IBM Field Television Network



Field Television Network Broadcast Guide -- FTN Broadcast Schedule for Customers

IBM FIELD TELEVISION NETWORK Friday, August 21, 1992

*********************************************************************** IBMLink TV GUIDE: INFOLink's Bulletin Board option under Announcements. *********************************************************************** IBM reserves the right to stop "in the clear" broadcasting at any time. ***********************************************************************                          TABLE OF CONTENTS (**=NEW  *=CHANGE) EASTERN TIME 08/21 .9:30&11:30 . Cross System Product V4.1 Update. . . . . /C 92188 08/26 .9:30&11:30 . Demystifying ODM - The Sequel. . . . . . . /C 92190 08/27 .9:30&11:30 . New OS/2 Bulletin Board System (BBS). . . /C 92191 08/28 .11:30-2:30 . OS/2 2.0, The Inside Story. . . . . . . . /C 92192 09/03 .9:30&11:30 . AS/400: Enhanced Technical Support. . . . /C 92193 09/10 .9:30&11:30 . PS/2 Update: Micro Channel Performance. . /C 92195 09/14 .9:30&11:30 **System 390 Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . /C 92197 09/16 .9:30&11:30 **V2R2 Avail. Update: Managing Multiple ASPs /C 92199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase of "Handouts" and Videotapes, 1-800-282-0226. . . . . . . . Satellite Receive Equipment & Coordinates for SBS-5 Satellite. . . Copyright Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ***********************************************************************

08/21 .9:30&11:30 . Cross System Product V4.1 Update. . . . . /C 92188 Friday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 60min       ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations INFO TYPE: Technical AUDIENCE: Customers:  Current CSP customers in the MVS environment Application programmers and managers IBMers:    AD specialists or CSP specialists

OBJECTIVES: Review performance numbers for CSP V4.1 Communicate the extensive functions contained in CSP V4.1 for cooperative processing. Communicate extensive functions released in CSP/2AD for workstation development. Provide customer references from early install program.

AGENDA: Introduction                                          (05) Cobol generation                                     (10) Cooperative applications                             (05) CSP/2AD                                              (10) Customer testimonial on CSP/2AD                      (10) CSP/2AD Demo                                         (05) Questions & answers(15)

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92188 ***********************************************************************

08/26 .9:30&11:30 . Demystifying ODM - The Sequel. . . . . . . /C 92190 Wednesday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 105min      ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations INFO TYPE: Technical SKILL LVL: IBM skill level 4 AUDIENCE: AIX Customer Systems Administrators IBM Business Partners and Industry Remarketers IBM AIX Systems Engineers & Specialists

This program will review and update a previous presentation on the AIX Object Data Manager (ODM), a facility which uses an object-oriented approach to data management within the AIX operating system. The presentation begins with a recap of the ODM - what it includes and how it is implemented. In addition we will discuss how the ODM Customized Object classes are created using the predefined Object Classes. An in-depth look at the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) definitions in the ODM will be explored and finally a discussion involving an undocumented backup/recovery feature provided in AIX 3.2.

AGENDA: Introduction Recap of ODM Terminology ODM Object Classes Logical Volume Definitions RDA: An ODM Backup/Recovery Tool Question & Answer Session

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92190 ***********************************************************************

08/27 .9:30&11:30 . New OS/2 Bulletin Board System (BBS). . . /C 92191 Thursday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 105min. ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations INFO TYPE: Technical SKILL LVL: 3,4,5. AUDIENCE: Workstation technical coordinators using and supporting OS/2 in their organizations, Dealers and Business Partners.

After announcing OS/2 2.0, IBM activated a new OS/2 BBS, free to all registered technical coordinators. This presentation reviews the BBS functions including forums, submitting defects, downloading CSDs, and software library features.

IBM's Integrated Configuration and Pricing Application (ICPA), a software library highlight, will also be demonstrated. ICPA allows easy configuration and pricing of PS/2 systems with adapter options and peripherals.

