Apple Computer Developer Community Embraces Newton Internet Enabler
WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 15, 1996 — A significant number of third-party developers have announced plans to integrate the Newton Internet Enabler into current and future releases of their products. With its powerful new suite of Internet connectivity tools, developers are looking to the Newton platform to provide their customers with sophisticated hand-held mobile Internet and intranet solutions.
To date, plans to integrate the Newton Internet Enabler have been announced by over 50 independent and corporate software developers, including QUALCOMM, Incorporated; AllPen Software; Lunatech Research; Fetch Software; InfoMed/Point of Care; NetStrategy; PenVision; Tactile Systems and SRL Data.
"We're very excited about Newton Internet Enabler because we can now provide solutions that offer desktop-level functionality in the hand-held environment," said Tracy Crowe, senior product manager for QUALCOMM's Enterprise Software Technologies Group. "We anticipate huge growth in the Internet Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) connectivity market and will be able to meet that demand by integrating Newton Internet Enabler into our products."
QUALCOMM is the developer of the industry-leading Eudora line of email products, with an estimated 10 million users worldwide.
"As enterprise communications become increasingly Internet-based, mobile Internet connectivity becomes crucial. With Newton Internet Enabler, developers can offer solutions that provide end-users with access to critical information in very small packages," said Sandy Bennet, acting vice president of Apple's Newton Systems Group. "Customers can expect to see a wide array of solutions such as Web browsers, Internet mail clients, and newsreaders by mid-year."
With Newton Internet Enabler, developers will be able to create email and Internet solutions which support standard protocols such as MIME, SMTP and POP3 (email) and HTTP and HTML (Web browsing).
Newton Internet Enabler is currently in beta form and is expected to be available in final form in June of 1996. The current beta version, available free of charge to all Newton developers worldwide, may be obtained electronically by emailing a request to newtondev@applelink.apple.com.
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