The Internet is a truly global resource, containing prodigious amounts of information on virtually every area of interest. It's no surprise that the Internet is being used by millions of people from all walks of life: business professionals who want to show the world their products and services, teachers who want to bring the world into their classrooms, and anyone who needs to keep in touch with others by e-mail.
It's also no surprise that Apple, the company most responsible for enhancing the personal computing experience, is at the forefront of making the Internet and its valuable resources more accessible. With the builtin communications technologies of the Mac OS and the products listed below, Apple has the solutions you need for accessing information, publishing, and authoring on the Internet.
Apple Internet Server Solution for the World Wide Web
This WWW "server in a box" is an all-in-one solution that consists of a Workgroup Server 6150/66, 8150/110, 9150/120, 7250/120 or 8550/132, and a CD-ROM that contains the software needed to get established on the Web. The Apple Internet Server Solution is a multi-platform solution, enabling access by Mac OS, Windows, and UNIX clients on the WWW. This software includes:
* WebSTAR from StarNine allows a Workgroup Server to serve information on the WWW.
* Adobe PageMill, makes creating web pages an easy, graphical process.
* MacDNS from Apple maps an IP address to a recognizable web server name which enables web clients to find your server.
* NetCloak from Maxum Development, provides additional capabilities to HTML standards.
* ServerStat from Kitchen Sink Software, helps you manage your server efficiently by analyzing WebSTAR traffic reports.
* RealAudio Server from Progressive Networks lets you enhance your web pages with high-quality sound.
* HyperCard from Apple a popular software erector set that is easily customized to perform a variety of tasks, such as serving as a multimedia database, and includes HyperCard Common Gateway Interfaces (CGI).
* FileMaker from Claris* an easy-to-use, yet powerful flat-file database and includes FileMaker Pro CGI.
* EveryWare Tango and Butler SQL* a web database solutions which includes solutions for on-line conferencing, catalogs, registration, and classified ads.
* Netscape Navigator client lets you preview your web pages before you post them.
* BBEdit from Bare Bones Software a high-performance text editor for advanced HTML coding.
* Adobe Acrobat Pro creates and translates documents into portable document format (PDF), the cross-platform Internet document standard.
* Image Map software creates hotspots in GIF or PICT graphics to incorporate into web pages, and includes a CGI to serve the image map.
* Electronic Mail CGI gives e-mail capability to web browsers that do not have it.
* Sample web pages offer templates of web pages that you can easily customize to suit your needs, including home pages, a catalog page, and forms.
* AppleScript lets you take advantage of the power of scripting without requiring a knowledge of C programming.
* AppleSearch 1.5 enables you to index documents on local servers or in a database and search them by key words, includes AppleSearch CGI.
* Does not include complete application package.
QuickTime Products
QuickTime, Apple's interactive multimedia technology, has become the multimedia content delivery standard for the Internet. It is a system software extension that provides an interface for editing video, animation, music, text, and other time-based information. Because it is a cross-platform technology, QuickTime is ideal for Internet content delivery and creation. Publishers can use QuickTime to create compelling Internet content by using existing material and adding interactivity to produce new experiences. In addition, QuickTime makes electronic commerce more viable for consumers by letting them "pick up" items and examine them from all angles. QuickTime product extensions include:
* QuickTime Music Tool Kit, which allows users to interact with music just like they interact with graphics and text.
* QuickTime VR, which creates virtual- reality experiences by piecing together photos from a standard 35mm camera to produce panoramic views.
* QuickTime Conferencing, which allows users with a video camera to set up a multiparty conference over the Internet in real time.
AppleSearch
AppleSearch is easy-to-use yet sophisticated client/server software designed to be a knowledge navigator that finds information relevant to users' needs. Internet publishers can use AppleSearch to index volumes of text, images, or video on their WWW servers, so users can easily search for information. LAN managers can use AppleSearch to manage and use the growing stockpiles of electronic information by letting users on a network search for data stored on local servers as well as on the vast resources of the Internet -- from both Macintosh com-puters and PCs running Windows. AppleSearch:
* Allows search requests to be entered in the user's own words and provides immediate search results.
* Supports many clients through a single Internet connection to the server.
* Lets LAN managers choose WAIS servers that are useful to the workgroup.
Apple Remote Access Products
Apple Remote Access software is the dial-up solution favored by organizations that want to extend their Internet connection to remote or traveling users. Apple Remote Acces servers, used with Apple IP Gateway software, make it easy to connect authorized Macintosh or PowerBook computer users at a remote location to the Internet, as well as provide access to local information and resources. Apple Remote Access solutions are ideal for workgroups or entire organizations that want to enable employees to work productively and efficiently from any location -- whether they're at home, out of town, or even out of the country. Apple Remote Access:
* Offers the easiest-to-configure dial-up solution for the Internet.
* Allows MacTCP to work without additional software -- the same way it
works on a Local Area network.
Apple IP Gateway
With the Apple IP Gateway, Macintosh users with Apple Remote Access, LocalTalk, or any other AppleTalk network connection can connect easily to an Ethernet-based TCP/IP network to use the full range of Internet Protocol (IP) services. These include the vast array of Internet services such as Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Gopher, World Wide Web, and Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS). An Internet connection is required. The Apple IP Gateway:
* Allows a single MacTCP configuration for all IP users on the LAN, eliminating the need for individual IP addresses.
* Lets mobile, remote, and local AppleTalk network users access the Internet -- even if the users' AppleTalk network does not directly support IP services.
* In conjunction with Apple Internet Router software, provides IP access to any Macintosh computer that is part of the router's network.
* In conjunction with an Apple Remote Access server, provides IP access to remote or mobile users.