Tuesday, April 11 - Thursday, April 13
GAROS Kongressplanung GmbH, Marc Thomas
Handschuhsheimer Landstrasse 46
69121 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: +49 - 6221 - 409953
Fax: +49 - 6221 - 46158
Email: rossbach@rossbach.hd.eunet.de
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Apple Computer GmbH introduces the first commercially available WWW Publishing Server solution based on MacOS during the 3rd WWW Conference. The Apple World Wide Web Publishing Server offers all features only available today on Unix based HTTP servers, including GET, POST and HEAD procedures; Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to databases, AppleSearch, sensitive pictures, etc.; as well as HTTP security features - all implemented native on the PowerPC for maximum performance levels, comparable to mid-sized Unix workstations, but at a fraction of the costs. This product provides the full power and features of HTML based WWW Publishing without the hassle of Unix administration. Also on display will be new Internet technology provided by the Apple Advanced Technology Group.
The European Microsoft Windows NT Academic Centre (EMWAC) has been set up
to support and act as a focus for Windows NT within academia. It is
sponsored by Datalink Computers, Digital, Microsoft, Research Machines, and
the University of Edinburgh.
Part of its mission is to deliver high quality Windows NT freeware Internet
server solutions for academia and others. It has already delivered web,
gopher, wais and finger servers, and will deliver Internet mail (sendmail,
pop and imap) servers, a z39.50 server, listserver and newservers in 1995.
Exoterica will demonstrate its flagship product, OmniMark, a fully SGML
aware fourth generation hypertext programming language which is used to
prepare data for use by hypertext viewer and information management
systems. It's built-in use of SGML, advanced pattern analysis and
manipulation language, and hypertext linking facilities make OmniMark the
essential automation tool for every on-line delivery and CD-ROM development
professional.
OmniMark is key for World Wide Web publishing due to it's abilities in
hypertext link creation; conversion of rich-text formats to HTML; document
validation: analysis; handling of non-text objects; quality assurance;
concurrent translation of an SGML information base to HTML and other
formats for multiple media information delivery as well as other SGML
specific tasks.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics (IGD), Darmstadt, the
Fraunhofer Center for Research in Computer Graphics (CRCG), Providence,
Rhode Island, USA, and the Center for Computer Graphics (ZGDV), Darmstadt
are pleased to be able to take part in 1995 WWW Conference andExhibition in
Darmstadt, Germany.
All three institutes, together with their external divisions in Coimbra and
Rostock, are dedicated to excellence in research into new areas of Computer
Graphics. Consequently, the advantages brought about by the World Wide Web
have given rise to a number of projects, which are on display at the
Fraunhofer stand, and are detailed below. The department Animation and HD
Image Communication of the IGD will be displaying a WYSIWYG HTML-Editor,
named Webtor, on the Macintosh platform. They will also be showing a kiosk
system which includes video, audio text and images pertaining to the
Fraunhofer Institute in Darmstadt.
The department Computer Supported Cooperative Work of the IGD will be
displaying a program called "CrystalWeb - A Distributed Authoring
Environment for the World Wide Web". CrystalWeb augments the functionality
of the World Wide Web with a database system which manages hypertext
documents, a professional DTP system which allows for creating both paper
and hypertext versions of a document, and a set of tools for collaboration
and communication.
From the department Graphical User Interfaces and Applications of the ZGDV you can see two projects.
The first is known as "Tourism in the WWW". This demonstration shows the
use of the capabilities of the WWW for applications based on the
information kiosk metaphor in the tourism domain.
The second is called "The Pharmacy Web". This demonstration shows the use
of the WWW for the virtual presence of an international pharmacy company
including security features like firewall architecture, authentication, and
different types of usage of the demonstrated web (internal/external use).
The department Graphic Information Systems of the IGD will be displaying
the dynamically-generated web pages based on its Open GIS Architecture
project. This project allows a user with a WWW browser to see an
information system based on a map of the inner city of Darmstadt. Once
there the user can zoom in and out, turn information layers on and off, and
view historical pictures and videos keyed to particular map locations.
The department Mobile Information Visualization of the ZGDV is presenting
its HYPERFUNK system. HYPERFUNK, developed in close cooperation between
ZGDV and DeTeMobil, represents a prototype for a mobile information system.
It demonstrates the potential of ubiquitous mobile information access to
expert and non-expert within the D1 network (9.6 Kb/s, GSM based). This
includes the access to private data as well as public data (e.g. electronic
newspapers).
The department Document Computing of the ZGDV will present online
publishing based on products of Electronic Book Technologies, Inc. (EBT).
DynaTag converts RTF, Frame MIF, or Interleaf ASCII into a structured
electronic "book" which can be viewed with DynaText. The book can also be
published via DynaWeb into the WWW. This application was developed by the
ZGDV in its Competence and Application Development
Center (CADENCE) for online publishing.
