New products for the week of December 1
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Hardware
Product:
CD-R55S
- 4X12 CD-Recordable drive
Company: TEAC America
(San Jose, CA)
Telephone: (213) 726-0303
Fax: (213) 727-7672.
E-mail: info@teac.com
URL: http://www.teac.com
Platforms: Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX and Macintosh
Description:
CD-Recordable drive equipped with a power loading tray. Features 4X write,
12X read and 165 ms average access time. Supports CD-ROM standards such as 8
cm or 12 cm disks, Audio CD, CD-ROM mode 1 and mode 2, XA ready, CD-I,
multi-session Photo CD, Video CD and Enhanced CD. It writes 650 Mb of
information in approximately 15 minutes and reads all CD-ROM formats at 12X
speed. The drive supports packet-writing software, as well as CD-R mastering
software programs, including: CeQuadrat WinOnCD 3.0, Adaptec Easy CD Pro,
Elektroson GEAR, NTI CD-Maker and Astarte Toast.
Product:
T5-2600, 640s, and MX335
- 5.25" drive, 3.5" drive, and 3.5" jukebox
Company: Maxoptix Corporation
(Fremont, CA)
Telephone: (510) 353-9700, (800) 848-3092
Fax: (510) 353-1845
E-mail: info@maxoptix.com
URL: http://www.maxoptix.com
Platforms: PC, Macintosh or UNIX
Description:
Magneto-optical (MO) disk drives -- all with a direct-overwrite technology
which effectively doubles the write speeds. The T5-2600 is a 5.25" drive,
the 640s is a 3.5" drive, and the MX335 is a 3.5" jukebox. At 3,868 RPM,
the T5-2600 achieves a sustained read/write transfer rate of 4.3 Mb/sec and
a burst transfer rate of 10 Mb/sec. The high-speed drive is compatible
with 2.6 Gb, 1.3 Gb, 650 Mb as well as Maxoptix' exclusive 1.0 Gb
(rewriteable, CCW WORM and LIMDOW) media. The 640s 3.5" multifunction drive
performs at speeds equivalent to a 20x CD-ROM. For applications such as
multimedia, CAD/CAM, desktop publishing, imaging, and data base storage and
retrieval, the ISO-compliant drive is compatible with 640 Mb, 540 Mb, 230
Mb and 128 Mb DOW and non-DOW media. Based on the 640s, the MX335 is a
3.5" multifunction MO library with a capacity of 22 Gb. The jukebox is for
SOHO (Small Office, Home Office), small LANs and single-user environments.
For high-capacity desktop applications such as document imaging, video and
sound editing, color publishing, CAD/CAM, and Web page authoring.
Software
Product:
Agile jWorkplace
- product data management (PDM) system
Company: Agile Software Corporation
(San Jose, CA)
Telephone: (408) 975-3900
Fax: (408) 271-4862
E-mail: info@agilesoft.com
URL: http://www.agilesoft.com
Platforms: Java
Description:
SAN JOSE, CA -- A product data management (PDM) system, certified by Sun as
"100% Pure Java". The certification process ensures independent software
vendors (ISVs), corporate developers, and end-users that a product is truly
platform independent. Basically, a pure Java program is one that relies only
on the documented and specified Java platform. That means no native methods,
no external dependencies aside from the Java Core application programming
interfaces (APIs). This means that the Agile jWorkplace software suite passed
JavaSoft compliance testing. The product can be deployed as an extranet
application, opening up the manufacturing enterprise doors to its supply chain
and customers, regardless of their locations and their computing environment.
Product:
Calypso Wireless System
- e-mail package for mobile and wireless computing
($179.95)
Company: Micro Computer Systems, Inc.
(Dallas, TX)
Telephone: (800) 886-4923
E-mail: info@mcsdallas.com
URL: http://www.mcsdallas.com
Description:
Calypso Wireless is an industry-standard SMTP, POP3 e-mail package
optimized for mobile and wireless computing. Offering a transparent, fully
featured e-mail system for mobile clients or for those in the field, the
Calypso Wireless System is also the first wireless e-mail package to allow
users to access and manage multiple accounts from a single mailbox.
