CoffeeCup Software
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CoffeeCup Software is an American
computer software development
company based in Atlanta, Georgia
, United States
founded in 1996. The name comes from the company's origins in an internet cafe
owned by its founder.
The company currently creates over 25 software applications for creating, designing, and editing websites and a number of online services for webmasters. The company's third product, CoffeeCup Direct FTP, was the first FTP
program to incorporate text editing functionality directly into the interface in a "split screen" fashion.
CoffeeCup employs just over 20 programmers and designers and moved to new headquarters in the spring of 2007. In addition to a panel of user-advisers, CoffeeCup has a group of around 8000 “Ambassadors” who are invited to test drive new and existing software programs and report bugs and offer suggestions for improvements.
CoffeeCup's Software has won many awards, including the Shareware Industry Award six years running from 1999 to 2004 for the CoffeeCup HTML Editor
. Other awards include being ranked #400 in the Interactive 500, 11 CNet
Editors Choice Awards, 18 Tucows
5-Star Awards, and ZDNet
Best Pick for Web Design Software.
Longo bought the domain "www.coffeecup.com" and designed a website for his coffee house. He soon received requests from other business owners who wanted help designing their own sites. Longo started by designing those sites using Notepad. After designing a website in this manner, he felt there was an opportunity to create a program to make designing websites easier. Longo got together with a regular customer of his coffee shop who was a programmer and they created the first version of the HTML Editor
.
Since the coffee house already had the www.coffeecup.com domain name, the fledgling software company was named CoffeeCup Software and the first program was named CoffeeCup HTML Editor
. Longo posted the program on his website. Eventually, CoffeeCup began charging $20USD for the program. In 1996 Longo decided to put away the espresso machines and devote full-time attention to developing software.
CoffeeCup offers a core group of programs free to schools. CoffeeCup Software's K–12 Donation Program allows public schools to request the Educational Software Package (ESP) Free for classroom use to elementary and secondary public schools, and public libraries.
United States
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computer software development
Software development
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company based in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
founded in 1996. The name comes from the company's origins in an internet cafe
Internet cafe
An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...
owned by its founder.
The company currently creates over 25 software applications for creating, designing, and editing websites and a number of online services for webmasters. The company's third product, CoffeeCup Direct FTP, was the first FTP
File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server...
program to incorporate text editing functionality directly into the interface in a "split screen" fashion.
CoffeeCup employs just over 20 programmers and designers and moved to new headquarters in the spring of 2007. In addition to a panel of user-advisers, CoffeeCup has a group of around 8000 “Ambassadors” who are invited to test drive new and existing software programs and report bugs and offer suggestions for improvements.
CoffeeCup's Software has won many awards, including the Shareware Industry Award six years running from 1999 to 2004 for the CoffeeCup HTML Editor
CoffeeCup HTML Editor
The CoffeeCup HTML Editor is an HTML editor that supports both raw HTML and WYSIWYG editing. Originally created by Nicholas Longo and Kevin Jurica, it was first released to the public in August 1996....
. Other awards include being ranked #400 in the Interactive 500, 11 CNet
CNET
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Editors Choice Awards, 18 Tucows
Tucows
Tucows was formed in Flint, Michigan, USA in 1993. It incorporated in Pennsylvania and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
5-Star Awards, and ZDNet
ZDNet
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Best Pick for Web Design Software.
History
CoffeeCup Software was started in a coffee house called “The Raven & The Sparrow” which was owned by the company's founder, Nicholas Longo. The coffee house offered free internet access to the public. This was the only location in Corpus Christi, Texas offering free Internet access at the time.Longo bought the domain "www.coffeecup.com" and designed a website for his coffee house. He soon received requests from other business owners who wanted help designing their own sites. Longo started by designing those sites using Notepad. After designing a website in this manner, he felt there was an opportunity to create a program to make designing websites easier. Longo got together with a regular customer of his coffee shop who was a programmer and they created the first version of the HTML Editor
HTML editor
An HTML editor is a software application for creating web pages. Although the HTML markup of a web page can be written with any text editor, specialized HTML editors can offer convenience and added functionality. For example, many HTML editors work not only with HTML, but also with related...
.
Since the coffee house already had the www.coffeecup.com domain name, the fledgling software company was named CoffeeCup Software and the first program was named CoffeeCup HTML Editor
CoffeeCup HTML Editor
The CoffeeCup HTML Editor is an HTML editor that supports both raw HTML and WYSIWYG editing. Originally created by Nicholas Longo and Kevin Jurica, it was first released to the public in August 1996....
. Longo posted the program on his website. Eventually, CoffeeCup began charging $20USD for the program. In 1996 Longo decided to put away the espresso machines and devote full-time attention to developing software.
CoffeeCup offers a core group of programs free to schools. CoffeeCup Software's K–12 Donation Program allows public schools to request the Educational Software Package (ESP) Free for classroom use to elementary and secondary public schools, and public libraries.
Products
- CoffeeCup HTML EditorCoffeeCup HTML EditorThe CoffeeCup HTML Editor is an HTML editor that supports both raw HTML and WYSIWYG editing. Originally created by Nicholas Longo and Kevin Jurica, it was first released to the public in August 1996....
- Direct FTP
- Web Video Player
- Flash Website Font
- VisualSite Designer
- Flash Firestarter
- Flash Photo Gallery
- Web Form Builder
- Web Juke Box
- Flash Website Search
- Flash Menu Builder
- Live Chat
- Google SiteMapper
- RSS News Flash©
- Web Calendar
- Flash Blogger
- Password Wizard
- PixConverter
- MP3 Ripper & Burner
- Website Color Schemer
- Image Mapper
- StyleSheet Maker
- GIF Animator
- WebCam
- CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor
- CoffeeCup Free Zip Wizard
- CoffeeCup Free Image Viewer
- CoffeeCup Free FTP 4.0
- CoffeeCup Free DHTML Menu Builder
- CoffeeCup LockBox
- sIFR Font Maker 1.0