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April 1996
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Product:
U140-i and U170-i
- Web servers
(U140-i: from $16,034; U-170-i: from $18,570)
Company: Tatung Science & Technology
(Milipitas, CA)
Telephone: (800) 659-5902
Fax: (408) 383-0886
E-mail: mkt@tsti.com
URL: http://www.tsti.com
Platforms: SPARC, UNIX
Description:
Web servers driven by 143-MHz or 167-MHz 64-bit UltraSPARC processors and come
pre-installed with SunSoft's Internet Gateway Server 1.0; FastTrack Server,
NetScape Communications Corp.'s latest server software, which includes
support for the Java and JavaScript programming languages, and Solaris 2.5.
The U140-i features a 143-MHz UltraSPARC processor and performance of up to
215 SPECint_92 and 303 SPECfp_92. The U170-i uses a 167-MHz UltraSPARC
processor and has performance of up to 252 SPECint_92 and 351 SPECfp_92.
Standard configurations for both systems include 32 megabytes of RAM, a 1-gigbyte hard drive, Turbo GX graphics, and a 20-inch color monitor. Both models offer three SBus slots, two serial ports, one parallel port, a 10BaseT Ethernet interface, Fast SCSI-2, and CD-quality 16-bit audio capabilities as standard features. Also included are two, 3-1/2" hard drive slots; one, 5-1/4" CD-ROM slot; and one, 3-1/2" floppy disk drive slot.
Product:
English Wizard Web Server
- natural language WWW database access
Company: Linguistic Technology
(Acton, MA)
Telephone: (800) 425-8200, (508) 266-1818
E-mail: support@lingtech.com
Platforms: Unix, Windows; internet, www
Description:
Allows information providers to publish relational databases for access by users connected to the Web. Additionally, users are able to query the provider's database using English requests, which are then translated into SQL for query lookup. Can also use a voice-processing option.
Product:
Java Workshop
- Web-based Java development environment
($295 per user; free for 30-day evaluation of shipping version)
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) 786-7638, (512) 434-1511
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Developer-products/java
Platforms: Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 3.x, Windows 95
Description:
Provides tools to develop interactive applets using the Java language. Allows developers to design, test, deploy, and maintain Java applications. Contains a built-in Web browser, integrated editor, compiler, debugger, and a
component/object repository.
Product:
LAN Emulation
- emulates an Ethernet network on ATM
(free)
Company: Adaptec
(Milpitas, CA)
Telephone: (800) 959-7274, (408) 957-6645
Fax: (408) 262-2533
E-mail: support@adaptec.com
URL: http://www.adaptec.com/networking/ATM.html
Platforms: Solaris 1 & 2, Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2, DOS, Windows, NetWare
Description:
The software emulates an Ethernet network on ATM, allowing existing network applications to run over ATM networks transparently, and allowing ATM and Ethernet users to communicate and share common resources. It is compliant with version 1.0 of the LAN Emulation specification from the ATM Forum, maximizing interoperability. Interoperable with LAN Emulation servers from Bay Networks, Cisco Systems, FORE Systems, Interphase, Olicom, 3Com, and Whitetree, and is compatible with all Adaptec ATM adapters shipped to date. Adaptec's LAN Emulation implementation boasts four Emulated LANs (equivalent to four network adapters) from one adapter and standards-based support for both 1516-byte and 9234-byte data transfers.
Product:
NetID 2.0
- manages IP addresses and domain names
(NetID 2.0 Enterprise: $9,500 with three user licenses; additional licenses $500 each; Single-user: $1,495; current NetID customers: free; evaluation license: free)
Company: ISOTRO Network Management Inc.
(Ottowa, Ontario, Canada)
Telephone: (613) 722-1921
URL: http://www.isotro.com
Platforms: Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1; Sybase or Oracle
Description:
Comprehensive solution for IP address management. Features subnet modeling, custom importing, and support for BOOTP. Consists of 3 separate tools: NetID Administrative Interface, the NetID Import Tool, and the NetID Export Tool. A command line facilitates automatic scheduling of exports and imports. Device templates are provided to allow for consistency when replicating similar devices.
