New Solutions For P2P Communications
E.T. SURF HOME: MIRABILIS LTD. PROVIDES NEW SOLUTIONS FOR PEER-TO-PEER INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS
NEW TECHNOLOGY ENABLES YOU TO KNOW IF YOUR FELLOW-SURFERS ARE ON-LINE IN REAL-TIME, AND TO CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY
Tel-Aviv, Israel-November 15, 1996-Mirabilis Ltd. an Israeli startup company, announced today a beta version release of it's new product - ICQ (I Seek You).
The ICQ program enables a person to "dial" another person on the Net and initiate two-way communications at the user's discretion. The program indicates to the caller which of his or her chosen colleagues, is logged on the Net at any given time, and enables direct dialing with them. With ICQ , anyone can initiate on-line communications with anyone else on the Internet at any time, by text, voice , video or games.
A free beta version of ICQ is available for download (for Windows 95 and WindowsNT 4.0 operating systems) from the company's web site (http://www.icq.com).
"ICQ will totally change the way people work on and surf the Net" claims Sefi Vigiser, President of Mirabilis Ltd., "From now on, every log-in to the Internet is an invitation to a social experience. When logging in, the user will know if his friends and colleagues all over the world are on-line, thus enabling him or her to easily contact them in real time by text, voice or video or any other user-to-user application."
While the Internet is becoming one of the world's largest and most significant open communication systems, it suffers from very basic limitations, which limit its true potential as a medium for inter-personal communication. Unlike a telephone system, one user cannot randomly 'dial' another user on the Internet, and open a communication channel for two-way communications. According to Arik Vardi, the Company's CEO, "ICQ overcomes this basic lack of spontaneity by providing a 'dial tone' for the Internet."
The ICQ Technology developed by Mirabilis addresses the rapidly growing demand for on-line real-time peer-to-peer communication in a simple and friendly way. It is comprised of a client application, a proprietary server on the Internet, and a database to manage the user's personal address book.
ICQ technology enables the user to seek his designated contacts and be continually informed of their on-line status. It enables the user to "dial" another user at his discretion, to alert him that he is being called, and if the call is accepted, to launch any kind of application over the established link.
"Until now, the full potential of the Internet as a multi-user environment has not been realized" states Vigiser. " To date Cyberspace is primarily a world of millions of disassociated on-line computer users. ICQ takes advantage of new peer-to-peer and client-server technologies, to turn the Internet into a global inter-personal communication tool, more powerful than standard phone systems. This new product will enhance the Internet from a one-way data-retrieval tool, to a truly synchronous communication channel".
ICQ - Product Description
ICQ is a revolutionary, user-friendly Internet tool that tells you who's on-line at all times and enables you to contact them on demand. No longer will you search in vain for friends or associates on the Net. ICQ does the searching for you, alerting you in real time when they log on. The need to conduct a directory search each time you want to communicate with a specific person is eliminated.
With ICQ, you can chat, send messages, files and URLs play games or just hang out with your fellow 'Netters' while still surfing the net.
It lets you choose the mode of communication you wish to employ. Regardless of the application, be it chat, voice, whiteboard, data conferencing, file transfer or Internet games, ICQ will get your entire message across in real time.
ICQ supports a variety of popular Internet applications and serves as a Universal Platform from which you can launch any peer- to- peer application (such as Microsoft NetMeeting or Netscape CoolTalk).
It can also be used in a multiple-user mode, so groups can conduct conferences or just 'hang out' on-line.
The program runs in the background, taking up minimal memory and net resources. While you work on other applications, ICQ alerts you when friends and associates log in, allowing you to work efficiently while maintaining a wide range of Internet functions at your fingertips. Among the functions available are: chat, message, e-mail, URL and file transfer.
All these functions are organized in one easy-to-use program that integrates smoothly into desktop systems.
How does it work?
It's simple. When you install ICQ, the program asks you to register at a server, which is connected to a network of servers spanning the Internet. At registration, you receive a unique UIN (Universal Internet Number). In addition, ICQ gives you the option of entering personal information along with your UIN. This allows other ICQ users to recognize you when you log on.
Once you've registered, you can compile a selected list of friends and associates. ICQ uses this list to find your friends for you. Meanwhile, ICQ waits quietly in the background without interrupting any other applications in use. As soon as you log onto the Internet, ICQ automatically detects the Internet connection, announces your presence to the Internet community and alerts you when friends sign on or off.
Once you know who's on, all it takes is a click of an icon to initiate chat, implement URL transfers, send messages , exchange files, or launch any number of external peer-to-peer applications.
The ICQ Server Network
The ICQ technology is based on a proprietary server and database network. The ICQ network was designed as a global solution for a large number of users. "By routing all inter-user communications as peer-to-peer, we take the load off the servers, enabling them to support a huge number of users" says Vice President of R&D, Yair Goldfinger.
About Mirabilis Ltd.
