Procom introduces Taurus: storage, servers, and 600 feet of Wi-Fi: This emerging category of Wi-Fi network appliances grew today with the introduction of Taurus, which can be configured to hold up to 250 Gb of storage, and a laundry list of software servers.
The software listed in specifications reads like an advertisement for open-source and free software, as the device features mail service of all kinds; SMB and AppleTalk filesharing; proxy Web serving; regular Web serving; FTP and MySQL/PostgreSQL; and a host of other items, all running on a Linux kernel.
I almost forgot: it has a robust omnidirectional antenna that the company claims offers a 600-foot radius (not diameter), and the device is Wi-Fi certified.
The only gotcha: it's got a $1,700 price tag for the base configuration. Still, if it has ease of use of administration, this one integated box could replace several devices and lots of setup for a small organization that needs these services. If they added a VPN server (not just "support" for VPNs, which means passthrough), this device could be a category killer.
Glenn, you are an evil man. I was happy in my penury. I had come to grips with it. Then you post this. You, sir, are evil.
Now, please hurry up and buy one so you can review it here. Thanks for your support. (evil.)