The material covered will show customers how to access and use this new IBM support offering.

AGENDA: Introduction    Bill Hawkins, Manager, Technical Coordinator Program Demonstrations OS/2 BBS      Andrew Morbitzer, OS/2 Application Assistance Center ICPA          Neil Koropoff, Workstation Specialist, Personal Systems Solutions, Northwest Trading Area Q & A           Panel

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92191 ***********************************************************************

08/28 .11:30-2:30 . OS/2 2.0, The Inside Story. . . . . . . . /C 92192 Friday    Eastern Daylight Time AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations. INFO TYPE: Technical SKILL LVL: Participants should have installation, usage, and support experience with OS/2. AUDIENCE: Workstation Technical Coordinators, SEs, Dealers, Business Partners.

This program presents the structure of OS/2 2.0, allowing participants to view and learn how OS/2 2.0 works and how it can help technical organizations. The program begins with the base function, kernel, and subsystem structures including multitasking, protection, 32-bit pro- gramming, dynamic link libraries (DLLs), multiple virtual DOS machines (MVDMs) architecture, and more.

The second part of the program focuses on the Presentation Manager Workplace Shell and the user interface, including windowing, graphical programming interface (GPI) graphics, the graphics engine, display and printer drivers, and other components. The presentation combines demon- strations which will take the participants deep into OS/2 2.0's inter- nal structure.

AGENDA: Introduction: Bill Hawkins, Manager, Technical Coordinator Program Presentation: David Reich, OS/2 Technical Support, Boca Raton, FL. Q&A:           Panel

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92192 11:30 Eastern = 10:30 Central = 9:30 Mountain = 8:30 Pacific ***********************************************************************

09/03 .9:30&11:30 . AS/400: Enhanced Technical Support. . . . /C 92193 Thursday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 60min. ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations INFO TYPE: Non-technical, executive and marketing. AUDIENCE: IBM AS/400 MRs, SEs, business partners, customers.

A discussion of enhanced technical support for AS/400 customers, currently being piloted in six IBM trading areas as the AS/400 Support Family, with comments from customers are subscribing to these services.

AGENDA: Introduction/Customer Reactions  ........ M.Clague/S.Whitney Technical Support Offerings ............ John Sears Discussion of Enhanced Services ........ Panel * *Mark Rennard, John Erickson, John Sears, Linda Allen Customer Testimonials .................. ---         Packaged Offerings; Pricing & Ordering. John Erickson Qs & As ................................ Panel

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92193 ***********************************************************************

09/10 .9:30&11:30 . PS/2 Update: Micro Channel Performance. . /C 92195 Thursday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 105min. ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations INFO TYPE: Technical SKILL LVL: 3, 4, 5. AUDIENCE: Workstation technical coordinators, customers, SEs, dealers

This program will discuss factors effecting the performance end users can expect to see when running OS/2, DOS or Windows applications on desktop computers, including Micro Channel, ISA and EISA architectures. The synergy between Micro Channel architecture and OS/2 2.0 will be demonstrated using programs anyone might run; two diskettes and a wrap connector for the parallel port. The program prints and transfers files on any PC system which can run OS/2 2.0. The presenter will explain why single tasking benchmarks, commonly used to analyze systems, are obsolete and misleading in a multitasking environment.

OS/2 2.0 uniquely defines concurrent I/O capabilities that can signifi- cantly enhance normal desktop or server performance and capability. Since DOS and Windows presently restrict most I/O to sequential opera- tion only, these capabilities are best exploited on many current Micro Channel systems. Micro Channel architecture's superior ability to support OS/2 concurrent I/O activity is shown as a dramatic performance improvement over a similarly configured ISA system.

The second part of the program focuses on how concurrent I/O activity impacts overall system efficiency in Micro Channel and ISA systems using OS/2 2.0. The program will conclude with a live Q&A session.

