January 1998 / International What's New

Translation Pen Lacks Practicality Not Pretty, Not Practical	Novotech's Penscan Translation Pen aims at scanning and recognizing small portions of text, such as addresses, names, and short sentences that you don't want to have to type into your Windows Office applications. - by Robert Macholl
ATX Motherboard Ready for Multimedia	Siemens-Nixdorf now sells its ATX motherboards separately.
Multifunction Office Scanner This Solution Scans	Logitech's FreeScan office scanner provides a resolution of 600 by 600 dpi, 30-bit color depth, and a paper-feeding system for 25 pages.
Digital Camera for Video and Stills Still-Lives in Motion	Using advanced CCD technology, the Canon DM-MV1 digital-video camcorder lets you capture video and still photos with one device.
New Video-Converter Card Digital Conversion for High-Quality Output	To di splay composite or S-VHS PAL video on SVGA LCD flat-panel displays, the Videomate 3 converter card automatically scans, deinterlaces, and converts captured video signals.
PC Card Modem for Macs and PCs Bi-Platform Modem	The PC Card DataFire Go modem combines a 64-Kbps ISDN card and a 33.6-Kbps fax modem for use with the Mac OS, NetWare, and Windows.
A Supercomputer in a Nutshell	Parsytec's PowerMouse scalable parallel-processing unit packs four 300-MHz PowerPC 604e processors into a compact 21- by 45-cm shell and lets you optionally integrate even more CPUs.
Primergy 460 Server Features Dual CPUs	The Primergy 460 enterprise servers come with two Pentium II CPUs, 512 KB of L2 cache, up to 512 MB of RAM, and a hot-swappable RAID storage system.
A Keyboard for Dirty Environments Dirty is OK with This Keyboard	With Concept Keyboard's IP65 sealed keyboard, users can efficiently work in dusty, dirty, or humid environments.
Multiscreen LCD Display Saves Space Multiplicity of Space-Saving	The Proteus Trader System is a modular, multiple-screen LCD array with two to four borderless SuperTFT LCD panels measuring between 10.4 and 13.3 inches.
Stackable Ethernet Switches RND and RND We Go	RND's Enterprise series of stackable Ethernet switches offers 16 Ethernet and four Fast Ethernet ports.
Windows, Mac, and Web Data Publishing 4th Dimension Gives New Depth to Web Publishing	ACI's latest release of the 4th Dimension for Windows graphical database, version 6.0, uniquely combines cross-platform development, Web database publishing, and an intuitive graphical interface to make database development more accessible, especially to users who aren't database wizards. - by Bernhard Steppan
Wit Teaches Windows Know-How	Witis a training CD-ROM that helps you better understand the wide range of today's Windows-based office applications.
OTW2 Supports Complete Life Cycle New Life Support from OTW2	OTW2, a CASE tool for object-oriented software development, guides developers through the complete developmental process, including the analysis, modeling, implementation, and documentation of an application.
Simulate Business Problems	Taylor Enterprise Dynamics Developer is a simulation and modeling tool for Windows 95 and NT.
Stop E-Mail Viruses	Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange scans e-mail messages and attachments on demand or automatically.
Backgammon for Road Warriors Backgammon, Anyone?	If you like amusement while traveling with your hand-held PC, check out Backgammon for Windows CE.
Four ISDN Channels for the Mac	Grand Central Pro ISDN software for the Mac OS transfers Mac or Windows files at 256 Kbps over as many as four B-channels.
PlusPhone Manages ISDN Calls	The Bosch Integral PlusPhone telephony program plugs into any Windows application that offers direct-dial functionality over ISDN.
Mainframe Access for Your Web Browser	Winsurf Mainframe Access terminal- emulation software enables Web browsers to access mainframes over the Internet.
Office Management for Macs and PCs	Based on Filemaker Pro 3.0, O-Lab office-management software includes an extensive address database and support for direct dialing, faxing, and the generation of documents based on templates.
Maps and Data à la Carte	Cartes & Donnees 3.0, a mapping tool for the Macintosh, Windows, and Unix, supports research, logistics, and marketing applications.

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