TABLE 1: Suite Vendor Major Product Line | |||||
Microsoft |
IBM |
Oracle |
Netscape |
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OS |
Windows NT |
Windows NT, AIX, AS/400, MVS, OS/2 |
Windows NT, UNIX, NetWare, others |
Windows NT, UNIX (Netscape FastTrack also on Windows 95) |
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SERVERS | |||||
Database |
SQL Server 6.5 (Access, FoxPro) |
Lotus Approach, DB2 Database Server (for NT, AIX, OS/2), DB2 2.1.2 (for NT, AIX, OS/2, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, SCO, Sinex, Win95), DB2 Parallel Edition(DB2 PE), DB2 for OS/400, MVS, VM/VSE, IMS |
Oracle7, Personal Oracle7, Oracle7 Lite, Rdb7, (Universal Server/Oracle8) |
Informix or Oracle Workgroup Servers bundled with LiveWire Pro and Netscape SuiteSpot. Links to others via LiveWire Pro |
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Middleware |
Netwise's TransAccess technology will be embedded in SQL97 and Transaction Service. Network Managers's technology in SMS, Viper |
DataPropagator, DataJoiner, DataHub (not NT), DRDA, DataGuide, Lotus NotesPump |
Oracle Open Gateways, Oracle Objects for OLE |
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Warehouse |
SQL Server plus Microsoft Alliance for Data Warehousing |
DB2 Database Server and Visual Warehouse |
Oracle Server plus Warehouse Technology Initiative (WTI) Oracle |
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OLAP |
Intelligent Miner and Intelligent Decision Server(NT versions due Q197) |
Express 6.0 and ROLAP option, Oracle Express Objects, Oracle Express Analyzer, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Oracle Sales Analyzer |
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Vertical Applications |
Applications supported by DB2 common server include those from SAP, BAAN, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft |
Oracle Applications 10SC (Oracle Financials, Supply Chain, HR, Manufacturing, Project Mgmt., Marketing& Sales, Oracle Applications for the Web(Web Employee, Web Supplier, Web Customer) |
Via AppFoundry partners, plug-ins |
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Document Manager |
BookManager |
Some in InterOffice |
Catalog Server 1.0 |
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Email/ Workflow |
Exchange 4.0a (4.5 due Q496) |
Lotus Domino 4.5 Web Server |
InterOffice 4.0 (beta) |
Collabra 2.2, Netscape Mail Server 2.0 (Messaging Server 3.0 due Q197), News Server 2.0+E14 |
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Enterprise Email |
Exchange 4.5 will support POP3, LDAP, messagestore of 16TB |
Lotus Domino, PROFS, OfficeVision, and SoftSwitch |
Collabra Server 3.0, Q197 |
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Schedule/ Calendar |
Exchange |
Lotus Domino and OfficeVision |
InterOffice |
Collabra 2.2 (Collabra Server 3.0,Q197) |
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Eforms |
Electronic Forms Designer (EFD) and Outlook in Exchange, Outlook in Office 97, Forms3 in VisualBasic 5 (VB5), and Visual J++ |
Lotus Domino |
Developer 2000 2.0, due Q197, will include Oracle Web Forms applet |
Collabra 2.2 (Collabra Server 3.0,Q197) |
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Query/ Report Tools |
Excel and MSQuery or Visual Basic for Access (VBA), Access, VB Crystal Reports |
Lotus Approach |
Discoverer 3.0 due Q197 |
LiveWire Pro includes Crystal Reports |
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Interapplication Messaging |
Falcon (store and forward messaging queue, Q197) |
MQSeries |
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Host Connectivity |
SNA Server 3.0 (includes host print services, integrated login) due within 60 days of NT Server 4.0 |
IBM Communications Server (NT version due Q496/Q197) |
Oracle Gateway products |
Through LiveWire Pro |
Microsoft |
IBM |
Oracle |
Netscape |
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Directory/ Security Services |
Exchange 4.5 will support LDAP |
IBM Directory and Security Server (NT Q496/Q197 with X.500 and LDAP) |
Some database-specific features via Oracle7 Secure Network Services, Advanced Networking Option |
Netscape Directory Server (Q197), Netscape Certificate Server (Q197) will be new servers in SuiteSpot 3.0 |
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Systems Management Server |
SMS 2.0 (will interoperate with CA-Unicenter, HP OpenView) |
Tivoli Management Server (will incorporate current Systems Management Server/SystemView and TME 10, NT version due Q197) |
Database-specific Oracle Enterprise Manager |
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Transaction Server |
Transaction Service (Q197) |
IBM Transaction Server (CICS/Encina, NT Q496/Q197) |
Netscape LivePayment Server |
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Web Server |
Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0. ActiveX scripting server (Denali), Q496 |
IBM Internet Connection Server, Lotus Domino Server |
Oracle WebServer 2.1 (3.0 beta) |
Netscape Enterprise Server 2.0, FastTrack Server, SuiteSpot |
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Internet Gateways, Middleware |
Internet Database Connector (IDC), Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), Distributed Relational Database Architecture (RDA) in SNA Server |
Net.Data (for NT, AIX, OS/2), CICS WWW, DB2 WWW Connection (for MVS), InterNotes, Lotus Messaging Transfer Agents (MTAs) |
InterOffice Web Cartridge, Oracle Objects for OLE 2.0, Oracle Mobile Agents |
ODBC and native drivers in LiveWire Pro |
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Proxy Server |
Proxy Server (Q496) |
Built into ICS, ICS Secure |
Netscape Proxy Server 2.0 (3.0 will support replication) |
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Commerce Server |
