iBOOST Client Introduction, What is the iBOOST Client?
  • Starcomms iBOOST internet accelerator is designed to enhance your network connection by accelerating data transfer.It provides efficient data transfer even on low bandwidth networks, thus speeds up your internet activity.

  • iBOOST software can be used for any of the Starcomms data products, either Starcomms OneX or izap Superfast Broadband.

  • The iBOOST Client is an application that provides client side data acceleration and transport optimization.

  • The iBOOST Client runs automatically when you start your computer.

  • Key points of the iBOOST Client:

    • - Optimizes and Accelerates Data.

    - The iBOOST Client uses a proprietary transport protocol.

    - Provides the most efficient data transport available for high-latency and low-bandwidth networks.

    - This software is designed to intelligently compress graphics and text within a web page.

  • Able to optimize

      - Web and secure Web (HTTP, HTTPS)

      - E-Mail (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4)

      - All images (GIF, JPEG, PNG, etc.)

      - Office documents (MSWord, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, PDF)

      - Web Applications (JavaScript, CGI)

      - FTP

      - Multimedia (RTSP over TCP)

  • Does not optimize

      - Dynamic content (i.e. news on Yahoo!, weather report from CNN.com)

      - CGI-BIN requests (i.e. online auctions, travel reservations)

      - Streaming audio/video

      - Embedded images (i.e. images in PPT presentations)