New or updated products for Sun Unix computing

Directory for the month of April 1997

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Hardware

Product: COMPstation U Series - SPARC compatible workstations (from $17,130)
Company: Tatung Science & Technology, Inc. (Milpitas, CA)
Telephone: (800) 659-5902
E-mail: mkt@tsti.com
URL: http://www.tsti.com
Platforms: 64-bit UltraSPARC; Solaris 2.5.1
Description: Family of 64-bit single- and dual-processing workstations compatible with Sun Ultra 2. Designed for use in simulation, analysis, financial modeling, 3-D mechanical design, Internet/intranet applications and other technical and business environments. Four new models: U2-1170 is a single-processing system with a 167 Mhz UltraSPARC chip; U2-2170 features two 167 Mhz UltraSPARC processors; U2-1200 is a single-processing system with a 200 Mhz UltraSPARC chip; and U2-2200 has two 200 Mhz UltraSPARC processors. Workstations use the 64-bit UltraSPARC microprocessor. The U2-2200 has performance ratings of 7.88 SPECint-95 and 14.7 SPECfp-95; U2-1200 offers 7.72 SPECint-95 and 11.4 SPECfp-95; U2-2170 is rated at 6.39 SPECint-95 and 11.8 SPECfp-95; and the U2-1170 is rated at 6.2 SPECint-95 and 9.27 SPECfp-95. Uses UltraSPARC Port Architecture (UPA) and Visual Instruction Set (VIS) on-chip multimedia, graphics and imaging technology. Drive capacity up to 18 Gb in four drive bays. A 64-bit slot supports Creator graphics card additions, Standard configurations include 128 Mb RAM, a 2 Gb hard drive, the Solaris (2.5.1 or higher) operating system pre-installed and a 20" color monitor.

Product: COMPstation U model 2200i - 64-bit Web server (from $25,225)
Company: Tatung Science & Technology, Inc. (Milpitas, CA)
Telephone: (800) 659-5902
E-mail: mkt@tsti.com
URL: http://www.tsti.com
Platforms: 64-bit UltraSPARC; Solaris 2.5.1
Description: 64-bit Web server powered by two 200 MHz UltraSPARC processors. Ideal for Internet service providers (ISPs) supporting hundreds or thousands of customer Web sites. With high-speed data transfer, memory expandable to 2 GB, up to 14 GB on tape, up to 8 GB or higher on the internal hard drive and as much as 80 GB on an external disk array subsystem. Performance-rated up to 7.88 SPECint-95 and 14.7 SPECfp-95. Features Ultra Port Architecture (UPA), supporting peak transfer rates of up to 1.6 GB per second. Hard disk storage can be expanded to 8 GB or higher with the system's four drive bays. Add-on disk array storage subsystem boosts hard disk capacity to 80 GB. Standard configurations include 128 MB of RAM, a 2 GB hard drive, the Solaris (2.5.1 or higher) operating system pre-installed, Turbo GX graphics and a 20" color monitor. Other standard features consist of two 128-bit UPA slots; a 64-bit slot for Creator graphics cards; four SBus slots; two serial ports; one parallel port; a 100-BaseT Ethernet interface; Fast Wide SCSI-2; and CD-quality, 16-bit audio capabilities.

Product: ConServer-1018 - Fast Ethernet Fast Wide SCSI Sbus Card ($895)
Company: Antares Microsystems, Inc. (Los Gatos, CA 95030)
Telephone: (800) 726-SBUS, (408) 370-7287
Fax: (408) 370-7649
E-mail: sales@antares.com
URL: www.antares.com
Platforms: Solaris 2.5.1
Description: Fast Ethernet / Fast Wide SCSI combination card for the SBus. Its interface provides a 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet full-duplex connection with auto-negotiation for seamless compatibility with 10Base-T standard Ethernet. The board's SCSI host adapter provides a 20 Mb/sec fast & wide, single-ended controller for up to 15 additional SCSI devices such as RAID boxes, hard disks, tapes, and CD-ROMs.

