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Product:
Centurion 2000
- Raid disk array for large enterprises
($90,000)
Company: Cambex Corporation
(Waltham, MA)
Telephone: (617) 890-6000
E-mail: centurion@cambex.com
Platforms: IBM, Sun, HP, AT&T/NCR, Sequent, Windows NT, Novell
Description:
Multi-terabyte storage system features 2 Gb mirrored cache, wide disk
drives, high-speed UltraSCSI host interfaces and alternate channel
failover. It incorporates RAID 0, 1, 3, 5 and 10 data protection. A
single slim-profile cabinet can hold from 20 to 760 gigabytes of
storage. Multiple cabinets can be configured in confined datacenters
to store up to six or more terabytes of data. Includes wide disk
drives (for enhanced performance), up to 2 gigabytes of mirrored
high-performance cache memory (which can be run in a number of modes,
including read/write-back, write through, and programmable read
ahead), and three host interfaces supporting data rates from 20 to 100
megabytes per second. For applications which have sequential I/O
requirements (like data warehousing), the product's programmable read
ahead cache feature can significantly boost throughput. It does this
by accessing information in advance of host requests and placing that
information in cache memory. In environments in which highly random
access is required, a combination of multiple storage busses and up to
16 high speed host pathways ensure optimal performance.
Product:
PowerMO 2600 for Sun Solaris
- 2.6 Gb rewritable optical storage drive
($2299)
Company: Olympus Image Systems, Inc.
(Melville, NY)
Telephone: (516) 844-5000, (800) 347-4027
Fax: (516) 844-5339
E-mail: info@olympusamerica.com
URL: http://www.olympusamerica.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris
Description:
A 5.25-inch, 2.6 Gb magneto-optical storage solution running at 3600
RPM with an effective seek time of 13 msec. and a data transfer rate
of up to 6 Mb per second. Geared towards Sun's CAD, CAE engineering,
high-volume networking, 3D graphic design, movie special effects,
multimedia development, and document imaging users. Handles both
rewritable and WORM (write-once-read-many) media. Drive includes ECA
(Enhanced Cache Algorithm), which when combined with the 4 MB memory
buffer improves burst transfer rates. Drive is 100% ISO industry
standard compatible, supporting 1.3 Gb and 650 Mb media, as well as
future higher capacity ISO media standards.
Product:
Cisco DNS/DHCP Manager
- centrally manages names and addresses in TCP/IP networks
($1,750 for 500 nodes)
Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
(San Jose, CA)
Telephone: (408) 526-6289
E-mail: info@cisco.com
URL: http://www.cisco.com
Platforms: HP-UX, IBM AIX, OpenVMS, Sun Solaris and Windows NT
Description:
Domain Name System (DNS) / Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Manager is a software tool designed to centrally manage names and
addresses in large corporate TCP/IP networks. Internet service
providers or network administrators at large enterprises can use this
configuration software to simplify network management, improve
security and reliability, prevent address duplication and service
disruptions, and save on administrative costs. The DHCP server is
engineered for large, switched networks; it dynamically updates the
DNS name and clients' IP addresses. Supports thousands of nodes on
multiple platforms, provides network administrators with the ability
to manage DNS centrally and works with existing DNS servers. Domain
Name Manager (DNM) provides easier management of DNS by several
network administrators, even from remote sites. Supports address
pools with multiple subnets, with BOOTP, and automatically updates
DNS. Includes a TFTP server for loading images and configuration
information to network devices over the network; an NTP server, a
network time protocol that synchronizes time on all machines on the
network; and a Syslog server that logs errors and status messages over
the network to a central location.
Product:
ClearCase 3.0
- software configuration management (SCM)
($4,000)
Company: Pure Atria
(Sunnyvale, CA)
Telephone: (800) 758-5804 (account number: 113375)
E-mail: info@pureatria.com
URL: http://www.pureatria.com
Platforms: DEC UNIX, HP-UX, IBM AIX, SGI IRIX, Sun OS, Sun Solaris,
Description:
A software configuration management (SCM) product with comprehensive
version control, workspace management, build management and process
control. Helps development teams manage changes to their software,
simplify maintenance, improve quality and shorten time-to-market. New
support for advanced development technologies used in complex software
projects; new graphical displays and simplified administration tools
improve ease of use. New features for C++ developers speed the build
process and help to eliminate unnecessary builds while maintaining
traceability of changes. Four new graphical displays have been added
to help new users learn faster, and give experienced users greater
convenience and ease of use. New features are designed to minimize
scheduled downtime for administrative activities.
