Acquired, Femail.com.au and Girl.com.au!

Trellian's CEO Rene Warmuz, announced the purchase of two e-zine sites down under. The Australian sites, Femail.com.au and Girl.com.au are considered to be Australia's No 1 destinations on the web for women of all ages. Trellian's plans for the two sites include, increasing traffic to existing sites, such as Trellian.com . Further plans include the introduction of eCommerce enabled shopping to both female sites and the globalization of readership.

Both on-line magazines, Femail.com.au and Girl.com.au, offer a free web-based email system which gives members a unique email address. Targeting the Internet-savvy woman of today with a down to earth approach, Femail.com.au attracts women from their mid 20's to the more mature woman, where Girl.com.au is the only e-zine of its kind directed at young women in Australia.

According to the magazines editors Michelle Palmer and Annemarie Failla, Femail and Girl are ready for the next phase. They have achieved outstanding results with a non-existent marketing budget. "Very few dot.com's can boast reaching and sustaining No.1 positions, based purely on the quality of their products,".

According to 'Hitwise,' an Australian web rating system, these sites have dominated the niche Australian female web market with 65% marketshare.

"Trellian, being a global organization, will take the projects to the next level. Both sites are generating revenue and run on low overheads, making them both viable businesses.the purchase fits into Trellian's e-commerce expansion plan, which is based on boosting traffic to its various sites." says Mr Warmuz.

"Femail and Girl have a strong and loyal member base and both have held the title of being the Most Visited Australian Women's Website over the last two years," explains Ms Palmer.

While the total number of web users grew by 22.4 per cent during the past year, the number of female users grew by 34.9 percent. (Source. Media Metrix and Jupiter Communications)

"This trend is being duplicated in Australia, and online magazines will undoubtedly continue to attract a growing number of female web users," comments Mr Warmuz. The sale has already attracted advertisers and eCommerce fulfillment companies.

Michelle Palmer and Annemarie Failla will continue as Editors for Femail.com.au and Girl.com.au.

Trellian appoints Dataworks as their Australian software Distributor.

Innoware AG is appointed as Trellian's Switzerland Software Distributor.

Innoware a Swiss based software distributor, signed a semi-exclusive distribution agreement with Trellian. Distribution of Trellian Software is expected to start early May with the aim of supplying to all the major Swiss retail stores.

Trellian joins forces with INGRAM MICRO.

After a successful meeting at Comdex Fall 2000 in Las Vegas, Trellian signed with Ingram Micro & Global Marketing Partners with plans of attacking the Retail sectors and enhancing Electronic channels of software distribution throughout the USA. This is the first step with Ingram Micro towards global expansion for Trellian software to be distributed into Retail channels throughout Europe, Asia, & South America.

Trellian exhibits at COMDEX/fall/2000 Las Vegas.

At the recent COMDEX show Trellian featured some new product releases, which proved to be a great success.

Some of the new products included:
Trellian Button Factory - a graphical software that enables users with no previous graphic design experience to guru's, to create web graphics and multimedia with ease. Featuring a drag & drop interface, the built-in libraries allow owners to easily customize buttons, banners and multimedia presentations quickly and easily with professional results. Trellian Button Factory is a relatively new product being released on the 27th July 2000 and released in retail box version for the Comdex show. But already Trellian Button Factory has proved itself to be a very popular graphics tool. Selling out on day 2 of COMDEX, has sparked the interested of many resellers and distributors including some major international players who are keen to distribute immediately through major retail channels.

Trellian FTP - the next generation in FTP clients. Easily transfers files between your PC and any FTP server on the Internet. Advanced features include Drag & Drop file transfer, Multi-Site Download and Connection Hammer giving you one up on the other people trying to connect. Trellian FTP also features Remote file Compare, automatically determining the files needed to be uploaded, plus Resume Failed Transfers, so you never have to start from scratch when your downloads are interrupted. Trellian FTP is also a new product to Trellian and was released on the 3rd August 2000, also being released in retail box version for COMDEX. This wild card showed amazing interest from resellers and distributors who were keen to order large quantities at the show. Watch out for this one, shortly to be released through your major retail channels.

ImageWolf - Finds 1000's of Image, Clipart & Movie files per hour, which are sorted, verified and delivered to your browser ready for you to download. ImageWolf takes the hard work out of hunting the net for pictures and movies, simply type in the type of image you would like and ImageWolf does the rest. Featuring Search parameters that allow you to specify the size of picture you want so you can filter out unwanted buttons & banners. This handy tool should never be too far away. ImageWolf is an old favorite that was released into retail box version for COMDEX. This dark horse surprised Trellian staff by selling out on the 2nd day of COMDEX. The amount of interest generated, proves that ImageWolf is sure to be a success in the planned distribution through major retail channels.

