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Baldor's Website Receives a 1999 WebAward

30 December 1999

Baldor's Website Receives a 1999 WebAward 
    FORT SMITH, Ark., Dec. 30 -- The corporate website of Baldor
Electric Company received the prestigious Standard of Excellence
Award in the 1999 WebAwards just announced by the Web Marketing Association.
Corporate websites from around the world were judged based upon design,
innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, use of technology, and overall
ease of use.
    "Winners of the 1999 WebAwards represent some of the best websites on the
Internet today," said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing
Association.  The Standard of Excellence Awarecognizes those websites that
"represent the backbone of the World Wide Web today, setting the standard for
all corporate websites to follow."  This is the third year for the WebAwards.
Baldor was one of only a few industrial companies to receive this award.
    Baldor's website contains a wealth of company and product information.
Visitors to the site can easily search and obtain technical information, such
as performance data and CAD dimension drawings, on any of Baldor's more than
5,000 stock products.  The website also includes product installation manuals,
catalogs, and other product literature that can be easily "downloaded".
    Worldwide Baldor sales offices and authorized service centers are shown.
The nearest Baldor stocking distributors can be instantly located by simply
entering a zip code in the "Where to Buy Baldor" page on the site.  Baldor
distributors can also use the "Inventory Check" feature to check availability
on Baldor stock motors and drives located in one of Baldor's 36 North American
district warehouses.
    Baldor's website received over 23,000 separate user visits last month.
Nearly 20,000 downloads of product information were also made from these
visits.  Baldor Electric Company markets, designs, and manufactures electric
motors and drives and is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

    Visit Baldor at the company's website.
    http://www.baldor.com