IBM PSP Developer Support News - 1994 - Issue 8 Summary



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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

New Internal Zip for IBM          Zip is now 5407. Full address, voice Developer Assistance Program      and fax phone numbers.

IBM Offers Simplified, Enhanced   Beta available in mid-July. LAN Server 4.0 Beta               Highlights. Enhancements. LAN Server Advanced. Participating in the beta - LATE NEWS. Question-and-answer support. Upgrade, promotional packages offered. LAN Server 3.0 support extended.

PC DOS Upgrade Available          For licensed users of PC DOS 6.1. Worldwide on the Internet in 14   Available through 30 September 1994. Languages                         Fourteen languages. FTP address. No                                  charge for the upgrade.

OpenDoc Alpha for OS/2            Available on latest Developer Connection CD-ROM. Collaborative effort. Software re-use. New paradigm for software developers and end users. IBM's System Object Model standard. Interoperability across all platforms. Interoperability with OLE. CI Labs: Ensuring Industry Access.

A Distributed Object Roadmap for  (Upcoming article in OS/2 Developer Developers                         magazine, reprinted with permission                                   of the publisher, Miller Freeman                                   Inc.)

ORB: the software bus. The common object services every bus must provide. Frameworks: the software boards. OpenDoc: connecting today's                                  desktop to the bus. If we build it, will they come? References. Biographies. Information about the authors' new book, "Client/Server                                  Survival Guide with OS/2". NOTE: This item is 616 lines long.

Drive Usage by Public             Shortages of drive letters. Dynamic Applications on LAN Server        allocation. Benefits. The difference is dynamic!

IBM Delivers More PC Power with   OS/2 for SMP Version 2.11. OS/2 for Symmetrical              Optimizing multiprocessor Multiprocessing                   capabilities. Industry standard, supported by OEMs. Reconfigure or                                  consolidate servers. Ideal technology for client/server environments. Measurable performance gains. Power and performance available in 3Q94. Prices.

OS/2 for Symmetrical              Expands previously announced OS/2 2.1 Multiprocessing Version 2.11      offerings. Highlights. Product Announcement Details              description. Growth enablement -- advanced technology enabled. DB/2 scalability enhancements. Specified operating environment. Program upgrade. Charges.

IBM Chairman Welcomes Internet    Hub of all IBM information on Users to IBM Home Page             Internet. Located on a World-Wide Web server, using hypertext. Text of                                  chairman's message.

Accessing the IBM Home Page on    Requires either Gopher or Mosaic. the Internet                      Four server addresses.

Communications Manager/2 V1.11    PTF WR06150 available to licensed WR06150 Availability              CM/2 1.10 users. SNA phone connect. Additional hardware support. X25 enhancements. 3270/5250 emulator enhancements. Miscellaneous. Operating system support. National language support.

Personal Systems Support Family   Relationship of Support Family to Linkage to Fix Strategy and        IBM's fix strategy and delivery Delivery                          processes. Highlights. Defect reporting process. Fix availability.

OS/2 2.0 Support Update           Support now through 31 December 1994 via Personal Systems Support Family Support Line. Three options.

Deadline Nears for Listings in    Deadline 15 August. Applications Next Tools Guide and Applications Directory overview. Tools Guide Directory                         overview. Hardcopy. Softcopy. Product Nomination Form.

IBM Developer Assistance Program  Five-day workshop. Objectives. Workshop: DCE Hands-On            Audience. Benefits. Prerequisites. Application Programming for OS/2, Topics. Cost. Schedule. AIX, and Windows                  Registration. More information.

IBM Developer Assistance Program  Five-day workshop. Objectives. Workshop: OS/2 DCE Installation   Audience. Benefits. Topics. Cost. and Administration                Schedule. Registration. More information.

OS/2 - LAN Tour Solicits Your     48-city roadshow, one per week. New Applications                      show format effective 14 September. Application Solutions Showcase. IBM manages the logistics. Participation. Schedule.

Professional Certification        Exams given at no charge. Testing Testing FREE at OS/2 World        schedule. Certified OS/2 Engineer tests. Certified LAN Server Administrator test. Certified LAN Server Engineer tests. More information.

Lee Reiswig Keynote and Evening   Invitation to attend keynote and Celebration at OS/2 World         Big Blue's Night Out.

IBM Personal Software Products    PSP trade show participation during July/August 1994 Show Schedule    July and August.

Fall Technical Interchange Coming Short time left for early-bird to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 11      discount. Staying atop the industry. through 14 September              Link with Networking Summit. Products to take home. Keynote address by Ellen Hancock. Registration. Advance registration form.

1994 IBM Technical Interchange -  Topics covered. Focus on Toronto, 1 - 3 November           client/server implementation. Registration fee. More information.

Eight English Documents Available Issued as a set. List of the eight for Developing OS/2 DBCS          books. Price and ordering. Applications

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.

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

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

Latest List of OS/2 2.1x Books    Published and planned books about OS/2 2.1, 2.11, ...

OS/2 Redbooks Issued Within Last  List of recent OS/2 Redbooks, Six Months                        including order numbers, issue dates, number of pages, and prices.

800 Phone Numbers

Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks

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