Open Door Networks ''Envisions'' a New Way to Experience the Web; Mac OS X Application Goes Beyond Web Browsing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ASHLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Open Door Networks today introduced software that lets Macintosh users experience the World Wide Web's increasingly visual nature in an innovative new fashion. "Envision: a new way to experience the Web" presents images from Web sites outside the confining con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. windows of traditional Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
-- Slide-show like, in one or more windows, without text clutter -- Full screen, with the Mac as a "digital picture frame An Internet appliance that displays a picture on an LCD screen and uses an always-on cable modem or DSL connection. It lets you upload images over the Internet directly into the digital frames of family members and friends. " around the images -- In "thumbnail" view, as a broad overview of the site Envision also gives users easy access to the textual Web content underlying any images that pique their interest. "The Web has evolved into such a visually rich place that users need tools beyond their 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. to fully experience it," said Alan Oppenheimer Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23 1930 in New York City, New York) is an American voice actor who has had an active career in cartoons since the 1940s. He is recognised as the voice of many characters including Mighty Mouse, Vanity in The Smurfs , Open Door's president and a creator of the original AppleTalk Network System. "Envision provides Mac users with one of those tools." A free beta release See beta version. of Envision for Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later is available immediately off Open Door's Web site at http://www.opendoor.com/envision/. The release includes a number of sample "Web shows" that highlight the new technology. Key features of Envision include: -- Automatic scanning of Web sites and display of images -- Full screen, window-based, and "thumbnail" views -- Automatic, manual and shuffle play modes -- Multi-window, multi-show capability -- A high degree of user customizability Converting non-linear, HTML-based Web sites into enjoyable visual experiences presents a number of challenges which Open Door has had to address with Envision. For instance many users will not want to see the buttons, banners and other icons from a site, but some users may well consider these graphics as parts of the overall site experience. Envision thus has to intelligently choose which parts of a site to display, while also providing users with intuitive options for overriding its choices. Beyond providing a new way for Mac users to experience the Web, Envision can also help those Macs become part of the increasingly wired (or unwired Unwired is an Australian public company dedicated to building a nationwide, fixed wireless telecommunications network offering carrier grade Internet services. They currently provide coverage in Sydney and Melbourne. ) home. Whether on a living room coffee table, or feeding a TV or wall-mounted flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , an Internet-connected Mac running Envision creates a new fusion of art, entertainment and information. Open Door expects to ship the final version of Envision by July. Pricing has not yet been determined. Open Door Networks, Inc. has been a leading provider of Internet solutions for the Macintosh since 1995. Open Door was founded by Alan Oppenheimer, co-creator of the AppleTalk Network System. Open Door's mission is to provide Macintosh users with Internet solutions that are as easy-to-use and as powerful as the Macintosh itself. Open Door Networks is based in Ashland, Oregon Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. It was named after Ashland County, Ohio, point of origin of Abel Helman and other founders, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other . |
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