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Information technology pro-
fessionals recentiy had prime
opportunity to ogle data
storage devices. color print-
ing products, vidas systems,
user-friendly logicai soft-
ware, value-added multime-
dia accessories, transaction-
based Internet services, net-
work-based CD-ROM prod-
ucts and a turther bewilder-

ing assortment of “economi-
cal consumables” at the
COMDEX PacRim ‘97 digital
everything pig-out fest.
There was pleniy of smoke
and mirrors. One of the more
interesting games to be
played out at the virtual car-
nival involved snagging as
many exhibitor give-aways
as possible and stuffing the
biggest and flashiest freebie
carrying bag in the shortest
amount of time.

Mainstay attendees of such
events Continue to be the
corporate boys looking for
the tatest loys. The toys,
super useful tools that is to
say. were certainly i in abun-
dance. Propeing m0 an
event like COMDEX affords ¢
quick snapshot of the pre-
sent state of software and
haraware as well as tantaliz-

ing glimpses of the near
future.
Some pertinent findings:
* BC Tel Mobility is hot on its
£80 miliion Digital PCS net-
work, available in the Greater
Vancouver area The next-
generation cellular tete-
phones can operate in digital
and standard cellular aet-
works. The digital cellular
phones boast better clarity,
much longer batiery Iie (up
to five hours ci chat without
recharge). encryption and an
array of extended features.
Calling line 10 and voice mai
indicators are availabie now.
text messaging and e-mail
Rotification are just around
the corner.
The cigital network employs
technology originally devel-
oped for military communi-
cations, Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA).
* Montreal-based Alis
Technologies inc. has taken
the concept of the global vil-
lage ta heart. The Tango
multilingual browser allows a
user to work in an interface
language of choice (uy
19) and retrieve and di epray
Web pages in any cf 90 lan-
guages in the lanczage cho-
sen. There's even a pop-up
keyboard to aliow mutltitin-
ual banter back and forth.
inimum requirements to
run this many tongued becst:

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a 386 PC or higher, 8 MB
memory, Microsoft Windows
version 3.1 or better, includ-
ing Windews 95 and an
internet connection.

Find the Alis Web site at
(www.alis.com).

Real-time video and voice
over the Internet is drawing
a lot of attention this year.
There were numerous
exhibitors ai COMDEX offer-
ing their particular spin on
the way to facilitate the expe-
rience. Creative Technology
Ltd. calts its entry in the
market Creative Videc
WebPhone 3.0. To make it ty
as best as possible you nee
technology including 28.8Kb
modem capacity for video,
166 MH? Pentium muscle, a
Super VGA display card with
16.7 million colors, a sound
card (naturally they recom
mend Sound Blaster).
Microsoft Windows 95, a
microphone, speakers and a
camera.

The software comes with
oodles of features but the
basic deal is that you con-
nect with people through
their e-mail addresses, you
see and hear them and you
communicate over long dis-
tances at Iccal rates. Visit
Creative ai (www.sound-
blaster.com).

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