DeltaPoint unleashes Quicksite Developer's Edition at gala reception; Internet development, press and business communities rub elbows, watch demos.MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996--DeltaPoint, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on Small Cap: DTPT) launched its QuickSite Developer's Edition -- the industry's most powerful Web site development and maintenance tool -- last night at a gala reception, held at San Francisco's Ansel Adams Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West. Adams also wrote many books about photography, including his trilogy of technical manuals (The Camera Center for Photography. The QuickSite Developer's Edition, built on the same core database technology available in DeltaPoint's award-winning, consumer-oriented QuickSite "standard edition," adds more than 65 new features targeted to professional Web site developers. The product is shipping now. "With QuickSite Developer's Edition, DeltaPoint has once again delivered on its mission of significantly accelerating productivity for developers of robust web sites," commented DeltaPoint CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Ambrose at the event. "Our exclusive database architecture gives professional developers more power, more control and access to more content than alternative solutions costing two or three times the price." He added, "We're very pleased with the number of people who have come to the Ansel Adams Center tonight. Their extremely positive response to QuickSite is very encouraging." DeltaPoint's Vice President of Marketing Song Huang, demonstrated the QuickSite Developer's Edition's new features. "This is the first tool to support the emerging WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. Consortium web style sheets standard," Huang said. "We're also the first to include a 3D Web Site Builder, a visual VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. (virtual reality mark-up language) creation tool, an underlying Database Component Architecture that makes even global page modifications possible with a single click, advanced web site automation features, an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. "graphics factory" that creates custom graphics on-the-fly, and project reporting capabilities that help the developer track and document the on-going status of their sites easily." Huang also gave DeltaPoint's guests a tour of some popular Web sites built and maintained with QuickSite products. These included the Scouting Resource Center (www.cais.com/cwelch/index.htm), a 900+ page site that provides a full range of information and services for youth scouting in Virginia Scouting in Virginia has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Boy Scouts of America Early history (1910-1950) , and the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiestar, a 1600 page site that documents the world's largest hot-air balloon festival (accessible from www.westward.com). Barb Tomlin, creator of the Balloon Fiesta Balloon Fiesta may refer to the following balloon festivals:
consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , commented, "Quality content and meaningful interactivity is what keeps visitors coming back. Every web publisher needs an easy, fast way to keep their sites fresh and exciting. QuickSite is the one product that helps you achieve it. QuickSite is not just another web authoring tool, it is a revolutionary break-through for web communicators and developers alike." QuickSite demonstrations at the reception were given on Sony PCs, which included Sony's unique, VAIOOESpace 3-D user interface. Sony bundles QuickSite with its VAIO (Video Audio Integrated Operation) Sony's trade name for its desktop and laptop PCs. In mid-1998, Sony introduced its 505G series of subnotebooks that were the first in ultra-thin Pentium portables. Space-enabled PCs. Other DeltaPoint partners recognized at the event include Borland International, Netcom, McGraw-Hill, Earthlink, Virtus, Digital Style and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , which incorporates QuickSite technology into its new World Distributor electronic commerce service. Huang commented on the need for a development tool like QuickSite. "QuickSite Developer's Edition was designed with the professional webmaster in mind, in direct response to customer feedback from power users of QuickSite standard edition," he said. "The biggest problems facing Web site developers creating large-scale, content-rich sites today are flexibility, maintainability and extensibility. Maintaining a dynamic, large-scale Web site with inferior tools is a major productivity drain. Only QuickSite Developer's Edition offers the kind of control and capabilities developers crave for handling complex Web sites of thousands of pages and more." Founded in 1989, DeltaPoint, Inc. has headquarters in Monterey, CA, and distribution partners in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific region. DeltaPoint is committed to providing its customers with easy-to-use, streamlined on-line and desktop visualization software solutions. DeltaPoint products are distributed through Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. , Tech Data, Merisel, Academic Distributing, and Edutech. They are available through major retail stores such as CompUSA, Egghead, Fry's, Computer City, and Best Buy. DeltaPoint products are also sold through catalog merchants, corporate resellers, international distributors, and directly from the company. The DeltaPoint Web Site is located at http://www.deltapoint.com. CONTACT: Parker, Nichols & Company, Inc. Mark Nigberg, 508/369-2100 Email: mnigberg@parker-nichols.com http://www.deltapoint.com |
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