IBM (R) Solution Developer Operations DDDD EEEEE V V EEEEE L OOO PPPP EEEEE RRRR D D E V V E L O O P P E R R D D EEEE V V EEEE L O O PPPP EEEE RRRR D D E V V E L O O P E R R DDDD EEEEE V EEEEE LLLLL OOO P EEEEE R R SSSS U U PPPP PPPP OOO RRRR TTTTT N N EEEEE W W SSSS S U U P P P P O O R R T NN N E W W S SSS U U PPPP PPPP O O RRRR T N N N EEEE W W W SSS S U U P P O O R R T N NN E W W W S SSSS UUU P P OOO R R T N N EEEEE WW WW SSSS ======================================================================== 1995 Issue 5 15 May 1995 ======================================================================== +----------+ | Contents | +----------+ The table of contents contains search codes for going directly to items that interest you. Search Codes ----- o SDO Developer Support News Begins Its Third Year dsnyear3 Note from the editor. o North American Developer Assistance Program nadap For ISVs in the USA and Canada. Commercial Services. Premier Services. More information. o Contents of Volume 7 of The Developer Connection for OS/2 dcon7os2 CD NOTE: This item is 315 lines long. o Contents of Volume 3 of The Developer Connection for LAN dcon3lan Systems CD NOTE: This item is 223 lines long. o OS/2 Warp Wave to Show Compatibility in IBM Product wavecomp Compatibility Program The OS/2 Warp wave. IBM Product Compatibility Program. Compatibility self-test. Compatibility tested by IBM. Marketing visibility. More information. o IBM Product Compatibility Program Questions and Answers compatqa 65 questions and answers. NOTE: This item is 581 lines long. o IBM Launches Chinese OS/2 Warp; Announces Support, sinowarp Training, Channel Programs Immediately available. 6 OEMs, 16 ISVs support Chinese OS/2 Warp. Support and channel programs. o IBM's OS/2 Warp Now Available to College Students and stufac Faculty in a Specially Priced Academic Edition Affordable for students and faculty. Same as regular product. Other Academic Editions to follow. Academic Editions availability. OS/2 Warp: More than two million sales. IBM news releases via WWW and fax. o Select-a-System selsys Setup process giving users both OS/2 Warp and DOS/Windows at no extra cost. Switch between OS/2 Warp and DOS/Windows. Standard on most IBM 8 MB systems. List of IBM systems now preloaded with Select-a-System. o List of Worldwide Japanese Business Partners Authorized to bpartj Sell OS/2 Warp Complete list, with names, addresses, phones, faxes. o OS/2 Device Driver Repository Accessible via WWW or FTP ddrep Article from 15 April DSNEWS updated with corrected URL information. o IBM is First Member of Motion Video Consortium mvideo MPEG-related products. IBM Interactive Media Unit. MPEG-2 encoder chip. o ISVs Develop for AIX Version 4, the World's Best UNIX aix4isv Version 4 is the place to be! Key industry solutions. o CD Showcase - AIX Version 4.1 Software Development aix41sds Solutions New in Volume 2. Enhancing AIX software development. List of products. Marketing information. CD Showcase requirements. o CD Showcase - AIX Version 3.2 Software Development aix32sds Solutions New in Volume 6. Enhancing AIX software development. List of products. Marketing information. CD Showcase requirements. o AS/400 Application Development Handbook Available book400 Current issues. Information about development tools. How to order. More information. o IBM Object Page Debuts on World Wide Web pageobj URL and objectives for IBM object page. o Response to Computerworld Article About OpenDoc and OLE odocresp ComponentGlue. More than 70,000 OpenDoc Development Kits. No joint work ongoing. More information. o Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) Enhanced on OrderLink linkesd Several ways to obtain software packages. Select only new or updated packages. Subscribe to applications. Tailored to individual users' needs. o IBM Personal Software Products Trade Show Participation showpart List of events through the end of July. o IBM Teams with Miller Freeman, Inc. for OS/2 World confwrld Conference and Exhibition More than 45 IBM technical experts. Increased IBM participation. Keynote address by John W. Thompson. Affirming importance of the event. Test Drive and Technical Support Center. More than 125 classes in four days. GUIDE Summer '95 conference runs concurrently. o 1995 DB2 Technical Conference, 15 - 20 October, Nashville confopry Over 100 technical sessions. Keynote presentations. Conference highlights. Combined with Client/Server Database Conference. Preliminary schedule of electives available via fax. Registration and more information. o IMS Technical Conference, 28 November - 1 December, New tcims Orleans Conference highlights. Registration information. o Hands-On Workshop: Designing DCE Applications dceapp Description. Audience. Benefits. Objectives. Topics. Prerequisites. Course specifics. o Workshop: OS/2 DCE Administration dceadmin Description. Objectives. Topics. Prerequisites. Course specifics. o Workshop: DCE Hands-On Application Programming for OS/2, dceprog AIX, and Windows Description. Audience. Benefits. Objectives. Topics. Prerequisites. Course specifics. o Workshop: Object-Oriented Programming and Design with IBM oopsmall Smalltalk About the course. Course specifics. o Workshop: OSF/DCE Writing Secure Distributed Applications distrapp Topics. Course specifics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ o How to Join the IBM Developer Assistance Program joinhow Worldwide Services. Commercial Services. Premier Services. Developer Assistance Program contacts worldwide. o The IBM OS/2 Developer Assistance Program in Europe, emeadap Middle East, and Africa Open to anyone in EMEA actively developing for OS/2. Technical and Marketing support via bulletin board and Internet WWW. Betas, tools, mailings, plus much more. o The Developer Connection for OS/2: The Power of the Future powerdev Delivered to Your Door Developer Connection overview. Put The Developer Connection for OS/2 to work for you ... now. Features and benefits. Ordering information. o Q and A About The Developer Connection for OS/2 devconqa What it is. Prices. DAP discounts. Contents. CompuServe forum. Additional licenses. Future growth. License expirations. Availability outside USA. How to subscribe. CompuServe introductory membership. Access to OS2DF2 forum on CompuServe. DEVCON FORUM on TalkLink. o Subscription Information for The Developer Connection for subdcos2 OS/2 and the IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2 Worldwide phone and fax numbers for ordering. o IBM Product Compatibility Program compprog Compatibility testing opportunity. Resource for making wise purchasing decisions. Value of tested compatibility. Compatibility Program description. Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server. Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems. Publicity: Where to find compatible product information. Program Q&A via fax. More information. o Professional Certification Program from IBM for OS/2 and certprof LAN Server Four certified roles. Testing. More information. o IBM Independent/International Vendor League ivlibm Overview. IVL News Service. Enrollment. o 800 Phone Numbers 800nos o Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks tmarks +----------------------+ | Where to Find DSNEWS | +----------------------+ The monthly DSNEWS files are ZIPped into the file DSNymA.ZIP, where y = last digit of year, and m = issue number represented as alpha (for example, DSN5BA.ZIP is the 1995 second issue). DSNymA.ZIP contains: -- This announcement file, DSNyA1.ANN -- The current month's contents list, DSNym.SMY -- An annual cumulative list of contents, DSNy.CUM -- The current month's ASCII newsletter, DSNymA.ASC The ZIPped files are posted on several e-mail and BBS systems: o America Online, in the OS/2 forum, in the Newsletters library o CompuServe, in OS2DF2 forum, *DAP library section 14 and in OS2DF1 forum, OPEN FORUM library section 15 o Fidonet, in the OS2 Information file area, FWOS2INFO o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16 o Hitline mailbox (Switzerland), in file area 8 o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (E/ME/A) DAP BBS, in file area GENERAL.DOCS o IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS, in area PUBS01 o IBM OS2BBS (TALKLink), in OS/2 Software Library, in Documents and Info o IBM Personal Computer Company BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming o Internet, via anonymous ftp from software.watson.ibm.com, in directory /pub/os2/info; or via Gopher from index.almaden.ibm.com, in the OS/2 Information menu o NIFTY-Serve (Japan), in FOS2 forum, library section 4 o OS2NET (Europe), on all OS2NET bulletin boards in Europe, usually in the DSNEWS download area o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library, in IBM Files Note: If you cannot find files named dsn... (in lower case), look for files named DSN... (in upper case). Within IBM: 1995 issues, in ASCII format, are in DSN5 PACKAGE in the OS2TOOLS catalog, and 1994 issues are in DSN4 PACKAGE. To obtain DSN4 PACKAGE, type: TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE To obtain DSN5 PACKAGE, type: TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS GET DSN5 PACKAGE You can also request the packages by typing: REQUEST DSN4 FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1 and REQUEST DSN5 FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1 To subscribe to DSN5 PACKAGE, type TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS SUB DSN5 PACKAGE +-----------------------------------+ | Notice to Readers Outside the USA | +-----------------------------------+ It is possible that the material in this newsletter may contain references to, or information about, IBM products (machines and programs), programming, or services that are not announced in your country. Such references or information must not be construed to mean that IBM intends to announce such products, programming, or services in your country. +------------------------+ | Send Us Your Feedback! | +------------------------+ Your comments about this newsletter are important to us. Please send your feedback to the editor of IBM SDO Developer Support News, Mike Engelberg, at: o Internet: dsnews@vnet.ibm.com o IBMMAIL: USIB33NP o Fax: 1-407-443-5214 o Mail: DSNEWS, Internal Zip 5407, IBM Corporation, 1000 N.W. 51st Street, Boca Raton FL 33431, USA ======================================================================== +--------------------------------------------------+ | SDO Developer Support News Begins Its Third Year | dsnyear3 +--------------------------------------------------+ With this issue, IBM SDO Developer Support News embarks on its third year of bringing news of interest to solution developers worldwide. DSNEWS recently became part of IBM's Solution Developer Operations unit. One of SDO's missions is to help developers on all major platforms. DSNEWS will therefore cover not only developing for OS/2 Warp and LAN Systems, but also for OS/2 for the PowerPC platform, AIX for workstations, the midrange AS/400 system, and MVS for mainframes. In addition, DSNEWS is now available on the Internet World Wide Web in the IBM Solution Developer Operations home page at http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer/ . We appreciate your many positive comments about DSNEWS during the past two years, and we look forward to serving you for many years to come. Mike Engelberg editor ======================================================================== +---------------------------------------------+ | North American Developer Assistance Program | nadap +---------------------------------------------+ IBM's Solution Developer Operations organization announces the creation of the North American Developer Assistance Program. This new program provides cohesive support, marketing programs, and software and hardware discounts to Independent Software Vendors located in the United States and Canada. The goal of this program is to provide the best solution developer support in the industry. There are two levels of the North American DAP: Commercial Services and Premier Services. Commercial Services ------------------- Commercial Services are available to ISVs who are developing or marketing IBM Personal Software-based products for commercial release. In support of their product development, Commercial Services members receive: o Online technical support at no charge o Defect support for all warranted products that are supported by IBM support centers o Complimentary access to the online database of Personal Software-based development tools o Complimentary subscription to OS/2 Developer magazine o Discounts on IBM Personal Software products o IBM OS/2 & LAN Systems Application Directory o IBM OS/2 & LAN Systems Development Tools Guide o Sources & Solutions catalog o "Ready! for OS/2" Compatibility Mark o "Ready! for LAN Systems" Compatibility Mark o IBM Direct Marketing Center Premier Services ---------------- Premier Services are available to software developers who are marketing or have committed to develop software products that provide native, 32-bit API support for OS/2, LAN Systems products, or OS/2 for PowerPC. Developers of products that exploit object technologies like SOM and OpenDoc are also eligible. In addition to receiving the Commercial Services described previously, Premier Services members have voice access to an advocate in IBM who can assist them with the development and marketing opportunities that are offered exclusively to Premier Services members. More Information ---------------- For more information about the North American Developer Assistance Program, call the IBM Software Vendor Hotline at 1-800-627-8363 in the USA and Canada. ======================================================================== +--------------------------------------+ | Contents of Volume 7 of | dcon7os2 | The Developer Connection for OS/2 CD | +--------------------------------------+ Volume 7 of The Developer Connection for OS/2 CD includes limited licenses to the following products: Key:(Demo Lic) = For Demonstration Purposes Only (Refer To License Agreement) (Eval Lic) = For Evaluation Purposes Only (Refer To License Agreement) (E) = Excerpts (I) = IBM Internally Developed Software (P) = Pre-Release Software (R) = Reduced Function (T) = Time-Out Code BITMAPS (disc 1) BITMAP32:A 32-bit bitmap viewer (I) GBM:A Generalized Bitmap Module (I) UPDATED MakeLogo:OS/2 Boot Logo Utility (I) Bitmap Samples: Samples of Developer Connection Bitmaps (I) COMMUNICATION TOOLS (disc 2) C-Kermit: OS/2 C-Kermit 5A(190) NEW IBM: Personal Communications/3270 V4.0 for OS/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes NEW IBM: Personal Communications AS/400 V4.0 for OS/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes NEW IBM: Personal Communications AS/400 and 3270 V4.0 for OS/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes NEW The APPC Showcase: Games and Utilities (I) NEW AutoDisp: Graphical Display of APPN Resources (I) IBM: Communications Manager/2: API Programs and Productivity Aids UPDATED IBM: Communications Manager/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes UPDATED IBM: Communications Manager/2 UPDATED Creative Systems Programming Corporation: Golden CommPass (Demo Lic) OS/tools Inc: COMi Asynchronous Serial Device Driver (R, Demo Lic) UPDATED GOPHER: An OS/2 PM client for the Internet Gopher protocol (I) GoServe: A Gopher Server for OS/2 2.x (I) UPDATED REXXAPPC: REXX Communications APIs (I) Softronics, Inc.: Softerm Plus for OS/2 Sybase Inc.: SYBASE Open Client Developer's Kit IBM: LAN Adapter Protocol Support for TCP/IP (P) IBM: TCP/IP for OS/2 (P) DATABASES (disc 2) DBMRPW: A database manager remote password administrator utility (I) IBM: DATABASE 2 for OS/2 (DB2/2) -- Single-User Version 1.2.1 (T) UPDATED DEVELOPER TOOLKITS (discs 2 and 3) IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp, Version 3: CD Install UPDATED IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp, Version 3: 3.5-inch Diskettes UPDATED IBM: Pen for OS/2 Warp Toolkit: CD Install (P) IBM: Pen for OS/2 Warp Toolkit: 3.5-inch Diskettes (P) Alpha OpenDoc Developer's Kit 1 for OS/2 (P, Eval Lic) UPDATED OpenDoc Framework for CSet ++ (P) NEW IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS2: 3.5-inch Diskettes NEW IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 Warp, Version 3: 3.5-inch Diskettes IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 for SMP v2.11: CD Install UPDATED IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 for SMP v2.11: 3.5-inch Diskettes UPDATED IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 for SMP v2.11: CD Install IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 for SMP v2.11: 3.5-inch Diskettes IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 v2.11: 3.5-inch Diskettes IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 Japan 2.11: CD Install IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1: CD Install UPDATED IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1: Folder Creation UPDATED IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1: 3.5-inch Diskettes UPDATED IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1 (Japanese): CD Install IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 ServicePak XR06300 v2.1: CD Install IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 Japan 2.1 CSD BJC006: CD Install IBM: Kernel Debugger for OS/2 2.x and Warp: CD Install UPDATED IBM: MMPM2 v1.1 Toolkit: CD Install IBM: Pen for OS/2 Toolkit: CD Install (P) IBM: Pen for OS/2 Toolkit: 3.5-inch Diskettes (P) IBM: Internationalization Toolkit based on XPG/4 (P) UPDATED IBM: Object REXX (P) UPDATED IBM: SearchManager/2 Toolkit IBM: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 1.3: 3.5-inch Diskettes DEVELOPER TOOLS FOR OS/2 FOR THE POWERPC (disc 3) IBM: Development Tools for OS/2 for the PowerPC (P) UPDATED MetaWare Inc.: PowerPC Compiler (P) UPDATED IBM: IBM PM Debugger for OS/2 for the PowerPC (P) DEVELOPMENT TOOLS (disc 1) AIXLIKE: OS/2 version of popular Unix utilities (I) UPDATED ALPHA: A code analysis and browse programme (I) UPDATED IBM: APL2 for OS/2 (Demo Lic) UPDATED ASDT32: An applications/system 32-bit debug utility (I) OS/tools Inc: COMscope Communications Monitoring and Control (R, Demo Lic) UPDATED cPost: Typesets C Programs in PostScript (I) CTFORMAT: A code and text formatter (I) DEBUGO: A specialized terminal program for the debug kernel (I) UPDATED DrDialog: A visual REXX programming environment (I) EDITINI: An OS/2 text editor for .INI and profile files (I) HexDump: A hexadecimal display and conversion utility (I) IBROW: An image browser utility (I) ImageMark Software Labs, Inc.: ImageStream Graphics Filters for OS/2 IPFCPREP: A preprocessor for the IPF Compiler (I) UPDATED Perez Computing Services: IPF Editor (Demo Lic) lp3820: Print AFP files on a personal laser printer (I) lp382f: Raster fonts for use with lp3820 (I) Functional Software Limited: LXOPT (Demo Lic) MetaWare Inc.: High C/C++ (Demo Lic) IBM: Neural Network Utility Entry for OS/2 UPDATED One Up Corp: SMART-Version 2 UPDATED One Up Corp: SMART-Version 2: 3.5-inch Diskettes UPDATED IBM: OpenGL on OS/2 (P) UPDATED IBM: Pen for OS/2 Warp (P) IBM: Pen for OS/2 Warp: 3.5-inch Diskettes (P) PMPRTF: Extends PRINTF to PM applications (I) PMSPY32: OS/2 PM message spying program (I) IBM: Problem Determination Package UPDATED IBM: ReDiscovery/2 (Demo Lic) UPDATED Quercus Systems: REXXLIB (Demo Lic) RXD: PM source level debugger for REXX (I) RxMathFN: A REXX DLL with C-language math functions (I) RXNETB: REXX APIs for the OS/2 NetBIOS (I) Mystic River Software Inc.: Softbridge Basic Language (Demo Lic) IBM: Software Installer for OS/2 NEW IBM: Software Installer National Languages for OS/2 NEW SD386: A source level debugger for C (I) UPDATED IBM: Sniff16: A utility to search 16 bit apps (P) Synaptec, Inc.: The SOM Class Administrator (Demo Lic) IBM: The Integrated Reasoning Shell Development/2 (Demo Lic) UPDATED IBM: Interactive Tutorial/2 (P) IBM: Tutorial Manager/2 (R, Demo Lic) UCMenus: Graphical toolbar control for PM applications (I) UPDATED TVFS: Toronto Virtual File System (I) NEW IBM: Validator for OS/2 (P) NEW HockWare, Inc.: VisPro/REXX GOLD (Demo Lic) UPDATED Visual REXX2: A library of REXX functions that provide a PM interface (I) WATCOM: VX-REXX Client/Server Edition (Demo Lic) IBM: Z Family Reusable Libraries/2 (P) EDITORS (disc 1) Boxer Software: Boxer Text Editor (Demo Lic) CustEPM: A customized version of Enhanced Editor (I) UPDATED Compuware Corporation: Compuware PREDITOR/2 (P, T, Demo Lic) EnvEd: Environment Editor (I) IBM: EPM: Enhanced Editor UPDATED IBM: EPMBETA: A 32-bit version of EPM (P) UPDATED IBM: Hyperwise Version 2.0 (R) NEW RimStar Technology, Inc.: RimStar Programmer's Editor: 3.5-inch Disk (Demo Lic) UPDATED MicroEdge, Inc.: Visual SlickEdit (R, Demo Lic) NEW TINYED: A tiny OS/2 and DOS editor (I) IBM OS/2 (discs 1 and 3) IBM: OS/2 Warp Version 3 CD: 3.5-inch Installation Diskettes (Demo Lic) NEW IBM: BonusPak (Demo Lic) UPDATED MULTIMEDIA TOOLS (disc 2) CD Explorer: A compact disc audio explorer (I) Aria: Digital Music Player (Demo Lic) UPDATED IBM: MMPM2 v1.1.3 Base (Demo Lic) IBM: MMPM2 v1.1.3 Base: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Demo Lic) IBM: MMPM2 v1.1.3 Base: 5.25-inch Diskettes (Demo Lic) BOCASoft: BOCASoft System Sounds (Demo Lic) VPoker: A MMPM video poker game for OS/2 (I) BOCASoft: BOCASoft WipeOut: 3.5-inch Diskette (Demo Lic) PRODUCT OVERVIEWS/DEMO (disc 2) IBM: FormTalk for OS/2 OnCMD: OnCmd xBase for OS/2 NEW IBM: Translation Manager/2: 3.5-inch Diskette IBM: VisualGen: 3.5-inch Diskette PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (disc 2) Solution Technology, Inc.: APPLAUSE (Demo Lic) MHR Software and Consulting: ATS for OS/2 (Demo Lic) BOOTOS2: An OS/2 bootable diskette creation utility (I) UPDATED CLOKGS: A digital/analog clock for your desktop (I) ClipServ: TCP/IP clipboard server for OS/2 2.x (I) COLORPT: Reports the name of the color under the mouse pointer (I) Compress: Automatic compressed backup (I) UPDATED IBM: DataGuide/2 Administrator DINFO: A swapper file monitor (I) ExCal: WPS-enabled calendar (I) FORBROWS: A forum browser (I) UPDATED IBM: FormTalk for OS/2 UPDATED GFOLDR: A folder subsection creator (I) GSEE: A file search utility and batch file builder (I) IMGTK16: The Image Toolkit (I) LoadDskf/SaveDskf: A set of diskette image utilities (I) MAGNIFY: An OS/2 desktop magnifier (I) ManyClip: Multiple clipboard utility (I) Megadesk: A virtual desktop expander (I) UPDATED OS20MEMU: An OS/2 memory utilization utility (I) PMCAM2: Saves pictures of PM screens into bitmaps/postscript files (I) PmDraw: PM Presentation Graphics (I) PMGB32: A display of planet Earth as a globe (I) PMTIMER: An OS/2 program timer (I) PMTREE: A graphical display of PM windows (I) PTNSHOOT: Point 'n' Shoot (I) QCONFIG: A system configuration utility (I) IBM: IBM Library Reader/2 (R) UPDATED SCRAP: A screen capture utility (I) ShiftRun: Runs OS/2 programs before IPL is completed (I) UPDATED IBM: SMARTsort: 3.5-inch Diskettes (P) IBM: SearchManager/2 (Demo Lic) IBM: Software Manager MVS/ESA: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Demo Lic) Capstone Software: SpaceMap for OS/2 (Demo Lic) Split: Split and Combine big files (I) IBM: Smalltalk for OS/2 (T, Eval Lic) UPDATED TXT2PS: A text-to-postscript conversion utility (I) UPDATED UTIL2: AIX-like utilities for OS/2 (I) ViewAll: OS/2 program that displays all OS/2 books on the bookshelf (I) UPDATED IBM: VisualAge for OS/2 (T, Demo Lic) UPDATED SERVICE (discs 1 and 2) IBM: C/C++ FirstStep Tools Patches NEW IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Compiler (v2.0 and v2.1) CSD CTC0011: Diskettes UPDATED IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Compiler (v2.0 and v2.1) CSD CTC0011 UPDATED IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Class Library (v2.0) CSD CTL0009: Diskettes IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Class Library (v2.0) CSD CTL0009 IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Class Library (v2.1) CSD CTM0009: Diskettes IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Class Library (v2.1) CSD CTM0009 IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Utilities (v2.0 and v2.1) CSD CTU0003: Diskettes IBM: C Set ++ for OS/2 Utilities (v2.0 and v2.1) CSD CTU0003 IBM: OS/2 2.11 FixPak XR_A092: 3.5-inch Diskettes NEW IBM: OS/2 2.11 ServicePak: CD-ROM and diskette installation: 3.5-inch Diskettes IBM: OS/2 2.11 ServicePak: CD-ROM and diskette installation: 5.25-inch Diskettes IBM: OS/2 v1.3 Toolkit CSD Level XR05053: 3.5-inch Diskettes IBM: OS/2 v1.3 Toolkit CSD Level XR05053: 5.25-inch Diskettes IBM: TCP/IP 2.0 for OS/2 CSD UN64092: 3.5-inch Disks NEW IBM: OS/2 Warp 3.0 FixPak XR_0W005: 3.5-inch Diskettes NEW IBM: WorkFrame/2 2.1 CSD3: 3.5-inch Diskette UPDATED IBM: WorkFrame/2 2.1 CSD3: CD Install UPDATED SOURCE CODE (disc 1) AIXLIKE SOURCE: OS/2 versions of popular Unix utilities (I) UPDATED BitMap32: BitMap32 Source Code (I) IBM: DoubPlay: Multimedia Double Buffering Playlist C Samples (P) EXCEPT: OS/2 2.