IBM Delivers Networking Power with OS/2 Warp Connect

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   IBM Delivers Networking Power with OS/2 Warp Connect
    
   NEW YORK, May 17, 1995 ... With the theme, "Make Your Connections," IBM
   today used Grand Central Terminal as a backdrop to announce the
   availability of OS/2 Warp Connect, which gives small businesses and
   workgroups easy, open connections to worlds of information -- whether they
   are on the PC in the office next door, the Internet, or a local area
   network -- all in a powerful, refined, stable operating system.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect follows the commercially successful, technically
   acclaimed OS/2 Warp which began shipping in November 1994. OS/2 Warp
   Connect combines OS/2 Warp and its BonusPak of productivity applications
   with a full set of integrated networking capabilities and software that
   provides peer and remote connections along with TCP/IP for dial-up and LAN
   access to the Internet, access to the most popular online services, and
   Lotus Notes Express.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect includes built-in requesters for IBM LAN Server and
   Novell NetWare, and can coexist with IBM LAN Server, Novell NetWare,
   Microsoft's NT and Windows for Workgroups, Banyan Vines, and LANtastic
   from Artisoft. It features easy and advanced installation options and
   Configuration, Installation and Distribution (CID) for efficient
   installation across a networked enterprise.
    
   "OS/2 Warp Connect has everything you need to connect to the world, to
   connect to your existing network or to create a peer network," said Lee
   Reiswig, general manager of IBM's Personal Software Products division. "It
   is the easiest networking solution to use and simplest to install for the
   foreseeable future. With OS/2 Warp's multitasking prowess, users can
   really optimize network resources by sharing files, modems, and printers
   -- simultaneously."
    
   Single Box Business Network Solution for Small Businesses
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect is a complete software solution for anybody who is
   starting or running a small business. The operating system, with its
   built-in peer-to-peer networking, combined with the BonusPak of
   productivity software and Lotus Notes Express gives a small business what
   it needs to get a staff connected and productive, in a single box. Notes
   Express will include seven productivity templates. Five of them consist of
   those that Lotus ships in the retail version: discussion databases,
   client/server mail, phone book, reference databases, news databases; plus
   two of Lotus' other most popular templates.
    
   Peer Networks Made Easy
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect comes with everything needed to set up a peer network
   right out of the box. The built-in peer capability gives connected users
   an inexpensive, easy-to-use way to share resources, such as files,
   printers, and modems. In addition, users can share resources around the
   office or on the road with OS/2 Warp Connect's remote access
   capabilities.
    
   Customers can use IBM Peer for OS/2 in a wide range of network
   environments. The peer software interoperates with OS/2 LAN Server version
   3.0 or later editions, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Windows
   NT, Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x, PC LAN Program 1.3, and Artisoft LANtastic
   6.0.
    
   A Perfect Fit in Existing Networks
    
   For customers in large enterprises, OS/2 Warp Connect seamlessly links
   desktop machines to each other and to all major network operating systems,
   including IBM OS/2 LAN Server, Lotus Notes, Microsoft NT Server, Novell
   NetWare, and a variety of Internet servers. The OS/2 Workplace Shell
   offers a graphical view of LAN resources by server and a hierarchical view
   of resources within domains.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect demonstrates IBM's commitment to Open Blueprint by
   supporting communication via NetBIOS, TCP/IP or IPX on Ethernet, Token
   Ring, and FDDI networks, eliminating the need to purchase network
   transports or client code when attaching to the industry's leading
   servers.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect will ship with TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 3. This version
   lets users simultaneously connect to local/wide area networks and to the
   Internet with a complete set of applications for browsing the World Wide
   Web, mail and file transfer.
    
   Because of its multiprotocol support, OS/2 Warp Connect provides a
   client/server platform so that customers can install DB2 for OS/2, Lotus
   Notes and Oracle server, for example, without any additional software.
    
   "By including connectivity to industry-leading network operating systems,
   full support for TCP/IP and the Internet, and remote access, IBM has made
   OS/2 Warp a solid network citizen," said Jamie Lewis, president of the
   Burton Group, a consulting firm in Salt Lake City, Utah. "Because OS/2
   Warp Connect will be network-enabled right out of the box, managers will
   no longer have to scramble to get the network software they need. With
   OS/2 Warp Connect's streamlined install, customers can get connected
   quickly in a variety of environments."
    
   IBM is planning a release this summer of an additional CD for enterprise
   customers that will contain advanced networking support, including mobile
   file synchronization that enables users to disconnect from LAN Server,
   perform network operations and resynchronize their work after a session is
   re-established. The enterprise features include IBM System Performance
   Monitor/2, that allows system resources to be monitored on a single
   workstation; Personal Communications/3270 for OS/2 - IEEE 802.2 Entry
   Level, which provides 3270 mainframe emulation capability for up to two
   sessions; Communications Manager/2 SNA Application Environment, that
   allows users to run Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC)
   applications; NetView Distribution Manager/2 (NVDM/2) StartUp, which
   provides for connection to a NVDM/2 server for easy download of the full
   NVDM/2 client, that is licensed separately; and the OS/2 Distributed
   Computing Environment (DCE) client, which allows an OS/2 system to
   participate in client/server applications based on the Open Software
   Foundation (OSF) remote procedure call.
    
   Connect Provides Network Access for Employees on the Road or at Home
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect provides remote features that allow users to remotely
   connect to their LANs from anywhere by phone, providing real-time access
   to network resources. The remote features are based on LAN Distance, IBM's
   comprehensive remote LAN access software solution. With the peer software
   included with OS/2 Warp Connect and LAN Distance, users can set up a
   simple peer network over a telephone line.
    
   "Secure remote access to office networks is becoming a necessity for almost
   all business users," said Frank Dzubeck, president of Communications
   Network Architects, Inc., a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. "Whether
   it be for telecommuting from home or conducting business from your car or
   hotel room, OS/2 Warp Connect's rich remote access features will
   unequivocally help to create a true virtual office."
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect Integrated Installation
    
   Installation is made easy through the integrated installation options with
   OS/2 Warp Connect. Users can select between easy or advanced installation
   options depending upon the amount of customization they want to achieve.
   Network administrators can use CID to install OS/2 Warp Connect across the
   enterprise.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect will initially ship in a blue spine version that includes
   IBM WIN-OS/2, also known as "fullpack" for a list price of $299 and will
   be available through IBM Direct for $215. For a limited time, registered
   users of OS/2 2.1 will qualify for a $25 rebate when they purchase OS/2
   Warp Connect.
    
   Registered users of OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS/2 will qualify for a $50 rebate
   when they purchase OS/2 Warp Connect. Volume discounts will be available.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect with IBM WIN-OS/2 is shipping this week and will be
   generally available in the United States and Canada through IBM dealers,
   superstores and a variety of general retail outlets by the end of May. A
   version of OS/2 Warp Connect that uses customers' existing Windows will be
   available this summer.
    
   OS/2 Warp Connect with WIN-OS/2 and OS/2 Warp Connect will be available in
   20 additional languages.
    
   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.
    
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