A new hole awaiting?... > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 12. Mai 1999 23:06 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Management in the palm of your hand > > This NEWS.COM (http://www.news.com/) story has been sent to you from > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Management in the palm of your hand > By Wylie Wong > May 12, 1999, 6:05 a.m. PT > http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C36442%2C00.html?sas.mail > > LAS VEGAS--Managing a multimillion corporate network from a 3Com > PalmPilot may seem like just another gimmick, but with 3Com providing the > network equipment, accompanying software, and the handheld device, it > just may be possible. > > Users of 3Com's Transcend network management software can download > network device data into PalmPilots, view reports, and fix problems from > anywhere they are, 3Com executives announced this week at > Network+Interop, the networking industry's largest trade show. > > With a wireless Internet connection, IS managers can also receive > emails and pages using their PalmPilots, alerting them of potential > problems plaguing the network, said Les Stuart, product marketing > engineer for 3Com's Network Management Division. > > As reported earlier, 3Com also plans to soon roll out wireless > technologies for both businesses and home users, including a wireless > Internet service for Palm VII users in the second half of this year. > > > > Transcend users with PalmPilots can access and configure switches and > other devices, Stuart said. They can also access 3Com's "knowledge base," > a collection of online resources, including documentation on how to fix > problems. > > Analyst Shannon Pleasant, of Cahners In-Stat Group, said network > managers are a good market for PalmPilots. > > "It's incredibly interesting how they're finding ways to use their > expertise in management software and the edge of the network to bring Palm > to their core competencies," Pleasant said. "If you start making > [PalmPilots] an extension of the network, that's really a strategic fit." > > > 3Com made several other announcements at the networking show. Computer > Associates announced it would integrate its systems management software > with 3Com's Transcend software. > > CA's Unicenter TNG Switch Management Option will discover and map 3Com > devices, including CoreBuilder and SuperStack II products. Then the > companies will integrate CA's standalone network monitoring software, > NetworkIT Pro, with 3Com's Transcend Network Control Services. > > The companies expect to provide customized support for their mutual > customers by the second half of this year and mainstream support by the > first half of 2000. > > 3Com also announced a new 10/100 network interface card (NIC) that > features encryption as well as a processor that handles networking tasks. > > > The NIC, which will support the forthcoming Windows 2000 from Microsoft, > improves the operating systems' performance by handling TCP/IP networking > tasks, such as Web surfing, as well as encryption of all types of data, > including email, said Donna Marie Nutile, product manager for 3Com's > Ethernet Products Division. > > The NIC improves Windows 2000's performance because the processor on the > PC or server can concentrate on applications. > > "This is showing that 3Com is serious about NICs. It's not just a > commodity product. There's value-added features," said analyst Pleasant. > > > Nutile said the NIC can be used with PCs, workstations, and servers; > will ship in midsummer, and will cost $120. Future versions will include > load balancing, which allows a NIC to share the workload with other NICs > on the network. > > 3Com also announced a new switch that allows mobile users and employees > in branch offices to connect to the corporate network via Virtual Private > Networks. The PathBuilder S400 switch, which supports 256 simultaneous > users and supports voice over IP, costs between $3,500 and $8,000 and will > ship this third quarter. 3Com had previously released the PathBuilder > S500, which supports about 2,000 simultaneous users. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- - [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
