NetManage Integrates Progressive Networks For Real-Time Audio Player; Real-Time Audio Player Integrated Into Chameleon 4.6 Product.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 1995--NetManage, Inc., the leader in TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. for Windows applications and Internet connectivity software, announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement with Progressive Networks of Seattle to incorporate Progressive Networks' RealAudio Player into NetManage's Chameleon 4.6 product. The Chameleon 4.6 WebSurfer 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. has been enhanced to support RealAudio as a native data type. NetManage customers can now play both live and rebroadcast audio over the Internet without having to download the audio files onto the user's computer hard disk. Chameleon 4.6 users can access any of the several hundred Progressive Networks sites throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , including ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Sports, Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance Investor, Time-Life, Fortune, and Ziff-Davis Publishing. "We are pleased to incorporate access to Progressive Networks' audio sites into Chameleon 4.6," said Bob Williams, vice president of business development at NetManage. "NetManage is committed to bringing customers a completely integrated set of Internet solutions for accessing all types of multimedia information they will use in their everyday life. Progressive Networks is a leader in providing `real-time' streaming audio via the Internet and has a strong list of audio content providers already publishing on the Internet using Progressive Networks' technology." "There are over 1 million RealAudio Players in distribution, but having the RealAudio Player with Chameleon 4.6 WebSurfer Web browser will give more Internet users, specifically NetManage customers, immediate access to hundreds of hours of real-time audio programming," said Rob Glaser, president of Progressive Networks. The RealTime Audio Player allows users to play audio files instantly, without delay. This is a real breakthrough compared to typical download times encountered with delivery of audio over conventional on-line methods. Typically audio is downloaded at a rate five times longer than the actual program -- the listener must wait 25 minutes before listening to five minutes of audio. The RealAudio Encoder allows individuals to encode their audio in analog or digital source. The RealAudio Server product allows content providers to distribute the encoded audio or audio-based multimedia over the Internet to a broad base of consumers and end users. About NetManage NetManage, Inc., the fastest growing public software company in the United States, develops, markets and supports an integrated set of applications, servers and development tools for Microsoft Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT. NetManage's software facilitates the communication, collaboration and sharing between corporate 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. NetManage is a public company, whose shares are traded on the 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 under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors NETM. 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. About Progressive Networks Progressive Networks, based in Seattle, develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other digital devices to send and receive audio and audio-based multimedia services using the existing infrastructure. For more information contact http://www.realaudio.com. or 206/447-0567. CONTACT: NetManage, Cupertino Donna Loughlin, 408/973-7171 donna@netmanage.com or Progressive Networks, Seattle Maria Cantwell, 206/447-0567 mariac@prognet.com |
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