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VENDOR: WebNav 2.0 - Web browser for OS/2 released
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Alfredsson)
Tue Mar 24 13:35:13 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 24 Mar 1998 12:12:00 -0500
From: jma@jmast.se (Martin Alfredsson)
Reply-To: webnav@jmast.se (JMA Software Technologies)
Reply-to: webnav@jmast.se (JMA Software Technologies)
Submitted by: jma@jmast.se (Martin Alfredsson)
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Contact: Martin Alfredsson Tel/Fax: 46-(0)70-6278410
Email: webnav@jmast.se URL: http://www.jmast.se
JMA SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS WEBNAV 2.0 FOR OS/2 VERSION 3 AND 4
Gothenburg, Sweden, March 23, 1998 -- Today, JMA Software Technologies
shipped a major update of WebNav. WebNav 2.0 is a Internet web browser and
HTML document viewer built to be compact and easy to use.
Features include online and offline browsing, news and mail support,
internal/external downloads, select a new link while a document is loading,
easy to use tree based quicklist and others.
But what about WebExplorer and Netscape Navigator ?
WebNav is not built to be the all in one Internet application. WebExplorer
and Navigator both tries to incorporate as much as possible but we found out
- asking our users - that most users prefer separate mail and news clients.
Therefore WebNav is built to be a quick an compact browser even though it
supports mail and news. WebNav allows you to use your favorite external
program for things like mail, news, frames and java.
WebNav is quite similar to WebExplorer. They both use the same API and share
many features. WebExplorer has not changed for a long time and IBM has
publicly stated that WebExplorer will not be enhanced. Therefore many users
see WebNav as the next versions of WebExplorer.
Netscape Navigator is a full featured browser and mail/news client. WebNav
is not built to compete with that. On the other hand the current Navigator
for OS/2 is a 2,8 MB file while WebNav is around 150 kb. Many of our users
use both browsers.
However the most compelling reason for WebNav is that you can influence the
features. Try calling IBM or Netscape and ask for a specific feature, our
browser (WebNav) is built on input from our users.
To summarize, WebNav 2.0 contains among others the following features.
o Browse the net online and view HTML documents offline.
o Internal and external (plugin) ftp/download/mirror/frames/java.
o Integrated Mail, News and HTML to text conversion.
o Select a new link while another is loading.
o Built for speed and compactness (EXE file around 150kb).
o Easy to use tree based quicklist.
o A presentation mode that allows you to browse fullscreen.
o We also offer customized versions !
WebNav DLL and Internet Adventure
WebNav is also available as a DLL that can be called from other programs.
Internet adventure (http://www.inetadv.net/) is a popular internet suite for
OS/2 ships with a somewhat limited browser. With WebNavDLL you can replace
the builtin browser in IA with the full WebNav browser. This DLL is free for
registered users and can be downloaded from our web site. Please note that
WebNavDLL is still in beta.
WebNav 2.0 ships as Trial and Registered Editions. The Registered Edition
lists for USD $25. The Trial Edition is a free trial version that might be
evaluated in 30 days. The Trial Edition runs for 20 minutes at a time but
you may run it as many times as you like during the 30 day trial period. Any
use after the trial period requires you to register. Unregistered use after
the evaluation period is illegal.
The Trial Edition is available for download from our world wide web site and
from several public ftp sites.
WebNav is also available in customized versions. If your company has need
for a specialized and/or featured restricted web browser please contact us
for more information.
This upgrade is free for registered users of WebNavigator 1.1x.
For site licenses please contact us via internet mail <mail@jmast.se>.
JMA Software Technologies offers maintenance and support services for all
its products. For information on maintenance and support services visit our
world wide web site.
Please note that support is only available to registered users.
WebNav can be purchased through BMT Micro http://www.bmtmicro.com.
For information write or call JMA Software Technologies, P.O Box 2345, S-403
15 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN. Phone 46-(0)70-6278410, Fax 46-(0)31-195260, Internet
electronic mail mail@jmast.se. To obtain additional information, download a
evaluation copy, visit Software Technologies world wide web site. The web
site address is http://www.jmast.se/.
Sincerely
JMA Data Software Technologies
Development, Consulting, WEB design.
Martin Alfredsson, President, jma@jmast.se
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Professional member of the IBM Solutions Developers Program
Our homepage: http://www.jmast.se/
(http://www.alogonet.se/~d103862/)
Our mail address: mail@jmast.se
Or fax us at: 46-(0)31-195260
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