ProtoShare 3.0 Brings Rich Internet Simulations to Interactive Website Prototypes
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
New version of web-based collaborative prototyping tool allows teams to
simulate rich Internet functionality in website wireframes and mockups.
Site9, a leading developer of collaborative web development software, today
announced at Web2.0 Expo the release of ProtoShare 3.0. The new version of the
popular interactive development tool contains many improvements and upgrades to
further the collaborative website prototyping process. ProtoShare 3.0 has Rich
Internet Application (RIA) simulations, an enhanced collaborative interface, and
overall speed and performance improvements.
With ProtoShare 3.0, website developers can now quickly create
interactive wireframes that contain rich Internet functionality, increasing
stakeholder understanding with the experience of a real website in the
prototyping phase. As websites continue to adopt new technologies that enable
richer and more dynamic experiences, developers' need for a more
high-fidelity prototype, or simulation, to verify requirements and
specifications is in more need than ever. ProtoShare 3.0 allows website
development teams the flexibility of creating a prototype that meets their
needs, from simple grey-box wireframes to rich, interactive, immersive
prototypes that generate the experience of the real website.
"ProtoShare 3.0 evolves the way the industry will prototype and develop
websites," said Andrew Mottaz, Site9 co-founder and CEO. "It brings higher
fidelity and collaboration to this critical stage of website development.
With the ability to simulate functionality like dynamic popup windows, rich
menus, tabbed panels, and more, ProtoShare 3.0 makes it easy for stakeholders
to get actively engaged, and better understand the project, at an early
stage."
ProtoShare 3.0 also has major performance upgrades as well as a revamped
interface that increases collaboration between team members, management, and
marketing on their interactive projects. The early feedback facilitates
revisions before the web project is further along, when changes are more
costly and difficult to implement.
"Prototyping and gathering feedback is a difficult but fundamentally
necessary process in interactive development," said Matthew Delprado and Dan
Putelli, of Ogilvy Interactive Worldwide in Sydney, Australia. "With the
revamped user interface and the ability to quickly simulate rich Internet
functionality, ProtoShare 3.0 makes that process even more efficient and
easy. And the fact that ProtoShare is platform independent is also a major
bonus for us, as we work with multiple operating systems."
Once integrated in the design process, ProtoShare becomes an essential
step to web development as noted by Sony BMG. "ProtoShare has become an
invaluable tool at Sony BMG as we develop countless websites for our artists.
It has reduced development time significantly and the stress that goes along
with it. It's the best way to get artists, their management and our internal
teams to collaborate on the details of the site and then agree on it before
development begins," said Kevin Murray, Senior Director, Online Production at
Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
"We think ProtoShare 3.0 will drive conversion to the growing market of
collaboration in web development," said Site9 co-founder and VP Business
Development, Blake D. Johnson. "We've made dramatic upgrades to the user
interface to make it an extremely fast and user-friendly tool. Even
non-technical team members are able to build functioning website prototypes
in a few minutes."
ProtoShare 3.0 will be available for general release on Monday, April 6,
2009. Further details including pricing and an online video are available at
About Site9, Inc.:
Founded in 1999 as an interactive agency, Site9 designed and deployed
sophisticated e-commerce websites for customers throughout North America. In
2006, Site9 evolved into a software company to address common problems and
pain points in the web development process. Fortune 500 companies, leading
interactive agencies, and web developers in over 30 countries around the
world use ProtoShare's collaborative prototyping to deliver a better website
experience in less time. No software required.
SOURCE Site9, Inc.
CONTACT: Blake D. Johnson, VP Business Development, blake@site9.com,
+1-503-248-4440, x115
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