Cybernet's NetMAX Internet Server Technology Extends into Healthcare and Gaming Markets.Business Editors, Technology Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 Popular open-source NetMAX technology, once exclusive to enterprise use, now powers platforms for medical and gaming products Cybernet Systems Corporation today announced that the technology behind its popular NetMAX software line for small to mid-size businesses and enterprise groups has been adapted to power interactive platforms for the medical and gaming markets. The NetMAX Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. technology, originally offered as an inexpensive way to easily configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. a reliable web, file or firewall server, is now the rock-solid delivery platform for Cybernet's interactive products ranging from Cybernet Medical's client/server for the disease management market to a massive multi-player structure for consumer-oriented 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 games. "Open source, the secret behind the power of NetMAX, has proven to be one of the industry's best building blocks for delivering cost-effective network solutions," noted Charles Jacobus, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Cybernet Systems. "Cybernet is now able to leverage the reliability NetMAX brought to the enterprise IT market to create new products for emerging fields in healthcare and gaming. Its stable backbone platform is ideal for hosting heavy simultaneous Internet usage -- such as the thousands of players that can be accommodated by our massive multi-player gaming technology, or the multiple number of patients using our MedStar(TM) physiological physiological /phys·i·o·log·i·cal/ (-loj´i-kal) pertaining to physiology; normal; not pathologic. phys·i·o·log·i·cal or phys·i·o·log·ic adj. Abbr. phys. 1. monitoring system to transmit health data to a disease management company." "The growth of the massive multi-player gaming industry is dependent upon reliable infrastructure platforms," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Research Director P.J. McNealy of GartnerG2. "Gamers need continuous service and support in order to have a good experience. If they can't stay in the game online, they won't pay and won't play, which won't help grow this market." "NetMAX has a particularly robust architecture, and the massive multi-player gaming technology we built on its foundation, now in use by game development clients such as Taldren and Tesseraction, maintains that flexibility," said Charles Cohen Based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, Charles Cohen has been creating music since 1971. Taking inspiration from free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor[1], his music is entirely improvisational and produced solely on a vintage Buchla Music Easel synthesizer, an extremely , Cybernet's vice president of research and development. "Its applications extend well beyond the entertainment and medical markets. Any company hoping to host a secure and reliable interactive setting, such as an E-learning classroom or stock market trade forum, will benefit from the ability to accommodate an infinite number infinite number a number so large as to be uncountable. Represented by 8, frequently obtained by 'dividing' by zero. of participants. It's a technology that directly translates to a company's bottom line." About NetMAX Internet Appliance Software Cybernet's NetMAX products provide network solutions for businesses in the areas of security, connectivity and sharing. NetMAX Internet Appliance Software provides firewall, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , web, email, and file servers built on the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , leveraging the power, strength and reliability of Linux to deliver simple, inexpensive solutions for Intel-architecture based servers. NetMAX products focus on simplifying Linux installation and management for business servers by shielding the user from the complexities of the underlying Linux operating system and related applications. Additional information on NetMAX's entire line of security, connectivity and sharing solutions is available on the web at www.netmax.com. About Cybernet Systems Cybernet Systems Corp. is a profitable, technology-based company focused on developing products that combine software and Internet intelligence with human-machine interaction. Cybernet has successfully leveraged its wealth of intellectual property to bring force feedback technology to market in the form of game controllers and joysticks, introduced a line of Linux-based Internet appliance software, and launched a PC game enhancement software product. The company continues to innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. in the areas of Internet medical systems, large-scale distributed network training and gaming and gesture control interface technology. Additional information on Cybernet Systems is available on the web at www.cybernet.com. |
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