NetManage Announces Availability of Internet Control Pack Beta Available at No Charge on the World Wide Web; Result of Joint Development Between NetManage and Microsoft Complements Internet Enhanced ActiveX Controls for Windows Developers.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1996--NetManage, the leading supplier of TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. based Intranet applications and Internet connectivity software for Windows, has announced today the availability of a set of Internet ActiveX Controls (formerly known as OLE Custom Controls (programming) OLE custom controls - (OCX) An Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control allowing infinite extension of the Microsoft Access control set. OCX is similar in purpose to VBX used in Visual Basic. , or OCXs) for download at no charge from the NetManage Web site (http://www.netmanage.com) and the Microsoft( Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/icp). The Internet Control Pack, jointly developed by NetManage and Microsoft, allows developers to rapidly integrate Internet functionality into their development projects. The Internet Control Pack will work with all Microsoft enhanced ActiveX Controls and Microsoft development tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro and Access, as well as any development environment which supports ActiveX Control tools like Borland's Delphi. "A major goal for Microsoft is to bring the 4.5 million developers for the Windows operating system to the Internet. The Internet Control Pack enables these developers to quickly and easily take advantage of the most up-to-date Internet protocols," said Bob Muglia, vice president of development tools at Microsoft. "We are pleased to see Microsoft bringing to market the results of our collaborative development. These controls are the first public glimpse of the results of our licensing agreement we announced with Microsoft last December," said Bob Williams, vice president of business development at NetManage. "The controls offer great breadth of functionality, and feature an extremely fast and lightweight architecture. With these controls, developers will complement the Microsoft Internet enhanced ActiveX Controls and be able to Internet-enable their own Visual Basic applications for all the major Internet protocols." The Internet Control Pack covers a wide range of Internet protocols including Windows Sockets (Winsock), Hypertext Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (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. ), Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP. (protocol) Hypertext Transfer Protocol - (HTTP) The client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World-Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents. It conventionally uses port 80. Latest version: HTTP 1.1, defined in RFC 2068, as of May 1997. (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files. See Kermit, Zmodem and FTP. (FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to ), Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) The protocol used to connect to Usenet groups on the Internet. Usenet newsreaders support the NNTP protocol. See also NTP. (messaging) NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol. ) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol/Post Office Protocol (SMTP/POP3). Developers will be able to build custom browsers, integrated file viewing applications, newsgroup newsgroup Internet forum for discussion of specific subjects. Newsgroups are organized into subjects (e.g., automobiles); each typically has several subgroups (e.g., classic cars, Formula One racing cars). readers, mail clients and much more. Description of the Controls: WinSock ActiveX Control. Provides an interface to Winsock API, allowing developers to focus on solutions rather than TCP/IP drivers. SMTP/POP3 ActiveX Control. Any Windows application can easily send and receive Internet Email without having to start another application. NNTP ActiveX Control. Gives Windows applications full access to Usenet news and other NNTP news sources. FTP ActiveX Control. FTP delivers a standard method for managing files between systems. HTML ActiveX Control. Now any Windows application can have a customized view of the World Wide Web using this full-featured Web browser ActiveX Control. HTTP ActiveX Control. Turn any Windows application into a simple Web server by adding the HTTP ActiveX Control. About NetManage NetManage, 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 : NETM) develops, markets and supports an integrated set of TCP/IP based Intranet applications, Internet connectivity software, servers and development tools for Microsoft Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT and Mac OS. NetManage software allows corporations to facilitate communication, sharing of information and collaboration between workgroups using Internet technology. The company's award winning products include Chameleon, Internet Chameleon and ECCO An earlier Windows PIM from NetManage, Inc., Cupertino, CA (www.netmanage.com). ECCO provided a phone book, calendar, to-do list, outlining and notetaking. It was noted for its tightly integrated and sophisticated functions. . NetManage also develops terminal and printer emulation software called Swift, which supports SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. and the migration from SNA to TCP/IP-based networks and X Window System emulating software called XoftWare. Its products are sold world-wide by NetManage's direct sales force and authorized channel partners. Contact NetManage at http://www.netmanage.com or 408/973-7171. -0- Note to Editors: NetManage and the NetManage logo are registered trademarks of NetManage, Inc. Chameleon, Internet Chameleon, ECCO, Swift and XoftWare are trademarks of NetManage, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, ActiveX, Visual Basic, Visual FoxPro are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Niehaus Ryan Haller, Daphne Jackson or Rick Bruner, 415/615-7900 daphne@nrh.com or bruner@nrh.com |
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