"Network NEC" Brings the Best of the Internet Directly to NEC Ready PC Desktops with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1997--NEC Ready consumer customers will now receive a personalized, easily accessible window onto the Internet through the launch of "Network NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. ." This premium "channel" -- now found on your PC desktop -- uses push technology to deliver Internet information through Microsoft's newly-introduced Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 4.0 (IE 4.0) Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Microsoft IE 4.0 has been selected as the Web browser of choice for Network NEC "webcasts" and makes the world of the Internet easily understandable through a "channel"-based, television-like format. IE 4.0 and Network NEC will be available through www.nec-computers.com beginning Sept. 30. All future NEC Ready PC models will offer IE 4.0 and Network NEC pre-installed. IE 4.0 enables users to have information they care about delivered right to their desktop the way they want it, when they want it. In addition, IE 4.0 features an Active Desktop which redefines Windows 95 to provide Web-style controls and the ability to display Web graphics and run Web programs right on the desktop. Network NEC's offerings include technical support information, the latest product details relevant to a user's own computer, the most recent software updates and most frequently asked questions, as well as an abundance of business, entertainment and sports features. "As second and third-time buyers, NEC Ready PC customers tend to be very Internet savvy," said Michael DeNeffe, director of product marketing for the NEC Ready line. "They have an `Internet life' and a `PC life.' With IE 4.0 and the Active Desktop, we're helping to merge their dual lives for the most efficient, informative and enjoyable computing experience ever. Others will find access to the Web and customized channel information is now as easy as pointing and clicking the mouse." NEC Ready PCs feature premium and sophisticated computing for the home and home office users with a concentration on performance, new technologies and innovation in design. NEC Ready PC users' computing experience is enhanced through the use of design and the Active Channel technology built into IE 4.0, bringing NEC Ready customers relevant, compelling content in sub-channels on Network NEC. The NEC Ready channel information is carefully selected, well-organized and readily available to users in one convenient location. They can do other computing tasks and know that information is readily available when they want it. Active Channels News flashes, baseball scores, stock quotes, entertainment, tips on NEC products and how to use your computer -- these are all available in the Network NEC channel presented in a friendly and accessible fashion in the following sub-channels: Customer Support - The latest and greatest equipment and software upgrades are available here for NEC Ready, plus the latest drivers to accommodate such things as changes in the operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. or video cards, a quick link to the company's main site, technical support contact information, links to technical support pages, company news and more. The Daily News - This sub-channel is especially good for new users who don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where to look on the Web and saves time for savvy users. In one place users can access general news as well as business, technology, entertainment and games, sports and recreation, lifestyles and travel information from the best news sources available today, including USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). and The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times. Entertainment - Features on the latest books, movies, art, games and links to popular entertainment sites, gossip columns and soundbites from movies, film, music, television, are all available here. Future offerings will include access to radio stations outside a user's geographic area so they can listen to blacked-out sporting events, for example. Newsstand - Looking like a corner newsstand, this site takes users with a single click to any of the more than 50 magazine and newspaper sites -- People, Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. , Entertainment Weekly, Fortune, Money, George, Car and Driver, Cosmopolitan, Air and Space, Computer Gaming and numerous others. All available on the Internet if you know where to find them, but available here on a single "stand." "ifind" channel - This channel provides an easy way to search the Internet. The channel includes an organized index highlighting the most popular topics such as arts, entertainment, business and investing. Active Desktop Applications IE 4.0 for NEC Ready customers features additional customization with an Active Desktop application that will let users move sub-channels from under the umbrella of the Network NEC channel to sit on the desktop for even easier access. As a bonus feature, a news ticker  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. brings users up-to-the-minute news updates at specific intervals designated by the user. IE 4.0 Along with better integration of the PC desktop and the Web and the customized NEC Ready channels for a productive, personalized Internet experience, IE 4.0 provides Security Zones to make it safe to "surf." A full communication and collaboration solution for e-mail, Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. , video conferencing and application sharing is also a part of the innovation design into IE 4.0. "We are excited that NEC has chosen Internet Explorer 4.0 as the Internet client for their PC solutions," said Yusuf Mehdi, director of marketing for Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. at Microsoft Corp. "The combination of the Active Channel technologies and the customizable Active Desktop in Internet Explorer 4.0 offers NEC Ready customers a truly personalized PC experience." About the Consumer Products Division of Packard Bell NEC (Packard Bell, The Netherlands, www.packardbell.com) A major PC manufacturer that is the consumer brand of NEC Computers International and the home computing market leader in the U.K. and much of Western Europe. The Consumer Products Division of Packard Bell NEC markets a broad range of desktop PCs, designed to meet the diverse needs of the home and home office consumer. Based in Sacramento, Calif., Packard Bell NEC, Inc. is the second largest computer manufacturer in the United States and the third largest in the world. The company designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of desktop, notebook and mobile computers and network servers to consumers and commercial users under the Packard Bell, NEC and Zenith Data Systems Zenith Data Systems (ZDS) was a division of Zenith founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, who had, at that time, recently entered the personal computer market. Zenith sold personal computers under both the Heath/Zenith and Zenith Data Systems names. brands. The company's major manufacturing operations are in Sacramento; Fife, Washington; Angers, France; Penang, Malaysia; and Sydney, Australia. For sales information or the nearest authorized retailer, interested customers should look on the Internet at www.nec-computers.com . CONTACT: Ketchum Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. 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