The Best of Show (and also Internetworking) co-winners were Fore Systems and NetEdge Systems for their co-developed switching solution that links Ethernet, Token Ring, and other LANs with ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) networks. NetEdge Systems ((919) 361-9000) offers it as ATM Connect release 1.1, and Fore Systems ((412) 772-6600) markets it as the Lax-20 LAN Access Switch.
XSoft ((415) 424-0111) won in the Applications category for Visual Recall, a document management system for NetWare workgroups.
EZ-RPC for Windows NT, OS/2, and VMS, from NobleNet ((508) 460-8222), took top honors in the Applic
ation Development Tools category. EZ-RPC lets you develop cross-platform client/server applications from stand-alone applications.
NetFrame Systems' ((408) 944-0600) ClusterServers 2500 and 4500 won in the Server Hardware category. These servers allow multiple operating systems and processors to coexist with a common backplane, shared memory, and an independent messaging layer while supporting the hot swapping and addition of all components.
AT&T and Novell won the WAN (wide-area network) Services award for NetWare Connect Services, which offers secure network access to public, private, and commercial services.
Telco Systems' Fiber Optics Division ((617) 551-0300) took the WAN Equipment award for its HyperLynx-50 and HyperLynx-50 Hubs, which are ATM/Sonet multiplexers that combine T1 service with ATM transport, offering broadcast-quality video and monitoring for usage-based billing.
Isocor ((310) 476-2671) won in the Messaging/E-Mail category for MAPIware, a development toolkit
for message-enabling applications. MAPIware allows the development of client/server Windows or Unix interfaces for a variety of data-exchange functions, including work-flow forms.
Symantec ((503) 334-6054) won the Network Peripherals/Storage award for its Norton Enterprise Backup software, which features automatic routing of data to tape servers and disaster-recovery tools.
SynOptics ((408) 764-1085) took top honors in the LAN Hardware category for the LattisSwitch 28115, a fast Ethernet switching hub. The 28115 has 16 shielded RJ-45 ports, allowing individual configuration of each port for 10- or 100-Mbps operation.
Cogent Data Technologies ((206) 378-2929) won in the Network Interface Card category. Cogent's EM964 PCI Quartet, a four-port Ethernet PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) LAN adapter, supports 132-Mbps data transfer with predictive pipelining and an on-board bridge.
CheckPoint Software Technologies ((415) 346-4131) won best Security product with its FireWall-1
software, which provides complete Internet connectivity with security.
Make Systems ((415) 941-9800) won the Network Management trophy for NetMaker XA, a set of interactive data management tools for enterprise networks.
Illustration: Isocor's MAPIware represents information about a global X.500 directory system of users in a graphical Rolodex. In the schema designer, you can modify network schemata, such as security or routing, graphically.
The Best of Interop+Networld
