Groupie Software Better than E-mail: Revnet's GroupMaster Software is Something New for the Web; Better than E-Mail for Communication from Web Sites; Enables Netizens to Join Customized Interest Groups.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1996--Revnet of Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. Huntsville is the largest city in northern Alabama in a region of a half-million people, with the city proper having 168,132 residents (2006 estimate). , has created something new for the Web (World Wide Web-WWW), and they are showing it at Seybold San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 96 this week. It's a way to follow up with persons who have visited a website without using e-mail and without knowing their identities, not even their Internet addresses. This new method of communication is made possible with GroupMaster Groupie buttons and GroupMaster Manager software from Revnet. Websites put Groupie buttons on web pages for topics for which visitors might want new information. When a visitor clicks on a button, he or she "signs up" to get exclusive information delivered to the desktop from the site. The visitor becomes a "Groupie," a member of a group who will then get updated information delivered in the form of web pages. This information is delivered independently of the Internet e-mail facility. Though still in beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the , GroupMaster was used by the Democratic National Committee on the convention site. GroupMaster Groupie buttons delivered video and audio of speeches and provided updates on convention events. Revnet offers free demonstration versions of the software on their website at http://www.revnet.com/. Groupies have a number of advantages over users of conventional web technology: they can remain anonymous, choose to join or unjoin Un`join´ v. t. 1. To disjoin. with only a click of a mouse and receive personalized updates or return messages to the site's Webmaster without revisiting the site. By using GroupMaster, webmasters can accurately track how many persons are requesting what kinds of information, how often they pick it up and actually read it, and whether they stay actively interested. The site owners can also receive and reply to individual messages sent by Groupies. "GroupMaster can transform the way a website delivers information," said Walter Thames, Vice President of Revnet Systems. "The software enables webowners to segment their audience, deliver the right information to the right people, and then measure the results. It was chosen for use by the Democratic National Committee precisely for its capabilities in delivering web content to the right constituency. Where they used it they could tell at a glance how many voters were joining their groups daily, how many were leaving, and how many were actually reading their messages." Groupie software is free and can be downloaded from the Groupie buttons or from the Revnet site. Groupie is available today in beta release See beta version. for personal computers running Windows 95 or 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. 3.5 systems and using the most popular web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Revnet is currently developing versions for Microsoft Windows 3.1, 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). , and the Apple Macintosh. GroupMaster Manager installs on a Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5 platform and can be operated over the web using any 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. that supports frames, such as Netscape 2, Internet Explorer and others. This means that GroupMaster management operations can be controlled from virtually all standard desktop platforms. Founded by a group of experienced Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and telecommunications specialists in 1994, Revnet Systems is a software development firm dedicated to creating products for the World Wide Web. GroupMaster is the first of a suite of products designed to help companies actively promote products and services on the Web. Revnet has its headquarters at 4395 University Square in Huntsville, Alabama and offices in Kent in the United Kingdom. -0- Note to Editors: Revnet, Groupie and GroupMaster are trademarks of Revnet Systems, Inc. News from Cyberspace and Cyberspace Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most are trademarks of Cyberspace Public Relations. All other trade or brand names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Revnet Systems Inc. Walter Thames, 205/721-1420 wthames@revnet.com http://www.revnet.com or Cyberspace Public Relations Antonia Inman, 805/388-7055 info@cyberspacepr.com http://www.cyberspacepr.com |
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