Connectix Announces DoubleTalk; Access Windows Networks from Your Mac.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2001 Connectix(R) Corporation, makers of the best-selling and award-winning Virtual PC(TM) family of products, today announced Connectix DoubleTalk(TM), a software application for the Macintosh that allows users to access Windows networks from their Mac. This new product is designed for the Mac user who has little or no Windows knowledge, but needs to share resources, such as file servers or printers, on a Windows based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. network. "DoubleTalk does the impossible, it gives Mac users access to Windows networks," said Mitchell Cipriano, Connectix vice president of marketing, "Because it is so easy to use, DoubleTalk actually makes a Mac a better Windows client than a PC." DoubleTalk Features Access Windows-Based Network Resources - Access Windows fileservers, transfer files to and from shared Windows workstations over the network and print to shared PC-based PostScript printers. Quick Mac-like Setup - DoubleTalk is designed for Mac users and assumes no PC networking knowledge. The DoubleTalk Setup Assistant makes configuration quick and easy in the familiar Mac environment. It automatically configures its network settings, then DoubleTalk allows easy access to network resources through the tools Mac users already know, such as the Chooser. Create Peer-to-Peer Networks with PCs - DoubleTalk makes it easy for Mac users and Windows users to create peer-to-peer workgroups to transfer files and share printers, making DoubleTalk an ideal SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. solution. Enhanced Printing - DoubleTalk provides an enhanced print queue Disk space that holds output designated for the printer until the printer can receive it. with more detailed printer and print information. Additionally, DoubleTalk increases performance of Mac laser printers - by using the DoubleTalk print mechanism, printing will be up to 50% faster than when using the Mac OS alone. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. -- Macintosh PowerPC, G3 or G4 -- Mac OS 8.1 or later -- 24MB of RAM required, 5 MB of disk space -- AppleTalk enabled -- AppleShare Client required for Mac OS 8.1 -- CD-ROM Drive Price and Availability DoubleTalk has an estimated street price of $99 and is available from the Connectix online store (www.connectix.com) and will be widely available at retail stores, mail order catalogs, and online stores where Macintosh products are sold. Connectix Corporation Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , Connectix is a leader in high-performance compatibility software, originally entering the market with Virtual, a groundbreaking product that provided virtual memory for the Mac. The ever-popular RAM Doubler A software technique that compresses the contents of memory, thereby doubling (more or less) its available capacity. and Speed Doubler Refers to hardware or software that doubles the speed of its predecessor. For example, Intel's earlier Speed Doubler was the name given to the technology that allowed the clock speed to be doubled on its 486 DX2 chips. products were then launched in 1994 and 1995, respectively. Today the company develops innovative and award-winning products that break the natural boundaries that exist between different operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and computer platforms, providing users the freedom to work on their platform of choice while using the software and hardware they need. Connectix remains focused on new technologies and products that meet the demands of an emerging multi-platform, internet-driven business environment. For more information on Virtual PC and other Connectix products, please visit their web site at http://www.connectix.com/. Apple, PowerBook, Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. , and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh is a trademark of Macintosh Laboratories, Inc. licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Connectix, the Connectix logo, Connectix Virtual PC and DoubleTalk are trademarks of Connectix Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
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