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Intel looks to rev up Web
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January 19, 1998: 9:53 a.m. ET
New software claims to speed up downloading of Web-page graphics
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Intel Corp. unveiled new software Monday that it claims will cut the time it takes for Web pages with graphics to download, a common hope for Internet users.
The software, known as Quick Web Technology, will be sold to Internet service providers. So far, however, only Netcom Communications Inc. and Erol's Internet have agreed to offer the service, along with digital distribution firm GlobalCenter.
Customers who subscribe to ISPs that offer Quick Web technology will need to contact their providers to request the service.
Subscribers won't need to add any hardware or software to their computers or upgrade their telephone lines. Most will need only to change the settings on their Internet browsers.
How it works
The software, which was developed by Intel's Architecture Laboratories, uses two techniques to speed up delivery of Web pages.
First, it analyzes a Web page for graphic images and then compresses data so the pages are delivered more quickly to the user's personal computer.
Second, Quick Web caches, or stores, the images locally on the ISP's server, which is technologically "closer" to the user than the Web page's server, allowing images to be shown again more quickly.
In order to give customers a better gauge of how much more efficient the technology is, Intel (INTC) will include a "Web-O-Meter" that shows the estimated performance gain.
Quick Web works with most common desktop platforms and Internet browsers capable of running Java applications. Customers can also turn the feature off whenever they choose, Intel said.
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