NEW PRODUCTS.Wireless smartphone UNITE STATE-OF-THE-ART CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. with the Palm Computing platform. QUALCOMM puts an address book and a date book at your fingertips for use with your wireless phone. With the pdQ smartphone, downloading applications or enhanced features from the Web or a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). is simple. The pdQ smartphone, available in both 800 Mhz dual-mode and 1900 MHz digital versions, allows users to track appointments, catalog contact data, send and receive e-mail, surf the Internet, and of course, make phone calls from a single device.--QUALCOMM, Inc. Circle 316 for more information Cabling MODULAR D-RING CONSTRUCTION provides rugged strength and durability. Panduit Corp. develops cable management components in four configurations for patch and distribution cables. OPEN-ACCESS components, designed for higher capacity and flexibility, are compliant with industry standards for Category 5 (or higher UTP UTP (uridine triphosphate): see uracil. (Unshielded Twisted Pair) See twisted pair. UTP - unshielded twisted pair ) and fiber optic cables. Panduit's system includes options such as D-ring only, D-ring with wiring duct, and high-capacity D-ring.--Panduit Corp. Circle 317 for more information Videoconferencing NEW C-C-C GROUP SYSTEM works over ordinary Cat 5 cabling to provide users with 30 frames per second, broadcast-quality local and wide area multiway videoconferencing at lower cost than desktop ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. . Instead of deploying expensive videoconferencing equipment at each desktop, the FreeVision Desktop Videoconferencing System places all codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
The FreeVision Desktop Videoconferencing System supports H.320 and T.120 standards and ships with Microsoft NetMeeting. Key features include multipoint conferencing, call transfer, site-to-site direct dial, caller ID, free seating, a "video receptionist," the ability to join an ongoing session, and MS Outlook-style format.--C-C-C Group Circle 324 for more information Optical transceivers SUPPORT HIGH-SPEED data transmission necessary in network applications and cross connects to ATM switches and disk arrays. Molex Fiber Optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber provides gigabit optical transmissions over single mode and multimode fiber for distances up to 10 km. Compact GBIC (GigaBit Interface Converter) A hardware module used to attach network devices to fiber-based transmission systems such as Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet. The GBIC converts the serial electrical signals to serial optical signals and vice versa. optical transceivers are designed for use in data communication and telecommunication networks, broadband deployments, workstations, and mainframe backbones. GBIC optical transceivers are available in long wave length (1300nm) and short wave length (850nm) for Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet applications. The Fibre Channel transceiver features data rates of 1.063 Gbps and complies with ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. 11 requirements. The Gigabit Ethernet model runs data rates of 1.25 Gbps and complies with IEEE 802.3z standards.--Molex Inc. Circle 318 for more information See the big (cabling) picture RECORD, VIEW, INTERROGATE, AND EDIT entire cable infrastructures. ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there Infortext produces a comprehensive way of visualizing and managing connectivity through a GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. . Infortel for Windows Cable Management System defines the location, connectivity, and capacity of all aspects of any circuit. Benefits provided by this product include: multi-site support, multi-user capabilities, drag-and-drop functionality, integrated work orders, equipment register, cost allocation, TIA/EIA 606 compliance, and flexibility to track cabling in all types of network architectures. The system is effective in various cabling installations, such as RS232, Ethernet, token ring, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , voice, or ISDN.--ISI Infortext Circle 319 for more information Manage video and voice traffic NETWORK USERS CAN BENEFIT from desktop video and voice applications over their existing Ethernet network. VIPswitch Inc. has produced a QoS IP Ethernet switch that prioritizes voice and video to the desktop and is compatible with existing networks. The VIPswitch 360 lets the delay-sensitive traffic pass by, assigning precedence to voice and video. The VIPswitch 360 is compatible with various H.323 gateways and gatekeepers, such as PictureTel, Radvision, and VideoServer. It enhances the performance of Intel ProShare, VCON EscortPro, Microsoft NetMeeting, and other H.323 systems. The 360 is an important infrastructure piece in the deployment of real-time CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. applications and DVC (1) (Digital Video Camera) A camcorder that records in digital format. See DV. (2) (Digital Video Cassette) An earlier term for the DV format. See DV. (3) See desktop videoconferencing. collaborative tools on the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. .