Trellian Enters Japanese Retail Market.

In October 2000 at the World PC Expo in Japan, Trellian consolidated their relationship with Importer Zenkoh as well as key Japanese Distributors - ComuterWave and SoftBank. The initial entry into Retail sectors with EasyTouroku had a huge response from the Japanese public, Trellian has plans to increase market awareness throughout Japan with 3 new products that will be launched in the near future.

Trellian joins forces with Software Abroad and Centurion Soft.

Trellian signed with US based software distribution and fullfillment company, Centurion Soft and Software Abroad with plans of attacking the Retail sectors throughout the USA. This is the first step towards expansion for Trellian software retail versions to be distributed into the US Retail channels. Targetting retail stores like CompUSA, Frys, Staples, OfficeMax, Office Depot and many more.

Trellian announces a distribution alliance with Korean Distributor - ChoongAng IP.

Trellian has announced distribution alliance with Korean Distributor - ChoongAng IP to push native versions of its key products into the Korean market.

SubmitWolf KR is the first product available in Korean. The expansion into the Korean market also includes a Korean website, local user support and a reseller program.

The release will coincide with trade shows (14th computer Software Exhibition of Korea) and a major online advertising campaign.

"As with Japan and China, Korea is a substantial market where the language is the main barrier to international companies, one which we aim to overcome with the release of native versions.", said Rene Warmuz the Director of Trellian Limited.

A Korean version of eComm PRO, the second program to be ported, is expected to be released towards the end of November 2000.

IOK - PromoWare settles during an oral hearing in Nuremberg Court agreeing to pay an undisclosed amount to Trellian. Legal action set to Continue.

Late last year Trellian alleged that a German Internet Service provider, IOK (www.iok.com / www.iok.de) used stolen components from Trellian's SubmitWolf in the production of IOK's URL submission software 'PromoWare' (www.promoware.de), also used as the basis of IOK's submissions service 'InternetPromoter' (www.promote-it.de). Legal action was instigated by Trellian against IOK in Germany. A Nuremberg court granted a preliminary order stopping IOK to produce and sell "PromoWare" and carry on with "InternetPromoter" without a hearing.

Earlier this month a settlement was reached in an oral hearing at the Nuremberg court, with IOK / PromoWare agreeing to pay an undisclosed amount to Trellian to cease legal action for their prior version of Promoware. Trellian withdrew it's petition according to the preliminary order.

Despite the out of court settlement, legal action is set to continue. Trellian alleges that IOK's latest submission program PromoWare 99, also incorporates proprietary SubmitWolf PRO components. IOK have again denied the claims and the matter is expected to be heard in a German court of law later this year.

Trellian Announces a Push into the Japanese Market.

Trellian, a leader in the URL submission market, has announced plans to release native versions of its key products into Japan.

SubmitWolf and Classify PRO, will be the first two products available in Japanese. The expansion into the Japanese market will also include a Japanese web site, local user support and a reseller program.

The release will coincide with a major online advertising campaign.

"Japan is a substantial market in which we have not had a great deal of success with our products. I believe that the language barrier has been the main cause, and one which we hope to overcome with the release of the native versions.", said Rene Warmuz the Director of Trellian Limited.

A Japanese version of SubmitWolf is expected to be released towards the end of February 1999.

Trellian Announces an eCommerce Project.

Trellian Limited has announced a joint venture with Pixeltech, an Australian Internet Services Provider, to develop and market an electronic commerce package.

"Electronic Commerce is the future of the internet, and we want to position ourselves for a share in this market. We have a concept that goes beyond a shopping cart system, which we believe will be the core of our business within two years.", said Rene Warmuz the director of Trellian Limited.

A beta version is expected for trial testing by the end of March 1999.

Trellian has instigated legal action against IOK (www.iok.com), a German Internet Service Provider.

Trellian alleges, that IOK have incorporated proprietary submission code from SubmitWolf in their URL promotion package PromoWare (http://www.promoware.de)

The matter is expected to be heard in a German court of law later this year.

Trellian Announces a Joint Project with Fastex (CZ).

Trellian has announced a joint venture with Fastex, a local Firm in the Czech Republic, to develop the infrastructure for an online electronic commerce sales operation and warehousing.

"The Czech Republic had been chosen for its central position in Europe and its competitive Labor costs. This is a key investment for Trellian, and is in line with our planned expansion into the electronic commerce market.", Said Rene Warmuz, the Director of Trellian Limited.