`My Briefcase in Cyberspace' Unique Gateway to World Wide Web-Based Information Management or 'WebTop'.EXETER, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999-- Hubbard Communications Limited, (HCL HCl hydrochloric acid. ) of Exeter, UK has launched a unique system for worldwide Personal Information Management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) designed to interface with the WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. and provide a 'state of the art' Web-based communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. for individuals, companies and ISPs. Described in the UK Financial Mail on Sunday as "the ultimate sticky product," it provides the vital "quality that separates successful Websites from the also-rans." The bespoke be·spoke v. Past tense and a past participle of bespeak. adj. 1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes. 2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor. 'portal' or 'webtop,' dubbed 'My Briefcase' (MB) -- may be accessed remotely using a 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. from anywhere in the world, to provide instant, up-to-date information for individual, group and corporate users. The site is in beta form at present but is soon to be moved to a T3 ultra-fast connection. The MB account in special guise is being offered to visitors to HCL's web site at: http://www.mybriefcase.net For a read-only preview, log on as follows: logon: test passw: guest HCL's beta test group comes from the company's site at: http://www.8810.com This HCL beta site is a showcase and discussion platform for Nokia's new 8810 mobile telephone. Addition of an HCL generic 'My Briefcase' site will take place after satisfactory testing with the Nokia 8810 users. HCL Chairman, Peter Cox, has no doubt that this unique system will enhance the communications and efficiency of companies as well as individuals in a broad sector. He said: "I believe we have made a major breakthrough in Internet communications which will be of significant operational and financial benefit to the user. The interest shown by some of the country's blue chip companies is testament to this. The company is working on a 'local' version of the program which will synchronise data with the internet version upon connection." |
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