* trap debugging aid exception handler source sample (I) UPDATED GBM: Generalized Bitmap Module Source Code (I) UPDATED TOOLBAR: An Icon Bar Sample (I) PMSAMPLE: programming samples and utilities for OS/2 and PM (I) PMSPY32S: OS/2 PM Spying Source Code (I) IBM: RIFFSAMP: Multimedia RIFF Source Code (P) IBM: A collection of Workplace Shell samples (P) UTIL2: AIX-like utilities source code (I) SOURCE CODE FROM THE DEVELOPER CONNECTION NEWS (disc 1) Volume I: Multithreading PM Apps (I) Volume II: Dynamic Linking on OS/2 2.x (I) Volume II: Exception Mgt. in 32-Bit OS/2 (I) Volume II: OS/2-WIN-OS/2 Communication (I) Volume III: M Shell (I) Volume III: StartDos (I) Volume III: T Shell (I) Volume III: Transform Example (I) Volume III: 32-bit Character-Mode API (P) Volume IV: The OS/2 Debug Kernel (I) Volume IV: Writing Object-Oriented Multimedia IO Procs (I) Volume IV: Sharing the Parallel Port (I) Volume IV: Filling You IN: Areas, Paths, Clippings (I) Volume IV: OS/2<-->WIN-OS/2 Communication (I) Volume V: Fonts R Us! (I) Volume V: Making Your OS/2 Device Driver APM-Aware (I) Volume VI: Writing OpenDoc Part Handlers: The Hello World Part (I) Volume VI: OS/2 BootLogo Utility (I) Volume VI: Monitoring Display Driver Interface Call (I) Volume VI: Extend Your Program with Rexx (I) Volume VI: Starts the WorkPlace Shell SOM Server Volume VII: One Call Does it All (I) NEW Volume VII: Writing Multithreaded Graphics Programs (I) NEW Volume VII: Hello World: Part II, OpenDoc Views and Presentation Types (I) NEW TEST TOOLS (disc 1) PMATE: An automated test environment with user input captured (I) DOCUMENTATION Books in various formats are included on the CDs. For a complete listing, see the Booklist.ASC file or the on-line list in The Developer Connection folder. Topics include the following: AnyNet Communications Manager/2 Databases Developer's Toolkit References Device Drivers Information Presentation Facility Hardware Compatibility List Multimedia Object REXX OpenDoc OS/2 Technical Library Presentation Manager Popular OS/2 Book Excerpts Red Books REXX SOM TCP/IP The Developer Connection News Articles Workplace Shell ======================================================================== +------------------------------------------+ | Contents of Volume 3 of | dcon3lan | The Developer Connection for LAN Systems | +------------------------------------------+ Volume 3 of The Developer Connection for LAN Systems CD includes limited licenses to the following products: Key:(Demo Lic) = For Demonstration Purposes Only (Refer To License Agreement) (Eval Lic) = For Evaluation Purposes Only (Refer To License Agreement) (E) = Excerpts (I) = IBM Internally Developed Software (P) = Pre-Release Software (R) = Reduced Function (T) = Time-Out Code PRODUCTS LAN SYSTEMS TOOLKITS - AIX IBM: DCE Toolkit IBM: Encina Toolkit IBM: SOMobjects Toolkit 2.1: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Eval Lic) IBM: SOMobjects Workgroup Enabler 2.1: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Eval Lic) LAN SYSTEMS TOOLKITS - OS/2 IBM: DCE Application Enabler for OS/2 (P,Eval Lic) IBM: LAN Systems Toolkit IBM: SOMobjects Toolkit 2.1: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Eval Lic) IBM: SOMobjects Workgroup Enabler 2.1: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Eval Lic) PRODUCT OVERVIEWS IBM: AnyNet for OS/2 (Eval Lic) IBM: AnyNet IPX Over SNA Gateway V1.0 for OS/2 (Eval Lic) IBM: AnyNet SNA Over TCP/IP Gateway V1.0 for OS/2 (Eval Lic) IBM: DatagLANce (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: DCE (Illustration) IBM: LAN Distance (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: LAN Server 4.0 (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: NetDoor/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Eval Lic) IBM: NetFinity (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: NetView DM/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes (T, Eval Lic) IBM: NetView DM/2 2.1 Extended Base (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: NetView DM/2 2.1 Extended Client (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: NetView DM/2 2.1 Remote Administrator (Evaluation) (T, Eval Lic) IBM: Person to Person/2: 3.5-inch Diskettes (Eval Lic) LAN SYSTEMS TOOLS - AIX IBM: Cell Profiler (I) IBM: DCE Password (I) UPDATED IBM: DCESTAT (I) IBM: EZDCE (I) UPDATED IBM: MakeDCE (I,P) IBM: PDDA6000 (I) UPDATED IBM: System Monitoring Tool (SMT) (I) NEW LAN SYSTEMS TOOLS - OS/2 IBM: DIRSTAT: A PM application that displays LAN adapter information (I) IBM: GenE\D: Data Stream Encoder Decoder (Eval Lic) IBM: LANXCOPY: PC to PC File transfer Using NetBIOS (I) IBM: MakeDCE (P) IBM: NetWare to LAN Server Migration Tool (I) IBM: LAN Manager to LAN Server Migration Tool (I) IBM: Library READ/2 IBM: RINGUTIL: Graphically monitor ring utilization (I) SAMPLE CODE IBM: Redbook Sample Code: 3.5-inch Diskettes IBM: NVDM/2: Samples found in NetView DM/2 Quick Help IBM: NVDM/2: Samples found in NetView DM/2 DOS Quick Help also see sample code available in LAN Systems Tooklkit SERVICE IBM: LAN Systems 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+--------------------------------------+ IBM announces that it is consolidating its compatibility program under a single OS/2 Warp umbrella. The OS/2 Warp Wave ------------------ The new compatibility marks, which IBM will license to ISVs and IHVs for use on product packaging, flyers advertising, etc., incorporate the OS/2 Warp Wave. The marks will be used consistently worldwide to show product compatibility with OS/2 Warp and the IBM OS/2 Warp LAN environment. IBM Product Compatibility Program --------------------------------- In addition to the new look, the company's product certification program has been given a new name, IBM Product Compatibility Program, to make it more consistent with industry practices. These changes were made in response to the growing customer and ISV interest in OS/2 Warp and IBM LAN Server. Compatibility Self-Test ----------------------- The "Ready for OS/2 Warp" and "Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server" compatibility marks tell the consumer that the software developer has used a set of IBM guidelines to self-test the product for compatibility with a particular version of OS/2 Warp or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. Compatibility-Tested by IBM --------------------------- The "Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems" compatibility mark tells the consumer that the software or hardware developer has contracted with IBM to test the product's compatibility, interoperability, and coexistence with a variety of IBM and non-IBM products in a customer-like LAN Systems environment. Marketing Visibility -------------------- IBM provides marketing visibility for compatible products through product listings and/or test reports at IBM trade show booths and through a variety of other electronic and hardcopy mediums. IBM will continue to list products that have been certified under the outgoing program through the end of the licensing agreement. More Information ---------------- General information can be obtained by requesting document 2096 from 1-800-IBM-4FAX in the U.S. or 1-800-HELPFAX in Canada. Developers who want additional information about the IBM Product Compatibility Program can call 1-800-992-4777 in the USA and Canada. For other countries, contact the local IBM country representative. (More detail appears in the following item.) ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------+ | IBM Product Compatibility Program | compatqa | Questions and Answers | +-----------------------------------+ The following are 65 questions and answers about the enhanced IBM Product Compatibility Program with OS/2 Warp. This information includes a description of the enhancements and transition information for vendors who already have tested under Ready! for OS/2, Ready! for IBM LAN, and Tested and Approved for IBM LAN Systems. This information applies to the USA and Canada only. For information and availability of the IBM Product Compatibility program elsewhere, contact your local IBM representative. Q1: Why is IBM modifying its test program by changing the current marks to OS/2 Warp marks? A1: Changing the marks and the test orientation to recognize the growth and acceptance of OS/2 is a natural evolution for the program. The change in the marks will assist customers in determining the viability of products working with OS/2. Q2: Doesn't IBM already have several programs offering marks for hardware and software that state they run with OS/2 and pass IBM tests? A2. Yes. One of the reasons for announcing this program is to consolidate the marks offered by these programs under IBM's flagship OS/2 Warp product. Our customers felt that the different marks were confusing. The new mark is consistent worldwide for all OS/2 Warp-related programs, making compatible products and programs easier for our customers to recognize. Q3: Will the testing in this program be any different from the Ready! for OS/2, Ready! for IBM LAN, and Tested and Approved for IBM LAN Systems programs already in existence? A3: The processes will remain the same, but OS/2 Warp will now be included in the testing. Q4: Why is this a "compatibility" program and not a "certification" program? A4: The change more clearly reflects the intent and benefits of the program, as well as industry practices. Q5: What is the difference between the testing conducted by National Software Testing Laboratory (NSTL) for OS/2 Warp applications and the testing offered by IBM's Product Compatibility Program? A5: NSTL is an independent test lab that conducts fee-based compatibility tests with IBM's OS/2 Warp. The mark that is issued by NSTL is an NSTL mark that states the application runs on OS/2 Warp. Q6: If a product has been tested by NSTL for OS/2 Warp compatibility, can it also receive a Ready for OS/2 Warp compatibility mark? A6: Yes. To obtain a Ready for OS/2 Warp compatibility mark, an IBM License Agreement would have to be signed. Q7: Will products already certified as Ready! for OS/2 have to be retested for the new Ready for OS/2 Warp? A7: Yes. All developers who had products certified under Ready! for OS/2 will automatically be sent a revised set of test suites for OS/2 Warp. There are some additional operations that will need to be performed for OS/2 Warp compatibility. They will also be sent a revised license agreement to sign for use of the Ready for OS/2 Warp mark. Q8: Will products already certified as Ready! for IBM LAN have to be retested for the new Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server mark? A8: Yes. All developers who had products certified for Ready! for IBM LAN will automatically be sent a revised test guideline book and license agreement. This book is written for IBM OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 and OS/2 Warp. If the product was tested using LAN Server 3.0, the book needs to be reviewed for additional operations that need to be performed. The revised license agreement must be signed in order to use the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server mark. Q9: Will products already certified as Tested and Approved for IBM LAN Systems have to be retested to use the new Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems mark? A9: Yes. The previous testing IBM conducted did not include OS/2 Warp. Therefore, to display the new mark, a product must be retested. Q10: Why should a product be retested to use the new mark? A10: A product that has been tested does not have to be retested unless the developer wants to take advantage of the new mark. The OS/2 Warp mark has worldwide recognition. Therefore, displaying this mark should have an even more positive impact on product sales. Also, since more customers are moving to OS/2 Warp, it could give the product broader appeal. Q11: Must a developer pay to have his or her product retested in the laboratory? A11: Yes. To maintain testing integrity, the product must be put back through the entire test cycle. It is recommended, however, that the customer continue to use the present mark until a new version of his or her product is developed and ready for testing. Q12: If a developer is about to release a new version of a product that has already been Tested and Approved for IBM LAN Systems, will it have to be retested to use the new mark? If so, will the cost be the same? A12: Yes and yes. No matter how small the modifications are to each product, they could affect any and all parts of the environment with which it is designed to run. Therefore, it is important that the product go through a complete retest. Q13: If products were certified under one of the current programs, how long may they display the old mark(s)? A13: The mark(s) may be used for the length of time designated in the licensing agreement. Q14: If a product is written for a pre-Warp version of OS/2, can it get tested under the previous programs and use the old marks? A14: This option is available only for IBM LAN Systems testing. There may be an additional cost. Q15: IBM offered a reduced-cost version of IBM OS/2 LAN Server to ISVs who wanted to self-test their product for Ready! for IBM LAN compatibility. Will IBM offer a reduced-cost version of OS/2 Warp to ISVs, since it is now required for compatibility testing? A15: Yes. OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS2 (the OS/2 Warp Fullpack), as well as IBM OS/2 LAN Server 4.0, will be offered at a discount for the purpose of compatibility testing. Q16: If the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server mark does not reflect a specific version of LAN Server, how will a customer know which version of LAN Server is compatible with a product? A16: The new Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server mark is being used with LAN Server 4.0 and any subsequent versions. For information about specific versions, contact the owner of the tested product. Q17: What does the new OS/2 Warp compatibility mark really mean to a customer? A17: It means that compatibility testing has been done over and above the normal testing conducted during the development cycle. This testing gives the customer more confidence that a product can work in his or her environment. Q18: If a software product is designed to run in a LAN client/server environment, isn't the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server program too simplified? A18: It depends. The key is the size and scope of the client/server environment. If the product will primarily reside in an environment containing multiple applications running on different types of systems, it would make sense to have the more in-depth compatibility testing that Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems provides. If not, consider the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server option. Q19: What does IBM mean by Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems? A19: It means that a product bearing this mark has been successfully tested by IBM in a customer-like OS/2 Warp environment to determine its compatibility and its ability to coexist and interoperate with IBM LAN products and some of the most common software packages and hardware offered today. Q20: How does IBM's Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems program compare with Novell's "Yes NetWare Tested and Approved" program? A20: The programs are similar in objectives and cost. Q21: What is the difference between the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server program and the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems program? A21: The Ready program is a free option that determines compatibility of a software package running on IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. The developer obtains a self-test kit from IBM, tests the product, and sends the results to IBM. Upon successful review, the product is awarded the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server mark. Tested and Approved is a fee-based option that determines the compatibility and interoperability of either a hardware or software product with IBM and non-IBM LAN programs running in an OS/2 Warp multi-application, multi-system environment. Testing is done at IBM's integration test lab in Austin, Texas. Upon successful completion, the product is awarded the use of the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems compatibility mark. Q22: The Ready! for OS/2 and Ready! for IBM LAN options have been free to vendors. Is there a charge for the Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp for LAN Server parts of the IBM Product Compatibility Program? A22: There are currently no charges for self-test. However,if a vendor does not have a copy of OS/2 Warp or IBM LAN Server, the vendor can purchase these products at a discount for compatibility testing only. Q23: DOS and/or Windows applications could be certified under the previous program. Can these applications be tested with OS/2 Warp and carry the new compatibility mark? A23: Yes. One of the advantages of OS/2 Warp is that it runs DOS and Windows applications. Therefore, existing applications can be declared compatible upon completion of the IBM self-test guidelines. IBM recommends, however, that ISVs seriously consider the advantages of writing or converting their applications to the OS/2 32-bit operating system. Q24: Will IBM continue to publish lists and reports of products tested under the previous programs? A24: Yes. IBM will continue to publish lists of compatible products under the previous marks until June 1996. Depending on the due dates of the published sources, some of the listings may be discontinued during the second quarter of 1996. To assure continued listing, it is recommended that developers get their new or updated versions tested with OS/2 Warp as quickly as possible. Q25: What kind of guarantee is there when the testing is complete? A25: There is no guarantee (implied or otherwise) with the testing performed by IBM or the self-tests performed by developers and reviewed by IBM. However, the test center can provide support after the testing has completed to the level defined in the original contract. Q26: How does a person get more information about the Ready testing options? A26: In the USA and Canada, call 1-800-992-4777 and ask for information about Ready for OS/2 Warp or Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server. Customers in other countries should contact their local IBM representative. Q27: How does someone get more information about the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems testing? A27: In the USA and Canada, call 1-800-992-4777 or fax 1-512-838-2473 and ask for information about Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems. Customers in other countries can fax a request for an application to 1-512-838-2473. Q28: What benefits are there for ISVs or IHVs to have their products compatibility-tested? A28: Many of our customers have asked us to do more to assist them in determining that IBM and non-IBM products function well together. Some of the customers have even stated that if a product does not display some proof of compatibility testing, that product can't be used in a bid for their business. This type of testing goes a long way in giving the customer confidence in selecting products. Besides customer confidence, lists of compatible products and/or Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems reports are distributed through a number of media sources including: CompuServe, Internet, Reseller News (MAX), Ziff Davis Interactive Support on Site for Networks, IBM-4FAX, and Canada's Help FAX. Also, discount advertising is available in major trade journals. All these benefits are meant to increase the awareness for the compatibility attributes of the product in the eyes of potential buyers. Q29: How long does Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems testing take? A29: It depends upon the type and complexity of the product. A software package can take from one to two weeks; a server, two weeks; a workstation, one to two weeks; and an adapter card, one week. Q30: What are the fees for the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems testing? A30: Fees vary depending upon the product being tested. A software package that may take two weeks to test costs 6995 USD; a server that may also take two weeks, 7995 USD; a client, 5995 USD; and an adapter card, which normally takes less than a week, 3295 USD. Q31: Why is IBM charging for the Tested and Approved testing? A31: The investment required to assure product compatibility in a complex environment is large. Testing involves a number of systems and software packages and is time-consuming. Therefore it is necessary to recover costs. Q32: Can a vendor, who might have hardware and software equivalent to that used in Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems testing, do his or her own testing? A32: Not at this time. It is something we are looking at. Q33: Can a developer receive a discount for testing multiple products? A33: That depends on whether the products can be tested at the same time. For example, multiple adapters can usually be tested at the same