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92195 ***********************************************************************

09/14 .9:30&11:30 **System 390 Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . /C 92197 Monday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 45min. ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations. INFO TYPE: Product - Business Solutions AUDIENCE: Customer Executives, IBM'ers & IBM Business Partners

SYSTEM/390 MAGAZINE - Innovative. Different. Entertaining. Informative. Brief. Focused. Quality television programming developed with the customer in mind. Aimed at busy MIS executives,... each brief segment of this 30 minute program features the news, innovations, and developments you need to obtain and maintain that competitive edge.

This second edition of the SYSTEM/390 MAGAZINE will feature Customers on such topics as Transaction Processing, 3995 Optical Library as an alternative to microfiche, and electronic Data Interchange (EDI). In addition, it will include a "What's New" segment which will cover the latest and most important IBM developments since our June 22 broadcast.

AGENDA: What's New                                             (03) Computer Output Microfiche   Customers                (06) Transaction Processing       Customers                (06) EDI                          Customers                (06) Satellite Dish Commercial    Customer                 (02)

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92197 ***********************************************************************

09/16 .9:30&11:30 **V2R2 Avail. Update: Managing Multiple ASPs /C 92199 Wednesday Approx.            9:30 A.M.EDT =  8:30 CDT =  7:30 MDT =  6:30 PDT Program           11:30    "    = 10:30  "  =  9:30  "  =  8:30  " Length: 90min. ALL TIME ZONES WILL RECEIVE BOTH BROADCASTS.

AVAILABLE: In the clear and at IBM locations. INFO TYPE: Technical SKILL LVL: State IBM skill level 4. AUDIENCE: IBM AS/400 Technical personnel, Business Partner Technical personnel, Customer Technical personnel

This program will describe the tools and procedures required to manage User ASPs on the AS/400. It will reveal some QUSRTOOL functions that are available for user with user ASPs, informing the user space utilizations of each ASP and what libraries exist on each ASP. Some sample CL and Query programs will be offered as suggested means of further refining the user's ability to dynamically manage the location of data and software on different user ASPs.

AGENDA: Introduction:             Donna Bieber   Consulting Market Support Rep Description of a User ASP:  Fred Grunewald   Senior Market Support Rep

Single-Level-Storage and DASD Failures

DASD Implementations

DST Panels

Q & A                       Fred Grunewald

Close                       Donna Bieber

BROADCAST NUMBER: 92199 *********************************************************************** ***********************************************************************

PURCHASE OF "HANDOUTS" AND VIDEOTAPES, 1-800-282-0226 Give the operator the following information: BROADCAST DATE, TITLE, and NUMBER

* HANDOUTS: $15 VIDEOTAPES: $30 for a one-tape program (up to 2 hours) $50 for a two-tape program (2 to 4 hours) Orders must be charged to Mastercard, Visa or American Express (no direct billing or COD can be accepted) and material will be available for approximately 45 days after the broadcast.

* When "handouts" are available prior to broadcast date, it will be announced in the IBMLink Bulletin option. Please do not contact the 800# to order handouts for a specific broadcast before an announcement has been made. Also, a notice will be flashed during the broadcast if the presentation material can be ordered. ***********************************************************************

SATELLITE RECEIVE EQUIPMENT & COORDINATES FOR SBS-5 SATELLITE Those broadcasts listed above as being available "In the clear and at IBM locations" can be received at your location with the appropriate satellite receive equipment available from your local dealer/servicer. Or call Private Satellite Network (PSN) at 800-488-4FTN for information on a receive system designed for FTN broadcasting.

Equipment required: --KU-band-compatible dish antenna - 1.8 meter size for reception within most of the continental U.S., installed on a roof or with a ground mount (a larger antenna is required in southern Canada) - Satellite receiver unit - Monitor/television set

SBS-5 COORDINATES: 123 degrees west longitude Transponder 9 Horizontal polarity 12.117 GHz center frequency 6.8 MHz audio subchannel

Broadcasts may be videotaped, but the tape may not be edited. The program is copyrighted by IBM. See the Copyright Statement below. ***********************************************************************

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