Product:
OpenChannel
- database connectivity architecture application suite
($3,925 for five concurrent users; free evaluation copies via WWW)
Company: Visigenic Software Inc.
(San Mateo, CA)
Telephone: (415) 286-1900
Fax: (415) 286-2464
E-mail: info@visigenic.com
URL: http://www.visigenic.com
Platforms: Solaris, Windows NT, HP-UX and AIX
Description:
Simplifies the client/server infrastructure, reduces costs to develop and
deploy applications, and provides advanced control and management
functionality. The OpenChannel architecture comprises core components
including the OpenChannel Client, the OpenChannel Server, the OpenChannel
Manager, and the Visigenic ODBC DriverSet. Additional modules are available
including the OpenChannel Client for Java which provides support for Java
applications and applets and the OpenChannel Secure module that provides
secure Internet communications. Supports SQL access.
Product:
OpenChannel Client for Java
- Java database access system
Company: Visigenic Software Inc.
(San Mateo, CA)
Telephone: (415) 286-1900
Fax: (415) 286-2464
E-mail: info@visigenic.com
URL: http://www.visigenic.com
Platforms: WWW, Java, ODBC-compliant databases
Description:
Supports distributed client/server data access for Java Development Environments, applications and applets for ODBC-compliant data sources. Allows client/server database applications to function across the Internet as traditional client/server applications. Passes OpenChannel requests directly to the OpenChannel Server that resides on the platform the database is located on, eliminating unnecessary layers. Written completely in Java, allowing it to integrate with Java environments that are portable and architecturally neutral as well and maintain the security features of Java.
Product:
PictureTalk Communicator
- real-time internet videoconferencing
(client: free; client yearly support: $25; server: $100 per user, minimum 100 users)
Company: PictureTalk, Inc.
(Pleasanton, CA)
Telephone: (510) 467-5300
Fax: (510) 467-5310
E-mail: info@picturetalk.com
URL: http://www.picturetalk.com
Platforms: Client: Unix with X-windows, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, Macintosh; Server: Solaris, Windows NT
Description:
Real-time visual communications solution enabling visual conferencing over business networks and the Internet. Allows anyone connected to a network to share and present anything on their computer screen using the applications they already have. Conveys imagery over networks in real-time, continuously adapting the process to optimize the performance of personal computers and networks. Uses a Web browser to initiate the link, transmitting image changes rather than complete images per frame. Enables continuous sharing of visual information, such as spreadsheets, written documents, or graphics and video imagery. One-to-server-to-many or many-to-server-to-many paradigm. Uses dymanic load balancing between server and clients to accomodate client or bandwidth limitations.
Product:
Polyhedra
- high speed Object-Relational Database and toolset
Company: Polyhedra Ltd.
(Milton Keynes, UK)
Telephone: +44 (0) 1908 366 844
E-mail: colin@polyhedra.com
URL: http://www.polyhedra.com
Platforms: Solaris, OSF/1, VMS, Ultrix, HP-UX AIX, Linux, SCO Unix, Lynx/OS Windows 3.x, Windows 95m Windows NT, pSOS, Real/IX
Description:
High-speed real-time object-oriented database running in memory only implemented over an extended relatinal object storage. All data access from external clients is in the form of relational queries and updates (there are optimized OO extensions to this however). Uses an active database with program scripts for object methods and can interface directly with external devices or programs. Clients can use event-driven handling to minimize re-lookup requirements using data change triggers.
Product:
Real-Time Reporting
- customized reports on manufacturing managed by WorkStream
(from $14,000)
Company: Consilium, Inc.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (415) 691-6100
Fax: (415) 691-6130
E-mail: aspiller@consilium.com
URL: http://www.consilium.com
Platforms: Unix, VMS
Description:
Used to quickly generate customized reports on manufacturing operations
managed by WorkStream, giving manufacturers continuously updated information
on which to base decisions. Helps users consolidate and aggregate data from
different sources, including the many applications within the WorkStream
product family, even across multiple WorkStream sites. At the same time, as a
truly distributed solution, RTR improves performance of those source
applications by off loading the compute-intensive reporting functions from
the other application computers. This allows the core WorkStream MES to
remain focused on "manufacturing execution." By maintaining its own
relational database linked to WorkStream's own database access routine, RTR
is kept continuously updated in real-time of all changes to the WorkStream
database. A single RTR system can maintain links with many WorkStream
databases simultaneously. Similarly, a single WorkStream database may update
multiple RTR systems.
