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POWERFUL ALTAVISTA SEARCH TECHNOLOGY EXTENDS ONSITE COMPUTING TO PRIVATE INTRANETS ...searching for business information becomes as fast and easy as searching on the Worldwide Web... MAYNARD, Mass. -- September 18, 1996 -- In a bold move that demonstrates the power of AltaVista’s OnSite Computing vision, Digital Equipment Corporation today announced the availability of AltaVista Search Intranet Private eXtension (PX). With this announcement, businesses can gain the same the award-winning search capabilities of AltaVista extended from the worldwide web to their private domain, making it fast and simple to find valuable business information on company intranets. Shipping at the end of September, AltaVista Search Intranet PX operates behind corporate firewalls to index and locate terabytes of data on company web and file servers, dramatically increasing business users’ productivity. Authorized users can access AltaVista Search Intranet Private eXtension from their desktops using any popular Web browser, including Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Netscape’s Navigator, V2.0 or higher. "As companies expand their use of Intranet technology to help them compete in today’s global business environment, instant access to information is critical to achieving success," said Ilene H. Lang, vice president of Digital’s Internet Software Business Unit. "With AltaVista Search Intranet Private eXtension, we are making the most comprehensive Web search and retrieval capabilities available to private domains -- allowing individuals immediate access to the information they need, from anywhere at anytime." Using the same high performance super-spider technology as Digital’s AltaVista Search Public Service, the Intranet Private eXtension crawls all of the Web servers throughout the enterprise. Every word on the private intranet is indexed and made available along with information from the public Internet. A listing of AltaVista search results is presented in seconds, and each item in the listing is hyperlinked directly to the referenced intranet or Internet source. Future versions of AltaVista Search Intranet PX will support many popular office applications, such as word processing documents, presentation files, spreadsheets and email messages. A Software Developers Kit will be available in a later release to allow for indexing of proprietary document formats, and an Application Programming Interface will be available in the future for systems integration efforts.
System Requirements and Pricing For VLM applications running on Digital AlphaServers with more than 2GB of main memory, AltaVista Search Intranet PX is priced at $69,999.95, including a 250 user license. Additional 250-user licenses can be added at a price of $5,999.95 each, or an unlimited use license can be added for $34,000.00. For non-VLM applications running on Digital AlphaServers with 2GB or less main memory, AltaVista Search Intranet PX is priced at $15,999.95, including a 250-user license. Additional 250-user licenses can be added for $5,999.95 each, or an unlimited user license can be added for $34,000.00.
Availability AltaVista OnSite software solutions from Digital provide high performance Internet connectivity to help cyberworkers quickly find useful information, easily communicate and collaborate over secure virtual networks. Further information is available at http://altavista.software.digital.com. Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader in open client/server solutions from personal computers to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital’s scaleable Alpha and Intel platforms, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today’s global marketplace.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Digital, the Digital logo and AltaVista are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corp. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd.
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