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December 1996
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Product:
CLAM 8400 Series
- Token Ring intelligent hubs
(per-port price (32-port model): $149)
Company: ACN, Inc.
(San Jose, CA)
Telephone: (408) 452-4270
Fax: (408) 452-4279
E-mail: info@batm.com
URL: http://www.batm.com
Platforms: Token Ring networks
Description:
Token Ring intelligent hubs; 16- and 32-port products available with
distributed SNMP management and a selection of RI/RO (Ring
In/Ring/Out) connections including UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) and
fiber optics. Up to 16 CLAM units in a cluster, stacked or
distributed, can be used to connect 260 users at 4 or 16 Mbps.
Distributed in-band SNMP management allows 16 remotely located units
to be controlled from a single management agent. CLAM-8416 has 16
ports and CLAM-8432 has 32 ports. RI/RO attachment modules include a
shielded RJ-45 for STP or UTP connection, a multimode fiberoptic
connector, DB9, and an IDC connector module for IBM Type 1 cabling
systems. The modules can be mixed in any CLAM unit; for example, the
RI module might be fiber, with shielded twisted pair RO. Internal
WRAP function allows proper operation even when RI/RO ports are not
connected. Full repeater function on every port. Uses specialized
VLSI circuitry with advanced PLL (phase lock loop) and re-timing
techniques on every port, eliminating jitter and allowing large rings
to the limits of LOB count and ring diameter. IEEE 802.5 and 802.5-J
compliant; standards include the fiber link security protocol
extension. Minimum Token Ring diameter is 200 meters.
Product:
DTF Digital Tape Drive
- Auto Cassette Loader for DTF 1/2" Tape Drive
($14,000)
Company: Sony Electronics
Telephone: (800) 829-7669
Fax: (408) 955-5166, Fax-back: (800) SONY-022
E-mail: info@sony.com
URL: http://pc.sel.sony.com
Platforms: SCSI-2 and RS-232C interfaces
Description:
DTF Auto Cassette Loader has up to 378 Gb of uncompressed capacity;
accepts a maximum of 9 large (42 Gb) or 9 small (12 Gb) cassettes;
offers sequential or random access modes; provides a standard SCSI-2
Fast/Wide interface; and offers a built-in self-diagnostics
capability. The Autoloader can access and interchange a cassette in
under 20 seconds. Features an EXB-210 emulator for connection to most
computer systems. Using standard SCSI-2 command sets, it interfaces
with almost any computer platform. In addition, the drive can create
multiple volumes on a single cassette, eliminating the need for
multiple tapes. The DTF products provide back-up and archiving
capabilities for mainframe, client/server, UNIX and midrange computer
systems for a variety of applications including financial, insurance,
video, production, entertainment and scientific applications. The DTF
drive combines a maximum capacity of 42 Gb of uncompressed data per
cassette with a sustained transfer rate of 12 Mb/sec over SCSI-2
Fast/Wide interfaces.
Product:
GP200 and GP200F
- Digital Imaging Systems
Company: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
(Lake Success, NY)
Telephone: (800) 848-4123
E-mail: info@cusa.canon.com
URL: http://www.usa.canon.com
Platforms: Ethernet or Token Ring networks
Description:
Multifunction devices that integrate printing, scanning, faxing and
copying functions for workgroup sharing on a network, or as
stand-alone office solutions. NetSpot Network Management Software,
which ships with all networked configurations of the GP200 and GP200F,
provides desktop management control and system functions across
multiple computer operating platforms and network protocols. The
GP200 has four built-in expansion slots. Through these slots, it
becomes a modular, expandable system with parallel processing
technology for multitasking. The GP200F is loaded to plug-and-play,
providing the ability to print, fax and copy. There are two remaining
expansion slots for customization to network platforms and other image
processing capabilities. The GP200 is a stand-alone digital copying
system to which additional functionality can be configured as needed.
Product:
MMAC-Plus Access
- Access Switch Platform For Wiring Closets
(Chassis $4,495, Power Supply $2,195)
Company: Cabletron Systems
(Rochester, NH)
Telephone: (603) 337-1282, (603) 332-9400
E-mail: Sales@ctron.com
URL: http://www.cabletron.com
Platforms: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, Token Ring, SNA, WAN
Description:
Wiring-closet solution for distributed virtual routing,
high-performance switching and management. Addresses bandwidth,
multi-protocol control, security and management issues associated with
moving traditional, shared-access wiring closet technologies to
high-speed switching. Small chassis allows the product to fit into
crowded wiring closets. Accepts all boards designed for the
MMAC-Plus, including the FDDI SmartSwitch and a 36-port Ethernet
board. Customers can transition to multi-media networks such as
Gigabit Ethernet and ATM. Provides any-to-any connectivity, with
support for all existing MMAC-Plus modules, including: Ethernet, Fast
Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, Token Ring, SNA, WAN, and Gigabit Ethernet.
