ImaginOn to Release First All-in-One Internet 'Supra-Search Engine'
PR Newswire - November 23, 1998 08:40
GREER, S.C., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- California Pro Sports, Inc., (Nasdaq: CALP) announced today that ImaginOn, Inc. will release in late January 1999, the Internet's first "Supra-Search Engine" -- WebZinger(TM) 6.00. Unlike anything before it, WebZinger 6.00 is all-in-one web software, doing the whole job for Internet researchers; searching, locating, downloading, formatting, presenting and browsing. "It's like having a research assistant who is Web-savvy, capable of delivering to you a multimedia report, complete with text, pictures, video and audio on any topic, anytime you need it," said David Schwartz, ImaginOn's Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to WebZinger 6.00, Internet users will spend much of their own time putting together reports based on Internet websites, employing many different software programs to do it. Typically, the Web user starts a browser, uses a search engine to get a list of possible sites, then visits a lot of sites, downloads selected pictures, video and audio clips, and finally all the elements are assembled into a usable report. That process can take hours. For most reports, WebZinger 6.00 will do the entire process in about 30 minutes, by itself, in the background, without user intervention.
"In today's market, the most a Web user can hope for is a concentrated list of websites to look at, made by one of the new Meta Search Engines," said Len Kain, ImaginOn's Vice President of Engineering, "and when pictures, video clips or audio clips are needed, it becomes a very tedious process to locate and download, then get it all into a presentable format. WebZinger 6.00 is the smart solution."
WebZinger 6.00, a Java application that runs on PCs, Macs and Unix Workstations, will be available for electronic purchase from multiple Internet shopping sites at a retail price of $44.95, or visit www.webzinger.com.
California Pro Sports, Inc., formerly a marketer and distributor of sporting goods related products, is a publicly-traded company that has executed an agreement to merge with ImaginOn, Inc. based in San Carlos, California. The stockholders of California Pro Sports will be voting on a proposal to ratify the proposed merger at its upcoming shareholders meeting on December 10, 1998.
ImaginOn is a development stage company which engineers, produces and sells business and consumer software for CD-Rom and network users, including WebZinger, the product line of web research assistants.
WebZinger is a trademark of ImaginOn, Inc. and is protected under a U.S. Patent Pending.
Except for the historical information presented herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks are detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
SOURCE California Pro Sports, Inc.
/CONTACT: Barry Hollander, Acting President of California Pro Sports,
Inc., 864-848-5160; or David Schwartz, President of ImaginOn, Inc.,
650-596-9300/
/Web site: webzinger.com
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