AT&T WorldNet Service Enables HP Pavilion PC users to easily send scanned photos over Internet.BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1996-- Inclusion of AT&T WorldNet Service on Hewlett-Packard Company's recently announced HP Pavilion HP Pavilion may refer to:
Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the by making it easy for consumers to send scanned photos via electronic mail. The HP Pavilion PC model 7280P, available now, includes a built-in color scanner (1) See also antivirus program. (2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning. and image-handling software for scanning photos and graphics into the PC, as well as archiving and manipulating them. Users then can send those images on the Internet using AT&T WorldNet Service, AT&T's value-added Internet access See how to access the Internet. service, which HP now includes in the software it preloads on its line of home multimedia PCs. While a number of consumer software companies have bundled AT&T WorldNet Service dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. software into their offerings to give their users Internet access and help them "Net-enable" their applications, HP is the first PC manufacturer to do so. "Sharing images that have meaning in people's lives is a natural way for them to explore the value of multimedia on the Internet," said Tom Evslin, vice president of AT&T WorldNet Service. "The combination of our service with HP Pavillion PCs will make it so easy for users to send someone a photo of their vacation, their home or their new baby that we believe even casual users will find graphic communication compelling. This capability is part of AT&T's vision of 'Internet for everyone'." Photos and images scanned into the HP Pavilion PCs can be easily saved and sent across the Internet. Through PhotoFun, an icon on HP's Personal Page user interface that sits atop Windows( 95, consumers can explore a variety of ways to have fun with photos using the image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. and enhancing software preinstalled on the HP Pavilion PCs. "We want our users to get right to the fun of using our PCs without having to be technical experts themselves," said Harry W. (Webb) McKinney, general manager of HP's Home Products Division. "The ease of use and reliability of AT&T WorldNet Service makes it a great addition to the software we preload preload /pre·load/ (pre´lod) the mechanical state of the heart at the end of diastole, the magnitude of the maximal (end-diastolic) ventricular volume or the end-diastolic pressure stretching the ventricles. for our Pavilion PC customers." AT&T WorldNet Service offers directories and topical topical /top·i·cal/ (top´i-k'l) pertaining to a particular area, as a topical antiinfective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. top·i·cal adj. areas to help people find useful information, guided tours guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? for newcomers, navigational aids A navigational aid or Navaid is any sort of marker which aids the traveler in navigation; the term is most commonly used to refer to nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses, buoys, fog signals, and daybeacons. for users of all skill levels, and electronic mail. Under AT&T's free trial offer, AT&T long distance customers who sign up for AT&T WorldNet Service in 1996 have free access to the Internet for five hours each month for one year, as long as they use the service one hour each month. Customers pay $2.50 for each hour beyond the five. Under a separate plan, AT&T long distance customers may opt for a flat monthly rate of $19.95 for unlimited access. Non-AT&T customers can pay $4.50 for three hours each month, and $2.50 for each additional hour, or $24.95 per month for unlimited use. Customers separately pay telephone or 800 access charges for dialing into the service. For more information, preview the AT&T WorldNet Service Web site at http://www.att.com/worldnet or call 1-800-WORLDNET. -0- AT&T WorldNet is a service mark of AT&T. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. CONTACT: Kevin Compton, AT&T 408-452-3966 (work) 408-353-3883 (home) kcompton@attmail.com or Jef Holove, Hewlett-Packard 408-343-5180 jef_holove@hp.com (email) |
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