Developer Support News - 1994 - Issue 7
IBM Personal Software Products
1994 Issue 7 - 15 June 1994
Summary of Contents
Worldwide Developer Assistance Contents. Requirements for access.
Program Repository on Internet How to enroll for access. Guest
accounts. Contact information.
Several Offerings to Eligibility for Commercial/Premier
Commercial/Premier Services Services. Software discounts.
Members of the IBM Developer Software manufacturing services.
Assistance Program Videodisc mastering and replication.
CD-ROM replication. PLV compression
services.
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PSP Advertising Program Offers Discounted rates in high-impact
Advertising Discounts to Hardware publications. Available to developers
and Software Developers and PC who pass IBM's certification tests
Manufacturers for OS/2 and LAN Systems. Introducing
the Personal Software Products
Advertising Program. Here's how
you'll benefit. The power of the IBM
name. How to participate.
The Developer Connection for List of all contents. Categories:
OS/2, Volume 4 Bitmaps; Communication Tools;
Databases; Development Tools;
Editors; IBM OS/2; LAN Systems Tools;
Multimedia Tools; Product Overviews;
Productivity Tools; Service; Source
Code; Source Code from The Developer
Connection News; Test Tools; On-Line
Documentation.
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OS/2 Performance Beta I Now Performance improvements. Solutions
Available to customer-driven requirements.
Goals. Expectations. Prerequisites.
Downloading the OS/2 Performance
beta. IBM employee downloading. IBM
employee feedback.
OS/2 Certification Program in Benefits of certification. Obtaining
Europe, Middle East, and Africa test suites.
OS/2 is "Best of Show" at OS/2 Performance Beta gets top honors
COMDEX/Spring, Windows World '94 during major Windows trade show.
Performance Beta overview.
Participating in the Beta.
IBM Ships Five Millionth Copy of PC Magazine Editors' Choice.
OS/2 -- Earns 37th Industry Industry consultant's assessment.
Recognition Award Two top honors from InfoWorld.
DATAMATION Product of the Year.
Recognition around the world.
OS/2 2.x Industry Awards to Date List of the 42 awards given to OS/2
2.x.
Pen for OS/2 1.0 and PenDOS 2.2 Overview. Description. Hardware
requirements. Software requirements.
Compatibility. Limitations.
Performance considerations. Charges.
PC DOS Upgrade Special Available PC DOS 6.1 to 6.3 upgrade. Internet
on Internet address for anonymous FTP. Available
worldwide through 30 September 1994.
IBM AntiVirus Version 1.06 for Features of version 1.06 of
DOS, Windows, OS/2, NetWare AntiVirus, AntiVirus LAN, and
AntiVirus for NetWare. Charges. How
to obtain.
Subscription To Technical 4 quarterly or 12 monthly updates.
Connection CD-ROM Now Available Contents. Also offered with Personal
Systems Support Family. Prices.
IBM Exploits Emerging Technology Overview of latest announcements in
multimedia, object, parallel
processing, optimization, and
distributed computing.
Application Productivity Family Products and services that enhance
Overview application development processes
across a range of development and
execution environments, including:
Enterprise 3GL Client/Server;
Enterprise 4GL Client/Server;
Departmental Client/Server; Workgroup
C++; AS/400; Engineering/Scientific;
and Personal Productivity. Solutions
for application development needs.
Improve productivity and access to
data. Build robust client/server
applications. Exploit object
technology to speed application
development. The seven application
environments. AD vendor strategy.
Publications.
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IBM VisualGen: A New Generation Capitalize on existing technology
of Rapid Application Development while moving to client/ server
Tools environment. Create and test
client/server applications.
Object-oriented GUI design and
construction in a 4GL environment.
IBM VisualGen Version 1.0 -- Define, test, and generate GUI client
Workstation Components applications, server applications,
and single-system applications in a
single development environment.
Solutions for distributed function
and remote database client/server
models. Features in brief.
Application developer productivity.