Product: PowerLite Turbo 170 - portable workstation with 170 MHz TurboSPARC CPU ($16,495)
Company: RDI Computer Corporation (Carlsbad, CA)
Telephone: (619) 929-0992, (800) RDI-LITE
E-mail: info@rdi.com
URL: http://www.rdi.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris 2.5.1 or 1.1.2
Description: A portable workstation incorporating the 170 MHz TurboSPARC processor. Up to 256 Mb of memory, 512 Kb of secondary cache, a 12.1-inch high- resolution display and up to 3.6 Gb of hard disk storage in a 7.5-pound, notebook-sized package. Performance is equivalent to the desktop SPARCstation 20. Its processor is rated at 3.08-SPECint95 and 2.74-SPECfp95 (143-SPECint92 and 119-SPECfp92). The processor has a nine-stage pipeline, 16 Kb of instruction cache, 16 Kb of data cache, and support for up to 512 Kb of secondary cache. The 12.1-inch active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) is available in 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600 resolution. The 800 x 600 resolution model supports 262,144 colors and 64 grayscales. The system is available with either SunSoft's Solaris 2.5.1 or Solaris 1.1.2 operating systems, unmodified to ensure 100 percent binary compatibility.

Product: RSM Array 2000 - storage array for heterogeneous servers (under $0.50 per Mb)
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company (Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (415) 786-3205
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Sun, HP-UX, Windows NT
Description: New Sun products include a high-end RAID, multi-terabyte (Tb) tape libraries, and data center class storage management software. The RSM Array 2000 is designed for mission critical data center applications, supporting up to 20 Tb on the Ultra Enterprise 10000 server. The system offers dual hot swappable RAID controllers supporting RAID levels 0, 0+1, 1, 3, and 5, for I/O-intensive database applications such as SAP, Baan, and PeopleSoft. Incorporates dual Ultra SCSI differential (40 Mb/sec) channels to the host that permit automatic failover to the second active controller if one fails. The system is redundant through the entire I/O path, using dual hot-plug controllers, power and cooling. The system's dual active host interfaces have been demonstrated at nearly 400 Mb/sec throughput in a 1 Tb configuration. An open SCSI host interface protects storage subsystem investment and increases flexibility by providing future interoperability in a heterogeneous host environment. A graphical user interface (GUI) management console allows users to configure, monitor and maintain the system.

Product: SPR16 - 16-inch LCD Smart Panel terminal
Company: Codar Technology, Inc. (Longmont, CO)
Telephone: (303) 776-0472
E-mail: info@codar.com
URL: http://www.codar.com
Platforms: HyperSPARC
Description: A rugged, 16-inch LCD smart terminal. Compact size, small footprint and low weight. A solution for client/server applications in environmentally hostile and constrained quarters, such as aircraft, shelters, ships, submarines, wheeled and tracked vehicles. Mounting options include standard 19" RETMA rack, tabletop, wall or bulkhead. Control options of touch panel, keyboard or remote IR. Integral 16-inch (1280 x 1024) SXGA color AM-TFT LCD. HyperSPARC-based with CPU processor speeds of 100, 125 or 150 MHz. On board RAM is expandable to 256 Mb. Standard serial, SCSI and Ethernet I/O is provided. Overall dimensions are 8.5" D x 15.5" H x 16" W. Overall weight with one hard disk drive, a 4X CD-ROM and floppy disk drive is 35 lbs. Options include EMI, IrDA, touch panel, rugged keyboard and removable hard drives.

Product: SS-5 - Entry-Level Multiprocessing Upgrade Kit ($1,995)
Company: ROSS Technology, Inc. (Austin, TX)
Telephone: (800) ROSS-YES, (512) 349-3108
Fax: (512) 349-3101
E-mail: info@ross.com
URL: http://www.ross.com
Platforms: Solaris 1.1.2 & 2.5, SunOS 4.1.4, 2.3 & 2.4
Description: ROSS hyperSTATION motherboard using SPARC Version 8 architecture with twin 40 MHz processors, for owners of SPARCstation 5 systems. This entry-level configuration improves performance as much as 150 percent. Dual 100 MHz hyperSPARC microprocessors improve performance up to 5X that of the SS5 Model 70, and up to 2X that of the SPARCstation 20 Model 71. Upgrade kits enable users of SPARCstation 5 systems to transform their workstations to multiprocessing-capable systems, simply by replacing the system's motherboard with a hyperSTATION motherboard. The SS-5 is configured with twin reconditioned 40 MHz SuperSPARC processors, 32 Mb of memory, and has a 40 MHz MBus bandwidth. An optional configuration is available with a single 90 MHz hyperSPARC CPU. By conserving the chassis, power supply, hard drive and peripherals, users preserve much of the original hardware investment while upgrading to higher-performing processors. The hyperSTATION motherboard provides two MBus slots to support up to four microprocessors, four SBus slots, an optional ISDN interface and 16-bit stereo audio.

