From middleware to bus cards: A roundup of new products
COM-ing Unix
The Open Group has announced the release of COMsource 1.1, an open-systems, Unix-based implementation of Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) middleware product for Windows. With the product, developers can create COM-enabled applications on Unix or port their existing Windows-based COM applications to Unix. The 1.1 version now includes support for Windows 2000, as well as Windows NT 4.0 service packs 4, 5 and 6. Customers can also purchase a support and maintenance service contract for assistance in using the product. Pricing begins at $7,000. For more information, visit www.opengroup.org or call 650 323-7992.
Keyboard comfort
Anyone suffering from aching wrists should investigate the new Evolution Keyboard series from Kinesis. Each half of the asymmetrically split keyboard can be adjusted for tilt, height and rotation, allowing for users to configure the keyboard for optimum comfort. Keyboards also include integrated touchpads, eliminating the need to reach for a mouse. Finally, some models include a track that attaches under a user's desk, allowing for quick, out-of-the-way storage. Users can also reprogram any of the keyboard's keys and create keyboard macros that play back as many as 70 characters with a single key press. Pricing begins at $479. For more information, visit www.kinesis-ergo.com or call 800 454-6374.
Terminal management
Tricerat has unveiled Desktop2001, a Windows thin-client server management product designed to work in Windows 2000 Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 environments. The product is intended to ease application deployments by providing a drag-and-drop interface for configuring user desktop and start menu items. At the same time, Desktop2001 affords additional security. The product's integrated Thorough Operation Restriction technology lets administrators lock down user environments, preventing the unauthorized use of Web applications and e-mail viruses. The product lists for $1,699 per server (discounts are available). For more information, visit www.tricerat.com or call 410 715-4226.
Port authority
Upgrading systems to handle the latest peripherals is as easy as adding Belkin Components' new FireWire/USB ComboCard. The Peripheral Component Interconnect bus card includes three (one internal and two external) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394 (FireWire) ports and two external Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. The card comes complete with a pair of digital video editing software packages and supports most standard USB and FireWire peripherals, including printers, keyboards, disk drives, mice, scanners, video cameras and more. The card lists for $109.99. For more information visit www.belkin.com or call 310 898-1100.
XML does Linux
Software AG has announced that its Tamino native XML database is now available for Suse Linux's Linux Enterprise Server for the IBM S/390 mainframe. According to the companies, the S/390 is capable of supporting as many as 30,000 virtual Linux servers at one time, making it suitable for enterprise-class applications. Pricing is based on the performance level of the system in which it will be installed. For more information, visit www.softwareag.com or call 925 242-3700.
Safe and secure
Network Flight Recorder has unveiled a new product designed to keep hackers from hiding their tracks after they infiltrate corporate networks. The product, NFR Secure Log Repository, consolidates network log data into a single secure location, allowing network administrators to review it for clues to possible break-ins while preventing hackers from being able to remove evidence of their actions from the logs. Pricing for the product begins at $4,500. For more information, visit www.nfr.com or call 240 632-9000.
Better backup
Businesses built around Microsoft Exchange 2000 can take advantage of Computer Associate's latest release of its ArcServe 2000 Backup Agent for Microsoft Exchange. The updated backup product offers several new features, including protection for the Microsoft Information Store, incremental and differential backups, support for Microsoft Exchange Clusters, and the capability to browse multiple Exchange servers. The product is available now for a list price of $395. For more information, visit www.ca.com/arcserve.
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