Tool: Norton AntiVirus™ 2004 5-User Small Office Pack
Manufacturer: Symantec Corp., Cupertino, Calif.
Description: Norton AntiVirus™ 2004 protects email, instant messages and other files by automatically removing viruses, worms and Trojan horses. New built-in features also detect certain non-virus threats such as spyware and keystroke logging programs, and scan compressed file archives before you open them and risk infecting your computer (not available on Windows® 98 or Windows Me systems). The software package includes 12 months of LiveUpdate™ protection updates; annual subscriptions are available for subsequent updates. Norton AntiVirus 2004 is compatible with Windows XP, 2000 Pro, Me and 98 platforms. Macintosh-compatible software also is available. The 5-user Small Office Pack comes with a license for five installations. Additionally, a 10-user Small Office Pack is available for $399.95.
Price: $199.95
Tool: KX-BP800 Interactive Panaboard™ Electronic Whiteboard
Manufacturer: Panasonic, Secaucus, N.J.
Description: The KX-BP800 Interactive Panaboard™ Electronic Whiteboard from Panasonic functions as an interactive board, an electronic whiteboard, a projector screen and an electronic print board with plain paper output. It can be wall- or stand-mounted and features a high-quality projector screen that displays data and video images with minimal light reflection. When used in conjunction with Microsoft® NetMeeting, the board provides a real-time teleconferencing solution so everyone can attend a meeting whether they're onsite or at remote locations. When a presentation is complete, you can press the board's "copy" button to print a copy of everything written on the board for attendees. An optional PC interface allows you to scan notes directly into your computer. The board also allows you to remotely control PC Windows® operations when you use one of the included electronic pens as a computer mouse.
Price: $2,188
Tool: Avocent LongView™ Wireless KVM Solution
Manufacturer: Avocent, Huntsville, Ala.
Description: The Avocent LongView™ Wireless KVM Solution is a wireless keyboard, video and mouse extender that allows you to work on your desktop computer while not sitting at your desk. For example, it allows you to keep your PC in secure, climate-controlled environment, while accessing it from a crowded or harsh work area such as a printing manufacturer's shop floor. The Avocent LongView™ Wireless KVM Solution includes a wireless transmitter that attaches to your PC and smaller receivers that attach to monitors (VGA, SVGA, XGA), a computer mouse, keyboards and audio devices up to 100 feet away. The device serves as the radio interface link, so computers can transmit secure audio and high-resolution video data through walls without VGA cables.
Price: $995
Tool: Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 Handheld
Manufacturer: palmOne Inc. (formed in October when Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. merged), Milpitas, Calif.
Description:
palmOne's Tungsten T3 handheld features a case that slides open to reveal a 320 x 480 pixel screen--50 percent larger than those of other Palm handhelds --optimizing viewing of spreadsheets, email, photos and more. Additionally, you can rotate the display from portrait to landscape view. The device includes a 400MHz Intel® Xscale™ processor, Palm OS® 5.2.1 sofware, 64MB of memory and embedded Bluetooth® wireless
technology. By using a Bluetooth technology-enabled cell phone as a modem, you can access email, dial phone numbers, send text messages and connect to the internet with Palm's enhanced web browser (requires an ISP). The Tungsten T3 also features improved synchronization with Microsoft® Outlook; a Graffiti® 2 writing area; and a built-in voice recorder, speaker and headphone jack. You also can store MP3s (requires an expansion card), video clips (requires QuickTime) and photos on the device, which features high-quality sound and video clarity.
Price: $399
Tool: DuraPoint® Computer Mouse
Manufacturer: Interlink Electronics Inc.,
Camarillo, Calif.
Description: Interlink Electronics touts its DuraPoint® computer mouse as the world's toughest mouse. It has been thrown off a 5-story building, submerged for hours, run over by an 18-wheel truck, beaten with a hammer, covered with bleach and chlorine, used as a hockey puck and exposed to temperatures ranging from 32 F to 140 F without being damaged. The DuraPoint mouse features industrial-gauge rubber buttons and no moving parts and is environmentally sealed in a stainless-steel case to prevent damage from contaminants. It's even theft-proof--you can fasten it to your desk using its bolt threads.
Price: $279
Kara S. Carpenter is assistant managing editor of Print
Solutions. Email her your comments at kcarpenter@PSDA.org.
