Practical Applications

Wondering how the Wildcat! interactive Net Server might fit into your business plans? Here are just a few examples:

Education

School principals and board of education members interested in connecting their schools to the Internet can depend on the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server to provide a fast, secure and economical solution to accomplish this goal. The following ideas are some of the ways schools can implement a Wildcat! Interactive Net Server to increase communication between teachers, parents, students, administration and other schools:

• The Wildcat! Interactive Net Server is ideal for creating a virtual Parent Teacher Association. Running twenty-four hours a day, Wildcat! promotes a meeting place where parents can exchange messages with instructors on their time schedule. The Wildcat! Interactive Net Server’s simplicity makes it easy to group message conferences and name them by department, curriculum or instructor like Mrs. Jones’ AP English Lit or Ms. Meade’s Homeroom. The message system can also stimulate discussion between parents where they can discuss issues their children are facing at school. Wildcat!’s questionnaire system can be used to take polls from parents on issues like voucher systems, curriculum, dress code or text books to provide instant feedback to school boards.
• Create virtual clubs online and increase communication between students and teachers. Students, advisors and boosters can discuss club fund raisers, check meeting agendas, and post calendars of events. Message conferences named after clubs and moderated by advisors give students a virtual place to hang out and discuss issues important to them. Wildcat!’s E-mail will replace handwritten notes in class, and open up dialogue between students and teachers.
• Publish upcoming school activities, calendars and even an electronic edition of the school newspaper for anyone on the Internet to access. Creating a Student of the Month page is an easy way to recognize outstanding student achievers. Implementing the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server’s real-time chat system can promote town hall meetings where students, parents and teachers can organize weekly chat sessions to promote discussion of relevant issues of the week.
• Students will learn about computers, operating systems, modems, HTML, TCP/IP and various aspects of the Internet by maintaining the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server. By participating in stimulating message conferences, students learn how to communicate more clearly in writing. They’ll quickly learn how to research information on the Internet and learn proper online etiquette. Parents can rest easy because the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server controls Internet site access with server-side filtering, keeping students from accessing information on the Web they shouldn’t.

Churches

Clergy interested in expanding their reach to the Internet can depend on the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server to provide a fast, secure and economical solution to accomplish this goal. Since Wildcat! can be run twenty-four hours a day, it fits into virtually everyone’s schedule. By distributing the free Wildcat! Navigator disks to members of the church, they can access the site right from their homes. All they need is a PC, modem and Windows. They don’t even need to get an Internet account with an ISP just to access the site. Here are some ways that churches and synagogues can implement Wildcat! to increase communication between clergy, their congregations, and other churches:

• The Wildcat! Interactive Net Server is ideal for creating virtual bible-study groups. Members of the congregation can discuss different books of the bible in message conferences broken down by the new or old testament, or books like The Book of John, The Book of Matthew, or Romans. Congregations may also consider message conference topics like Prayer Request, Mission Work, Parents of Teens, and Employment Opportunities. By utilizing Wildcat!’s security profile system, message conferences and file areas can be restricted so that only selected people (e.g. church elders) can access them. Church volunteers can act as "moderators" in the message areas keeping the discussions and message content on-track.
• Publish upcoming events, activities, calendars and even a list of responsible teens looking for baby sitting work. Creating a Membership Directory page can be a great way to meet other members of the congregation online. Creating links to thousands of other church web sites is easy. And by controlling what Internet sites your members can visit with server-side filtering, you don’t have to worry about them wondering off into unwanted areas.
• Wildcat!’s real-time Chat system can provide church elders a forum to host nightly chat sessions to stimulate discussion about various bible topics. Teens can have an electronic place to meet other teens of the congregation. Unlike Internet Relay Chat, Wildcat! chat rooms are totally secure and can be easily controlled by the system administrator.

