June 1996 / What's New

Accounting and Payroll for Windows 95,3.1, and NT	Designed for businesses with one to 50 employees, DacEasy Accounting & Payroll 95 ($149.95) features a customizable interface, six integrated help systems, modifiable invoices for service- and inventory-based companies, multilevel security, more th an 100 business templates, a report designer, communications tools, and a payroll module.
Virtual CD-ROM Drives over a LAN CD Access Without the Drive	Now network and remote users can share CD-ROM-based information simultaneously without actually having a CD-ROM drive on their PCs.
Infrared Data-Exchange Software TranXit for Easy Synchronization	TranXit Pro lets mobile and desktop PC users seamlessly and wirelessly synchronize, print, and transfer files and data across diverse OSes and hardware platforms in real time.
A Friendly Face for Reengineering Put On a Happy Face	Companies dedicated to continuous process improvement should investigate ProcessModel, a Windows 95 application for reenginering your business. - by Dave Andrews
Reuse and Share OLAP Objects	A companion product to the Oracle Express Analyzer object-oriented data-analysis tool ($595), Oracle Express Objects ($3995) enables you to reuse and share OLAP objects, such as tables, graphs, models, and data-mining criteria, in your applications.
Streamline Error Detection CodeWizard Enforces Rules	Available for Unix and Windows NT and 95, CodeWizard ($999) reads your code and automatically reports any rule violations, specifying the filename, the line number in which the violation occurs, the rule that you violated, and an explanation of the violation.
Partial Differential Equation Toolbox	An add-on to MatLab 4.2C, Partial Differential Equation (PDE) Toolbox enables you to model and solve elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic, and eigenvalue PDEs.
Create Intranet and WWW Applications Crafty Tool Constructs Reusable Apps	Available for Windows 3.X, 95, and NT, the NetCraft and ObjectCraft programs help you construct reusable intranet and Web applications.
Search Relational Databases on the Web	Working with SQL DBMS data sources and Web HTTP servers, Level5 Quest Server ($4995) allows visitors to your Web site to perform a search and receive their search information ranked and scored according to their preferences.
Create and Manage Your Web Site's Style	With WebSuite's integrated tools, you can create attention-grabbing, stylistically consistent Web pages that support your business objectives.
Translate International-Language Web Sites On-the-Fly Web Translations	Now you can translate the contents of sites on the Internet that are currently written in Spanish, French, or German into English, or vice versa, just by clicking a button on your Web-browser software.
Visual SlickEdit for X Windows	The Visual SlickEdit for X Windows graphical programming editor is compatible across Windows 3.x, 95, and NT; OS/2; and X Window System platforms, including AIX RS/6000, HP-UX, Solaris-Sparc, Solaris-Intel, Sun OS, SGI Irix, Digital Unix, and Linux.
DT VEE 3.2	For developing test and measurement applications, DT VEE 3.2 adds Windows 95 support; more options for building custom instrument panels, data displays, and controls; real-time hardware control; and easy connectivity to HP-IB and VXI interfaces.
PhotoModeler 2.1	You can create virtual objects with photo-mapped surfaces and export 3-D models that you generate with PhotoModeler 2.1 in VRML format.
Pronto96 3.0	A TCP/IP mail client, Pronto96 3.0 includes a sound-recorder icon that records voice messages as Windows 95 or NT voice files and then sends them as e-mail attachments using the MIME format.
Compact Audio Speaker System 3-D Surround Sound from All Angles	Both PC- and Mac-compatible, the SP-3d ($199) incorporates SRS Labs' SRS 3-D stereo technology, which creates a panoramic, 3-D sound experience with no centered listening position.
Flexible Pointing Device	The GyroPoint Desk ($149) offers standard on-the-desk mouse features and, using two gyroscopes inside to sense motion, also allows you to pick up the device and then move your wrist in the direction that you want to move the cursor: up, down, left, right, or diagonally.
Display Computer Images on TVs Pocket Presentations	A pocket-size scan converter, the PC Micro Presenter ($149) lets you display images from a desktop or laptop PC on any size TV.
Multiprotocol Ethernet Print Servers Multiprotocol Support	Single-Parallel-Port Print Servers, the M205 for 10Base-T and the M206 for 10Base-2 (US$375 each) support up to 500 workstations.
Point-to-Point Infrared Communications	The Sidepoint 3000 enables you to transfer files and data between desktop PCs and peripherals up to 9 feet apart without a physical cable connection.
28.8 Modem/Sound Card	Commando ($249) combines the functions of a 28.8-Kbps V.34 fax modem, a wave-table sound card, a full-duplex speakerphone, a voice-mail answering system, and fax on demand on a full-size ISAbus card.
