New Products
Latest Releases for Open Systems
SOFTWARE
Data Warehouse Management
SAS Institute has announced the "Orlando" releases of the SAS
System for Data Warehousing and the SAS System for Analytical & Technical
Applications. The Data Warehousing product provides interoperability features,
connectivity tools and database interfaces for data warehouse management.
The Analytical & Technical Applications product offers a point-and-click
forecasting system, a menu system for market research and tools for quality
improvement and project management.
The products support HP-UX, IBM AIX and Solaris. Product fees are determined
by the number of SAS System components that are licensed. The first-year
license fee for base SAS software, which is required, starts at $985 for
one work unit.
SAS Institute, Inc., SAS Campus Dr., Cary, NC 27513; (919) 677- 8000.
Development Software
AT&T has introduced a software toolchest, "Greatest Hits, Volume
1," which is designed to assist software development. The toolchest
consists of 34 CD-ROMs that contain software tools in source form created
at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Tools include escape, awk, awkee, unity-te,
concurrent-c and others.
The Software Toolchest source code can be used in development for Unix platforms.
The price is $495.
AT&T Software Solutions Group, 2 Paragon Way, #400, Freehold
NJ 07728; (908) 577-2700.
Remote Access
ICL has introduced AccessManager for Remote Users, an application designed
to provide secure, dial-in access to distributed networks. AccessManager
is certified to the U.K.'s ITSEC E2 level, equivalent to the C2 level of
the U.S. Government's Orange Book.
Access Manager for Remote Users supports Sun Solaris and SCO servers. The
price is around $40 per user, depending on configuration.
ICL Enterprises, 11490 Commerce Park Dr., Reston, VA 22091; (415)
648-3300.
Software Development
Atria Software has announced ClearTrack, a client/server change request
management (CRM) system that tracks defects and enhancement requests throughout
the software lifecycle. Developers can record change requests, track development
status and obtain metrics through query and reporting facilities.
ClearTrack supports SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, Windows NT and Windows
95. It is priced at $795 for the first single-user license.
Atria Software, Inc., 20 Maguire Rd., Lexington, MA 02173; (617)
676-2400.
Systems Availability
Clam Associates has announced Geographic High Availability (GeoHA), a software
product that, the vendor claims, helps ensure continuous access to applications
and data. The product allows servers to be placed in separate geographic
locations. In the event of disaster, GeoHA automatically switches users
to another location.
GeoHA supports IBM AIX. Pricing for a four-node cluster of servers in two
locations starts at $150,000.
Clam Associates, 101 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142; (617) 621- 2542.
Application Development
Antares has announced release 3.0 of its Huron ObjectStar software, an application
development environment that facilitates the transition of mainframe and
legacy applications to three-tier client/server environments. ObjectStar
enables developers to build and distribute applications selectively, tier
by tier and component by component.
ObjectStar supports HP-UX, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 3.1
and Windows for Workgroups. Prices start at $8,000 per developer seat.
Antares Alliance Group, 17304 Preston Rd., #1200, Dallas, TX; (214)
447-5500.
Error Detection Tool
ParaSoft has introduced Insure++ 3.0, an application for run-time error
detection. It detects errors, including memory corruption and operations
on uninitialized, null or loose pointers, as well as memory leaks, errors
that allocate and free dynamic memory and operations on unrelated pointers.
Insure++ 3.0 supports SunOS and Solaris. Prices start from $1,995 for a
single machine license.
ParaSoft Corp., 2031 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016; (818) 305-0041.
Metadata Management
Platinum has introduced its Repository/Open Enterprise Edition for open
environments. The application provides metadata management in a three-tier
client/server architecture where the application logic, repository engine
and repository database can each reside on separate servers.
Repository/Open Enterprise Edition supports HP-UX, IBM AIX and Solaris.
The price is $50,000.
Platinum Technology, Inc., 1815 So. Meyers Rd., Oakbrook Terrace,
IL 60181; (708) 620-5000.
Project Management
Digital Tools has announced AutoPlan II 3.0, Project Management for Workgroups.
The product provides enterprise workgroup functionality, resource management
capabilities and integration with the Internet and the World Wide Web, and
multimedia for client/server environments.
