Group 32 introduces Webwizz: Comprehensive publishing solution and overnight net publishing on Planet Cyberspace.PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1997-- Propelling the next generation of Web site builders into cyberspace, Group 32 Corporation, based here, today introduced Webwizz, a fast, easy, and comprehensive way to create a powerful Internet presence. Targeting users at all levels, especially do-it-yourselfers in small offices, home offices (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) and corporate departments, Webwizz provides an inexpensive way to publish professional looking Internet sites. With its focus on the site, not pages, Webwizz doesn't stop at creating site content. Group 32's comprehensive approach provides an immediate solution to Web site hosting by offering a home on the Net at Planet Cyberspace, and provides a Web site for Webwizz users to avail themselves of free updates, improvements and advice. Sporting a street price of under $40, Webwizz is a complete "out-of-the-box" Web site publishing solution. It supports simple and complex page designs with easy page linking, while providing site management to tame even the largest of sites. With microwave efficiency, Webwizz users can obtain instant gratification after building their first site by taking advantage of Group 32's free, short-term Web site hosting service. Group 32 also offers a low cost, permanent home on the Net at the company sponsored Internet mall, Planet Cyberspace. "Webwizz is a quick ticket to the Internet, offering a first class ride for an economy fare," said company president Ed Tolson. "It was designed for people who cannot justify spending thousands of dollars with consultants trying to publish an acceptable Web site, and for those who do not have the time or inclination to learn Web technology. It is a high power tool with a low price that lets any user go from concept to finished result in a very short time." If the Tolson name sounds familiar, it may be because he was the founder and president of SoftLogic Solutions, a pioneering company in the early 1980s specializing in the development of low-cost PC optimization software Free and Open Source software
High Powered Tool That Anyone Can Use Users new to Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. will appreciate the multimedia tutorial to learn Webwizz operations, explaining subjects from "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. " to "Java applets." They will also appreciate the Homepage Expert, which leads them step-by-step through the site building process, resulting in a real, working Web site, often in less than ten minutes. Users choose from several site styles (business, personal, family or group), answer questions, and enter text. Then, like magic, Webwizz automatically creates the entire site, complete with linked pages. The Webwizz Homepage Stylist adds to the creative fun by putting an artistic redesign just a mouse click away. Users can choose from more than 50 professionally designed, high-impact graphic page styles, complete with backgrounds, icons and buttons, and change their Web site to use them in seconds. Also within an easy mouse click are all of the most useful Web extensions such as tables, forms and frames. There are lots of ready-to-use forms, more than 250 photographic and clip-art images, and an assortment of prebuilt pre·built adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a structure or a portion of a structure that is constructed or assembled before being transported to its site of installation; prefabricated: a prebuilt home. Java applets for adding billboards, clocks, flashing signs, marquees and more. Room to Grow Seasoned and novice users alike will appreciate the depth of Webwizz's site composition abilities and the ease with which they can maximize their creative potential. At their disposal are a wide array of powerful tools: -- Full-Function word processor with spell checker A separate program or word processing function that tests for correctly spelled words. It can test the spelling of a marked block, an entire document or group of documents. Advanced systems check for spelling as the user types and can correct common typos and misspellings on the fly. , thesaurus, templates, 500 level UnDo, search/replace, and more -- Special Effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. Engine for graphic images with check-box access to many features such as blur, emboss, sharpen, brighten, equalize e·qual·ize v. e·qual·ized, e·qual·iz·ing, e·qual·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make equal: equalized the responsibilities of the staff members. 2. To make uniform. , flip, mirror, and more -- Point And Click Hot Spot Creation for linking pages within the site, linking to external sites, enabling file downloads, creating E-mail links and News Group links -- Use of a wide range of graphic formats in composing the Web site, with Webwizz automatically converting to Web-compatible file formats as needed as needed prn. See prn order. -- Support for Java scripts and Java applets, with an assortment of each included and ready to use -- Automatic Publishing to the Internet to upload files and directory structures to the host server, including automatic 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. file naming and directory structure creation -- Library of Media including photographic clip-art, video clips, and music (MIDI) sound clips Developers of complex, professional Web sites will also appreciate the Webwizz site management features that make it easy to organize and manage large sites. Webwizz enables Webmasters to manage remote Web sites, and easily maintain and seamlessly integrate sites within a site. Further, Webwizz provides a Project Outliner An outliner is a special text editor that allows text to be structured as an outline. Outliners are typically used for computer programming, collecting or organizing ideas, Getting Things Done, or project management. to graphically depict site organization, a map to view links into and out of Web pages, lists of "orphan" pages, and invalid links, and a Clean-Up service to identify and optionally remove files that are no longer referenced. Additional Power Tools Webwizz comes bundled with several extra programs to fully empower a new Webmaster: -- Full-Featured Image Converter and Effects Engine to scale, crop and resize Verb 1. resize - change the size of; make the size more appropriate size - make to a size; bring to a suitable size rescale - establish on a new scale images, add effects, and optionally convert and save them to standard Web image formats -- Text Graphic Maker to create pictures from text using any font and size, and add optional drop shadow effects -- HTML Converter to generate Webwizz files from HTML pages you browse without retyping or recoding Noun 1. recoding - converting from one code to another coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher Drop Shadow Maker adds shadows to any picture file to give pictures that exceptional three-dimensional look -- Backup and Restore Function that automatically copies all of the files used in a Web site to make sure files are protected from disk crashes. Uploading Pages Without Heavy Lifting Webwizz users compose their Web site as though it were a series of linked word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and documents, commanding Webwizz to "build" the site files at any time. WebWizz automatically creates HTML files, resolving all links between pages, picture files and Java applet files. To complete the process, Webwizz provides an automatic publishing feature that transfers all of the files required for a Web site directly to the host server, resolving directory references and placements without any user intervention. Group 32 offers Webwizz users two attractive ways to immediately publish their Web site. First, Group 32 provides new Webwizz users with free short-term hosting on a courtesy server. Second, for those not wishing to buy into the cost and delay of a domain-name site, Group 32 offers Planet Cyberspace, a low-cost hosting service that provides a catchy address for a permanent Web site. The user's address on Planet Cyberspace would be "planetcyberspace.com/user-site name." Availability and Specifications Webwizz is available now directly from Group 32 and many software retailers, nationwide. Minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. : 486 PC or higher with 4MB RAM, 12MB free disk space, and VGA monitor. The software runs on Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows 3.1. Available on 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). . 3.5-inch disks are available upon request. Privately-held Group 32 Corporation publishes low-cost electronic publishing software for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Webwizz is the first in a series of publishing tools Group 32 plans to introduce based on its object-oriented multimedia technology called PEP (personal electronic publishing). PEP is a comprehensive environment for creating compelling documents that combine text, graphics, animation, sound, pictures, drawings and video. -0- Editors note: Review copies of Webwizz are available now. Call Rich Abrahams at 617-630-5195 or send an E-mail request to Matt Papes at goblue3@ix.netcom.com . The text of this release, as well as box photos, graphics, additional product information and review copy ordering forms are available at www.group32.com/press . CONTACT: Group 32 Corp. 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