12/30

Helius helps make world a bit smaller
As far as getting high-speed Internet access, St. Mary's School in Alaska might as well have been on Mars. The school is the centerpiece of a village with 550 residents that can be reached only by airplane or, in summer, by boat or barge. It's 440 miles west and a little north of Anchorage. "If it wasn't for modern technology, we'd definitely be a Third World country," said Gary Greseth, school superintendent. Satellite technology brings the village TV and telephone connections. And now, thanks to a system developed by an Orem company called Helius, fast Internet access.

12/16

Newsbytes

Networking Roundup - DirecPC Connects LANs Via Satellite
Helius Inc. has introduced DirecPC Network Edition 2.0, which the  company claims, "makes satellite-to-local area network (LAN) Internet access available to virtually all network users throughout the US,  Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia."  The product previously only supported NetWare LANs. The new version  adds support for both Windows NT and Linux.

11/24

Telephony

High-speed access assessed: Fiber may be poised to move closer to the home, where it can support numerous high-bandwidth applications
DirecPC uses a telephone hookup to send requests to the Internet, then uses the satellite to send the signals back. While this service seemed to be aimed initially at the residential market, Hughes, together with Cisco and Helius, also has announced the availability of DirecPC for NetWare, a server-based information delivery service for many applications, including shared Internet access and file distribution.

11/21

ComputerWorld Canada

Satellite offers speedy access
Uxbridge, Ont., northeast of Toronto, isn't exactly the middle of nowhere. But Paul Watson, the administrator of Uxbridge Secondary School's computer network, discovered it might as well be when he went looking for high-speed Internet access. ''Bell Canada's been slow at getting high-speed access to us, because we're in the north,'' he said. So with no T-1 or ISDN lines available for the school network, Watson turned to a hybrid high-speed access design from Orem, Utah-based Helius, Inc. Helius's DirecPC Network Edition product uses both land-line connections and one-way satellite transmissions to give users high-speed Internet access.

11/17

Helius Looks Above For New Solution
Navajo Community College, the first tribally controlled institution for higher education in the United States, is using a networking system based on satellites in geosynchronous (Earth stationary) orbit. This innovative solution was developed by Helius Inc., Orem. In some cases, geographic conditions were so remote that not even basic POTS were available.

11/3

Internet World

Corporations Turning To Cable, Satellites
Purveyors of high-speed satellite and cable Internet access have traditionally targeted consumers, but more and more vendors--such as satellite/LAN-integration software maker Helius Inc. and cable-modem services company MediaOne--believe their offerings can also help solve the corporate dilemma of network bandwidth strain by moving activities like Web browsing off of conventional company lines.

11/3

NETWORK EDITION: DirecPC 2.0 provides Internet-access alternatives: Helius To Target Growing Education Market
Helius Inc. updated its satellite Internet software to support Windows NT and Linux servers and is concentrating on selling to schools through education VARs. "There are 130,000 schools out there, and about one-third are in areas that are remote or limited to a 56K link," said Dan Broadbent, vice president of marketing at the firm, located here.

10/15

Education Technology News

9/29

Direct to you from the southern sky:DirecDuo Punch -- DirecPC Offers Low- Cost, High-Speed Internet Access Thanks To Satellite
For users who are willing to restrict their usage to either day or night, the lower monthly charge for limited DirecPC may make it the clear choice over ISDN.  DirecPC Network Edition is available from Helius, an Orem, Utah company.

8/11

Computer Dealer News

Helius spaces out VARs with Net access offer; value-added resellers
DirecPC Network Edition lets networking VARs move clients into new frontier with satellite hookup.  Helius Inc. and its partner Telesat Canada are offering Novell resellers and networking VARs a way to give clients high-speed Internet access on a LAN using satellite hookups. Richard Mossburg, eastern area vice-president of sales for Helius Inc. in Cumming, CA, says this satellite-based system offers Internet connectivity for LANs that is three times faster than current ISDN lines and substantially cheaper than dedicated T-1 lines.

7/14

NT Version Positioned As Alternative To T1 Or ISDN Lines: Helius looking at new market
Helius Inc. is revamping its reseller program and preparing an NT version of its high-bandwidth satellite networking and Internet-access product. Company President Myron Mosbarger said Helius is positioning the product, called DirecPC Network Edition, as an alternative to T1 or ISDN lines.

7/7

DirecPC provides fast, global Internet connection from the sky
Still trying to provide users with faster Internet access on a tight budget?  Having reliability problems with your Internet service provider (ISP)?  Then it's time to look to the sky for an answer -- literally.  I am talking about satellite technology.  Based on the same technology used for DirecTV, Helius' DirecPC Network Edition 1.2 offers an enticing solution for Internet connectivity without a hefty price tag -- especially for remote locations. 

6/30

BEGINNING ANEW: Former execs from Lotus and Novell are highly visible players -- Start-ups Swell In The Wake Of Mergers
Cyberpath Inc., NetVision Inc., Helius Inc., Digital Harbor, KeyLabs, and scores of other companies focusing on networking and the Internet have been launched by ex-Novell and ex-WordPerfect executives in Utah. "This is really a mecca for start-ups because of the tremendous pool of intelligent, well-educated individuals. A lot of them are successful and can spend their own money, as well," said Ralph Yarro, general manager of the Canopy Group, a venture-capital firm in Provo, Utah, that has funded several start-ups. The Canopy Group is headed up by Ray Noorda, former chairman and chief executive of Novell.

6/1

VAR Extra

Losing your cool on the information highway: Fortune 1000 companies are discovering that no single vendor can deliver it all
One company already has a solution on the market: Helius DirecPC Network Edition software integrates with Hughes Network Systems' single-user DirecPC product with a LAN, taking the distribution of satellite data broadcasting and high-speed Internet access and extending these services to any number of users on an IP or IPX network.