time if they use the same device driver. Q34: If a product earns the Tested and Approved for OS/2 LAN Systems mark, does it also receive the Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server marks? A34: Since Tested and Approved testing includes the equivalent testing involved in the Ready options, it is possible to obtain the Ready marks. However, this is not automatic. They have to be requested from 1-800-992-4777. Q35: How does an ISV or an IHV engage the IBM integration test lab, and what is the process for obtaining the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems mark? A35: The vendor can call 1-800-992-4777 and ask for information about Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems, or can fax a request for an application to 1-512-838-2473. The returned application generates a contract and invoice. When the contract and payment are received, the product is scheduled for testing. The customer ships the product, appropriate documentation, and applicable test cases. Upon test completion, a report is written and reviewed with the customer. If the product passes, the report will be made available to the public, and authority to use the mark will be sent to the customer. If the product fails, the report is not distributed. Q36: What is the process that an ISV goes through to obtain the Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server marks? A36: Once the developer receives the appropriate testing guidelines from IBM, he or she completes the testing and signs the license agreement for the use of the mark. Within three to five days after receipt of the signed license agreement and test results, IBM will mail the camera-ready artwork for the compatibility mark. Q37: When in the vendor's product development cycle does the IBM integration test lab conduct its tests? A37: Since the mark represents compatibility with available products, it is important that off-the-shelf products be used for testing. Q38: When in the vendor's product development cycle can a product participate in Ready compatibility self-testing? A38: As soon as the developer is comfortable that the product can be tested for full compatibility with OS/2 Warp or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. Q39: Since Tested and Approved costs money and Ready is free, why should I want to spend money for Tested and Approved? A39: Each facet of the compatibility program has a purpose. The Ready option is a quick, efficient way to get recognition and market awareness for your software product. The Ready marks also represent compatibility testing with a single software package, either OS/2 Warp or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. The in-depth Tested and Approved testing option conducted by IBM is for products that are typically in complex, heterogeneous environments. The Tested and Approved mark represents compatibility and interoperability with many IBM and non-IBM LAN system products. Q40: When a developer certified a product through Ready! for OS/2, he or she had the option of signing a document stating that the product was installed and running successfully at a customer location. Will the developer be able to do this again to obtain the Ready for OS/2 Warp mark? A40: Yes, this alternate testing option is still available. Q41: When a developer certified a product through Ready! for IBM LAN, he or she had the option of signing a document stating that the product was installed and running successfully at a customer location. Will the developer be able to do this again to obtain the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server mark? A41: Yes, this alternate testing option is still available. Q42: Does IBM have a lab where a developer can self-test his or her product for Ready for OS/2 Warp or Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server? A42: IBM does not have facilities that will test for free. The IBM integration test lab will do the self-tests for a fee. Q43: Does IBM have a Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server program for hardware? A43: There is Ready for OS/2 Warp hardware compatibility testing. This is an option of the IBM Product Compatibility Program. Currently there is not a Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server hardware test option. For more information, call 1-800-426-4579 from the USA or Canada, or 1-708-296-6767 from elsewhere, or fax 1-708-635-3620. Q44: If a product has different language versions (e.g. French, German), does each version have to be tested to use the compatibility mark? A44: Yes, because each language means a change to the program, which could cause different compatibility problems. Q45: Is information about the IBM Compatibility Program available outside the USA and Canada? A45: The program is available on a country-by-country basis. Contact an IBM representative in the respective country for compatibility program information. Q46: Is the IBM Compatibility Program implemented worldwide? A46: Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server will be available in those countries that implement the program. Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems is worldwide for English-language products, but testing is currently available only in Austin, Texas. Q47: What hardware is used in the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems compatibility testing? A47: The IBM Austin integration test lab has access to approximately 300 PCs interconnected with token ring and Ethernet LANs. Presently, about 70 percent of the personal computers are non-IBM. Compaq, Dell, NCR, AST, Gateway, ACER, NEC, and Packard Bell are representative of the non-IBM personal computers used in the lab. The test lab also has network printers, bridges, and an intelligent hub for managing the networks. Q48: Why are so many non-IBM personal computers used in Tested and Approved compatibility testing? A48: IBM recognizes that many customers use a mix of IBM and non-IBM hardware. To provide better test coverage of customers' environments and product interaction, the test center uses different vendor hardware. Q49: What software is used in Tested and Approved testing? A49: There is a wide variety of IBM and non-IBM products used during the test process. Current examples of software currently in the lab are OS/2, DOS, DOS with Windows, IBM LAN Server, NetWare, NetWare Extended Services, NetView Distribution Manager/2, IBM Communications Manager/2, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect for Windows, and Business Application Performance Co.(BAPCO) Test Suite. Q50: What determines the software, hardware mix, and network used in each test? A50: Though there are specific test cases that are run during every test, the test lab has the flexibility to configure hardware and software uniquely for each test. There is no fixed configuration of hardware and software that must be used. The test center sets up the hardware and software depending on the customer's needs. Q51: Can the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems compatibility reports be used in marketing the products? A51: Absolutely. The reports are published and sent to the product owner for just that reason. Press-release documentation is also sent. Q52: What if the product fails the Tested and Approved compatibility testing? What are the options? A52: First, if problems are encountered during testing, the vendor is notified immediately. If the problems are serious and cannot be resolved in an agreed-upon, reasonable amount of time, the product will be removed from the test environment. No report will be published. If the vendor decides within thirty days that he or she wants to retest, the product can be retested at half price. Q53: If a product is to be used mainly in large corporations whose environments are a combination of mainframes, UNIX workstations, and PCs, can it still be tested? A53: The primary focus of Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems is a computer environment that uses a PC as a server. The lab does have access to mainframes and UNIX workstations through other IBM labs, and will work with the developer to get the product tested. Q54: Can a developer representative participate in the product testing for educational and problem-solving purposes? A54: Yes. This can be a good way to help pass on knowledge that is learned during the testing. However, it normally will not affect the cost. Q55: How are problems found during Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems testing made known? A55: Problems found with a product will be discussed with the developer. The problems and the workarounds, if known, will also be put in the publicly distributed report. Q56: If problems are found during Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems testing, can the developer have a technical person on site to debug the problem? A56: The test lab encourages the presence and use of vendors' on-site technical personnel, subject to limitations agreed upon in advance. They can participate in the debug of problems, providing that the effort does not significantly impact further testing of the product. Q57: What is the confidentiality of the Tested and Approved test results? A57: If a product passes compatibility testing, the report, after review by the product owner, becomes public knowledge through distribution to various media channels. If the product does not pass, the report is confidential between the vendor and IBM. Q58: Will the IBM integration test lab test a beta version of a product? A58: Testing a product early in its development cycle in an integrated environment can be a valuable test. The lab has done this type of testing before, and will continue to do under separate written agreements. However, no compatibility marks are issued for this testing. Q59: Will the IBM integration test lab do performance testing? A59: The IBM integration test lab is designed for testing the compatibility and interoperability of products. There is only limited ability to do performance testing. Q60. Will IBM OS/2 Warp Connect be a participant in IBM's Compatibility testing for OS/2 Warp? A60. Yes. ISVs can use IBM OS/2 Warp Connect for their compatibility testing of basic OS/2 Warp function and, upon successful completion, will receive the Ready for OS/2 Warp compatibility mark. Q61. As a customer, will I be able to tell if a product displaying the Ready for OS/2 Warp compatibility mark has tested with IBM OS/2 Warp Connect? A61. No. Specific versions of products are not identified under the IBM Product Compatibility Program. Consult the specific vendor for information about testing. Q62. Are the testing guidelines used for OS/2 Warp the same as those used for IBM OS/2 Warp Connect? A62. Yes. The compatibility testing is based on general operating-system functions. Q63. Is IBM offering ISVs a discounted version of OS/2 Warp Connect for testing? A63. Yes, upon request, IBM will offer ISVs a discounted version of OS/2 Warp Connect for testing purposes only. Q64. If the testing guidelines are the same for OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp Connect, what does IBM recommend if an ISV wants to test additional functions of OS/2 Warp Connect? A64. It is very difficult to establish a set of guidelines for a self-test that accommodates the entire spectrum of possibilities. ISVs who market their product in a LAN Server environment can request the Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server guidelines. ISVs who market their product in a distributed environment should consider having IBM test their product under the Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems option. Q65. Why should an ISV consider compatibility testing for OS/2 Warp Connect? A65. The compatibility test mark displayed on a product enhances the product's credibility in the eyes of a customer. IBM also offers ISVs other benefits, such as marketing awareness, through the publication of lists of compatible products, discounted advertising rates in major journals, etc. ======================================================================== +-------------------------------------------+ | IBM Launches Chinese OS/2 Warp; Announces | sinowarp | Support, Training, Channel Programs | +-------------------------------------------+ Beijing, China: IBM has announced the immediate availability of the Chinese version of its award-winning operating system, OS/2 Warp Version 3.0, the first simplified Chinese 32-bit operating system. 6 OEMs, 16 ISVs Support Chinese OS/2 Warp ----------------------------------------- Six major Chinese and international computer manufacturers (OEMs) announced their plans to support Chinese OS/2 Warp, and 16 Chinese and international software developers (ISVs) announced commitments to develop native OS/2 Warp applications. Support and Channel Programs ---------------------------- IBM also announced comprehensive support and channel programs to help advance the Chinese software market, including a new software distribution structure, certification and training programs in partnership with 12 Chinese universities, and a software service and support infrastructure. Fifth OS/2 Warp Launch Event ---------------------------- The launch event in Beijing was the fifth in a series of major international OS/2 Warp launch events, following the February launch in Japan, and last October's events in New York, London and Sydney. IBM has shipped more than two million copies of OS/2 Warp worldwide in less than six months on the market, bringing OS/2's installed base to well over eight million. The Beijing event was attended by more than 1,000 people, including representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Electronics Industry (MEI), university faculty and staff, customers and business partners. It was followed within two weeks by events in Shanghai and Guangzhou. ======================================================================== +----------------------------------------------------+ | IBM's OS/2 Warp Now Available to College Students | stufac | and Faculty in a Specially Priced Academic Edition | +----------------------------------------------------+ IBM announces a new, specially priced edition of its award-winning OS/2 Warp operating system for the college bookstore marketplace. Under the new IBM Academic Edition Offering, students, faculty, and staff at colleges and universities around the USA will be able to purchase a reduced-price edition of OS/2 Warp at a college bookstore or retail outlet that offers PC software to collegiate customers. Affordable for Students and Faculty ----------------------------------- "The IBM Academic Edition Offering is just the latest example of IBM's commitment to the academic community," said Jim Corgel, general manager of higher education at IBM. "We believe it is important to make our products readily available and affordable to students, faculty, and staff at our nation's colleges and universities." "There are so many college students today that use a PC and the Internet at school, and OS/2 Warp is the easiest way there is to access the Internet," said Ian Bonner, director of worldwide channel marketing and management, IBM Software. "This program is a great way to give students access to OS/2 Warp and to expand its presence on campuses around the country. The fact that it will be available at a lower price than the retail version should be especially appealing to students, who are often on a tight budget." Same as Regular Product ----------------------- The new academic edition of OS/2 Warp will ship in the same shrink-wrap box as the regular retail version, but will be marked with a special sticker. Other Academic Editions to Follow --------------------------------- The specially priced edition of OS/2 Warp is the first product to be offered under the new IBM Academic Edition Offering, and will be followed by an academic edition of OS/2 Warp Connect when that product ships later this year, and by other IBM software products in the near future. Academic Editions Availability ------------------------------ Academic editions of IBM software products are available from IBM authorized remarketers and distributors, including NACSCORP (the distribution subsidiary of the National Association of College Stores). NACSCORP is the nation's largest supplier of computer products to college bookstores, serving over 3,300 stores. Academic Edition Offerings are also available to students, faculty, and staff at qualified not-for-profit community and junior colleges, teaching hospitals, and trade schools. OS/2 Warp: More than Two Million Sales -------------------------------------- IBM has sold more than two million copies of OS/2 Warp worldwide since November. The product is the third generation of IBM's award-winning, 32-bit operating system. It features impressive new usability features, slimmed-down system requirements and comes with a BonusPak of more than a dozen exploitive OS/2 applications, including easy access to the Internet and CompuServe. OS/2 Warp comes preloaded on systems from the IBM PC Company, Toshiba, CompuAdd, Vobis, Escom, and Osborne. Dell offers Warp as a preload option to customers when they order PCs. IBM News Releases via WWW and Fax --------------------------------- IBM news releases are available on the Internet, via the IBM Home Page at http://www.ibm.com. The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to receive facsimiles of prior IBM product press releases. Dial 1-800-IBM-4FAX and enter 99 at the voice menu. ======================================================================== +-----------------+ | Select-a-System | selsys +-----------------+ To demonstrate IBM's commitment to and support of OS/2 Warp, IBM recently announced Select-a-System -- a unique, elegantly designed setup process that gives customers both OS/2 Warp and DOS/Windows on their PC at no additional cost. Switch Between OS/2 Warp and DOS/Windows ---------------------------------------- Select-a-System, which will come standard on most IBM desktop and mobile PCs beginning in April 1995, allows customers to quickly and easily select the operating environment they want to use by simply clicking on an icon. Customers can even switch back and forth between the two environments. Business Partners will benefit from Select-a-System because it reduces the number of models. Standard on Most IBM 8 MB Systems --------------------------------- Select-a-System will come standard on most IBM ThinkPad, PC 300, and PC 700 models that ship with 8 MB of memory. (Please see the list below for models that will ship with the Select-a-System enhancement and those that will not.) List of IBM Systems Now Preloaded with Select-a-System ------------------------------------------------------ Part System Number Description PC300 6571K4F 486DX2-50, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6571L4F 486DX2-66, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6573L5F 486DX2-66, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6581K4F 486DX2-50, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6581L4F 486DX2-66, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6581L5F 486DX2-66, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6581W4F 486DX4-100, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6581WRF 486DX4-100, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6583L5F 486DX2-66, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 6583W5F 486DX4-100, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 657514F P60-60, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 657515F P60-60, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 657515H P60-60, 540 MB hard disk, 16 MB RAM 658514F P60-60, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 658515F P60-60, 540 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 658515H P60-60, 540 MB hard disk, 16 MB RAM PC700 687534F P-75, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 687444F P-90, 364 MB hard disk, 8 MB RAM 688535H P-75, 540 MB hard disk, 16 MB RAM 688545H P-90, 540 MB hard disk, 16 MB RAM 68854CH P-90, 540 MB SCSI disk, 16 MB RAM 688555H P-100, 540 MB hard disk, 16 MB RAM ThinkPad 701 26302SU DX4-75, 364 MB hard disk, D.S., 8 MB RAM 26302TU DX4-75, 364 MB hard disk, TFT, 8 MB RAM 26305SU DX4-75, 540 MB hard disk, D.S., 8 MB RAM 26305TU DX4-75, 540 MB hard disk, TFT, 8 MB RAM 755 95456BC DX4-100, 340 MB hard disk, D.S., 8 MB RAM 95456BD DX4-100, 540 MB hard disk, D.S., 8 MB RAM 95456BE DX4-100, 810 MB hard disk, D.S., 8 MB RAM 95457BC DX4-100, 340 MB hard disk, TFT, 8 MB RAM 95457BD DX4-100, 540 MB hard disk, TFT, 8 MB RAM 95457BE DX4-100, 810 MB hard disk, TFT, 8 MB RAM 95459BD DX4-100, 540 MB hard disk, TFT, MM, 8 MB RAM 95459BE DX4-100, 810 MB hard disk, TFT, MM, 8 MB RAM ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------------------+ | List of Worldwide Japanese Business Partners | bpartj | Authorized to Sell Japanese OS/2 Warp | +-----------------------------------------------+ Following is the complete list of IBM Japan Business Partners worldwide who are authorized to sell Japanese OS/2 Warp. Country Company Address Phone Numbers ------- ------- ------- ------------- USA MISI Co., 1999 West 190th St. 1-310-516-1402 voice Ltd. Torrance CA 90504 1-310-516-6040 fax Mr. Masu Fujiwara 350 Park Ave. 1-212-355-5585 voice New York NY 10022 1-212-355-0357 fax 1001 Bayhill Dr., 1-415-873-9100 voice Suite 220 1-415-873-4640 fax San Bruno CA 94006 2395 Pleasantdale Rd., 1-404-840-1060 voice Suite 3 1-404-873-4640 fax Doraville GA 30340 One Int'l Blue, 1-201-529-0480 voice Suite 305 1-609-661-0880 fax Mahwah NJ 07495 JAL Systems 300 N. Continental 1-310-414-5505 voice Management, Blvd., Suite 150 1-310-414-0599 fax Inc. El Segundo CA 90245 Mr. Mark Wolf NDK Int'l, 1211 Avenue of the 1-212-704-6884 voice Inc. Americas, 41st Floor 1-212-704-6959 fax New York NY 10036 Unitrendix 19300 S.Hamilton Ave., 1-310-329-3265 voice Management Suite 165 1-310-329-3601 fax Co., Inc. Gardena CA 90245 Kanebo Inf. 693 Fifth Avenue, 1-212-339-9711 voice Systems Corp. Suite 17F 1-212-750-3600 fax New York NY 10022 Mr. Akihiko Ikawa 1699 Wall St., 1-708-427-0288 voice Suite 102, 1-708-427-0499 fax Mt. Prospect IL 60056 Mr. Katsuyuki Koyama Stan Corp. 100 Pine Street, 1-415-677-0766 voice of America Suite 1875 1-415-677-9985 fax San Francisco CA 94111 SRA America, One World Trade 1-212-432-7252 voice Inc. Center, Suite 4539 1-212-432-7389 fax New York NY 10048 Pascot, Inc. 23 Mauchly, Suite 114 1-714-261-5220 voice Irvine CA 92718 1-714-261-9372 fax CISD Int'l 3525 Hyland Ave., 1-714-641-4300 voice Suite 260 1-714-641-4315 fax Costa Mesa CA 92626 Chugai Boyeki 55 Mall Drive 1-516-864-9700 voice (America) Commack NY 11725 1-516-864-9710 fax Corp. Telecomet, 245 Park Ave, 1-212-297-1000 voice Inc. 24th Floor 1-212-557-0140 fax New York NY 10167 Global 875 Mahler Rd., 1-415-697-4594 voice Vision Suite 206 1-415-697-0529 fax Technology Burlingame CA 94010 Sumisho 765 The City Drive, 1-714-748-1800 voice Computer Suite 100 1-714-748-1260 fax Systems (USA) Orange CA 92668 Mr. Shigeo Nagayama Inc. 600 Third Ave., 1-212-867-9349 voice 18th Floor 1-212-687-4682 fax New York NY 10016 1000 Circle 75 1-404-612-0056 voice Parkway, Suite 040 1-404-612-0804 fax Atlanta GA 30339 SHIGMA Inc. 80 Martin Lane 1-708-640-8640 voice (MCX) Elk Grove Village IL 1-708-640-1276 fax 60007 Mr. Saitoh Canada Nortak 251 Bank St., 1-613-234-7212 voice Software Suite 200 1-613-234-3219 fax Ltd. Ottawa ON K2P 1X3 57 Research Rd., 1-416-696-6464 voice Leaside, 1-416-696-6573 fax Toronto ON M4G 2G8 CISD Int'l 2075 Kennedy Rd., 1-416-609-0844 voice Suite 603 1-416-609-8870 fax Scarborough ON M1T 3V3 UK Kanebo Ltd. 13-14 Woodstock St. 44-1716295336 voice London W1R 1HJ 44-1713554198 fax Mr. Atsuo Kumagai Chugai Boeki Computer House 6 44-812023434 voice UK Ltd. Garrick Ind. Ctr. 44-812023387 fax Garrick Rd. Mr. Kusakabe London NW9 6AQ Sumisho 199 Bishopsgate, 44-716960239 voice Comp. System London EC2M 3TT 44-716384174 fax (Europe) Ltd. Hakuto Int'l Eleanor House 44-992-769090 voice (UK) Ltd. 35 Eleanor Cross 44-992-763300 fax Waltham Cross Mr. Kozuka Hertfordshire EN8 7LF Italy Computer Via G.Di Vittorio 10 39-24405051 voice Sharing, 20094 Corsico 39-24403658 fax SPA Milano France SOFIN 2 Avenue du Marechal 33-134149292 voice Foch 33-134147085 fax 95130 Franconville Spain TESOFT, Calle Sector Oficious 91-8031125 voice S.A. 31, Tres Cantos 91-8040448 fax 28760 Madrid Netherlands SRA(Europe) World Trade Center 31-205753065 voice B.V. Strawinskylaan 1009 31-205753066 fax 1077xx Amsterdam Mr. Inuzuka Sumisho World Trade Center 31-206757139 voice Computer Strawinskylaan 1245 31-206758639 fax Systems 1077xx Amsterdam Mr. K. Suzuki (Europe) Ltd. Germany Software Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 49-211-134712 voice Information 20 4000 49-211-358300 fax System GmbH Duesseldorf 1 Mr. Hata Kanebo Info. Charlottenstr. 