Adelaide-based company WebGenie Software is casting a spell over internet users world wide.

After less than one year in business, WebGenie is rapidly becoming one of the world’s leading internet software development companies.

The software tools designed by WebGenie enable internet users to add new dimensions to their own web sites, such as on - line surveys and guest books, improved E-mail systems, and (for marketing purposes) a program that gives you some details about who’ s visiting your web site, such as where they come from and which pages they visit.

WebGenie software was founded by Dr Siva Prasad from the University of Adelaide’s Department of Biochemistry in January 1996.

Since then, under the guidance of the University’s commercial arm, Luminis, WebGenie’ s internet software tools have been “exported” on-line to computer users in more than 30 countries around the world.

Every week, more than 1000 PC users download software from WebGenie’ s internet web site.

Customers range from individual web users to major organisations, including General Electric Corporation, Lockheed, Compaq, SkyNet Asia, the US Department of Human Services and Health, US Army and US Air Force.

“WebGenie is proving itself to be yet another South Australian success story in the field of multimedia software,” said Mr Tim Anderson, the business development manager of Luminis.

“As the company continues to grow and strengthens its place in the global internet software market, we can expect significance opportunities for University of Adelaide graduates and South Australia as a whole.

“In less than one year the response to our software has been fantastic, as evidenced by the many awards we’ve received from the internet community,” he said.

Mr Anderson said WebGenie’ s flagship product, CGI * Star, was selected by Microsoft as one of their recommended NT Webserver developers’ tools.

“That’s high praise indeed, from a company that’s the top of its class in computer software,” he said.

For more information visit WebGenie’s homepage (http://www.webgenie.com)