04/10/2008

DesignApps Inc. announced the WebProActive 4.0 Beta Program. DesignApps invites e-Marketers, webmasters and web developers to join 1000 other beta users to help bring the product to its full release.

ebizQ received the following:

"We are currently inviting bright people from all backgrounds and experience levels to join our Beta Team and help us launch the best product possible. With so many choices for tools today, who better to define the product of choice than the users themselves? ", said John McBreen, founder and president.

WebProActive™ 4.0 has improved usability, added multiple in-context editing capabilities, integrated a publish verification process, added custom meta data tagging, improved the CRM module and much more. As a Beta Team member, customers get FREE use of WebProActive™ and future discounts and prizes, while they contribute ideas directly to the product development team. Technical beta users can help build out Open Source components and Integrate third party products. To signup as a beta user today go to http://www.designapps.com.

WebProActive™ is a hosted platform for Business Web 2.o Management. Users can manage web content, blogs, e-commerce, web leads and more. The WebProActive™ mission is to be the most Flexible, Easy-to-use, and Feature rich solution on the market with a small business price tag.

"When a small business starts looking at options for Web Content Management, they quickly see that there are hundreds, from open source to enterprise class. But they soon find out, that to get the flexibility and features they want, most vendors scare them off by the price tag alone. Even open source is not a great option in many cases, because you get the software free, but then you need to pay someone to configure and maintain it. "

To address this market problem, DesignApps is using a hybrid model - combining open source components with private core functionality. With this model, DesignApps can host and support the core platform and keep setup and monthly fees low. In Mr. McBreen's opinion, it is an easier and less costly option for many smaller businesses. "If you don't have an in-house infrastructure or developers, than you should strongly consider a solution that is configured and supported from the start. And for the users that require customization, we've made available the API and runtime source. Most of them don't want to re-create the wheel and build out core functionality anyway."

WebProActive™ provides the framework and easy-to-use interface needed to manage a website quickly. "When people see how easy it is to construct and publish a variety of online elements, such as web pages and blogs, there will be no limit to their online business and e-Marketing outlook," said McBreen upon welcoming the first beta users.

WebProActive™ is offered as a hosted service and includes hosting your live website, a development environment and all of the tools you need to manage your site with ease. Pay accounts start as lows as $29.00 per month with flexible pricing plans based on the number of users, disk space and support level.