IBM PSP Developer Support News - 1994 - Issue 12 Summary



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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Titles in Issue 12                Abstract --

New! The Developer Connection for Free copy with The Developer LAN Systems                       Connection for OS/2, Volume 5. Contents of Volume 1. LAN Systems toolkits - OS/2. LAN Systems toolkits - AIX. LAN Systems tools. Product overviews. Sample code. Service. LAN Systems information. Redbooks. Technical References. White papers. More information.

IBM Makes Enhanced Migration Tool SMART 2.0 now generally available. Widely Available to Developers    Distributed on The Developer Connection for OS/2 CD-ROM. Two tools in SMART Toolkit. IBM supports One Up's SMART Partner Program. Mirrors migration program marketing withdrawn.

New Features in SMART Toolset     32-bit Windows code migration Version 2                         support. User-defined migration databases. Migration Command Language. Statement parsing. Skill-level assessment determines effort needed.

Help for Completing Migration     One Up's SMART Partner Program. Effort After Using SMART          Porting centers and technical support.

The SMART Partner Program from    Capitalize on business opportunities One Up                            in the OS/2 market. Education Partner. Development Partner. More information.

IBM PSP Opens Home Page on        Contents. Hypertext. Where to find Internet                          the PSP home page.

IBM's Home Page on Internet       Lead stories. Links to other IBM Significantly Expanded            organizations. Where to find the IBM home page.

"OS/2 Developer Mailshot" to EMEA Direct-mail marketing service to DAP Members                        3,000+ EMEA DAP members. Dedicated or                                  shared mailing at special rates. Mailshot costs. Sample pieces. Inquiry form.

EMEA DAP Offers Incentives for    Bring your application to life. Voice-Enabling Your Application   Speech-enabling opportunity for EMEA with the IBM Personal Dictation   DAP members. Speech-enablement System                            offerings. IBM EMEA Developer Assistance Program enrolment. ISMS Direct Services information.

IBM EMEA DAP Enrolls 3,000th      Why the 3,000th member joined the Developer                         EMEA DAP. Eligibility for EMEA DAP. More information.

U.S. Commercial/Premier DAP and   DAP member discounts for software Canadian DAP Discounts            translation services, DBCS technical support and training, and international software market information.

Roles of IBM's Developer          IBM DAP is for software developers. Assistance Program and            IVL is for non-software products. Independent/International Vendor League

Second Edition of Product         First book specifically about Marketing Handbook                marketing software products. Contents. Directories, glossaries. IBM involvement. About the author. More information and ordering.

Marketing Materials Solicited     Distributed to retailers through IBM from ISVs and IVL Members for     Canada Retail Program. Address for Distribution Within Canada        sending materials.

Opportunity for ISVs Interested   "Matchmaker" events at COMDEX/Fall in Selling in Japan               '94. Japanese OS/2 Consortium. Purposes of "Matchmaker" events. Application categories of interest. Events at COMDEX. Post-COMDEX benefits. Software evaluation prior to COMDEX. Inquiry form.

National-Language Versions of     Specific versions available. Prices. OS/2 Now Available in the USA     Support.

IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0         Fully 32-bit OS/2 application. Fewer Supports OS/2 Warp                false alarms, more reliable disinfection.

IBM Raises the Bar in Visual      Visual programming. Highlights. IBM Programming                       COBOL for OS/2. VisualAge 2.0. C Set ++ beta program. Application productivity family.

IBM Extends VisualAge to Access   VisualAge. Taligent. Availability. AS/400 for Easy, Object-Oriented Programming

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for  Two base products for each platform. OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM       New functions. Highlights. Overview. VisualAge for Windows             Description. Enabling new applications. Enable customer's                                  competitive advantage. Time to                                  market. Application developer productivity. Improved application quality. Improved worker productivity. Product positioning. ENVY/400 transition plan. Hardware requirements. Software requirements. Hardcopy publications. Displayable softcopy publications. Additional License Copies. Additional License Copy Upgrade. Charges. Program Upgrade. VisualAge features upgrade plan. NOTE: This item is 903 lines long.