Product: Scalable RAID family - SCSI disk array products using Intel i960 (DAC960PC: $950, DAC960PG: $1,050 - $1,350)
Company: Mylex Corp. (Fremont, CA)
Telephone: (510) 796-6100, (800) 77-MYLEX
Fax: (510) 745-7654
E-mail: info@mylex.com
URL: http://www.mylex.com
Platforms: Windows NT, Novell NetWare, OS/2, Banyan Vines, SCO Unix,
Description: A line of high-performance Ultra SCSI RAID disk array products using Intel's i960 RP I/O co-processor. Supports desktops to superservers. Three products in family can be used alone or in combination: 1) DAC960PG, a board-level RAID solution; 2) Rome, a chip-level RAID solution embedded on the motherboard; and 3) DAC960PC, a board-level solution that gives RAID function to the motherboard's existing SCSI channels. All products feature the Mylex BA-81C15 Ultra SCSI I/O co-processor and the Mylex MYL-86138 RAID co- processor. The DAC960PG is a complete board-level RAID solution that plugs into a standard PCI slot to provide full RAID function for up to three SCSI channels. Rome allows motherboard manufacturers to implement a complete RAID controller on the motherboard. The DAC960PC is a board-level solution that, when inserted into the PCI slot of a RAID-ready motherboard, turns BA-81C15 SCSI chips already on the motherboard into fully functional hardware RAID channels. The DAC960PC is directed at entry-level to mid- range servers where SCSI I/O channels are integrated into the motherboard, but RAID compatibility is discretionary.

Product: Starfire - mainframe-class system server ($870,000)
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (415) 786-8323
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris
Description: Starfire, or the Ultra Enterprise 10000, is a single server system that addresses large, complex data warehousing or OLTP applications. Powered by up to 64 250 MHz UltraSPARC processors, it combines up to 4X mainframe-class performance, manageability, and RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability) features in a flexible architecture that interoperates with existing mainframe environments. It features several new technologies: Gigaplane-XB interconnect - crossbar switch interconnect, enabling users to deploy maximum memory, disk and processors at the same time to run existing software extremely fast and support thousands of online users simultaneously. Dynamic system domains - allow resources such as CPUs, operating systems, memory, I/O, and interconnects to be partitioned into domains without rebooting the system. Domains can be isolated, resized and managed separately in order to dynamically modify and streamline application deployment, cut administration costs and eliminate idle or underutilized resources. SunTrust - New RAS features such as complete hardware redundancy, fault-tolerant power sourcing and distribution, and hot-swappable system boards to provide up to 99.99 percent availability. Starfire is binary compatible with the Sun Ultra Enterprise business server line, running all 12,000 existing packaged Solaris applications seamlessly.

Product: UltraSPARC-II - 250 MHz SPARC processor
Company: Sun Microsystems Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (415) 960-1300
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: SPARC
Description: The processor powering Sun's new Starfire server. Using an interconnect design, the server can support up to 64 UltraSPARC-II processors. Processor features include larger maximum external cache size (16 Mb), multiple external cache configuration and system clocking options, multiple outstanding requests to the memory system, and support for software controlled prefetch. The processor with 4 Mb of external cache running at 250 MHz delivers an estimated SPECint95 of 10.1 and a SPECfp of 14.0. Its data bandwidth is 1300 Mb/sec.