Product:
Clearview ProbableCause
- alarm handler for synchronous optical networks (SONET)
($250,000)
Company: Clear Communications Corp.
(Chicago, IL)
Telephone: (847) 317-2500
Platforms: Java, UNIX on H-P and Sun systems
Description:
A multi-vendor alarm-filtering and mediation system for synchronous
optical networking (SONET). Designed to solve a problem common to
many legacy- and toolkit-based applications, the alarms produced by
SONET-transport problems. Supports multiple OSS-to-NE (operation
support systems - to - network element) communications channels.
Product uses a high-performance inference engine, with basic rules
built in to describe how the network elements work. It conducts an
efficient search for the root causes of problems. The
Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) model is a set of
recommendations on how to plan, design, deploy, manage and improve
networks. The TMN approach provides for distributed client/server
processing, and communications efficiencies between operations support
systems and network elements, and thus much more scaleable management
of the huge volumes of SONET alarm and performance data. This
TMN-compliant tool accelerates reengineering efforts and speeds
delivery of new broadband services.
Product:
Darwin
- data mining software
($50,000)
Company: Thinking Machines Corporation
(Bedford, MA)
Telephone: (617) 276-0400
E-mail: info@think.com
URL: http://www.think.com
Platforms: Sun UltraSPARC workstations and Ultra Enterprise servers
Description:
A suite of data mining software, running on Sun's scalable Ultra
Enterprise servers, analyzes large databases to discover new patterns,
extract hidden information, and predict future trends that impact
corporate revenue. Businesses use data mining solutions for
applications such as customer attrition, risk management, fraud
detection and target marketing. Large amounts of data are processed
when mining or sampling massive databases, a large number of models
must be built to explore complex databases, and large amounts of data
must be manipulated to sample, test, and validate the models. Product
uses a parallel software design to accommodate very large databases.
By dividing the data mining process into simultaneous operations, it
reduces the time needed to yield meaningful results. Models are built
faster and large volumes of data are processed in a fraction of the
time of sequential systems.
Product:
JDBC Drivers
- provide access to intranet and Internet data
Company: OpenLink Software Inc.
(Burlington, MA)
Telephone: (617) 273-0900
Fax: (617) 229-8030
E-mail: info@openlinksw.com
URL: http://www.openlinksw.com
Platforms: Windows NT, Solaris, Linux, SCO UNIX, Digital UNIX, AIX,
Description:
Enables high performance access to corporate intranet and Internet
data sources from JDBC-compliant applications. Drivers are native and
server-based, making them independent of JDBC-ODBC Bridge technology.
Drivers support the following database engines: Oracle, Informix,
Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, CA-Ingres, Progress, Unify, and
Postgres95. Based on the Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API from
Sun Microsystems, which provides Java developers with a uniform set of
object interfaces for developing database independent tools and
applications.
Pre-release beta edition JDBC Drivers are available for download from OpenLink Software's Web home page.
Product:
Morning Star PPP
- PPP/SLIP software connecting hosts and IP networks over links
Company: Progressive Systems Inc.
(Columbus, OH)
Telephone: (800) 558-7827
E-mail: sales@MorningStar.Com
URL: http://www.Progressive-Systems.com
Platforms: Solaris 2.5 and other Unix systems
Description:
A point-to-point protocol (PPP) software program running on most major
UNIX operating systems that provides low cost Internet connectivity.
Connects hosts and IP networks over links ranging from dial-up
asynchronous modems through high speed lines.
