The good news is that IBM is continuing to update OS/2 and components for OS/2 -- the problem is keeping up with them! Updates and fixpacks to the base OS, networking components, the JVM, and Netscape, not to mention Y2K evaluation tools, are freely available. But not only do you have to find and download them from various locations, you have to keep track of which options you've installed.
Indelible Blue has put together the latest fixpacks and tools from IBM, along with popular applications and utilities in an easy-to-use browser-like interface. Not just a "dump" of files, the ibcd WarpUP! CD analyzes your system, presents you with current system status and update options, automatically installs the options you choose, and maintains your update history for quick reference.
WarpUP! is the best way to update any flavor of OS/2 Warp - OS/2 Warp 3.0 and up, Warp Connect and OS/2 Warp Server. Available in two editions, Client and Client/Server, WarpUp! can be purchased individually or through a convenient annual subscription with automatic quarterly updates. The Client edition will be available beginning April 5, 1999 for $19 each or $60 for an annual subscription. The Client/Server edition will ship on April 19 ($30 each/$100 subscription.) Preorders may now be placed for both editions at http://www.indelible-blue.com/.
As of 3/29/99, the Warp Client CD includes:
IBM fixes (WarpUP! assisted)
OS/2 Warp4 Fixpak 10
OS/2 Warp3 Fixpak 40
MPTS 5.12 refresh 8423 (latest 16bit TCP/IP stack install)
MPTS 5.12 FixPak 8424 (latest 16bit TCP/IP stack)
MPTS 5.40 refresh 8610 (latest 32bit TCP/IP stack install)
OS/2 Peer for Warp4 fixpak IP08410
OS/2 Peer for Warp Connect fixpak IP08196
TCP/IP 4.1 applications fixpak UN01001 (Software Choice Item)
Latest TCP/IP v4.0 (MPTS 8424) stack and applications.
Product installs (WarpUP! assisted)
Netscape Communicator 4.04 (128bit encryption)
OS/2 Plug-in Pack 2.1 (for Communicator)
IBM Feature installer 1.23
Java 1.1.7 Runtime and Developers kit
ib Hardware Installation diskette images
Large IDE OS/2 Warp 4 Installation diskette
Large IDE OS/2 Warp 3 Installation diskette
Adaptec U2W SCSI OS/2 Warp 4 Installation diskette
Adaptec U2W SCSI OS/2 Warp 4 Installation diskette
TEKRAM SCSI OS/2 Warp 4 Installation diskette
Miscellaneous fixes
Faxworks lite fixes
Novell Netware client, version 2.12
Tools and utilities
Adobe Acrobat reader for OS/2
EMX runtime
PERL scripting environment
Apache for OS/2 Web server
IBM GoServe WebServer
InfoZIP zip and unzip utilities
IBM Y2K Bios Evaluation diskette
Miscellaneous drivers
Latest IDE large and removable disk support.
Latest Adaptec U2W and UW SCSI drivers.
Latest TEKRAM SCSI drivers
Plus more -- items are constantly being added & updated...
Contact:
Katy Ansardi
Indelible Blue Inc
Tel: 919/878-9700 x 223
E-Mail: katy@indelible-blue.com
BOCA RATON, FL (February 25, 1999) - Solution Technology, developer of TWAIN for OS/2, is now offering a high performance EPSON color scanner and software bundle for OS/2 users. The STi package contains an EPSON SCSI ES-1000C color scanner AND STi's TWAIN enabled Applause Image Utility for OS/2. This bundle allows the OS/2 user to scan black and white, gray scale or 24 bit color images with photographic quality. Applause for OS/2 allows the scans to be prepared for printing, inserting into documents or for use on the web.
"EPSON is excited about Solutin Technology's software support of our scanners and peripherals within the OS/2 environment. We look forward to extending our product offering into the OS/2 community," said Dwight Nichols, VAR Territory Manager of EPSON America.
"We are pleased that we were able to work with EPSON to bring this special scanner bundle to the OS/2 user community. The high quality of EPSON scanners gives the OS/2 user very high flexibility at a very attractive price," said Leon Zetekoff, Product Manager of Solution Technology.
STi is supplying EPSON ES-1000C scanners from EPSONs "B" stock inventory. EPSON "B" stock scanners are the result of newer scanners coming to market. These scanners are either new or are EPSON refurbished units. All scanners have undergone complete EPSON quality assurance and come with a one year limited warranty from EPSON America. An Adaptec SCSI card and SCSI cable are included.
This Applause/ES-1000C OS/2 bundle is being offered for the astoundingly low price of $169 (USD) prepaid plus shipping and sales tax where required. Due to the limited quantities, orders are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Returns only for DOA. Shipping costs are additional and depend on the shipping method the purchaser desires. Florida purchasers will be charged 6% sales tax. At this time, deliveries can only be shipped to addresses in North America. Please call for additional information.
