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capability. That is, we would like to be
able to drag-and-drop files from
Explorer onto the Wizard.
CONCLUSION
HotOffice is an intriguing product,
especially for the SOHO market. You
can now publish and access any file
you wish from anywhere in the world.
HotOffice gives you as much space as
you need on their server (on a charged
basis), so you don’t have to worry
about upgrades or expanding capacity.
Since the product is integrated with
Microsoft NetMeeting, you can com-
municate with fellow employees any-
where in the world. And you can do so
cost effectively. There are no charges
beyond the cost of your Internet dial-up
(or direct) access.
The product offers other attractions,
such as employee scheduling, chat
rooms, document security, shared doc-
uments, and various kinds of employee
information (including 401K benefits).
In addition, HotOffice continually
updates its software, which means it
continually enhances functionality. If
you own a small business, and are look-
ing for remote access to your files as
well as other functionality, HotOffice is
certainly worth a look.
T
he CompuNet 2000 is a keyboard
with telephony capabilities. In
addition to traditional capabilities,
such as dialing, forwarding, transfer-
ring, and conferencing, the product can
perform Internet telephony. Moreover,
the product’s capabilities can be
enhanced with a software utility that
accompanies the keyboard.
The keyboard is designed to operate
on IBM and IBM-compatible comput-
ers. For computers with PS/2 key-
boards, an adapter is included to ensure
complete compatibility.
INSTALLATION
Installation was a snap. We hooked up
a phone line to one of the RJ-11 ports,
and a handset to the other RJ-11 port.
Next, we plugged in a couple of cables,
a red one and a black one, which went
into the speaker and microphone inputs
on the sound card. After the simple
hardware setup, we breezed through an
uneventful software installation.
Once we completed the installation,
we entered our
preferences via
the product’s soft-
ware interface.
Our starting point
was a minimized
phone icon at the bottom of our screen.
(This icon loaded at Windows startup.)
When we right-clicked on the icon, we
brought up a menu for viewing and
changing settings (Figure 22). We had
no difficulty changing the keyboard
layout, dialing mode, default volume,
and other settings (Figure 23). We saw
the product also gave us the option of
changing other dialing parameters,
such as flash key delay, delay between
numbers, and speed related settings
(Figure 24).
DOCUMENTATION
The CompuNet 2000 arrived with a
single, slender manual, which turned
out to be more than adequate, since the
product was so easy to use. The manu-
C T I LABS
RATINGS (1-5)
Installation: 4.95
Documentation: 5.0
Features: 4.25
GUI: 4.80
CompuNet 2000
Integrated
Technology USA, Inc.
107 West Tryon Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Ph: 201-837-8000; Fx: 201-837-8787
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Web Site: www.iti2000.com
Price: $159.95
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CompuNet 2000:
Main options screen
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CompuNet
2000: Right-
clicking on the
minimized icon
brings up the
applications
window with
all the avail-
able choices.