Software

Product: CodeTEST Version 1.3 - suite of software verification tools ($3,000 per module)
Company: Applied Microsystems Corp. (Redmond, WA)
Telephone: (206) 882-2000
E-mail: info@amc.com
URL: http://www.amc.com
Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 95, Solaris 2.x, Sun OS, HP UX
Description: Suite of tools for in-circuit verification of software performance and coverage, and in-circuit memory allocation analysis. Includes instrumenter compatibility, a deep trace, and extensive macro capability for automated testing applications. A software-oriented trace tool is provided for detailed analysis. Can monitor as many as 32,000 C or C++ functions with the embedded system microprocessor running at full speed, while measuring performance, test coverage and memory allocation simultaneously. Consists of four software tools and a target system probe or universal probe that attaches to the microprocessor running the program to be tested. A software instrumenter prepares the user's program for in-circuit verification. The probe passively monitors the program as it executes and communicates measurement results to the user's host computer via an Ethernet connection. Run-time information may be viewed while the test is in progress. The four individual CodeTEST tools are CodeTEST/Performance, CodeTEST/Coverage, CodeTEST/Memory and CodeTEST/Trace.

Product: CoolRunner - design software and fitter technology
Company: Philips Semiconductors, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM)
Telephone: (800) 234-7881, (408) 991-3614
E-mail: info@scs.philips.com
URL: http://www.semiconductors.philips.com
Platforms: Windows 3.1.1, 95, NT, H-P and Sun workstations
Description: Advanced Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD) technologies for design engineers. Fitter software will be included in all future engineering workstation releases of MINC's basic PLDesigner-XL package, as well as Mentor Graphics and Cadence design environments where MINC's design package is integrated. Designers working on engineering workstations with MINC software will now receive Philips' fitter software, which maps an engineer's design description into a CPLD architecture, at no cost. The tools include support for a range of design entry methods, such as VHDL and Verilog simulation, schematic capture and state machine synthesis, on both PC and workstation platforms.

Product: Corel Office for Java - office application suite (free beta D/L)
Company: Corel Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Telephone: (800) 772-6735, (613) 761-9176
E-mail: info@corel.com
URL: http://www.corel.com
Platforms: Java
Description: A mainstream application, written entirely in Sun's Java programming language, consisting of a collection of office applications, including a word processor, spreadsheet, e-mail, personal information manager and charting tool. Product is positioned for today's net-enabled PC users and future users of network computers, slimmed down terminals that will depend on the Internet for their applications and storage. A "pre-beta" version can be downloaded from the Web.

Product: Domino 4.5, Notes 4.5 - messaging, groupware and collaborative Web applications
Company: Lotus Development Corp. (Cambridge, MA)
Telephone: (800) 57-LOTUS, (201) 946-2336
E-mail: info@lotus.com
URL: http://domino.lotus.com
Platforms: Server: Windows 95, Windows NT (Intel and Alpha), OS/2,
Description: Domino 4.5 server and Notes 4.5 client solutions for messaging, groupware and collaborative Web applications. Domino delivers to Web browser users groupware applications for business activities, including human resources, customer support and sales support. Notes takes advantage of the Domino groupware, messaging and security features. Domino helps users conduct business on the Web through messaging, scalability, manageability and security, in addition to support of Internet standards such as HTTP, POP3, SMTP, and SSL 2.0. Domino also enables developers to rapidly design business applications for both Web browsers and Notes clients, integrating those applications with existing corporate systems. Notes is an integrated, full-service intranet client. Includes Web browsing - direct access to the Web and the ability to retrieve and cache Web pages for off-line access. Supports HTML 3.2, Java applets, Netscape Plug-ins, SSL and other key Internet standards. Includes a Personal Web Navigator Database, Web Agents, and Group Calendaring and Scheduling.

Product: Integration Development Environment - Toolkit for Simulation Providers ($30,000)
Company: Precedence Inc. (Campbell, CA)
Telephone: (408) 345-4880
Fax: (408) 345-4884
E-mail: info@precedence.com
URL: http://www.precedence.com
Platforms: Sun OS, Solaris 2.x and HP PA
Description: An IDE (Integration Development Environment) toolkit supplying simulation providers with tools to deploy co-simulation solutions. Enables developers to expand into existing simulator markets with plug-and-play functions. The IDE also provides simulator-independent integration test facilities. Reduces the time, risk and effort normally associated with the creation of new co-simulation solutions, allowing simulation providers to integrate simulation technology into the SimMatrix simulation backplane. Two key benefits of the IDE are the integrated test facility or Testbed and the Precedence Procedural Interface (PPI). Using the Testbed, simulation providers may test their integration in a self-contained environment. This field-proven method reduces the time required to complete an integration by eliminating complex interactions with other simulation kernels during the integration process. The PPI provides the foundation plug-and-play technology. Using the PPI's standardized set of software routines, simulators can be plugged into SimMatrix and qualified in design flows with significantly reduced effort.

