This document provides a comparison of 10 websites that offer web design tools. Each site is given a brief description of 1-2 sentences highlighting their main offerings and strengths. They are also rated on a scale of 1-5 stars based on attributes like ease of navigation, design, and information provided. Overall, the sites with the cleanest designs that clearly presented their services and tools received the highest ratings.

1. Web Design Tools
4/22/02
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Site Description Attributes Rank
Companies Offering Web Design Tools
Strengths: Fairly easy to
Alert Communications Ltd. is a multimedia and
navigate. Offers many ***
web applications development house, specializing
services. Gives e-commerce
in the creation of web sites, eCommerce systems,
advise. Keeps you alert on
CD-ROMs and other interactive marketing tools.
new developments and
Many of the sites we develop are powered by the
designs
http://www.alert.com.mt/ Alert Web Publisher, a powerful database driven
content management system that allows clients to
Weaknesses: Might be
dynamically maintain and update their sites without
hard to find the drop down
any special software or programming skills.
menu and very bland
background and design.
The Beatware environment enables the creation and Strengths: Provides you
maintenance of graphics for delivery across all with live assets easy motion ***
communications platforms. Live Assets allows sales and pictures and power
http://www.beatware.com/ and marketing personnel to customize web site movies for your
graphics via any web browser, from anywhere in powerpoints. Does provide
the world! Beatware's desktop design tools bridge immediate information on
the gap left by solutions providers and gives Live what they offer
Assets a top to bottom system that accelerates the
entire graphics creation, approval and deployment Weaknesses: Some of the
process. From the desktop to the World Wide Web, colors are to close together
Beatware technology facilitates the rapid and once again the drop
implementation of your visual identity. down boxes are hard to find
until you go over them
Strengths: A site that is
Worldbreak.com is an online community and
easy to navigate. It provides *****
recreation center for people of all ages. We are
an online community for all
dedicated to providing our visitors and members
ages and allows for quick
with a stress-free environment away from the hard
website development and
work of everyday life. Worldbreak.com has been
design. Colors are good
providing quality services and entertainment since
along with advertisements.
http://www.worldbreak.com/ March 1999, and is committed to finding innovative
ways of expanding leisure opportunities on the web.
Weaknesses: None noted

2. Agave products and services have revolutionized Strengths: This site is
http://www.agave.com/ the way companies of all sizes access their pretty clear and also easy to *****
information. We were among the first to recognize find everything. Nice
the potential of using the Internet to leverage picture of a agave plant.
existing database resources to attract new customers Provides information about
and improve profitability. Agave tools empower the company under name
companies to leverage legacy enterprise solutions
that deliver information quickly and reliably. Weaknesses: none noted
Today, developers around the world are using our
database connectivity tools to build the next
generation of electronic commerce, publishing and
data mining applications
Media Software Pvt Ltd, an IT (Software) flag- Strengths: It does do a
house, dedicated to web page design, development, good job on telling about ***
hosting, web interactive database, cd titling asp and the company profile and the
e-commerce applications, internet / intranet award by Compass for
solutions; software application development, online developing IT directory
and offline database and other software services. database on compact disk
Media Software aims at providing cost-effective
http://www.media-software.com/ electronic publishing, Software Development and Weaknesses: very bland
commercial transactional solutions to companies with the information boxes
hard to find where you need
to go to much animation and
words moving and
advertising
Site Description Attributes Rank
Companies Offering Web Design Tools
Strengths: Has many
SoftLandMark is a virtual freewares and
places to go very clear about ****
Sharewares directory. The entries are selected with
ht what they offer and what
the average user in mind. The aim is for a better,
tp://www.softlandmark.com/Web you might need to find.
powerful and pleasant usage of PC. Software is key
Design.htm Keeps you updated on new
to that. With right software you can do what you
software. Good banner and
always wanted to do. Browse more and you would
color contrast
surely find unknown and/or unexpected gems from
this software mine.
Weaknesses: none noted
Scream Design was born on the idea that everyone Strengths: A little like
should be able to build a web presence easily and softlandmark with respect to ****
without creative restraints. Scream Design is the design. Does show all
one place for the dynamic tools and knowledge to products up front and lets
teach and introduce you to the exciting world of you navigate form there.
http://www.screamdesign.com/ent web design. Innovative tools, art, animations, Does have new and dynamic
ry.html multimedia, scripts, tutorials, and tips are constantly tools
developed and added for your experience, creating a
place to learn and return for the latest innovations in Weaknesses: a little
the web design world. cluttered and a little bit hard
to find where you need to
go. A lot of flashes might be
distracting

3. GHSI is a creative web design, e-business and Strengths: Provides good
GHSI multimedia consultancy. We work with digital consulting advice for e- ***
media, both online and offline, helping to build business. Has three drop
http://www.ghsi.com/index.asp your business with straightforward, logical and down boxes for case
beautiful solutions. histories and help with the
business and role you play
and the help you need
Weaknesses: The
navigational tools are hard
to see at the top of the page
and the advertising is a little
too much at the bottom
Sahara Information Systems is an enhanced Web Strengths: Does provide
Design and support organization that provides a you with what the company ***
wide range of services from LAN/WAN Intranet is about and the services
technical support, internet, Project Management and that they provide such as
Graphic artists to provide our clients complete end- consulting and e-commerce
to-end services. These services go a long way in
providing the very best product for your company. Weaknesses: Pretty plain
http://saharasystems.com/main.asp Our design products allow development on NT and and not to attractive to see.
Unix platforms and we use a variety of tools to Pretty clear and simple with
create your web application to your exacting their tools and not much
specifications graphic design
EclecTechs is focused on Internet access, web site Strengths: Focuses on web
development, web hosting, database development, development and gives ***
web integration, computer repair, and computer and classes and workshops for
Internet training. Founded in 1995,eclecTechs can people to learn
meet all of your Internet needs, professionally and
rapidly Weaknesses: very simple
http://www.eclectechs.com/ and easy to find what you
need not much design or
graphics used
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