Applications: the InterAp applications suite for accessing the Internet, California Software ((714) 729-4224); the Zip Office Server for Lotus Organizer and cc:Mail, which links scheduling systems across LANs to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision, Attachmate ((416) 979-1380).
Application Development Tools: the Enterprise/Access 2.0 toolkit, which combines centralized screen-scraping logic and client/server technology, Apertus Technologies ((612) 828-0300); version 3.0 of the Virtual Socket Library, which provides a consistent transport-level network API for client/server development, JSB ((408) 438-8300).
Server Hardware: Workgroup Server 9150, a PowerPC 601based server, Apple ((408) 996-1010); the AS/400 Advanced Server from IBM ((914) 766-4530).
WAN Services: the Interexchange Switched Multi-megabit Data Service, which provides secure high-speed c
onnections between MCI and other local providers, such as Bell Atlantic, MCI Telecommunications ((404) 668-6000); SITA's Frame Relay service, which carries networked applications across over 200 countries at 2 Mbps, SITA Group (Hayes, England, +44 81 730 1322).
WAN Equipment: the Artemis Broadband Data Service Unit, which lets ATM islands connect to T3 or E3 lines, Larscom ((408) 988-6600); the multiprotocol ACP 70 access device, Telematics International ((305) 772-3070).
Messaging/E-Mail: Z-Mail, a cross-platform E-mail system, Z-Code Software ((415) 898-8649); the Intelligent Messaging III back end, Banyan Systems ((508) 898-1000).
Network Peripherals/Storage: Typhoon 30, a 30-ppm networked printer, Dataproducts (1-800-232-2141); the Q7 advanced tape library, which has up to 560 GB of storage, Transitional Technology ((714) 693-1133).
LAN Hardware: the 100VG Hub-15, which supports the proposed 100VG-AnyLAN IEEE 802.12 100-Mbps standard, Hewlett-Packard ((800) 533-1333); the Enter
prise Hub, an ATM Ethernet switch module that provides ATM backbone access, routing, and bridging for workgroups, Hughes LAN Systems ((415) 966-7300).
Network Interface Card: the 10-/100-Mbps EtherExpress PR/100 adapter, Intel ((503) 629-7000); the Performance Series Ethernet IIp Adapter for PCMCIA from Xircom ((818) 878-7600).
Security: the CyberSafe Challenger tool for developing secure authentication for distributed systems, CyberSafe ((206) 883-8721); AuditWare, a multiserver auditing tool for NetWare, Preferred Systems ((203) 937-3000).
Network Management: Spectrum 3.0, a distributed, multiuser network management platform with telephony and PBX management, Cabletron ((603) 332-9400); the Netscout Resource Manager proactive manager of network devices, Frontier Software Development ((508) 851-5700).
Internetworking: Direct Route, a connection-oriented, protocol-independent, internetworking technology that provides dynamic bandwidth and on-demand access between LANs, Symplex Comm
unications ((313) 995-1555); the IEN 1000 intelligent branch-office hub/router, Hypercom ((602) 866-5399).
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