SERVERS & PERIPHERALS Networked Monochrome Printer: HP LaserJet 5Si MX N etwork printing is often taken for granted. It's only when something goes wrong that people notice it. Therefore, IT managers have come to expect a high level of reliability, compatibility and quality from the products in this very competitive market. Hewlett-Packard Co. continues its strong tradition with the HP LaserJet 5Si MX--a common sight in many companies, both large and small. What separates this printer from the pack is its combination of great print quality, wonderful printer management and strong networking capabilities. Simply stated, the 5SiMx just does everything right and can fit into any network. The 5SiMX supports a va riety of protocols--including TCP/IP and those for Novell IntranetWare, Windows NT 4.0 and Apple Macintosh--for connectivity to Unix and other host systems. In addition, a duplex option is available and dual paper trays, each supporting a ream of paper, are standard. To ease a network administrator's life, the HP 5SiMX can be managed remotely via the GUI JetAdmin utility. JetAdmin can be used to view and change the configuration of the printer and to notify the administrator of problems. And if it's a Web interface you're looking for, you'll find what you need in HP's Web JetAdmin. Both JetAdmin and Web JetAdmin let the administrator proactively anticipate users and their problems. Rounding out the feature set is the ability to automatically detect the type of print job--ASCII, HP PCL or PostScript--and print each print job correctly. HP LaserJet 5Si MX , $4,899, Hewlett-Packard Co., (800) 752-0900, www.hp.com H onorable Mentions: Lexmark Optra N , $3,399 to $3,999, Lexmark International, (800) 891-0331, www.lexmark.com QMS 2425 EX , $5,499, QMS, (800) 523-2696, www.qms.com Awards Table of Contents

Updated April 24, 1997