Calypso Wireless runs over Ardis, RAM, CDPD or other networks in
conjunction with IBM's eNetwork ARTour software. This optimizes mobile
data communications across wireless and wireline networks, while providing
network independence. Client features: Sends and receives e-mail in a duplex
mode; Embeds hot links for instant access to Web and e-mail addresses;
Downloads headers only, entire message, or a variable number of lines in a
message; An auto-response feature notifies senders that messages have been
downloaded by the mobile client, thus eliminating uncertainty that the
message got through; Acts as a default e-mail program for web browsers;
Previews messages with MessagePreview; Personalizes mass mailings with the
Blind Send feature; Imports address books from other e-mail programs and
allows address book customization; Provides advanced filtering, allowing
mail to be filtered into mailboxes, accounts or folders, as designated;
Offers automatic response to incoming mail, spell checking, unlimited
signatures, word wrap and other features; and Presents user-friendly
installation and configuration wizards. Calypso Wireless Gateway runs as a
Java application on almost any server in the office or LAN environment.
Product:
ClearSpace
- Java component set
Company: Plexstar, Inc.
(Fairfax, VA)
Telephone: (703) 246-9640
Fax: (703) 246-9647
E-mail: rg@plexstar.com
URL: http://www.plexstar.com
Platforms: Java
Description:
The ClearSpace Java component set is used for building Java-based mapping,
facilities management and graphical intranet applications. Written in 100%
Pure Java. Builds a mapping, diagramming or graphics front end. Applications
include building an intranet-based mapping system for use by field personnel
or salespeople who access it from a handheld, desktop or portable computer
running a Java-enabled browser.
Product:
CyberScheduler
- Web-based calendaring and scheduling product
($100 per user)
Company: CrossWind Technologies, Inc.
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Telephone: (408) 469-1780
Fax: (408) 469-1750
E-mail: info@crosswind.com
URL: http://www.crosswind.com
Platforms: Apache, Netscape Enterprise Server
Description:
A Web-based calendaring and scheduling product, CyberScheduler, deployed
across corporate Intranets and enterprise networks. Provides thin-client Web
technology built on a real-time scheduling engine to deliver Intranet
scheduling to any size organization -- from workgroups to global enterprises.
Organizations can deploy a calendaring and scheduling solution on corporate
Intranets that includes Internet access for remote employees. Users access
enterprise scheduling functionality through their Internet browser, such as
Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The product provides a
library of advanced features, including Web access, native cross-platform
clients for enterprise-wide deployment, cross-platform servers for
multi-platform environments and system administration tools. It provides a
graphical browser-driven interface that can be used enterprise-wide in
conjunction with multi-platform Synchronize client software for Windows,
Macintosh, Motif and ASCII. CyberScheduler supports any commercially
available HTTP server such as Apache or Netscape Enterprise Server.
Product:
Embedded Eiffel
- multi-threading and memory management for embedded apps
Company: ISE Inc.
(Goleta, CA)
Telephone: (805) 685-1006
Fax: (805) 685-6869
E-mail: info@eiffel.com
URL: http://www.eiffel.com/announcements/embedded.html
Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 95, HP-UX, Solaris, SunOS, SGI, AIX,
Description:
Embedded Eiffel is an enhanced version of Eiffel 4 which combines
multi-threading and automatic memory management for embedded
and real-time applications. Satisfies performance and safety
constraints while benefitting from object technology's speed,
reusability, small RAM footprint, and bug-free performance.
