GraphOn (GOJO) Provides GO-Joe to Connect DNA Researchers Worldwide for National Research Council of Canada Genome Project.Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: In the network name CA*net 3 noted in this news release, there is an asterisk between CA and net. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CAMPBELL, Calif. and HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 GraphOn Corporation today announced that it is providing the National Research Council of Canada The National Research Council Canada (NRC) is Canada's leading organization for scientific research and development. History NRC was established in 1916, mainly to advise the government. Then, in the early 1930s, laboratories were built in Ottawa. (NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants ) with GraphOn GO-Joe(TM) connectivity software to enable researchers around the world to access the hundreds of applications and databases at the Canadian Bioinformatics Resource (CBR (1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk! (2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate. ) over the Internet and Canada's CANARIE CANARIE Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education CANARIE Canada Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education Optical IP advanced network, CA*net 3. &uot;We discovered GraphOn's GO-Joe through Sun Microsystems' i-Planet,&uot; said Terry Dalton, IT/NOC Manager for the NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences which houses CBR's main servers. &uot;We have found it to be a very effective way for Windows based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. PC's to access highly sophisticated number crunching Refers to computers running mathematical, scientific or CAD applications, which perform large amounts of calculations. See number cruncher. (application, jargon) number crunching and graphics-intensive applications and data over any kind of Internet connection.&uot; The NRC created the Canadian Bioinformatics Resource to more efficiently conduct its internal genomics research programs and to provide bioinformatics services to researchers throughout Canada. The CBR Website (http://www.cbr.nrc.ca) now provides many free services (O.Eng. Law) such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. See also: Free to researchers over the Internet and facilitates collaborations among genomics groups worldwide. Because potential CBR users operate on a variety of computer platforms, CBR had to find a way to enable users to use its data resources and applications securely over any speed of Internet connection, including dial-up, using a standard browser interface on any standard Windows PC. GraphOn and Sun's i-Planet offered a solution. Today the NRC is using GraphOn GO-Joe (to be named &uot;Bridges(TM)&uot; Q1 2000) enterprise-level Java connectivity software to deliver a common, single-source Sun Solaris environment to remote researchers' Windows-based PC's. Essential security for these connections is provided by the i-Planet application infrastructure products, offered by the Sun-Netscape Alliance. &uot;With GraphOn providing the connectivity and i-Planet providing the security, we are much closer to our goal of bringing together researchers from industry, government and academic institutions to speed innovation in genomics and bioinformatics research.&uot; said Dalton. GraphOn's GO-Joe connectivity software is currently being used with about 100 concurrent licenses to access applications and data residing on Sun Enterprise 4000 HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. class servers at the CBR main site in Halifax and smaller servers in Canada and in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . &uot;We are pleased with the performance of GO-Joe and i-Planet. This combination streamlines and centralizes administration, provides security, a single point of entry and a standard look and feel to the client regardless of the back-end infrastructure,&uot; Terry Dalton said. NRC expects to be expanding the scope of the Canadian Bioinformatics Resource over the next year to keep pace with the increasing level of genomics activities around the world. The impact of genomics and associated bioinformatics on the life sciences (medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, fisheries, and forestry) will be akin to the computer revolution in the 20th century. &uot;GraphOn is honored to provide a cost-effective pathway for researchers to share important information that will have significant impact on mankind's future.&uot; Said GraphOn 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. and President, Walt Keller. &uot;The cost-efficiency and performance of GO-Joe connectivity, i-Planet security and negligible investment required on the client side should encourage wide participation in this important effort.&uot; About the National Research Council of Canada NRC, Canada's premier science and technology research organization, is a leader in scientific and technical research, the diffusion of technology and the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Working in partnership with innovative companies, universities and research organizations world wide, NRC enhances Canada's social and economic well-being and creates new opportunities for Canadians. Through knowledge, research and innovation, NRC and its partners are expanding the frontiers of science Frontiers of Science was a popular illustrated comic strip created by Professor Stuart Butler of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney in collaboration with Robert Raymond, a documentary maker from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 1962. and technology. NRC can be found on the web at http://www.nrc.ca. About GraphOn Corporation GraphOn's award-winning Bridges software allows any display device to run any application over any type of connection, including low bandwidth, dial-up and wireless. GraphOn's products instantly web- enable any type of application, including Windows, Linux, and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). applications without any software modification. GraphOn Bridges provides organizations of all types the freedom of choice today and in the future -- freedom in the choice of applications, operating systems and their connectivity framework, while achieving high performance and lower cost. GraphOn, which markets its solutions through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and licenses, independent software vendors (ISVs), application service providers (ASPs), and system integrators, is headquartered in Silicon Valley and is traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker GOJO. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.graphon.com. |
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