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To: DiViT who wrote (25003)	11/10/1997 12:15:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Windows, Web ware on tap for Comdex/Fall Computerworld Staff ÿ 11/10/97 ComputerWorld Page 16,a (Copyright 1997 by Computerworld, Inc. All rights reserved.) ÿ Comdex/Fall '97 promises a five-day flurry of new hardware, Windows products, network computing tools and World Wide Web-enabled commerce applications. An estimated 200,000 people are expected to flock to Las Vegas next week, cramming halls in which 2,100 companies will exhibit more than 10,000 new products. On the Web front, 650 companies are taking part in an Internet showcase, rolling out Web development tools, browsers, commerce applications and security products. Here is a peek at what is on tap: Microsoft Corp. plans to demonstrate its multiuser version of the Windows NT operating system, code-named Hydra. It will let users run Windows applications on the server and push Windows into the space network computer vendors have been pursuing the traditional terminal market. The company also will announce availability of Exchange 5.5, an upgrade of its messaging and groupware server intended to boost scalability and offer additional Internet hooks and collaboration features. Version 5.5 should be capable of supporting 1,000 users or more. Wizzard Software Corp. in Pittsburgh plans to unveil Voice E-mail, an electronic-mail product with voice recognition. The software will let users navigate through their E-mail by using voice commands and create their E-mail by speaking. The software runs on Windows NT and Windows 95. It costs $49.95 per user license and is available now. Dell Computer Corp. in Round Rock, Texas, plans to show off at least one model of its forthcoming Net PC lineup, dubbed the OptiPlex N. The OptiPlex N is due next month and features Pentium chips with MMX at 166 MHz and up, 512K bytes of Level 2 cache, and 16M to 256M bytes of system memory.pActioneer, Inc. in San Francisco will announce Actioneer for Windows, messaging software that lets users capture, manage and share action items contained in E-mail, voice mail and documents. The software, priced at less than $100 peruser, runs on Windows 95, Windows NT Server and 3Com Corp.'s PalmPilot. Even plain-vanilla storage is taking a high profile this year with a special Fibre Channel area that will highlight how the interconnection technology can speed storage system performance. IBM will demonstrate its latest disk drives for high-end storage, the Ultrastar 18XP. The 18.2G-byte drive doubles the 9G-byte drives on the market. 3Com will use the show as a backdrop to unveil a host of products, including 56K bit/sec. offerings and an international X2 PC Card modem approved for use in more than 30 countries. The vendor also will offer attendees a sneak preview of its upcoming LAN + Modem combination cards. Notebook PC vendors will show off speedy new machines armed with Intel Corp.'s new 233-MHz processor with MMX technology. The menu includes souped-up megalaptops from vendors such as IBM, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and NEC Corp. that weigh in at a hefty 8 lbs. and have 14.1-in. color screens, some with DVD -ROM drives and enhanced sound and video. The mininotebook market is heating up with a more powerful 1.8-lb. Toshiba Libretto 70CT. It features a 1.57G-byte hard drive, 6.1-in. active-matrix display and a 120-MHz Pentium processor. It costs $1,999. AT&T Corp. is expected to announce its entry into the virtual private network (VPN) market with a service called Worldnet VPN, which lets users carve out virtual networks over the Internet. The service is due by year's end and will serve more than two dozen countries. Pricing wasn't available. On the networking front, Ipswitch, Inc. in Lexington, Mass., plans to further enhance its WhatsUp Gold network management software. The simple and inexpensive tool will add support for monitoring Novell, Inc. NetWare networks and administering Web sites. Version 3.5 will ship next month for $695.