The IBM TCP/IP Connection - Issue 1992-05

 Oct 20, 1992 Issue 92-05

The intent of this newsletter is to publicize items of interest for both IBM and customer personnel who have an interest in TCP/IP. Articles from devel- opment, marketing, and users are all eligible for inclusion in future issues. If you have an item of interest that you would like to have published please contact Alan Reinhold (8-352-3173 or 919-301-3173). To either order or get additional product information, contact your IBM Representative.

IBM  ANNOUNCES   NEW   PRODUCT  FOR      By providing  a  consistent  Windows WINDOWS                                  graphical   interface,   IBM  TCP/IP Version 2.1 simplifies  the  way  a  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 20, 1992. customer performs  a typical TCP/IP . .  IBM  today made it even easier      task, such as  a  file  transfer  or  for  customers  to  link   different      remote  printing. This helps busi- types  of   computers  in  evolving      nesses be  more  productive  because "multivendor" networks. With a new      users don't have to remember compli- release  of  TCP/IP  for  DOS  with      cated  commands. The TCP/IP Windows Windows support,   users   of   the      interface provides "point-and-click" popular program  can  now  reap the      for selecting  applications,  "drag-  benefits of TCP/IP and access appli-      and-drop"  for  easy manipulation of  cations and data  running  on  other      objects,  on-line  help,   and   the computers throughout an enterprise. ability to tailor screens.

The new  DOS release of TCP/IP fea-      Printers,   for   example,   can  be  tures easy-to-use  graphical  inter-      defined as icons, and files  can  be  faces,  client/server-based  Windows      printed simply by dragging and drop- TCP/IP applications, and  DOS-based      ping  the file to a specific printer TCP/IP applications. Client/server     icon. Customers who  don't   use applications make it  possible  for      Windows  can also use the new TCP/IP desktop users to get any information     release    because    it    supports they need  -- wherever it is stored      DOS-based   TCP/IP  applications  as  -- and share it with other users who      well. have different kinds of computers. Other highlights  of  this  release TCP/IP Version 2.1 for DOS  extends      include: IBM's TCP/IP offerings to all three major desktop platforms -- OS/2, DOS     o   Efficient  use of memory so more and now Windows -- so customers can          desktop  applications  can   run get TCP/IP  in  any form they need. concurrently with TCP/IP; This release joins IBM's wide range of  TCP/IP   products,  which  also      o   Industry  standards  such as the includes support for MVS,  VM,  the          Windows Sockets application pro- AIX   family,    OS/400   and   the          gramming  interface  for   inte- System/88, as well as the IBM  3174          gration  with  applications from Telnet and  the  IBM  6611  Network          other vendors Processor. o  Simple Network  Management  Pro- tocol (SNMP)  to manage desktop

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computers. This support  ful-      o   Multivendor  Network  Management fills a  statement of direction          AIX NetView/6000 made in September 1991. o  NetView V2 R3  TCP/IP  Version  2.1 for DOS will be  available on Jan. 29, 1993. Refer      o   Network Carrier Interconnect to announcement  A92-961 for detail and to  the  PRICES  database   for      o   Lan  Network  Manager  V1.1  and prices. Volume discounts are avail-         LANfocus Management/2 able. In addition, Sanjiv  Ahuja  product INTEROP '92  -SAN FRANCISCO OCTOBER      manager  for  the  AIX  NetView/6000 15                                       will  be   presenting   "Multivendor                                            Network Management - NV/6000" on Oct IBM will be  participating  in  the      28  from  2:00  to  2:50 pm, and Tom upcoming INTEROP  Fall '92 Business      Hadley,  Networking   Systems   Con- Show. The INTEROP exhibition  will      sultant  will  present  "Intelligent  be  open  October  28-30 and will be      Closets and Smart Hubs", on  Oct  29 held at  the   Moscone   Convention      from 2:00 to 2:50 pm. Center in San Francisco. TCP/IP MVS  V2R2 DEMO NOW AVAILABLE The IBM booth will feature a combi-      IN LA GAUDE nation of multivendor, multiprotocol and Open Systems solutions. Demon-     The La Gaude Open Systems Competence strations  of  Networking  products      and  Services  TCP/IP  demonstration that integrate   new   telecommuni-      network  is now hooked to the world- cations technologies  and implement      wide IBM TCP/IP network, and can  be  new application models such  as  DCE      accessed from any TCP/IP workstation and APPC will be shown at the booth. on the network. TCP/IP MVS V2R2 use Highlighted will be:                     a 3172 Interconnect Controller and a                                            SUN workstation, an AIX RS/6000, and o  TCP/IP  products  - workstations      OS/2  workstation  are  available on      and host                              the local network.

o  6611 Router - including an  APPN      One  of  the  demonstrations  is   a      technology demonstration              remote  Printing demo and a a user's                                            guide is available from: o  FDDI  and  Frame Relay Solutions -RouteXpander/2, 6611 and IDNX       o   Michel  Peyraud,  dept  3003  La                                                Gaude (PEYRAUD at LGEPROFS) o  Local Area Hubs - including  the 8250                                 A  user's  guide  is  also available from La Gaude, describing how  easy o  PCMCIA    adapters    for   T-R,      the IBM TCP/IP product on OS/2 is to      Ethernet and Coax                     install. For information contact:

o  3174 APPN & APPC                      o     Muriel  Viale,  dept  3003  La                                                Gaude, (VIALE at LGEPROFS) 