NCD Software Corporation Ships Mariner for Windows; the Company offers industry's first intelligent Internet organizer for corporate users.Software Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Network Computing Devices (company) Network Computing Devices - (NCD) Producer of X terminals, PC-Xware and Z-Mail. http://ncd.com/. , Inc. (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 :NCDI), today announced it has begun shipping Mariner for Windows, the industry's first intelligent Internet organizer. Mariner is specifically designed to allow the user to organize and share Internet-based information quickly and efficiently. "Mariner is more than just a web browser, it is the most advanced Internet access tool available today," said Bill Shott shott n. Variant of chott. shott or chott A shallow lake or marsh with brackish or saline water, especially in northern Africa. , vice president of marketing, Internet products. "Through our public beta program, Mariner demonstrated its unique ability to organize, gather, store and share information available on the Internet." Mariner enables users to organize information by subject regardless of the source, and to build a personal roadmap of the user's Internet exploration. No other application incorporates all types of Internet information into subject folders and provides this dynamic mapping capability. Users can also share information collected from the Internet via Mariner's Web-enabled e-mail capability. Mariner also allows users to view Internet information off-line, saving valuable time and money. The product includes a VxD TCP/IP stack complete with LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. drivers and a PPP-compatible dialer. Pricing and Availability Mariner is currently available from distributors such as Ingram Micro D, Tech Data and Access Graphics. Pricing begins at $99 for a single user package. A trial version of Mariner is also available on the Internet. It can be downloaded directly from NCD Software's Mariner Web site, http://www.mariner.ncd.com, or ftp from ftp.mariner.ncd.com. When downloading Mariner, users need a minimum of a 386 compatible with 4 megabytes of available memory, MS-Windows 3.1. 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. , Windows 95; MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. 5.0 or higher, and 5 megabytes or more of free disk space. Founded in 1988, Network Computing Devices, Inc. provides network access products for the desktop. The company includes two subsidiaries: NCD Software Corporation and NCD Systems Corporation. NCD Software provides desktop information access solutions for network computing environments. Its software products include Mariner, an Internet access and navigation tool that provides a unified interface to all Internet resources; PC-Xware server software that integrates Microsoft Windows- and DOS-based PCs into X/UNIX networks; Marathon, a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network foundation, and Z-Mail, a cross-platform electronic-mail and messaging system for open systems environments. NCD Systems is a major supplier of Internet-based enterprise desktop hardware products and specializes in addressing connectivity issues through the integration of high-powered software and innovative desktop products. CONTACT: NCD Software Corporation Brenda Hansen, 415/919-2886 or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Helen Kendrick/Richard Burger, 415/962-9550 |
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