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Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 08:22:20
From: "Joseph Morris" <b52g AT usa DOT net>
To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Caldera Watch!!
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[attempt two.. sorry if there are two of these]

I found this on Caldera's UK site.. it looks rather interesting.
It appears to address two oft-asked queries, TCP/IP and the GUI.

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CALDERA ANNOUNCES OEM AVAILABILITY OF
 "WEB-TV"-LIKE FUNCTIONALITY USING OPENDOS

 Caldera WebSpyder Adds Customizable Inter/Intranet Functionality to
 OEM Solutions

 PROVO, Utah - May 19, 1997 - Caldera Inc. today announced the
 availability of Caldera WebSpyder - a DOS-based, graphical Web 
browser
 - and other Inter/Intranet-enabling products and technologies for 
Caldera
 OpenDOS. 

 These new options improve OEM time-to-market and include: 

     Caldera WebSpyder (HTML 3.x-level, DOS-based, graphical Web
     browser) 
     Caldera View (DOS-based, graphical application launcher) 
     Caldera SoftKeyboards (enables joystick and/or remote control
     devices) 
     Built-in Modem Dialer (provides user with modem control) 
     Novell TCP/IP Protocol Stack (interoperabilty with the Internet) 
     PPP/SLIP Support (transparent connectivity to Internet provider 
or
     ISP) 

 "OEMs have two primary concerns with new products" said Bryan Sparks,
 President and CEO of Caldera Inc. "One, obtaining the shortest
 time-to-market for new product introductions; and two, creating
 functionality that matches or exceeds customer demand. The 
combination
 of WebSpyder, OpenDOS and Caldera's other DOS technologies meet
 those needs." 

 Caldera WebSpyder allows the Web browser to become the PC interface,
 enabling OEMs to customize the front-end appearance in extended HTML
 code. It also makes implementation of a user interface design easy 
and
 portable, allowing OEMs to add and design features for additional 
solutions.

 Caldera View, a DOS-based, graphical application launcher, utilizes
 browser technology as a customizable interface for applications not
 requiring Internet capabilities. 

 Caldera SoftKeyboards allow OEMs to move beyond the need for typical
 keyboards with options for remote control or joystick devices. 

 Typical solutions based on this set of technologies include: Web
 browsing-enabled TVs, set-top boxes, Internet phones, Net-PCs, 
Internet
 kiosks, entertainment devices and embedded client/server applications 
such
 as Point-of-Sale, inventory control and entertainment systems. 

 "Because OpenDOS uses the Intel x86 processor standards, the 
availability
 of applications and world-wide expertise eases the process of 
creating new
 solutions" said Jon Williams, Director of OpenDOS Marketing. 

 OEM OpenDOS Benefits 

 OpenDOS provides a complete, fully-compatible DOS operating system 
for
 OEMs and System Integrators. It extends the familiar, single-tasking,
 real-mode DOS model by adding industry-leading memory management,
 a full multitasking feature set and API, and a battery-saving feature 
to
 ensure maximized battery life. 

 Availability 

 Each of the products and technologies described in this release = are
 immediately available to OEMs. The OpenDOS binary and source is 
freely
 downloadable from the Caldera web site at http://www.caldera.com/. 
For
 more information about OpenDOS, Caldera WebSpyder or other Caldera
 products and technologies, please call +1 (800) 850-7779 in the 
United
 States, +44 (0) 1264 333600 in Europe, or +1 (801) 269-7012 outside 
of the
 United States and Europe. Send E-mail to "orders AT caldera DOT com" and 
visit
 Caldera's web site at http://www.caldera.co.uk or 
http://www.caldera.com.