WebSurfer Pumps Up the Volume!TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1997-- Microsoft Rival Ready to Dominate Set-Top Market Over 2 Million Units Sold Prior to Retail Launch WebSurfer announced today that it is ready to explode onto retail shelves in early November and is poised to become the no. 1 Internet TV (1) Watching TV programs on or from the Internet. There are countless video clips available on Web sites for streaming as well as subscription services that offer TV programs and movies for downloading. set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. in the world. WebSurfer has deliberately maintained a lower profile but is enthusiastic about it's rapidly approaching retail launch. "We've had great success working with industry partners. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to introduce WebSurfer directly to the consumer. When WebSurfer hits the shelves, sales volumes will skyrocket!" said John Neufeld, WebSurfer Channel Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → . WebSurfer already has over 2 million units sold on contract worldwide through partnerships with ISPs and Telcos. WebSurfer continues to receive rave reviews since being introduced to industry professionals earlier this year, at Comdex and E3. Powered by an Intel DX4 100Mhz microprocessor, WebSurfer is the most advanced and feature packed Internet TV set-top box in the world. WebSurfer is the first to offer Web-based E-mail See Internet e-mail service and HTML e-mail. , a unique innovation that provides freedom to access electronic mail from remote locations. WebSurfer also offers the ability to create and host Personal Web Pages, compose Word Processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and documents and includes a Parallel Port for printing. The hardware features 8MB RAM, 4MB flash memory, an internal 33.6K-bps data/fax modem and a 128KB cache, making it the most powerful WebSurfer to hit the market. WebSurfer boasts a uniquely engineered infrared keyboard and remote control, each with a built-in mouse, which allow users to navigate Web pages freely. WebSurfer has even made considerations for future software upgrades, such as Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. , by including a hands-free gooseneck microphone. With the click of a button users will be able to upgrade WebSurfer software directly over the Internet. "WebSurfer is a breakthrough product that has been engineered in the true spirit of the Internet, providing the public affordable and unlimited access to information. WebSurfer delivers the most functionality, giving consumers exactly what they want," said Paul Batra, president of WebSurfer. An aggressive public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most campaign featuring television, radio, print, point of sale, transit and web media, has been orchestrated to effectively promote WebSurfer to the retail market segment. In the coming weeks, WebSurfer will formally announce details of recently signed deals with top ISP's and Telcos. WebSurfer Inc. WebSurfer Inc. is a rapidly expanding private company dedicated to providing state-of-the-art Internet set-top devices and Internet hosting services An Internet hosting service is a service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered. A common kind of hosting is web hosting. through all channels of the marketplace. WebSurfer is part of the Batra Group of Companies. The Batra Group, established in 1981, includes a host of information technology organizations from wholesale distribution to manufacturing. -0- For more information on WebSurfer visit http://www.websurfer.org or contact Rosita Rodrigues by e-mail at rosita@websurfer.org or call 888/527-8888 or 905/944-8888, ext. 261, or fax 905/475-1210. CONTACT: WebSurfer Rosita Rodrigues, 905/944-8888 ext. 261 |
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