Curl Corporation Set to Launch Next Generation Web Development Environment; Announces New Beta Release of Curl Surge Software, Worldwide Beta Program.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000 Curl Corporation, which helps organizations build and deploy the next generation of Web applications and sites, today made two significant announcements: -- Curl is releasing a new version of its software, Beta 3, for both its Surge Lab(TM) development environment and Surge(TM) browser plug-in A third-party software product, such as a search toolbar, that is integrated into a Web browser to extend its capabilities. A "helper application" provides similar capabilities to a browser plug-in, but runs as an external application and typically launches another window for viewing. ; and, -- Curl is opening its beta program to developers worldwide. Curl expects the commercial release of its products in the first calendar quarter of 2001. "The reception to Curl Surge Lab has been overwhelmingly positive," said Bob Batty, Curl's vice president of sales and marketing. "The release of Beta 3 and our worldwide beta program are important milestones as we continue to fine-tune the products for commercial release." Curl Surge and Curl Surge Lab Beta 3 Today Curl issued a new beta release See beta version. for both the Surge Lab(TM) development environment and the Surge(TM) browser plug-in. Beta 3, which offers enhanced functionality based on early beta user feedback, includes: -- Surge plug-in browser usability and the integration of Curl applications with the browser are improved. Beta 3 also offers broader interaction with the security manager. -- Language and compiler performance are improved. -- New Curl component technology is the basis for release identification. Curl will deliver its patent-pending component technology in the first phase of its commercial release to ensure that Curl applications created with the first release will run with future releases. -- Runtime libraries A collection of executable software functions in the machine language of the target computer. A runtime library can be linked into an application at compile time with links already resolved from the programmer's code to the functions when the application is loaded. are improved to support better interaction with Web servers. Enhanced functionality supports standard Web page interactions. -- A new GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. Toolkit for Curl application developers contains many new controls. Curl also added new text formats for Superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. and Subscript (1) In word processing and scientific notation, a digit or symbol that appears below the line; for example, H2O, the symbol for water. Contrast with superscript. (2) In programming, a method for referencing data in a table. . -- Surge Lab usability enhancements include a new Applet Runner and Help Browser, and new functionality in the Source Editor and Debugger Software that helps a programmer debug a program by stopping at certain breakpoints and displaying various programming elements. The programmer can step through source code statements one at a time while the corresponding machine instructions are being executed. . -- In addition to previously released graphics APIs, Curl added numerous features that use client-side procedural graphics. The object-based 2D/3D Scene package includes rendering and intersection testing capabilities, built-in hyperlink support and a native particle system
The term particle system refers to a computer graphics technique to simulate certain fuzzy phenomena, which are otherwise very hard to reproduce primitive. Worldwide Beta Program Effective immediately, any developer can download and start using Beta 3 of Surge Lab to program in the Curl(TM) content language. Interested developers can register at www.curl.com. Curl will generate a username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany. and password to provide access to the Developer Net area of www.curl.com, where developers can download Surge Lab, find support and interact with other developers of Curl content. Curl Corporation Curl Corporation enables content providers, e-commerce sites and Web programmers to develop and deploy the next generation of Web pages and applications by providing full application-level functionality and a substantially richer, more interactive user experience. Curl's client-side processing capability significantly boosts performance and improves the online experience for business, e-commerce or entertainment. It allows faster downloads of rich media such as graphics, animation and video. Organizations can use Curl content to build significantly stickier Web sites and substantially reduce file sizes typically associated with rich media, at a cost lower than traditional Web content delivery. Curl, located in Cambridge, Mass., was founded in 1998 by a team of computer scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . For more information, visit www.curl.com Curl, Surge and Surge Lab are trademarks of Curl Corporation. All other trademarks appearing in this press release are the property of their respective owners. |
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