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MAGINON TO RELEASE FIRST ALL-IN-ONE INTERNET 'SUPRA-SEARCH ENGINE'
On January 29, 1999
Initial Marketing to be Completed through Five Websites
GREER, S.C., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ImaginOn, Inc., (Nasdaq: IMON)
announced today that ImaginOn.com will release on January 29, 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. WebZinger 6.00 is like having a
research assistant who is Web-savvy, capable of delivering a multimedia
report complete with text, pictures, video and audio on any topic,
anytime you need it.
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.
"For those folks who just have to have some initial results right now,
we've added Fast Mode which compiles an abbreviated WebZinger report in
about a minute," said Leonard Kain, ImaginOn's VP of Engineering.
"That's nearly as fast as conventional search engines, but with superior
relevance and actual text extracts from each site."
WebZinger 6.00, a Java application, runs on Windows PCs. Other platforms
will follow in the near future. WebZinger 6.00 will be available for
electronic purchase at a retail price of $44.95. Initially, purchasers
can download the software from various Internet retailers including
software-depot.netscape.com, www.unboxed.com, www.beyond.com,
www.netsales.net, or directly from the company at www.webzinger.com.
Additional distribution agreements are currently being finalized.
ImaginOn, Inc. (f/k/a 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.com (f/k/a
ImaginOn, Inc.) based in San Carlos, California. The Company's
stockholders have approved the proposed merger and the companies are
completing the customary paperwork necessary to effectuate the
transaction.
ImaginOn.com (www.imaginon.com) is a development stage company which
engineers, produces and sells business and consumer software for CD-ROM
and network users, including: WebZinger, its product line of web
research assistants; sellONstream, its e-commerce software solution; and
WorldCities 2000 ImaginOn.com's CD travel planners.
WebZinger is a trademark of ImaginOn, Inc. (c/k/a ImaginOn.com) and is
protected under U.S. Patent and 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 ImaginOn, Inc. |