Product:
NEONet Release 2.3
- facilitates integration of legacy and new business applications
($18,000 - $150,000)
Company: New Era of Networks, Inc. (NEON)
(Engelwood, CO)
Telephone: (303) 486-9348, (800) 815-NEON
Fax: (303) 694-3885
E-mail: info@neonsoft.com
URL: http://www.neonsoft.com
Platforms: SunOS 4.X, Solaris 2.4 & 2.5, HP-UX 10.0, Windows NT 3.51
Description:
Message-oriented product facilitates integration of legacy and new
business applications in enterprise-wide networking environments.
Provides multi-vendor computing environments with message delivery,
sequence, and uniqueness. MIS departments use it to balance message
and message-queuing loads, to ensure guaranteed message delivery and
accurate data replication among databases, to create and maintain a
data warehouse, and to increase speed and performance across platforms
and networks (including the Internet). A messaging and queuing module
supports interprocess and cross-platform communication for
synchronization and recoverability. For mission-critical
applications, its synchronization function supports "rolling"
recoveries, reducing critical downtime even in cases of hardware or
operating system failure. Supports "on-the-fly" dynamic data
formatting and reformatting, facilitating communication between new
systems and legacy systems by supporting a variety of data formats
including new data types for comma-delimited decimal and padding
characters. A Rules Engine provides message creation and dispatch of
multiple, new, independently formatted, and delivered messages.
Product:
NEOstats
- Graphical Reporting Tool For Netscape AppFoundry
(free download)
Company: Neoglyphics Media Corp.
(Chicago, IL)
Telephone: (312) 395-6212, (800) 406-5033
E-mail: profit@neog.com
URL: http://www.neog.com
Platforms: Netscape
Description:
A statistical analysis package providing graphical reports and visit
tracking on intranet and Web site traffic. Will be distributed as
part of Netscape AppFoundry, a collection of reusable business
applications, enterprise development tools and a new online community
- Netscape AppFoundry Online - for IS professionals building
enterprise solutions on their intranets. Provides detailed daily
statistics for: number of visits (not hits) summarized hourly, daily,
weekly and monthly; the most popular pages and sections visited;
average number of pages requested per visit; and a focused look at
domain reports to see who is visiting the site based on IP addresses.
Product:
NetApp Web Filer
- data-access server / filer
($950 to $2,750)
Company: Network Appliance, Inc.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) 44-FILER, (415) 428-5203
E-mail: www@netapp.com
URL: http://www.netapp.com
Platforms: UNIX, Windows, Web
Description:
Software is compatible with all standard Web servers, improving the
performance of Internet networks and corporate intranets. Works with
existing Web environments to consolidate multiple, low-performance Web
servers onto one or more filers. Leverages operating system
architectures to improve response times and uptimes. HTTP capability
is based on a multiprotocol software kernel. Enables users to update
pages while the filer is simultaneously handling Web (HTTP) requests.
Web filer software can run on any filer, either as a single function
HTTP data access server, or in a multiprotocol environment for file
and web data access. A single filer can support three network file
sharing protocols, including NFS for UNIX clients, Microsoft's CIFS
protocol for Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT clients; and HTTP
for any standard Web browser. By supporting all three types of
clients in a single, high-speed, data-access server, filer enables
corporations to avoid costly and complex data replication and add-on
client software, while simplifying system and network administration.
Product:
Netscape Navigator Gold 3.0
- facilitates information creation, access and collaboration
Company: Netscape Communications Corp.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (415) 937-2555
Fax: (415) 528-4124
E-mail: info@netscape.com
URL: http://home.netscape.com
Platforms: Netscape: Macintosh, UNIX and Windows
Description:
Client software provides an integrated suite of intranet applications
to facilitate information creation, access and collaboration within an
enterprise. Provides a cross-platform solution that allows users to
create Web pages, send content-rich electronic mail messages and
publish documents to corporate Web and news servers, all from within
the same application suite. Features include advanced HTML
capabilities that allow users to drag and drop page links, graphics,
Java applets and JavaScript into email and Web pages; protection
features including 128-bit encryption (40-bit outside the U.S. and
Canada); an Internet telephone and whiteboard tool; advanced audio,
video and 3D capabilities; auto save features and consistent intranet
functionality across Macintosh, UNIX and Windows operating
environments.