Extends the ISE Eiffel 4 environment with a number of mechanisms of
direct use for embedded system developers. They include: the full
EiffelBench object-oriented development environment with its
mechanisms for compilation, C generation, C and C++ interfaces,
browsing, debugging, documentation and optimization, as well as
libraries and CASE tools; a specifically tailored version of the
ISE Eiffel runtime designed to minimize the footprint (memory
occupation); a version of ISE Eiffel 4 that runs on Windriver's
VxWorks operating system for host-to-target development and
debugging; a special version of ISE Eiffel's garbage collector,
enabling embedded applications to minimize the use of critical
memory resources, much more efficiently than with traditional
manual memory management techniques; and a set of flexible
utilities to monitor memory usage and control garbage collection.
Product:
J-POP Server
- retrieves e-mail using Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3)
($125)
Company: Rossi Engineering
(Franklin, MA)
Telephone: (508) 520-0449
E-mail: bill@rossi.com
URL: http://www.rossi.com, http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/jpop.html
Platforms: Java
Description:
J-POP Server allows remote users to retrieve e-mail using the standard Post
Office Protocol version 3 (POP3). This Server is entirely written in Java, so
it will run on any system that supports Java 1.0.2 or higher. Additional
security is built-in. J-POP can be configured to deny access to all Internet
hosts except those explicitly allowed. J-POP also supports the APOP
authentication mechanism so that users don't have to send their passwords over
the network. An adminstrator can add, delete and modify users, change
configuration options on the server, and update which hosts are allowed to
access the server. Complies with all of the Internet Engineering Task Force's
(IETF) specifications for POP3. This includes RFC1939, RFC1725, RFC1460,
RFC1225, and RFC1081. All optional POP3 commands specified in RFC1939 are
supported, and can be individually enabled or disabled. This provides control
over how the server interacts with clients. The supplied documentation
describes each of these options in detail. J-POP Server is distributed as
shareware through BMT Micro (http://www.bmtmicro.com). Unregistered version
supports up to 5 users Registered version supports an unlimited number of
users.
Product:
LinkScan version 3.1
- automatic link validator
($495.00 per server)
Company: Electronic Software Publishing Corporation (Elsop)
(Gardnerville, NV)
E-mail: info@elsop.com
URL: http://www.elsop.com/linkscan/
Platforms: Windows NT 4.0, UNIX systems
Description:
Up to 30% of the external links on most Websites are broken, with missing
files, orphaned pages, and faulty mailto addresses. But most Webmasters don't
regularly check their sites for these problems. A link validator tests every
link on a Website. LinkScan runs on any Unix or NT server and with virtually
any browser on any platform. It has been used successfully on Websites with
over 80,000 pages and more than 50,000 external links. It checks external
links at a rate exceeding 40,000 links per hour. LinkScan sets up all
directories and permissions and builds the configuation file automatically.
Product:
Network Ease, Manage Ease
- Development and management of Internet/Java distributed apps
(Manage Ease - $495 per developer seat)
Company: Visual Edge Software Ltd.
(Cupertino, CA)
Telephone: (408) 973-7823
Fax: (408) 973-7250
E-mail: info@visualedge.com
URL: http://www.visualedge.com
Platforms: Windows 95
Description:
Network Ease for Applets makes Internet distributed computing as easy as
moving a file; 2) Network Ease for OLE enables OLE developers to gain the
benefits of 100% pure Java distributed computing; 3) Network Ease for Java
lets Java server developers add distributed computing to their classes
without any special coding; and Manage Ease for OLE enables OLE developers
to add application management to their Windows applications by writing a
single line of code. With Network Ease, mainstream developers can create
Internet-aware applets and applications, without having to learn the 'black
art' of distributed computing. Manage Ease helps OLE developers create
manageable applications, enabled for remote monitoring, control and
measurement by all leading systems management tools via the
industry-standard SNMP protocol - by adding a single line of code.
Product:
PARTS for Java 2.0
- Complete Java Application Development Solution
($149)
Company: ObjectShare / ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc.
(Santa Clara, CA)
Telephone: (408) 481-9090
E-mail: info@objectshare.com
URL: http://www.objectshare.com
Platforms: Windows 95
Description:
PARTS for Java 2.0 is a visual Java application development environment.
