Apple Computer licenses Johnson-Grace multimedia publishing technology for eWorld, Apple's online service; provides faster image viewing capabilities.NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1995-- Johnson-Grace has licensed ART(TM), a new high-speed publishing technology, to Apple Computer for the company's eWorld online service. ART provides "Instant Publishing" for multimedia content delivered over regular phone lines, making it an ideal publishing tool for online service providers, 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. companies or anyone with a World Wide Web site. Full-color photos, graphics and text can all be transmitted far faster using ART technology than with existing compression technologies such as GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. and wavelets See wavelet compression. Wavelets The elementary building blocks in a mathematical tool for analyzing functions. The functions can be very diverse; examples are solutions of a differential equation, and one- and two-dimensional signals. . Johnson-Grace will supply Apple with the image compression Noun 1. image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required component of its ART technology and intends to deliver to eWorld new ART features, including sound, rich text and animation compression, later this year. One of the most multimedia-oriented services, eWorld becomes the second major online service to select ART to give its members faster delivery of multimedia content. America Online See AOL. Inc. (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ) signed a multi-year license with Johnson-Grace last year and last month (May) previewed the new AOL "TurboWeb Browser(SM)" featuring ART compression technology. AOL has clocked the TurboWeb Browser's ART-based graphics display at three times the speed of other browsers on the market today. Apple has signed a multiyear ART license for eWorld and has secured the right to incorporate the ART technology into other Apple-owned online services. "We're excited to incorporate Johnson-Grace compression technology into eWorld as it will expand the friendly, intuitive eWorld interface with broader multimedia capabilities," James Isaacs James Isaacs is a music journalist and former disk jockey. In the late 1970s and the 1980s, when WBUR, Boston University's radio station broadcast many jazz and classical music programs, James Isaacs had a jazz radio show. , eWorld product marketing group manager, said. "This speed improvement will allow eWorld publishers to add more engaging, graphically oriented content." Chris Grace, co-CEO of Johnson-Grace, said the company expects the ART publishing format to become a de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. industry standard for multimedia content transmitted over online services and the World Wide Web. "ART is off to a very good start with Apple and AOL building it into their online services," Grace said. "Because these two services are heavily multimedia-oriented, ART was a natural fit." Speed is a major advantage of Johnson-Grace's innovative publishing technology. "High-quality images compressed in the ART format will `play back' in seconds, rather than tens of seconds," Steve Johnson Steve Johnson is the name of:
"Our technology radically changes the kind of content that can be published over regular phone lines, enabling more vibrant and appealing electronic newspapers, magazines, retail catalogs, newsletters, advertisements, entertainment, games, product announcements and even multimedia e-mail." ART also offers online publishers the convenience of using a single, comprehensive image format. The technology uses a content-sensitive fuzzy logic fuzzy logic, a multivalued (as opposed to binary) logic developed to deal with imprecise or vague data. Classical logic holds that everything can be expressed in binary terms: 0 or 1, black or white, yes or no; in terms of Boolean algebra, everything is in one set or engine to classify each component of a picture or graphic. This built-in "intelligence" enables the encoder to apply the best compression method automatically to any type of image, whether graphic, photographic, typographic or a combination of the three. "Publishers using ART will not have to juggle several image compression technologies if they want to use graphics and photos together in a publication," Johnson explained. ART also reduces the perceived delay during an image download by including a proprietary Splash(TM) feature which creates a full-size recognizable image on the user's screen within a second or two after the click of a mouse. ART then seamlessly enhances and sharpens the Splash image by transmitting additional layers of data. As part of the eWorld agreement, Apple intends to assist Johnson-Grace in marketing its Macintosh authoring tools to eWorld members and publishers. Johnson-Grace has agreed to work closely with Apple on integrating new ART technologies into Johnson-Grace's Macintosh-based publishing tools, so they can be released at the same time as JG's Windows-based products. Johnson-Grace's compression authoring tool, Online Artist(TM), will be made available to eWorld as well as other online and Web publishers when it is announced later this month. eWorld is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, global family of online services from Apple Computer Inc., which include eWorld for Macintosh and NewtonMail -- eWorld's messaging service for Newton personal digital assistants. Included on most Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh computers, the software is also available free to all US Macintosh users by calling 800/775-4556. A Windows-based version of eWorld is expected to be available later this year. Apple Computer Inc., an information industry innovator, creates powerful solutions based on easy-to-use personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, online services and personal digital assistants. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Apple (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ) develops, manufacturers, licenses and markets products, technologies and services for the business, education, consumer, scientific, engineering and government markets in more than 140 countries. Founded in 1992, Johnson-Grace Co. is a privately held firm dedicated to the development of multimedia software for the Internet and online services, as well as authoring tools for interactive publishers and end users. Johnson-Grace's products include the ART player (decoder) which is licensed to online services and Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
ART utilizes Johnson-Grace developed compression algorithms and includes technology invented by Dr. Irving Reed, co-inventor of the industry standard Reed-Solomon error correcting codes, which are used in audio CDs, CD-ROMs and other digital equipment. Johnson-Grace is located at 2 Corporate Plaza, Newport Beach, Calif. 92660-7929; e-mail: press@jgc.com; phone 714/759-0700; fax 714/729-4643. -0- NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and Newton are registered trademarks and NewtonMail and eWorld are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. CONTACT: The Bohle Co., Los Angeles Suzanne Fulco/Genevieve Haldeman Phone: 310/785-0515 Fax: 310/286-9551 E-mail: suzanne_fulco@bohle.com genevieve_haldeman@bohle.com |
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