51 49-211-1640733 voice System 40210 Dusseldorf 49-211-1640931 fax Deutschland Mr. Koichi Maruyama GmbH People's Shanghai Univ. Post No. 138 86-21-6636444 voice Republic Toppan 149 Yanchang Road 86-21-6639883 fax of Management Shanghai 200072 Mr. Xu China Systems Software Development Co., Ltd. Zijing Room 1105-1108 86-1-5017853 voice Computer Beijing Fortune Bldg. 86-1-5014366 fax Technical No. 5 Dong San Huan Ms. DAI Development Bei Lu Company Chao Yang Qu (TMS) Beijing 100004 Shanghai 31 Xu Hong North Rd., 86-21-4399929 voice Huazhong Shanghai 200030 86-21-4398268 fax Computer Mr. Shoji Takahashi Software Development Co., Ltd. (KANEBO) Indonesia Kanebo/P.T. Mid Plaza 3rd Floor, 62-21-5708771 voice Perkom Indah Jalan Jend. Sudirman 62-21-584555 fax Murni Kav. 10-11, Jakarta 10220 Malaysia Mesiniaga 25th Foorplaza See Hoy 60-3-232-2011 voice Sdn. Bhd. Chan Jalan Raja Chulan 60-3-238-8262 fax 50200 Kuala Lumpure Kanematsu Jalan 1/71, Taman Tun 60-3-718-7551 voice Info.Systems Dr.Ismail, 60-3-717-3810 fax 6000 Kuala Lumpure Thailand Metro 388 SP Building, 661-933-9113 voice Systems 9th Floor 661-273-0014 fax Corp. Ltd. Phaholyothin Road Mr. Atsushi Narusawa Phayathai Bangkok 10400 New System 3rd Floor, Phayathai 66-2-245-4084-2462578 vox Service Co., Bldg Room 315,318 31 66-2-245-4084-2464085 fax Ltd. Phayathai Road Bangkok 10400 Pro-Line 468 Ratchadaplsek Road 66-2-513-7460 voice Co., Ltd. Huay Kwang, Bangkok 66-2-513-9087 fax Taiwan Toppan 5th Fl.,No.29,Lane 270, 886-2-7514999 voice Management Sec.1, Tun Hwa S.Road, 886-2-7411156 fax Systems Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Taiwan) Ltd. S&T 3F No. 80 Sec. 1 886-2-7855353 voice Enterprises Cheng Kug Rd. 886-2-7886356 fax Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Hong Kong T.M. Systems Rm 805~6,Vicwood Plaza 852-581-1338 voice (Hong Kong) 199 Des Voeux Road 852-581-1650 fax Ltd. Central, Hong Kong Mr. Watanabe S&T Room 404, Block B, Sea 852-578-4921 voice Enterprises View Estate, Waston Rd., 852-807-2498 fax Ltd. North Point, Hong Kong Kanebo Info. Room 1021-1022,Tower A, 852-2526-2377 voice Systems Two Pacific Place, 88 852-2845-9057 fax Corp. Queensway, Hong Kong Mr. Tatsuya Saito Singapore Toppan Moore 8 Shenton Way #29-03 65-227-0566 voice Systems PTE Treasury Building 65-227-0577 fax Ltd. Singapore 0106 Mr. Sato Kanematsu 73 Science Park Drive 65-775-4075 voice Info. #01 Cintech, Singapore 65-775-4076 fax Systems Mr. Sekiguchi Australia Austlink 24/11-15 Ben Boyd Road 61-2-957-2208 voice Sterling Pty Neutral Bay NSW 2089 61-2-957-2243 fax Ltd. ======================================================================== +-------------------------------+ | OS/2 Device-Driver Repository | ddrep | Accessible via WWW or FTP | +-------------------------------+ (Editor's note: This article was in the 15 April DSNEWS and is updated with corrected URL information.) The OS/2 device-driver repository is available to anyone who has Internet access. The repository contains many hundreds of megabytes of of files, including information (hints and tips) files. The repository can be accessed on the World Wide Web (WWW) using a Web browser program such as WebExplorer, available as part of the Internet Access Kit (IAK) in OS/2 Warp, or via command-line FTP. The addresses for the server are: o From a Web browser: http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/device/ o Via ftp: ftp.europe.ibm.com, and then change to /psmemea/os2drivers/ Use 'anonymous' as the logon userid, and your full Internet userid as the password. ======================================================================== +------------------------------------------------+ | IBM is First Member of Motion Video Consortium | mvideo +------------------------------------------------+ IBM announces its membership in the newly reformed OM-1 MPEG Consortium, an industry group whose goal is to help standardize the development and deployment of technology and applications that use compressed digital video. MPEG-Related Products --------------------- The OM-1 MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group) Consortium will bring together developers of MPEG chips, decoders, encoders, applications, application tools, hardware platforms, and operating systems to cooperate on the use and integration of their various MPEG-related products. IBM research has shown that integrating multiple MPEG decoders into a given application is confusing, complicated, and time-consuming. The OM-1 effort is expected to decrease the problems associated with MPEG application and title development for multiple hardware platforms and the various operating systems. IBM Interactive Media Unit -------------------------- Through its Interactive Media unit in Atlanta, IBM intends to leverage its involvement in the Consortium to provide clear direction and consulting services to its clients regarding MPEG technologies. The Interactive Media group develops MPEG-compatible applications for training, presentations, kiosks, sales force transformation, etc. It also operates one of the largest video compression facilities in the world, compressing MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video for major cable trials and feature films, and is equipped to handle most professional video and tape formats in both NTSC and PAL. MPEG-2 Encoder Chip ------------------- In addition, IBM Microelectronics Division recently reinforced IBM's commitment to the MPEG standard by announcing the world's first commercially available MPEG-2 encoder chip. The MPEG-2 chip will help film makers, broadcasters, office workers, etc., be more cost-efficient in their varying uses of digital video. The Microelectronics Division also announced an MPEG-2 decoder chip aimed at the consumer electronics market. ======================================================================== +---------------------------------+ | ISVs Develop for AIX Version 4, | aix4isv | the World's Best UNIX | +---------------------------------+ AIX Version 4 continues to build strong momentum in the marketplace. Feedback from our customers as well as from our solution provider partners continues to highlight the ease of migration and the rock-solid stability of AIX V4. ISVs and business partners are certifying their applications and taking advantage of the unmatched scalability of AIX V4, its performance advantages over AIX Version 3.2.5, and the new advancements in software technology that AIX V4 delivers. Version 4 is the Place to Be! ----------------------------- Of the key ISVs in our solution partnership program, more than 75 percent will have their applications available on AIX Version 4 by midyear. Version 4 is the place to be! Key Industry Solutions ---------------------- For information about the key industry solutions that are already available on AIX Version 4, as well as target availability dates for other key ISV solutions on AIX Version 4, contact IBM Direct at 1-800-IBM-CALL (1-800-426-2255), and ask for an agent on the RS/6000 team. Here is a small sample of vendors who current support AIX 4.1: Vendor Product ------ ------- Oracle v7.1.4 Informix v7.1.0 Sybase v10.0.3 Progress v6.3F, v7.3 Software AG ADABAS-C v2.2/Uni Entire Network V2.1/Uni NATURAL/Uni&SMP NATURAL Security/Uni&SMP Redbrick v2.1, v3.0 CA/Ingres OpenIngres/Uni PICK Systems Advanced PICK UniData UniData RDBMS VMark UniVerse SAP R/3 Baan Triton Dassault France CATIA/40P only Autodesk Release 12 SAS SAS/Uni HBO and Co. CLINSTAR EPIC Healthcare EPICare Managed Care Cadence Resolute Cerner PathNet RadNet MS-Meds Open Engine Open Clinical Foundation PDX, Inc. Pharmacy Solution Novell WordPerfect 6.0 Insignia SoftWindows v1.2 Interleaf v5.4, v6.0 ======================================================================== +--------------------------------+ | CD Showcase - AIX Version 4.1 | aix41sds | Software Development Solutions | +--------------------------------+ IBM announces Volume 2 of Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 4.1 on CD. This volume is a CD Showcase that contains a collection of software products, marketing materials (product descriptions, previews, and demonstrations), softcopy books (InfoExplorer, IPF/X, and DynaText), and printable PostScript books. Volume 2, IBM publication number SK2T-2729-01, replaces and makes obsolete Volume 1, SK2T-2729-00. New in Volume 2 --------------- Volume 2 contains new levels of the following IBM products: C, C Set ++, XL Fortran, XL Pascal, CMVC OS/2 Client, and CMVC Windows Client. It also contains a new level of Pacific-Sierra Research VAST-2. The following IBM products are new on Volume 2: SNA Server/6000, UIM/X, and an "early release" of Program Visualizer. Volume 6 of Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 3.2 is also announced. See the accompanying article for more information. Enhancing AIX Software Development ---------------------------------- These volumes are integrated sets of IBM AIX programming solutions designed to enhance software development in an open systems environment. The solutions on the CD Showcase help customers increase their productivity and simplify tasks commonly performed in an application development environment. These tasks include editing, compiling, debugging, testing, and maintaining applications. Product demonstrations that illustrate the powerful features of AIX Software Development Solutions for commercial, object-oriented, and scientific application developers are included. These CD Showcases are used to fulfill orders for many of the IBM products they contain. They are also available as stand-alone publications for use by customers and IBM sales organizations. List of Products ---------------- IBM Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 4.1, Volume 2 (SK2T-2729-01) contains IBM and vendor products on one CD. The following IBM products are included on the CD: +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | IBM | IBM PROGRAM NAME | SOFTWARE | LOCKING | | PROGRAM | | ANNOUNCEMENT | METHOD | | NUMBER | | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-423 | C for AIX, Version 3.1.2 (1) | 294-473 | iFOR/LS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-421 | C Set ++ for AIX, Version | 294-626 | iFOR/LS | | | 3.1.2 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-207 | CMVC for AIX Systems, Version | 293-576 | iFOR/LS | | | 2.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-207 | CMVC for AIX Systems OS/2 and | 294-821 | SDCS | | | Windows Clients, Version 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-202 | CMVC for HP-UX Systems, | 293-576 | iFOR/LS | | | Version 2.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-202 | CMVC for HP-UX Systems OS/2 | 294-821 | SDCS | | | and Windows Clients, Version | | | | | 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5622-063 | CMVC for SunOS Systems, | 293-576 | iFOR/LS | | | Version 2.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5622-063 | CMVC for SunOS Systems OS/2 | 294-821 | SDCS | | | and Windows Clients, Version | | | | | 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4519 | DATABASE 2(TM) AIX/6000(R), | 294-740 | iFOR/LS | | | Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4520 | DATABASE 2 Client | 294-740 | iFOR/LS | | | Support/6000, Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4522 | DATABASE 2 Software Develop- | 294-740 | iFOR/LS | | | er's Kit/6000, Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4523 | Distributed Database Con- | 294-740 | iFOR/LS | | | nection Services/6000, Version | | | | | 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | | Program Visualizer, Version | | | | | 0.8 (2) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-247 | SNA Server/6000, Version 2.2 | 295-111 | SDCS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-400 | UIM/X for AIX, Version 2.8 | 294-615 | SDCS | | | | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-222 | X/WITT for AIX, Version 1.1.1 | 294-103 | SDCS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-176 | XL Fortran for AIX, Version | 294-627 | iFOR/LS | | | 3.2.2 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-245 | XL Pascal for AIX, Version | 394-224 | iFOR/LS | | | 2.1.4 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ Notes: 1. The CD Showcase is used to fulfill orders for this product. 2. A beta version of this product is provided "as-is" and cannot be ordered. The following vendor products are included on the CD: o Applied Parallel Research FORGE Explorer, Version 1.2 o Kuck and Associates KAP for IBM C, Version 1.4 o Kuck and Associates KAP for IBM Fortran, Version 3.1.1 o Pacific-Sierra Research VAST-2 for XL Fortran, Version 5.3A2 Information about these products should be obtained directly from their vendors. Marketing Information --------------------- The objective of the Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 4.1 CD Showcase is to market IBM and related application development tools to current and new AIX customers. New editions of the CD Showcase are produced on a regular basis. They provide value-added content by including new products, refreshing existing products, and removing obsolete products. This allows the CD Showcase to be effectively used for product fulfillment, marketing campaigns, seminars, trade shows, and education. Separate editions of this CD Showcase are available for AIX Version 3.2 and AIX Version 4.1. A secondary objective is to establish CD-ROM media firmly in the realm of marketing IBM software solutions to end users, industry consultants, and resellers. Customers can try most products on the CD Showcase before buying them. To obtain a 60-day password to try products, customers can call the IBM software registration center in their geography or country. IBM marketing personnel can obtain temporary passwords for education and customer demonstration purposes by calling their local registration center. Customers receive this CD Showcase with every new AIX Version 4 license ordered in most countries worldwide and every RISC System/6000 Model 40P ordered. This media is also used to fulfill orders for selected products (see "List of Products") when the CD-ROM media feature code is specified. For these products, this CD Showcase ships with the selected media regardless of the specified media feature code. Copies of the CD Showcase can be ordered worldwide as IBM publication number SK2T-2729-01. Refer to the publication system to obtain current internal and customer pricing information. Volume 2 makes obsolete Volume 1 of this CD Showcase, SK2T-2729-00. Customers can order products on the CD Showcase by contacting their local IBM Dealer, IBM Business Partner, IBM Software Marketing Specialist, or IBM Marketing Representative. Products on the CD Showcase can be ordered subject to the availability of the individual products. See the related software and marketing announcement letters for each product. DB2/6000 products are immediately installable and usable for 60 days from the date of installation. Customers can purchase DB2/6000 from IBM or any channel partner who carries it. When they purchase a DB2/6000 product, customers receive planning and installation guides, media, permanent password, license, and proof of license in the package. CD Showcase Requirements ------------------------ The minimum hardware requirements to run the CD Showcase program are: o An IBM workstation with 16 MB of memory o A color graphics display (ASCII displays are not supported) o A CD-ROM drive (local or network-attached). The minimum software requirements to run the CD Showcase program are: o IBM AIX Version 4.1. ======================================================================== +--------------------------------+ | CD Showcase - AIX Version 3.2 | aix32sds | Software Development Solutions | +--------------------------------+ IBM announces Volume 6 of Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 3.2 on CD. This volume is a CD Showcase that contains a collection of software products, marketing materials (product descriptions, previews, and demonstrations), softcopy books (InfoExplorer, IPF/X, and DynaText), and printable PostScript books. Volume 6, IBM publication number SK2T-1159-05, replaces and makes obsolete Volume 5, SK2T-1159-04. New in Volume 6 --------------- Volume 6 contains new levels of the following IBM products: SDE Integrator, SDE WorkBench, C++ POWERbench, C Set ++, COBOL POWERbench, Fortran POWERbench, XL Fortran, XL Pascal, CMVC for AIX, CMVC for HP-UX, CMVC for SunOS, CMVC OS/2(R) Client, CMVC Windows Client, and Visualization Data Explorer. It also contains a new level of Pacific-Sierra Research VAST-2. The following IBM products are new on Volume 6: CMVC for Solaris Systems, SNA Server/6000, and an "early release" of Program Visualizer. Volume 2 of Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 4.1 is also announced. See the accompanying article for more information. Enhancing AIX Software Development ---------------------------------- These volumes are integrated sets of IBM AIX programming solutions designed to enhance software development in an open systems environment. The solutions on the CD Showcase help customers increase their productivity and simplify tasks commonly performed in an application development environment. These tasks include editing, compiling, debugging, testing, and maintaining applications. Product demonstrations that illustrate the powerful features of AIX Software Development Solutions for commercial, object-oriented, and scientific application developers are included. These CD Showcases are used to fulfill orders for many of the IBM products they contain. They are also available as stand-alone publications for use by customers and IBM sales organizations. List of Products ________________ IBM Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 3.2, Volume 6 (SK2T-1159-05) contains IBM and vendor products on two CDs The following IBM products are included on the CDs: +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | IBM | IBM PROGRAM NAME | SOFTWARE | LOCKING | | PROGRAM | | ANNOUNCEMENT | METHOD | | NUMBER | | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-523 | AIX SDE Integrator/6000, | 293-494 | SDCS | | | Version 2.1.4 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-524 | AIX SDE WorkBench/6000, | 293-494 | NetLS | | | Version 2.1.4 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5756-027 | AIXwindows(R) Interface | 293-359 | SDCS | | | Composer, Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-186 | C Set ++ for AIX, Version | 394-224 | NetLS | | | 2.1.4 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-733 | C++ POWERbench, Version 2.1.4 | 293-494 | NetLS | | | (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-207 | CMVC for AIX Systems, Version | 294-821 | NetLS | | | 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-207 | CMVC for AIX Systems OS/2 and | 294-821 | SDCS | | | Windows Clients, Version 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-202 | CMVC for HP-UX Systems, | 294-821 | NetLS | | | Version 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-202 | CMVC for HP-UX Systems OS/2 | 294-821 | SDCS | | | and Windows Clients, Version | | | | | 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-397 | CMVC for Solaris Systems, | 294-821 | NetLS | | | Version 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-397 | CMVC for Solaris Systems OS/2 | 294-821 | SDCS | | | and Windows Clients, Version | | | | | 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5622-063 | CMVC for SunOS Systems, | 294-821 | NetLS | | | Version 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5622-063 | CMVC for SunOS Systems OS/2 | 294-821 | SDCS | | | and Windows Clients, Version | | | | | 2.3 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-761 | COBOL POWERbench, Version | 294-641 | SDCS/ | | | 1.2.1 (1) | | NetLS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-761 | COBOL POWERbench Dialog | 294-641 | SDCS | | | System, Version 1.2.1 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-761 | COBOL POWERbench OSX Runtime, | 294-641 | SDCS | | | Version 1.2.1 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4519 | DATABASE 2(TM) AIX/6000(R), | 294-740 | NetLS | | | Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4520 | DATABASE 2 Client | 294-740 | NetLS | | | Support/6000, Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4522 | DATABASE 2 Software Develop- | 294-740 | NetLS | | | er's Kit/6000, Version 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 20H4523 | Distributed Database Con- | 294-740 | NetLS | | | nection Services/6000, Version | | | | | 1.2 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-042 | ESSL/6000, Version 2.2.1 | 294-451 | SDCS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5696-551 | Fortran POWERbench, Version | 394-224 | NetLS | | | 1.2.1 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | | Program Visualizer, Version | | | | | 0.8 (2) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-247 | SNA Server/6000, Version 2.1.2 | 294-455 | SDCS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-210 | Visualization Data Explorer, | 294-434 | NetLS | | | Version 2.1.5 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-326 | Visualizer Query for AIX/6000, | 294-329 | NetLS | | | Version 1.1 | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-222 | X/WITT for AIX, Version 1.1.1 | 294-103 | SDCS | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-176 | XL Fortran for AIX, Version | 294-627 | NetLS | | | 3.2.2 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ | 5765-245 | XL Pascal for AIX, Version | 394-224 | NetLS | | | 2.1.4 (1) | | | +----------+--------------------------------+--------------+---------+ Notes: 1. The CD Showcase is used to fulfill orders for this product. 