Product: LinkScan - linkchecker for Unix servers ($495)
Company: Electronic Software Publishing Corporation (Elsop) (Gardnerville, NV)
Fax: (813) 526-2924
E-mail: linkscan@elsop.com
URL: http://www.elsop.com
Platforms: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Macintosh, Unix
Description: Checks for broken links on Web sites. Designed to work on both Internet and intranet servers, it can test over 30,000 links per hour using multi-threaded simultaneous processing. Produces two types of Web site maps: the SiteMap includes all links in a hierarchical format that resembles a book's table of contents. TapMap is an expandable and collapsible map that allows viewers to tap down through various levels, navigating and exploring a site. May be viewed using any of the standard Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator 1.2 and up, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Features: Scans for missing HTML documents, images and other files; validates all internal hyperlinks; checks all name tags and references; creates two types of site maps or table of contents suitable for publication; and discovers orphaned files. It also probes each external hyperlink to other Web sites, detecting broken links and other problems, such as: servers that are not found (no DNS entry); documents that are not found; URLs that have relocated; URLs that cannot be accessed (e.g. unauthorized or forbidden); and URLs that time out.

Product: Messenger WorkPlace Series - suite of intranet productivity solutions ($7,500 to $9,995 per product)
Company: Infonet Software Solutions (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Telephone: (800) 665-4505, (604) 436-2922
E-mail: info@iss.ca
URL: http://www.infonet.com/iss
Platforms: Sun Solaris, Windows NT
Description: JavaTracker has been added to this series of productivity applications. It is a Java applet that can be used in conjunction with any Java-enabled HTML browser, tracking and obtaining status information on an organization's e-mail messages. This intranet productivity server enables organizations to build an effective information infrastructure for conducting both intracompany and intercompany business. Offers a choice of X.400 or SMTP store-and-forward technology: a suite of gateways, directory services, a graphical network manager and a variety of applications such as multimedia, electronic commerce and workgroup/collaboration. In addition to JavaTracker, Messenger Server is an X.400 or SMTP-based (POP3/IMAP) message server that forms the foundation of Messenger WorkPlace. Messenger Interconnect is a suite of gateways for linking heterogeneous e-mail and workgroup systems. Messenger Directory is a directory-services system based on 1992 and 1993 X.500 technology. Messenger NetMan Plus is a graphical network manager that provides centralized management of distributed messaging systems. Messenger Multimedia provides multimedia applications such as graphical fax.

Product: MicroStation Modeler - solid modeler mechanical design tool ($5325)
Company: Bentley Systems, Inc. (Exton, PA)
Telephone: (800) BENTLEY, (610) 458-5000
E-mail: info@bentley.com
URL: http://www.bentley.com
Platforms: Windows 95, DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows NT, Apple Power
Description: A solid modeler enabled with "continuous improvement" capabilities: users receive ongoing updates of plug-and-play enhancements via quarterly CDs and over the Internet. Improvements can run on any platform and plug-and-play with existing product installations. The new version includes a Bill of Materials Generator and Editor for assemblies, sectioning through assemblies, and a STEP AP203 importer. In the next update, assembly modeling and motion simulation will be added.

Product: NDMP-compliant BudTool - data storage and management solution ($2,495)
Company: PDC, Inc. / Network Appliance, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: NetApp: (415) 428-5203, PDC: (510) 449-6881
E-mail: info@pdc.com, info@netapp.com
URL: http://www.pdc.com, http://www.netapp.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris
Description: A data storage and management solution compliant with Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP). Performs automated local and network backup using the NDMP standard. NDMP, co-developed by PDC and Network Appliance, is intended to simplify and increase the performance of network file backup. The product enables administrators to back up critical data to either local or network tape jukebox devices from a centralized management system located anywhere on the network. NDMP addresses issues associated with managing and backing up network storage devices. Each network-attached storage device comes standard with a "universal agent," which can be used by any NDMP-compliant back-up administration application. For IS departments and system administrators, NDMP ensures interoperability between different file servers and back-up solutions, simplifying the data management process. By making every network attached storage device back-up ready, NDMP provides a plug-and-play back-up operation.

