WebAssist.com corporation is a U.S. based[3] software company[1] that develops, licenses and supports a variety of web related software products for Adobe Dreamweaver.[4] Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA,[3] the company’s core focus has been the creation of Dreamweaver extensions for web development.[4]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software[1] |
| Founded | Encinitas, California |
| Founders | Ray Borduin (President) Hieu Bui Neil Hansch Matt Eastling Tom Gade Eric Ott Tim Sweeney |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Anna Robinson (VP of Operations) Michael Lekse |
| Products | Dreamweaver Extensions Pre-built Web Solutions |
Number of employees | 20 - 25 (October 2009)[2] |
| Website | http://www.webassist.com |
While WebAssist primarily develops Dreamweaver extensions, the company has also built Microsoft Expression Web[5] add-ons. In addition, WebAssist has offered custom software development services[6] for Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, Blackboard, and WebCT.[7]
WebAssist is a privately held California C-corporation[2] with approximately 20-25[1] employees. The company’s most prominent partners include Adobe,[7] Microsoft,[5] PayPal,[8] AOL, eBay, Yahoo!, Google and Affinity.[7]
History
editWebAssist was founded in the 1990s by Ray Borduin, Hieu Bui, Neil Hansch, Matt Eastling, Tom Gade, Eric Ott, and Tim Sweeney. Ray Borduin, WebAssist’s President, started as the sole employee building software extensions in his garage located in Carlsbad, CA. The first product produced by Ray Borduin was called Line Maker, which was built for Elemental Software’s web development platform Drumbeat. Ray Borduin also produced a variety of eCommerce applications for Drumbeat, one of his core competencies leading up to the development of eCart a current product of WebAssist.
Soon after Elemental Software was acquired by Macromedia,[9] Drumbeat was discontinued and Dreamweaver Ultradev was released. At this time Ray Borduin switched his focus to Dreamweaver, moved to an office in Solana Beach, CA and built the company’s first Dreamweaver extension named Cookies Toolkit. WebAssist has also been located in Encinitas, CA[10] and San Diego, CA where the company is currently headquartered.[2]
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c "WebAssist.com Company Information". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b c "WebAssist.com Review". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b "California Business Portal". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b "Adobe Success Story". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b "Expression Web Partners". Microsoft. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ WebAssist Premium Custom Software Development Services
- ^ a b c "Adobe Partners". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "PayPal & WebAssist" (PDF). Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Elemental Acquisition". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Previous Location". Retrieved October 2, 2009.
External links
edit- Kurzke, Christian; Galle, Michael; Bathelt, Manfred (1 April 1998). "WebAssist: a user profile specific information retrieval assistant". Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. 30 (1): 654–655. doi:10.1016/S0169-7552(98)00092-0. ISSN 0169-7552. Retrieved 16 June 2020.