July 10, 2000
Web Tools Ektron eMPower New With eMPower, Ektron puts Web authoring tools and a content-management application in the hands of the people in your company who provide the content--the editorial producers or the marketing folks, for instance. eMPower offers content developers an easy-to-use word processor-like interface. Therefore, while your IT staffers maintain administrative control of the site, they don't have to be burdened with routine HTML coding and page creation. Key components of eMPower include document management to keep track of different versions of a page or site, a personalized work area to manage and edit the documents you're working on, and a virtual staging server for approving and publishing pages.
Available: Now. Starts at $2,999 per URL and includes a 10-user license.
Ektron,
(603) 594-0249;
fax (603) 594-0258 www.ektron.com
July 10, 2000
RAID Controller Mylex Corp. AcceleRAID 170LP New If your server closet is like most, it's anything but roomy. Such tight quarters call for high-density, low-profile servers--and not much else. Mylex Corp. has the ideal RAID controller for such devices. The company's AcceleRAID 170LP can be used in a 2U server without a riser card or in a 1U-high server with a riser card. Geared to ISPs and e-business applications, the 170LP features a single Ultra 160 SCSI LVD channel and supports data transfer rates of 160 MB per second. The RAID controller is PCI hot-pluggable and provides full RAID Level 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50 and JBOD configuration capabilities. Configuration and management are handled through Mylex's RAID EzAssist utility and its Global Array Manager, respectively.
Available: Later this summer. $495.
Mylex Corp.,
(800) 77-MYLEX;
fax (510) 745-8016 www.mylex.com
July 10, 2000
Internet Access eDevice Technology SmartStack New eDevice Technology's SmartStack software lets you easily and inexpensively connect any piece of equipment to the Internet. It uses a single DSP (digital signal processor) to initiate the modem software and the Internet protocols stack software (PPP, TCP/IP, SMTP, POP3, FTP, HTTP) at the same time. Devices with SmartStack can send and receive e-mail, transfer files and perform remote-command and -control functions. According to eDevice, SmartStack can be implemented in a vending machine, for example, to notify a supplier when stock is running low. Other applications include having SmartStack monitor a home security or sprinkler system. Because SmartStack is inexpensive to enable--as low-cost as a few dollars per unit--it's very flexible, the company says.
Available: Now Pricing is set per customer.
eDevice Technology,
(212) 856-0000; www.edevice.com
July 10, 2000
E-business Casahl Technology ecKnowledge 7.0 Improved Share the knowledge--that seems to be the message behind Casahl Technology's ecKnowledge 7.0 collaboration software. Targeted at the business-to-business market, ecKnowledge is built on the company's Replic-Action software engine, which allows integration between enterprise, groupware and DBMS installations. According to Casahl, the product offers collaboration tools, such as connectivity to virtually all DBMSes, ERP systems, legacy applications, Web portals, groupware and desktop apps. ecKnowledge can be used to integrate product-information management among supply-chain partners' Web sites and business-process integration between partners' ERP systems. The ecKnowledge architecture provides load-balancing and failover capability among servers.
Available: Now $8,000 to $60,000 depending on configuration.
Casahl Technology,
(800) 324-4284;
fax (925) 328-1188 www.casahl.com
July 10, 2000
Infrastructure Lightwave Communications ConsoleServer 800 New Lightwave Communications' ConsoleServer 800 offers an alternative to terminal servers. It provides centralized management of serial-command console ports through direct network access, a local terminal or an optional modem connection. Six simultaneously connected users can access up to eight devices. The attached devices may be a mix of workstations, servers, local or wide area components and network management systems. System administration can be performed locally or carried out via the ConsoleServer 800's remote dial-up and telnet access. The ConsoleServer 800 has a 64-KB FIFO buffer per device port. The buffers hold the last 80 to 100 screens of data for each connected device, providing a limited audit trail in the event of a problem.
Available: Now Starts at $2,495; optional modem card, $395.
Lightwave Communications,
(800) 871-9838;
fax (203) 874-0157 www.lightwavecom.com
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