Third-party software developers can write their MMC plug-ins so that network administrators can manage these third-party products from inside the centralized console.

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Microsoft's MMC plug-ins - which are management applets that run inside the console - replace many of the old configuration and administration tools that currently ship with NT, such as the User Manager, Server Manager and Event Viewer.

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Basically, once administrators launch a management plug-in from MMC, they will encounter many of the old tool-specific interfaces they know -- with just a bit more polish.

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Ericsson made some interesting accessories for the T28, like the "CHA-10 Chatboard" (a QWERTY keyboard for text messaging), the "MP3 hands-free kit HPM-10" (an MP3 player with an MMC card slot and standard 3.5mm headphone jack) and the aforementioned "Bluetooth phone adapter DBA-10".

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