Radnet, Inc. Introduces WebShare 2.0, Raises the Bar for Web Groupware.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 13, 1997 -- Major New Version Offers Developers Over 300 New Features Including Replication, WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. Application Builder, and Enhanced ActiveX, Java and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Support Radnet, Inc. today introduced WebShare 2.0, a major new release of the first groupware development system designed from the outset for the Web and corporate Intranets. By enabling developers to quickly and inexpensively create open, secure collaborative Web applications for corporate Intranets, WebShare 2.0 advances the convergence of groupware applications with the open, standards-based development platform of the Web. Incorporating more than 300 new features, WebShare 2.0 adds major new functionality, including replication support for mobile laptop use; integration of a full-fledged WYSIWYG application builder; client-side ActiveX and Java support; and enhanced security based on the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. 3.0 standard. "WebShare 2.0 furthers our lead in the Web groupware applications market. With WebShare 2.0, Web groupware is truly ready for prime time," said Radnet President and 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. Don Bulens. "We are committed to ensuring that WebShare continues to outdistance out·dis·tance tr.v. out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing, out·dis·tanc·es 1. To outrun, especially in a long-distance race. 2. the competition as the platform-of-choice for our partners and customers. WebShare is fast, open and our customers are deploying high-value solutions today." The WebShare 2.0 Server and Designer are now entering beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the with Radnet partners and customers and will be shipping in production by the end of Q1. A new port of the WebShare 2.0 Server for UNIX, initially supporting the Sun Solaris platform, will ship in Q2. In addition, WebShare supports integration with the popular Microsoft and Netscape server suites. WebShare for Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. and WebShare for Netscape SuiteSpot are special configurations tuned expressly for BackOffice and SuiteSpot customers. "Because we've built WebShare 2.0 based on customer feedback, WebShare developers will quickly and easily see the benefits of our new release," said Reed Sturtevant, chief technology officer at Radnet. "With the addition of replication, an exciting, integrated WYSIWYG application builder, and the unique ability to persistently store ActiveX and Java objects, WebShare is once again setting the pace for Web groupware functionality in the industry." Other new features of WebShare 2.0 include enhanced security with SSL 3.0 support; a comprehensive object model that supports rich new development features; and Unicode support for international character sets. "The Web is rapidly evolving from a simple communications model to a high-value application platform, with the help of products such as WebShare 2.0," said Geoffrey Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally , senior consultant at Patricia Seybold Patricia B. Seybold, CEO of Patricia Seybold Group, is the author of Customers.com, The Customer Revolution, Outside Innovation, and co-author of Brandchild. Her books, (particularly Customers. Group. "Radnet's approach fills a great need for the entrepreneurial companies that are shifting their strategic application development to their Web infrastructure. WebShare customers and developers have been able to build open collaborative Web applications of compelling value in very short time frames." What's New in WebShare 2.0 Highlights of the new features and functionality of WebShare 2.0 include: --WebShare Mobile "Personal Server" for Laptops - WebShare Mobile allows laptop users to run their groupware applications off-line and bi-directionally replicate when they reconnect to the network. Unlike simple database synchronization, off-line web browsing, or one-way caching (proxy server Also called a "proxy," it is a computer system or router that breaks the connection between sender and receiver. Functioning as a relay between client and server, proxy servers are used to help prevent an attacker from invading the private network. ) support found in other products, WebShare 2.0's Mobile software provides the robust replication needed for web applications. It provides the mobile user with a WebShare "personal server," by enabling the user to create a personal subset of the interactive WebShare application to work off-line. WebShare Mobiles advanced features include the ability to "push" information to the mobile laptop including WebShare applications and all associated application files - including application updates, conflict resolution of documents that are modified on either WebShare Mobile or WebShare Server, and selective replication. WebShare Mobile maintains the security that is part of the WebShare server by limiting replication to those fields and records for which a user has permission to access. A WebShare application may also be configured so that it does not allow any replication to be performed; --ActiveX/Java Integration on Clients - WebShare 2.0's support for ActiveX and Java on the client side offers customers a very unique capability. WebShare allows developers to integrate Active X controls or Java applets into their applications. Now, with WebShare 2.0 they can also persistently store the data that is associated with the control or applet. This allows them to easily leverage the large base of third-party ActiveX controls and Java applets in their WebShare applications. The relevant data that is needed by the control or applet is stored within the WebShare application. No other product on the market currently provides this capability. Thus for the first time, a web applications environment can be used to build true compound document applications using client components from multiple sources. For example, if the developer embeds a spreadsheet amortization control on a WebShare application form, when the user changes the spreadsheet data, the results will be saved on the server and can be easily recalled when needed; --WYSIWYG Application Builder - WebShare 2.0's new integrated visual application builder supports full WYSIWYG 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. editing and direct access to WebShare application objects. For instance, a WebShare data field will have HTML properties integrated directly with application properties such as access control (security). The editor supports HTML 3.2 and the kind of drag-and-drop environment that today's developers expect. It also integrates the best WYSIWYG facilities for handling HTML forms and tables on the market, and automatically generates all the necessary SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. code for your application; --SSL 3.0 Security Support - WebShare 2.0 supports SSL 3.0 for user authentication See authentication. , with full support for digital IDs for each user; --Comprehensive Object Model - WebShare 2.0's full, collaborative application object model is accessible to WebShare scripts, providing rich new development facilities. This includes a greatly expanded set of WebShare application events and large set of built-in functions for the WebShare developer; --UNIX Support - The WebShare 2.0 Server will be ported to UNIX. This will allow the server to run on high-end machines to scale up to larger numbers of users and larger databases. The first UNIX platform, to be available in Q2, will be Sun Solaris; and, --Unicode / International Character Sets -- WebShare 2.0 now uses Unicode internally. This makes the engine ready to support international character sets for global applications. Radnet is developing a Japanese language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. version of WebShare for availability later this year. Pricing and Platforms Pricing for WebShare Server is $2,195, with no per-user charge, and $995 for WebShare Designer. WebShare customers with support agreements and members of the Radnet Professional Partner Program (R3P R3P Rearm, Refuel, and Resupply Point R3P Residency Review and Redesign in Pediatrics ) will receive free upgrades to WebShare 2.0. R3P members receive both WebShare Server and Designer, along with technical and marketing support, for $495 per year. Pricing for UNIX and WebShare Mobile will be announced later. Support is available through the Radnet Web site, where WebShare developers and users can receive up-to-date technical information and downloads, as well as via phone and fax. Radnet provides 30 days of free telephone support. Prospective R3P partners and customers may download a trial versions of WebShare from the Radnet Web site at http://www.radnet.com. WebShare runs on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT platforms, connecting users via a corporate Intranet (any LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. running TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. ) or any public Internet network. WebShare users can access WebShare applications via any standard 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. , on any platform. Founded in 1995, Radnet, Inc. develops WebShare, the first family of Web browser-based groupware products for corporate Intranets and the Internet. The company's mission is to offer powerful, easy-to-use groupware products that take advantage of Intranets and Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. , Radnet is located at 58 Charles St., Cambridge, MA 02141, and can be reached at (617) 577-9422, via fax at (617) 577-9377 or on the Web at http://www.radnet.com -0- Radnet, Inc. and WebShare are trademarks of Radnet, Inc. All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Brenda Nichols or Derek Lane Parker, Nichols & Company, Inc. (508) 369-2100 dlane@parker-nichols.com |
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