EDP Vol.40 No.18 - ALL-IN-ONE INTERNET-SHARING, FIREWALL, NETWORKING SOLUTION FOR SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE

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EDP Vol.40 No.18 (May 3, 1999) presents industry news and analysis on networking and internet technology. It highlights BeadleNet LLC’s SOHO2000 router/firewall all-in-one, describing integrated hub, firewall protection, and routing features for secure high-speed access sharing. The issue also covers growth trends in internet advertising, including browser market share declines and rising demand for web ads, plus a global CEO survey reporting that IT remains critical yet fails to meet expectations.

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ALL-IN-ONE INTERNET-SHARING, FIREWALL, NETWORKING SOLUTION FOR SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE

SOHO2000 capabilities and supported technologies

VISION Buy Gives Autodesk 1st Integrated Desktop-to-Enterprise AM/FM/GIS Solution

GROWTH IN INTERNET ADVERTISING SURGES TO NEW HEIGHTS, SURVEY SHOWS

Browser market share and web advertising statistics

High-speed internet access growth outlook

GLOBAL SURVEY FINDS INFOTECHNOLOGY FAILING TO MEET EXPECTATIONS OF CEOs

Compass 1999 IT Census summary

EDP Vol.40 No.18 May 3,1999 # ALL-IN-ONE INTERNET-SHARING,FIREWALL,NETWORKING SOLUTIONFOR SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE SOHO2000Lets Users Securely Share High-SpeedNet Access Via Cable,xDSL,Leased Line,ISDN BeadleNet LLC,a Laguna Hills,Calif.,pro-vider of secure Internet and networking solutions forthe Small Office/Home Office(SOHO)and Small/Medium Businessmarkets,is rollingout itsSOHO2000series of router/firewalls,an all-in-one solution forusers wanting to securely connect multiple computerstogether and to the Internet.The product features anintegrated 4-port hub for user's networking needs;firewall technology,which provides security fromInternet hackers;and router functions for sharingInternet access. With support for high-speed Web accessthrough Digital Subscriber Lines(DSL/cable mo-dems,and leasedline/ISDNmodem/routers,BeadleNetsaysSOHO2000enables allcomputers on the network(Continued on Page 2) VISION Buy Gives Autodesk 1st IntegratedDesktop-to-Enterprise AM/FM/GIS Solution Big PC design software maker Autodesk hasacquired VISION Solutions,a vendor of enterpriseautomated mapping/facilities management/geographicinformation systems(AMFM/GIS)solutions based inCanada,from MCI Systemhouse Corp.,MCIWorldCom's global IT services unit,for $26 million.Autodesk says it will integrate the VISION offeringswith its popular desktop tools to offer “the most scal-able,reliable and proven desktop-to-enterprise AMFM/GIS solution in the industry."VISION makes andmarkets enterprise solutions for large communicationsfirms,utilities and local governments.Autodesk ofSanRafael,Calif.,says the combined Autodesk/VISIONenterprise solutions,scalable upto thousands ofconcur-rent users,will enable organizations to create,store,maintain and use information about their physicalassets and infrastructure enterprisewide. Weeklv The Leading Information Technology News Summary--In Its 40th Year Page 1 # GROWTH ININTERNETADVERTISING SURGES TONEW HEIGHTS,SURVEY SHOWS Netscape's Browser Market Share Plummets,While Decline In CPMRate Slows A Bit A compilation of web advertising statisticsgathered from the AdKnowledge System shows that inthe first quarter alone,the number of sites seekingadvertising grew by 385--an increase of 27 percent.The AdKnowledge System's database contains morethan 1,800 web sites,which,according to Nielsen/NetRatings,reach 94.1 percent of the overall webaudience.Palo Alto-based AdKnowledgecompiles sta-tistics for marketers and agencies planning web adcampaigns. “This averages out to more than 128 newadvertising sites per month or an impressive four newsites per day,"says Kevin Wandryk,vice president ofmarketing at AdKnowledge.“Web advertising is ex-panding,instepwith skyrocketinge-commerce growth.”(Continued on Page b) IN THIS ISSUE- CEOs Disappointed WitIT Achievements 2 MARKET RESEARCH --3 Brio's Ne Web-Based Analytic App Platform - 4 ERP Software Vendors Look For SSS In Services -4 Lotus Intros Groupware For Small Business-----…5 Online Buyers Like SM's 'Internet CommSuite'--6 Microsoft Forims Separate Streaming Media Di-…6 PEOPLE ON THE MOVE. .6 Info Tech Standards Now For Sale On Web 7 Big Software Test Facility Opens In NYC ----8 Eastman Beefs Up NT Imaging/Workflow Tool----8 to simultaneously access the Internet at speeds up to100 times faster than analog modems."Internet tech-nology is better utilized over faster connections,"ex-plains Chuck Gamer,BeadleNet president."Busi-nesses and households can cut costs on such things astravel and long distance phone calls by using videoconferencing and Internettelephony or streaming videoand audio,while the faster download/upload times helpincrease productivity since online wait times are greatlyreduced with the increased speed.” According a recent Yankee Group report,thenumber of US households subscribing to high-speedInternet access will grow from fewer than one-halfmillion today to

FAQs

What is the SOHO2000 solution described in the issue?

SOHO2000 is a router/firewall all-in-one from BeadleNet LLC designed for small office/home office users to securely connect multiple computers to the internet.

Which networking and security features does SOHO2000 support for internet sharing?

It uses IP routing for internet sharing and supports NAT and DHCP. The device also includes a firewall component to protect from internet hackers.

What do CEOs conclude about IT performance in the survey mentioned?

The survey finds that CEOs see IT as critical to strategy, yet they remain disappointed because measurable value from IT achievements is still elusive.

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