Though it looks and works like a state-of-the-art browser, Spyglass Mosaic is
really an embedded client technology designed to be
incorporated into other products and services. Dozens of companies have already
licensed this technology. Spyglass works in partnership with these companies to
help them Web-enable their products and services, which include branded on-line
services, hybrid CD-based customer support solutions, access packages, Web
database solutions, and others.
If you are a corporate or individual end-user, you can find Spyglass
technologies in a multitude of products and services, including off-the-shelf retail
products and business-to-business solutions.
The Next Wave:
Tailoring Web Technology to Meet Real
Business Needs
The World-Wide Web's explosive growth presents enormous
business opportunities. It's a powerful medium already being used in critical
applications, including:
- Customer and technical support. The
Web allows more timely and less costly delivery of everything from technical
specifications to financial information to customers.
- Direct marketing and sales. Merchants use the power of multimedia to
give lively and exciting product presentations while saving big money in
order-handling costs vs. telephone processing.
- Corporate communications, both internal and external. Here the Web
allows companies to get their messages to the outside world while making
internal communications easier and more efficient.
Web technology is a
powerful tool. But your company shouldn't have to change proven business
practices to match the technology; it should be tailored to your business need.
The "one size fits all" approach to Web technology is no longer appropriate or
necessary.
It's your name that counts
One of the greatest
benefits to customization is that it allows companies to brand their online
products -- building upon their existing brand equity. When communicating
through print advertising, direct mail or any other medium, your company should
always be the focus. The Web is no exception, and the medium should not get in
the way of your message or purpose.
Building on the right
technology
Spyglass technology is designed to be flexible and customizable.
While other companies view web client software as a finished product (such as a
browser), Spyglass considers web client software to be a technology which is
then customized and embedded into other products and services. Only Spyglass
can offer you state-of-the-art core web technology.
What makes Spyglass different?
Only Spyglass offers a source code
license; providing complete control over the final product, including the user
interface. That means you can change the toolbars, the menus, the progress
indicator -- anything you need to! And only Spyglass offers a flexible,
modular architecture. Spyglass' Security Framework supports a variety of
security solutions which can be added to the product, which means you can
include the appropriate level of security for your needs. Other companies offer
only one solution, regardless of your requirements. And the Spyglass Software
Development Interface provides a standard interface for interoperation with
third-party applications.
CD-ROM and the Web: The best of both
mediums
Combining CD-ROM technology with Web technology can dramatically
increase the effectiveness of your on-line solution. Delivering hybrid
(web-enabled) CD-ROMs to your customers eliminates issues of Web accessibility
and delivering large graphic files over the Web. Spyglass Mosaic includes
several features designed to bring these powerful tools together.
- Local operation: Spyglass Mosaic does not require an Internet
connection to run, so users don't need an Internet connection to view critical
CD content. Spyglass Mosaic is a ready-made a CD-ROM interface, eliminating the
lengthy and costly process of CD interface development.
- Client side image
maps: A Spyglass first. Client side image maps are the clickable navigation
images that make navigating Web sites so easy. With Spyglass Mosaic, they can
also be used to refer to local files on a CD-ROM.
- CD-ROM cache:
Spyglass Mosaic manages files by comparing local and on-line versions, ensuring
that the user sees the most recent version of selected files. CD-ROM cache also
boosts performance by loading large graphical files from CD-ROM, while smaller,
text files are downloaded from on-line sites.