Creates distributed Java applets and applications by providing a visual
programming environment for the delivery and maintenance of Internet
applications. New features include CORBA (Common Object Request Broker)
support, JavaBeans support, a pure Java graphical debugger and a complete
Project Manager with a Delivery Assistant. Includes JDBC (Java Database
Connect) support and jKit/Grid 1.1, a series of 100% Java components that
allow users to build grids, tables and hierarchical table UIs (User
Interfaces) for use in applets and applications. PARTS 2.0 supports
building distributed Java applications using RMI. With the RMI Wizard,
PARTS for Java 2.0 generates new components that can be utilized in the
Visual Designer to quickly create Java-to-Java distributed applications.
PARTS' 100% Java graphical debugger debugs multi-threaded and remote
applications. The Project Manager organizes all files associated with a
development project. PARTS' Visual Designer facilitates the construction
of applets and applications by utilizing a drag-and-drop method of
deployment. The Class Master Browser allows developers to manage all files
associated with a Java development project. jKit/Grid 1.1 is a set of Java
components that provide grid, table and hierarchical table UIs for Java
applets and applications. Also included is a trial version of Sybase's
jConnect and Thought, Inc.'s CocoBase Free, providing JDBC support.
Product:
ServiceWatch
- real-time network and Web server performance & availability monitor
Company: Del Mar Solutions, Inc.
(Palo Alto, CA)
Telephone: (650) 328-5116
Fax: (650) 328-0303
E-mail: ServiceWatch@Delmarsol.COM
URL: http://www.delmarsol.com
Platforms: SPARC Solaris 2 system
Description:
The ServiceWatch family of network service products includes ServiceWatch for
OpenView, ServiceWatch SNMP, and ServiceWatch for SunNet Manager. These
products monitor the response time, performance, availability and health of
all standard network services (including Web servers) in real time. System
administrators, network managers and Webmasters use ServiceWatch to
automatically monitor their network servers and Web servers for performance
and availability problems. When problems occur, ServiceWatch notifies
administrators before critical problems disrupt the network and interrupt
users and applications. A slow or down Web server causes network clients
frustration and loss of productivity and revenue. A failed DNS server can
effectively freeze a network. ServiceWatch can be used to monitor network
services such as DNS, FTP and Web servers, and notify network managers when
problems occur. This allows problems to be corrected before response time or
service availability becomes an issue. ServiceWatch monitors all standard
network services: FTP (file transfer), DNS, Mail (SMTP), GOPHER, News (NNTP),
TELNET, WAIS as well as Web Servers. ServiceWatch can be used on both
Internet and intranet networks.
Product:
ShopSite Manager v3
- secure online store creation and management application
($495)
Company: ICentral
Telephone: (801) 373-4347
E-mail: info@icentral.com
URL: http://www.icentral.com/
Platforms: Solaris/SPARC Web servers
Description:
ShopSite Manager v3 is a secure online store creation and management
application. It includes tools for page creation and management, for
products, taxes and shipping options creation and management, produces a sales
and traffic report, provides secure encrypted transactions and captures online
order and payment information. Web site designers and host service providers
benefit from the back office interface, which enables merchants to make
day-to-day maintenance changes on products and pricing without calling their
service provider. The product is flexible enough to enable Web developers to
create custom looking sites. The product is underpinned by the Shopsite
database. It enables merchants to make their own day-to-day merchandising
changes to products, pages and pricing.
Product:
Simplicity H.323
- desktop video teleconferencing product
($2995.00 to $9995.00)
Company: Paradise Software, Inc.