--VIPswitch Inc. Circle 326 for more information Big-time VolP NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS can deploy IP networks that carry millions of inexpensive voice and fax calls and have the capacity to expand into revenue-generating services such as prepaid billing cards. Lucent Technologies has developed through Bell Labs a next-generation voice over Internet Protocol (VolP) package that dependably carries up to two million voice or fax calls per day. PacketStar IP Gateway 1000 is a product targeted at service providers that delivers VoIP services worldwide, including CLECs, ISPs, next-generation telcos, IXCs, and PTTs. Enterprises may choose PacketStar IP Gateway 1000 to offer customers the ability to place inexpensive long-distance calls over the Internet between two central office switches. It is a scalable platform that ranges from four to 28 T1s or three to 21 E1s, resulting in a high port density of 672 DS0s per gateway. Five gateways can be stacked in a seven-foot rack, resulting in 3,360 DS0s, a competitive footprint. The product has low latency of 80 milliseconds end-to-end for superior voice quality.--Lucent Technologies Circle 327 for more information Incumbents' advantage FRONT-END TRAFFIC PROCESSOR for existing tandem switching systems provides incumbent telephone companies with a much-needed network to compete with upstart carriers. The AN2100 Gateway Exchange from Tellabs offers operating and cost benefits to the established carriers that need to migrate entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. circuits-witched networks to new packet- and cell-based technologies. The AN2100 permits carriers to develop ATM-and IP-based networks without incurring large capital write-offs. Specifically, the AN2100 sorts, consolidates, and routes a mix of direct-dialed voice calls and high-speed data traffic around the tandem while still using the tandem for operator-assisted calls.--Tellabs Circle 320 for more information Got to store it? Vault it. ULTRA-SECURE SITE OFFERS DATA storage vaulting, and Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 testing. TiTAN's mega-safe center for sophisticated active and archival vaulting is located in the low seismic risk area of Moses Lake, Wash., where the Department of Defense previously constructed a missile control facility. The TITAN1 is a safe site complex that provides disaster recovery and business services in the same location as secure electronic and hard-copy vaulting and storage. The facility features the "Top Secret" vault rating of the Department of Defense, a 24-hour guard force, electronic perimeter security system, man and vehicle traps, closed-circuit surveillance, barbed-wire fencing, fire suppressions systems, and UPS and generator backups.--TiTAN Corp. Circle 321 for more information One-stop Internet solution BUNDLED APPLICATIONS can help small and medium-sized businesses maximize their investment in the Internet. Commence Corp. has produced 18 "out-of-the-box" business applications that allow companies to conduct business on the Web almost immediately without costly development efforts. Allure is a Web-based server product affording users dynamic integration between their internal business processes and the Internet. The software applications support product catalogs and promotions, order tracking, customer self-service applications, a database, employment opportunities, and more. The 32-bit architecture of Allure supports Windows 95 and NT platforms.--Commence Corp. Circle 322 for more information Virtual storage solution REDUCE TAPE TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. BY UP TO 90% by lowering hardware, floor space needs, and administration costs. Sterling Software's Storage Management Division introduces a flexible, scalable storage alternative. SAMS SAMS Scottish Association for Marine Science SAMS Space Acceleration Measurement System SAMS South American Missionary Society (of the Episcopal Church, Inc) SAMS School of Advanced Military Studies (US Army) :Vtape is a virtual tape storage solution for enterprise environments. SAMS: Vtape creates virtual tapes and devices within Multiple Virtual Storage (operating system) Multiple Virtual Storage - (MVS) Release 2 of OS/VS2, called MVS because it had multiple 16 MB virtual address spaces, in contrast to SVS. MVS ran on the IBM 390 series mainframes. It became MVS/SP, then MVS/XA (with 31-bit addressing) and then MVS/ESA. (MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. ), reducing the need to mount physical tapes. When data is transferred to tape, it is buffered and written to physical tapes under SAMS:Vtape control, ensuring all media are fully utilized. This reduces the number of tapes required, thus lowering tape costs. When it is necessary to retrieve data, SAMS:Vtape makes the data available virtually immediately, and an application can begin to work within seconds of tape mount. This may be more efficient than systems that require full file restoration prior to access by the application.--Sterling Software Circle 385 for more information Human Resources Software 32-BIT VERSION of human resource program offers the flexibility to accommodate companies with a few employees up to major corporations with 10,000 employees. Technical Difference is the developer of People-Trak software. The LT Series is a compendium of individual modules for companies with up to 500 employees. The HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist Series is a fully integrated suite of modules that can be combined to meet the individual needs of companies with up to 10,000 employees. People-Trak's programs include a sophisticated word-processing package, multilevel security, and export to HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . The SQL-compliant programs employ the MS Office 97 interface to enhance system compatibility.