Neil Harris <neil@nharris.demon.co.uk> writes: * Has anyone else recieved this annoying unsolicited commercial E-mail? We haven't, and we haven't heard from anyone else... * * I wonder where they got the list of ISP personnel from? We too. If it turns out they use the RIPE Database for this purpose, then we should probably take action. -- Roderik Muit * * Note that this was sent to my *personal* E-mail address, * as registered in the RIPE database, not an address of the start-up * ISP (sohonet.co.uk) that I am associated with. * * -- Neil Harris * * >Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:21:42 -0700 * >From: "ISP NewsFlash Service" <ISP-NewsFlash@starnine.com> * >Subject: Quarterdeck NewsFlash * >To: "ISP NewsFlash Service" <ISP-NewsFlash@starnine.com> * >Reply-To: ISP-NewsFlash@starnine.com * >Precedence: Bulk * > * > -+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+- * > * > Dear Internet Provider, * > * > I am sure you've heard about Quarterdeck. Quarterdeck is the much * > awarded developer of leading PC Utility + Internet products sold * > through thousands of retail stores in Europe. * > * > Our company is rapidly growing--for the first half of fiscal 1996, * > Quarterdeck's revenues grew 52 percent to $88.6 million. European * > sales rose approximately 50 percent from the previous quarter and 90 * > percent from the same quarter last year. Additionally, Internet and * > Communications product revenues rose from approximately $16 million in * > the December 1995 quarter to $23 million in the March 1996 quarter * > * > Since June 1995, Quarterdeck has completed six acquisitions, the lates * t * > being DATASTORM. * > * > "The acquisition of DATASTORM's PROCOMM brand franchise, * > among the strongest in the industry, in combination with * > Quarterdeck's Internet access and collaborative computing * > software (WebTalk, InternetSuite, Global Chat and Future * > Labs' TALKShow, which we are in the process of acquiring), * > places Quarterdeck in a strong position to benefit from the * > accelerating growth of collaborative computing for the * > Internet and Intranet," says Gaston Bastiaens, * > Quarterdeck's CEO. * > * > * > In order for our Internet products to best to meet the specific * > requirements of Internet Providers, Quarterdeck has formed a special * > distribution channel for YOU: the Internet Provider Channel. * > * > As Mr. Bastiaens remarks, the growth of the Internet is accelerating. * In * > this rapidly changing environment, we want to use email--the Internet' * s * > life's blood--to keep you up-to-date on the latest What's New from * > Quarterdeck. To accomplish this, we will use the Starnine Listserver, * > another fine Internet product from Quarterdeck. * > * > * > * > NEW PRODUCTS * > ============ * > In the 2 years since Quarterdeck began investing in Internet * > development, we have introduced a number of Web products. The purpose * > of this email is to announce new versions of these and, just as * > importantly, more new products. Quarterdeck is determined to become * > the key software partner to ISPs, with software that makes the * > Internet more useful to the end-user, and thus adds more value to your * > service. * > * > All these products are available with attractive OEM licensing plans * > --the best prices Quarterdeck has to offer. When providing these * > products to your customers (or when you use them yourself), * > Quarterdeck's industry prestige will give you--as an Internet * > Provider--a competitive advantage over less quality-conscious * > providers! * > * > A selection: * > * > WebCompass Personal Edition: * > * > The mass market personal version of our award-winning WebCompass (Best * of * > Comdex95) WWW search system. WebCompass Personal Edition is built arou * nd * > the key features of WebCompass PRo including the simultaneous metasear * ch * > of multiple Web search engines and preparing an abstract of the query * > data, all through a point and click interface. * > * > Global Chat and Global Stage: * > Global Chat is an easy-to-use graphical (IRC) chat client. It is * > available as a stand-alone product but we've also incorporated it * > in InternetSuite 2.0 for free. * > Global Stage is a professional range of Chat servers. In the Unit * ed * > States, Global Stage servers are used by a number of well-known * > customers like Time Warner Pathfinder, Ziff-Davis, MTV, Apple, an * d * > Mecklermedia. We now make Global Stage available in Europe. * > * > InternetSuite 2.0: * > Our professionally integrated suite of Internet clients now * > includes the latest release of Quarterdeck Mosaic with support * > for important HTML and Netscape extensions like Tables, * > backgrounds, Cookies, Client-Pull and much more. As mentioned, th * e * > Global Chat client is now a standard part of the InternetSuite * . * > And we have some options which make the InternetSuite even more * > attractive for ISP's. Take for example CyberSitter: a filter for * > unwanted websites and newsgroups. CyberSitter gives parents cont * rol * > over the content their kids can access, but system administrators * > can also assure that Internet usage stays a serious course during * > business hours ;-) * > * > HiJaak Graphical Utilities: * > Via the acquisition of Inset, Quarterdeck has been able to add a * > range of Graphical Utility products to its portfolio. HiJaak 95 * > and HiJaak Graphical Suite are ideal products for demanding * > WebMasters who often have to maintain a large amount of graphical * > files and need powerful conversion packages at their fingertips. * > * > * > You can download demo's of most of these products on * > http://www.qdeck.com. Evaluation versions of the Quarterdeck * > InternetSuite are available at: http://www.qisp.com/uk/ * > * > But it doesn't stop here. * > * > The company is expanding its Internet product line with the * > upcoming launch of the next-generation family of WebCompass products * > and WebAuthoring tools. * > * > Along with a family of solutions for the Internet, Quarterdeck also * > offers solutions for the intranet. This was recently acknowledged by * > Novell with the signing of an agreement to include IWare technology in * > Novell's forthcoming intranet publishing software. * > * > * > NEW CUSTOMERS * > ============= * > More and more leading Internet Providers have chosen Quarterdeck as * > their Software Provider. Recently we've added: * > * > Ping in Austria; Arcadis in Belgium; CyberCity in Denmark; Cybermind * > in Germany; SchoolNet in the Netherlands; Commpol in Poland, Encomix * > in Spain; and Direct Connection, EasyNet, LandScape/CableNet and * > Vampire in the UK. * > * > Quarterdeck Internet products are now distributed via more than 25 * > leading European Internet Providers only 3 months after the forming of * > the Quarterdeck Internet Provider Channel (and still counting). So whe * n * > you chose Quarterdeck as your software provider you know you are makin * g * > the right choice! * > * > * > MEET QUARTERDECK * > ================ * > You can meet Quarterdeck during the InternetWorld Show in London <May * > 21 - 23> and the TWO BBSCON show in <Munich?>, <May 23 - 26>. Of * > course you don't have to wait until then. Whenever you feel the need * > to make an appointment, call Bruno Cappello of Internet Provider * > Relations at our France office, int + 33 1 4320 <....> or drop him a * > line at email address provider@qdeck.fr * > * > * > Regards, * > * > Nils Kijkuit * > Sr. Manager Quarterdeck Provider Channel * > Quarterdeck International Ltd. * > Email: kijkuit@quarterdeck.com * > * > -+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+-newsflash-+- * > * > * >If you no longer wish to receive mail from this list, send a message to * >ISP-NewsFlash@starnine.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject field. If you * >have further questions about Quarterdeck and/or this list please send them * to * >provider@qdeck.fr. * > * * * *