PC Expo attendees can get the hard facts about new products at the CRN Test Center at PC Expo, presented from June 26 to 28.
Located in the Javits Center's Crystal Pavilion, 10 engineers will present in-depth analysis of 35 products live on stage. Among the products will be Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional, Compaq's iPaq Pocket PC with iPaqnet Mobile Internet with Ricochet and a 23.1-inch LCD display from Viewsonic.
The CRN Test Center opens with an hourlong look at the Wi-Fi platform, previously known as 802.11b. Participating in the panel discussion will be Technical Editor Frank J. Ohlhorst, representatives from Wi-Fi vendors Linksys and SMC and representatives of solution provider eVero. Preston P. Forman, Deputy Managing Editor of CRN, will moderate the panel.
CRN Test Center Director John Yacono will again build the Ultimate PC each day at noon. This year's machine features a 1.4GHz Advanced Micro Devices Athlon processor and an envious assortment of components.
Vendor representatives will be interviewed during product demonstrations, and questions from the audience are encouraged. Reviews will be posted at crn.com and printed versions will be published in July issues of CRN.
Test Center At PC EXpo Testing Schedule: June 2001
| TUESDAY, JUNE 26 | |
9:30 | SPECIAL EVENT: Connectivity Out Of Thin Air In-depth look at the Wi-Fi platform |
| 10:30 | VIEWSONIC: VP230mb Massive 23.1-inch LCD screen |
| 11:00 | NEC COMPUTERS: Versa UltraLite Crusoe-powered notebook |
| 11:30 | CONTROL-F1: Control-F1 Allows help desks to deliver live technical support via the Internet |
| 1:00 | COMPAQ: StorageWorks MSL50265L SDLT-based tape library |
| 1:30 | LEXMARK: T622in with StapleSmart Fast, Web-enabled monochrome printer with stapling capability |
| 2:00 | COMPAQ: IPaq Pocket PC3670: IPaq Mobile Internet with Ricochet Wireless handheld |
| 2:30 | MICROSOFT: Visio 2002 Professional Build schematics of databases, software applications, Web sites |
| 3:00 | ECRIX: VXA-1 Tape Storage FireWire-based tape backup solution |
| 3:30 | RARITAN COMPUTER: ZU4200 Ultracompact KVM controls up to 64 computers |
| 4:00 | MOBILE AUTOMATION: Mobile Automation 2000 All-in-one enterprise management console |
| 4:30 | PROGINET: SecurPass Password management app harmonizes disparate IT security systems |
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 | |
| 9:30 | PEER SOFTWARE: File-N-Sync Plus Fast and simple backup software |
| 10:00 | BAKBONE SOFTWARE: NetVault 6.03 Cross-platform backup software |
| 10:30 | HEWLETT-PACKARD: OmniBook 500 750MHz Pentium III notebook with integrated wireless connectivity |
| 11:00 | HIAWATHA ISLAND SOFTWARE: AccRepair Analyzes Web sites to ensure accessibility |
| 11:30 | TOSHIBA: Tecra 8200 1GHz Pentium III notebook with integrated Wi-Fi |
| 1:00 | SITESCAPE: Enterprise Forum 6.0 Advanced collaboration software |
| 1:30 | EXCELON: Extensible Information Server Portal server manages and processes XML data |
| 2:00 | DANTZ DEVELOPMENT: Retrospect Server Backup Venerable enterprise backup solution |
| 2:30 | TENROX: InChange Web knowledgebase package |
| 3:00 | SPENCERLAB DIGITAL COLOR LABORATORY: SpencerLab/CRN Printer Test Suite Monochrome and color printer testing utility |
| 3:30 | SOFTWIRE TECHNOLOGY: SoftWire for Visual Basic Graphical programming package |
| 4:00 | SAMSUNG: ML-7300N 21-ppm laser printer with built-in duplexer |
| 4:30 | EEYE DIGITAL SECURITY: Iris 3.1 Proactive network traffic analyzer |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 28 | |
| 9:30 | BINARY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL: RemotelyAnywhere 3.52 Web-based remote access and administration tool |
| 10:00 | FALCONSTAR: IPStor Next-generation SAN uses IP technology |
| 10:30 | LACIE: PocketCD-RW Portable CD-RW solution |
| 11:00 | ESOFT: InstaGate EX2 All-in-one SMB firewall |
| 11:30 | EDOCUSIGN: bSecureOnline ASP-based digital signature service secures Web transaction |
| 1:00 | BOOSTWORKS: BoostWeb Improves end-user Web performance |
| 1:30 | NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES: Universal USB KVM Switch USB-based KVM switch controls up to 36 computers |
| 2:00 | HITACHI AMERICA: CM823F 21-inch flat-screen monitor |
| 2:30 | NORTEL NETWORKS: BayStack 420-24T 10/100 Mbps Switch Stackable high-performance L2 swicth with Gigabit uplinks |
| 3:00 | CARDIFF SOFTWARE: eForm Management System Enertrpise paperless form creator LiquidOffice |
| 3:30 | CYBERNET MANUFACTURING: Zero Footprint PC PC in a keyboard |