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for  Members of the IBM Smalltalk family. OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM       Highlights. Robust, Smalltalk for Windows             standards-compliant Smalltalk language. Portability across supported platforms. Integrated development environment. Open enterprise. Product positioning. Statement of general direction. Hardware requirements. Software requirements. Publications. Additional License Copies. Additional License Copy Upgrade. Charges. Program Upgrade. NOTE: This item is 494 lines long.

The IBM COBOL Family              Highlights. Family description. LAN development -- with or without the host. Host extension to the workstation. Tools. Compatibility. IBM COBOL for OS/2. IBM COBOL for AIX. IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release 2. Services. NOTE: This item is 515 lines long.

The IBM PL/I Family               Highlights. Family description. Compatibility. IBM PL/I for AIX. IBM PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1.1.1. IBM PL/I for OS/2. Services.

IBM VisualGen Team Suite, Version LAN-based 4GL development environment 1.0                               for mission-critical transaction processing applications. Beta program participation. Highlights. Description. Scope of the suite. Requirements definition. Configuration management, versioning, build, and distribution. Application definition, test, and generation. Data modeling, design, and administration. VisualGen Team Suite deployment. Support for Solution/2000. Support for industry modeling. Services. Charges. NOTE: This item is 363 lines long.

IBM TeamConnection for OS/2,      Highlights. Part of VisualGen Teams Version 1.0                       Suite. Description. TeamConnection customer value. TeamConnection services for the LAN environment. TeamConnection repository administration services. NOTE: This item is 333 lines long.

IBM DataAtlas for OS/2, Version   Highlights. Description. Statement of 1.0                               direction. Services.

OS/2 for PowerPC                  Workplace Technologies and OS/2 for PowerPC will deliver the next generation of computing. The demands on today's developer. IBM is changing the landscape of operating systems. IBM delivers Workplace. Four challenges for developing the next generation of software. Procedural monoliths. 16-bit versus 32-bit processing. Putting your money where the market is. Implementing new technologies. Workplace -- IBM's                                  vision of computing. Workplace technologies. Advantages of                                  Workplace's Microkernel architecture. Portability. Scalability. Reliability. Investment protection. Making room for innovation. The power of human-centered computing. Speeding development and controlling costs with object technologies. SOM. OpenDoc. Taligent frameworks. Distributed technologies. OS/2 for PowerPC -- the first delivery of                                  Workplace's promises. The Workplace Microkernel-based architecture. The IBM Microkernel. Operating-system personalities. Workplace shared services. Turning our technology into your solutions: IBM wants to partner with you. Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 for PowerPC. Unlocking enormous possibilities. NOTE: This item is 662 lines long.

OpenDoc and OLE 2.0               Paper produced by Component Point/Counterpoint                Integration Labs during September 1994. OpenDoc facts. Point and counterpoint.

Approved OpenDoc Development      For OpenDoc for OS/2, Macintosh, and Schedules                         Windows.

Taligent Briefings in Europe      Taligent's goal. Deployment of TalAE on investors' operating systems in                                  1995. No firm plans for TalAE on                                  non-investors' platforms. Continued intention to incorporate system frameworks within IBM Workplace technologies. IBM is first vendor to                                  deploy Taligent.

The Technical Connection          CD-ROM with OS/2, DOS, and LAN Available Worldwide               service and technical information. Same as product announced earlier in                                  USA. More information.

Happy Anniversary, Developer      First anniversary celebrated. Connection! Genesis of The Developer Connection. Based on Developer Assistance Program PDK. Developer Connection team. A                                  peek at future plans.

SMARTsort Beta-Test Program       SMARTsort features. Cross-platform operation. Three phases. More information.

CompuAdd and IBM Sign OS/2 Joint  Preloaded on CompuAdd systems. Added Marketing Agreement               value for customers.