The CRCRG is currently working on a WWW browser for kiosk applications.
Existing state-of-the-art web browsers, like Mosaic or Netscape's
Navigator, lack features to render appealing presentations for an
information kiosk, such as capabilities to define text layout or to have
background pictures. Therefore extensions to HTML were defined which give a
designer of a kiosk system greater control over layout and display of
information. The Moonsaic browser, which will be presented at the
Fraunhofer stand, interprets these codes when displaying HTML documents.
Fulcrum will be showing its new product offering called Fulcrum SURFBOARD,
a the search and retrieval engine optimized for the Internet. Surfboard is
based on the same core technology as SearchServer, Fulcrum's flagship
text-retrieval offering. Surfboard extends the company's family of products
to allow information providers and corporate publishers a straightforward
way to provide Internet access to their documents. Fulcrum's scalable text
retrieval is already used in applications like automated customer support,
shared research, libraries of policies and procedures, on-line technical
documentation and corporate management systems. With Surfboard, Fulcrum's
customers can now use the Internet as another vehicle to make their
information accessible.
Since 1983, Fulcrum has been a leading vendor of text retrieval software
because of the strength of its core indexing and searching engine, its open
systems strategy, and its tool approach. Fulcrum SearchServer gives you an
immediate access to the relevant information stored electronically
(databases, archives), in particular on client/server networks. Unlike all
other products, Fulcrum is very easy to use and fits directly into your
existing software systems, without requiring long and costly integration
work.
Fulcrum customers include Microsoft (The Microsoft Network), Fujitsu, Banca
di Roma, Il Sole 24 Ore to name but a few, and Fulcrum's technology is also
licensed for use in products like Saros, Interleaf, and Corel, among
others, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Fulcrum is traded on the NASDAQ
national market under the symbol FULCF.
GRIF S.A. is the leading Europe-based company and develops and markets a full range of SGML authoring, viewing and intergration software. GRIF S.A. also supplies a complete range of complementary services including consulting, training, installation and hotline support. Close links with partners enable GRIF S.A. to fulfill complementary application needs such as DTD design, conversion of existing data, workflow, data base storage and support for online documentation systems. GRIF's technology is the result of close collaboration with French research centers INRIA and CRNS, with whom GRIF is currently developing a new range of HTML and SGML authoring tools for the World Wide Web.
INRIA showcases technology that breaks new ground in multimedia, hypertext, image-based computing, structured documentation and other electronic distribution of information.
Electronic Book Technologies (EBT) and MID / Information Logistics Group DynaWeb: A SGML World Wide Web server that enables publisher to considerably expend content publishing on the Internet; DynaWeb allows distribution information products on the Internet using the same tools, the same content and the same process currently used for CD-ROM and LAN publishing by filtering SGML to HTML on the fly.
NetManage combines TCP/IP and Windows into a single powerful solution. Chameleon, the company's principal product line, is a suite of integrated applications for Windows PCs, addressing the connectivity needs of heterogeneous computing environments. Chameleon is implemented as 100% DLL, uses 6K of base memory and is easily installed. Version 4.0 contains many applications and features. ChameleonNFS, in addition includes NFS client and server. Internet Chameleon provides Internet access tools.
O'Reilly International Thomson Verlag publishes literature in the computing
field with special emphasis on topics related to the Internet and World
Wide Web.
At the WWW conference books and software from the O'Reilly Thomson line of
products will be exhibited.
O2 Technology, world leader in Object DBMS, presents O2W3, a development environment for building easily and quickly large multimedia repositories for Web servers. O2W3 provides additionally all features of a classical database: security, reliability, data independence, language independence. It is the optimal tool for building industrial applications in the W3 environment.
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), Inc., is a non-profit computer library service and research organization. OCLC's goals are to further access the world's information and reduce information costs. During the World Wide Web Conference, OCLC will be demonstrating and discussing two reference services: FirstSearch and OCLC SiteSearch. FirstSearch is an easy-to-use reference service offering end-users access to over 50 databases. Once FirstSearch users find the reference they need, they can order the documents for online delivery, fax or regular mail. OCLC SiteSearch combines a license for local use of the OCLC Reference Services software with services that make local use practical. These services include a range of database loading options, ongoing technical support, training, and consulting. With OCLC SiteSearch, you can build your own unique information resources, bring remote databases to campus, and unify access to local and remote information. Visit the OCLC stand 05 for more information about these services.
Established in 1984, Process Software Corporation designs, develops and
markets TCP/IP and Internet software solutions and services worldwide, all
of which are backed by one of the most comprehensive service and support
programs in the industry.