Product: Open Sound System - kernel modules for digital audio and MIDI (free trial D/L)
Company: 4Front Technologies (Los Angeles, CA)
Telephone: (310) 820 7365
Fax: (310) 826 2465
E-mail: info@4front-tech.com
URL: http://www.4front-tech.com/solaris.html
Platforms: Solaris/x86 2.5.1 & 2.5, Linux, AIX, SCO
Description: Device drivers for a variety of sound cards and audio hardware; supports Solaris running on Intel x86 PCs. This set of kernel modules allows Solaris users to add digital audio and MIDI music capabilities to their workstations. Until now, Solaris/x86 supported only the digital audio portion of Creative Labs' Sound Blaster soundcards. This product lets users plug in virtually any "off-the-shelf" sound card (including PnP cards) and get digital audio and MIDI music features. Users of Solaris/x86 on laptops can now take advantage of their onboard audio capabilities. Includes a configuration program which enables users to easily identify and configure audio hardware. The program configures multiple soundcards; detects hardware configuration conflicts, allowing a user to make the necessary changes. Supports over 100 soundcard products. Features: 8 and 16 bit stereo digital audio playback and sampling; FM sound synthesis; Wavetable MIDI synthesis; MIDI input and output; and an Audio Mixer for setting input and output levels.

Product: OpenPath ODBC - database access tool ($695 for Windows NT, $995 for Unix)
Company: Trilogy Technology International (City of Industry, CA)
Telephone: (800) 585-8668, (818) 854-6288
Fax: (818) 854-6289
E-mail: main@openpath.com
URL: http://www.openpath.com
Platforms: Windows NT, Unix
Description: Middleware product that simultaneously accesses ODBC-compliant databases by bypassing their drivers. It is packaged with OpenPath Web 2.0, a template-based development tool that generates Web applications. Supports BLOBs and two-byte characters used for foreign languages.

Product: Orbix Wonderwall - Inter-Orb Protocol (IIOP) firewall solution (free beta D/L)
Company: IONA Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Telephone: (617) 949-9000
E-mail: press@iona.com
URL: http://www.iona.com/OrbixWeb/wonderwall.html
Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2, Macintosh System 7.5, Unix,
Description: An addition to traditional firewall technology, designed to enable seamless transfer of CORBA Internet Inter-Orb Protocol (IIOP) communications across corporate firewalls. IIOP is widely accepted as the de facto protocol for interaction between objects over the Internet. IIOP-based CORBA requests can pass through the firewall intact, enabling developers to create Internet-wide IIOP applications. The uninterrupted transmission and delivery of IIOP is facilitated, acting as a typical firewall proxy. By filtering, controlling and logging IIOP traffic between external clients and internal servers, the product helps to ensure that the protocol is not disturbed and that security is maintained. Inter-object communication can securely spread out over the Internet, while still remaining under the control of the corporate firewall. By ensuring that IIOP's integrity is maintained when passing through the firewall, this product opens the way for developers to create true commercial Internet applications.

Product: Orbix/Enterprise - Mainframe-based object technology ($41,500)
Company: IONA Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Telephone: (617) 949-9000
E-mail: press@iona.com
URL: http://www.iona.com/OrbixWeb/wonderwall.html
Platforms: OS/390 (MVS SP5.2.2)
Description: Mainframe-based object technology running on OS/390 (MVS SP5.2.2) provides seamless integration between existing data residing on mainframe computers and distributed client-server systems. Provides access across mainframes, Windows NT, Windows 95, Sun, AIX and Java clients running standard Internet browsers such as Netscape's Navigator. Enables the dynamic sharing of data across the network; clients can interactively manipulate mainframe information in real time. Enables the development of a dynamic, interactive environment, empowering MVS to transparently communicate with the latest client-server technologies. Delivers scaleable application integration between OS/390 and a range of platforms and operating systems currently being deployed in today's corporate environments. Brings the power and function of the CORBA standard to the enterprise, ensuring seamless interaction between mainframe objects and objects running in the client-server environment. Mission critical data storage and integrity systems are integrated, bringing MVS to life on Windows, Unix and Java front end systems.

