IBM Delivers Enhancements for OS/2 Warp
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Author | IBM |
Date | 1997 |
OS Version | OS/2 Warp 4 |
Companion File | N/A |
Source | [1] |
- Java 1.1 and Enhanced Remote Access Server
- Offer Customers New Java Tools and Broader Connectivity
IBM has announced an open beta for the Java* Development Kit (JDK) 1.1 for OS/2** Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server, with improved flexibility, access, security and performance. IBM also made its Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server generally available, giving OS/2 Warp Server users the market's widest variety of remote client access support.
The Java Developers Kit 1.1 for OS/2 Warp beta is a fully compliant implementation of Sun Microsystems'* JDK 1.1, which includes support for JavaBeans*, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC*), and improved security features, as well as many other improvements.
The Java Developers Kit 1.1 for OS/2 Warp, which includes key security fixes from Sun Microsystems, is a substantial improvement over the currently available Java 1.02 for OS/2 Warp with many new capabilities and features. Some of the more significant improvements include:
- JavaBeans platform: independent component architecture lets developers write re-usable components once and run them anywhere. Customers can be assured that components developed with the Java Developers Kit 1.1 for OS/2 Warp will be interoperable with other JavaBeans components, regardless of the operating system platform, reducing development and deployment costs.
- JDBC provides an open interface specification to SQL databases allowing customers using a Java-based application to transparently access information from legacy databases.
- Signed Java-based applets -- such as bank loan applications -- can be downloaded from an intranet or Internet site and saved to the user's hard disk for added security.
- UniCODE 2.0 and classes provide the ability to run global applications in many languages and include the correct character set, time, date and currency for that locale.
- Many Java-based applications will perform close to 30 percent faster, as measured by the CaffeineMark 2.5 performance benchmark, over the currently available Java 1.02 for OS/2 Warp.
The beta for the Java Developers Kit 1.1 (Version 1.1.1 plus key security fixes from 1.1.2) for OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp Server and OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP is immediately available from Software Choice, IBM's new Internet software delivery program at www.software.ibm.com/os2warp. The JDK 1.1 for OS/2 Warp is planned for general availability in the third quarter of 1997.
The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server allows point-to-point protocol (PPP) clients, including Windows NT, Windows 95, IBM 8235 and Shiva users, to remotely access an OS/2 Warp Server as if they were locally attached to the server. As a result, customers or employees traveling on the road or working in branch offices with multiple operating systems will have the same access to network resources and files as those working on-site.
The Enhanced Remote Access Server delivers new levels of performance and security and reduces the cost of ownership by leveraging customers' current client/server investments. Combined with recent Windows 95 and NT client enhancements, it makes OS/2 Warp Server the premier server operating system for customers running OS/2 Warp, as well as Windows 95 and NT clients. Availability
The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server is also available through IBM's Software Choice Web site to customers participating in the Software Advantage program offered through their IBM Business Partner or IBM Representative.