Product:
OC://WebConnect Gold (V2.5)
- Secure Inter/intraNET access
($49 to $319 per session)
Company: OpenConnect Systems Inc.
(Dallas, TX)
Telephone: (214) 888-0469, (800) 551-5881
E-mail: info@oc.com
URL: http://www.oc.com
Platforms: IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Motorola UNIX
Description:
A multi-level, secure enterprise access server. Approaches the issue
of security for SNA mainframe-to-desktop data access at four key
levels - application, session, transport and host. Permits
organizations to access mainframe or midrange, mission-critical
information over the Internet and private enterprise intranets without
the fear of exposing data to unauthorized users. Provides secure
access to legacy data and applications by combining open Java
technology, Web browsers and internetworking engines. Allows standard
3270, 5250, and VT220 applications to be accessed using Inter/intraNET
technology. Uses standards-based Java technology and the persistent
SNA communication link to the host, over the Inter/intraNET, ensuring
that no one can "break into" or be "connected to" a session.
Product:
OpenConnect Server II (OCS II) V3.8
- encrypted server software
($5,000)
Company: OpenConnect Systems, Inc.
(Dallas, TX)
Telephone: (214) 484-5200, (800) 551-5881
E-mail: info@oc.com
URL: http://www.oc.com
Platforms: IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Motorola UNIX
Description:
Incorporates an RSA Data Security encryption engine into the TN server
component, enabling Diffie-Hellman and DES encryption for TN3270 and
TN5250 terminal datastreams, as well as for TN3287 printer
datastreams. The Diffie-Hellman Public Key Exchange is performed to
create a symmetric Data Encryption Standard (DES) key for encryption.
DES is the U.S. government's standard for protecting sensitive, but
unclassified information. Provides interoperability between IBM-SNA
environments and TCP/IP networks. In conjunction with the OpenUp 2.0
RSA encrypted workstation application, it enables bi-directional
solutions for encrypted and non-encrypted terminal emulation sessions,
local printing and file transfer. It requires no TCP/IP software on
the IBM host, and includes TN5250 and TN3270E Servers embedded into
the server software application as part of the solution. It provides
enterprise network interoperability without consuming IBM host
resources, gives TCP/IP users access to SNA resources, and gives SNA
users full access to TCP/IP resources. It provides secure, seamless
connectivity by combining the functionality of a protocol converter
and a TN Server.
Product:
Summertime 96 for Solaris
- Internet freeware and shareware collection
($69 U.S.)
Company: Micromata
(Moorpark, CA; Niedenstein, Germany)
Telephone: (800) 351-4608, (805) 529-0960
Fax: (805) 529-0180 (U.S.), +49 5624 925231 (Germany)
E-mail: summertime@eis.com (U.S.), ben@micromata.com (Germany)
URL: http://www.eis.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris (Intel and SPARC)
Description:
A collection of shareware and freeware tools, popular applications
from the Internet. Each application has been pre-compiled for the
appropriate platform, and bundled using the Solaris "package" format.
This allows individual packages to be added or removed using the
built-in Solaris package management tools (pkgadd, swmtool).
Includes: Everything from GNU - gcc 2.7.2, emacs 19.30, gdb, etc.;
Perl 5.002; TCL 7.5/TK 4.1 and TCL 7.4/TK 4.0; TeX/LaTeX, the teTeX
distribution; X11R6.1 (SPARC only), XFree 3.1.2 (i386 only); shells -
bash-1.14.6, tcsh-6.05 and zsh-2.6b13; games - MirrorMagic, XBill,
Angband, XConq, etc...; Mail+News tools - INN, sendmail, tin, knews,
etc...; Security Tools - ssh, tiger, Crack, Cops, etc...; Java
Developer's Kit (JDK) 1.0.2; The Apache Web Server 1.1.1; More Web
Site editing/administration tools; IRC - Internet Relay Chat client
and server; Workman - play audio CDROMs on your computer; Postgres '95
database server; Python-1.3; INN-1.4sec2; qpopper-2.1.4 - POP server
and popclient-2.21 - a POP client; sendmail-8.7.3; bind-4.9.3;
xntp-3.5b; and XEmacs 19.14.