(Jamesburg, NJ)
Telephone: (609) 655-0016
Fax: (609) 655-0045
E-mail: support@paradise.com
URL: http://www.paradise.com
Platforms: Sun Solaris, HP-UX 10.20, Windows NT
Description:
Simplicity H.323 is a standards-compliant desktop video teleconferencing
product for Sun SPARCstations and Hewlett-Packard workstations. The product
is based on the H.323 standard for video conferencing over LAN networks, so it
interoperates with other vendors' H.323-compliant video teleconferencing
products, including Microsoft's NetMeeting. JAVA applets support functions
such as an on-line phone book, a calendar for scheduling/joining announced
conferences, a message tool that keeps track of missed conference invitations,
and a preferences tool to manage network, video, audio, and other system
settings. It can also switch between conferencing modes. Depending upon the
mode used, it has support for decentralized multipoint conferencing, which
provides the ability to listen to up to 32 simultaneous video/audio
conferences or broadcasts, using thumbnail videos and full audio capability.
Support for centralized multipoint mode for H.323 conferencing can be achieved
via an external MCU. In addition to interoperability with other H.323
products, Simplicity H.323 supports several extensions, including a
Motion-JPEG Extension, Native ATM Extension, IETF Session Directory Protocol
(SAP/SDP) Extension, and JAVA Conferencing Advanced Programming Interface
(API) Extension. Kits come bundled with software, a video codec, color CCD
camera, and uni-directional microphone. Video codecs supported are the
Multimedia Access Osprey 1000/1100 codecs and the Parallax Graphics PVC/Xtra
family of video codecs.
Product:
SnapShot
- Online Backup Technology
Company: Programmed Logic Corporation
(Somerset, NJ)
Telephone: (732) 302-0090
Fax: (732) 302-1903
E-mail: info@plc.com
URL: http://www.plc.com
Platforms: Solaris x86 and SPARC, releases 2.4, 2.5, and 2.5.1; HPUX
Description:
SnapShot, an online backup technology, will be included in Invincible's new
LIFELINE 2000 high availability and fault tolerant NFS, CIFS and
application-specific server solutions for mission-critical client/server
environments. The integration of SnapShot will enable LIFELINE 2000 users
to backup and restore server data with full integrity while files are open
and in use by other applications on the enterprise. Online backup
functions address two major challenges facing systems administrators:
implementing system backups without shutting down the server and causing
user downtime; and ensuring the data integrity of files which must remain
open during the backup process. Programmed Logic's backup product group
contains a number of modules that provide users with a variety of options
for online backup and archiving of mission-critical information in an
enterprise, including: SnapShot - backs up any file system online, without
support from the underlying file system. DB/SnapShot - same as SnapShot
but works as a device driver to backup the raw partition for databases
online. 3D Archive - archives files for any existing file system. DMAPI
Module - implements the DMAPI standard transparently for any file system
while providing a consistent implementation across platforms.
Product:
SpaceOLAP 1.0
- on-line analytical processing (OLAP) app for Internet & intranets
($15,000 per server plus $2,500 per concurrent user)
Company: Infospace, Inc.
(San Mateo, CA)
Telephone: (415) 685-3012
E-mail: info@infospace-inc.com
URL: http://www.infospace-inc.com
Description:
A 100% Pure Java on-line analytical processing (OLAP) application designed
expressly for the Web and corporate intranets. Product enables companies to
design and publish multidimensional data to thousands of users through a Web
browser. End users view presentations of interactive, three-dimensional Java
charts (SpaceCharts) and pivot tables (SpaceTable), complete with drill-down
and rotational capabilities. Driven by a central, multi-threaded Java server,
SpaceOLAP is a scalable, network computing solution that offers a
platform-independent alternative to client/server decision support solutions.
SpaceOLAP executes from a centralized Java server that is housed on, or
addressable by, a Web server. Since it is written in Java, the server can be
loaded onto most hardware platforms that support Sun Microsystems' Java
Virtual Machine. Client-side functionality is achieved by downloading Java
applets to any Web browser that supports Java. Supports native connectivity
to Oracle Express and Arbor Essbase, as well as access to Gentia Software's
Gentia through the OLAP Council's D-API.