Interchangeable Data Acquisition Subsystems	Consisting of a VME motherboard, interchangeable daughtercards, and a range of front-panel data-interface modules, the VGX family of products (from under $5000) offers data acquisition solutions for most environments.
Data Acquisition for Windows	Available with 16-bit analog inputs and outputs, the 5803HR data acquisition board comes with Windows-specific hardware features, such as dual and interrupt DMA; a 1024-word ADC FIFO; on-board RAM for channel-gain list storage; programmable gain of 1, 2, 4, and 8 ($995) or 1, 10, 100, and 500 ($1095); multiple triggering modes; 40 digital I/O lines; and a 16-bit ISA interface.
HP PCL 6 LaserJet 5s With the 5's You Geet PCL 6	The HP LaserJet 5 ($1629), 5N ($1929), and 5M ($2229) come with HP PCL 6, which provides faster graphics printing, improved gray-scaling, new font-synthesis technology, and backward compatibility.
Thermal-Dye Printers A Plethora of Printing Options	The Kodak Digital Science 8650 Printers can produce photo-quality prints and transparencies and CMYK page-size proofs.
Dye-Sublimation Color Printers	The ColorStream II DP and ColorStream II DPL printers come with embedded Adobe PostS cript Level 2 support, an on-board 33-MHz AMD 29030 RISC processor, a 543-MB internal hard drive, a resolution of 300 by 300 dpi, and professional color-matching software.
Pentium Performance from Cyrix's P166+ Same Price, Some Difference	For the same price, Sys Technology offers two identical systems with a choice of CPUs--a Cyrix 133-MHz P166+ or a 166-MHz Pentium. - by Selinda Chiquione
Large-Format Ink-Jet Printer	With a printable width of 49 1/2 inches and media lengths up to 300 feet, the NovaJet Pro 50 ($16,995; with optional RIP, $22,995) comes with a motorized media-feed and take-up system, which winds finished images onto a separate spool.
9-GB CD-ROM Array CD-ROM Array	The CD Tower-14 Ethernet Subsystem ($7725) comes in a 14-drive enclosure that Procom Technology can configure with four, seven, 10, or 14 quad- or six-speed CD-ROM drives.
Dual-Controller RAID Storage for Midrange Sun Servers RAID Storage	Supporting RAID Levels 0, 1, 0+1, and 5, the SuperFlex 5000 (from $15,500) provides dual redundant controllers; battery-backed, mirrored cache, which preserves cache contents for up to 48 hours; a differential fast/wide SCSI connector to the host; seven bays, each capable of housing a 3 1/2-inch, 2- or 4-GB, 7200-rpm drive module; and RAIDFlex-D, an i960 RISC-based processor providing 4 to 32 MB of write-through or write-back cache.
Travan-Compatible Tape Drives	The Tape800 (about $149) uses Travan TR-1 minicartridge technology to achieve a compressed capacity of 800 MB, and the Tape1600 (about $179) employs 2-to-1 compression of TR-2 tape cartridges to achieve a compressed capacity of 1.6 GB, or 800 MB uncompressed.
333-MHz AlphaStation	Incorporating the 64-bit, 333-MHz Alpha 21164 microprocessor, the AlphaStation 600 5/333 ($28,885) comes with 32 MB of memory, a 17-inch color monitor, a 1-GB hard drive, 4 MB of fast cache, a ZLXp-E1 graphics adapter, a floppy drive, a CD-ROM drive, audio, a mouse, and a keyboard.
Plug-and-Play Internet Servers WebCube Not a Square Solution	The WebCube Series P (from $7995) includes a 100-MHz Pentium CPU, 32 to 128 MB of RAM, 2-GB SCSI disk and tape drives, a quad-speed CD-ROM drive, 32-bit PCI Ethernet, SVGA video, 32 high-speed serial ports, and a router (with CSU/DSU) that supports T1, fractional T1, 56-KB, or frame-relay connections.
100-MHz 486DX4 Tablet PC A Speedy Tablet PC	Weighing just 3.4 pounds, the Fujitsu Stylistic 1000 (from $2895) offers 8 MB of DRAM, expandable to 24 MB; a 260- or 340-MB hard drive; advanced power management; a metal-tip stylus; standard peripheral ports; two stacked Type II PC Card slots and one Type III ATA slot; an infrared wireless adapter; 4 to 6 hours of operation on a battery charge; Windows 95; and Microsoft Pen Services 2.0.
CGI/Video Authoring Workstations Create Quality Video	Now you can create, render, and view computer-generated images (including 3-D animations) and then generate digital Betacam-quality video.

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