Client/server messaging doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. JetMail lets you use the Internet or your company's intranet as a messaging tool without the complexity of running UNIX. The package is designed for a novice administrator running Windows 95 or NT.

JetMail's client and server are native to SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol), the Internet messaging standard. The package provides internal and global messaging to small companies and remote offices. It lets you funnel multiple e-mail addresses through a single Internet dial-up POP account and consolidate multiple-user e-mail accounts into one account. You can schedule dial-up services for mail retrieval and sending, and use mail routing lists to schedule the sequence in which messages are received and forwarded. The server includes messaging utilities.

Server (5-client license), $495; client, $55
NetManage
408-973-7171, fax 408-257-6405

Pick your mode of remote connectivity: standard fax modem, wireless or cellular. Now you need only one PC Card to handle any of these options.

The GoAnyWhere Modem combines a wireless radio modem, wireline fax modem and cellular modem on a Type II PC Card. The card extends two extra inches to enclose a battery and radio.

The GoAnyWhere Modem's packet wireless modem operates over the RAM Mobile data network. It also incorporates a 14.4Kbps fax modem as well as optional cell-phone drivers and cables for cellular operation. You can use the wireless modem for e-mail and the cellular option as a backup when the RAM service is unavailable.

The radio modem has a high-gain antenna to pick up RAM signals. The antenna folds or detaches for storage.

$529
NovaLink Technologies
800-668-2546, 510-249-9777

Whether you use a modem to share information, perform telephony functions or play games, the JAC PHY2000 PC internal modem has you covered. The DSVD modem's software provides three GUIs: BizLink, PhoneLink and PlayLink. BizLink supports simultaneous voice and data operation; PhoneLink incorporates a dialer, phone book and hands-free duplex speakerphone; and PlayLink provides voice interaction while you play games. The modem comes with a speaker/microphone headset and Internet connection kit.

$169.95
JAC Electronics
510-683-0896, fax 510-651-6922

You can rest easy while Phantom of the Console watches your network. The software utility handles daily server tasks for Novell NetWare file servers; it automatically loads and unloads NetWare Loadable Modules. Server Sentry, another monitoring utility, reboots your server when it crashes and automatically restores network service. Server Sentry also can notify the network administrator by pager when a crash occurs.

Phantom of the Console, $479 per server; Server Sentry, $379 per server
Citadel Computer Systems
800-962-0701, 713-686-6400

A system administrator or help-desk professional can use NetOp 5.2 to view multiple PCs and platforms through TCP/IP, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX or asynchronous communication. From any Windows workstation, you can remotely access and control the screen, keyboard and mouse of any Windows or DOS workstation or file server.

$295 (guest and host pack)
Markham Computer Corp.
800-262-7542, 407-394-3994

XoftWare 5.0 is an upgrade of a program that lets you run networked UNIX applications with a Windows interface. The product now comes in 16- and 32-bit versions. The 32-bit version supports long filenames, NT and Win95 Registry, and uninstall. XoftWare 5.0 includes intranet and Internet connectivity tools.

$400
NetManage
408-973-7171, fax 408-257-6405

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