BackWeb announces public beta of MacIntosh client.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1997-- Continues Commitment to Multi-Platform Support BackWeb Technologies, a leading provider of Internet push broadcasting software, today announced the first beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of its client for the Apple MacIntosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh . This version continues BackWeb's commitment to multiplatform support, by adding a client that was designed from the ground up specifically for the MacIntosh platform. "The new Macintosh client gives Mac users access to BackWeb's more than 50 content channels," said Eli Barkat, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BackWeb Technologies. "It combines the Macintosh user interface (operating system) Macintosh user interface - The graphical user interface used by Apple Computer's Macintosh family of personal computers, based on graphical representations of familiar office objects (sheets of paper, files, wastepaper bin, etc. with the unique delivery methods and bandwidth conservation methods offered in all the BackWeb client versions." BackWeb's Macintosh client is free, downloadable software for users that provides access to all BackWeb-enabled Internet or intranet broadcast channels. The BackWeb client works in the background to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. content or software from any channel to which the user is registered. The client allows users to set preferences for the kind of content received and when and how it should be displayed. The client user interface includes a menu bar icon that gives access to all features of the program and to content that is delivered through it to the Macintosh. Users can also specify, during installation or anytime during use, whether BackWeb's Polite Agent(TM) or HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. to communicate with channels will be used. BackWeb's ground-breaking, UDP-based Polite Agent delivery technology doubles Internet users' bandwidth by sending content during idle online time. HTTP is for users behind corporate firewalls who don't have access to communications that use the UDP UDP (uridine diphosphate): see uracil. (User Datagram Protocol) A protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required. protocol. About BackWeb Technologies BackWeb develops and markets push/pull broadcasting software for the Internet, reversing the Web so that rich content finds interested users rather than users having to search for it. BackWeb gives companies the easy-to-use software they need to build their own Internet, intranet or extranet broadcast channels and regularly deliver rich content and applications, in any format and on any platform, directly to customers, prospects, employees, suppliers and distributors. More than 50 organizations are already delivering content over the Internet to PC users' desktops using BackWeb. More information on BackWeb can be found at http://www.backweb.com . CONTACT: BackWeb Technologies Debbie Lacy, 408/487-0852 dlacy@backweb.com |
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