Product:
TEAMate Software
- Nine Web Applications
($895 for BSDI and Linux, $1495 for other platforms.)
Company: MMB Development Corporation
(Manhattan Beach, CA)
Telephone: (800) 832-6022, (310) 318-1322
Fax: (310) 318-2162
E-mail: info@mmb.com
URL: http://www.mmb.com
Platforms: Sun, IBM, HP, Dec, BSDI and Linux
Description:
A package of Web applications: Chat - two scrolling windows, HTML and
ads in the script; Forums - three types of discussion forums;
Classified Ads - can be placed directly by users; Mail - integrated
server mail (Web, VT100 & GUI access); Catalogs - online catalogs;
Maps; Event Calendars - by user or community; User Home Pages - can be
created by users; Server Content Indexing - all server content
(forums, ads, chat, etc.) is indexed dynamically so all indexes are
always up to date. Web, VT100 and GUI interfaces are included.
Unlimited distribution of GUI client. No need to write HTML, PERL or
CGI scripts since all applications are complete. To customize an
application, modify a template file.
Product:
Very Important Parts (VIP) Database
- family of component reference databases
(Military Parts: $20,000; Package Standards: $35,000)
Company: Aspect Development
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (415) 428-2700
E-mail: info@aspectdv.com
URL: http://www.aspectdv.com
Description:
VIP-Packages is a package standards database to simplify and speed
library development. VIP-MILSPECS is a military specification and
parts database that is cross-referenced with commercial equivalents
and the DODISS index. Cross-referencing lets designers start their
military parts search from multiple viewpoints, such as seeking the
military parts that are listed in DODISS, or seeking lower-cost,
off-the-shelf commercial equivalents of military parts for design.
Includes over 1.4 million parts from more than 640 top manufacturers
worldwide. Parts are organized in a Standard Classification Scheme
(SCS) for search and selection. Each classification category contains
dozens of technical search and selection parameters, EDA sensible
parameters and JEDEC and EIA package outline drawings, images and
dimensions. The VIP-Packages database contains over 3000 JEDEC-95 and
EIA-PDP-100 standard outline package drawings and their variations.
The military reference database contains searchable military and
commercial properties and viewable military specifications and
commercial component data sheets. Covers 5962, 5961, 5905, 5910
Federal Supply Classes (FSC), Department Of Defense Index Of Standards
And Specs (DODISS) and qualifying lists (e.g., MIL-HDBK-103 (formerly
MIL-BUL- 103) and Government Furnished Baseline (QPLs, QMLs)).
Product:
Web Theater
- family of video software products
($1,995)
Company: VXtreme, Inc.
(Palo Alto, CA)
Telephone: (415) 614-0700
Fax: (415) 614-0710
E-mail: info@vxtreme.com
URL: http://www.vxtreme.com
Platforms: Server: Sun Solaris, IRIX, Windows NT. Client: Windows
Description:
A solution for the wide-scale deployment of video in business
applications. Enables organizations to create video solutions for
internal communications, customer support, workforce training, and
Internet marketing. Delivers high-quality video over corporate
intranets or the Internet using scaleable compression / decompression
(codec) software that enables streaming video over bandwidths from
28.8 modems to LANs. Internet business videos are integrated with
other applications and elements of Web pages, such as text, graphics,
and Java applets. Includes a server with content management tools and
an open API, a compute-efficient client, and a production tool for
capturing, compressing and composing video files. Components: Web
Theater Producer, Web Theater Server, and Web Theater Client.
Product:
WebSeeker 2.0
- meta search application
Company: The ForeFront Group, Inc.
(Houston, TX)
Telephone: (800) 653-4933, (713) 961-1101
Fax: (415) 856-4734
E-mail: info@ffg.com
URL: http://www.ffg.com
Description:
Meta search application for searching, filtering, downloading and
indexing Internet Web sites. Features include filtering of outdated
results; phrase searching; prescheduled, unattended searching; and
result downloading and indexing for more refined searching.
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