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Product:
JavaStation 1
- Java Network Computer
($732 starting)
Company: Sun Microsystems
(CA)
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: JavaStation
Description:
JavaStation itself is simply built. It has no hard drive,
no slots, no floppy, no CD-ROM player,
no jumpers, no moving parts to worry about. Yet, it contains
everything Fortune 1000 companies will need to link the desktop
with the Internet or corporate network: a microSPARCII(TM) chip
provides the processing power; memory scales from 8 MB to 64 MB;
it has built-in standard 10BaseT networking and will expand to 100
BaseT by mid-1997; and it includes either a 14-inch or 17-inch XVGA
color monitor. In mid-1997, Sun will add PPP and Flash RAM features.
The JavaStation device is easy to install, and boots up
quickly. It's about the size of a human footprint and as
interchangeable as a light bulb - if one breaks down, it can be
swapped for another system without losing any applications, saved
user files or experiencing significant down-time.
Product:
INFORMIX-OnLine
- scalable database solutions
Company: Informix Software, Inc.
(Menlo Park, CA)
Telephone: (415) 926-6891
E-mail: info@informix.com
URL: http://www.informix.com
Platforms: Netscape Navigator 3.0, Netscape Enterprise Server,
Description:
Informix Software has expanded its Web-enabled database solution to
its entire family of database products, using Netscape Communications
Corp.'s Internet and intranet software. The combination of Informix's
OnLine databases with Netscape Enterprise Server software and
Navigator client software gives a scalable database solution that
connects distributed enterprises via the Web for either Internet or
intranet applications. Using this solution, companies can distribute
information stored in Informix OnLine databases between data centers
and remote sources for access via a single browser interface.
Companies can now deploy applications and provide information access
across geographies with a common, Web-based interface for both
Internet and intranet applications. By adopting an open platform,
they save time and money developing and deploying a variety of
applications. Additionally, companies can expand the usability of
their data resources by developing new applications for the Internet
or intranets that increase information distribution.
Product:
Liquid Motion
- Java Animation Tool
($149.99)
Company: Dimension X
(San Francisco)
Telephone: (415) 243-0900
E-mail: info@dimensionx.com
URL: http://www.dimensionx.com/products/lm
Platforms: Java, Internet
Description:
Liquid Motion is now included in all retail versions of the Microsoft
Internet Explorer Starter Kit, including the standalone retail
product. With it, users can create Java applets with sound and
interactivity for Web sites and presentations. Information and ideas
can be delivered with action-packed, interactive and dynamic animation
via intranets or the Internet. Used for on-line multimedia
presentations, Web advertising, financial data representation,
personnel training, human resource information and corporate reports.
Open architecture lets programmers extend the functionality of the
product to develop custom behaviors, sound and image libraries, as
well as integrate database applications. Features include sprite and
audio sequencing, motion path control, content management and support
for interactive behavior functionality. It generates an animation
script and an HTML file for quick and easy insertion into Web pages
and takes advantage of all the features of the Java language, such as
platform independence, object orientation and multithreading. Since
the player classes are implemented as an ActiveX Control, they are
automatically installed on the user's machine the first time they
encounter a Liquid Motion-generated applet. The next time a user
activates a Web page with an applet, they experience a considerable
decrease in download time.
Product:
Objective Plug-in 1.0
- Converts Windows Applications Into Internet/Intranet Plug-Ins
($995)
Company: Stingray Software, Inc.
(Chapel Hill, NC)
Telephone: (800) 924-4223, (919) 933-0863
Fax: (919) 933-0892
E-mail: sales@stingsoft.com
URL: http://www.stingsoft.com
Platforms: Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers
Description:
Tool helps Microsoft Visual C++ developers develop plug-ins for both
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browsers.
Includes a plug-in wizard and a set of C++ Microsoft Foundation Class
(MFC) extensions that make developing plug-ins easier. It also serves
as a cross-browser development tool. Product has two key components:
the Plug-in Wizard and three Plug-in classes that create the bond
between the Netscape plug-in API and the Microsoft Foundation Classes.
The classes are: COPWinApp - A CwinApp derivative that handles the
creation and destruction of an MFC-based plug-in. COPIFrameWnd - A
CframeWnd derivative that provides a drawing area for an MFC-based
plug-in's view, toolbars and status bars. COPIDocTemplate - A special
CsingleDoc Template derivative that automatically creates a document
and view when the plug-in is provided with a file stream.
Product:
OneWave Enterprise v2.2
- Java development environment
Company: OneWave, Inc.
(Watertown, MA)
Telephone: (617) 923-6500
E-mail: info@onewave.com
URL: http://www.onewave.com
Platforms: Internet, intranets, Java
Description:
Version 2.2 includes support for Java. A Java applet can access
line-of-business applications running on legacy and client/server
systems, from any intranet or Internet platform. It allows
organizations to integrate data and transactions from existing
business systems, such as SAP, Baan, PeopleSoft and Illustra, with an
interactive Java interface. It helps developers leverage existing
technology through customizable software components that integrate
back-end systems and simplify access to them through a variety of
front-end options. Version 2.2 utilizes standard Internet protocols,
component-based, object-oriented technology, and a scaleable
multi-tier architecture. A graphical, point-and-click environment is
used for creating reusable components at every layer, as well as
system utilities for managing components in a distributed
client/server environment.
Product:
RightSite
- Web content management
($20,000 per server)
Company: Documentum, Inc.
(Pleasanton, CA)
Telephone: (510) 463-6966
E-mail: info@documentum.com
URL: http://www.documentum.com
Platforms: Netscape, Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0, Sun Solaris, HP Unix
Description:
RightSite is an extension of the Documentum Enterprise Document
Management System (EDMS) for Web content management. It captures,
manages, and assembles the frequently changing information on
corporate Web sites. It assembles Web pages "on the fly" and enables
organizations to tailor frequently-changing Web content to users'
needs. It delivers only the information relevant to, and authorized
for, a particular user -- filtering and assembling it according to the
user's preference of topic, format, and document status. It preserves
the hyperlinks associated with a corporate Web application to ensure
that they always point to the appropriate version of a page. The
product consists of a DocPage Server, Clients, Spider, and Builder.
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