Virtual routing/switching and VLAN support. 5 Gbps. of aggregate
bandwidth and 5 million packets-per-second of aggregate throughput.
Distributed management -- no management modules required; embedded WWW
management capability. Switched port capacities include: 216 ports
of Ethernet; 72 ports of Fast Ethernet; 18 ports of FDDI; 48 ports of
ATM; 144 ports of Token Ring; 48 ports of WAN; and SNA Mainframe
Channel Attach.
Product:
Transcend Networking Framework
- Scalability, WAN/Access and Management Solutions
Company: 3Com Corporation
(Santa Clara, CA)
Telephone: (800) Net-3Com, (408) 764-5000
E-mail: info@mail.3com.com
URL: http://www.3Com.com
Platforms: Ethernet networks
Description:
Seven new Gigabit Ethernet products: Fast Ethernet-to-Gigabit
Ethernet Boundary Switches and Gigabit-to-Gigabit Ethernet
High-Function Switches in both stackable and chassis formats; and a
Gigabit Ethernet Bus Mastering PCI NIC for server connectivity. Six
new ATM OC-12 products: Fast Ethernet-to-ATM OC-12 Boundary Switches
in stackable and chassis formats and High-Function ATM OC-12-to-OC-12
Switches in chassis formats; and a new ATM OC-12 Bus Mastering PCI NIC
for server connectivity. Four bandwidth management extensions to
3Com's High-Function Switching Software: Fast IP, which minimize the
number of router hops within a high-speed network; AutoRoute software,
which ensures that any routing decision on the LAN are made at the
most optimum point in the network. FastBUS broadcast management
services application for large-scale ATM-Ethernet networks delivering
1.44 million packets-per -second performance; a new Broadcast
Suppression application that effectively clears ATM-Ethernet network
congestion by limiting undesirable broadcast levels. New TokenLink &
Velocity ISA NIC, and more.
Product:
Ultra Enterprise Clusters
- integrated hardware and data services software
($100,000 to more than $1 million)
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUN-SOFT
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Ultra Enterprise 2 & Ultra Enterprise 3000-6000 servers
Description:
Solutions for application availability, performance and scalability.
Designed as turnkey (integrated hardware and data services software)
solutions to ensure deployment for high uptime with service level
guarantees. Ranging from Ultra Enterprise 2 workgroup clusters to
mainframe-caliber Ultra Enterprise 6000 clusters, the new systems
feature fast memory channel interconnect for communication between
systems as well as a transaction monitor for transparent recovery from
failures. Based on a new "smart cluster" concept, which delivers an
easy to deploy, turnkey solution to customers. Recovery mechanisms
detect potential failures that can be fixed without causing a failover
-- thus providing less disruption and better availability. Smart
clusters include turnkey data service modules, which are tailored for
a particular data service and include Informix XPS, ORACLE 7 RDBMS,
NFS, or Sybase MPP. These modules are fault managers that identify
failures; they not only monitor responses, but also understand the
unique events generated by a data service and provide recovery
mechanisms designed to restore that particular data service with
minimal disruption.
Product:
Ultra 3000 and 4000 Creator 3D
- high-end graphics workstations
(starting at $52,100 for the Ultra 3000 Creator 3D and $85,500 for the Ultra 4000 Creator 3D)
Company: Sun Microsystems Computer Company
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) 786-0404
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Description:
Both the Ultra 3000 Creator 3D workstation and Ultra 4000 Creator 3D
workstation use Sun's 64-bit UltraSPARC-1 processor that includes two
integer arithmetic and logical units, a fast floating-point unit,
graphics instructions, and on-chip and secondary cache memory. The
Ultra 3000 Creator can handle up to six processors, three Creator 3D
graphics boards, six gigabytes of main memory, and up to 42 gigabytes
of internal mass storage. The Ultra 4000 Creator can accommodate up to
14 processors, four 3D Creator graphics boards, 14 gigabytes of main
memory, and 16.8 gigabytes of internal storage. The basic Ultra 3000
and Ultra 4000 Creator systems start with one 167-MHz processor, a
20-inch color monitor, 256 megabytes of memory, and four gigabytes of
disk.
