Trellix Corp.’s goal is to put its Web-site publishing system in front of the country’s 21 million small businesses, but it knows better than to try to reach this fragmented group on its own. Instead the Concord, Mass.-based company has made a name for itself in the often-nameless private-label ASP market.
Today Trellix announced version 4.5 of its Web-site building platform for the small business market. The offering is designed to allow the company’s wide range of service providers partners, which includes Interland, Interliant, Terra Lycos and Domain Direct among others, to offer customers a one-stop solution for publishing, promotion and business services.
Peter Van de Graaf, Trellix’ vice president of marketing and product management, told ASPnews that small businesses have moved beyond the early adopter phase and are now mainstream adopters who want a single sign-on and a single bill for all Web site-related services.
“Trellix is right on the mark in terms of the integrated Web services it’s providing to end users. Additionally, the company’s private-label distribution strategy has proven to be one of the most effective ways to tap into this hard-to-reach small business market,” said Kneko Burney, director of Business Infrastructure and Services at market research firm In-Stat/MDR.
Version 4.5 of Trellix platform is designed to combine site-building technology with promotions and business services such as search engine submission and e-mail marketing.
Van de Graaf said that in addition to offering a complete set of services, Trellix wants to establish a wide set of partners by adding vertical service providers. In keeping with that philosophy, today Trellix announced that Thomas Publishing, a New York-based company that specializes in providing information to industrial and manufacturing segments, will offer Trellix’s Web site building tools its clients.
Trellix 4.5 includes the following services:
- Site Building Tools and Services: These include Trellix
Web Express, a browser-based site builder for
both novice and intermediate users. Publish-ready content and an array of
professional, editable designs provide users with a multi-page
Web site with extensive opportunities for customization. Other tools include
integrated e-commerce, an HTML editor, file manager, blogging tools and an
offline photo management tool. - Site Promotion and Marketing Services: Trellix provides
a suite of online tools and services to market a
small business. They include search engine submittal, site optimization, e-mail
campaign creation and management, yellow pages and directory submission, online
appointment scheduling, Google and Overture keyword purchasing and forms
creation. - Site Hosting Technology: Trellix’s shared
hosting technology supports an unsurpassed number of sites per server, and
offers value-added services including abuse prevention tools, private-label
domain name sales, and domain-based Web and POP email. Partners can elect
Trellix to host the applications and resulting sites for a completely outsourced
solution. - Customization and Integration Technologies: Trellix allows
private-label partners to create and maintain tailored solutions that appeal
to a wide range of small business and consumer audiences. Partners can integrate
existing offerings, branding and third party services, resulting in more profitable
relationships with their customers.
Trellix is listed by ASPnews as a Top 30 Enabler.
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