--Technical Difference, Inc. Circle 325 for more information Go wireless EXTEND YOUR WIRELESS COVERAGE area to entire office buildings and campus environments up to 10+ miles. Cabletron continues its production of wireless flexibility with a solution targeted at health care, finance, and manufacturing. The SmartSwitch RoarnAbout handles applications such as medical admissions, financial transactions, and inventory control. The features of the SmartSwitch RoamAbout 802.11 include vendor interoperability, power device management, migration path to higher speeds, integrated transmitter/receiver, and roaming over multi-vendor calls. Through filtering, the SmartSwitch product prevents unnecessary network traffic passing through the wired LAN. The RoamAbout is IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11 compliant. The SmartSwitch RoamAbout group is made of two components: a 2.4GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ) wireless Ethernet adapter and a full 10/10 functioning switch port Access Point that connects to your wired LAN. The wireless Ethernet adapter comes in two industry-standard formats: a PC card (or ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ) and a PCI card for desktop PCs.--Cabletron Systems Circle 383 for more information Be in Ultra control CONNECT UP TO 1,000 COMPUTERS to four keyboards, monitors, and mice. UltraMatrix reduces clutter and saves equipment costs. It features a chassis that accepts plug-in cards and is powered by an integrated switching power supply Switch´ing power supply n. 1. a device used as part of an electronic device, which transforms electrical current from an AC line circuit to DC for use in electronic devices, and which can use either 110 volt or 220 volt AC line curent. . Expansion cards and cables are used to interconnect the units. The UltraMatrix is a platform for PCs, Sun, RS/6000, HP, DEC, and SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. . A significant feature is the integrated auto-switching power supply. The advanced on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. display technology permits configuration of all settings, selection of computers for switching, and naming of computers on-screen with adjustable color and position. Security is provided by limitation of computers user can access after authentication with user ID and password. A separate password for configuration is required. The UltraMatrix uses DB25 cables to connect to the computer, keyboard, monitor, and mouse.--Rose Electronics Circle 381 for more information Ethernet for industry A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE that aims to standardize industrial applications on a dual redundant Ethernet platform is the subject of Hirschmann, Inc.'s new 24-page catalog. The full-color catalog details Hirschmann's Distributed Communications Architecture (DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. ), an IEEE 802.3-compliant Ethernet solution for industrial automation and control. DCA manages information from instruments to control devices that intercommunicate in·ter·com·mu·ni·cate intr.v. in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cates 1. To communicate with each other. 2. To be connected or adjoined, as rooms or passages. with plant equipment. The catalog showcases Hirschmann's DIN Rail industrial line of flexible and cost-effective network solutions. The Rail Hub group provides media redundancy in an optical ring structure. The Rail Switch line supports configuration of medium- to large-sized networks. The Rail Transceiver technology is designed for connection of remote devices.--Hirschmann, Inc. Circle 384 for more information In-vehicle computing MODULAR THREE-PIECE SYSTEM delivers space-saving, secure design for in-vehicle computing and communication. FieldWorks has addressed a growing demand from field professionals. The FW2000 Embedded Vehicle System (EVS EVS European Voluntary Service EVS Environmental Science EVS Electric Vehicle Symposium EVS Enhanced Vision System EVS environmental studies EVS European Values Study EVS Electronic Verification System EVS Extreme Voltage Shutdown ) includes a server, daylight-readable display, and back-lit keyboard. CD-ROM and floppy drives mount behind the display. Because the components are not in the same box, users can install the server in a secure, remote location within the vehicle while placing the relatively compact interface components near the end-user/driver. EVS accommodates up to 270 peripherals. Its rugged design brings together elements of onboard technologies found in truck, utility, farm, police, and military vehicles.--FieldWorks, Inc. Circle 315 for more information Maximize a single copper line! CLECS CAN REALIZE the significant cost advantages of packet-based access networks with a new product from Jetstream Communications. The CPX-1000 is a large-scale voice gateway permitting CLECs to deliver circuit-switched local telephone service over packet-based DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary lines. The CPX-1000 allows CLECs to penetrate the multi-billion dollar small business communications market. CPX-1000 uses Unity architecture, an end-to-end multi-service access network design for serving subscribers with 16 or fewer telephone lines. Unity leverages standard DSL and ATM technologies to enable CLECs to deliver up to 16 telephone lines and continuous high-speed Internet access over a single copper wire pair.--Jetstream Communications Circle 323 for more information |
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