Enabling new applications.
Portability. Increased capacity /
performance improvement. Statement of
general direction. VisualGen Rapid
Application Development Services
Offering. VisualGen Turnkey Services
Offering. Hardware requirements.
Software requirements. Planning
information. Ordering information.
Program upgrade. Charges.
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IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1 Use Professional Edition to write
Release 1 Professional and applications that access
Personal Editions cross-platform data using the DB2
product family. Use Personal Edition
to write applications for the PC or
LAN environment. PL/I for OS/2
Version 1.1--Toolkit. Features in
brief. Application development
productivity aids. Professional
Edition system management; growth
enablement; business solutions.
Personal Edition system management;
growth enablement; business
solutions. Hardware requirements.
Software requirements.
Compatibility. Program upgrade.
Charges.
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IBM PL/I for OS/2--Professional 40 percent discount on program
Edition Version 1.1 Introductory package and additional license copies
Offering through 30 September 1994.
IBM ReDiscovery/2 Improved access to application
components, including classification
schemes and search-and-retrieve
functions. Build descriptions of
reusable components. Locate reusable
components. Search and selection
savings on reusable code.
Application developer productivity.
Constraint relief. Product
positioning. Maintenance. Softcopy
publications. Hardware requirements.
Software requirements. Charges.
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IBM DB2 Client Application Client Application Enabler products
Enablers and DB2 Software enable application programs running
Developer's Kits on client workstations to access data
stored in IBM DB2 relational
databases on a LAN or host.
Enhancements. Features in brief.
Novell NetWare support. NetBIOS
communication protocol. DB2 software
developer's kits. Growth provision.
Asset protection. Business solutions.
Systems management. User
productivity. Product positioning.
Hardware requirements. Software
requirements. Ordering information.
Charges.
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Statement of Direction: IBM Planned functions and features.
Smalltalk for OS/2, Version 2.0 Projected benefits.
and IBM Smalltalk for Windows,
Version 2.0
Statement of Direction: Enhancements planned for Version 2.
VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0 Object Connection. Projected
and VisualAge for Windows, benefits.
Version 2.0
Statement of Direction: IBM LAN Intent to deliver VisualGen teams
Library and Management Facility suite. Software configuration
management functions. Version
control. Configuration management.
Application build. Electronic
software packaging and distribution.
Change control. Problem tracking.
Managing software development.
PSP Show Schedule for the Next Trade shows at which PSP is
Month participating.
Software DEVCON '94, 20-24 June, Largest software conference in
Wiesbaden, Germany Germany. Conference subjects. Over 70
exhibits. IBM exhibits.
Free Pen Seminar at PC Expo, Developers present three-hour
28 June, Plus Free Admission to seminar. Topics. Registration for PC
PC Expo Exhibits Expo not required.
Two Marketing Opportunities for For exhibitors only. IBM's Show &
ISVs Exhibitors at the OS/2 World Sell. AEGIS Product Marketing Forum.
Conference and Exhibition Signing up for exhibit space.
Deadline 24 June.
1994 APPC/APPN Technical The only conference concentrating on
Conference, 12-15 July, Boston APPC and APPN. Learn in less than a
week. Conference highlights. Special
three-track sessions. Registration
and more information.
OS/2 Technical Update '94, 11-14 The IBM connection. Three basic
September, Atlanta elements. Link up. And the winner is
... List of conference tracks. The
registration package. About your
registration. Conference fees.
Payment of fees. Cancellations and
substitutions. Travel. Attendee
registration form.
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Schedule of OS/2 Technical List of upcoming OS/2 technical
Conferences conferences.
OS/2 Distributors in Europe, List of distributors as of 27 May
Middle East, and Africa 1994.
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
How to Join the IBM Developer Worldwide Services. US Commercial
Assistance Program Services. US Premier Services.
Developer Assistance Program contacts
worldwide.
800 Phone Numbers
Trademarks, Registered
Trademarks, Service Marks
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