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Item 6315212 93/02/09 15:02
From:CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway
Subject: AnnouncingScreenCast: Screen Sharing Software for NeXTSTEP 3.0
For Immediate Release:
For further information contact:
Bill Tschumy Otherwise 1501 Lowe Ave. Bellingham, WA 98226 206-647-9436 (voice
& Fax) screencast@otherwise.com
Screen Sharing Software for NeXTSTEP 3.0
Bellingham, Washington, Feb 3, 1993 - Otherwise announces the shipping of its
screen sharing software, ScreenCast.
ScreenCast lets users broadcast the display of one NeXTSTEP computer to one or
more other computers on the same network. The sender's display is duplicated
on each of the receiving computers. What's more, everything that appears on
the sender's display typing, window movements, mouse actionsPis simultaneously
echoed on the receiving machines. The number of receivers that can
simultaneously participate in a ScreenCast session is limited only by network
bandwidth. Under normal conditions, approximately 25 receivers is a practical
limit.
The receiving machines can do more, however, than just echo the image of the
sender's display. Each participant in a ScreenCast session can also interact
with the shared image. Typing and mouse actions on any machine in the group
appear on all machines. Thus, ScreenCast removes the barriers to truly
collaborative computing. Users can talk on the phone while they discussPand
interact withPthe shared display. It doesn't matter whether they are across
the hall or across the country.
ScreenCast is perfect for providing user support within an organization.
Support personnel can troubleshoot problems by viewing a copy of the user's
display and watchingPor guiding the user's actions. ScreenCast is also great
for educational computer labs where students can easily monitor the
instructor's display by watching their individual computer screens.
Beta Customers Rave About ScreenCast "ScreenCast has allowed telecommuting to
become a reality for members of our company. There is nothing better for
explaining an idea than grabbing the mouse out of someone's hand and showing
them from 1500 miles away! We have been able to use it for discussing
spreadsheets, program design, and training from remote sites, a necessity for
a multi-site corporation," said Sean Hill, Director of Application
Development, CCSI Software.
"We are excited by the fact that ScreenCast has the potential of greatly
simplifying the task of training in the classroom. It essentially does away
with the need for large screen projection which is not always a satisfactory
solution for students sitting in the back of the room. ScreenCast also adds
the dimension of interactivity to the training environment not present with
projection systems," said Don Baker, Technical Services Coordinator, Indiana
University School of Journalism.
"ScreenCast has been a major time saver for providing help to remote users on
our nationwide network. We are able to "see" the remote users' screen
locally, visualize their problem, and "show" them the solution to their
question without having to physically go there as was often the case
previously. We plan to license ScreenCast on all our NeXT machines," said
Ron Broersma, Naval Command Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC).
"I just received v19 (Beta) this morning and I've been playing with it for the
past 2 hours. All I can say is Wow!!! I'm so excited you can't believe. You
have created something wonderful," said Salvatore Saieva, Unix Systems
Administrator, Queens College.
Price and Availability Version 1.0 of ScreenCast is now available directly
from Otherwise.
A 35% educational discount will be given on all prices.
Orders and inquires should be addressed to :
Otherwise 1501 Lowe Ave. Bellingham, WA 98226 206-647-9436 (voice & Fax)
screencast@otherwise.com
Otherwise was founded August 1992 by Bill Tschumy, former NeXT software
engineer. Located in Bellingham, Washington, the company develops high-
quality NeXTSTEP applications geared toward education.
ScreenCast and Otherwise are trademarks of Otherwise. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are
trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.