Product:
RetrievalWare EFS
- document information management
Company: Excalibur Technologies Corporation
(Carlbad, CA)
Telephone: (619) 438-7900
Fax: (619) 438-7979
E-mail: info@excalib.com
URL: http://www.excalib.com
Platforms: server: Sun SPARC, HP 9000, IBM RS/6000, DEC Alpha, Windows NT; client: Web Browsers, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, UNIX, Mac OS
Description:
Combines RetrievalWare with Electronic Filing Software. Gives users a unified
information desktop, with access to corporate, personal, and external
information assets. Users can find relevant information in "virtual"
filerooms; personal files can be managed in an environment where the
information can be found in a logical file structure, or by entering plain
English queries. In addition, RetrievalWare EFS automatically delivers new information from incoming data sources, based on users' interest profiles. Supports WWW and WAN access and handles any type of data, including images, e-mail, digital graphics, and video clips. Uses Adaptive Pattern Recognition
Processing and Semantic Network searching. Provides a comprehensive set of
document filters, supporting word processing, desktop publishing SGML, HTML,
PDF, etc. Uses a fully distributed architecture. Document input and retrieval
can take place on multiple servers simultaneously. Users can execute a search
across an entire enterprise of servers and have the results returned, merged
and relevance ranked, all at the client station.
Product:
Solstice Internet Mail
- IMAP4-based remote email access over the Internet
(free trial versions now, $995 from June, 1996)
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (508) 442-0508
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.x
Description:
Enables users to simply and easily access their mail from anywhere in the world regardless of system platform, mail application, or geographic location. Provides e-mail users with a platform-independent client message system that requires minimal bandwidth, and enables seamless exchange of mail and attachments over the Internet. Real-time mail and attachment transfer including video, voice, or data. Client-based filtering allows disparate clients across the Internet and intranet to exchange mail and attachments, without loss of properties. Efficient access and control of e-mail so users can choose to download only the mail they want, with or without attachments. Light-weight e-mail clients, leaving the bandwidth-intensive processing on the server, allow mail clients to remain operational, even in mobile or low-bandwidth situations. Support for disconnected, low-bandwidth e-mail sessions providing robust e-mail
access and scaling to minimize the impact of heavy network traffic.
Product:
Tivoli/net.Commander
- directly manage intranet, Web, news, and mail
($5000 per server, $49 per client)
Company: Tivoli Systems
(Austin, TX)
Telephone: (800) 2-tivoli
Fax: (512) 794-0623
E-mail: support@tivoli.com
URL: http://www.tivoli.com
Platforms: Solaris, Irix, HP-UX, AIX, Windows NT, Windows 3.x, Windows 95
Description:
Provides a single point of control for managing all intranet, WWW, news,
mail, and client/server applications from a single console. Provides 75
built-in monitors that track the status and health of intranet servers. Also,
users can build additional monitors for their particular needs. When an event
occurs, Tivoli/net.Commander provides for multiple automated responses to run
on the distributed servers. This greatly reduces network traffic, compared to
SNMP-based solutions, and allows for largely unattended management of
distributed intranet servers. Events beyond net.Commander's control are
forwarded to the Tivoli/Enterprise Console (T/EC) for further evaluation and
analysis. Finally, Tivoli/net.Commander addresses the challenging issues of
security and user access, providing unattended monitoring of firewalls and
enterprise-scale management of users. Systems managers can remotely monitor
firewalls for patterns of destructive behavior, excessive log-in attempts,
and other indicators of malicious intent. Further, user access to all
Internet-related services in the enterprise can be managed from a central
point of control, providing tremendous scalability and consistency.
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