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Company: Michael Brown, head of the high school at The Wheeler School, 216 Hope St., Providence, R.I. 02906, (401) 421-8100.
Product: “Cease Not to Cry” — a multimedia CD-ROM that explores the Western Front of the first World War and the impact of a war that took 10 million lives. (Brown established a not-for-profit company called Somme River Productions to create and sell this CD.) It uses music, poetry, historical notes, and photographs to show what went on in five major battle areas in France from 1914 to 1918.
The areas explored on the CD are: the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Ypres, Meuse-Argonne and Verdun. Users can explore each area by selecting the specific region they want to visit. Brown visited France for eight weeks last year and took photographs used in the CD-ROM. There are also numerous historical photos as well. In addition, the CD includes an original music score composed by Wheeler School jazz teacher Steve DeConti. Students and other faculty members also helped produce and design the CD.
The disk’s title comes from a memorial plaque Brown found in Verdun, France, about 20 years ago. When translated it states: “To my son. Since your eyes have closed, mine have not ceased to cry.” The CD is compatible with Windows 95 or 98 and with Macintosh OS 7.0 or higher. The disk can be ordered for $19.95 plus $2 shipping by contacting him through the school.
Market: High school-aged students and up. Great for anyone interested in history.
Company: Sane Solutions, 35 Belver Ave., Suite 230, North Kingstown, R.I. 02852, (401) 295-4809, Internet address: www.sane.com
Product: NetTracker 3.5 Professional/COAST WebMaster 3.0 Bundle — Joint distribution agreement to bundle Sane Solutions’ Web-based usage tracking software and COAST’s Web site management software.
NetTracker is designed to provide Webmaster, marketing professionals and Internet Service Providers with a simplified solution for Web site traffic analysis. Its intuitive browser interface allows all decision-makers to easily access NetTracker reports with little or no training required. It is available for Windows and UNIX platforms. It comes with standardized Internet and intranet configurations containing up to 21 reports, which can be customized, graphed and exported to other applications such as Microsoft Excel, Access and Word.
COAST WebMaster 3.0 is used by central and departmental Webmasters to monitor and maintain the content of Internet and intranet sites. It offers pinpoint control over site content, allowing site administrators to map, analyze, verify and update their sites instantly. The company is located in Ontario, Canada. The bundled program is available for online download, evaluation and purchase from Sane Solution’s Web site. Pricing for the package is $750 U.S. dollars and saves about $240 on buying each product separately.
Market: Corporate Webmasters who are seeking software to both analyze site visitors and maintain the site’s content on a daily basis.
Company: Omnipoint Communications, 59 Composite Way, Suite 100, Lowell, Mass. 01851, (978) 323-6230, Internet address: www.omnipoint.com
Product: Option Snap-On — Connects the 3Com PalmPilot Professional and Palm III pocket organizers to a GSM wireless phone, allowing users to dial in and access personal system files. Users can read and send e-mail, surf the Internet, and perform other functions. This option is available for Ericsson 388 and 788 handsets, and adapters for the Siemens S12 and Bosch World 718 handset. The package sells for $199 at Omnipoint Center stores or through its corporate sales office.
Market: PalmPilot users.
Company: ttools, P.O. Box 603222, Providence, R.I. 02906, (401) 831-3831 or (800) 457-2877. Internet address: www.ttools.net
Product: Executive and slimline throttle — two new models of ttools’ pen/stylus for personal digital assistants, such as 3Com’s PalmPilot Professional and the IBM Workpad PDA. With the click of a button users can easily switch from writing with an ink pen to using a screen-safe stylus tip.
The executive throttle is a more sophisticated version of the original plastic model, and includes a shirt-pocket clip and reset pin. The slimline pen/stylus solves the problem of the stylus falling out of its holder during transport. All three versions now come in an array of colors and finishes. The executive version comes in a nickel-plated or charcoal gray finish; slimline comes in slate, sage and copper; and the original throttle comes in its original 3Com gray and Workpad black.
Cost, not including tax: The original model is $9.98; the slimline model is $14.98; and the executive version is $29.98.
Market: PDA users.WITH A THROTTLE by ttools attached, 3Com’s PalmPilot Professional is ready to go.
Company: X23 Technologies, 94 Boston Ave., Suite 5, Medford, Mass. 02155, (877) 493-2629, Internet address: www.x23.com
Product: WebMax — an intranet contact management system for use with Maximizer Enterprise. It allows business professionals to access and manage vital customer information through any PC connected to the Internet or a company intranet.
X23’s president, Christian Del Prete, said WebMax is “a Rolodex for an entire company.” The system resides on a company’s Web server, along with the sales force automation program, Maximizer Enterprise. This is designed to allow users to be able to access a full contact management application without having to install or maintain any additional software on their local workstation. Everyone within an organization can share a common customer management database.
Requirements include having Maximizer Enterprise installed on the network server and a Netscape or Microsoft browser for your local machine.
Market: For small to medium sized businesses that would have 20 or more people using the system. Keeps track of anywhere from 10 to 1,000 customers. Ideal for sales departments.
