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October 1995
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October 1995
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Product:
Monitor Upgrades
- 17-inch and 20-inch monitor upgrades
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC)
(Mountain View, CA)
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.04
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Sun
Description:
These new upgrades options allow Sun users to trade in their old
monitors for new 17-inch or 20-inc Sun monitors. Customers must return
their current monitor to receive a new one. Upgrades to the old
monitors are being removed from Sun's price list.
Product:
Sun 2.5 gigabyte QIC Tape Drive
- quarter-inch cartridge tape drive
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC)
(Mountain View, CA)
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.10
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Solaris 1 or 2
Description:
A tape drive promising a data transfer rate of 300 KB/sec., which is
twice as fast as a 150-megabyte QIC drive and nearly as fast as the
current 4-mm tape drive in native mode. The full contents of a tape can
be backed up in less than 2.5 hours. Using software compression
utilities such as compress, an average of 5 gigabytes of data can be
backed up on a 2.5 gigabyte tape. The new tape device is available as
an internal option for the SPARCcenter 2000(E) systems and also in
Sun's new SPARCstorage UniPack for desktop workstations and servers.
Product:
PIPES Platform
- message-oriented middleware
(Pricing starts at $200 for desktop systems.)
Company: PeerLogic, Inc.
(San Francisco, CA)
Telephone: (800) 733-7601 or (415) 626-4545
Fax: (415) 626-4710
E-mail: info@peerlogic.com
URL: http://www.peerlogic.com
Platforms: Solaris 1 & 2, AIX, HP-UX (Apollo 9000 Series 700/800), MVS, NetWare, OS/2, Windows 3.1 & NT
Description:
PIPES Platform promises reliable, high-speed communications for
distributing applications over multiple operating systems, hardware
platforms, and mixed networks. One consistent communication interface
spans all computers. Communication services run between the distributed
application and the operating environment, insulating applications from
any changes to that environment. PIPES Platform is designed for
large-scale distributed systems, and supports any application model,
from multi-tier client/server to distributed objects.
Product:
SolarNet PC Protocol Services 1.1 (PPS)
- Networking protocol for Solaris servers onto Novell NetWare
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC)
(Mountain View, CA)
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.07
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Solaris 2.3 or later
Description:
Allows NetWare client users to access Solaris applications and
databases. Using SolarNet PC Protocol Services 1.1, Solaris
applications appear as native NetWare applications to the NetWare
user.
Product:
SolarNet PC Server Services 1.1 (PSS)
- Scalable LAN server software
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC)
(Mountain View, CA)
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.08
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Products
Platforms: Solaris 2.3 or later
Description:
Scalable LAN server software compatible with NetWare 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x
clients. It integrates transparently with installations of NetWare,
without the need to modify servers, clients or network software. Native
NetWare users gain full access to applications, and file and print
services based on the Solaris operating environment. Contains all of
the software and documentation for integration with Novell NetWare
environments.
Product:
SolarNet PC-X 1.1
- PC X-server software
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC)
(Mountain View, CA)
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.06
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Intel 386, 486, or Pentium, Windows 3.1
Description:
Allows display of X Window System applications on
a PC running Microsoft Windows. Local and remote PC users can
point and click on desktop icons to access Unix applications.
Enhancements to PC-X 1.1 include a bundled, high-performance, VxD-based
TCP/IP protocol stack that supports WinSock v1.1. Also includes PPP
(Point to Point Protocol) for telephone connections.
Product:
Solaris Common Desktop Environment (CDE) 1.0
- Graphical user interface for Unix
($195)
Company: SunSoft
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUNSOFT, (512) 434-1511
Fax: (415) 961-6070
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.02
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Products
Platforms: Solaris
Description:
An easy-to-use, Motif-based CDE desktop environment that promises
consistency, application compatibility, and portability across
different Unix computers. For software
developers, CDE promises a familiar and consistent industry-standard
set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for AIX, DEC OSF/1,
HP-UX, Solaris, UnixWare, and other operating systems. It also promises
API support for the X Window System and OSF Motif, as well as common
services for on-line help, mixed-media mail, application integration
and internationalization.