The company's charter is to remain the leading worldwide supplier of
high-performance TCP/IP-based networking software solutions, while setting
leadership standards for service and support. Additionally, Process
Software continues to explore new opportunities, such as those presented by
the Internet and the World Wide Web, to further its mission of connecting
users with the vital information they require every day to make informed
business decisions.
Silicon Graphics introduces WebFORCE, a complete solution for Web authoring
and Web serving.
WebForce combines software for authoring and serving with the high
performance of the Indy workstation.
With a single WebForce Indy Workstation, you can publish your messages to
the World Wide Web by creating and serving eye-catching, media-rich
content.
WebFORCE Challenge S is the dedicated high-performance Web server of the
WebFORCE family. Based on the entry-level Challenge family platform, it
provides outstanding performance in a compact chassis with leading-edge I/O
performance. The system smoothly handles thousands of Web transactions per
minute.
Before WebFORCE, producing great content for the Web required learning the
commands of the HyperTextMarkupLanguage (HTML). With the bundled WebMagic
Author software, you can easily produce compelling, media-rich Web content.
Incorporate GIF and JPEG into the page. Use the same "dragging and
dropping" icons for your image files onto the page. Use the same intuitive
technique to create links to video clips, sounds, or other Web pages.
SoftQuad Inc. is a leading vendor of SGML and HTML software and services.
The company provides a broad range of multi-platform, standards-based
software tools that give users the power to create information once and
publish it many times, in many different ways - on screen, on paper, on
CD-ROM, and on the Internet.
In addition to its SGML authoring and publishing products, SoftQuad will be
showing the latest in publishing and
viewing technologies for the Internet: SoftQuad HoTMetaL PRO, a
full-featured HTML word processor for the World Wide Web; and SoftQuad
Panorama PRO, the first SGML browser for viewing SGML documents on the
World Wide Web.
Enhanced Mosaic from Spyglass will be demonstrated on multiple platforms. Under an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Illinois, Spyglass has developed Enhanced Mosaic to meet the needs of the commercial marketplace. Demonstrations will highlight the product's open architecture and key features such as Advanced Display Technology. Please visit our booth to explore how Enhanced Mosaic can make electronic commerce and publishing a reality.
Sun Microsystems is the world's leading UNIX systems vendor (source: IDC). Built on Sun's legacy of "The Network is the Computer," Sun's SPARC/Solaris workstation and server family are the backbone of enterprise computing solutions. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
Sun's Role In The World Wide Web
Sun was one of the earliest adopters of TCP/IP, the standard protocol for
transmitting data on the Internet. 56% of the Internet traffic is conducted
on the Sun(R) platform (source: Internet Society), 80% of the most popular
applications used to navigate the Internet (Mosaic, FTP, Archie, Gopher and
others) were developed on Sun. Sun was also the first company to develop an
on-line Internet customer service; SunSolve(TM) sends users on-line
software bug fixes.
Sun is a member of CommerceNet and a key player in a number of
standards-setting groups steering development of new protocols for the
Internet, including the Internet Society's Internet Engineering Task Force
and the ATM Forum, Sun has also partnered with Netscape to work on
collaborating on a series of products and services for the Internet.
Sun's World Wide Web Server is currently the No. 1 commercial server on the
Internet, with more user queries than those directed to any other company's
Internet server.
Highlights
Sun's Netra(TM) 1 Internet Server is an integrated, business-ready server
that offers easy Internet acces to UNIX workstation, PC and Mac users and
enables them to "surf" the Internet using Mosaic software and other popular
network browsing tools.
Sun's FireWall-1(TM) security software ensures protection against unwanted
computer system entries. FireWall-1 is compatible with all network
protocols. An object-oriented interface gives users an easy, flexible and
uniform method of implementing network security on a global scale. Sun
supports a network of Internet database servers, known as Sun SITE(TM).
Sites are located and maintained in conjunction with the major universities
in Germany (RWTH Aachen), Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South
Africa, Sweden, Thailand, the USA, and the UK. Sun SITE is accessed more
than 150 times a day.
The Sun WWW server was "hit" more than 3 million times during the World
Soccer 1994. Sun created an on-line Internet database for the games,
providing statistics, images, game results and other pertinent information.
The Crypta Plus card is a PCMCIA flash memory card with high level embedded security functions. Based on smart card technology, the security features include: access control, secure remote logon, file encryption, digital signatures, etc. Flash memory densities range from 0 to 16 megabytes.
Topic Information Server for the World Wide Web Verity offers the first World Wide Web server with an integrated search engine combining the navigational power of hypertext with powerful information agents for searching, filtering and monitoring Internet and enterprise information.
Topic Agents for Mosaic
Topic Agents for Mosaic adds the power and flexibility of the Topic Agents
user interface to the World Wide Web industry-standard navigation and
security capabilities of Topic Enhanced Mosaic to use agents stored on
local and remote sources, giving users easy access to distributed
information.