Delrina To Include Powerful Windows 95 Data Communications Software with Cyberjack Internet Product WinComm PRO 7.0 Includes All The Features Users Need to Access BBSs, On-Line Services and Host Computers TORONTO, ONT -- September 19, 1995 -- Delrina Corporation (NASDAQ:DENAF, TSE:DC), the leading supplier of PC communications software for Windows, today announced that it will include WinComm PRO 7.0 for Microsoft Windows 95 in the box with its Internet product Cyberjack 7.0. WinComm PRO is a general purpose communications package for connecting to BBSs (bulletin board services), on-line services like CompuServe, MCI Mail, and Genie, and host computers through terminal emulation. Unlike on-line packages that have evolved from text-based origins, WinComm PRO is graphically oriented, making on-line connections simpler and easier. It also includes all the essential utilities associated with general purpose communications, like anti-virus technology and a ZIP manager for managing compressed files, in a single integrated package so users do not have to piece together such components from other sources. The new version 7.0 builds upon its tradition as one of the leading data communications products and: * Improves performance and usability with 32-bit, multitasking, multithreaded code, enabling complete background communications, plus other enhancements under Windows 95. * Includes Image Manager, a built-in image file viewer that lets users view image files as they are downloaded, and also lets the user edit and manipulate them. * Includes an integrated ZIP manager that lets users visually manage files that are in a compressed ZIP format. * Includes built-in virus detection through Norton AntiVirus for compressed or uncompressed files, to protect users from inadvertent computer virus infection acquired from a file that was downloaded. * Includes Delrina Basic, a new Visual Basic-like scripting language making WinComm PRO more easily customizable and programmable. * Supports RIPscrip graphics terminal emulation (Remote Image Processing), so users can navigate RIP capable BBSs with their mouse and experience the new graphically-enhanced bulletin boards. According to Delrina president Mark Skapinker, "Despite the mass appeal of the Internet, there is still a huge population of users that subscribe to bulletin boards, that work remotely and need terminal connections to their company's host systems, or who need a solid general purpose data communications package that can connect them to an on-line service. WinComm PRO is designed to provide Windows 95 users with an integrated and comprehensive general purpose package that includes all of the little utilities that surround on-line activities. Rather than trying to piece-meal all these utilities and shoe-horn them on top of the basic communications you get in the operating system, we're including WinComm PRO in the box with Cyberjack. The combination of Cyberjack for the Internet and WinComm PRO for general data communications, gives users a full-featured package to handle all of their on-line needs." On-Line 95 WinComm PRO 7.0 is written to take advantage of all the new communications enhancements under Windows 95. The software is full 32-bit, multitasking, multithreaded code, which delivers faster, more reliable data communications, even while running other computer-intensive applications. WinComm PRO 7.0 also takes advantage of Plug 'n Play for easier installation and configuration of fax modems. The software has also been written for full OLE 2.0 (Object Linking & Embedding) compliance, which allows users to do things like drag an on-line session icon from the WinComm phonebook directly to one's desktop. For example, to connect to a particular session, a user would normally have to open the WinComm PRO program folder, launch the program, search for the session icon in the phonebook, and then click on the icon to launch the session. If a user frequently connects to a particular on-line service, such as a stock price quoting service, they can drag the session icon directly on their desktop. By clicking on the icon, WinComm PRO is automatically launched with the complete session settings, taking the user directly to the service. The user interface of WinComm PRO 7.0 has been further refined based on Microsoft Office conventions (product is MS Office logo'd), which provides consistency, ease-of-use, and reduces the learning curve between it and other Office compatible applications. WinComm PRO still maintains its advanced usability features like split-screen session windows, 5000 line backscroll buffer and context sensitive menus accessible from a right mouse click. Integrated On-Line Utilities In the past, users have had to source on-line utilities, such as an image viewer or compression software, from third parties, either as freeware, shareware or from more expensive commercial packages. Furthermore, none of the utilities could work together. WinComm PRO 7.0 includes a comprehensive set of integrated on-line utilities, including an image manager, a ZIP file manager and Norton AntiVirus. The image manager (Image Manager) displays most common image files (17 types) so users can immediately view images that they have downloaded. It also has the ability to display the image as it downloads, so a user can cancel their download if the file is not what they expect, saving them on-line connection charges. In addition, Image Manager also provides some basic image manipulation features normally found in more sophisticated packages like Adobe PhotoShop, such as rotating the image, changing the color palette or adding additional contrast. The built-in ZIP Manager and Norton AntiVirus technology in WinComm PRO 7.0 work in conjunction. For example, compressed files cannot be checked for computer viruses, unless they are first uncompressed. WinComm PRO, however, is able to automatically uncompress a downloaded file to check for viruses. The integration of the ZIP manager and AntiVirus technology provides an important safeguard against inadvertent infections due to lack of care or the accidental launching of an infected file or program that has been downloaded. Scripting WinComm PRO 7.0 now has a new scripting language, Delrina Basic, which is completely compatible with Microsoft Visual Basic. Scripts, which can either be written or recorded, provide users with the ability to automate tasks for on-line sessions. In past versions of WinComm PRO, the scripting capability was 'C' language based, which is robust, but more difficult to learn and use than Basic. The new scripting language uses the same conventions as MS Visual Basic, which is also the basis of the macro language used in all the Microsoft Office applications, such as Word and Excel. The implementation of a Visual Basic compatible scripting capability enables a whole new set of users to automate their communications sessions. Accessing Graphical BBSs BBSs originated in a text-based communications world, but today BBSs are becoming graphical following an industry standard protocol -- RIPscrip. RIP is the BBSs equivalent of the rich graphical interface that has popularized the World Wide Web for Internet users. For example, users can now navigate RIP-based BBSs with their mouse, something not possible in the text-based world. WinComm PRO 7.0 supports RIP, enabling users to access and experience the new graphically-based BBSs. WinComm PRO 7.0 will be included in the box with Cyberjack 7.0 (a suite of Internet applications) when the two ship in Q4, 1995. The list price of the combination is $129 ($159 Cdn). Both WinComm and Cyberjack are also included as part of Delrina CommSuite 95, which includes WinFax PRO 7.0 for fax and messaging, also available in Q4, 1995.