AutoPlan II 3.0 supports Sun Solaris, HP-UX and IBM RS/6000. The product
is priced from $1,495. Digital Tools, 10351 Bubb Rd., Cupertino,
CA 95014; (408) 366- 6920.
Performance Management Tool
Aurora Software has announced SarCheck version 2, a performance management
tool designed to assist the system administrator in the analysis of a Unix
system's performance. SarCheck identifies performance bottlenecks, recommends
parameter and hardware configuration changes and quantifies the amount of
remaining system capacity.
SarCheck version 2 supports SCO. It costs $199.
Aurora Software, Inc., P.O. Box 1033, Plaistow, NH 03835; (603) 382-4200.
Communications
Century Software has introduced Term for Unix, version 6.2. It provides
access to applications on Unix via terminal emulations such as SCO ANSI,
Wyse 60 and 50, DEC VT220, VT100 and VT52.
Term for Unix supports Solaris Sparc and x86 Unix systems. The price is
$695.
Century Software, Inc., 5284 So. Commerce Dr., Salt Lake City, UT
84107; (801) 268-3088.
Software Implementation
Park City Group has introduced the QuickStart line for the ActionManager
business-operations automation family of software products. QuickStart helps
users implement and deploy ActionManager through the use of point-and-click
specifications for user interfaces and business rules, as well as through
prebuilt templates that can be edited to accommodate business requirements.
QuickStart for ActionManager supports SCO Open Server and IBM AIX. Pricing
begins at $100 on a per computer/per location basis.
Park City Group, 333 Main St., Park City, UT 84060; (801) 645- 2105.
HARDWARE
Servers, Workstations
Hewlett-Packard has introduced the HP 9000 model EPS20 parallel server and the HP 9000 C-Class power desktop family of workstations. The HP 9000 server provides up to four-way symmetrical multiprocessing per node. The HP 9000 C-class workstations are upgradeable to the HP PA8000 processor.
The products support HP-UX. Prices for the HP 9000 model EPS20 start at $19,715. Prices for the HP 9000 C-class workstations start at $13,640.
Hewlett-Packard Co., 3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304; (415) 857-1501.
Workstations
Sun Microsystems has announced the Sun Ultra workstation family, including the Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 systems. Based on the 64-bit UltraSparc processor, the workstations use "crossbar switch" technology to connect the CPU, memory, I/O and networking components to provide parallel data paths and low memory latency. According to the vendor, this technology improves workgroup server performance for network applications.
Sun Ultra workstations support Solaris. Prices for the Ultra 1 start at $15,495 and for the Ultra 2 at $59,995.
Sun Microsystems, 2550 Garcia Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043; (415) 786-7737.
Servers
Data General has introduced a family of Aviion servers based on Intel's Pentium Pro processors. Products include Aviion departmental servers and Aviion enterprise SHV servers. The basis of the servers is Standard High Volume (SHV) server boards which combine up to four Pentium Pro processors.
The Aviion servers support DG/UX and SCO Open Server. Prices start at $25,000 for the departmental servers and $80,000 for the enterprise SHV servers.
Data General Corp., 4400 Computer Dr., Westboro, MA 01580; (508) 366-8911.
Communications Servers
Integrix has announced the CS20E and CS1000 communications servers, designed for use by Internet service providers or by companies providing enterprise-wide desk-to-Internet connectivity. Both servers come with configuration scripts, plus built-in Ethernet and ISDN interfaces.
The CS20E and CS1000 servers support Solaris. Prices start at $8,995 for the CS20E and $17,995 for the CS1000.
Integrix, Inc., 1200 Lawrence Dr., #150, Newbury Park, CA 91320; (805) 375-1055.
Workstations
Tatung Science & Technology has announced the SuperCompstation 20S/81 and SuperCompstation 20S/812MP, two Sun Sparcstation 20-compatible systems that incorporate the Sparc 85MHz chip.
The workstations support Sun Solaris. Pricing starts at $16,315 for the 20S/81 and $21,365 for the 20S/812MP.
Tatung Science & Technology, Inc., 1840 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035; (408) 383-0988.