December 1996 / International What's New

A PDA with English/Chinese Language Recognition Chinese Language To Go	Want to learn Chinese, play games, or keep phone numbers in a PDA? - by Mark LaPedus
Multiplatform Smartcard Reader	Cardman II, a smartcard reader that supports digital signatures, encryption, and the whole range of smartcards currently on the market, connects to a serial port and runs on all Windows, OS/2, and Unix platforms.
Fast Ethernet Controller	Davicom offers a pair of Fast Ethernet chips that support 10- and 100-Mbps data rates and are designed for LAN adapters, shared/switch hubs, and other equipment.
Analog Modem for ISDN Dial-In Applications Taxi-System Navigates Internet Traffic	The Taxi-System Analog Modem Module (AMM) provides both digital-terminal-adapter and analog-modem access to a common ISDN (BRI or PRI) interface.
Fast Infrared-to-LAN Access	Tekram's IRNet IR-610 is a wireless infrared-to-LAN access adapter that links a LAN to an infrared-based portable PC.
New Board from Miro miroVideo Brings the Power Home	The miroVideo DC30 video-editing board brings more power to home and semiprofessional video users.
PC Card with Ethernet/Fax/Modem Functions	Accton's EN2218 is a PC Card-compatible board that includes Ethernet, fax, and modem functions.
Communications for SOHO Users	OfficeCom Plus is a complete communications system for the home office.
High-Resolution Digital Camera	BTC's ColorTake is a stand-alone digital still camera that enables you to capture and store images on your PC's hard drive.
Industrial-Strength Processor Board Italian High-Performance Not Limited to Race Cars	The Idea_AT32/4D4 is a highly integrated, high-performance, single-board computer that's compliant with the PC/104 standard (3.6 by 3.8 inches) and delivers 20 MIPS when it's paired with a 100-MHz 486DX4 processor.
Jukebox for NT or the Mac Ntready to Serve Your Needs	NTready, a combined jukebox and NFS server system, supports optical read and write (ISO 9660) drives and enables you to build up complete archiving systems.
Removable Hard Drive	MaxIt is a 3.5-inch removable hard drive for PC or Macintosh workstations that stores up to 540 MB of data.
Scanner for SOHO	The PageOffice Color scanner, from Umax, is a compact stand-alone device that enables you to scan documents, faxes, photos, forms, business cards, and even checks.
Bilingual Sales Manager Track Your Sales...Reps, That Is	Executives and other busy managers are the target market for Autotech's WinSales sales-tracking software. - by Mark LaPedus
Wave-Form Analysis Under Windows	The latest version of Famos, a wave-form-analysis package for Windows platforms, allows you to display up to 150 wave forms in one window and resample wave forms at different speeds.
FORTRAN 90 Compiler	The NAG/ACE FORTRAN 90 (SPARC) Compiler provides FORTRAN developers and programmers with enhanced performance and flexibility.
OCR for Visually Impaired Users OCR for the Visually Impaired	Recognita 3.0 is an OCR package designed for visually impaired users.
Object-Oriented Visualization Toolbox Sphinx Open Leaves Mystery Behind	Sphinx Open brings object orientation, platform independence, and client/server computing to the world of process visualization.
Lotus Organizer Add-Ins	The Companions for Lotus Organizer offer travel data for places in Western Europe, including information about airports, postal services, banks and other financial institutions, electricity, business etiquette, restaurants, and hotels.
Groupsoft Web Publisher Create and Structure Websites with Groupsoft	Groupsoft Publisher, a Web publishing tool, helps you create the content and structure of your Web site.
Resource Manager for Teams This Tool is Tops	AG-Top 2.6 is a groupware-enabled scheduling and resource management tool that can automatically check possible appointment dates for a team of workers.
Multilingual Product Catalog for CD-ROMs	The EPK electronic product catalog lets you publish product-related data, such as CAD drawings, video clips, and pricing information, in a structured and clear manner on a CD-ROM.
A Single-Chip Pentium Pro Chip Set	SIS's 5601 is the first single-chip core-logic solution designed for Intel's Pentium Pro processor.
Smart Fast Ethernet Switching Hub	Accton's SmartExtender Fast Ethernet switching hub comes in two models, both of which ensure smooth migration from 10-Mbps to 100-Mbps LANs.
Data Acquisition Over an RS-485 Network	The Adam-5000 distributed data-acquisition board provides intelligent signal conditioning and analog and digital I/O over a multidrop RS-485 network.
Two High-End Multimedia PCs	IPC targets the high-end multimedia computing market with a pair of PCs -- the Helios Mini Tower and the FamilyMagic Excellente -- based on Intel's 200-MHz Pentium Pro processor.

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