Intuit has already helped tens of thousands of small businesses get onto the Web since the introduction of QuickBooks Site Builder this past January 5. The new capabilities are expected to make QuickBooks Site Builder sites more powerful e-commerce tools and to help small business owners take even better advantage of the Web. These alliances demonstrate that Intuit is making progress towards its strategy of helping small businesses get onto the Web and use their Web sites to manage communications with customers, suppliers and employees.

"QuickBooks Site Builder is helping small businesses establish themselves on the Web by making it easy to create, edit and maintain a well-designed Web presence," said Dan Nye, vice president of QuickBooks Internet Solutions. "By teaming with these new companies to deliver Web design, content and marketing enhancements to their Web sites, Intuit will provide small businesses with the Internet business tools and services that have traditionally been available only to larger companies."

New QuickBooks Site Builder Services & Features
The new QuickBooks Site Builder services and functionality are expected to be available beginning in the spring and summer. Optional services may require additional subscription or service fees.

• Direct Marketing Services - Through an exclusive promotional agreement with iQ.Com, Intuit will provide its QuickBooks Site Builder customers with the ability to implement smart marketing solutions to generate customer interaction and brand loyalty with existing and prospective clients.
• Unique Web Site Address - Branding a business is important to small and big business alike. Working with Internet Names Worldwide (wholly owned by Melbourne IT Limited, a publicly traded entity), QuickBooks Site Builder customers have the ability to research and register a unique Web address (.com, .org or .net domain name) for their small business site.
• New Professional Designs - Website Pros will provide QuickBooks Site Builder customers with additional Web site designs. These designs are a key component of a broader set of offerings from Website Pros' full-service Web site development and consulting services.
• Professional Photography - Photos to Go will allow QuickBooks Site Builder customers to customize their Web sites with unique and professional-quality photos and images, including vertical and industry specific images.
• Maps & Direction Capabilities - Switchboard will allow QuickBooks Site Builder customers to post online maps and directions to their businesses. Additionally, Intuit plans to work with Switchboard to provide QuickBooks Site Builder customers with vertical industry content.
• Enhanced Email Capabilities - Critical Path will provide one of the most advanced Internet messaging and collaboration solutions including Web-based, POP3, and IMAP4 email, Internet fax services and directory solutions to QuickBooks Site Builder customers. The service may also include integrated calendaring.
• Web Site Promotional Material - Superfast Label Service will provide promotional labels and accessories that QuickBooks Site Builder customers can use to promote their Web sites to existing and prospective customers.
• Promotional Products - MadeToOrder.com will provide the leading Web-based solution for purchasing promotional products. The service will allow QuickBooks Site Builder customers to order top brand logo merchandise, through a simple Web interface, and have it delivered in ten days or less.