Whit Andrews

Intertop announced Internet Application Platform, a solution that makes it easier for businesses to deploy fast, small-footprint applications over the Internet. The platform combines the Intertop Application Server with i-Xpresso, the vendor’s previously released Integrated Development Environment. The result, said Intertop, is the delivery of applications that speed user response times–reducing server loads, complexity and […]

Sterling Strategic Solutions announced SOS PRO, a software package that combines Windows 95 data protection with powerful Internet filtering technology. SOS PRO is designed for network administrators to customize Windows 95 settings, drives, and desktop configurations, as well as secure computers from accidental or malicious tampering. “Prior to developing SOS PRO, we undertook a significant […]

Realizing Internet users’ need for speed, WRQ, Inc. today announced the availability of @Guard, a new Internet software utility designed to offer freedom from the “World Wide Wait.” @Guard dramatically speeds up the download time of Web pages, the company stated, by giving users the power to protect their privacy by controlling what information a […]

FaxSav said that it doubled the number of broadcast faxes it issued for customers since the November beta launch of Broadcast List Manager. The company recently introduced Broadcast List Manager version 2.05, which takes advantage of the FaxSav EZ-List Fax Broadcast Service, providing 24-hour broadcast faxing from a desktop PC. “This system makes it easy […]

XTRA On-Line released its Internet-based PowerTrip travel reservation software, with the news that a major travel company–McCord Travel Management–will market the product to its corporate customer base. PowerTrip is designed to put the travel planning process right onto the corporate desktop. Via a single interface, it provides the corporate user with the same information that […]

Connectix Corporation announced Surf Express Deluxe, a product that combines Web acceleration with a meta-search tool named SuperSonic Search. The vendor said it is the first to market Internet performance software that enhances both the speed of surfing and the accuracy of searching. “Every modem user on the Internet needs more performance and Surf Express […]

Apple interim CEO Steve Jobs officially debuted the company’s anticipated iMac consumer computer during the keynote address at the Macworld Expo in New York today. Jobs said that the iMac, labeled by Apple as “the Internet-age computer for the rest of us,” will be available in stores in the U.S. on August 15. Due to […]

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer market share surged to 45.6% during the past six months, up 9.6%, compared to a 52.2% share for Netscape’s Navigator, down 8.9%, according to a report released by AdKnowledge. The Web advertising firm said the increase in Explorer usage reveals that Microsoft has grabbed 10% of Netscape’s browser market share during the […]

Mercury Interactive Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA) says its new icon-based test tool, Astra QuickTest, can test any e-business or web-based transaction. Astra QuickTest captures business processes into a visual map and automatically generates data driven tests. A single test can be used to validate the business functionality and the scalability of e-business applications. “Businesses are launching […]

Midnight Networks (Waltham, MA) released Avalanche/Web, a Web testing unit with very high performance, capable of emulating thousands of clients simultaneously. It produces what the vendor calls a “realistic emulation of the Internet,” enabling ISPs, server vendors and telcos to test the Internet performance of their HTTP/FTP servers and services. “The Avalanche/Web product will be […]

Seattle Lab (Bothell, WA) and Ramp Networks (Santa Clara, CA) recently released Seattle Lab Internet Mail Machine (SLIMM), an instant e-mail server solution that combines integrated hardware with Seattle Lab’s software for Windows NT. The product is aimed at small-to-medium sized companies who are not currently managing their own email – but who would like […]

KeyStone Learning Systems unveiled a series of video-based Web site development classes, offering hands-on training in the use of HTML, Dynamic HTML, Java, PowerBuilder, and Microsoft FrontPage. The KeyStone Developer Series is aimed at both professional and amateur developers. KeyStone’s president Clint Argyle, said: “With the introduction of our Developer Series, KeyStone now provides cost-effective, […]