Teknema Web Browser unleashes unique document publishing technology on the internet.HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1995--Teknema, a software start-up based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , today publicly unveiled TIBER --Teknema Internet Browser -- the first World-Wide Web browser (World-Wide Web) World-Wide Web browser - A browser for the World-Wide Web. to combine the navigational power of hypertext with the leading technology for document fidelity and optimized features for smooth, efficient on-line browsing. Unlike any other 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. , TIBER combines a fully configurable viewer for documents in the standard HyperText Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". with a viewer for documents in DigitalPaper(TM), licensed from No Hands Software, Inc. DigitalPaper is the most advanced technology for preserving the original look and feel of multimedia documents when publishing on the Internet. TIBER's DigitalPaper technology safeguards the quality of authorship by delivering a quick and easy way to specify fonts, color images and text flow on a client's screen without renouncing the power of standard Internet protocols and interfaces. Teknema is fully committed to comply with the latest Internet standards and is a member of the international World-Wide Web Consortium. TIBER's unique graphical Web navigator features MS-Windows' Multiple Document Interface See MDI. (programming) Multiple Document Interface - (MDI) The ability of an application program to show windows giving views of more than one document at a time. The opposite is Single Document Interface (SDI). for simultaneous viewing of multiple documents. Combined with TIBER's sophisticated object caching mechanism and concurrent downloading and formatting of documents and images, this makes for responsive browsing and virtually eliminates idle time The duration of time a device is in an idle state, which means that it is operational, but not being used. when downloading large books and magazines with complex page layouts. TIBER also supports the JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. format for images. "On-line information services See Information Systems. and publishers finally have an effective solution to the problem of maintaining a distinctive look when publishing over the Internet," said Marco Graziano, Teknema chief executive officer and president. "With the explosion of Internet and its growing commercial use, a cultural revolution in publishing is waiting to happen. Teknema is at the forefront of the technology that will help this revolution actually improve the way we generate and share information of any kind." TIBER runs on MS-Windows and is available immediately for 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 customers. Teknema is preparing localized versions of TIBER for a variety of languages. Support for other platforms, including Macintosh, Windows-NT and Windows `95 is forthcoming this year. Teknema also extends a variety of support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to its licensees, meeting specific needs with custom features and capabilities. "Teknema worked closely with us to deliver the advanced network publishing features we needed when we wanted them," said Dr. Tim King, Managing Director of UK Online Limited, an information service to be launched later this year. UK Online, based in Shepton Mallet, England, has licensed TIBER for use as the client interface for UK Online subscribers. "We especially appreciated Teknema's sensitivity to the European market and culture," King added. Teknema is also providing UK Online's Internet servers and a sophisticated text retrieval system. Preparing DigitalPaper documents for publication using TIBER is easy because it eliminates the need for special authoring tools or conversion software. Users create a document using any MS-Windows or Macintosh word-processing or page-layout application that includes a printing capability. Then, instead of converting documents to HyperText Markup Language, users select the TIBER DigitalPaper printer driver in their printer setup window. When users print, they generate documents in DigitalPaper format, ready for network publication. Adding hypertext links to other documents is a snap using Common Ground 2.0, a product from No Hands Software, Inc. that features a point and click graphical interface. Teknema, Inc. 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. based in San Jose, California. Founded in 1994, Teknema develops and markets software technologies and products for multimedia document distribution over computer networks and the Internet. CONTACT: Teknema, Inc., San Jose Bruno Sartirana, 408/777-7959 or teknema@crl.com |
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