BSDI Bundles htmlscript Solutions Package; All-In-One Internet Server Now Includes Ready-To-Run Web Applications and Powerful HTML Development Tools.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996-- Berkeley Software Design Berkeley Software Design Inc. was a corporation which developed, sold licences to, and supported BSD/OS (previously known as BSD/386), a commercial and partially proprietary variant of the BSD Unix operating system for PC compatible computer systems. Inc. (BSDI BSDI - Berkeley Software Design, Inc. ) and Htmlscript Corporation today announced that the htmlscript Web applications and tools package valued at $495 will be bundled as a standard feature of the BSDI Internet Server. This bundle gives BSDI customers a suite of powerful, ready-to-run Web applications and browser-independent development tools that extend the capabilities of HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . Included with the htmlscript package are ready-to-run Web applications for On-Line Training, Catalog Sales, Forums, Search Engines, Mailing Lists, and Groupware. Additionally, the complete htmlscript development system is included. All of the applications come complete with source code in the htmlscript 4GL language and are fully customizable. Additional applications will be made available at no charge on the FTP servers at ftp.htmlscript.com and ftp.bsdi.com. The htmlscript system is a server-based solution delivery environment integrating HTML-like "tags" that enable Web site developers to easily program complex Web environments, such as shopping malls, Intranet sites, and virtual communities. Operating as a pre-processor, htmlscript ensures that only pure HTML is output to the browser. Using the system, robust solutions can be developed that are completely browser independent. Optionally, browser-specific features provided by tools such as JavaScript and VBscript can be seamlessly incorporated into the applications. Rob Kolstad, Ph.D., President of BSDI, said, "We wanted to provide immediate Web application functionality as part of our standard Internet server product. By incorporating the htmlscript solutions server product line, BSDI empowers Internet and Intranet developers to deploy advanced Web applications in a few days, instead of the normal weeks or months." Joe Austin, president of Htmlscript Corporation, said,"BSDI customers are leading providers of Web and Internet services. With htmlscript included as part of the BSDI solution, they can develop complex, open Web applications that take advantage of the exceptional performance of BSDI-powered Web servers and don't require users to adopt a particular Web browser." BSDI will include htmlscript at no extra charge as part of its BSDI Internet Server package for PC platforms beginning in September. For more information, contact BSDI at 719/593-9445, info@bsdi.com, or http://www.bsdi.com. Contact Htmlscript Corporation at 619/490-2570, http://www.htmlscript.com, or sales@htmlscript.com Company and Product Information About the BSDI Internet Server BSDI Internet Server is an all-in-one Internet and Web system software package for PC platforms that integrates BSDI's complete BSD/OS and its bulletproof TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. networking with PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using and SLIP, the high-performance Apache Web server See Apache. , global E-mail, Domain Name Service (DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the ), FTP, Netnews, and EZ-config setup. The BSDI package includes 60 days of installation support and a money-back guarantee. The BSDI Internet Server is priced at $995 for a 16-user license. About Berkeley Software Design Inc. (BSDI) Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., BSDI is the commercial supplier of the high-performance BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. Internet and networking system software originally developed at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . BSDI software engines enable Internet experts worldwide to power the networked economy. BSDI products for PC platforms include the BSDI Internet Server, BSDI Internet Gateway for Novell Networks, and BSD/OS for embedded systems. BSDI customers include Adobe Systems, Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. , CompuServe, UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for Technologies, Volvo, and leading Internet Service Providers worldwide. About Htmlscript Corporation Htmlscript Corporation develops and markets the htmlscript system which includes a development system and ready-to-run Web applications. The company is headquartered at 2629 Ariane Drive, San Diego, CA 92117. Telephone 619/490-2570. 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. : www.htmlscript.com SALES: sales@htmlscript.com -0- Note to Editors: BSDI is a trademark of Berkeley Software Design Inc. htmlscript is a trademark of Htmlscript Corporation. All other trademarks and servicemarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Zaballos Assoc. (for BSDI) Steven Beedle, 408/425-1581 steven@zna.com or Arial Public Relations (for Htmlscript Corporation) Mike Adams, 503/690-7413 mike.adams@arialmktg.com |
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