Mirabilis Ltd. is a recently established start up company which develops products aimed at facilitating "Internet Dialing" - establishing peer-to-peer communication channels on the Internet. For more information regarding Mirabilis Ltd., please refer to the company's web site at http://www.icq.com
NEW TECHNOLOGY ENABLES YOU TO KNOW IF YOUR FELLOW-SURFERS ARE ON-LINE IN REAL-TIME, AND TO CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY
Tel-Aviv, Israel-November 15, 1996-Mirabilis Ltd. an Israeli startup company, announced today a beta version release of it's new product - ICQ (I Seek You).
The ICQ program enables a person to "dial" another person on the Net and initiate two-way communications at the user's discretion. The program indicates to the caller which of his or her chosen colleagues, is logged on the Net at any given time, and enables direct dialing with them. With ICQ , anyone can initiate on-line communications with anyone else on the Internet at any time, by text, voice , video or games.
A free beta version of ICQ is available for download (for Windows 95 and WindowsNT 4.0 operating systems) from the company's web site (http://www.icq.com).
"ICQ will totally change the way people work on and surf the Net" claims Sefi Vigiser, President of Mirabilis Ltd., "From now on, every log-in to the Internet is an invitation to a social experience. When logging in, the user will know if his friends and colleagues all over the world are on-line, thus enabling him or her to easily contact them in real time by text, voice or video or any other user-to-user application."
While the Internet is becoming one of the world's largest and most significant open communication systems, it suffers from very basic limitations, which limit its true potential as a medium for inter-personal communication. Unlike a telephone system, one user cannot randomly 'dial' another user on the Internet, and open a communication channel for two-way communications. According to Arik Vardi, the Company's CEO, "ICQ overcomes this basic lack of spontaneity by providing a 'dial tone' for the Internet."
The ICQ Technology developed by Mirabilis addresses the rapidly growing demand for on-line real-time peer-to-peer communication in a simple and friendly way. It is comprised of a client application, a proprietary server on the Internet, and a database to manage the user's personal address book.
ICQ technology enables the user to seek his designated contacts and be continually informed of their on-line status. It enables the user to "dial" another user at his discretion, to alert him that he is being called, and if the call is accepted, to launch any kind of application over the established link.
"Until now, the full potential of the Internet as a multi-user environment has not been realized" states Vigiser. " To date Cyberspace is primarily a world of millions of disassociated on-line computer users. ICQ takes advantage of new peer-to-peer and client-server technologies, to turn the Internet into a global inter-personal communication tool, more powerful than standard phone systems. This new product will enhance the Internet from a one-way data-retrieval tool, to a truly synchronous communication channel".
ICQ - Product Description
ICQ is a revolutionary, user-friendly Internet tool that tells you who's on-line at all times and enables you to contact them on demand. No longer will you search in vain for friends or associates on the Net. ICQ does the searching for you, alerting you in real time when they log on. The need to conduct a directory search each time you want to communicate with a specific person is eliminated.
With ICQ, you can chat, send messages, files and URLs play games or just hang out with your fellow 'Netters' while still surfing the net.
It lets you choose the mode of communication you wish to employ. Regardless of the application, be it chat, voice, whiteboard, data conferencing, file transfer or Internet games, ICQ will get your entire message across in real time.
ICQ supports a variety of popular Internet applications and serves as a Universal Platform from which you can launch any peer- to- peer application (such as Microsoft NetMeeting or Netscape CoolTalk).
It can also be used in a multiple-user mode, so groups can conduct conferences or just 'hang out' on-line.
The program runs in the background, taking up minimal memory and net resources. While you work on other applications, ICQ alerts you when friends and associates log in, allowing you to work efficiently while maintaining a wide range of Internet functions at your fingertips. Among the functions available are: chat, message, e-mail, URL and file transfer.
All these functions are organized in one easy-to-use program that integrates smoothly into desktop systems.
How does it work?
It's simple. When you install ICQ, the program asks you to register at a server, which is connected to a network of servers spanning the Internet. At registration, you receive a unique UIN (Universal Internet Number). In addition, ICQ gives you the option of entering personal information along with your UIN. This allows other ICQ users to recognize you when you log on.
Once you've registered, you can compile a selected list of friends and associates. ICQ uses this list to find your friends for you. Meanwhile, ICQ waits quietly in the background without interrupting any other applications in use. As soon as you log onto the Internet, ICQ automatically detects the Internet connection, announces your presence to the Internet community and alerts you when friends sign on or off.
Once you know who's on, all it takes is a click of an icon to initiate chat, implement URL transfers, send messages , exchange files, or launch any number of external peer-to-peer applications.
The ICQ Server Network
The ICQ technology is based on a proprietary server and database network. The ICQ network was designed as a global solution for a large number of users. "By routing all inter-user communications as peer-to-peer, we take the load off the servers, enabling them to support a huge number of users" says Vice President of R&D, Yair Goldfinger.
About Mirabilis Ltd.
Mirabilis Ltd. is a recently established start up company which develops products aimed at facilitating "Internet Dialing" - establishing peer-to-peer communication channels on the Internet. For more information regarding Mirabilis Ltd., please refer to the company's web site at http://www.icq.com