Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.—VTLS Inc. announces that it now has a World Wide Web server and has developed a means for its VTLS Z39.50 Client to interface with WWW browsers such as NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows. The interface means that Mosaic users who have the VTLS Z39.50 Client on their workstations will be able to search the Client by simply clicking on a hyperlink in the WWW browser. A simple change in Mosaic's configuration is all that s required to implement the interface. The interface gives users the advantage of creating WWW hypermedia links to Z39.50 servers, which can then be incorporated into WWW hypertext documents.

As a standalone product, the VTLS Z39.50 Client lets users search for and access bibliographic records residing on any database server, regardless of its hardware or software configuration, as long as the server's retriever software complies with the Z39.50 standard. Since no commands are required, first-time users can navigate the Client aided only by screen icons and menus. Users can type in any word or combination of words to perform a variety of searches on a remote server and can assign up to six attributes to a search item in order to narrow the search field. Further, with the Z39.50 Client users can view multiple result sets simultaneously.

VTLS Inc. is an international software company with head offices in Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. It specializes in library automation and provides an integrated solution to all aspects of library operations for more than 260 customers worldwide.