Product:
StructureBuilder 1.0
- tool for the creation of object models, data structures and Java
($495)
Company: Tendril Software, Inc.
(Westford, MA)
Telephone: (978) 392-9600
E-mail: info@tendril.com
URL: http://www.tendril.com
Description:
Tool for the visual point-and-click creation of object models, the data
"structures" or relationships embodied in them, and the underlying Java code
for Java components and applications. Simplifies the often paper-based
process of shaping a program to meet business needs into a point-and-click
task. Generates a graphic of the object model and data "structures" from the
actual Java source code, displaying graphics and code side-by-side. Features
for reverse engineering "on the fly" and extensive code generation. Reduces
the time it takes to develop programs in Java, making a development team more
productive.
Product:
TotalNET Advanced Server (TAS)
- network operating system software
Company: Syntax Inc.
(Federal Way, WA)
Telephone: (253) 838-2626
Fax: (253) 838-9836
E-mail: info@syntax.com
URL: http://www.syntax.com
Platforms: Solaris 2.6, Windows (3.11, 95 and NT), NetWare, OS/2, Macintosh
Description:
TotalNET Advanced Server (TAS) software ships with SunSoft's Solaris 2.6
operating system, providing heterogeneous LAN services for desktop PCs without
changes or additions to the client PCs. TAS provides the additional protocols
and networking services required to support Microsoft Windows (3.11, 95 and
NT), Novell NetWare, IBM OS/2 and Apple Macintosh desktops. TAS is network
operating system software that integrates with the Solaris operating system,
enabling host computers to become PC LAN file, print and application servers.
Once installed, existing client desktop computers can transparently access and
share files, databases, programs, printers, and server application resources
on the Solaris-based server. This is all accomplished without changing or
adding to the client desktop, and using commands and conventions familiar to
the PC user. TotalAdmin, the HTML interface for TAS, enables graphical
administration of Solaris-based servers from a browser. This Web-based
interface also complements WebStart, SunSoft's web-based administration tool
included in Solaris 2.6.
Product:
WebDBC 3.0 for SPARC Solaris
- creates sites containing Java and HTML-based Web applications
($1,295)
Company: StormCloud Development Corp.
(Seattle, WA)
Telephone: (206) 812-0177
E-mail: webdbc@stormcloud.com
URL: http://www.stormcloud.com
Platforms: SPARC Solaris
Description:
WebDBC 3.0 is designed for both Intranet Webmasters and production Web site
developers. Creates sites containing Java and HTML-based Web applications
backed by any standard database engine. Vendors of existing client/server
applications can also take advantage of the product's new enterprise
features to extend their systems to the Web. JDBC Support - application
developers can always employ the right user interface for the job,
implemented with either Java or HTML. Developers can write Java
applications that make JDBC calls to WebDBC. Custom Tags - includes a
simple API for writing custom tags to extend the capabilities of the
command language. Session Variables - for applications that need to track
user state. File Upload and Manipulation - for browsers that have file
upload capability, WebDBC can accept uploaded files and manipulate them on
the server -- even insert them in a database. High Performance File
Caching - Repeatedly accessed pages are cached for improved performance on
high-traffic Web sites. Scalability - provides the scalability to meet the
needs of the most demanding Web sites. Advanced Web Server Support -
supports several popular Web server interfaces, such as Netscape's NSAPI
and the Apache Module API. Expanded Application Creation Wizards - users
can create applications immediately using their existing databases, with no
programming required. Integrated E-mail - applications can dynamically
send e-mail directly from Web pages.
