September 2000

• Advantech Intros Low-Cost 486-Based SBC Upgrade
• PacketPort.com To Use NMS's CG Series Hardware
• Intel Intros HDSL2 Router
• Com21's DOXport 121 Cable Modem Receives DOCSIS Certification
• Hotels Scramble To Roll Out Broadband To Guest Rooms
• InnoMediaLogic Increases Port Density For Voice Processing
• Avaya Intros CRM Desktop Software
• Centrinity Ships New Version Of FirstClass Gold
• FVC.COM Launches Broadcast-Quality Video For Enterprise
• New Line Of cPCI Configurable Systems From Carlo Gavazzi
• Lucent ORiNOCO Adds Network Mgmt, Security Features

Advantech Intros Low-Cost 486-Based SBC Upgrade
Advantech Technologies has announced a low-cost, half-board size upgrade for 486-based single board computers. In addition to providing 586-class processing power, the new PCA-6753F's design incorporates an on-board slot for up to 128 MB SDRAM. The new design is based on a 2.2v GXm processor and uses little enough power that it doesn't need a fan to operate in temperatures from 0 to 60 degrees Celsius (32 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit).
No. 500, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

PacketPort.com To Use NMS's CG Series Hardware
Natural MicroSystems announced that PacketPort.com has selected NMS's Convergence Generation (CG) Series to develop PacketPort.com's next-gen, high-density IP telephony gateway and enhanced services platform. PacketPort.com will use NMS's CG 6000C Series hardware as the foundation for its new "Flexible Gateway Solution," which allows service providers to deploy voice-over-packet networks for highest quality VoIP, VoDSL, and voice over cable or 3G wireless networks.
No. 501, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

Intel Intros HDSL2 Router
Intel announced a router based on the new ANSI HDSL2 standard. The Intel Express 9545 enables the delivery of full 1.5 Mbps or T1 speeds over a single pair of copper wires. The product allows service providers to deliver a standards-based, cost-effective, high-speed routing solution. "Intel is focused on delivering leading e-business solutions that take advantage of emerging industry trends and standards like HDSL2," said Eric Fullerton, general manager, Intel's WAN Systems Operations. "This router makes it easier for service providers to deploy a more reliable and affordable high-performing networks." The Intel Express 9545 integrates a native HDSL2 interface and a CSU/DSU, providing robust networking capabilities in one compact solution by combining both routing and a CSU/DSU into one device. The standard-based Intel Express 9545 router is built to interoperate with HDSL2 Access Concentrators and DSLAMs from leading vendors such as AccessLAN, ADC/PairGain, Adtran, and Westel.
No. 502, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

Com21's DOXport 121 Cable Modem Receives DOCSIS Certification
Com21's new USB-compatible DOXport 121 cable modem has been certified by CableLabs for compliance with DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Services Interface Specification) 1.0. The first Com21 modem to provide both USB and standard Ethernet connectivity, the DOXport 121 is expected to be upgradeable to DOCSIS 1.1. Ideal for single user, small business, and SOHO markets, the DOXport 121 provides unsurpassed networking and connection flexibility. Users who have no LAN card or who do not want to connect the modem through an Ethernet hub can simply plug it into a USB port and begin using a fast, cable-based Internet connection immediately.
No. 503, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

Hotels Scramble To Roll Out Broadband To Guest Rooms
The World Wide Wait will soon be a thing of the past for hotel guests according to Cahners In-Stat Group, a high-tech market research firm. Business travelers frustrated by slow dial-up Internet connections while on the road are driving demand for broadband in hotel rooms, and the hospitality industry is beginning to acknowledge the frustration experienced by their business guests who increasingly rely on the Internet and are accustomed to high-speed connectivity in the office. Business people desire the same amenity while traveling and many hotels are eager to provide it to them in order to attract and retain customers and realize a new source of revenue.

A recent study by In-Stat found that:

• 73 percent of hotels are considering delivering high-speed Internet access to their guestrooms and an even higher majority (82 percent) of hotels with over 60 percent business clientele are considering rolling out broadband to customers' rooms.
• 56 percent of hotels plan to wire at least half of their guestrooms (for the average-sized hotel, that's a minimum of 100 rooms).

No. 504, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

InnoMediaLogic Increases Port Density For Voice Processing
InnoMediaLogic has announced the immediate availability of its HYPER-T3 DS-3/STS-1 adapter for packet voice networks. IML's new high-density access adapter switches the 672 channels of a DS-3 or STS-1 stream onto any of the 2,048 full duplex H.110 channels of a single CompactPCI chassis. With 672 TDM ports per adapter, IML's HYPER-T3 satisfies the most stringent capacity requirements of high-traffic volume and large-scale voice and data applications. With IML's HYPER-T3 access adapter, typical applications and devices such as access gateways, distributed switching, intelligent networking service nodes, intelligent peripherals, remote access servers, and multimedia gateways reach new levels of telephony port density without exceeding the time slot limitations of cPCI industrial chassis.
No. 505, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

Avaya Intros CRM Desktop Software
Avaya, the former Enterprise Networks Group to be spun off from Lucent Technologies later this year, introduced CRM Agent Access, a software solution that makes it easier for agents to deliver high-quality customer service. CRM Agent Access delivers invaluable data and tools to an agent's desktop. Its broad package of CTI-enabled capabilities helps agents provide faster and better service, and build valuable customer relationships.
No. 506, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

Centrinity Ships New Version Of FirstClass Gold
Centrinity's newest version of FirstClass Gold includes Windows 2000 compatibility, an IP Notifier, support for Palm Computing connected organizers, as well as a fully licensed version of FirstClass Rapid Application Developer. With these additional capabilities, FirstClass Gold improves users' responsiveness and productivity by enabling them to access their collaborative computing systems anytime, anywhere, on any device. The inclusion of a fully licensed version of FirstClass RAD represents additional value for administrators and users who are now able to develop and run unlimited applications without incurring licensing costs.
No. 507, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

FVC.COM Launches Broadcast-Quality Video For Enterprise
FVC.COM's VAN II is an MPEG-2 based full-motion, two-way video-room system that comes in a compact chassis and is fully mobile and configurable in as little as 15 minutes. The VAN II is targeted at the most demanding market segments, such as e-learning, e-justice, and telemedicine, as well as enterprise conference/training rooms. Its standards-based platform and architecture provide flexibility in deployment, management, and feature enhancement of broadcast-quality video services.
No. 508, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

New Line Of cPCI Configurable Systems From Carlo Gavazzi
Carlo Gavazzi's 509 Series is a new line of CompactPCI configurable systems that are 19" rackmountable, fully front pluggable and accessible, with an 8-slot 6U standard cPCI card cage. The standard cPCI backplane is H.110 and basic hot swap compliant, and the design allows users to access and replace circuit cards, power supplies, and disk drives quickly and easily. For applications requiring 100 percent uptime, Carlo Gavazzi will design enclosures that allow hot swapping of all critical components.
No. 509 comsolmag.com/freeinfo

Lucent ORiNOCO Adds Network Mgmt, Security Features
Lucent announced the availability of its version 6.0 ORiNOCO software that provides HP-OpenView network management and configuration tools and adds RADIUS-based media access control authentication of the ORiNOCO high-speed wireless networking system. The new software features the innovative ORiNOCO PRO Manager tool that integrates the existing ORiNOCO management tools with an HP OpenView-based enterprise network management system. Unlike other wireless networks that require each access point's parameters to be individually updated, a single ORiNOCO HOPV management station can configure an entire wireless network.
No. 510s, comsolmag.com/freeinfo

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