Mijenix Makes Updating Software and Drivers Easy With Release of Internet EasyUpdate.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999-- New Internet tool for developers and IT professionals makes the process of updating end-user software simpler, easier Today Mijenix Corporation announced the release of EasyUpdate, a Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) that developers and IT managers can use to create a customized update engine for their applications. Unique to EasyUpdate is that it is a "pull" technology, as opposed to a "push" technology, such as Marimba (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 : MRBA MRBA Mississippi River Basin Alliance MRBA Michigan Road Builders Association MRBA Mississippi Road Builders' Association MRBA Material Review Board Action ) Castanets castanets (kăs'tənĕts`), percussion instruments known to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, possibly of Middle Eastern origin, now used primarily in Spanish dance music or imitations of it. . "Finally, developers can have customers update their software without hassles, directly over the Internet," said Jennifer Kronenberg, 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 Mijenix. "Best of all, this field-proven technology has already delivered over half a million updates." "Until EasyUpdate, a developer had only two choices to support applications over the internet: Create your own or use one of the few products that invariably seemed to have serious limitations," said EasyUpdate user Rich Duff, Project Manager for INSIGHT, Inc. a maker of logistical software. "This tool is powerful and elegant, and fills this much needed niche in the developer's arsenal. Internet deployment and support is now a basic requirement for a competitive product and EasyUpdate gives the developer full control over this process. Easy to use, but capable of advanced capabilities such as secure server support, this product has saved me considerable time and effort and is much better than anything else in its class. Highly recommended." The process of updating software and drivers made easy The EasyUpdate SDK provides a rapid way for developers and IT professionals to create a customized client-side update mechanism. Once installed on a client system, a user can have the customized EasyUpdate program compare their version of the software with the latest available from the vendor or internal server. EasyUpdate's industry-standard architecture and use of the Internet mean it can be deployed into current web-based support programs with a minimum of effort. This technology can be used to update everything from multimedia drivers to help files to entire office applications. Developers and IT managers save time and money wasted due to service hassles EasyUpdate reduces installed-base problems caused by out-of-date software. Because customers are more likely to have the latest software releases, they are not as likely to call customer service with known and fixed bugs to report. No special software required EasyUpdate uses the customer's connection to the Internet, established using Microsoft's Internet protocol engine. All of the components necessary to implement EasyUpdate are shipped with the EasyUpdate SDK, including the Internet protocol engine, which can be copied onto client systems through an installation program (Win 95/A systems running through a proxy server will require Internet Explorer on the PC. See the specifications section at the end of this document for further information). Importantly, no special software is required on the server side. Works through firewalls and proxy servers EasyUpdate works with most standard HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. and FTP servers and will also work though most types of firewalls and proxy servers. Works as an advertising/communications medium EasyUpdate can also display custom information or advertising during the download process. This could be used to inform users about other products or to convey important information. Security and Speed Options To speed downloads, all files downloaded by EasyUpdate can be zipped and EasyUpdate can unzip To decompress a file in the .ZIP file format. See Zip file. 1. (tool, compression) unzip - To extract files from an archive created with PKWare's PKZIP archiver. 2. them before installing them. The zip files can also be encrypted with standard zip encryption for data security. Flexible update models EasyUpdate can simply replace old components with new, downloaded components; or it can run one of the downloaded files in order to complete the installation. The downloaded installation program (written by the vendor/IT professional) might do a number of things, such as verify that a purchased version of the product already exists on the client computer, query the customer for installation information or extract files from an encrypted zip archive. Pricing EasyUpdate is available for immediate delivery from Mijenix's web site or by calling the company directly. The developer price is $299, sold on a per product, per language basis. IT managers interested in deploying the application in their organization should contact Mijenix for special pricing. Special offer for shareware authors Members of the Association of Shareware Professionals See ASP. can receive the product for a special price of $149.95 by contacting Mijenix. Specifications, foreign language support The EasyUpdate SDK supports Windows 95, 98 and NT systems. All files necessary for distribution are included in the SDK, including Microsoft's Internet Protocol engine. (Note: On Win 95/A systems running through a proxy server, Internet Explorer needs to be present on the system and configured to work with the proxy server.) The product will initially be available in English, with versions for Spanish, French and German forthcoming. A downloadable evaluation version is available on the company's website at http://www.mijenix.com. For more information, contact Mijenix Corporation at 303/245-8000 or 800/MIJENIX or visit www.mijenix.com. About Mijenix Privately held Mijenix Corporation, based in Boulder, CO, develops and markets award-winning personal and enterprise software products that dramatically enhance the operation of Windows systems. Well-known titles include ZipMagic 98 and FreeSpace, both compression products using patent-pending on-the-fly compression/decompression; and PowerDesk Utilities 98, an award-winning file manager for Windows 95, 98 and NT. In March of 1999, the company released Fix-It Utilities 99, a utility for Windows 95, 98 and NT, and plans to release several other utility solutions, including enterprise and desktop products. Mijenix's products compete with Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), IMSI IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI International Microcomputer Software, Inc. IMSI International Mobile Station Identity (now International Mobile Subscriber Identity) IMSI Idaho Maximum Security Institution (NASDAQ: IMSI), TouchStone Software Corporation (TSSW TSSW Technical Support Software ) and Network Associates (NASDAQ: NETA) product offerings. Mijenix sells its retail products through retail markets such as CompUSA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. ), Costco Companies, Inc., (Nasdaq:COST) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY BBY Best Buy (stock symbol) BBY Before Battle of Yavin (Star Wars) BBY BeBeyond (Chinese online community) ). Retail products distributors include Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD TECD Training Equipment Change Directive ), Merisel (NASDAQ: MSEL MSEL Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory MSEL Milton S. Eisenhower Library (Johns Hopkins University) MSEL Master Scenario Events List MSEL Master of Studies in Environmental Law ) and Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM). The company's products have won numerous accolades, including awards from PC World, Windows Magazine, PC Week, PC Magazine, Byte Magazine and the SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor . For more information, contact Mijenix Corporation at 303-245-8000, 800-MIJENIX or visit www.mijenix.com. All brand or product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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