IMPACT Software was founded in 1992 by software engineers Ronald Burr and Stacy Haitsuka. In 1997, Ron and Stacy, along with IMPACT partners Harold MacKenzie, and Marwan Zebian, went on to found Netzero www.netzero.net (now part of United Online). IMPACT Software incubated Netzero in the spring of 1997 and Netzero became one of the fastest growing companies during the Internet boom. In only eleven months from its launch, NetZero went public in September of 1999. Ron, Stacy, Harold and Marwan now owns Westlake Venture Partners www.westlakevp.com, a venture capital/services company which provides assistance to emerging businesses. IMPACT Software continues to draw upon the support and network of the founders as well as the patronage of its growing customer base.