Free Wildcat! Navigator allows highly anticipated look at Wildcat! 5 online communities; powerful graphical interface can be downloaded from Mustang Web site starting Wednesday.BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 1996--The much-awaited first look at the powerful new Wildcat! 5 online system is now available with the wide area beta release See beta version. of the Wildcat! Navigator, available free for download from Mustang Online, Mustang Software's (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 :MSTG MSTG Materiel Safety Task Group MSTG Material Safety Task Group ) Wildcat! 5 online site. The freely distributed "point-and-click" communications suite of Windows-based programs (3.1/95/NT) gives the millions of modem and Internet users throughout the world the ability to log on to the revolutionary upcoming Wildcat! 5 BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. system and experience its fully interactive, multimedia world. Wildcat! 5 was designed to allow individuals, groups and business to build powerful online communities, seen as the next step of Internet evolution. "Whether it's an individual who wants an Internet presence, a club wanting to bring members online, a high school bringing students an online resource, or businesses that want to start the next America Online See AOL. , they'll need messaging, e-mail and interactive chat to fully serve their needs," stated Jim Harrer, president and 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. of Mustang Software Mustang Software, Inc. was a California-based corporation that developed telecommunications software products. Mustang was incorporated in 1988, became a public corporation (NASDAQ ticker symbol MSTG) in 1995, and was finally merged into Quintus Corporation in 2000. . "Wildcat! 5 was created to offer the full two-way communication Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
The Wildcat! Navigator was developed to distribute to potential users as an easy and graphic way for people to visit the Wildcat! 5 communities. Utilizing HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. graphics (the language of the Internet), the Wildcat! Navigator was created from the ground up and offers users access to email, chat, messaging, file library, and a powerful Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. feature when used with the Wildcat! 5 BBS system designed to run under Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 95. The Wildcat! Navigator also features an auto-update function that automatically checks the user's version upon logon and quickly downloads the latest software modifications as they are developed. "While users can connect to Wildcat! 5 systems using a modem and a computer or terminal emulator See terminal emulation. (communications) terminal emulator - A program that allows a computer to act like a (particular brand of) terminal, e.g. a vt-100. The computer thus appears as a terminal to the host computer and accepts the same escape sequences for functions such , or by connecting through a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , the easiest way is with Windows using the Wildcat! Navigator," stated Harrer. "We believe our system will be the most versatile Internet communications platform on the market when it is released, and the Wildcat! Navigator brings new and experienced users the exceptional power of the Wildcat! 5 online community, easily and graphically." The Wildcat! Navigator offers connection through modems or TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. networks, and once connected, individual Navigator clients can access Wildcat! 5 areas to offer full e-mail services with file attachment capability using individual and group address books; messaging through public conferences and Usenet newsgroups; file library functions including search and helpful upload/download wizards; real-time public and private chat with quick channel selection, easy invite and capture file abilities; plus the ability to access user-created biographies and quickly see who is online. One of the most powerful features is a Browser that allows users connected to Wildcat! 5 systems (with Wildcat!'s optional Internet Connectivity Package) the ability to venture out and visit web sites throughout the Internet. This is the first time Mustang has released a product into a wide area beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the . "We know millions of end-users will ultimately log on to Wildcat! 5 systems throughout the world, and this period of Navigator shakedown will allow us to optimize the graphical front end for the majority of system hardware, memory and software configurations," added Harrer. To try the Wildcat! Navigator and get the first look at online communities, modem users can download it from Mustang Online at http://www.mustang.com, telnet://bbs.mustang.com, or via modem at 805/873-2400. Mustang designs, develops, markets and supports online and communications software including the Wildcat! line of BBS software, the first commercially available through retail channels and industry leader with more than 50,000 BBS systems running throughout the world; the QmodemPro line of telecommunications software and the Off-Line Xpress series of e-mail management software. Founded in September 1986, Mustang has headquarters at 6200 Lake Ming Road, Bakersfield, Calif. 93306. Mustang is a publicly held company with its stock traded on the NASDAQ market under the symbol MSTG. The company can be reached by telephone at 805/873-2500; 800/999-9619 (toll free); 805/873-2599 (fax); and 805/873-2400 (BBS). Mustang can also be reached through the Internet's World Wide Web at http://www.mustang.com or telnet://bbs.mustang.com. Note to editors: Additional media information is available through the Internet at http://www.mustang.com. Mustang's Audio Line featuring audio media kit material and sound bites can be reached at 805/873-2590 (24 hours). Local TV affiliates include KBAK-TV (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), KERO-TV (CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. ), KGET-TV (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ) and KUZZ-TV (UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation ). -0- Media Alert! Free downloadable browser allows first look at interactive online communities
Users traveling the information superhighway now can visit
ONLINE COMMUNITIES with a FREE Windows program now downloadable
from Mustang Software's (Nasdaq:MSTG) Mustang Online, (805/873-2400)
and through the Internet.
