BlueCoast Software Announces ISPs Sign On to Offer WebCalendar Hosting Program.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)--Sept. 11, 1997--BlueCoast Software today announced agreements with 12 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. , (ISPs), to implement the WebCalendar Hosting Program, a Java-based productivity service developed for people who need to manage personal information and stay connected to a group. The first round of ISPs to take advantage of the WebCalendar Hosting Program include: TABNet, Napa, Calif.; CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. Industries, Bainbridge Bainbridge, city (1990 pop. 10,712), seat of Decatur co., SW Ga., on the Flint River; inc. 1829. It grew up around a fort, used by Andrew Jackson, that was constructed during the Indian Wars of 1817–1821. , N.Y.; Eclipse Internet Eclipse Internet is a UK Internet Service Provider based out of Exeter, Devon. They are owned by Kingston Communications. They supply ADSL and Dialup connections to the home user market. The company have services for the business market including SDSL and a Leased Line service. Access, Plainfield Plainfield, city (1990 pop. 46,567), Union co., NE N.J.; settled 1684 by Friends, inc. as a city 1869. Formerly a residential city in the New York metropolitan area, it has become the urban center of 10 closely allied municipalities, with diversified industries, , N.J.; Front Fange Internet Internet 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 Inc., Fort Collins, Colo.; Harborside har·bor·side n. The area adjacent to a harbor. , Brookings, Ore.; Internet/MCR Corp., Greensboro, N.C.; LinkPort Communications, Hood River The Hood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Approximately 25 mi (40 km) long from its mouth to its farthest headwaters on the East Fork, the river descends from wilderness areas in the Cascade Range on Mount Hood and flows , Ore.; One-O, Mountain View, Calif.; Point Net Communications, Montreal, Quebec; Web Express, Melville, N.Y.; Wickes.net, Vernon Hills Vernon Hill II (born circa 1946) is the founder and former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancorp and Commerce Bank of Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey. , Ill.; and World Fax Services, Inc., Tampa, Fla. These ISPs set themselves apart from the crowd with a valuable service that their clients will rely on to stay organized and in touch. "Eclipse is proud to be one of BlueCoast's premier ISPs for the rollout of the WebCalendar product. We consider it an honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. to be part of such a promising rollout, and we plan to market this new service very aggressively to our customers with a mobile user base," said Rick Reinecker, president of Eclipse Internet Access Inc. "We think that WebCalendar is a product with a future, and BlueCoast's licensing plan is a no-risk proposition. We generate revenue not only from sales of the Web Calendar service, but also from the services we bundle WebCalendar with. This capability will help Eclipse stand out from other regional ISPs, and presents us as a more attractive service for regional business customers." WebCalendar is a Java-based productivity service developed for people who need to manage personal information and stay connected to a group. For ISPs, this includes clients in organizations ranging from small to medium-size businesses to community organizations and soccer leagues. WebCalendar makes it easy for end-users to arrange meetings, coordinate group schedules, maintain personal To Do lists, and keep personal contacts current. For service providers, the WebCalendar Hosting Program is a unique way to generate additional revenue, attract new users, and create customer loyalty. As the host, the provider maintains the group's information on its servers and provides users with access from any Internet connection. The WebCalendar Hosting Program is the first of several hosting applications BlueCoast is currently developing. -0-
WebCalendar enables any group of users to share scheduling
information. A client/server solution, WebCalendar runs on existing
Webservers. The client is Java-based so it is cross-platform with
only a Java-enabled browser required. WebCalendar's architecture is
highly scalable and supports any number of users. WebCalendar
enables each group member to:
-- Maintain a personal calendar with public and private views
-- Schedule group meetings
-- Schedule resources such as conference rooms and video
equipment
-- Use Auto-Pick to select the time which best fits the schedules
of all attendees
-- Invite outside attendees to events and notify them via email
-- Maintain an up-to-date To Do list
-- Maintain individual contact list
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System Requirements and Availability
The WebCalendar Hosting Program client works with any 486 or
greater PC with Windows95 or NT and Macintosh computers; 16MB of RAM,
and a Java-enabled browser.
The WebCalendar hosting program server software runs on BSDi &
FreeBSD operating systems running Apache WebServer. Versions of the
server software running on NT & Solaris with support for Netscape and
Microsoft IIS will be available shortly.
The Web Calendar hosting program is now available for ISP's.
Pricing to end users will be set by the hosting service provider. To
establish the WebCalendar hosting program on your servers, contact
BlueCoast Software directly at 408/487-8785.
About BlueCoast
BlueCoast develops value-added hosting applications for ISPs to
offer their customers. The applications leverage web technology and
the ISPs network infrastructure to create true virtual networks.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and founded in 1996, BlueCoast
is a privately held company. Contact BlueCoast at 408/487-8785 or
browse to www.bluecoast.com .
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