Disney Interactive Offers Broadband Users Disney's Atlantis: the Lost Empire -- Search for the Journal 3D Multi-player PC Game for Free Online.Business Editors/High-Tech and Entertainment Writers BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001 Streaming Experience, Powered by Into Networks Technology, Delivers Preview Game Packed with Stunning Graphics and Intense Action Disney Interactive today announced that the preview game Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire -- Search for the Journal, the online multi-player preview to the complete action-adventure retail game, Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire -- Trial by Fire, is available now for free at www.disneyinteractive.com. The game demo is ideal for broadband users who want to click and play to delve deeper into the Atlantis gaming experience. In the preview, players start their adventure in Iceland, 13 years before the retail game begins. The action-packed mission is to search for and retrieve the Shepherd's Journal, an ancient book said to reveal the secrets to finding the lost city of Atlantis. For instant access to the adventure, users simply go to www.disneyinteractive.com and click to play. This process is powered by Into Networks, whose content delivery platform enables software to run in real time over the Internet. Using the IntoPlayer(TM), visitors are ensured the highest quality streaming experience. The system identifies and monitors each user's network connection to analyze the optimal delivery options, and adjusts to each individual's unique connection speed at any given time. This means that users can actually start playing without waiting for the entire game to be delivered. For optimal results, it is recommended that players access the software using a high-speed cable or Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) modem. The free online version of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Search for the Journal will be available through July 2001. Disney Interactive has also distributed a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). version of the prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] through select companies and outlets, including Kellogg USA (specially marked boxes of Kellogg's(R) Corn Pops cereal feature the prequel inside); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. release of Walt Disney Pictures' The Emperor's New Groove features a separate prequel CD-ROM inside the package); Kodak through Walgreens Photo Center (consumers who bring their film in for development and choose Walgreens Quality Processing receive a prequel CD-ROM with their prints); and Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line is owned by The Walt Disney Company and headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Tom McAlpin as part of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division. (consumers will receive a copy of the prequel at selected locations within the theme parks, resort hotels and cruise ships). Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire -- Search for the Journal is compatible with Windows(R) 95/98 or later PC systems and requires a Pentium II 266 MHz or faster processor, 64 MB of RAM and 8 MB video card. The title is playable in traditional single-player mode and online multi-player mode. About Disney Interactive Disney Interactive, part of the Disney Consumer Products division of The Walt Disney Company, develops, markets and globally distributes a wide variety of interactive entertainment, educational and sports CD-ROMs and video games. For more information on Disney Interactive's products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com. About Into Networks, Inc. Into powers streaming software over the Internet. The company's IntoMedia platform provides access to the best software titles for demonstration, rental or subscription without time-consuming downloads or installations. Partnered with the leading ISPs, ASPs, software publishers and sites, Into has turned-on the Web -- bringing the best streaming experience to millions of users. Current customers include Electronics Boutique, Disney Interactive, Intertainer, Interplay Entertainment, Road Runner, Excite@Home, Time-Warner, Qwest and FastWeb. Privately held and based in Cambridge, Mass., the company's investors include Adelphia Communications, AT&T, BancBoston Capital, Cisco Systems, Cox Communications, Fidelity Ventures, Inktomi, Intel, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Motorola, NTL NTL Nevertheless NTL National Transportation Library NTL Norsk Tjenestemannslag NTL National Training Laboratories NTL Never Too Late NTL Nothing to Lose NTL National Training Laboratory NTL None the Less NTL Number Theory Library , Putnam Investments, UnitedGlobalCom, Venture TDF (language) TDF - An intermediate language, a close relative of ANDF. A TDF program is an ASCII stream describing an abstract syntax tree. TDF became part of TenDRA in abut 2001. and NCB (Network Control Block) A packet structure used by the NetBIOS communications protocol. Holdings, Venrock Associates and YAS YAS Yet Another Society (nonprofit supporting collaborative efforts in CompSci/IT) YAS You're A Star (TV program from Ireland) YAS Young Adult Smoker YAS Yet Another Standard YAS Young And Sweet Broadband Ventures. For more news and information, visit www.intonet.com. |
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