Cypress Research Posts Free 30-Day Trial Version of MegaDial On Major Online Services.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1996--Cypress Research Corporation today announced that it is making available a new, free 30-day trial version of MegaDial smart dialing software for Apple Computer, Inc.'s Macintosh computers on most popular on-line services. The trial version of MegaDial is accompanied by a unique, interactive shopping application called Cypress Shopper which offers users bargain prices on other Cypress and third party products. Cypress Research posted the 30-day trial version of MegaDial with Cypress Shopper on major on-line services, including America Online See AOL. , CompuServe, and eWorld. Users can also download MegaDial at Cypress Research's FTP site A server on the Internet that maintains files for downloading. An FTP site may be one or more servers or just one or two folders dedicated to file transfer on a single server. See FTP and anonymous FTP. (ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to .cypressr.com/pub/demo_software). Cypress Shopper includes discount pricing on a number of different Cypress Research and third-party products and enables purchases via phone, fax, or e-mail. Users have 30 days to try MegaDial. At any time, they can purchase an access code for the special price of $39.95 to instantly unlock MegaDial. They can also take advantage of any of the products featured in Cypress Shopper. The purchase of the access code for MegaDial for $39.95 represents a 50% discount off the suggested retail price of $79.95. "The 30-day trial lets people see for themselves what a valuable tool MegaDial is for mobile PowerBook users," said Carl Linhardt, vice president of marketing for Cypress Research. "Additionally, the convenience and savings Cypress Shopper offers will prove to be a boon Boon A general term that refers to a benefit or improvement for investors. This can include such things as increased dividends, a stock market rally and stock buybacks. Notes: for our users." Designed primarily for mobile laptop users, MegaDial is an intelligent dialing assistant that automates modem-based dialing for virtually any fax, voice, Apple Remote Access, and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. program. MegaDial's comprehensive database contains location-based dialing data for thousands of cities and towns all over the world, facilitating dialing using credit cards, special access codes, and different long distance carriers. MegaDial also includes a comprehensive list of 7,000 local access numbers to popular on-line services, like America Online, CompuServe, Prodigy An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. , AppleLink, eWorld and others. MegaDial works with virtually all Macintosh fax, voice, data, on-line service, and Apple Remote Access communications
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. software and any Hayes AT compatible modem. MegaDial's database contains the latest dialing information from around the world and is easily updatable. MegaDial smart dialing software requires System 7.1, 4 Megabytes of system memory, and a 68020 processor or faster. MegaDial retails for $79.95 and is available directly from Cypress Research. Cypress Research Corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , is a leader in desktop computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration applications. Cypress Research provides smart telephone software to small office and home users that enable them to communicate and conduct transactions over the public switched telephone network. -0- Note to Editors: MegaDial and Cypress Shopper are registered trademarks of Cypress Research Corporation. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cypress Research Corporation John Sommerfield, 408/752-2700 |
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