Meridian Data CD ROM Networking Software Launches Windows/DOS and HTML Applications over Intranets; Industry-First Software Expands Line of CD Networking Solutions.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1996--Meridian Data, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: MDCD MDCD Michigan Department of Career Development MDCD Mobile Data Collection Device MDCD Message-Driven Confidence-Driven ) today announced CD IntraNet(TM) Software, industry's first software solution enabling users to launch traditional Windows/DOS and 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. CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory applications over Web-based intranets. CD IntraNet Software runs on any 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. network server and allows multiple clients to simultaneously access CDs using standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Meridian's new software product can manage a virtually unlimited number of CD ROM drives over intranets, which are private intra-organizational networks. It gives system administrators and Webmasters the necessary tools to configure CD resources, establish enterprise-wide NT share points and grant/deny user access. With CD IntraNet Software, users for the first time can launch a complete range of CD applications -- without ever exiting their Web browsers -- and access hybrid CD A Hybrid CD is a CD-ROM that has multiple file systems, so that it can be used on various system software, for example both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows based operating systems. ROMs, in which compact disc files are combined with information retrieved over the Internet, World Wide Web or dial-up services An information service on demand. The term was popular when analog modems were the only way to connect to a remote system. See dial-up. . "CD IntraNet Software allows companies to easily integrate CD ROMs into their intranet without investing in additional hardware or incurring costly conversions to HTML," said Jeff Hill, product manager at Meridian Data. "By providing intranet access to Windows/DOS CDs -- the prevalent configuration of most of today's titles -- as well as HTML-formatted discs, CD IntraNet gives IT managers an ideal, cost-effective way to grow their CD collections, while protecting their substantial investment in commercial and in-house-created databases." CD IntraNet Software Features CD IntraNet Software includes Meridian's Slingshot (networking, business, tool, product, protocol) Slingshot - CSK Software's real time financial server for the Internet. Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the Internet and private intranets quickly, cheaply and securely. !(TM) Web application launching technology and its advanced CD Net(R) for Windows NT CD networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . . The software works over any TCP/IP-based intranet and is compatible with network PCs running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95, Windows NT or Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. and popular Internet browsers, such as Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. and Microsoft Explorer. With CD IntraNet Software, network administrators and Webmasters can easily map specific CD titles for individual or workgroup access. For example, the system manager may restrict sales department users to demographic data, while allowing the finance department to access demographic and tax record information. Additional CD IntraNet applications enable administrators to meter CDs to comply with licensing agreements. The software works with existing security controls and network firewalls to ensure that data cannot be accessed without authorization. This is particularly key for controlling access to in-house-created CDs which often contain proprietary information. CD ROM Market According to a recent Meridian Data survey, 74 percent of Fortune 1000 companies currently use CD ROM technology to deliver data over their internal networks, and 40 percent of IT professionals currently are delivering, or plan to deliver, CD ROM-based information via intranets. CD ROM is one of the leading methods for the storage and distribution of commercial information. According to the research group InfoTech, commercial CD titles -- professional, corporate, library, educational and in-house publishing -- accounted for approximately 76 percent of the $18.1 billion worldwide CD title market last year. Typical organizations requiring access to vast amounts of CD-based reference material include corporations, government agencies, hospitals, universities and large professional services firms. Pricing and Availability CD IntraNet Software will be available in North America in November through Meridian's network of distributors and value-added resellers. CD IntraNet Software has an estimated average selling price The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. of $1,400. For customers who have already installed Meridian's CD Net for Windows NT product, a CD IntraNet Software Upgrade including Slingshot! Web application launching technology can be purchased directly from Meridian for $495. About Meridian Data Founded in 1986, Meridian Data is the leading provider of CD ROM networking software and servers. Its high-productivity CD solutions are widely employed throughout Fortune 500 and government businesses. Meridian Data is headquartered in Scotts Valley and maintains offices in Lawrenceville, N.J., Herndon, Va., Atlanta, Naperville, Ill., Dallas, Los Angeles, and London. Meridian's products are available through leading distributors and value-added resellers, worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.meridian-data.com on the World Wide Web. -0- Note to Editors: The Meridian logo and CD IntraNet are trademarks and CD Net is a registered trademark of Meridian Data, Inc. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Meridian Data, Inc. Richard Krueger, 408/438-3100 or The Hoffman Agency Pamela Rupert, 408/286-2611 |
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