The new Wildcat! Navigator will give modem users access to a
revolutionary interactive, multimedia world online and allow them to
send email, chat, upload and download files, and browse the Internet
with "point-and-click" ease.
The Wildcat! Navigator allows the first look at Mustang
Software's soon-to-be-released Wildcat! 5 BBS, which will give
individuals, groups and businesses the power to build
Internet-friendly online communities, or even the next America
Online.
The Wildcat! Navigator can be downloaded by dialing Mustang
Online using a computer and modem at 805/873-2400 or through the
Internet at Mustang's web site at www.mustang.com.
WHO: Mustang Software Inc. is an industry leading creator of
online software, with over 50,000 Wildcat! BBS systems
running throughout the world. Mustang also develops and
sells the QmodemPro line of communications software for
Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and DOS; and the OLX (Off-Line
Xpress) line of email management software.
WHAT: The FREE Wildcat! Navigator communications suite offers a
powerful, Windows-based graphical front end for the
Wildcat! 5 "online community" that uses HTML. The
Wildcat! Navigator allows point and click ease for email,
file upload/download, chat, messaging and more, featuring
an auto-updating feature that automatically checks and
updates the Navigator every time a user logs on.
The Wildcat! Navigator and Mustang's Wildcat! 5 will give
people the ability to build powerful and easy-to-use
systems with features that until now were only found in
services like America Online and Prodigy.
WHERE: By download only through the Internet at
http://www.mustang.com, telnet://bbs.mustang.com or Mustang
Online at 805/873-2400.
WHEN: Available beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1996
HOW: Computers users with modems can visit Mustang Online
through the Internet or by dialing directly and
downloading the easy-to-use Windows-based Wildcat! Navigator.
WHY: Allows modem users to experience Wildcat! 5, an
Internet-friendly system that will allow individuals,
groups, schools and companies the ability to build
powerful interactive online communities. Wildcat! 5 will
be available at retail outlets throughout the United States.-0- Audio Materials and sound bites are available 24 hours a day by dialing Mustang's Audio Line at 805/873-2590.
Local TV affiliates include KBAK-TV (ABC), KERO-TV (CBS), KGET-TV (NBC) and KUZZ-TV (UPN). Screen Shots of the Wildcat! Navigator are currently available in TIF TIF Tagged Image File (file name extension) TIF Tax Increment Financing TIF Temporary Internet Files TIF Transport Innovation Fund (UK) TIF Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund format. More Media Releases can be found on Mustang's web site at http://www.mustang.com under "New and Hot." CONTACT: Mustang Software Inc., Bakersfield Jim Hughes, 805/873-2500, x6012; fax: 805/873-2427 e-mail: jim.hughes@mustang.com www: http://www.mustang.com or Pondel Parsons & Wilkinson, Los Angeles Ina McGuinness/Craig Parsons, 310/207-9300; fax: 310/207-5444; e-mail: investor@pondel.com |
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