Product:
DataFountain 1.2
- Web-based data analysis product
Company: Dimensional Insight
(Burlington, MA)
Telephone: (617) 229-9111
E-mail: info@dimins.com
URL: http://www.dimins.com
Platforms: Java-enabled Web browsers
Description:
A Web-based data analysis product with Java applets. The new applets
provide graphical display options, including pie charts, scatter plots
and bar charts, that are normally associated with traditional desktop
systems. The applets allow users to access and analyze data from
corporate legacy systems with any Java-enabled Web browser. Without
writing any code, DataFountain includes charts and spreadsheets with
live data and full dive-down capability. Developed in response to the
widespread adoption of intranets -- private corporate networks that
carry Internet-developed applications on firewall-protected servers.
Organizations can use these products to deploy business intelligence
applications on their Web servers, using data from both legacy systems
and relational databases. Product also offers a "Find" capability to
search on words or phrases within dimensions of data.
Product:
Guava 1.0
- JIT Java runtime
(Free for evaluation purposes)
Company: Softway
(Sydney, Australia)
Telephone: (011) 61 2 9698 2322
Fax: (011) 61 2 9699 9174
E-mail: guava-feedback@softway.com.au
URL: http://guava.softway.com.au/
Platforms: Sparc Solaris 2.5 or 2.5.1
Description:
JIT Java runtime for SPARC Solaris. A drop-in replacement for the JDK
1.0.2 interpreter. Compiles Java bytecode into native SPARC machine
code as it is executed. Compiled code is cached so that future uses
of the code run at full speed. Runs Java programs faster than the Sun
interpreter. Uses OS threads which allow it to use multiple CPUs on
SMP machines. Performance is scaled upward as more CPUs are added.
Used for server applications, applets and other Java code. Designed
for a wide range of applications, such as embedded systems and
integration with other systems. Retargetable and portable.
Product:
JavaOS on NS486SXF
- Embedded JavaOS Implementation
($486)
Company: National Semiconductor Corporation
(Santa Clara, CA)
Telephone: (800) 272-9959, (408) 721-5000
E-mail: info@nsc.com
URL: http://www.national.com
Platforms: 486
Description:
An embedded implementation of JavaOS from Sun Microsystems Inc.
running on National's NS486SXF evaluation board, a 486-based system on
a chip. The NS486SXF-25 integrates a 25 MHz 486, DRAM controller,
PCMCIA controller, ISA expansion bus, ECP parallel port, LCD
controller, DMA controller, 16550 UART with IRDA infrared support,
real time clock, interrupt controllers, timers, and other
PC-compatible system service elements. Users can prototype a Web
browsing terminal by adding a VGA card, monitor, and modem to the 486
evaluation kit.
Product:
Liquid Motion
- Java Animation Tool
Company: Dimension X
(San Francisco, CA)
Telephone: (415) 243-0900
E-mail: info@dimensionx.com
URL: http://www.dimensionx.com/products/lm
Platforms: Java
Description:
Java tool allows incorporation of Java applets with sound and
interactivity into Web sites and presentations. Information and ideas
can be delivered in an animated and interactive format via the
intranet or Internet. Applications: on-line multimedia
presentations, Web advertising, financial data representation,
personnel training, human resource information and corporate reports.
Completely coded in Java, it provides a base for programmers to extend
the function of the product and develop custom behaviors, sound and
image libraries, as well as integrate database applications. Features
include sprite and audio sequencing, motion path control, content
management, support for interactive behavior functionality and the
ability to create events for user interaction. Product generates an
animation script and an HTML file for quick and easy insertion into
Web pages and takes advantage of all features of the Java language,
such as platform independence, object orientation and multi-threading.
Product:
SWIFTAlliance Access software package Version 3.0
- messaging software for worldwide financial exchange
Company: Sun Microsystems
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUN-SOFT
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris 2.5
Description:
Sun Microsystems and S.W.I.F.T. (Society for Worldwide Interbank
Financial Telecommunications) have ported the SWIFTAlliance Access
software package Version 3.0 to the Sun Solaris 2.5 operating
environment. Supports the Sun SPARC and SunUltra Enterprise server
platforms. More than 5,000 financial institutions around the world
communicate through S.W.I.F.T., 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week,
securely and cost effectively. S.W.I.F.T currently operates in 130
countries and processes more than 2.8 million messages daily.
