Starfish Software Announces EarthTime for Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0; World Clock ActiveX Control Now Available

Business Wire, August 13, 1996

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1996--Starfish Software, Inc. today released EarthTime ActiveX concurrently with the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. The EarthTime ActiveX control is designed for Microsoft Internet Explorer and runs on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. EarthTime ActiveX allows users to easily keep track of time for business or communications across time zones directly from within the Internet Explorer browser.

"The Internet has made the global village a reality. Computer users around the world are already using EarthTime to keep track of exactly when the rest of the world is open for business," said Philippe Kahn, chairman of Starfish Software. "EarthTime ActiveX docks seamlessly with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. It's reliable, powerful, and yet very easy to use."

EarthTime ActiveX is an ideal solution for individuals, corporations, government and military organizations who need to schedule appointments, conference calls, and chat sessions with participants in multiple time zones. Users can easily monitor the time and date simultaneously in eight cities of their choice. Cities can be picked from a database of over 500 world capitals and major commercial centers. The EarthTime ActiveX control also adjusts for daylight savings time. All the functionality of the EarthTime ActiveX control is available directly from within Microsoft Internet Explorer.

EarthTime ActiveX Features

An easy-to-read world map display lets users know instantly which parts of the world are in daylight and which are in darkness. The EarthTime ActiveX control shows:

-- Local time, date and day of the week simultaneously in eight selected cities from a database of over 500 world capitals and commercial trade centers

-- Handy information about the selected cities, such as country and city code for international phone calls, currency and population

-- The time difference between any two selected cities in the world

-- A conversion calculator that translates distances, weights, volumes, power and other key measurements between U.S. and ISO standard measurement systems.

Pricing and Availability

A free version of the EarthTime ActiveX control - ActiveEarthTime Lite - with a database of only 40 cities is currently available for customer download on the Starfish Software Web site (http://www.starfishsoftware.com) and on the Microsoft Corporation Web site in the ActiveX Gallery (http://www.microsoft.com/activex/gallery). For information regarding volume license agreements for the full-featured product, contact Starfish Software at (408) 461-5857.

About Starfish Software, Inc.

Founded in 1994, privately-held Starfish Software is based in Scotts Valley, California. The Company is focused on developing high quality, innovative TCP/IP-based software solutions for the Internet, Intranets and computer telephony integration.

Starfish Software products are available worldwide through retail, online, corporate and OEM channels. Customers may also purchase direct from Starfish by calling 1-888-STARFISH (1-888-782-7347) or visiting the Starfish Software Web site at http://www.starfishsoftware.com. -0-

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