Punch Technology dynamically and incrementally delivers and updates any type of digital information, including documents, graphics files, and software applications across any TCP/IP network. Punch Technology exponentially enhances network efficiency by increasing bandwidth availability, even as clients are added and the amount of data that is shared and distributed is increased. Punch Technology guarantees currency, reliability, scalability and efficiency. The beta will be available in January 1998 and product is expected to ship 1st quarter 1998.

"Our patent gives us the freedom to discuss our technology in greater detail and move forward with sales and partnering opportunities," said David Campbell, Kangaroo's founder and president. "While we feel strongly about the quality and superiority of our technology, the patent issuance gives us additional credibility."

Patent Abstract
Patent 5,694,596 defines Kangaroo, Inc.'s intellectual property rights as: an on-line database updating network system and method using object-oriented programming to build a program of discrete blocks, with each block being separately accessible, modifiable, and replaceable. The system includes a user terminal, a host terminal, and a communications channel. User module blocks of information stored in the user terminal are compared, over the communications channel, with corresponding host module blocks of information stored in the host terminal. Host module blocks more recent than corresponding user module blocks are downloaded as updated blocks over the communications channel to the user terminal. The downloaded updated blocks are then used to update the relevant user module blocks of information. Alternate host terminals may also be accessed by the user terminal, and updated alternate host module blocks of information may be downloaded to the user terminal.