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D -- DISTRIBUTION / COMMERCIALIZATION SOURCE FOR REMOTE DOCUMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE DUE 030199 POC Philip C. Pulver, Contractor -- 509-943-0656 fax WEB: Click here to access the RDS description and full demonstration, http://www.emsl.pnl.gov:2080/proj/cip/rds.html. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the contact for this notice., pc_pulver@pnl.gov. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is conducting a survey to identify potential licensees for marketing, distribution, and/or follow-on development of the Java-based Remote Document System (RDS) Version 1.2 software developed by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) for the Department of Energy. Written in Java (JDK Version 1.1.6), RDS runs either within a Web browser or as a standalone desktop application. RDS is a unique Web-based application that brings a networked file directory & repository to any Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer user, regardless of operating platform. RDS is a network-centric file storage system that enables users to share documents and other files over a heterogeneous network, including the Internet. A full description and demonstration of the RDS software is available at the Web address below. After logging in as "Guest", a window appears on the Web browser to display the directory of files and allows the user to browse and download these files. All of the files are actually stored on a remote server and can be accessed from anywhere on the Internet. The RDS software provides the following functionality for file management: A.) Files can be uploaded from the user's local machine to the remote server by clicking on the 'Upload' button. B.) Files can be downloaded to the user's local machine from the remote server by clicking on the 'Download' button. C.) Files can be viewed inside the Web browser, using the Quick View feature to browse the contents of the files without having to download and open the file. D.) Text documents can be created and edited directly on the remote server using the built-in version of the Java-based EMSL Publisher, a word processor developed in conjunction with RDS. In addition to these basic file management features, RDS enables multiple authoring of documents over the Web, provides access control privileges (view, download, edit), uses record locking mechanisms, provides e-mailing to facilitate collaboration, and has history tracking. Interested and qualified firms should respond in writing, emailed, faxed or postmarked no later than March 1st, 1999. Posted 02/15/99 (W-SN298391). (0046)

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