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To: hlpinout who wrote (51952)	3/7/1999 11:19:00 AM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

Hi hlpinout - Do you know if Compaq has recently filed any patents or trademarks for these new "server appliances"? I recall a posting several month's back that listed the total number of Compaq patents issued compared to IBM and Dell. I wonder if Compaq is going to integrate the control of these "servers" via a service on their new Web portal site? A new Networking OS under development by Echelon Corporation (ELON) (https://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=22107) here in Silicon Valley is working closely with CSCO to expand this "appliance server" concept. CSCO has adopted Novell's new NDS (Network Directory Service) as well as Lu and NT. Recall that Novell's NDS is designed to control up to 500 million objects (which could include appliances) in their directory tree....500x more that MS's active directory. I can see COMPAQ, Echelon, CSCO and Novell working together to deliver a next generation technology that provides for real time monitoring and control of devises through either a private or public network. There are many possible applications including facility environmental control, vending machine inventory monitors, fuel tank monitors and many more. These devises would require a low cost but powerful COMPAQ server pre-loaded with the network control software. The system could be connected to COMPAQ's "subscriber" Internet portal and maintained by either COMPAQ (for a monthly fee) or by the end-user by downloading the required software tools from their Internet site. At a recent Trade Show here in San Jose, Echelon demonstrated their prototype system software but stated embedded system controllable devises would not be available in quantity for another 24 months. EKS