June 1994 / What's New

This Computer Talks Back	A voice-activated, voice-response PC system, the InterActive Communicator lets you talk to your computer and receive an answer.
Avert a LAN Disaster	The Rememory Archiving SubServer (from $3195) lets you convert a host 386 or 486 PC into a nondedicated, full NetWare archiving server that backs up, archives, and provides disaster recovery of data.
Create a LAN Without a MAU	The NCI Banc-Ring 16/4 adapter ($595) lets you create an inexpensive small- to medium-size MAU-less LAN using standard token-ring cables.
A Touch-Sensitive Whiteboard	A whiteboard that uses standard dry-erase markers and erasers, the Smart WriteBoard ($2995) automatically transfers information written on it to your PC or Sun SparcStation via the serial port.
Multichannel DSP Board	A board combining a DSP32C 32-bit floating-point DSP and eight channels of analog I/O, the Sig32C-8 ($3995) from Signalogic (Dallas, TX) is packaged with the company's Hypersignal-Macro and Hypersignal-Acoustic software.
Compact Connectors and Protectors	A 2-ounce network connector for Macintoshes and other devices with built-in Ethernet, EasyNet ($69) connects any device with an Apple Ethernet port to either 10Base-T or 10Base-2 network cables.
Encryption Modem	The CryptoCom V.32bis asynchronous pocket modem ($895) from Western Datacom (Westlake, OH) encrypts all data transmissions between two of the company's encryption modems.
Managed Hub Monitors Networks	The InterLanLink series of stackable Ethernet hubs (from $1699) are available in 17- and 33-port versions.
Audio/Video Capture Board	The MovieMan video- and audio-capture board ($299) captures 24-bit-color video w ith synchronized sound at 30 frames per second.
Capture Scientific Images on Your Mac	A scientific imaging system for the Mac, the Image Explorer ($6000) captures and analyzes gray-scale image data in both bright light and low light.
Workstation Power	The 100-MHz Model VL-4100 DX4 workstation (enhanced version, $2995) includes a 9.8-ms 12-MBps Mode 3 540-MB IDE drive, 16 MB of RAM, a dual-speed CD-ROM, and a 15-inch low-radiation monitor.
Fast Networking	The EM960 PCI eMaster+ series Ethernet adapter ($249) uses the full 132-MBps transfer rate allowed by the PCI specification.
Portable Data Acquisition System	The Windows-compatible, four-channel MicroDataLogger unit (starter kit, $1195) operates from either a rechargeable battery or external power.
Voyage into Video Caching	A 32-bit VL-Bus video adapter with video caching, the Boca Voyager (from $245) provides fast video performance while using DRAM video memory.
Ligh tweight Heavyweight	Based on its proprietary DSP-based data-pump technology, the U.S. Robotics (Skokie, IL) portable WorldPort Dual Standard Fax modem (from $545) comes with a 9-pin cable and includes the company's HST protocol to provide 16.8-Kbps data transmission.
Smart Power Management	A power management device that plugs into a serial port on your computer, the SmartSocket+ ($349) puts switching of AC outlets under software control.
Removable-Cartridge Guard	SyGuard ($8.99) is a dust and contamination guard designed to prolong the mechanism life of the SyQuest 44, 88, and 88C removable-cartridge drive systems.
Give Your PC Real-Time Phone Control	The single-line OCTuL ink ($279), an electronic computer-to-phone link designed to work with the Windows-based OCTus PTA communications control software, connects between your PC and an analog phone line to provide complete phone-system control.
Take DAT Storage with You	DAT storage subsystems that operate via you r portable computer's parallel printer port or SCSI connection, the PDS-2 ($2995) and the PDS-4 ($3295) provide 2 and 4 GB, respectively, of data storage.
A Monitor For Workstations	The 17-inch Multigraph 447X monitor ($1250) from Nokia Display Products (Sausalito, CA) features an antiglare-c oated Trinitron tube with a 0.26mm aperture grill.
Shuttle Your Data off Your Notebook	The Disk Shuttle (from $417) from Computer Connections America (Bedford, MA) is a 2 1/2-inch portable hard drive that you connect to your parallel port for additional storage, file transfer, and backups.
CD-ROM Notebook	The top-of-the-line Hurricane notebook ($8355) includes an internal 5 1/4-inch CD-ROM drive, a sound chip on the motherboard, a 540-MB IDE removable hard drive, 20 MB of RAM, and a 66-MHz 486DX2/SL CPU.
Sound Card with Speech Recognition	A sound card with built-in wave-table synthesis and a DSP, the Aria 16se ($169) has 16-bit digital-audio playback and recording and a 44.1-kHz sampling rate.
Cursor Control That Fits In Your Hand	An interactive hand-held controller that fits in your hand, the ProPoint ($129) has a pressure-sensitive button that provides 360-degree cursor control at the touch of a thumb.
