IBM PSP Developer Support News - 1994 Issue 7

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IBM Personal Software Products

1994 Issue 7 - 15 June 1994

Summary of Contents

Worldwide Developer Assistance Program Repository on Internet
Contents. Requirements for access. How to enroll for access. Guest accounts. Contact information.
Several Offerings to Commercial/Premier Services Members of the IBM Developer Assistance Program
Eligibility for Commercial/Premier Services. Software discounts. Software manufacturing services. Videodisc mastering and replication. CD-ROM replication. PLV compression services.
PSP Advertising Program Offers Advertising Discounts to Hardware and Software Developers and PC Manufacturers
Discounted rates in high-impact publications. Available to developers who pass IBM's certification tests 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 OS/2, Volume 4
List of all contents. Categories: 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.
OS/2 Performance Beta I Now Available
Performance improvements. Solutions to customer-driven requirements. Goals. Expectations. Prerequisites. Downloading the OS/2 Performance beta. IBM employee downloading. IBM employee feedback.
OS/2 Certification Program in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Benefits of certification. Obtaining test suites.
OS/2 is "Best of Show" at COMDEX/Spring, Windows World '94
OS/2 Performance Beta gets top honors during major Windows trade show. Performance Beta overview. Participating in the Beta.
IBM Ships Five Millionth Copy of OS/2 - Earns 37th Industry Recognition Award
PC Magazine Editors' Choice. Industry consultant's assessment. 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 on Internet
PC DOS 6.1 to 6.3 upgrade. Internet address for anonymous FTP. Available worldwide through 30 September 1994.
IBM AntiVirus Version 1.06 for DOS, Windows, OS/2, NetWare
Features of version 1.06 of AntiVirus, AntiVirus LAN, and AntiVirus for NetWare. Charges. How to obtain.
Subscription To Technical Connection CD-ROM Now Available
4 quarterly or 12 monthly updates. 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 Overview
Products and services that enhance 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.
IBM VisualGen
A New Generation of Rapid Application Development Tools
Capitalize on existing technology while moving to client/ server environment. Create and test client/server applications. Object-oriented GUI design and construction in a 4GL environment.
IBM VisualGen Version 1.0 - Workstation Components
Define, test, and generate GUI client 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 RapidApplication Development Services Offering. VisualGen Turnkey Services Offering. Hardware requirements. Software requirements. Planning information. Ordering information. Program upgrade. Charges.
IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1 Release 1 Professional and Personal Editions
Use Professional Edition to write applications that access 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.
IBM PL/I for OS/2 - Professional Edition Version 1.1 Introductory Offering
40 percent discount on program package and additional license copies 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.
IBM DB2 Client Application Enablers and DB2 Software Developer's Kits
Client Application Enabler products enable application programs running 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.
Statement of Direction
IBM Smalltalk for OS/2, Version 2.0 and IBM Smalltalk for Windows, Version 2.0
Planned functions and features. Projected benefits.
Statement of Direction
VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0 and VisualAge for Windows, Version 2.0
Enhancements planned for Version 2. Object Connection. Projected benefits.
Statement of Direction
IBM LAN Library and Management Facility
Intent to deliver VisualGen teams 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 Month
Trade shows at which PSP is participating.
Software DEVCON '94, 20-24 June, Wiesbaden, Germany
Largest software conference in Germany. Conference subjects. Over 70 exhibits. IBM exhibits.
Free Pen Seminar at PC Expo, 28 June, Plus Free Admission to PC Expo Exhibits
Developers present three-hour seminar. Topics. Registration for PC Expo not required.
Two Marketing Opportunities for ISVs Exhibitors at the OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition
For exhibitors only. IBM's Show & Sell. AEGIS Product Marketing Forum. Signing up for exhibit space. Deadline 24 June.
1994 APPC/APPN Technical Conference, 12-15 July, Boston
The only conference concentrating on 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 September, Atlanta
The IBM connection. Three basic 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.
Schedule of OS/2 Technical Conferences
List of upcoming OS/2 technical conferences.
OS/2 Distributors in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
List of distributors as of 27 May 1994.