Books
Product:
Advanced Perl Programming
- complex techniques for building production-ready Perl programs
($34.95)
Author: Sriram Srinivasan
ISBN: 1-56592-220-4
Company: O'Reilly & Associates
(Sebastopol, CA)
Telephone: (707) 829-0515, (800) 998-9938
Fax: (707) 829-0104
E-mail: order@oreilly.com
URL: http://www.oreilly.com
Platforms: Perl
Description:
Book for both casual and experienced Perl programmers. Describes complex
techniques for building production-ready Perl programs and explains
sophisticated methods for manipulating data and objects. It sets Perl in the
context of a larger environment, providing the background to deal with
networks, databases, and GUIs. Major topics covered in "Advanced Perl
Programming" include: Practical use of packages and classes (object-oriented
programming); Complex data structures; Persistence (e.g., using a database);
Networking; Interaction with C language functions; and Embedding and extending
the Perl interpreter. "Advanced Perl Programming" is far from a theoretical
treatment of Perl -- it addresses real-world issues and explains language
details such as the use of references, trapping errors through the eval
operator, and using ties to trigger actions when data is accessed.
Product:
Intranets: What's the Bottom Line?
- book on intranet management strategy
($29.95)
Author: Randy J. Hinrichs
ISBN: 0-13-841198-0
Company: Sun Microsystems Press/Prentice Hall PTR
(Palo Alto, CA)
Telephone: (650) 786-4706
Fax: (650) 786-8611
E-mail: john.bortner@sun.com
URL: http://www.sun.com/books/
Platforms: platform neutral
Description:
A book on intranet management strategy. This executive briefing details
how to incorporate intranets into an organization for effective business
communications and transactions. Intranet expert Randy Hinrichs explains
what intranets are, what they buy you, how they are built, how much they
cost, how you make them work, how you know they're working, and how they
relate to your existing IT infrastructure. In short, this book provides
the bottom line on how to plan an intranet. It will also help you
understand the management issues that make intranets different from other
IT systems. Through detailed examples, case studies and interviews, it
shares critical lessons about work flow, collaborative rapid prototyping,
learning organizations, knowledge management, wealth creation and other
important business issues that meet the demands of the 21st century. It
also includes potential intranet applications throughout an organization,
including sales, engineering, manufacturing, R&D, and human resources. It
tells how to choose the right Web server, platform, architecture, and
security solutions. It covers Bill Raduchel's view of intranets as well as
the views of other CIOs, webmasters, and visionaries.
Product:
Learning Perl on Win32 Systems
- Perl instruction book.
($29.95)
Author: Randal L. Schwartz, Erik Olson & Tom Christiansen
ISBN: 1-56592-324-3
Company: O'Reilly & Associates
(Sebastopol, CA)
Telephone: (707) 829-0515, (800) 998-9938
Fax: (707) 829-0104
E-mail: order@oreilly.com
URL: http://www.oreilly.com
Platforms: Windows 95, Perl
Description:
Book based on "Learning Perl" (the classic "llama book"); a tutorial that
explains the most common operations and language idioms found in Perl
programs. Perl for Win32, the port developed by ActiveState Tool Corp.,
brings Perl to Win32 systems. Perl for Win32 is available at
http://www.activestate.com and included in the Windows NT Resource Kit.
"Learning Perl on Win32 Systems" includes: An introduction to "the Perl way"
for Windows users; A quick tutorial stroll through Perl in one lesson;
Systematic, topic-by-topic coverage of Perl's broad capabilities; Many brief
code examples; Programming exercises for each topic, with fully worked-out
answers; Access to NT system functions through Perl; Database access with
Perl; CGI programming with Perl; and Perl modules for OLE automation and the
Registry.
Product:
Netscape IFC in a Nutshell
- Reference and programmer's guide to Internet Foundation Classes (v1.1)
($29.95)
Author: Dean Petrich with David Flanagan
ISBN: 1-56592-343-X
Company: O'Reilly & Associates
(Sebastopol, CA)
Telephone: (707) 829-0515, (800) 998-9938
Fax: (707) 829-0104
E-mail: order@oreilly.com
URL: http://www.oreilly.com
Platforms: Java
Description:
"Netscape IFC in a Nutshell," a desktop quick reference and programmer's guide
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Platforms: C language
Description:
The 3rd edition of "Practical C Programming," an introductory book for C
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