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SpatialNews Press Release Wireless News Business News Feature Columns Autodesk and AltaVista Team With NewMoon.com to Host Technology Preview of AutoCAD 2000 OnlineNewMoon.com, a Silicon Valley startup delivering turnkey ASP hosting solutions for Windows applications, today announced that it is partnering with Autodesk(R), Inc., (Nasdaq:ADSK) and AltaVista Company, the premier media and commerce network at www.altavista.com, to deliver Autodesk's AutoCAD(R) 2000 software online in a six-month pilot program. The AutoCAD 2000 Online Technology Preview will be open to all AltaVista registered members in March. AltaVista members will be able to run AutoCAD 2000 Online for a free two-hour trial. The AutoCAD application is powered by New Moon Hosting Services accessed via the AltaVista portal. New Moon Hosting Services is a complete turnkey ASP hosting solution for windows applications, consisting of application delivery and ASP infrastructure technologies, co-located in a data center. This service gives Windows application publishers and resellers the ability to quickly become ASPs and deliver their applications via the Web to customers anywhere, while retaining their brand identity and customer relationships. "Hosting a major program like AutoCAD 2000 proves the power and scalability of our application hosting technology," said Marc Lowe, president and CEO of NewMoon.com. "This is a big step proving the viability of ASP hosting, and shows how three independent companies working together can leverage the Internet and provide a new application delivery model that will greatly benefit businesses." "AltaVista unlocks the full potential of the Internet to help people use information to improve their lives," said Ross Levinsohn, vice president and general manager of new media of AltaVista. "With the AutoCAD 2000 Online Technology Preview on AltaVista, we are offering a breakthrough combining powerful packaged software solutions and the world of client-server applications, made possible by the Internet." The AutoCAD 2000 Technology Preview was created by engineers from AltaVista, Autodesk, and New Moon, and leverages existing technologies in a highly demanding environment -- time-limited free application access over the Web. AutoCAD 2000, a powerful application used in demanding design applications, provides a robust test of New Moon Hosting Services. "Autodesk's strategy is to integrate our core desktop solutions with the Web and build browser-based applications which leverage the industry shift to hosted applications," said Eddie Boyle, Vice President, Platform Products Group. "Working with innovative Internet technology players like AltaVista and NewMoon.com brings us the technology to achieve these goals." Delivering AutoCAD 2000 Online via the Internet enables customers to work away from the office, access the newest version of AutoCAD, and reduce software deployment and purchase costs. AutoCAD 2000 is a powerful, intelligent foundation for the next generation of integrated solutions that support the design needs of a wide spectrum of industries: mapping, mechanical, architectural, and civil/survey/land and entry-level design. AutoCAD 2000 Online acts like a local copy of AutoCAD 2000. Plotting and hardware acceleration are not available in the online preview, and performance is affected by bandwidth. About New Moon Hosting Services New Moon Hosting Services brings together all the pieces required to deliver a Windows application commercially over the Internet into a single turnkey service. Combining application delivery and ASP infrastructure technologies into a turnkey service has proved to be very appealing to ISVs. New Moon's ASP infrastructure technology is directory-based software that provides the functions required for an ASP to deliver applications commercially to Internet users. These functions include user authentication and authorization, application presentment, server load balancing, system monitoring and administration, and application usage and metering. New Moon's application delivery technology has been licensed by Sybase, Inc. as the foundation for their PowerBuilder Web Deployment Kit. New Moon Hosting Services are available immediately. The standard pricing structure includes a set-up fee and an ongoing monthly fee based on the number of concurrent users of the applications and other factors such as CPU utilization and mode of usage. About AltaVista and Autodesk AltaVista Company is the premier media and commerce network offering Internet users up-to-the-minute news, live video, content, search and shopping resources. The relationship with Autodesk and NewMoon.com marks the first time AltaVista is previewing ASP technology via the Internet. Autodesk specifically selected New Moon Hosting Services to host and manage the AutoCAD 2000 application on its servers. This partnership represents a key component of Autodesk's Internet delivery strategy. Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC and Web design software and digital content creation tools, and has more than four million customers in over 150 countries. About NewMoon.com NewMoon.com, an ASP Infrastructure Provider, delivers turnkey, branded hosting solutions that enable Windows application publishers and resellers to immediately become Application Service Providers (ASPs). Founded in 1995 and building on proprietary technology developed and refined since its inception, NewMoon.com is strategically positioned to capitalize on the huge opportunities presented by the emerging ASP market. The company is a Silicon Valley startup in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 888/ORBIT66 (888/672-4866), 408/296-8500 or www.newmoon.com. New Moon is a registered trademark of New Moon Systems Inc., dba NewMoon.com. Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. All other company or brand names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: NewMoon.com Lynne Verbeek, 408/557-8521 lverbeek@newmoon.com www.newmoon.com
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