internet.com Acquires Websites for Flash Developers

Posted on January 31, 2000

Internet.com announced that it has acquired both FlashPlanet.com and Australian-based Flashkit.com. The websites are providers of content and resources in the area of Flash technology. The site will be closely integrated with internet.com's Streaming Media World. Members of both Web site teams will continue to manage the sites and provide support in other efforts.

Macromedia Flash is a vector technology for designing website animated effects. In October 1999, IDC Research estimated that the total number of worldwide users of Flash reached 210 million.

"Both of these acquisitions provide the information and tools necessary to maximize the use of Flash on the Web," said internet.com chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler. "As a leading provider of Web development and Internet technology content and resources, we will continue to extend our coverage of Flash and multimedia, one of the Internet's fastest developing areas."

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