Image-Processing Power	Designed for use with image-processing, vision, and robotics systems based on the TMS320C40, the HETVIO 8-bit image-processing TIM-40 module ($6750) features a PAL/NTSC frame-capture interface that supports up to four multiplexed camera inputs.
Fast Color Printing	The 2-ppm Spectra-Star GTx ($4995) plain-paper color printer uses a RISC processor running at 33 MHz.
Build a Template, Click a Button, Create a Document	Now you can build document-assembly templates in WordPerfect, Ami Pro, and Microsoft Word without having to write macros.
Remote Control and Access	CoSession for Windows (two-PC package, $199) supports enhanced background operations, multiple connections, and remote operation of DOS and Windows programs.
Fax from Windows	The FaxFacts FFWIN utility (from $300) lets you fax directly from any Windows application when you use it with FaxFacts broadcast software, a high-performance fax board, and a dedicated PC that acts as a fax server tied to the network for outbound-only faxing.
3-D Images for Any Printer	RenderPrint ($249) lets you print photo-realistic 3-D images from any graphics application on any printer at full printer resolution.
Graphics That Save Money	ActiGraf ($795) helps you spot wasted costs and inefficiencies by gra phically depicting company policies and procedures.
Put Your Data on CD	Alchemy ($995) from IMR (Englewood, CO) enables you to work alone or in a workgroup to collect text and image files in their native formats for transfer to a CD.
System Analysis and Troubleshooting	PC diagnostic and troubleshooting software, QuickTech-Pro ($249) from Ultra-X (Santa Clara, CA) has a main menu for quick access to all test groups.
Client/Server and 4GLwork Together	The DataFlex Server Edition (from $1995) provides client/server computing for the DataFlex object-oriented fourth-generation language.
Object-oriented toolkit for multiple platforms	An add-on to the UIM/X development tool for OSF/Motif, Cross Platform Toolset ($2500) provides the objects, libraries, and documentation necessary to create production-quality applications for use on multiple platforms.
Sign On in Windows	Designed for use with a digitiz-er tablet or pen-based computer, Sign-On Verify ($395) from Sign-On Systems (Beverly Hills, CA) allows a person's signature to be used in place of a log-in and password or PIN.
Swim with Unix	Swim ($149), a run-time and development system based on OSF/Motif 1.2.3, is available for Unix platforms such as Linux, Coherent, and BSD/386.
Grease the Switch in Windows	An embedded and customizable control bar, RibbonCB ($99) provides buttons via which you launch applications and macros from within any Windows application.
Management Software for a Cross-Platform Team	Now available for the Mac, ManagePro 2.0 ($395) helps managers and workgroups meet their goals and deadlines by integrating tools for planning, tracking, and delegating tasks over a network.
ImageFast 2.0	ImageFast 2.0, ImageFast Software Systems (McLean, VA), lets you set up your own indexing and organize the information environment your way via the addition of the Database Design Wizard, Action Icons, WorkFast, Calera OCR integration, RedactFast, and unlimited annotation layers.
Teleform for Windows 3.0	Teleform for Windows 3.0, Cardiff Software (Solana Beach, CA), adds a forms designer, BasicScript for implementing complex procedures, faster and more accurate hand-printing recognition, and TIFF support; improves fax tracking; and supports multiple fax phone books, among other improvements.
Director 4.0	Director 4.0, Macromedia (San Francisco, CA), improves memory management, compiles its scripting language for faster script execution, optimizes data retrieval from storage devices, and adds object-oriented commands and a "movie in a window" feature.
Synchronize 1.3	Synchronize 1.3, CrossWind Technologies (Felton, CA), builds on a cross-platform architecture and lets you easily customize your work space and change the appearance and behavior of the software to fit your own needs.
NetCensus 2.00	NetCensus 2.00, Tally Systems (Hanover, NH), streamlines its GUI and adds the MacCollector to provide automatic hardware and software inventory; a product-detail table that organizes data in spreadsheet-like reports; reporting features; and a snap-in module for Novell's NMS.
Statistics for Windows	Developed from the ground up for Windows, the SigmaStat for Windows statistical software package ($495) helps you select the most appropriate tests, checks your assumptions, handles missing data, and explains the tests' statistical results.
OS/2 Link	XoftWare/32 for OS/2 ($395) l ets users of networked PCs and PS/2s access graphical and character-based Unix applications and display them concurrently with OS/2 programs on a single PC screen.
Windows Multimedia Help	You can visually and quickly integrate multimedia into your Windows help system with Multimedia WinHelp ( $199).
Multiplatform Change Files	A multiplatform file-update utility, UpdateIt ($249) lets you ship to your customers incremental product updates in the form of compressed password-protected change files.
Money Management in Windows	Managing Your Money for Windows ($79.95) from Meca Software (Fairfield, CT) furthers a recent trend in small office/home office software to deliver better ease of use than you get with the usual boxed icons.
Instant WBS	A fully featured Windows program, WBS Chart for Project ($149) lets you create, edit, and print WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) charts directly from Microsoft Project.

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