create revenue generating, special-interest virtual communities or portals with a one-stop e-community solution. Services will include an unmatched selection of plug-and-play, tightly-integrated, Web community tools, as well as hosting and management services.

"NetVillage provides the most comprehensive, secure, and robust community building solution for Web sites on the planet," said Nate Hammond, President of netVillage.com. "From Auctions to Video Broadcasting we are unmatched in the breadth of plug-and-play integrated services we can incorporate into a Web community – services that allow the host to control and retain every aspect and revenue opportunity of his online community."

Industry web sites are rapidly adopting interactive communication tools to attract and retain users – to make their sites "sticky". By adding interactive community features, a web site can grab surfer’s attention, keep them on the site, and encourage them to return. The ability for interactive sites to keep users on their sites longer (three times the average according to Businessweek) extends the opportunity to interest users in the site’s e-commerce initiatives. According to Forrester Research, members of a community are 36% more likely to buy. In addition, by engaging customers with a netVillage interactive community site, businesses can build stronger customer relationships, increase brand loyalty, tap market knowledge, and capitalize on opportunities for highly targeted advertising and sponsorships.

However, setting up an online community usually requires a large investment in money, hardware, software, bandwidth, hosting facilities, and software development talent. "By providing a one-stop, whole product community solution, a company can concentrate on their core business and content, not the site infrastructure or technical details," indicates Michael Maisonet, Director of Sales for netVillage. "Our goal," Maisonet continues, "is to become the leading e-community Application Service Provider".

"Typical community-enabled web sites cobble together software applications from multiple vendors under the banner 'best of breed'," said Hammond, "Resulting in a hodgepodge mix of services and a disruptive, inconsistent community experience". By seamlessly integrating all interactive services under 1 roof, customers aren’t required to ‘log in’ multiple times, or delivered over to third party services.

NetVillage also provides a unique ‘credits-based’ accounting and e-commerce service. A member can maintain an electronic wallet (in the form of 'credits' applied to his account) and use this currency transparently across all interactive Web services. In addition to providing the customer the convenience of not having to pull out a credit card for every transaction, it provides a powerful mechanism by which For-Profit systems can charge for additional or premium services.

To offer a complete Web community solution, netVillage.com has partnered with market leader FullEcom for credit card processing, warehousing and fulfillment services, Participate.com and Blue Barn Interactive for moderation services, Livehelper.com for VOIP access to real-time customer service reps, and Media Express for content services. A strategic relationship with AT&T Global Services also offers customers managed connectivity and VPN solutions.

NetVillage’s highly configurable software and hosting services, combined with a pallet of integrated communication services, makes netVillage a compelling solution for virtually any Web business seeking to empower its members to share, communicate, and collaborate in their own private web environment.

About netVillage, Inc.

netVillage.com, Inc. is the leading provider of Internet community solutions for creating, hosting, and managing community-enabled Web sites. The company provides a complete set of tightly-integrated community and e-commerce tools that provides businesses wishing to create revenue generating, special-interest virtual communities with a one-stop e-community solution. NetVillage.com brings a unique approach to community-enabling Web sites by providing an unmatched selection of plug-and-play community services all transparently integrated within an e-commerce framework. For further information call 1-888-922-8455, or visit www.netvillage.com.

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