Merchant Server (Q496), Commercial Internet System(CIS) (including vertical apps, such as publishing and intranet site support for commercial sites, Q496) |
CommercePOINT family: Net.Commerce, World Avenue online mall, and World Commerce (commercial merchant site). Links via World Distributor, World Purchasing. EC via Net.Commerce Payment and World Registry public key infrastructure. Will include IBM private label of DeltaPoint QuickSite |
Apollo (beta Q197) |
Netscape Servers with LivePayment and Netscape Commercial Applications (Merchant System, Publishing System, Commerce System) |
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Home Banking |
Over 30 banks using Money 97 |
Partnerships announced with leading retail banks |
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News Server |
CIS, client news readers built into IE 3.0, Exchange 4.5 |
Lotus Newsstand on the Web, infoSage |
Netscape News Server 2.0 (3.0 will include Collabra technology). Also Publishing System for subscription-based publications |
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Search Engine |
Microsoft Index Server 1.1 |
infoMarket (pay for content), Lotus Notes, Search Manager, Query By Image Content (QBIC), DB2 Multimedia Extenders |
Oracle ConText 1.1 |
Netscape Catalog Server 1.0 for site content. Netscape EnterpriseServer has Verity engine and OpenText 6 bundled with Commerce Server |
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Text Summarizer |
(Autosummarization in Word 97) |
infoMarket returns summaries of for-fee info on Cryptolope envelope |
Oracle ConText 1.1 |
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Antivirus Online |
MSN, MSNBC |
IBM AntiVirusIBM Global Network (IGN) |
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Media Server |
"Tiger" video server (Phase one will support streaming video, Q496) |
Oracle Video Server or Internets (due 1997), Set-top Alliance |
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Internet DataConferencing |
NetMeeting 2.0 (Q496) with full H.323 support |
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Internet Audio/ Videoconferencing |
NetShow streaming multimedia for ActiveMovie (Q496) |
Point-to-point conferencing |
Oracle7 Video Option, partnering with Intel |
CoolTalk audio conferencing in Navigator |
Microsoft |
IBM |
Oracle |
Netscape |
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IMAGING/ GRAPHICS/ MAPPING |
DirectX, SoftImage, Wang's imaging technology in Windows 95/NT |
ImagePlus, FlowMark, IBM Digital Library, DB2 Extenders (text, image, video, audio, fingerprint now; others including mapping under development) |
Oracle Spatial Option/ESRI |
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NETWORK COMPUTER |
NetPC |
IBM/Network Computing Devices Network Station |
Network Computer (NC) |
Navio Communications |
STANDARDS | ||||
Object Model |
COM/DCOM/OLE |
OpenDoc, ActiveX/COM, Java Beans, SOM, DSOM |
ActiveX/COM, Java Beans |
Netscape ONE |
Components |
ActiveX controls, applets |
LiveObjects, Lotus Components, applets, ActiveX controls, Netscape add-ins |
Oracle Power Objects, ActiveX controls, applets |
Plug-ins, applets, ActiveX controls via third-party NCompass |
Distributed Objects |
DCOM |
CORBA/IIOP, DCOM, DSOM |
IIOP in OracleServer 3.0, DCOM |
IIOP |
LDAP |
Planned for Exchange 4.5 |
Planned for Directory and Security Server |
Planned for Oracle WebServer 3.0 |
Planned for Netscape Directory Server |
SSL, Encryption |
RSA built into OS, SET in Merchant Server |
RSA, SET built into Cryptolope, Net.Commerce, Secure Internet Connection Server, Lotus Notes. Domino 1.5 will support SSL 3.0 |
RSA, SSL in WebServer, PowerBrowser |
SSL in Netscape LivePayment, SET support coming |
SET (Secure Electronic Transaction) |
Planned for Merchant Server |
Available in CommercePOINT packages |
In Oracle/ VeriFone payments cartridge (under development) |
SET support coming in LivePayment |
DEVELOPER TOOLS | ||||
Languages |
Visual C++, VB, Visual J++, Visual FoxPro, Fortran PowerStation |
VisualAge for Java C++, Smalltalk, Basic, COBOL, Ada, Fortran |
PL/SQL, Programmer/2000 |
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Other Developer Tools |
Access, FrontPage, dbWeb, Internet Studio |
Lotus Domino Web Publisher and forthcoming Domino Action turnkey site development in Domino 4.5, Lotus Approach, Intelligent Decision Server (IDS for DSS application development). Also, eval. copy of third-party NetObjects's Fusion bundled with DB2, Delta Point QuickSite included with CommercePoint, Ultimedia, Lotus Phone Notes |
Designer/2000 1.3A, Developer/2000 1.3.2, Oracle PowerObjects 2.0, Sedona (alpha), Oracle Media Objects, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports. Oracle Net Solutions bundle: OracleLite, Developer/2000, Designer/2000 |
LiveWire Pro, Netscape FastTrack Server, LiveConnect/ Plug-In SDK 3.0, NetObjects to be bundled with Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0 |
Scripting Language |
Visual Basic Script (VBScript), VBA, JavaScript, "Denali" |
LotusScript, JavaScript |
Oracle BASIC, JavaScript, Visual Basic Script |
JavaScript, LiveConnect script |
Testing Tools |
Visual Test (acquired by Rational Software 10/96) |
Built into SDKs |
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Source Code Manager |
Visual SourceSafe 4.0 |
TeamConnection |
Planned for Sedona |
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Developer Program |
Microsoft Developer |
DevEdge (12,000 members as of October 1996) |
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Conferences |
Network (MSDN), TechNet, and Site Builder Network TechEd, Primary DomainControllers (PDCs) |
Lotus Domino Developer Conference IBM Technical Exchange, Lotusphere, DevCons |
Oracle OpenWorld, DevCons |
Netscape Developers Conference |