Product:
Solarnet WebScout 1.0
- PC Internet access
($145 for a single user license. Volume discounts available.)
Company: SunSoft
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUNSOFT, (512) 434-1511
Fax: (415) 961-6070
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.22
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Products
Platforms: Solaris
Description:
SolarNet WebScout enables access to the Internet and intranets
using a TCP/IP LAN or dialup services from a single
software package. SolarNet WebScout brings together connectivity and
traditional TCP/IP applications with a World Wide Web browser from
Netscape Communications Corp., Internet messaging applications,
including Pronto E-Mail from CommTouch Inc., and a network news
reader.
Product:
Solstice Backup 4.1.2
- data protection for heterogeneous computing environments
Company: SunSoft
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUNSOFT, (512) 434-1511
Fax: (415) 961-6070
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.01
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Products
Platforms: Solaris
Description:
A family of products promising data protection for heterogeneous
computing environments. Solstice Backup promises consistent, reliable
data protection, reducing the cost of administration and minimizing
backup time. This enterprise-wide backup and recovery solution supports
many operating systems.
Product:
Sun Multimedia Courses
- training courses for Solaris software
Company: Sun Educational Services (SunService Division of Sun Microsystems)
(Mountain View, CA)
E-mail: info@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.20
URL: http://www.sun.com
Description:
Four new courses, intended for both system administrators and end-users
are additions to the SunTutor family of multimedia courseware. The
courses include audio, full-color graphics, motion screen tutorials and
interactive simulations with feedback designed to reinforce critical
skills. Students learn through active participation and can proceed at
their own pace through the modules. New System Administrator courses
are
"Solaris 2.x System Administration II",
and
"Using Network Information Systems Plus (NIS+)".
New End-User courses are
"Solaris 2.x Fundamentals"
and
"OpenWindows 3.3 Environment for Users".
Product:
SunDocs Order Desk
- Technical documentation for Sun hardware
Company: Sun Microsystems
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) 247-0250 ; (801) 342-3450
Fax: (801) 373-6798
E-mail: sundocs@sun.com
FlashBack: 81.19
URL: http://www.sun.com/sundocs/catalog.html
Description:
Offers convenient access to technical documentation for users of Sun
hardware, including technical documentation that is not available
through any other channels, such as service manuals. The SunDocs Order
Desk promises an easy ordering mechanism with fast delivery. Customer
calls are handled through an 800 number, fax, or the World Wide Web. A
catalog containing titles, descriptions, and prices of all available
documentation is available, free of charge.
Product:
Tangram Enterprise Asset Inventory
- automatic IT asset management system
(Standalone product: $37,500 for 500 clients. Integrated product: from $75,000 for 500 clients.)
Company: Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
Telephone: (919) 851-6000
Fax: (919) 851-6004
E-mail: info@tesi.com
URL: http://www.tesi.com
Platforms: Unix, OS/2, Macintosh, DOS, Windows (NT, 34.x, 95), NetWare, and MVS
Description:
Automatically inventories an organization's IT assets and compiles the
asset information in an relational database (Oracle). The inventories
for workstations and servers can be scheduled to run as frequently as
desired without any human intervention. Users throughout the
organization can query the asset database with an easy-to-use graphical
interface or standard SQL query tools to receive up-to-the-minute
inventory information whenever needed.
Product:
WinDD 2.0
- Windows applications (3.x, 95, NT) on the Unix desktop
($2,495 for one server with 10 user license. Additional user licenses begin at $295)
Company: Tektronix
(Wilsonville, OR,)
Telephone: (800) 547-8949, (503) 547-8949
E-mail: Kevin_M._Pedraja@sterlingpr.com
URL: http://www.tek.com
Platforms: X terminals, & workstations from Sun, HP, SGI, IBM, DEC
Description:
WinDD is a modified version of Windows NT 3.5.1 that allows allows as
many as 25 X Window users to simultaneously access Windows 95, Windows
3.x, and Windows NT applications running in native mode on a PC
application server. Windows apps perform at 486 or better performance
levels.
Product:
The Computer User's Survival Guide By Joan Stigliani
($21.95 (Includes diskette))
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