| SEATTLE, Wa, January 27, 2003 -
Punch Networks, a global leader in secure Web-based file storage, collaboration and synchronization, announced today that it has received its fourth U.S. patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its technology invention "On-line database updating network system and method." The issuance of this patent adds additional protection for the company's "instant updating" technology enabling subscription-based businesses to securely store, deliver, maintain, and synchronize files and software for Internet users worldwide.
"This patent is further validation of our established leadership role in the emerging area of web services, specifically for remote authentication and file synchronization services," said David Campbell, Punch Networks' Chairman and President.
The patent, #6,377,951, was issued on April 23, 2002. It covers Punch Networks' technique for automatically and securely delivering and updating electronic, files, software applications, and even databases to any form of computing device over the Internet.
The patent encompasses the ability to detect even the smallest changes made to an electronic file, regardless of file format, and to deliver any detected changes synchronously or asynchronously to remote copies of that file anywhere on the Internet.
This technology has a variety of uses, including enabling automated updating of consumer-installed third-party software packages, automated and efficient updating of frequently modified electronic files, and automated archival and synchronization of software and data across the Internet.
A full copy of the patent is available online via the Punch Networks web site at http://www.punchnetworks.com or via the website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office at http://www.uspto.gov.
About Punch Networks
Founded in 1995 in Seattle, Washington, Punch Networks is a global leader in secure Web-based file storage, collaboration and synchronization. Most of Punch Networks technology can be experienced directly over the web through its flagship retail service, Punch WebGroups. Punch Networks licenses Punch WebGroups as a retail or wholesale service provider and licenses the WebGroups' core Paris Server to companies and organizations for installation on their own networks. Punch Networks also has a full suite of client and server Software Development Kits and Application Programming Interfaces to allow third party developers to directly integrate many of the secure file storage and distributed synchronization features of the Paris Server into their own applications. For more information, visit http://www.punchnetworks.com, email info@punchnetworks.com, or call (206) 343-7661.
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