IBM LAN Server 4.0 Wins Best of   Advancing the state of the art. Cited Show at NetWorld + Interop        for new GUI, adapter support.

C and C++ Education for the PS/2  Introduction to C Programming on the Platform                          PC. Advanced C Programming on the PC                                  C++ Programming on the PC. Registration. More information.

IBM Multi-Language Computing: A   Across operating system platforms. National-Language Structure       Preview announcement. Highlights. Overview. Character data support. Internationalization support. Universal character data. Character identification and conversion. Internationalization. Product previews. AIX. OS/2. OS/400. MVS. MVS and VM. NOTE: This item is 391 lines long.

Correction to Multimedia Help Center Phone Number

How to Join the IBM Developer     Worldwide Services. US Commercial Assistance Program                Services. US Premier Services. Developer Assistance Program contacts worldwide.

IBM Canada OS/2 Developer         Worldwide DAP. Canadian OS/2 DAP. The Assistance Programs               Developer Connection for OS/2. Certification Programs. Phone numbers in Canada.

The IBM Developer Assistance      Overview. Open to anyone actively Program in Europe, Middle East,   developing for OS/2. Bulletin boards and Africa                        and CD-ROMs. Discounts. Technical seminars. HelpFax. Application marketing. CompuServe support. Programming tools and information. More information.

Subscription Information for The  Worldwide phone and fax numbers for Developer Connection for OS/2 and ordering. the IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2

800 Phone Numbers

Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks

Titles in Issue 13                Abstracts --                -

IBM's New OS/2 Warp Opens Worlds  Third generation. Warp preloads. of Computing to Users             Ground-breaking software + service. Everyone gets a BonusPak. Internet Connection for OS/2. CompuServe Information Manager for OS/2. HyperACCESS Lite for OS/2. IBM Works. FaxWorks. Person to Person for OS/2. System installation made easy. Tutorial. Graphics are great in the Workplace Shell. Plug & Play for PCMCIA. Multimedia and games. Multimedia application development. 4 MB of memory. Service, support, prices, availability.

IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3 and IBM   New entry-level members in OS/2 OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WinOS2   Family. OS/2 Warp uses existing Windows, or runs OS/2 and DOS applications without Windows. OS/2 Warp with WinOS2 runs Windows applications without having Windows previously installed. Planned availability. Highlights. OS/2 Warp Version 3 Distribution MultiPak. Support-line charges. OS/2 Warp Version 3 description. Usability enhancements. Installation enhancements. Performance enhancements. Enhanced support for displays. Enhanced support for CD-ROM drives and adapters. Mobile computer support enhancements. BonusPak for OS/2 description. IBM Developer's                                  Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 3. Product positioning. Hardware requirements. Software requirements. Limitations. Additional License Copies. Additional License Copy Upgrade. Program Upgrade. Charges. NOTE: This item is 631 lines long.

OS/2 Warp Brings High-Octane      Tool for game development. Built-in Performance to the PC Gaming      memory management. Settings for World                             today's popular games. OS/2-specific games under development.

OS/2 Warp Offers Extensive        Many multimedia capabilities. MPEG Multimedia Technology             support. A big hit in homes and edutainment. Optimizing the end-user experience. Creating a compelling development environment.

OS/2 Warp Version 3 Details       Specifications from the OS/2 Warp announcement brochure.

The OS/2 Family                   OS/2 Warp Version 3. OS/2 Warp LAN Client Version 3. Two editions. OS/2 LAN Server Version 4.0. OS/2 for Symmetrical Multiprocessing Version 2.11. Fast facts about OS/2 Warp. IBM IBM OS/2 Warp operating system selection guide.

OS/2 Warp Book List               Forthcoming books about OS/2 Warp.

Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks

Where to Find IBM PSP Developer Support News (DSNEWS)

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DSNEWS zipped files are found 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 FIBMFEEL 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

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