PictureWorks Corrects and Replaces Previous Product Announcement, BW0115, CA-PICTUREWORKS.DANVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1999-- PictureWorks Releases New, FREE Imaging Weblication; MediaCenter 1.1 Offers Essential Photo Tools for Internet Imaging and Web Publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. , Ideal for Digital Camera Users PictureWorks Technology, Inc., today announced the availability of MediaCenter 1.1, FREE digital imaging weblication software with Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. integration that allows users to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. , organize, and enhance pictures within one seamless interface. PictureWorks also released Web Publisher, a new add-on product that works within MediaCenter 1.1 and provides a broad selection of templates to allow users to customize and publish photo pages to the Web in seconds. With the growing popularity of the Internet, digital cameras and scanners, users are increasingly accessing, downloading downloading - download , and utilizing digital images for personal and business purposes. "The need for weblications have never been greater than they are today", said Anthony Delli Colli, Product Manager of MediaCenter 1.1. "MediaCenter 1.1 is the most effective weblication that bridge's the gap between desktop digital imaging and Internet enabled imaging," added Delli Colli. MediaCenter 1.1 simplifies this process by integrating all functions and tools in an Internet Explorer environment and providing a click-and-view interface to quickly browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. , view, play, and manage most multimedia files types. Advanced functionality for working with multiple images at once, such as batch rotation and file conversion makes MediaCenter an indispensable tool for the PC photo user. The integrated 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. also connects users to websites utilizing pictures including eBay, Classifieds 2000, Picturebay, PhotoLoft and iPrint, digital imaging discussion groups, and Internet-based image libraries. MediaCenter 1.1 expands upon the already capable features of its original version that include organizing, browsing See browse. and enhancing images. -0-
NEW MediaCenter 1.1 Features
-- Now supports Internet Explorer 5.0 and Windows NT 4.0
-- Expanded multimedia file support recognizes MP3, MPG, MOV,
RM, RA, ASF and MID
-- New GIF support allows users to view files in the Organizer,
download from the Web and send as NetCards, digital
postcards for emailing
-- Improved NetCard file support allows users to send pictures
in TIFF, BMP JPEG, AVI, GIF and PNG formats
-- Download from Removable Drive allows users to download from
Jaz drives, Zip drives and CompactFlash card readers
-- Lightening fast JPEG support. Optimized for
Pentium(R) II/III and MMX
-0- MediaCenter is designed to be upgraded with additional projects and services online. Web Publisher is the newest MediaCenter add-on, designed to create Web pages with your pictures in 30 seconds or less. An intuitive wizard Instructional help in an application or system development environment that guides the user through a series of multiple choice questions to accomplish a task. For the most part, wizards are more effective than the help menus found in most applications, which often border on the atrocious. does the work and guides you through the tasks of choosing a Web page style, customizing text content, creating the actual Web pages, and the transferring those pages to the Internet. Creating and posting Web pages has never been easier or quicker. MediaCenter users can learn about future add-on products in advance by subscribing to the free monthly MediaCenter Newsletter. A fully functional version of MediaCenter 1.1 is now available for download for FREE from PictureWorks at www.pictureworks.com/download. MediaCenter can also be customized to seamlessly integrate with OEM's and for customers in other vertical markets such as real estate, insurance, construction, on-line auctions and e-commerce. For more information, please contact PictureWorks Technology at 800/303-5400 or visit the company website at http://www.pictureworks.com. PictureWorks Technology, Inc. develops and markets pioneering software technologies in the field of digital imaging for the PC, corporate Intranets, and the Internet. PictureWorks has OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationships with nearly all of the top Digital Camera suppliers and has significant market share in Real Estate and other vertical markets. PictureWorks was founded in 1994 and is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Danville, California Danville is an incorporated town located in a part of Contra Costa County, California called the San Ramon Valley, United States. The population was 41,715 at the 2000 census. It is considered an upscale suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. . |
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