2. A beta version of this product is provided "as-is" and cannot be ordered. The following vendor products are included on the CDs: o Applied Parallel Research FORGE Explorer, Version 1.2 o Kuck and Associates KAP for IBM C, Version 1.4 o Kuck and Associates KAP for IBM Fortran, Version 3.1.1 o Pacific-Sierra Research VAST-2 for XL Fortran, Version 5.3A2 Information about these products should be obtained directly from their vendors. Marketing Information --------------------- The objective of the Software Development Solutions for AIX Version 3.2 CD Showcase is to market IBM and related application development tools to current and new AIX customers. New editions of the CD Showcase are produced on a regular basis. They provide value-added content by including new products, refreshing existing products, and removing obsolete products. This allows the CD Showcase to be effectively used for product fulfillment, marketing campaigns, seminars, trade shows, and education. Separate editions of this CD Showcase are available for AIX Version 3.2 and AIX Version 4.1. A secondary objective is to establish CD-ROM media firmly in the realm of marketing IBM software solutions to end users, industry consultants, and resellers. Customers can try most products on the CD Showcase before buying them. To obtain a 60-day password to try products, customers can call the IBM software registration center in their geography or country. IBM marketing personnel can obtain temporary passwords for education and customer demonstration purposes by calling their local registration center. Customers receive this CD Showcase with every new AIX Version 3 license ordered in most countries worldwide. This media is also used to fulfill orders for selected products (see "List of Products") when the CD-ROM media feature code is specified. For these products, this CD Showcase ships with the selected media regardless of the specified media feature code. Copies of the CD Showcase can be ordered worldwide as IBM publication number SK2T-1159-05. Refer to the publication system to obtain current internal and customer pricing information. Volume 6 makes obsolete Volume 5 of this CD Showcase, SK2T-1159-04. Customers can order products on the CD Showcase by contacting their local IBM Dealer, IBM Business Partner, IBM Software Marketing Specialist, or IBM Marketing Representative. Products on the CD Showcase can be ordered subject to the availability of the individual products. See the related software and marketing announcement letters for each product. DB2/6000 products are immediately installable and usable for 60 days from the date of installation. Customers can purchase DB2/6000 from IBM or any channel partner who carries it. When they purchase a DB2/6000 product, customers receive planning and installation guides, media, permanent password, license, and proof of license in the package. CD Showcase Requirements ------------------------ The minimum hardware requirements to run the CD Showcase program are: o An IBM workstation with 16 MB of memory o A color graphics display (ASCII displays are not supported) o A CD-ROM drive (local or network-attached). The minimum software requirements to run the CD Showcase program are: o IBM AIX Version 3.2. ======================================================================== +---------------------------------------------------+ | AS/400 Application Development Handbook Available | book400 +---------------------------------------------------+ The AS/400 Application Development Handbook is now available. A guide to developing AS/400 applications and a development tools directory in one, this handbook helps application providers both to determine their requirements for building modern, competitive applications and to choose the tools that meet their requirements. Current Issues -------------- The AS/400 Application Development Handbook contains the following white papers that address current issues in AS/400 application development: o Application Development Today: Understanding the Issues o IBM Directions for AS/400: Object-Oriented Development o The AS/400: The Application Server Machine of Choice Information About Development Tools ----------------------------------- Also included is product information for more than 250 application development tools available today from 120 vendors. Tools that have qualified for inclusion in the AS/400 Application Development Program also contain a product profile. In addition, there are testimonials from users of select products, and a useful cross-reference listing. How to Order ------------ The handbook can be ordered as follows: o In the USA, call 1-800-879-2755 or fax 1-800-284-4721 o In the USA and elsewhere, contact your IBM marketing representative o If you subscribe to IBMLink, use the PUBORDER function Include the following order number and title in your order: G325-6249-00 AS/400 Application Development Handbook The price in the USA is 25.50 USD. More Information ---------------- The AS/400 Application Development Handbook is produced by the AS/400 Application Development Program. For information about the program, or to be included in the next directory, please call 1-800-365-4IBM, ext. 400 in the U.S. and Canada. From elsewhere, call (+1) 507-253-7291, ext. 400. ======================================================================== +------------------------------------------+ | IBM Object Page Debuts on World Wide Web | pageobj +------------------------------------------+ The IBM Object Strategy and Implementation group has established an Object Page on the World Wide Web. The page can be assessed at the following URL address: http://www.torolab.ibm.com/objects/ This page will serve as the entry point for Web users to explore IBM's object strategy, business value, products, and service offerings. The page will also serve as a forum to highlight upcoming IBM object- technology-related events, promotions, and marketing information. ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------+ | Response to Computerworld Article | odocresp | About OpenDoc and OLE | +-----------------------------------+ (Editor's note: This item was written by the OpenDoc Product Marketing Group at Apple Computer, Inc.) In April, Computerworld reported that, in response to OpenDoc's growing momentum with corporate developers, Microsoft plans to announce OLE interoperability with OpenDoc. The article also stated that "Microsoft is working with OpenDoc's sponsors on a relationship between OpenDoc and OLE 2.0." ComponentGlue ------------- The truth is that OpenDoc and OLE already interoperate through ComponentGlue. ComponentGlue, a part of the OpenDoc architecture, enables OLE objects to be embedded in OpenDoc applications, and OpenDoc objects to be embedded in OLE applications. ComponentGlue works with the standard OLE APIs and provides complete OLE interoperability, including OCX support. We applaud Microsoft's acknowledgement of OpenDoc as an important industry standard, but we're not sure what value it would be adding beyond the OLE interoperability provided by OpenDoc. In addition, OpenDoc supports Windows 3.5, Windows 95, and Windows NT. More Than 70,000 OpenDoc Development Kits ----------------------------------------- We suspect that Microsoft's statements in ComputerWorld are an attempt to stall developer momentum for OpenDoc. Currently, over 70,000 OpenDoc Software Development Kits have been distributed to Windows, Macintosh, and OS/2 developers, and over 300 OpenDoc components have been developed. No Joint Work Ongoing --------------------- Contrary to statements by Microsoft in the article, there is no joint work on OLE interoperability between Microsoft and the CI Labs sponsors, Adobe, Apple, IBM, and Novell. OLE interoperability has been developed solely by the CI Labs sponsors to ensure that developers can participate in the Windows environment. Microsoft has acknowledged OpenDoc's built-in OLE interoperability by awarding its coveted Windows 95 logo to developers supporting OLE through OpenDoc. To date, Microsoft has not accepted invitations to join CI Labs, opting to focus on its proprietary environment, rather than uniting with the rest of the industry. More Information ---------------- Developers who want to start working with OpenDoc on Macintosh, Windows, and OS/2 platforms can do the following: * For OpenDoc for Macintosh, send e-mail to opendoc@applelink.apple.com * OpenDoc for Windows is available from WordPerfect. Send e-mail to opendoc@wordperfect.com * OpenDoc for OS/2 is available from IBM: call 1-800-342-6672. * Send e-mail to cilabs@cil.org for more information about CI Labs. * Obtain current documentation from FTP server cil.org ======================================================================== +----------------------------------------------------------+ | Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) Enhanced on OrderLink | linkesd +----------------------------------------------------------+ IBMLink announces enhancements to the Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) application on OrderLink. ESD allows a user to browse descriptions of packages such as PASSPORT, IBMLink tutorials and other industry-specific packages, and transfer those packages to other systems. Several Ways to Obtain Software Packages ---------------------------------------- ESD packages can be downloaded to a PC, transferred to a host system, to an information exchange mailbox, or transferred via the Internet. ESD now also supports selection of one or more packages for batch transfer at a later time. (Refer to the help text for more detailed information about deferred transfer). ONLY THE FIRST TIME a package is downloaded to PC, a user must receive the PCDOWN.BAT file for DOS or the PCDOWN.CMD file for OS/2. Refer to the download instructions about how to receive these files. Select Only New or Updated Packages ----------------------------------- Also available with this announcement is the ability to select only new or updated packages (WHATSNEW - What's New in ESD). This option allows the user to specify a date to search for packages that are new or have been updated since the last search. The search can be made specific by application as well as by the type of view a user specifies. Packages can be viewed by fastpath description only; description and update date; or description, update date, and update time. Subscribe to Applications ------------------------- A user can now "subscribe" to particular applications by creating a subscription list. The subscription list will be remembered across sessions, and only those application packages and any new application packages of the same type will be displayed on the Hit-List screen. Tailored to Indivdidual Users' Needs ------------------------------------ These enhancements will allow users to tailor ESD package delivery to meet individual user requirements, as well as allow consistent delivery of packages across IBMLink. ======================================================================== +---------------------------------------------------------+ | IBM Personal Software Products Trade Show Participation | showpart +---------------------------------------------------------+ IBM Personal Software Products Division is participating in the following events through the end of July: 17 - 19 May Government Technology Conference Sacramento CA 17 - 20 May Habitech Atlanta 4 - 7 June IASA New Orleans 20 - 22 June PC Expo New York June SIA - Information Management New York 18 - 21 July OS/2 World with Technical Update Boston 26 - 28 July Enterprise Computing Chicago ======================================================================== +------------------------------------------+ | IBM Teams With Miller Freeman, Inc. | confwrld | for OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition | +------------------------------------------+ Miller Freeman, Inc., announces that more than 45 top developers and technical experts from International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) will teach classes at the OS/2 World Conference & Exhibition. Increased IBM Participation --------------------------- Following the highly successful release of OS/2 Warp, IBM has increased its participation in the second annual independent conference devoted exclusively to the OS/2 operating system, to be held 17 through 20 July at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Keynote Address by John W. Thompson ----------------------------------- IBM involvement in the conference will include a keynote address by John W. Thompson, general manager for Marketing and Solution Developer Programs; the IBM Test Drive and Technical Support Center; an International Team OS/2 Forum; and the IBM Grand Prix Reception. Additionally, David Barnes, senior product manager, IBM Personal Software Products division, will address the Boston Computer Society's OS/2 User Group during the conference. "The OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition is an exciting educational forum that presents a tremendous opportunity for OS/2 users and administrators to deepen their understanding of the OS/2 environment and its future," said Mr. Thompson, who is responsible for IBM software marketing and for the development and implementation of IBM's global strategy for support of solution developers. In his keynote speech on Tuesday 18 July, Mr. Thompson will address the growing worldwide market acceptance for OS/2, product directions, and IBM's program to support OS/2 application developers. Affirming Importance of the Event --------------------------------- "IBM's participation in the OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition affirms the importance of the event," said Anastasia Kellow, conference director for OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition. "Application developers and information systems managers will benefit from this in-depth exploration of the operating system's capabilities." Test Drive and Technical Support Center --------------------------------------- The IBM Test Drive and Technical Support Center will feature a 20 PC network on the exhibit floor, configured with a suite of applications. Attendees can put the OS/2 Warp network to the test, with IBM technical staff available for individual consultations. Classes and seminars presented by IBM employees will cover such subjects as "Fine-Tuning OS/2 LAN Server;" "Object REXX:" "Storing Objects in DB/2: The Ultimate Object Datastore:" and "Using OS/2 to Reach the Internet." More Than 125 classes in Four Days ---------------------------------- In all, more than 125 classes will be offered during the four-day conference. Other special events include a seminar sponsored by The Independent Vendor League on "Publishing After-Market Software Books," and IBM certification testing for OS/2 Engineer and LAN/Server Engineer. GUIDE Summer '95 Conference Runs Concurrently --------------------------------------------- GUIDE, the independent corporate IBM user group established in 1956, will also support the OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition by holding its Summer '95 Conference and Solutions Fair at Hynes Convention Center concurrently with the Miller Freeman event. A single conference pass will allow admission to either show. ======================================================================== +--------------------------------+ | 1995 DB2 Technical Conference, | confopry | 15 - 20 October, Nashville | +--------------------------------+ Join us for the event that has more IBM DB2 developers and educators than any other DB2 conference! The 1995 DB2 Technical Conference 15 - 20 October 1995 Opryland Hotel Nashville, Tennessee, USA Over 100 Technical Sessions --------------------------- Tackle your specific database management issues with more than 100 unique technical sessions and product demonstrations to help you maximize performance, save time, minimize costs, and increase profits ... all with the DB2 family of products! Keynote Presentations --------------------- Hear keynote presentations from: o Steve Mills, General Manager, IBM Software Solutions Division "Solutions for the Twenty-First Century" o Janet Perna, Director of Database Technology, IBM Toronto Laboratory "DB2: From Laptop to Power Cruncher!" Conference Highlights --------------------- Also at this year's conference, enjoy the opportunity to: o Examine high-performance DBMSs, including DB2 Parallel Edition and DB2 for MVS Version 4 o Learn the latest about the whole DB2 family, including DB2 for OS/2, DB2 for AS/400, DB2 for AIX, DB2 for MVS, and more o Explore data mining with the Data Warehouse o Benefit from your colleagues' experiences through customer case-study sessions o Talk directly with key product developers during the query panel sessions for the very latest DB2 news o Gain insight into systems and information management tools, including DataHub, DataJoiner, and DataPropagator, and their impact on the rightsizing movement o Hear updates on decision-support products and industry-specific applications o Probe today's hottest topics during more than 100 unique power-packed sessions, with practical hints and tips to help you do your job o Watch the DB2 family in action at the DB2 Expo, where you'll see demos by IBM and other top software providers Combined with Client/Server Database Conference ----------------------------------------------- For those of you who enjoyed the 1994 Client/Server Database conference, please note that for 1995 it has been combined with the DB2 Technical Conference. You will find a significant number of sessions on distributed database products and data management tools, as well as a variety of sessions on new C/S database strategies, hints, and tips. Don't miss the biggest and best DB2 education opportunity ever! Preliminary Schedule of Electives Available via Fax --------------------------------------------------- The preliminary schedule of electives for the 1995 DB2 Technical Conference is now available through the IBM Fax Service by calling 1-800-IBM-4FAX and requesting document 3685. Registration and More Information --------------------------------- Registration fee for the conference is 1575 USD. For more information and to register, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322), ext. 1720, within the USA. From elsewhere, call 001-520-574-4500, or fax 001-520-574-4501. ======================================================================== +----------------------------------------+ | IMS Technical Conference, 28 November- | tcims | 1 December, New Orleans | +----------------------------------------+ This year's IMS Technical Conference, 28 November through 1 December at the New Orleans Hyatt, gives you a close-up view of IMS in a new world of objects, parallel systems, client/server environments, and open architectures. The magnified intensity of the business challenges facing today's IMS technical professional, coupled with emerging and evolving technologies, makes the IMS Technical Conference an unparalleled opportunity for you to gain the product-specific knowledge you need to succeed. Conference Highlights --------------------- The wealth of information, products and services available at this year's IMS Technical Conference is a sight to behold. Join us and investigate: o Up-to-the-minute information about IMS Versions 4 and 5 o Ways that application developers can update IMS and DB2 environments with IBM*'s IMS Client/Server for Windows using Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, and other programming tools o Concentrated discussions of IMS functions in the distributed environment o Unmatched opportunities to interact with IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory IMS product development team and IMS support team members, including experts from the Dallas Systems Center o Essentials on installation, tailoring, monitoring, tuning, and debugging your IMS system o Experience-based discussions on IMS in client/server applications, as well as power-packed presentations about IMS in parallel system processing o The high-tech, high-touch approach to products and services in an expanded product exposition where you can talk to experts and learn about the latest IMS products and enhancements o The world of IMS beyond your business door as you network with IMS peers and professionals from around the world. Registration Information ------------------------ Registration fee: 1,295 USD. Includes registration, conference materials, admission to all sessions, breakfast and lunch each day, two receptions, and one banquet. To register, or for more information, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322), ext. 1730, within the USA. Elsewhere, call 001.520-574.4500. If you are disabled and require reasonable accommodation, please advise us in advance of your needs. ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------------------+ | Hands-On Workshop: Designing DCE Applications | dceapp +-----------------------------------------------+ In this 4-day workshop, students learn how to design distributed applications using DCE. The workshop will focus on various areas of application design that deserve special consideration when using DCE. The workshop includes code reviews, lectures and hands-on labs. This workshop is approximately 65 percent lecture and 35 percent labs. Audience -------- DCE application developers who want to learn more about distributed design techniques and design suggestions. Benefits -------- The workshop will provide a broad understanding of DCE application design for various platforms (OS/2, AIX, Windows, and MVS). This course reinforces key principles, topics, and methods by using diagrams, examples, and coded applications. This workshop combines classroom lectures with laboratory projects to design and build DCE distributed applications. Objectives ---------- To explore issues affecting the design and implementation of DCE application programming. The student should be able to: o List and describe the principles involved in designing a distributed application o Explain how to involve performance considerations in your design o Describe a process to migrate a monolithic application to a distributed application o Understand platform-specific considerations for a DCE application o Debug in a distributed environment o Add error-handling in a DCE application o List tools available to help in DCE development o Explain IBM's future directions with DCE Topics ------ o Issues in Distributed Design o Platform Specific Application Development Issues o Debugging in a Distributed Environment o Error-Handling in a DCE Application o Designing for Optimal Performance o Application Development Tools Prerequisites ------------- Experienced C language programming with a good working knowledge of the DCE APIs. Course Specifics ---------------- Course Code: CP1094C Tuition: 2,000 USD Schedule: 22 through 25 May 1995 and 25 through 28 September 1995 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Enrollment: Call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322) within the USA, or 1-602-629-2731 from elsewhere. IBM employees in the USA should use MSE. Contact: Alice Killebrew, workshop lead, 1-512-823-5955, akiller@austin.vnet.ibm.com Instructor: Anju Bansal, 1-512-838-5928 ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------+ | Workshop: OS/2 DCE Administration | dceadmin +-----------------------------------+ In this 4.5-day workshop, students become familiar with the components of OSF DCE Administration by installation, configuration, and administration of DCE for OS/2. This workshop is a combination of classroom lectured and hands-on lab work. (The student will spend a 50/50 ratio between lecture and lab.) This course reinforces key principles, topics, and methods by using diagrams, examples, and coded applications. This workshop is for personnel responsible for the administration of distributed software computing (DCE). The knowledge gained will assist the administrator in installation, configuration, and administration of DCE for OS/2. This course will also be a benefit to DCE application programmers. Objectives ---------- After successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: o List and describe each core DCE component o Describe the inter-relationships of the core DCE components o Install and configure the core DCE components o Administer the DCE environment o Add users and groups to the DCE cells o Administer the DCE namespace o Install typical DCE applications Topics ------ o Installation of DCE components o Configuration of single/multiple machine cells o Principle, group, organization, and account management o Directory service management and replication o Cell security implementation and management Prerequisites ------------- C language programming is a plus. Course Specifics ---------------- Course Code: CG38350C Tuition: 2,000 USD. Private class for up to 14 students, 17500 USD; each additional student 500 USD. Schedule: 5 through 9 June 1995 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Enrollment: Call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322) within the USA, or 1-602-629-2731 from elsewhere. IBM employees in the USA should use MSE. Contact: Alice Killebrew, workshop lead, 1-512-823-5955, akiller@austin.vnet.ibm.com ======================================================================== +----------------------------------------+ | Workshop: DCE Hands-On Application | dceprog | Programming for OS/2, AIX, and Windows | +----------------------------------------+ In this 4.5-day workshop, formerly known as "OS/2 DCE for Software Developers Workshop," students become familiar with the components of OSF DCE by following the development of a basic distributed application using the full complement of DCE tools and services. This workshop is a combination of classroom lectures and hands-on lab work. The student will spend a significant portion of the week writing basic DCE client/server programs in the OS/2 2.1 32-bit environment. Audience -------- OS/2 application programmers who want to learn the Application Programming Interface (API) of the OSF DCE, either to assist them in creating DCE applications now or to assist them in understanding the issues involved with DCE for future designs. Benefits -------- The workshop will provide a broad base of understanding of the development of DCE applications in an OS/2 environment. The instruction will include the basic design and distribution issues faced by client/server programmers in a DCE environment using DCE Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs). The course covers the various aspects of the DCE programming model, including security, naming, time service, interface definitions, etc. The knowledge gained will allow the student to understand how to modify existing applications to take advantage of the DCE client/server models. Objectives ---------- To explore issues affecting the design and implementation of DCE Application Programs from the OS/2 perspective, and to provide an effective learning environment for writing client/server applications using DCE. Topics ------ o Application development in a distributed environment o Developing an application using remote procedure calls o Design and distribution issues o Using IDL to define a basic interface o Developing a basic server and basic client o RPC programming topics o Using the DCE security service o Using the DCE threads service o Using the DCE distributed time service o Using the DCE directory service Prerequisites ------------- Experienced C language programmers who have written or intend to write distributed applications or who have application programming experience. Course Specifics ---------------- Course Code: CP10640C Tuition: 2,000 USD. Private class for up to 14 students, 17500 USD; each additional student 500 USD. Schedule: 12 through 16 June 1995 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Enrollment: Call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322) within the USA, or 1-602-629-2731 from elsewhere. IBM employees in the USA should use MSE. Contact: Alice Killebrew, workshop lead, 1-512-823-5955, akiller@austin.vnet.ibm.com ======================================================================== +---------------------------------------+ | Workshop: Object-Oriented Programming | oopsmall | and Design with IBM Smalltalk | +---------------------------------------+ If you're a technical professional who needs a practical introduction to object-oriented programming and design, plan to join us for this new course, Object-Oriented Programming and Design with IBM Smalltalk. About the Course ---------------- Master the principles of object-oriented (OO) programming and design using the Smalltalk language. You will receive extensive experience through design workshops and hands-on programming labs. NOTE: The labs in this course use IBM Smalltalk. "Object-Oriented Programming and Design with Smalltalk/V" (course K3612) is similar to this course, but uses Digitalk's Smalltalk/V. This course can also be tailored to address your unique environment and needs. To find out more information, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322), ext. CUSTOM. Course Specifics ---------------- Course Code: K3636 (MSE Course Code: CK36360C) Length: 4.5 days Tuition: 1550 USD Schedule: 12 through 16 June 1995 Location: Charlotte, NC Registration: US customers: - Call: 1-800-IBM-TEACh 0800-2000 Eastern time (1-800-426-8322) (GMT-4) Monday through Friday - Fax: 1-800-426-9006 24 hours/7 days - Internet: teach@vnet.ibm.com Customers outside the USA: - Call: 001.520.574.4500 0800-2000 Eastern time (GMT-4) Monday through Friday - Fax: 001.520.574.4501 24 hours/7 days - Internet: teach@vnet.ibm.com U.S. IBM employees: Enroll via MSE from OV/VM IBMers Outside the U.S.: Contact your education coordinator or send an OV/VM note to DALVM1(TEACH) Contact: Joel Wickham, 1-914-432-1273 (T/L 292), DALVM1/JWICKHAM If you are disabled and require reasonable accommodation, please advise us in advance of your needs. ======================================================================== +----------------------------------+ | Workshop: OSF/DCE Writing Secure | distrapp | Distributed Applications | +----------------------------------+ One of the key advantages of using OSF/DCE to build distributed applications is the integration of the DCE Secutity Serviice into DCE. This four-day workshop discusses the important issues related to security, the design of the DCE Security service, and how this design addresses these issues in DCE. Topics ------ Part I: Security Concepts and the DCE Security Service. 1. Security in a Distributed Environment 2. The DCE Security Service 3. Kerberos: A Tutorial Part II: Basic Models for Secure Distributed Applications 4. Authentication: Single-Server Model 5. Authorization: Name-Based Model 6. Cascading Server Model 7. Multiple Server Model 8. Persistent Servers 9. Checking Registry Attributes 10. Authorizing the Management Interface Part III: PAC-Based Authorization 11. Writing an ACL Manager 12. PAC Authorization:Support for acl_edit 13. PAC Authorization: Writing Multiple ACL Managers 14. ACL Managers: Advanced Topics Part IV: Other Security Topics 15. Cross-Cell Authentication 16. Security Enhancements in DCE 1.1 Course Specifics ---------------- Course Code: CE54880C Tuition: 1100 USD Schedule: 26 through 29 June 1995 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Enrollment: Call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322) within the USA, or 1-602-629-2731 from elsewhere. IBM employees in the USA should use MSE. Contact: Alice Killebrew, workshop lead, 1-512-823-5955, akiller@austin.vnet.ibm.com ======================================================================== +--------------------------------------------------+ | How to Join the IBM Developer Assistance Program | joinhow +--------------------------------------------------+ The IBM Worldwide Developer Assistance Program (DAP) is open to all developers of IBM Personal Software-based products. These products include applications and tools for PC-DOS, Pen, OS/2, Multimedia, and LAN Systems. In addition, the DAP is now open to developers interested in producing applications and tools that exploit OS/2 for PowerPC. The DAP is designed to provide a broad range of services for this growing and increasingly diverse development community. The Worldwide DAP has a number of extensions that offer customized services for specific developer needs. Your eligibility for a specific service depends on the type of products you are developing. Some services vary by country. Worldwide Services ------------------ Worldwide DAP services are available to all developers of Personal Software-based products. These developers include corporate programmers producing in-house applications, MIS professionals, consultants, educators, industry analysts, government agencies, and others with an interest in PC-DOS, Pen, OS/2, Multimedia, LAN Systems, and now OS/2 for PowerPC application development. DAP services include a variety of technical, business, and marketing support activities, such as: o Technical support through IBM OS/2 forums on CompuServe o The opportunity to participate in early-code programs o Access to DAPTOOLS via CompuServe and the Internet o Access to OS/2 Custom Application Porting Workshops and LAN Systems Workshops o Technical conferences o Product announcements Worldwide Developer Assistance Program membership is open to individuals, with no company or product prerequisites. Enrollment is done electronically through either the CompuServe information service or Internet. On CompuServe, enter GO OS2DAP and complete the online application form. On Internet, visit the Solution Developer Home Page (URL = http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer). In addition to Worldwide Services, you may be eligible for extensions such as Commercial Services and Premier Services. To see if you qualify for these other programs, refer to the following descriptions and enrollment instructions. Commercial Services ------------------- Commercial Services are available only to software vendors in the U.S. and Canada who are developing or marketing IBM Personal Software-based products for commercial release. In addition to the Worldwide DAP services, Commercial Services members receive additional services in support of their product development and marketing activities: o Online technical support at no charge o Defect support for all warranted products that are supported by IBM support centers o Complimentary access to the online database of Personal Software-based development tools o Complimentary subscriptions to OS/2 Developer magazine o Discounts on IBM Personal Software products Offerings available to assist Commercial Services members in their marketing activities include: o IBM OS/2 and LAN Systems Application Directory o IBM OS/2 and LAN Systems Development Tools Guide o Sources and Solutions catalog o "READY! for OS/2" Certification Mark o "READY! for LAN Systems" Certification Mark o IBM Direct Marketing Center To enroll in the Commercial Services extension, call 1-407-982-6408 or fax to 1-407-998-7610, and ask for the Commercial/Premier Services DAP Application form. You or your company must be currently marketing a Personal Software-based product. If not, you should submit (with your application) a non-confidential business plan showing development and marketing activities and schedules for your planned product. Premier Services ---------------- Premier Services are available only in the U.S. and Canada. They are for software developers who are marketing or have committed to develop software products that provide native (32-bit API) support for OS/2, LAN Systems products, or OS/2 for PowerPC. Products that exploit object technologies like SOM and OpenDoc are also eligible. In addition to the Worldwide Services and Commercial Services extensions, Premier Services members have voice access to an advocate in IBM who can assist them with various development and marketing activities that are offered exclusively to Premier Services members. To enroll in the Premier Services extension, call 1-407-982-6408 or fax to 1-407-998-7610, and ask for the Commercial/Premier Services DAP Application form. You or your company must be currently marketing a Personal Software-based product. If not, you should submit (with your application) a non-confidential business plan showing development and marketing activities and schedules for your planned product. Developer Assistance Program Contacts Worldwide ----------------------------------------------- IBM Developer Assistance Programs exist in several geographic areas around the world. For information about the DAP in your area, consult the following list of contacts. Geographic Area Voice Phone --------------- ----------- Australia 61-2-354-7766 Europe, Middle East, and Africa 44-0-1256-336778 Japan 81-3-3279-8231 Latin America and South America 525-627-2086 Taiwan 886-2-752-1577 ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------------+ | The IBM Developer Assistance Program in | emeadap | Europe, Middle East, and Africa | +-----------------------------------------+ The IBM OS/2 Developer Assistance Program (DAP) in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) provides a broad range of developer support and marketing programmes to help with the design, development, and publicity of OS/2 applications. Membership of the EMEA OS/2 DAP is open to any developer in EMEA who is actively developing a product or service for OS/2, be it a device driver, a commercial product, a line-of-business application or a set of OS/2 objects. As a member of the OS/2 DAP, you get access to our Internet and BBS services, from which you can browse through the vast repositories of information about OS/2 and related products, such as C Set ++, OpenDoc, LAN Server, DB2/2, Multimedia products, and much more. If you cannot find what you are looking for, then simply ask your questions in the most relevant forum, and receive replies from IBM experts or from other members of the OS/2 DAP. In addition, the OS/2 DAP runs a Mailing Program, which offers a great opportunity for DAP members to promote their OS/2 products and services to fellow OS/2 DAP members across EMEA. With over 4,000 members from over 30 countries, the OS/2 DAP membership represents a very important segment of the OS/2 community in EMEA. Internet WWW Service -------------------- The EMEA OS/2 DAP now has a home page on the Internet World Wide Web which aims to provide extensive information relating to developing for OS/2, much as the BBS does today. At the moment, this is only a partial service and does not offer Question & Answer facilities, but the intention is that the DAP service will soon be fully migrated from the BBS to the Internet. If you need to ask questions now, you should use the BBS. The addresses (URLs) for our Home Page are: The EMEA DAP Home Page: http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/dap/ or via, the PSM EMEA Home Page: http://www.europe.ibm.com/psmemea/ The Bulletin Board Service -------------------------- Until our Internet service is fully operational, our BBS is the primary vehicle for communication between you and us, and the technical experts in the IBM development labs. The BBS contains a wealth of information, and allows you to download the latest tools, utilities, and fixes, and to exchange messages with fellow OS/2 developers. You can ask your questions and benefit from the experience of others with their answers, comments, tips, and, in some cases, sample code to help you solve your programming problems. You can even share your knowledge with others if you wish. When and if you have an application which is ready to ship, our marketing programs will help you gain publicity and distinction for your product. To get the most from the OS/2 DAP, please log on to the OS/2 DAP BBS regularly. The BBS is updated daily with all sorts of information about OS/2, together with the latest news and offerings. More information about the EMEA OS/2 DAP can be obtained through: HelpFax: If you have a touch-tone telephone, by calling our IBM HelpFax automated response system in the UK on +44 (0)1256 50096 and requesting document number 30600 for a DAP brochure or document number 33001 for a DAP application form. Fax: +44 (0)1256 336778 Internet: emeadap@vnet.ibm.com Post: IBM EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program ND1W Normandy House, Alencon Link Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 7EJ England ======================================================================== +----------------------------------+ | IBM Device Driver Support Center | ddsc +----------------------------------+ If you are developing a device driver for OS/2, you need to know about the IBM Device Driver Support Center, your one-stop shopping for: o Worldwide device-driver developer support o The DUDE, a dedicated BBS providing up-to-the minute information solely for device-driver developers, as well as problem assistance. The BBS phone number is 1-407-982-3217, with settings 8, N, 1, and transmission rate 9600 bps. Contact the DUDE for more information about: -- Logo program -- Test program -- Driver distribution program -- DUDE-ads o Specialized device-driver development workshops The DDSC team is in place to support your questions and education needs. The team's voice-mail phone number, available at all times, is 1-407-982-4239. ======================================================================== +------------------------------------------------+ | DB2 Client/Server Developer Assistance Program | db2cs +------------------------------------------------+ ISVs who want to enable their products for DB2/2 should also join the DB2 Client/Server Developer Assistance Program (DB2 C/S DAP). ISVs who join this program get a free copy of DB2/2 for enablement (development and testing) purposes only. In addition, the receive free DB2/2 technical support while they enable their products for DB2/2. To join the DB2/2 C/S DAP, call 1-800-627-8363 within the USA. ======================================================================== +----------------------+ | CICS OS/2 Developers | os2cics +----------------------+ ISVs who want to evaluate how their product or service could exploit the capabilities of CICS OS/2 Version 2 can obtain CICS OS/2 V2 code, documentation, educational video, and technical support. The code has a 90-day life, and is for development, test, and demonstration purposes only. Unlimited-life code is available to ISVs who are willing to commit to produce a product or service that exploits CICS OS/2. For more information, contact Fred Holland at 1-301-240-8143, fax 1-301-240-8836. ======================================================================== +----------------------------+ | TCP/IP for OS/2 Developers | os2tcp +----------------------------+ ISVs who have products that interoperate with the IBM TCP/IP V2.0 for OS/2 product, or who wish to enable their products to do so, should join the TCP/IP Application Partners Program (TAPP). ISVs who join TAPP get a copy of TCP/IP for OS/2 for enablement (development and testing) purposes only. To join the TAPP, call 1-919-254-2679. ======================================================================== +----------------+ | AIX POWER Team | poweraix +----------------+ The POWER Team is an exciting program developed just for you, the developer. It is tailored to help you gain access to the IBM tools that can help build and grow your product in the AIX marketplace, using IBM's POWER architecture and the RISC System/6000. Membership in the POWER Team program allows you to take advantage of a variety of programs, which include: Technical Support ----------------- Choose from our menu of special fee-based technical support programs. You may select the type of technical support that is best for your development situation: o Porting assistance o Ongoing technical support o Consulting services - Design reviews - Performance tuning - On-site consulting o Benchmarking o Remote access to an RS/6000 Development ----------- Receive information and tools to assist you in your ongoing development activities: o Electronic technical/marketing bulletin board o Question-and-answer database o Early product information o Access to AIX public-domain software o Porting information / white papers Equipment --------- Enjoy the availability of equipment without straining your budget: o RS/6000 Developer's Discount Program o RS/6000 Leasing Program o RS/6000 Rentals Marketing --------- Expand your marketing opportunities through our programs: o AIX Power Solutions Catalog - 50-word product description in magazine format - Up to 5 pages of marketing / product information via fax - Advertising discounts available for POWER team members - Call 1-415-855-3333 and request a document or catalog o IBM's online databases for AIX solutions Education --------- Keep your leading edge with information about the latest products, new technologies, and trends: o POWER conferences - Technical conferences for independent software and hardware developers. o AIXpert magazine subscription - Quarterly technical publication with a distribution of 25,000 - Advertising discounts available for POWER team members o Seminars / classes Information ----------- Learn about the many programs and facilities that IBM has to offer. Making it easier for you to work with IBM is an important goal of this program. POWER Team members receive technical, business, and marketing information on a regular basis. Who is Eligible? ---------------- The POWER Team is intended for developers working on products for commercial release. You are eligible to participate in the program if: o You are currently developing products for AIX and the RISC System/6000 o You are currently marketing AIX or UNIX products. More Information ---------------- For more information, call the POWER Team information line at 1-800-222-2363 within the USA, and request additional information and a membership application. Become a member of the POWER Team, and work with IBM to expand your sales and marketing opportunities, take advantage of the technical support and equipment offerings, and keep on the leading edge of new technologies. ======================================================================== +--------------------------------+ | AS/400 Partners in Development | part400 +--------------------------------+ Partners in Development builds on the ASsociation/400 business partner support program. Through Partners in Development, IBM will provide extensive technical support from the AS/400 Software Partner Lab in Rochester, Minnesota, and at application support centers around the world. Because ASsociation/400 is the primary communication vehicle for the new Partners in Development organization, the entry membership fee for ASsociation/400 for 1994 has been reduced to 250 USD per year. Technical support will include hands-on courses on product strategies, early development for unannounced products, and post-announce product issues. It will include courses for developers seeking to exploit emerging technologies, including: o Client/server implementation o Object-oriented programming o Multimedia o Imaging o Fax and mobile network access o Integrated Language Environment (ILE) assistance o OS/400 assistance Customized courses also will be offered at vendor sites. In addition, Partners in Development has a toll-free phone number, 1-800-365-4426, extension 400, through which independent software vendors can get immediate help finding the appropriate person to assist with any AS/400 matter. Partners in Development also will assist in vendors' marketing and delivery programs. For example, vendors will be able to work with the Rochester lab's fulfillment center on their system configuration proposals for customers, and to get their offerings included in IBM configuration proposals. In addition, they will be able to have their offerings pre-loaded in systems shipped directly from IBM. Assistance is also available to business partners using the IBM AS/400 Portable One, a full-function, portable model. AS/400 Partners in Development also includes electronic access to IBM developers through ASsociation/400 On-Line. The interactive service provides all schedules, new offerings, and changes via a regular newsletter and special mailings. It also includes developers' forums, question-and-answer access to IBM technical support staff, bulletin boards, and computer industry trade articles. On-line support also will be available to vendors seeking to enhance their marketing efforts with IBM's new Portable Sales Automation System (PSAS). PSAS is a portable configurator and a suite of automated selling tools with leading-edge graphics that runs on PC laptop or notebook computers. Membership in ASsociation/400 continues to provide its members with benefits including developer support and two free software licenses per year for IBM software development tools and products such as ImagePlus and Ultimedia. ASsociation/400 members also receive education discounts and developer leases. ======================================================================== +---------------------------------+ | Object Connection for VisualAge | connobj +---------------------------------+ The Object Connection is a program for fostering an "objects" aftermarket for IBM's new VisualAge development system. It is designed to help you develop and sell VisualAge objects, or parts, for the open market. These parts must be written to the interface specifications provided in the IBM manual titled "Construction from Parts Architecture: Building Parts for Fun and Profit". Who Can Join? ------------- Enterprises interested in assessing the prospect of building VisualAge objects (or parts) from the open market are eligible for membership in the Object Connection. Object Connection Services -------------------------- Members are entitled to: o A development license for VisualAge at very favorable terms o Marketing assistance o Technical support - access via an 800 phone number to VisualAge Technical Consultants on a call-back basis - technical documentation updates - interactive technical support on CompuServe More Information ---------------- To join, call VisualAge's Object Connection Program at 1-800-IBM-CARY (1-800-426-2279) within the USA, and request a program information package and membership application. Fill out the application form and return it to the Object Connection Program. The program manager will call you for a telephone interview. ======================================================================== +-------------------+ | PenAssist Program | helppen +-------------------+ The IBM Pen Developer Assistance Program (PenAssist) is designed especially for the developer of pen software. The program is tailored to help you develop applications in the emerging technology. PenAssist Programs ------------------ Membership in the PenAssist program allows you to take advantage of a variety of programs: o Access to IBM test centers - Located in Palo Alto CA and Atlanta GA - Equipped with an IBM PS/2 and digitizing pads. The PS/2 has PenDOS SDK and Pen for OS/2 installed. o Electronic mail. Enrolled developers can send to and receive messages directly from the software developers' support organization. o IBM pen software CompuServe forum, a forum for pen and mobile systems. IBM monitors this forum and provides responses to inquiries. o Special software discounts: - PenDOS SDK - Pen for OS/2 SDK - Pen development tools o Special hardware discounts: - Special prices on pen hardware from IBM and other manufacturers. - Eligibility to receive a 50 percent discount on selected IBM printers and features. - Notification of special promotional offerings. o IBM Fax Information Service - Provides immediate information about IBM's pen and mobile software systems and other IBM products and services. - Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free of charge. o Marketing - Pen application catalog - Personal Computer Company BBS - applications will be listed in this database at no additional charge. - Business-show support - A single point of contact will be provided to assist with reviewing development and marketing relationships. Who is Eligible? ---------------- o Developers of pen applications o Developers of commercially available applications o Corporations developing pen applications for their own use. More Information ---------------- For more information about PenAssist, call 1-800-627-8363 within the USA, or fax to 1-404-835-9444. ======================================================================== +------------------------------------------------+ | The Developer Connection for OS/2: | powerdev | The Power of the Future Delivered to Your Door | +------------------------------------------------+ The Developer Connection for OS/2 -- continuing proof of IBM's commitment to OS/2 developers -- can greatly increase your productivity by providing you with the latest tools, pre-release software, product demos, and information you need on today's most convenient medium -- a CD. And, because we live in changing times, an annual subscription to The Developer Connection for OS/2 keeps your tools and information from becoming obsolete. Each year you'll receive 4 volumes including CDs and The Developer Connection News, each packed with the tools and information you need for your OS/2 development efforts. When accessed from your CD drive, The Developer Connection for OS/2 becomes a part of your Workplace Shell environment. Click on the Developer Connection icon, and all the wealth of The Developer Connection for OS/2 is instantly attainable. Use the powerful Developer Connection browser to locate any piece of information. And because the intuitive graphical user interface is a part of the Workplace Shell environment, each task is familiar and simple. Try the products, install them, or simply retrieve product information. There is also an available option for creating diskettes for many of the products on the CD. And, because these are the products you need to develop the best OS/2 applications today, as well as tomorrow, we have designed The Developer Connection for O/2 to be your link to current and future IBM strategies. Each CD will contain product-level versions of the Developer's Toolkit for OS/2, OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 for SMP, Pen for OS/2, LAN Systems, and Multimedia Presentation Manager. The Developer Connection program will continue to grow to support emerging technologies. Subscribers also receive The Developer Connection for LAN Systems, a cross-platform offering that supports the installation of products and information to OS/2, Windows, DOS, and AIX workstations. It provides a programming environment for client/server and distributed computing application development. Device-driver developers can now subscribe to The IBM Developer Connection Device Driver Kit for OS/2 (Developer Connection DDK). The Developer Connection DDK is an annual membership program that enables rapid development of device drivers for your personal computer hardware using the 32-bit OS/2 operating platform. Members receive the updated information, test tools, utilities, and many complete device-driver sources. Put The Developer Connection for OS/2 to Work for You ... Now ------------------------------------------------------------- o Receive product-level versions of OS/2 developer toolkits (for OS/2 2.1, OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 SMP, Pen for OS/2, Multimedia Presentation Manager, LAN Systems) o Receive new versions of operating system technologies as soon as they are developed o Try new OS/2 products before you buy them o Use the sample source code to start on the path of more productive programming o Access pre-release versions of IBM's 32-bit tools to prepare for tomorrow's technology o Receive updates to SMART, One Up Corporation's powerful tool that helps migrate your 16-bit and 32-bit Windows code and 16-bit OS/2 code to 32-bit OS/2 code o Read The Developer Connection News for timely OS/2 information o Access electronic support through the Internet, OS/2 BBS, and CompuServe Features and Benefits --------------------- Annual subscription Subscribe and have the tools and information you need delivered to you for a whole year. What could be easier? Powerful browser This easy-to-use front end presents the contents of the CD by category. You can expand and collapse categories or install products with the click of a mouse. Developer's Toolkits Provides the tools, sample programs, and for OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 documentation that enables you to develop your Warp OS/2 applications quickly and easily. Presentation Manager The fully documented sample programs illustrate Multimedia Toolkit/2 the use of the comprehensive multimedia device- and data-handling capabilities of MMPM/2. Pen for OS/2 Provides the tools, sample programs, and Developer's Toolkit documentation to enable you to create new pen-aware OS/2 applications, pen-enable existing applications, and create new pen-centric OS/2 applications. Pre-release software Helps you keep on top of the emerging technologies by allowing you to be one of the first to use pre-release versions of OS/2 and other exciting products from IBM and independent software vendors. Tools Use some of the internal tools that were developed by IBM programmers to help get their jobs done faster and easier. Extensive technical Have the complete OS/2 Technical Library at your documentation fingertips with the click of a mouse. Complete online documentation provides a quick, effective reference to all system APIs, messages, and features, including code examples and helpful notes. Also, view the best chapters from popular OS/2 books by well-known authors. Source code Help to jump-start your OS/2 application development with our collection of sample source code. System requirements System must support OS/2 2.0 or higher. Memory requirements 6 MB minimum; 10 MB recommended; actual memory required varies depending on which programs you choose to run. The performance of the catalog and browser can be enhanced with the addition of more memory. Disk-space Actual disk space required varies depending on requirements the requirements of the programs you choose to install. CD-ROM drive A CD-ROM drive supported by OS/2. Support Available through OS/2 BBS, Internet, and CompuServe for the duration of the subscription. If you are not currently a CompuServe member, call 1-800-524-3388, and ask for Representative 239. You will receive a special introductory membership which entitles you to a brochure with an ID and password, one month of basic services for free, $15 worth of free extended services, and a free subscription to CompuServe magazine. Prices ------ In the USA, an annual (four-issue) subscription to The Developer Connection for OS/2 is priced at 199 USD, and 75 USD for an additional license. The price for Commercial and Premier members of the IBM US Developer Assistance Program is 119 USD. These prices do not include shipping and handling. For prices in other countries, contact the phone numbers listed below. Ordering Information -------------------- To order The Developer Connection for OS/2 or additional licenses, call the appropriate number: United States 1-800-6-DEVCON (1-800-633-8266), fax 1-303-330-7655 Canada 1-800-561-5293, fax 1-905-821-1187 Brazil 0800-111205, fax (011)886-3222 Mexico (525)627-1111 within Mexico City 91-800-00316 elsewhere in Mexico The following require your country's international access code prior to the listed number: Asia/Pacific +61-2-354-7684, fax +61-2-354-7766 61 is the country code for Australia) Europe, Middle East, and Africa -- call IBM ISMS Direct Services in Denmark (country code 45). Operators speaking the following languages are available: Danish +45-48101300 Italian +45-48101600 Dutch +45-48101400 Norwegian +45-48101250 English +45-48101500 Scandinavian +45-48101300 Finnish +45-48101650 Spanish +45-48101100 French +45-48101200 Swedish +45-48101150 German +45-48101000 ======================================================================== +-------------------------------------------------+ | Q and A About The Developer Connection for OS/2 | devconqa +-------------------------------------------------+ Q1. What is The Developer Connection for OS/2? A1. The Developer Connection for OS/2 is an annual subscription program for application developers. Its purpose is to deliver: licenses to developers for toolkits, productivity tools, development tools, and sample code; licenses to the latest pre-release code, so developers can prepare for and simulate future environments; and the most up-to-date versions of technical documentation about OS/2. The Developer Connection for OS/2 consists of four issues (CDs and a newsletter) delivered over the course of one year, plus access to The Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 forum on CompuServe until the subscription expires. For those subscribers who are not members of CompuServe, IBM has established the DEVCON CFORUM on the OS/2 BBS under TalkLink (TalkLink is a feature under the IBMLink Commercial Services), and Internet support by addressing your questions and comments to devcon@vnet.ibm.com. Q2. What does The Developer Connection cost? A2. An annual subscription entitles the subscriber to four issues of the CD(s) and newsletter, plus access to a private section of the CompuServe OS2DF2 forum. Customers may also purchase additional licenses, which allow for making one additional copy of the contents of the four issues of the CD(s) and newsletters and one additional license to use the code delivered on the CDs. In the USA, prices are: Annual Additional Subscription License Regular 199 USD 75 USD Price DAP Commercial/ 119 USD 45 USD Premier Price Student/Faculty 119 USD not available Price In Canada, prices are: Annual Subscription 225.00 CDN (same price for DAP members) Additional License no charge In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, prices are: Annual DAP Discount Currency Subscription Price Austrian Schilling 2.669,00 1.599,00 Belgian Franc 7.951,00 4.763,00 British Pounds 150,00 90,00 Danish Kroner 1.497,00 897,00 Dutch Gylden 339,00 257,00 Finnish Finmarks 1.337,00 801,00 French Francs 1.309,00 784,00 German Marks 380,00 228,00 Greek Drachmas 55.305,00 33.132,00 Irish Pounds 159,00 95,00 Italian Lire 335.229,00 212.810,00 Norwegian Kroner 1.651,00 989,00 Portuguese Escudos 38.578,00 23.111,00 Spanish Pesetas 30.592,00 8.327,00 Swedish Kroner 1.803,00 1.080,00 Swiss Francs 337,00 202,00 Israel (currency USD) 217.00 USD 130.00 USD and Turkey Q3. If I belong to the DAP, do I get a discount? A3. Members of Commercial Services or Premier Services within the US Developer Assistance Program may purchase The Developer Connection at a reduced price, 119 USD for an annual subscription and 45 USD for each additional license. US members of the Worldwide DAP, however, purchase The Developer Connection at the regular 199 USD price. European DAP members may purchase The Developer Connection at a reduced rate. When members call to order, the operators will give the reduced price in the appropriate currency. Q4. What does The Developer Connection CD contain? A4. The CD(s) contains pre-release versions of many IBM OS/2 and LAN products, internal development and productivity tools, bitmaps, and demos of products from IBM and others. Each CD also includes the latest release level of The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2, the Multimedia Presentation Manager Toolkit/2, and the Pen for OS/2 Developer's Toolkit. In addition to these programs, the CD contains sample source code that can be used to develop your own applications. The CD also contains thousands of pages of documentation, with a search facility. Q5. What advantages do I get from the CompuServe forum for DevCon that I didn't have before? A5. Subscribing to The Developer Connection entitles you to access the private Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 forum on CompuServe. IBM developers will be answering questions and carrying on dialogs with subscribers on a full-time basis and will respond to your comments/issues/questions on a timely basis. Q6. How many copies of DevCon do I have to subscribe to for my company? I have many programmers, do I have to buy one for each? A6. After your company has purchased its initial subscription to The Developer Connection, you may buy as many additional licenses as you want. For each additional license you order, 4 times over the year you will receive the current newsletter and a Proof of Additional License certificate, which entitles you to make one additional copy of the contents of the current CD volume. Additional licenses work best for Local Area Network development environments. (Example; If you have 10 developers on a LAN, you could buy one regular license and 9 additional licenses.) Q7. I've heard that the DevCon program will grow in the future. What will I see over the next year? A7. The Developer Connection for Image Plus Visualinfo was just recently announced. Future direction for The Developer Connection has not been announced; however, we are considering CDs for specific areas of interest to developers such as: Device Driver Source, AIX, Object Oriented, etc. Q8. Does my license to use the release-level toolkits contained on The Developer Connection CD end if I do not renew my subscription at the end of my annual membership? A8. In general, the license to use the code on each Developer Connection CD is shipped with the CD and expires 120 days after receipt of that issue or upon receipt of the next CD issue, whichever comes first. However, your licenses to the following toolkits continue beyond expiration of your subscription: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2, Multimedia Presentation Manager Toolkit/2, and Pen for OS/2 Developer's Toolkit. As long as you adhere to the terms and conditions of the agreement, your license to the abovementioned toolkits does not terminate. Q9. Is the Developer Connection program available outside North America? A9. The DevCon program has been announced in the US, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and the Asia / Pacific countries. It is currently available in all of these geographies. Q10.How do I subscribe to The Developer Connection for OS/2? A10.In the US, you can subscribe to The Developer Connection for OS/2 by calling 1-800-6-DEVCON (1-800-633-8266), 1-303-330-7655 (fax). In Canada, call 1-800-561-5293. In Brazil, call 0800-111205 (voice), (011)886-3222 (fax) In Mexico, call 627-2444 (within Mexico City) 91-800-00639 (other locations in Mexico) To order in Europe, call IBM ISMC in Denmark. Please ensure that you dial the international access code applicable to your country BEFORE dialing the appropriate phone number. Operators speaking the following languages are available. Note that 45 is the country code for Denmark. Internat. Language Dial code Number -------- ---------- ------ Dutch: Denmark=45 +48101400 English: Denmark=45 +48101500 French: Denmark=45 +48101200 German: Denmark=45 +48101000 Italian: Denmark=45 +48101600 Spanish: Denmark=45 +48101100 Scandinavian: Denmark=45 +48101300 TeleFax: Denmark=45 +48142207 In Asia/Pacific, call 61-2-354-7684 (voice), 61-2-354-7766 (fax). Note that 61 is the country code for Australia. Q11.The back of the newsletter says "For CompuServe membership information, call........ You will receive a special introductory membership for IBM customers". What does the special intro offer include? A11.The special introductory offer includes: - A brochure with an ID and password - One month of basic services for free - 15 USD of free extended services - Free subscription to CompuServe magazine To obtain a CompuServe ID, or just to inquire about membership, call one of the following numbers, and ask for Representative 239: From the United Kingdom, call 0800 289 378 From Germany, call 0130 37 32 From other countries in Europe, call (+44) (+272) 255 111 From the USA, call 1-800-524-3388 From elsewhere, call 1-614-457-0802 Q12.If I have a CompuServe id, how do I gain access to the private Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 forum? A12.The Developer Connection section on the OS2DF2 forum is the way to obtain technical support and also to exchange messages, ideas, comments and concerns with The Developer Connection for OS/2 team and forum members. To obtain access to this private section, send an E-mail note containing your Developer Connection subscription number to the Developer Connection Administrator at CompuServe user id 73423,2767. You will receive notification of access to the Developer Connection section within 2 business days. To access the forum, type GO OS2DF2 at the prompt, then select the Developer Connection section. Q13.Is there any other electronic support for The Developer Connection for OS/2? A13.Yes, IBM has established the DEVCON CFORUM on the OS/2 BBS under TalkLink (TalkLink is a feature under the IBMLink Commercial Services). For more information, customers in the USA may call 1-800-547-1283, and customers outside of the USA should contact their local IBM Marketing Representative. Support is also available thru the Internet by addressing your questions and comments to devcon@vnet.ibm.com. ======================================================================== subdcos2 +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Subscription Information for The Developer Connection for OS/2 | | and the IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2 | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ The following list of phone and fax numbers was published in Volume 3 of The Developer Connection News. The list applies to two products: o The Developer Connection for OS/2 o IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2 The phone numbers shown are for ordering both products unless otherwise specified. To order within the USA: Call 1-800-633-8266, or fax to 1-303-330-7655. NOTE: Commercial and Premier Services DAP members in the USA are eligible for a discounted price for The Developer Connection for OS/2. When ordering, be sure to specify that you are a Commercial and Premier Services DAP member, and give your membership number. Additional numbers for ordering the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2: Call 1-407-982-4239, or use the DUDE BBS, 1-407-982-3217. To order within Canada: For The Developer Connection for OS/2 and the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2, call 1-800-561-5293. To order within Brazil: For The Developer Connection for OS/2, call 0800-111205, or fax to (011) 886-3222. For the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2, call 02-1-800-6120, or fax to 02-1-800-6936. (02 is the country code for Brazil.) To order within Mexico: For the Developer Connection for OS/2, call 627-2444 within Mexico City, or +91-800-00639 elsewhere in Mexico. To order within Asia/Pacific Countries: Be sure to dial your country's international access code before dialing the listed phone number. 61 is the country code for Australia. Call +61-2-354-7684, or fax to +61-2-354-7766. To order within Europe: If you live outside the USA, Canada, Asia/Pacific countries, Brazil, or Mexico, you can order directly from the IBM Software Manufacturing Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. Be sure to dial your country's international access code before dialing the appropriate phone number or fax number listed below. 45 is the country code for Denmark. Operators speaking the following languages are available. Language Phone Number -------- ------------ Dutch 45-4-810-1400 English 45-4-810-1500 French 45-4-810-1200 German 45-4-810-1000 Italian 45-4-810-1600 Spanish 45-4-810-1100 Fax 45-4-814-2207 ======================================================================== +-----------------------------------+ | IBM Product Compatibility Program | compprog +-----------------------------------+ The IBM Product Compatibility Program provides an opportunity for developers to gain increased visibility, marketability, and credibility for their products. Compatibility Testing Opportunity --------------------------------- This program gives ISVs a testing opportunity to establish and communicate the compatibility of their products with OS/2 Warp standalone, clients, servers, and LAN systems. Resource for Making Wise Purchasing Decisions --------------------------------------------- This program is a resource that customers and their advisors can use to make product purchase decisions with the confidence that a product has been tested for compatibility with OS/2 Warp and LAN Server systems. Consultants, resellers, integrators, OEMs, and other product decision makers can confidently use the list of compatible products in selecting products that meet their customers' needs. Recommending compatible products can help expedite buying decisions and protect a customer's investment. Value of Tested Compatibility ----------------------------- There are literally thousands of software products on the market today to help solve customers' problems. The challenge is finding which products are compatible and can be integrated into a customer's environment. Selecting tested compatible products gives buyers confidence in product decisions and/or recommendations. Such confidence can speed up product decisions and potentially lessen installation and support time. Compatibility Program Description --------------------------------- There are two options of product compatibility. The "Ready for..." option shows compatibility of a software product with either OS/2 Warp or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. The "Tested and Approved..." option addresses a more sophisticated LAN systems environment to show compatibility, interoperability, and coexistence with many LAN products. Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server ------------------------------------------------------ The "Ready for OS/2 Warp" and "Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server" programs offer software developers a set of IBM guidelines to self-test their products for compatibility with a particular version of either OS/2 Warp or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. This program, with some variations, also exists in some geographies outside the USA and Canada. Developers outside of North America are encouraged to contact their local IBM country representative for their specific program benefits. Call 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.) to request documents 3241 and 3242 for a list of compatible products under the Ready self-test program. In Canada, call 1-800-HELP-FAX. From elsewhere, use a fax telephone to call 1-415-855-4329. Additional information can be obtained by calling 1-800-992-4777 within the U.S. and Canada. Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems --------------------------------------------- The "Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems" program offers hardware and software developers the opportunity to have IBM test their product with many IBM and non-IBM products in a LAN systems real-world-like environment. IBM publishes the results of these tests to help customers understand the test environment plus any workarounds discovered during the testing. Customer knowledge of test results helps customers make more informed purchases and experience smoother installations. Call 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.) to request document 3605 for a list of compatible products tested by IBM in the Tested and Approved category, with their respective test document numbers. From Canada, call 1-800-HELP-FAX. From elsewhere, use a fax telephone to call 1-415-855-4329. Additional information can be obtained by calling 1-800-992-4777 within the U.S. and Canada. Publicity: Where to Find Compatible Product Information ------------------------------------------------------- Upon successful completion of testing, developers are given the use of a compatibility mark to use with their products' advertising, brochures, and other marketing materials. Customers are encouraged to look at products displaying the mark with confidence that the products have been tested in an appropriate environment. Customers can receive names and/or reports of compatible products through the following sources: - CompuServe IBMDESK forum - Internet WWW: http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/compatibility.html - IBM's TALKLink OS/2 bulletin board, 1-800-547-1283 - MAX (CD-ROM from Computer Reseller News) - Support on Site for Networks CD, 1-800-827-7889 - Sources and Solutions catalog (1-203-452-7704 or fax 1-203-268-1075) - National Solution Center's database - 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.), 1-800-HELP-FAX (Canada), or from elsewhere, call 1-415-855-4329 from a fax phone, and request documents 3241, 3242, 3605 - IBM Developer Connection CD, 1-800-633-8266 - IBM booths at major related trade shows Compatible products also qualify for reduced advertising rates in major magazines. Program Q&A Via Fax ------------------- A set of questions and answers about the Product Compatibility Program can be found on the Internet or by requesting document 3657 from 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.), 1-800-HELP-FAX in Canada, or (from elsewhere, using a fax phone) 1-415-855-4329. More Information ---------------- Additional information can be obtained by calling 1-800-992-4777 (U.S. and Canada) or via fax: 1-512-838-2473. ======================================================================== +---------------------------------------------+ | Professional Certification Program from IBM | certprof | for OS/2 and LAN Server | +---------------------------------------------+ IBM's Personal Software Products division sponsors a Professional Certification Program from IBM for its OS/2 and LAN Server products. To gain certification, individuals demonstrate their proficiency in supporting selected products from IBM's PSP by passing a series of tests. Four Certified Roles -------------------- Individuals, rather than organizations, can receive certification in the following roles: o Certified OS/2 Engineer Provides the skills to support OS/2 installations and develop expertise in fine-tuning and customizing OS/2 platform systems. o Certified OS/2 Instructor Helps candidates teach certified OS/2 engineers through extensive training and testing. o Certified LAN Server Administrator Develops the skills necessary to support day-to-day network operations, such as backing up the server, maintaining security, and loading applications. o Certified LAN Server Engineer Provides service and support skills for LAN Server networks, including network design, performance tuning, and installation. o Certified LAN Server Instructor Enables participants to teach certified LAN Server engineers and LAN Server administrators through extensive training and testing. Testing ------- Certification testing is administered by Drake Training and Technologies, a worldwide provider of certification testing in the computer industry. Classroom education is offered through the extensive network of IBM Education and Training division and IBM Licensed Education Center locations (in the United States only). More Information ---------------- CERT94.ZIP, in the IBM/PSP Marketing Library (lib 8 of the OS2USER forum), contains sample tests, test objectives, and program descriptions for the current programs. For more information about the PSP Professional Certification Program from IBM, contact Drake Training and Technologies: United States and Canada 1-800-959-3926 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, +49 (0) 211 500 9950 Italy, Eastern Europe United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, +44 (0) 71 437 6900 The Middle East, South Africa France, Spain, Portugal, North Africa +33 (0) 1 4289 8749 Japan +81 3 3269 9620 Australia +61 2 414 3666 Latin America -fax request to US: 1-612-896-7020 (include the name Melissa Loh and phone number 1-612-896-7458) ======================================================================== +---------------------------------------------+ | IBM Independent/International Vendor League | ivlibm +---------------------------------------------+ The IBM Independent/International Vendor League (IVL) supports developers of non-software products (books, magazines, training videos, and courses) and providers of consulting services for the same IBM software products (OS/2, etc.). The IVL also helps vendors with technical and marketing support such as their product accreditation program and listings in the IBM Sources & Solutions directory. The IVL offers the IVL News Service, which delivers vendor product announcements and other newsworthy items electronically to the media. To join the IVL, call 1-203-452-7704, fax 1-203-268-1075, or e-mail GailO@VNet.IBM.Com. IVL members can contact the IVL News Service at IVLInfo@VNet.IBM.Com, or voice/fax 1-407-495-4421. ======================================================================== +-------------------+ | 800 Phone Numbers | 800nos +-------------------+ The 800 phone numbers below come from two sources: (1) This issue and preceding issues of PSP Developer Support News (2) Information posted on IBM internal forums. POWER Team Information Line 1-800-222-2363 Common Desktop Environment Developers Conference 1-800-225-4698 AIX Support Family Marketing Center 1-800-225-5249 OS/2 Multimedia Tools 1-800-228-8584 OS/2 Dealer Locator Service 1-800-237-4824 IBM National Service/IBM Support Center * 1-800-237-5511 IBM Multimedia Help Center 1-800-241-1620 OS/2 Performance Beta II CD-ROM 1-800-251-2177 IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center * 1-800-285-2936 Housing Management for OS/2 Technical Update '94 1-800-338-6638 IBM LAN Server 4.0 Beta 1-800-339-8922 (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293) OS/2 Sales 1-800-342-6672 (in Canada, 1-800-465-7999) AS/400 Partners in Development 1-800-365-4426 PC DOS Beta-Test Hotline * 1-800-368-8365 IBM International Marketing Information 1-800-426-1774 IBM National Telesales Marketing (IBMCALL) 1-800-426-2255 IBM Cary (North Carolina) Customer Center 1-800-426-2279 Boca Raton Technical Services Software System Test 1-800-426-2622 IBM Direct 1-800-426-2968 (in Canada, 1-800-465-7999) DCE Client for Windows Beta Program and 1-800-426-3040 LAN NetView Extended Beta Test (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293) IBM general information 1-800-426-3333 (in Canada, 1-800-465-1234) IBM Business Partner Locator (PS/2 Dealers) 1-800-426-3377 IBM FAX Information Service 1-800-426-4329 (in Canada, HELPFAX, 1-800-465-3299) IBM Worldwide Industry Hardware Support * 1-800-426-4579 IBM Translation Manager Support Center 1-800-426-4862 Networking Services Marketing Center 1-800-426-5148 PS/2, PS/1, PC publications 1-800-426-7282 IBM Education and Training 1-800-426-8322 (in Canada, 1-800-661-2131) The Corner Store 1-800-428-9672 Programmer's Paradise 1-800-445-7899 Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation 1-800-472-4772 Personal Software Products Advertising Program 1-800-491-5740 OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 2.1 for Windows ServicePaks 1-800-494-3044 CompuServe Membership * 1-800-524-3388 International Conference Resorts of America Travel 1-800-544-2432 Services (for ColoradOS/2 conference) AT&T Business Translations (DAP member phone number) 1-800-544-5721 Personal Systems Competency Center + TALKLink (OS2BBS) 1-800-547-1283 (in Canada: IBMLink, 1-800-268-3100; Customer Assistance group, 1-800-465-1234) IBM AntiVirus Direct 1-800-551-3579 Software Vendor Systems Center 1-800-553-1623 Software Vendor Hotline * 1-800-627-8363 Berlitz Translation Services 1-800-628-4808 (in Canada, 1-800-387-5500) IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 1-800-633-8266 (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293) IBM Direct Response Marketing 1-800-633-8266 OS/2 Technical Update '95 Registration 1-800-636-6634 GEnie 1-800-638-8369 ColoradOS/2 Conference * 1-800-648-5717 Carlson Travel Network (for OS/2 Technical Update '94) 1-800-666-8889 IBM Custom Application Porting Workshops 1-800-678-31UP Personal Systems Technical Solutions magazine 1-800-678-8014 Delphi 1-800-695-4005 CGI Systems 1-800-722-1866 IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing 1-800-742-2493 IBM Support Family Marketing Center 1-800-742-9235 IBM Midwestern Customer Service Center 1-800-756-4426 Personal Systems HelpCenter 1-800-772-2227 (in Canada, 1-800-237-5511) PRODIGY 1-800-776-0845 and 1-800-776-3449 Indelible Blue, Inc. 1-800-776-8284 (in Canada, 1-800-672-4255) Personal Systems Support Family Marketing Center 1-800-799-7765 Speech Products Support Center 1-800-825-5263 America Online 1-800-827-6364 IBM Technical Directory 1-800-832-4347 Business Depot, Inc. 1-800-844-8448 CompuServe * 1-800-848-8199 IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration * 1-800-872-7109 IBM Publications (Software Manufacturing Solutions) 1-800-879-2755 Store Systems Support Family Marketing Center 1-800-882-3469 IBM Ultimedia Tools Series 1-800-887-7771 PenDOS Software Developer Kit 1-800-888-8242 IBM Software Manufacturing Company 1-800-926-0364 OS/2 Developer magazine 1-800-926-8672 OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment 1-800-937-3737 DB2 Technical Conference 1-800-955-1238 Drake Training and Technologies (for Professional * 1-800-959-3926 Certification Program from IBM) IBM Customer Support Center 1-800-967-7882 IBM Software Solution Services/Personal Systems Support * 1-800-992-4777 Family * indicates the number works in Canada also ======================================================================== +--------------------------------------------------+ | Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks | tmarks +--------------------------------------------------+ (R) AIX, AIX SystemView NetView/6000, APL2, APL2/6000, Application System/400, AS/400, AT, Audio Visual Connection, BookManager, Communications Manager/2, C Set/2, DisplayWrite, HelpCenter, HelpWare, IBM, ImagePlus, LAN NetView, LAN NetView Fix, LAN NetView Manage, LAN NetView Monitor, LAN NetView Scan, LAN NetView Monitor, LAN Server, Micro Channel, MVS/ESA, NetView, NetView/6000, Operating System/2, Operating System/400, OS/2, OS/400, Pen for OS/2, Personal Computer AT, Personal System/2, Presentation Manager, PS/1, PS/2, RISC System/6000, RS/6000, S/390, SQL/400, Systems Application Architecture, TALKLink, ThinkPad, Ultimedia, and XGA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. 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(R) PRODIGY is a registered trademark of PRODIGY Services Corp. (R) Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corp. (R) Sybase is a registered trademark of Sybase, Inc. (R) Taligent is a registered trademark of Taligent, Inc. (R) ToolTalk and SunSoft are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (R) Toshiba is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corp. (R) True Type is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. (R) TUXEDO is a registered trademark of Novell. (R) UNIX is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. (R) Walt Disney World is a registered trademark of Walt Disney Productions. (R) Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital Corp. (R) WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corp. (R) Xerox is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp. (R) X/Open is a registered trademark, and the "X" device is a trademark of X/Open Co., Ltd. (TM) AIX/6000, APPN, BonusPak, CD Showcase, Certified LAN Server Engineer, Certified OS/2 Engineer, CICS, CICS/ESA, CICS MVS, CICS OS/2, CICS VSE, Common User Access, C Set ++, CUA, Current, DATABASE 2, DataHub, DB2, DB2/2, DB2/6000, DDCS/2, The Developer Connection for OS/2, DISTRIBUTED DATABASE CONNECTION SERVICES/2, Distributed Relational Database Architecture, DRDA, Extended Services for OS/2, IBMLink, IMS Client Server/2, Information Warehouse, LANStreamer, Library Reader, LinkWay, Matinee, Midware, Multimedia Presentation Manager/2, Natural Computing, NAVIGATOR, NetSp, NetView DM, OpenEdition, PCjr, PenAssist, Person to Person, Personal Information Manager, PlayAtWill, PowerPC, PowerPC 601, PowerOpen, RETAIN, Right at Home, SAA, Select-a-System, SOM, SOMobjects, Sources & Solutions, SQL/DS, Storyboard, SuperStor/DS, Support-on-Site, SYSINFO, Ultimedia Video IN, Ultimotion, VSE/ESA, WIN-OS2, VisualAge, VisualGen, VoiceType, Workplace Shell, and XT are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. (TM) ActionMedia, DVI, Indeo, and Intel386 are trademarks of Intel Corp. (TM) Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. (TM) AST is a trademark of AST Research, Inc. (TM) Borland, Paradox, and Quattro Pro are trademarks of Borland International. (TM) CasePoint is a trademark of Inference Corp. (TM) Central Point Backup is a trademark of Central Point Software, Inc. (TM) ColoradOS/2 is a trademark of Kovsky Conference Productions, Inc. (TM) Dialcom 400 is a trademark of BT Tymnet. (TM) DirecPC and DIRECTV are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (TM) Drake Training and Technologies is a trademark of Drake Training and Technologies. (TM) EasyLink and AT&T Mail are trademarks of AT&T. (TM) Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corp. (TM) Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. (TM) FaxWorks is a trademark of SofNet, Inc. (TM) GEIS Quick Comm is a trademark of General Electric Information Services Co. (TM) HyperACCESS and HyperACCESS Lite are trademarks of Hilgraeve, Inc. (TM) LAN Workplace and "Yes NetWare Tested and Approved" are trademarks of Novell, Inc. (TM) Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Corp. (TM) MCI Mail is a trademark of MCI. (TM) Mesa and MOLI are trademarks of Athena Design, Inc. (TM) Micro Focus is a trademark of Micro Focus Ltd. (TM) Open Software Foundation, OSF, OSF/1, and Motif are trademarks of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. (TM) OpenDoc is a trademark of Apple Computer Corp. (TM) ORACLE Server and ORACLE7 are trademarks of Oracle Corp. (TM) PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. (TM) PC/TCP is a trademark of FTP Software Inc. (TM) Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp. (TM) PhoenixCARD Manager Plus is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies, Inc. (TM) Photo CD is a trademark of the Eastman Kodak Co. (TM) PostScript and Adobe Type Manager are trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. (TM) PSN and Private Satellite Network are trademarks of Private Satellite Network, Inc. (TM) RAMBoost is a trademark of Central Point Software, Inc. (TM) SCO is a trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (TM) SmallTalk and Smalltalk V/PM are trademarks of Digitalk Corp. (TM) Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc. (TM) SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc. (TM) Source Migration and Analysis Tool (SMART) is a trademark of One Up Corp. (TM) SPARCstation is a trademark of SPARC International, Inc. (TM) Support on Site is a trademark of Ziff-Davis. (TM) TCP with Demand Protocol Architecture is a trademark of 3COM Corp. (TM) TelePad is a trademark of TelePad Corp. (TM) TPC-C is a trademark of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. (TM) Tusk is a trademark of Tusk, Inc. (TM) Univel is a trademark of Univel. (TM) VX*REXX and WATCOM are trademarks of WATCOM International Corp. (TM) Windows, Win32, Windows NT, and Windows for Workgroups are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. (SM) Advantis is a service mark of Advantis. (SM) America Online is a service mark of America Online, Inc. (SM) SprintMail is a service mark of US Sprint. ======================================================================== This concludes 1995 Issue 5 of IBM SDO Developer Support News. Please let us know how we can improve it -- send your feedback to dsnews@vnet.ibm.com. Thank you!