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Netscape; www.netscape.com
The latest incarnation of the world's most popular Internet/Intranet
browser has been updated and improved for greater ease of use. Plug-
ins are now downloaded and installed automatically, and new infor-
mation management tools simplify access to your favorite sites.
 
Microsoft; www.microsoft.com
The new official browser of the Mac OS, Internet Explorer 4.0 offers
enhanced navigation capabilities and a host of integrated applications
for communicating and collaborating on the Web. New features include
built in webcasting, comprehensive offline viewing, and support for
Dynamic HTML.
 
Pointcast; www.pointcast.com
PointCast is the Internet news network that brings the Internet to
you. Headlines move dynamically across your display as news items
are filed around the globe. PointCast broadcasts national and inter-
national news, stock information, industry updates, weather from
around the globe, sports scores and more from sources like CNN,
Time, Reuters, PR Newswire, BusinessWire, and Sportsticker.
 
Progressive Networks;
www.real.com
RealPlayer provides live and on-demand real-time audio and video
streaming content on the Web. The RealAudio component supports
stereo broadcasts over 28.8Kbps modems and RealVideo delivers
newscast quality video at 28.8 Kbps and full-motion at faster
connections.
 
Macromedia;
www.macromedia.com
Experience dynamic interactive animations that can include streaming
audio from hi-fi to CD quality. Shockwave also allows streaming of
high resolution images and vector graphics which let you zoom and
pan up to 25,000 times without losing any image quality.
 
Plastic Thought;
www.plasticthought.com
The Quick3D plug-in makes it possible to view QuickDraw 3D ob-
jects online, in real time. A Quick3D model can be rotated, turned to
a specific view, and scaled online. The 3DMF file format provides a
compact and efficient means of storing 3D models with textures and
camera information.
 
Intervista Software;
www.intervista.com
WorldView is a fast, highly optimized VRML 2.0-compatible plug-in
for Netscape Navigator. It provides a great way for you to experience
3D worlds on the Internet, Intranet, or your own desktop.
 
Microsoft; www.microsoft.com
Web Theater Client is a plug-in to the Netscape Navigator or the
Microsoft Internet Explorer browser that has a low CPU overhead
and includes complete VCR-like controls, allowing users to fast
forward, stop, skip, pause, or jump backwards in the video. The
low-bandwidth is optimized for users who have lower-bandwidth
connections to the Internet (56 Kbps and below).
 
Vivo Software; www.vivo.com
The VivoActive Player, a streaming video plug-in for Netscape
Navigator, is the simplest, fastest way to get video clips on your Web
page. Video for Windows AVI files are compressed up to 250:1, and
the resulting VIV files can be viewed with the VivoActive Player as
they download.
 
Headspace; www.headspace.com
The Beatnik plug-in manages the playback of Rich Music Format
(RMF) and other music and sound files (such as MIDI, MOD, WAV,
AIFF, and AU) within Web browsers. It can also create music that
is highly interactive, thanks to a comprehensive set of JavaScript
functions.
 
Liveupdate; www.liveupdate.com
Crescendo delivers higher-quality stereo MIDI music to the Web.
This plug-in has a cool new look with a CD-like control panel and
digital counter. The Crescendo PLUS plug-in adds live real-time
streaming (no download delays) and sticky client-side preferences.
 
Totally Hip; www.totallyhip.com
Totally Hip's Sizzler plug-in allows simultaneous viewing and inter-
action with Web pages while streaming animation is delivered over the
Web. You won't have to wait for an animation to download completely
before viewing it.
 
Lari Software;
www.larisoftware.com
Apple Electrifier is an Internet graphics and animation solution
based on Mac OS graphics technology. The Electrifier playback software
lets users view large-scale, object-oriented graphics and animation
in as little as 1K, allowing rapid download over the Internet. These
low-bandwidth, object-oriented animations can be hundreds of times
smaller than equivalent bitmap animations.
 
 
 
Interactive Pictures Corp;
www.ipix.com
The IPIX plug-in allows you to get the whole picture with interactive
fully immersive photographs. Driven by a simple mouse click or
keyboard stroke, IPIX enables you to completely immerse yourself
in an environment and view it from any angle or perspective.
 
Digital Dreams;
www.surftalk.com
Surf the Web by voice! The Surftalk plug-in used in conjunction with
Netscape Navigator enables the user to speak any visible hyperlink as
well as frequently visited links saved as bookmarks.
 
MVP Solutions;
www.mvpsolutions.com
Talker lets web pages talk (and sing) using Apple's PlainTalk Speech
Synthesis technology. Once Talker is installed, you'll find sites that
speak in Spanish and English and even a few pages that sing in harmony.