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Aloaha Software's Aloaha PDF Suite

Oliver Rickly of Hannover, Germany, recommends Aloaha Software's PDF Suite as a very hot product. Aloaha PDF Suite creates vector-based, high-resolution PDF documents.

Rickly explains, "I am using PDF Suite intensively for all kinds of document production. PDF Suite allows me to monitor my print queue to convert any printed document into a vector PDF, with the ability to cut or search the text inside. If PDF Suite finds an email address or fax number, it digitally signs the document and emails or faxes it to the recipient with the built-in WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) mailer. This provides us with an excellent solution to our billing system. Furthermore, I defined regular expressions so PDF Suite sorts all created PDF documents on disk by invoice and customer number. Due to its design as a print spooler monitor, PDF Suite is a powerful tool limited only by your imagination. The benefits are quite simple to see; the pricing is simply incredible compared to the myriads of functions it offers. The digital signature feature and automatic sending of invoices not only saves me postage costs but labor as well."

PDF Suite features searchable PDF files, 40-bit and 128-bit encryption, digital signatures, automatic font embedding, automatic bookmark creation, and Active Directory (AD) user lookups. Pricing for PDF Suite starts at $49; you can download a demo version for free.

Limit Channels and Increase Users per AP
Meru Networks' Meru Controller

Michael Ruiz of Geneva, New York, recommends Meru Networks'Meru Controller as a great value-add for Wi-Fi, the 802.11b wireless standard. According to Ruiz,"Meru Networks has solved the biggest problems with Wi-Fi, namely channel limitations and poor performance. We are seeing huge increases in throughput over our regular 802.11a/b/g solutions and are achieving dozens or more users per Access Point (AP). Mix that bit of evolution with advanced coordination between neighboring APs, and Meru Networks has provided a solution in which all APs can reside on a single channel.

"These key innovations have saved us dozens of hours with onsite surveys, and we'll probably see that savings hit the hundreds-of-hours mark. We have also deployed fewer APs because we can handle more users, and we have been able to plan more thoroughly because scaling is so much easier. Scaling an already rolled-out Wi-Fi network to cover nearby areas can often be a drag, with cells resizing and interference changes, but not with the Meru Controller. The system simply scans, coordinates, and expands."

Meru Controller features a multi-layer security approach, cellular-coordination for APs, and integration with existing infrastructure. This product also deals with bandwidth demands and increased contention in high-density environments such as conference centers, university libraries, and auditoriums. The controller removes direct and indirect sources of contention, thus enhancing performance and simplifying channel planning. For pricing information, please contact Meru Networks.

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