Product:
Solstice HA 1.2
- High Availability Internet Software
($5000 per node)
Company: Sun Microsystems Inc.
(Menlo Park, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUN-SOFT, (512) 434-1511
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com/solstice
Platforms: Solaris 2.5.1 and Solstice DiskSuite 4.0
Description:
High system availability for mission-critical computing activities,
including relational database management services (RDBMS), Internet
services and network file system management. Features application
integration, reliability, performance and serviceability. Enables two
servers to act as a highly available data facility. The product
provides advanced system monitoring, recovery, and application
services that lower the cost and complexity of implementing highly
available systems on the network. Fully automated fault detection and
recovery including fault monitors that identify, isolate and recover
from data service failures without human intervention. Tight
integration of volume management and file system management through a
GUI-based dashboard. Integrated support for business computing data
services - NFS and RDBMS products from Informix, Oracle and Sybase.
New features included in Solstice HA 1.2 software include: Support
for Sybase SQLServer and Informix OnLine DBMS; Enhanced scalability
supporting systems from Ultra Enterprise through Enterprise 6000
systems; Start/Stop API for failing over user applications; and lower
cost solutions and out-of-the-box configurations
Product:
Summit Version 2.5
- trading and global risk management
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Mountain View, CA)
Telephone: (800) SUN-SOFT
E-mail: info@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com
Platforms: Sun UltraSPARC server & Solaris 2.5
Description:
A trading and global risk management application that integrates
front-and middle-office operations with back-office functions. Adds a
new repo module and expanded capabilities for foreign exchange trades
(spot, forward and swap), as well as enhancements that automate the
trade support infrastructure. It allows institutions worldwide to
take an operational approach for all the financial instruments they
trade. It supports customers operating multiple trading centers with
client/server flexibility and availability. The back-office module
adds trade documentation and message generation linked to routing and
programmable trade ticketing. A set of visual tools allows users to
tell the system when to generate, and how to deliver, trade confirms,
advises, resets, S.W.I.F.T messages and other trade-related
documentation. The system also can create H(TM)L-based documents for
distribution on corporate intranets and includes an advanced query
capability that enables the system to track, recreate or audit any
executed trade during its lifecycle. In addition, the Security Access
Layer allows system administrators to tailor system menus at each
user's workstation, in addition to tailoring trade access and
modification privileges according to each person's job and "need to
know."
Product:
TCP/IP Communication Library
- Secure library for Java applets
Company: Daleen Technologies Inc.
(Boca Raton, FL)
Telephone: (800) 989-4474, (561) 997-1612
Fax: (561) 241-7201
E-mail: info@daleen.com
URL: http://www.daleen.com
Platforms: Java
Description:
A secure TCP/IP communication library that works in conjunction with
Java applets. Overcomes HTTPS limitations; Internet commerce
applications using Java Applets can now be implemented on
enterprise-wide systems without security concerns. A server loads a
Java Applet to a browser, connecting to the communication library.
When the Applet is executed, an encrypted TCP/IP channel is opened
between the client and the server. This secure connection remains
open for any required time without protocol or transaction
limitations. Secure Applet communication has a direct impact on the
deployment of electronic commerce applications over the Internet,
especially in industries like banking, transportation, and insurance,
where they normally support several thousand simultaneously completed
transactions.
Product:
Visual Cafe
- Visual RAD tool for Java Internet and intranet development
($199.95)
Company: Symantec Corporation
(Cupertino, CA)
Telephone: (800) 441-7234, (541) 334-6054
Fax: (408) 252-4694
URL: http://cafe.symantec.com
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows NT, PowerMacintosh
Description:
Visual RAD tool for Java-based Internet and intranet application
development. Developers graphically build application components and
generate Java code. RAD Visual Tools - The entire edit/compile/debug
cycle is replaced by a RAD cycle. Visual GUI Builder allows the
addition of interactions to the components using drag and drop without
writing code. A library of pre-built Java components generate Java
apps using drag and drop. Integration Wizard specifies interactions
between visual elements using drag and drop. Project management
system manages forms, controls and components in addition to standard
Java files. Integrated graphical debugger works at the source level
while supporting expression watch, ValueTips, data browsing and
multi-threaded debugging. Three-pane class editor browses and edits
methods and data. Hierarchy editor displays the hierarchical
structure of Java classes and allows drag-and-drop manipulation.
Source editor has color Java syntax and keyword highlighting. Native
compiler functions up to 15 times faster than the standard Java
compiler. Integrated Just-In-Time compiler speeds Java execution.
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