STi is a major manufacturer of production level OS/2 and NT based image, barcode, and forms processing products including BarCode Anywhere , Genie Forms Express , and Image Edition for OS/2. In addition, the company is a principal supplier of accessory imaging support subsystems for IBM's ImagePlus and VisualInfo product line.
Symantec Delivers on Commitment to Protect OS/2 Customers with Automatic, Comprehensive Anti-Virus Solution
CUPERTINO, CA (February 9, 1999) - Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing, today announced the release of Norton AntiVirus for OS/2, the only anti-virus solution for OS/2 recommended and marketed by IBM. Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 is currently available on the Norton AntiVirus Solution CD 3.03.
"With the release of Norton AntiVirus for OS/2, Symantec is delivering on its commitment to provide OS/2 customers, many of whom are in the banking and insurance industries, with the best anti-virus solution to protect their mission-critical data," said Enrique Salem, vice president of Symantec's Security and Assistance Business Unit.
While there are very few viruses written specifically for OS/2, customers need to be aware of the potential threat of passing files from an OS/2 environment to Windows or across other environments without scanning first for viruses. It is possible that these files could contain a virus which might cause harm on another platform. However, with Norton AntiVirus, this threat can be eliminated.
Automatic Protection for OS/2 Users
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 includes Symantec's revolutionary heuristic technology called Bloodhound, which provides the best protection available against new and unknown viruses. Bloodhound stops viral files before they can enter a system and cause harm. Symantec's AutoProtect feature, included in Norton AntiVirus for OS/2, monitors a system in the background using real-time scanning in DOS and Win-OS/2 sessions from OS/2, thereby minimizing interruptions and increasing user productivity.
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 also features LiveUpdate, which looks for virus definition updates at system boot from a central location on the server and automatically downloads and installs the latest definitions onto the user's system.
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 also includes NAVEX, Symantec's exclusive modular engine technology. It allows the Symantec AntiVirus Research Center to provide the most advanced, up-to-date anti-virus solutions to all customers across all platforms.
Using NAVEX, Norton AntiVirus customers have received instant protection for Office 97 viruses, Java viruses, Trojan Horses, 32-bit viruses and more without a single product re-installation, lowering the overall cost of ownership. LiveUpdate delivers these engine updates, but NAVEX is what keeps these changes small enough to download over the Internet. With LiveUpdate and NAVEX, users are assured that they are always protected against the latest virus threats.
Easy to Use and Administer
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 v5.0 detects and removes IBM AntiVirus for OS/2 during installation, streamlining the migration process for IBM customers. In addition, because Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 utilizes the familiar OS/2 interface, customers will find Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 easy to use. Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 allows corporate administrators to silently deploy Norton AntiVirus over the network via login scripts. Administrators can use a command-line scanner to scan end-user systems on demand without end-user intervention, thereby giving administrators greater control of their OS/2 installation. In addition, administrators can create an internal LiveUpdate site on a server for central updating of end-user virus definitions.
Pricing and Availability
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 is available now via site license on Symantec's Norton AntiVirus Solutions CD 3.03. The product also is available through IBM's Passport Advantage program. Updates for the OS/2 platform will continue to be provided by Symantec.
System Requirements
Norton AntiVirus for OS/2 v5.0 requires an IBM PC or 100 percent compatible; Intel 80386 DX or higher (Intel 486 recommended); OS/2 2.11, Warp, Warp Connect, Warp 4, or OS/2 Warp Server; 16MB of RAM (32MB recommended); 24MB disk space; and a CD-ROM drive.
About Symantec
Symantec is the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing. Symantec products and solutions help make users productive and keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction and product brand recognition. Symantec is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC. More information on the company and its products can be obtained at http://www.symantec.com/.
Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United States.
Perfect Niche Software, Inc., would like to announce the update of their SMACK! for OS/2 home page. The new layout is easily navigated and information is readily available.
SMACK! is the world's first native labeling program exclusively for OS/2 Warp 3 or OS/2 Warp 4.
SMACK! lets you print labels on any printer supported by OS/2, and supports almost every predefined label format. It lets you use varying fonts, color, and graphics on your labels, and control of the object placement with precision. It even supports an infinite "Undo, for those that want to experiment until you get the labels exactly the way YOU want them.
SMACK! is a powerful graphical program to help you design and create mailing labels, videotape labels, envelopes and much more. It is fully Workplace Shell aware and takes advantage of OS/2's many benefits, from drag-and-drop to multithreading. The application uses templates, and REXX is its native macro language.
One of SMACK!'s many strengths is its extensibility, the degree to which you can extend and customize its features. You'll be incorporating your existing applications to improve connectivity for your office or home in no time.
SMACK! is currently at version 1.02. According to master programmer, Bill Schindler, SMACK! v. 2.0 is due to be released in the second quarter of 1999.
You'll be amazed at the number of new features and more are being added daily!
Here's just a few:
Oh no, I'm not going to list them all here. We want you to come and see our "new look" and browse the SMACK! pages for full details at http://www.perfectniche.com/. Just select SMACK! from the menu and you're on your way!!!