Real Estate

Real estate companies interested in marketing homes online can depend on the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server to provide a fast, secure and economical solution to accomplish this goal. When a real estate office is closed it can’t do business, but with a virtual real estate office, anyone can preview properties twenty-four hours a day. By distributing the free Wildcat! Navigator disks to home buyers at open houses, the broker will be able to market his properties better than his competition and gain market share. Home buyers will be able access the broker’s site right from the comfort of their own home. All they need is a Windows compatible PC and modem. They don’t even need to get an account with an Internet Service Provider just to access the site! Here are some ways that real estate offices can implement Wildcat! to increase sales, promote services and gain market share:

• The built-in message conference system is ideal for discussing various areas the broker represents. The conferences can be named after areas like Uptown or Westside where home buyers can ask about schools, parks and shopping areas as well as crime, traffic and general home values. Furthermore, broader message conferences can be set-up as a service to draw people to the virtual real estate office. If a real estate office is running Wildcat! and offering conferences with topics like City Counsel News, High School Sports, and Country Club Living, that office will show off its expertise in the areas it represents. When it comes time for people to buy or sell a house, that office will get the listing!
• Web pages can describe upcoming city activities, calendar of events and of course, your listings! But instead of just showing a picture of the front of the house, you can create a pictorial of the entire house! Brokers can market homes online by creating a virtual Multiple Listing Service where online surfers can browse homes listed by the broker’s office. By offering pictures of the homes online, brokers can give potential home buyers exclusive access to preview homes at their leisure. When a buyer finds a home he’d like to see in person, he can leave a message by clicking on a link to schedule a personal showing. Plus, with the optional wcWeb/db or askSam Professional add-on, you can add powerful search capability to your site. Want a three bedroom, two bath with pool for under $200,000? These searches are a breeze with wcWeb/db or askSam Professional! Finally, link your system to other local sites like the newspaper and businesses to create a truly awesome online community!

Non-profit Organizations

Non-profit organizations interested in marketing their services online can depend on the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server to provide a fast, secure and economical solution to accomplish this goal. By distributing the free Wildcat! Navigator non-profits will be able to market their programs and fundraising events better than their competition and increase revenue. The public, volunteers and staff can access the non-profit site right from the comfort of their own home. All they need is a PC, modem and Windows software. They don’t even need to get an account with an Internet Service Provider just to access the site! Here are some ways that non-profit organizations can implement Wildcat! to enhance inter-office communications, increase fundraising income, promote their message, and recruit volunteers:

• The Wildcat! Interactive Net Server’s message system is ideal for corporate E-mail system. Although many non-profits have computer technology, they still rely on messengers to send correspondence to regional and remote offices. Not only is this mail system slow, it is not cost effective. Offering these outlying offices a fast way of communicating with the divisional and national offices will increase their efficiency by saving time and cutting paper and travel costs.
• Message conferences can also used to exchange ideas on national fundraising and educational campaigns between offices. Furthermore, message conferences can be used by interested Web surfers to ask questions about the organizations goals, services and educational programs. Conferences named "Our Mission", "Our Services" or "Educational Programs" can stimulate dialog between the public and staff.
• Wildcat!’s Web server can publish pages to announce upcoming fund-raising activities, post calendars of events, promote educational seminars and other public service programs based on regions or cities. Pages showing fun pictures of fundraising events can overcome volunteer recruitment objections and promote an extremely positive image in the community.

Hospitals

Hospital administrators interested in getting their hospital online can depend on the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server to provide a fast, secure and economical solution to accomplish this goal. By distributing the free Wildcat! Navigator disks at health fairs and patient visits, hospitals will be able to present a positive image that promotes their services better than their competition and gain market share. The staff, patients, press, public, and volunteers can access the hospital intranet and Web site right from the comfort of their own home. All they need is a PC, modem and Windows software. They don’t even need to get an account with an Internet Service Provider just to access the site! Here are some ways that hospitals and health care agencies can implement Wildcat! to increase communications between staff, patients and the public:

• A twenty-four hour online system like the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server is ideal for creating an intranet within a hospital. Staff schedules can be put online. The Wildcat! Interactive Net Server’s message conference and E-mail system can be used to discuss new or unique patient cases locally and globally through Usenet News. Conferences can be named after specialties like Cardiology, Cosmetic Surgery, Obstetrics, Pathology or even ER, and security profiles can separate the specialists into their respective areas. With the wcExchange add-on, staff on the LAN can get e-mail and news on their Windows 95 desktop without having to log onto the Wildcat! Interactive Net Server.
• Wildcat!’s Web server can publish upcoming hospital activities, PR releases, new births, and even an electronic edition of the hospital newsletter for anyone on the Internet to access. Creating an Employee of the Month page is an easy way to recognize outstanding staff achievers. Links to other medical-related Internet sites such as AMA, CDC, or medical supply manufacturers will give physicians, interns, nurses, and other faculty point and click access to current events and info. Finally, hospitals publishing information freely on the Web promotes a positive image to the public and future patients.