WINDOWS USERS NOW FIND IT EASIER TO "EMBARQUE" ON THEIR VOYAGE ACROSS THE INTERNET.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1995--Scarcely a month after the release of EnCompass, a one-step solution for Windows users who want low-cost graphical access to the Internet, InterMind Corp. has upgraded the product, renamed it, and expanded the list of Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) supporting it. The new product, EmBarque,(TM) from Seattle-based SandyBeach, solves the difficult problem of installing and configuring popular Internet client applications on computers running Windows(TM). It does so by reducing the task to a simple download operation that requires users only to enter their login name and choose their Internet service provider and phone number from a drop-down list drop-down list - pull-down list and phone book. A Suite of Internet Applications EmBarque configures the user's client applications to run with The Internet Adapter See TIA. (networking, product) Internet Adapter - The Internet Adapter (TIA). A program from Cyberspace Development which runs on a Unix shell account and acts as a SLIP emulator. , TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. (TM). TIA is an Internet utility Software used to search the Internet. See Archie, Gopher, Veronica, WAIS and Web browser. program marketed by InterMind that has become popular because it allows graphical Internet applications software such as Netscape to be used with shell accounts. Previously, these applications required a SLIP or PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using account. The Internet client applications installed by EmBarque are produced by a variety of developers and include some of the best and most popular available. The suite comprises the Trumpet Winsock TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. "stack" and SLIP/PPP dialer (required by each of the other applications during operation), the Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. (TM) World Wide 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. , Pegasus E-Mail, the News Xpress newsreader A client program that is used to read messages from Internet-based discussion groups (the venerable Usenet) or syndication feeds such as RSS and Atom. Some programs provide a search and organization tool for both newsgroups and feeds as well as local e-mail messages, contacts and other , EWAN EWAN Emulator Without A Name EWAN EGNOS Wide Area Communications Network (aviation) EWAN Electronic Warfare Aircraft Navigator EWAN Ethernet Wide Area Network EWAN Emulator without a Good Name EWAN Enterprise Wide Area Network terminal emulation software, WS_FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to file transfer software, WSArchie search software, the WSGopher gopher client, and WSIRC chat software. All are freeware or shareware programs. EmBarque includes instructions for obtaining the preeminent Web browser, Netscape Navigator, from NetScape's ftp server. "I am very happy to be using EmBarque, which includes everything needed on the PC side to interface with a shell account and perform all of the important Internet functions," said Wendell Openshaw, EmBarque user. "I believe that EmBarque will significantly reduce my online charges while also significantly increasing Internet functionality and, possibly, speed." EmBarque eliminates the need for the user to know anything about TCP/IP, SLIP, or the Internet. EmBarque also provides a floating toolbar that serves as an application launcher, switcher, and usage timer. Clicking on one of the eight Internet applications automatically launches the Trumpet Winsock TCP/IP stack program, dials the user's provider, and starts the application. The toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the icons and the programs they represent are both customizable by the user, so applications can be swapped as the user develops experience with the Internet. EmBarque also includes context-sensitive on-line documentation, even offering a toolbar button that enables users to compose and send e-mail directly to the developers of EmBarque to report problems or make suggestions. Availability EmBarque is distributed at no cost under an arrangement between InterMind and SandyBeach. EmBarque now supports an expanded list of national and regional Internet service providers (ISPs): Netcom, CRL CRL - Carnegie Representation Language. Carnegie Group, Inc. Frame language derived from SRL. Written in Common LISP. Used in the product Knowledge Craft. , Kaiwan, Digex, The World, Oronet, PrimeNet, CCNet, CyberGate and NWNexus. Future releases of EmBarque will support additional ISPs. Internet Service Providers may contact SandyBeach to learn how to obtain a customized version of EmBarque for their domain at a modest price. Send e-mail inquiries to sandybeach@med.com. Single users who are already connected to the Internet via a shell account can learn more about EmBarque by simply sending blank e-mail to embarque-info@marketplace.com. To download EmBarque, use Windows Terminal or other communications software to connect to your ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and copy EmBarque to your shell account via anonymous FTP from marketplace.com. Then transfer EmBarque to your desktop PC using your communications software (e.g., by using the xmodem protocol built into Windows Terminal). Downloading the EmBarque file takes about 35 minutes with a 14,400-bps modem. Information on EmBarque is also available through marketplace.com, the World Wide Web site maintained by Cyberspace Development Inc., and InterMind Corp. at http://marketplace.com/. Persons not yet connected to the Internet can begin by calling the TIA fax-on-demand line at 800/807-3601 for a three-page summary of how to get a low-cost graphical Internet connection using TIA and a shell account. Newcomers to the Internet may also call SoftAware, an authorized TIA reseller in Los Angeles, at 310/314-1466. For information via-e-mail about both the single-user and host versions of TIA, send a blank message to tia-info@marketplace.com. To try TIA at no cost, single users may order a free, 14-day evaluation license by sending mail to tia-single@marketplace.com. Similarly, access providers may order a free 21-day evaluation license for TIA capable of supporting eight concurrent users; simply send blank e-mail to tia-host@marketplace.com. Both may also be ordered by using the web forms available at marketplace.com. InterMind is a Seattle firm whose mission is the development of technologies for intelligent information interchange. InterMind jointly designed with Cyberspace Development the net-based customer service system used to distribute and support TIA, and is responsible for TIA marketing and sales to commercial accounts. SandyBeach, developer of EmBarque for Windows, is a Seattle company. EmBarque is licensed by SandyBeach to InterMind Corp. EmBarque is a trademark of SandyBeach. The Internet Adapter and TIA are trademarks of Cyberspace Development Inc. InterMind is a trademark of InterMind Corp. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Netscape and Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corp. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. -0- EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE: This news release contains an update to information previously issued in Business Wire release BW0139, dated April 11, 1995. CONTACT: InterMind Corp. Peter Heymann, 206/545-7565 or G.R. Good Communications Inc. Gary R. Good, 206/486-4446 or To receive this release electronically: Send blank e-mail to tia-press@marketplace.com |
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