Berkeley Software Design, Inc. Powers InterAct '96; BSDI-Powered PCs Command Virtual Tradeshow Environment; Advanced PC Powerhouse Ready To Host Millions of Cyber- Attendees April 23-25.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996-- Berkeley Software Design, Inc (company) Berkeley Software Design, Inc - (BSDI) A company that sells BSD/OS, a commercial version of Berkeley Standard Distribution Unix, networking, and Internet technologies originally developed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California at . (BSDI BSDI - Berkeley Software Design, Inc. ) announced today that its BSDI Internet Server software will power InterAct '96, the world's first virtual trade show and conference. The BSDI-powered PC server environment will enable an expected 2,000,000 cyber-attendees to walk the InterAct '96 virtual tradeshow floor, view keynote speeches, and interact with keynote speakers and conference panelists. "Five BSDI-powered PC servers will run the entire virtual conference," said Dave Bernstein, BSDI's Vice President of Product Marketing. "Our BSDI Internet Server software will provide the advanced environment necessary to handle the expected millions of virtual attendees. The BSDI configuration is optimized for fast Web page delivery, streaming video, real-time chat discussion, virtual reality interaction, and enhanced Cu-Seeme video conferencing." InterAct '96 is expected to draw cybernauts Cybernauts were a David Bowie cover band featuring Def Leppard members Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, former Spiders From Mars members Trevor Bolder and Mick "Woody" Woodmansey (the Spiders From Mars were once David Bowie's backing band), and a keyboardist, Dick Decent. from around the world to the virtual tradeshow environment created by five BSDI-powered 166 Mhz Pentium servers from ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and Computers. The BSDI servers installed at BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. Planet's Cambridge, MA facility are linked to the Internet via high-bandwidth T3 connections and configured in parallel via round robin DNS A technique for balancing the load between servers on the Internet that perform the same functions. When a DNS request arrives at a round robin DNS server, it responds by returning IP addresses in rotation. to share the heavy Internet load. Faced with an expected onslaught of online interaction, Utopia, Inc., the Internet wizards behind InterAct '96, chose BSDI because of its extremely flexible and scalable PC server environment. For InterAct '96, Utopia configured the BSDI platform to power state-of-the-art Internet software from Black Sun Interactive, Open Market, VDOLive, White Pine, and others. "We are very impressed with the flexibility and performance of the BSDI server configuration," said Brian Hawthorne, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, at Utopia, Inc. "We're running InterAct '96 on BSDI-powered PC servers because BSDI is the only platform that could handle all of the features we wanted to include in the conference. These servers will deliver a mix of streaming video, audio, and other multimedia content as well as conventional text and graphics. The BSDI server environment is ready to distribute an incredible amount of multimedia data for over 2,000,000 half-hour visits expected during the three-day virtual conference." InterAct '96, where minds meet, is a joint venture of InfoWorld, Stratus Computers, Inc., and TIME Magazine, which promises to usher in a new era for the trade show industry and the World Wide Web. InterAct's virtual gates will be open April 23-25, 1996, at Web Site: http://www.interact96.com. About Berkeley Software Design, Inc. (BSDI) Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, 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, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . 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. ASA Computers is a supplier of BSDI-ready PC server hardware located in San Jose, CA. BSDI customers include 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 Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. worldwide. Contact BSDI at 719-593-9445, info@bsdi.com, or http://www.bsdi.com. -0- Note to Editors: BSDI and BSD/OS are trademarks of Berkeley Software Design, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. References: Brian Hawthorne, Utopia, Inc. Ph: 617-768-5500 E-mail: brian@utopia.com Dave Bernstein: BSDI Ph: 800-804-9460 E-mail: davebern@netcom.com CONTACT: Zaballos & Associates for BSDI Steven Beedle, 408/425-1581 steven@zna.com or Neva Group for InterAct '96 Jane Hiscock, 617/441-4000 ext. 224 jhiscock@neva.com |
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