July 1996 / International What's New

An Answering Machine for Faxes Spiderman 200 0	SpiderMan 2000 is a giant step ahead of standard fax/modems because your PC or Mac doesn't need to be turned on to receive faxes and voice messages. - by Rainer Mauth
Six- and Eight-Speed CD-ROM Drives	Elitegroup's Vertos ESD CD-ROM drives come in four-, six-, and eight-speed configurations, with faster versions in the works.
CD-ROM Server Manages Up to Seven Drives DP300 CD-ROM Server	The DP300 is a series of SCSI-2-based CD-ROM servers with up to seven CD-ROM drives that can run in Ethernet or token-ring LANs.
New Dual-Processor HyperSparc Module SPARC-CPU-10	The SPARC CPU-10 is a dual-processor HyperSparc MBus module that runs 125- and 150-MHz processors and allows for the deployment of up to 192 MB of RAM.
Video CD Player BTC VCS-B1 Video CD Player	Behavior Tech Computer's BTC VCS-B1 video CD player can connect into either a PC or TV, making it ideal for home entertainment and business applications.
LAN-WAN Internetworking Router	Siemens' Network-Modem-Router is a stand-alone unit that includes its own CPU and manages LAN-LAN and LAN-WAN internetworking via telephone lines.
Fast Ethernet Cards and Hubs	Lite-On Communications' fast Ethernet products, including the LF560, LF6008, and LF6012, are designed for use in 10- and 100-Mb operations.
Virtual Router for Networks VGate Virtual Router	Vgate is a virtual router that is interoperable with any Ethernet LAN switch.
Increase Throughput on Your Web Site	Providing a single IP address to access a pool of Web servers, the Internet Server Dispatcher is a routing device that lets multiple servers increase Web -site capacity.
ISDN Terminal Adapter Supports Bandwidth on Demand	The new version of the Ultimate TA ISDN terminal adapter includes Virtual Leased Line and Bonding capabilities.
Fast Ethernet ICs	Realtek's communications ICs support the 100-Mb fast Ethernet standard.
17-inch Multimedia Color Monitor Mitac 1769FD Color Monitor	Mitac's 1769FD 17-inch multimedia color monitor delivers a resolution of 1280 by 1024 pixels at 60 Hz, with a dot pitch of 0.28 mm and horiz ontal and vertical frequencies of 30 to 69 kHz.
Industrial-Strength Label Printers Investix DX Thermal Printers	The Investix DX 58 and DX 60 thermal 2-inch printers are multifunctional units that can print labels, tickets, bar codes, tags, and stickers.
Full-Motion Desktop Video Camera Ergonomic Desktop Camera from Philips	Philips' desktop video camera features simple mechanics for swivel and pan movements and a variable-focus lens.
386SX-Based PC-on-a-Chip	Acer Laboratories PC-on-a-Chip product line is designed for PDAs, hand-held games, and other 32-bit embedded applications.
32-bit Embedded RISC Processor	Macronic's MXR3500 32-bit rpocessors are based on the R3000 RISC technology from Mips Technologies.
RVS-COM: One Communications Program for ISDN and Modems RVS-COM for Windows	The new version of RVS-COM for Windows 95 provides powerful communications capabilities for modems and ISDN. - by Rainer Mauth
Interface Integrates SAP and Metaphase	Siemens ANL developed a software interface that integrates the Metaphase product management system and SAP business management software.
Database Query Tool	QlikView is an easy-to-use data-query tool that features an associative interface.
Search Original Documents MyDesk from Iota Industries	MyDesk from Iota Industries is Windows-based software that enables on-image information searches of original documents without having to rely on separate OCR-generated text files and preserving all original fonts and graphics.
Forms Processing FormReader from Ligature	FormReader from Ligature is a time-saving program that automatically extracts numeric or alphanumeric data or optical marks such as filled-in check boxes from various kinds of preprinted forms.
Object-Oriented Approach to Team Programmers HOPE from Aladdin Software	HOPE, the Human-Oriented Programming Environment from Aladdin Software, is an object-oriented team development tool suite whose features include on-line information sharing between team members, locking of fine-grained objects, smart merge tools, Import Wizard for ongoing projects, full control of the development project, and real-time change management.
CASE Tool Supports Bidirectional Code Generation	Select OMT Professional Workbench 5.0 is an object-oriented modeling tool that supports Rumbaugh's Object Modeling Technique and Jacobsen's Use Case techniques.
SGML Toolkit	IDM is a toolkit for developers of SGML systems that hides much of the complexity of SGML behind an easy-to-understand interface.
Visual Expert Helps Port Visual Basic Applications	Visual Expert helps Visual Basic developers port applications from VB 3 to VB 4, VBX to OCX, or Windows 16-bit applications to 32 bits.

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