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COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CLIENT SERVER/2 BETA TEST AVAILABLE
The follow-on product to CM/2, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CLIENT SERVER/2,
is available for Beta Test effective immediately. A description of this
product follows.
This Beta Test will be limited. Therefore, it will be on a "first come,
first served" basis. Please send your response ASAP to ensure that you
do not miss out on this opportunity!!
If you are interested in participating in this test, please send your
responses to the following.
IBM Internal customers can mail their request to,
Don Owens
DF56A/B062
Research Triangle Park
or call Tie Line 441-0979 or send a note to DONOWENS AT RALVM5.
IBM External customers can mail their request to,
Don Owens
Communications Manager/2 Customer Programs
P.O. Box 12195
DF56A/B062
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
or call (919) 543-0979.
Communications Manager Client Server/2
The function of Communications Manager/2 is available in a client/Server
implementation. This initial release of the Communications Manager
Client Server/2 supports OS/2 client workstations operation on a token
ring LAN. The client workstation contains a rich subset of the functions
available in CM/2 1.0, including 3270/5250 terminal emulation. The
Communications Manager server performs SNA communication services
required by the client. It can also function as a gateway for clients
and other IBM terminal emulator products. This new product provides se-
veral significant benefits. The ability to share resources (such as
communication links) between many clients reduces the cost per worksta-
tion of host communications. Because most of the communication services
are provided by the server, client workstations require less memory and
DASD than "full sized" workstations without sacrificing function.
Customers can therefore obtain Communications Manager function at a lower
cost per workstation. Communications Clients can access multiple servers
across the LAN, which enables workload balancing by the server and
provides a degree of backup and fault tolerance.
With the Communications Manager Client Server/2 product, communication
services are concentrated at the server workstation. This off-loads much
of the work typically performed on a communication workstation. The
Communications Clients therefore enable customers to accomplish more
with existing workstations.