Porivo Technologies to Offer Cash Incentives to its Porivo PEER User Community.Business Editors, High Tech Writers RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001 Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f around the world can earn cash every month, potentially enough to pay for their Internet access See how to access the Internet. , to help Porivo test the end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. performance of Web sites Porivo Technologies, the only provider of true end-to-end Web performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. products, today introduced a new program that will pay selected members of its Porivo PEER(SM) community cash every month for helping Porivo evaluate the performance of Web sites, from the end-user's perspective. The new program replaces Porivo's previous user incentive program, a promotion that offered sweepstakes sweepstakes, contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks. entries to users that downloaded, installed and ran the company's Porivo PEER software on their PC. Porivo is currently looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. users around the world on all types of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connections to participate in the program. The Porivo PEER, a free software application available for 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. from Porivo's Web site (www.porivo.com), is a secure testing agent that runs "in the background" of users' computers. Whenever an Internet connection is present, the Porivo PEER can communicate with Porivo's servers and receive "work requests" to measure the speed of specific Web sites. The performance data collected by each Porivo PEER is then returned to Porivo's servers, where it is analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. and presented to Porivo's customers - providing the most realistic approach to Web performance testing. "The new cash program offers Internet users a way to put their PCs to work, earning cash every month with their computers' spare capacity," said JP Cardona, Porivo's PEER Community Director. "Some users will even be able to earn enough to offset their monthly Internet access charges. Once users install the application and are selected to participate, they can earn money by providing availability and processing time to Porivo - and this cash will be automatically deposited into their PayPal accounts each month." How the Program Works Porivo's products can capture true end-to-end Web performance through a unique community of thousands of actual end users' PCs, carefully chosen and spread across the globe. These Porivo PEER users characterize a representative slice of the Internet user population - all types of Internet connections (from dialup through fast corporate connections), and a vast array of geographies, are available to take real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. performance measurements. To participate in the new cash payment program, users must complete an online application form, and download and install the Porivo PEER software. Porivo will select users to become eligible to receive cash payments based on factors such as the amount of work they have processed for Porivo, and their geographic location and Internet connection type. Once users are accepted into the program, they will be paid for a combination of Online Time, the number of minutes per day that their PC is available to Porivo, and Processing Time, the number of minutes per day that their PC is actually evaluating the performance of Web sites. In addition, all users - even those that have not yet been selected to become eligible for work payments - will be able to receive referral bonus payments for telling their friends about the Porivo PEER program. Users will receive $1 whenever someone they refer applies to join the program, downloads and installs the Porivo PEER application, and is selected by Porivo to become eligible for work payments. Porivo will partner with PayPal, the world's first and largest Internet-based payment service See Web payment service. , to securely pay its Porivo PEER users electronically every month. Users must reach a minimum account balance before payments are issued and can earn a maximum of $45 per month. Users will be able to monitor and track their account status through the Porivo PEER application window, and through new PEER Community pages on Porivo's Web site. "We see our PEER network as a key strength and competitive advantage," said Gordon Kass, Porivo's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "It offers the only way to provide our customers with performance visibility all the way to the user's desktop. And by developing a tightly controlled, carefully selected and well managed community of Porivo PEERs, we can offer industry leading products while controlling costs." About Porivo Founded in 1999, Porivo Technologies offers breakthrough Web performance testing services that measure the performance of Web sites from the customer's perspective. Porivo's unique peerReview service provides real-world analysis of end-to-end Web application performance, by using the industry's largest global testing network-- a community of thousands of PCs that represent all types of Internet connections and the most geographic diversity. For product and pricing information, please call 919.806.0566 or visit www.porivo.com. Porivo, Porivo PEER and peerReview are registered service marks of Porivo Technologies, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners, and are used for identification purposes only. |
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