New Products

• 03/01/2000

The Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal) provides a single point of access to all business-critical information and resources including structured and unstructured enterprise data. Beyond access, the Hummingbird EIP works by connecting users to content in context, enabling them to quickly process, filter and act upon information from any enterprise source. The EIP features include: unified search (transparent to the end user, EIP can execute unified searches that access all structured and unstructured data sources both internally and externally, and return a unified result); and e-Clip Plug-In Architecture (EIP is based on an plug-in architecture, using a technology known as e-Clip).

Allied Telesyn’s network interface card, the AT-2970, sports a 64-bit transmission path and a dual-cycle mode for complete compatibility with 32-bit systems. The AT-2970 series Gigabit Ethernet adapter delivers on the promise of Gigabit throughput, Gigabit performance and Gigabit reliability for all high-end applications. Developed around a highly advanced ASIC, the AT-2970 adapter is optimized to support both 64bit/66MHz PCI and 32bit/33MHz PCI bus-based systems.

WatchGuard Technologies extends the benefits of its LiveSecurity System to small offices and telecommuters with the introduction of the Firebox SOHO and Firebox Telecommuter. With the introduction of these two security appliances, WatchGuard’s LiveSecurity System now offers five Firebox models designed to protect offices as large as 5,000 users down to small branch offices and workers connected to the corporate network from home.

Informative Graphics’ inViso is a native CAD drawing and image visualization application/ActiveX component for Windows and NT. A free "view only" runtime version of the software is being made available for commercial use. inViso is positioned for: Intranet Deployment, CD-ROM Publishing, and Application Embedding by Solution Partners.

Sun Microsystems’ Solaris 8 Operating Environment is available for both the SPARC and Intel platforms. In addition to the operating system software, the Solaris Operating Environment includes a co-package of software from Sun, iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, Oracle and others. The Solaris 8 Operating Environment’s new capabilities include Network Cache Accelerator for serving Web pages; IPv6 support for a near-infinite number of IP addresses; Java HotSpot technology; a 70 percent improvement in database performance; Integrated iPlanet Directory Server; and clustering, supporting up to four 64-processor systems, moving to eight later this year.

Deltek Systems introduces the first component of its e-business initiative, MyProjectWorkplace.com (MyPWP.com). MyPWP.com provides an "out-of-the-box" solution for delivering secure, interactive project Web site experiences to their clients, partners and subcontractors. With MyPWP.com, project businesses can enable their customers to have full time, Web access to review and analyze project status, profiles, calendars, events, milestones, project documents, billings and financial performance.

Enterprises Computing Services (ECS) is now providing business intelligence with the release of ECSDTool, a querying tool designed to extract the business intelligence out of data. ECSDTool allows users to analyze data, discover trends and create multidimensional scenarios. ECSDTool features an interface to guide the user through the process of viewing, sorting and analyzing data; drag-and-drop functionality to allow users to see multidimensional views of their data; and the "Pin" tool to allow users to filter out data and "drill down" to see only the data they need. ECSDTool can also produce reports and performing data analysis without depending on technical resources.

Crossroads Systems offers their 4x50 line of Fibre Channel-SCSI storage routers. This third generation of storage routers includes support for Third Party Copy, FCP-2 (second generation Fibre Channel protocol), FC_Tape and low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI connectivity. In addition, the Crossroads 4x50 offers advanced link-level error recovery as defined in FCP-2; providing a method for smoothing the flow of information to tape should an error occur. Crossroads 4x50 storage routers have an Ethernet port and supports the Fibre Alliance Management Information Base (MIB) 2.1. All three models, the Crossroads 4150, 4250 and 4450, feature are offered in rackmount/desktop models.

Ericom Software introduces PowerTerm Pro for HP. PowerTerm Pro supports terminal emulations for HP 700/92 and HP 700/96, supporting NS/VT and Telnet, and provides comprehensive connectivity protocol support over TCP/IP. PowerTerm Pro for HP also provides full access to HP 3000 systems from any multiuser Windows 95/98/NT/2000 desktop applications. It allows for seamless integration into all Office products and the WordPerfect Suite. PowerTerm Pro for HP is designed to enable access to accounting, inventory, management, transaction processing and other legacy applications located on HP host systems.

CXR Anderson Jacobson’s Fastline 2000 is based on MSDL (multirate symmetrical digital subscriber line) technology and carries its transmission rate to provide the maximum performance over single-pair copper wires. Under optimum conditions, the Fastline 2000 can achieve speeds as high as 2.3 Mbps; it adjusts the transmission rate as the line becomes noisier or transmission distance increases. The Fastlane 2000 is available as a standalone unit or as a card that can be mounted inside the CXR universal rack. It can be factory equipped with a variety of DTE interfaces, including V.24/11/V.35, G703/G704 and 10base T Ethernet with full bridging capabilities. The standalone version is also available with an optional Ethernet 8-port hub and an optional LCD display; other options include a choice of internal or external or DC power supply.

Yosemite Technologies introduces TapeWare 6.2, the newest version of its data storage management software. TapeWare 6.2 includes new features and enhancements such as support for Red Hat’s Linux 5.2/6.x, ability to access diagnostic information from TapeAlert-capable drives and libraries, distributed backup devices, multiple concurrent backup devices, a single administrative point and advanced database management. TapeWare 6.2 continues to support Windows 9.x/NT and Novell NetWare.

Telco Research’s TRU Access Manager software will be included in Microsoft’s Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit. The Resource Kit will include a limited version of TRU Access Manager that can be upgraded by contacting Telco Research. TRU Access Manager collects data and provides business with reports that show network cost and usage trends, allowing companies to develop and enforce usage policies and security plans and to identify abnormal use of the network. TRU Access Manager provides information for departmental bill-back and end user accountability, monitoring of service level agreements, capacity and growth planning and equipment problem detection.

Watergate Software’s PC-Doctor Service Center 2000 is currently available at a $50 discount at www.pcdoctorstore.com, Watergate Software’s new Web store. Service Center 2000 is a software diagnostic testing solution for DOS, Windows 9x and Windows NT-based systems, components and peripherals. It is localized in 10 languages and includes an enhanced set of tests for USB ports, audio ports, game ports and other industry standard hardware components. The Service Center 2000 e.Subscription Program ensures up-to-date diagnostic tests by delivering four updates a year. The PC-Doctor Service Center 2000 software bundle includes the PC-Doctor USB Loopback Adapter and the PC-Doctor Gameport Loopback Adapter.

PanaSite Software Inc.’s PanaSite Enterprise is their Web site content management software product. PanaSite Enterprise is an open-ended architecture server-based application that works with Internet standard document types such as HTML, ASP, XML and CFML. It captures content originating from nearly any computer and writes to any ODBC-compliant database. PanaSite’s built-in Templatizer allows one to implement Enterprise during design and set-up of a new Web site or convert an existing site from its original configuration into a PanaSite-powered Web site.