Product: Peak Web Animator - animated graphics, text, and sound tool for Web sites ($49.95)
Company: Peak Technologies Inc. (Bellingham, WA)
Telephone: (888) 377-PEAK, (604) 943-0663
Fax: (604) 943-1833
E-mail: invest@peak-media.com
URL: http://www.peak-media.com
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows NT
Description: Enables novice and expert Web authors to add two- and three-dimensional Java, animated graphics, text, and sound to a Website. A companion image compression product, Lightning Strike, is offered free to users via download from the Peak Website.

Product: Prism Warehouse Directory - access of data warehouse information ($2,500)
Company: Prism Solutions, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Telephone: (408) 752-1888
E-mail: info@prismsolutions.com
URL: http://www.prismsolutions.com
Platforms: Windows NT Version 4.0
Description: Supports the access and navigation of meta data using industry-standard Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Using the meta data to identify information for analysis, users can then launch requests from their browsers to download the desired information to their desktops. As a result, a broader range of corporate users can access the information in a data warehouse or mart, reducing the need for IS assistance or training in query and analysis tools. In addition, a toolkit enables the creation of Web-based views of data stored in relational databases to serve specific analytical needs. Provides Web access and navigation of data warehouse meta data through a MetaLink capability and Web Access module. Creates Java or HTML based views of the meta data, letting users navigate the data from their browser, and then launch requests to retrieve selected data elements from a data warehouse or data mart. The information can be downloaded to existing desktop tools, such as Microsoft Access and Excel, for quick analysis and reporting.

Product: Security Manager 2.0, AutoSOCKS 2.0 - Security System Based on Circuit Level Proxies (Security Manager: $1,495, AutoSOCKS: $49/per user)
Company: Aventail Corporation (Seattle, WA)
Telephone: (206) 777-5600
Fax: (206) 777-5656
E-mail: info@aventail.com
URL: http://www.aventail.com
Platforms: Server: Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, IRIX, BSDI, Linux. Client:
Description: A security solution that helps corporations manage and authenticate their employees' access to the Internet and internal network resources. Based on circuit-level proxies and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-approved SOCKS v5 security standard, the solution is more secure because authentication is based on a user's identification instead of an IP address. Administration is simplified for IS Managers. Since a protected address environment is created, it supports most TCP and UDP clients, and seamlessly integrates into existing desktop/workstation applications and TCP/IP stacks. Incorporates RSA's encryption technology and supports other authentication and encryption standards such as Username/Password, Challenge- Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), RADIUS, Data Encryption Systems (DES), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and Kerberos. Includes management features such as a visual traffic monitor, an alarm and intrusion detection module, access controls, a logging agent, and a content and protocol filtering system. Organizations can audit Internet usage, be notified of any peculiar or unauthorized activity, set individual access parameters for remote or desktop users, monitor server activity, and block out objectionable content and specific Java, ActiveX or other applications that take up too much bandwidth or may infect the network with a virus.

Product: TCA 2.1 with StateScore - State Transition Coverage Tool ($25,000)
Company: TriQuest Design Automation (Campbell, CA)
Telephone: (408) 558-0400
Fax: (408) 558-0416
E-mail: info@triquest-da.com
URL: http://www.triquest-da.com
Platforms: Unix
Description: The TCA product family now provides designers with state machine coverage and report features. StateScore leverages data structure research by engineers on internal representation and manipulation of complex state machines. Engineers can perform a comprehensive coverage state machine test in any Verilog or VHDL simulation environment. Product reports coverage of state machines in FSM terminology including states visited/not visited, transitions executed/not executed and legal/non-legal sequence detection for both states and transitions. Replaces the traditional approach to state machine coverage which required engineers to study large output reports listing untested HDL line numbers with no reference to state, transitions or sequences. Offers domain specific controller analysis to uncover potential design flaws without using simulation, including deadcode analysis, branch execution, synthesizability and simulation issues.

Product: VERITAS Media Librarian - control of DLT libraries
Company: Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC) (Redmond, WA)
Telephone: (800) 336-1233, (206) 881-8004
E-mail: info@adic.com
URL: http://www.adic.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HPUX
Description: Software tool for media management on open systems. Transparent network access for all media in an enterprise, with a management facility for all optical and tape storage devices and the media used in them. Enables adaptive script writing. Includes versions of Unix utilities such as tar, dump and pax that give scripts full control over ADIC automated tape libraries. Shares storage resources, including individual library drives, between concurrent applications. Operates simultaneously with existing backup, HSM software and vertical media applications. Supports ADIC's family of DLT storage devices, including the DS9000 series standalone drive subsystems with integrated LCD drive-status, the seven-cartridge VLS DLT compact libraries, and the Scalar series of multiple drive desktop and mid- range DLT libraries.

Books

Product: DNS and BIND - guide to the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) and Berkeley ($32.95)
Author: Paul Albitz & Cricket Liu
ISBN: 1-56592-236-0
Company: O'Reilly & Associates (Sebastopol, CA)
Telephone: (800) 998-9938, (800) 889-8969, (707) 829-0515
Fax: (707) 829-0104
E-mail: order@ora.com
URL: http://www.ora.com
Platforms: Unix
Description: The second edition of the book, "DNS and BIND," a guide to the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) and the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) software, the Unix implementation of DNS. The new edition also covers using DNS and BIND with Windows NT. DNS is the system that translates hostnames (like "rock.ora.com") into Internet addresses (like 192.54.67.23). Until BIND was developed, name translation was based on a "host table", an Internet table that listed all the systems connected to the Net and their addresses. As the Internet grew, host tables became unworkable. DNS is a distributed database that allows the Net to grow without constraints. Instead of a central table that gets distributed to every system on the Net, it allows local administrators to assign their own hostnames and addresses and install these names in a local database. This database is automatically distributed to other systems as names are needed. The book describes Bind version 4.8.3, which is included in most vendor implementations today, and Bind 4.9.4, which is expected to be adopted as the new standard. The book covers many advanced topics, including how to become a "parent" (i.e., "delegate" the ability to assign names to someone else); how to use DNS to set up mail forwarding correctly; debugging and troubleshooting; and programming.

Training

Product: IT-Ops Workgroup Certification - Sun professional certification program
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) 422-8020
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris, Java
Description: A professional certification program for IT Operations Support (IT Ops) organizations in the United States. This is a multi-level program providing certification in IT skills ranging from system and network administration to fault analysis and shell programming. For groups of eight or more IT professionals in an organization. Provides IT Support organizations with third party validation of their skills and knowledge, with examinations performed by Sylvan ProMetric, an independent testing company. Enables members of an IT organization to share a common foundation of IT knowledge and skills, essential to the success of large projects requiring teamwork. To achieve IT-Ops Workgroup Certification, every member of the IT Ops organization must achieve various levels of IT knowledge and skills. The minimum investment for a group of 8 IT professionals is typically 172 days of classroom training.

Service

Product: SiteSeer and SiteScope - Monitoring and management service for Web servers ($495 (NT); $1,295 (Unix); service is $200 per quarter)
Company: Freshwater Software, Inc. (Boulder, CO)
Telephone: (415) 493-4466
E-mail: info@freshtech.com
URL: http://www.freshtech.com
Platforms: Windows NT, SGI IRIX, Sun Solaris Unix
Description: SiteSeer is a monitoring service focused on Web site accessibility and reliability. Can be paired with SiteScope automated Web server administration tools. Service monitors multiple URLs from outside the user system, issuing real-time alerts in the event of failures and providing historical reports on site accessibility and ISP performance. On the customer system, server software monitors servers, processes and disk space, automatically identifying and addressing Web site performance problems. Helps Web administrators evaluate, control and manage Internet-related activities day-to-day, and plan for the long-term. Service remotely monitors a site's selected URLs as often as 4 times per hour or as seldom as once per day. If the URL becomes inaccessible, it immediately notifies the Web administrator via pager or e-mail. Historical reports are issued at regular intervals via e-mail or can be accessed anytime online. Requires no special equipment or software, running on any Internet server.

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