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COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2 V1.11 WR06150 AVAILABILITY
Communications Manager/2 (CM/2) is the premier communications manager
for OS/2 (R) workstations. CM/2 V1.11 will be available 6/1/94 under
PTF number WR06150, for CM/2 1.10 licensed customers. WR6150 is a
total refresh of CM/2 that can be obtained, at no charge, through
normal service channels. WR06150 will be available on either diskette
or CD-ROM.
CM/2 1.11 is a service release for CM/2 1.10. In addition to
containing normal service fixes, CM/2 1.11 includes additional
function which customers should consider in making a purchase or
upgrade decision.
Below is a summary of the new function provided in CM/2 1.11. Refer to
the file CM2111 PACKAGE on MKTTOOLS for a more detailed description.
SNA Phone Connect
-----------------
The new SNA Phone Connect feature in CM/2 1.11 addresses mobile
computing requirements by enabling customers to use SNA applications
from home, on the road, or wherever there is a phone line.
o SNA Applications across Asynchronous and Hayes (**) AutoSync
Connections
SNA Phone Connect enables customers to use SNA applications across
asynchronous and Hayes AutoSync connections. With this support
customers can use applications such as 3270/5250 emulation and SNA
LU6.2 APPC, between CM/2 1.11 and an AS/400 (R), Advantis (**) IN
Gateway, or a S/370 (R) host.
o V.25bis Autodial and Autoanswer Support
SNA Phone Connect supports SDLC and X.25 over the IBM Wide Area
Connector (WAC) adapter at a maximum speed of 64 Kbps. It also
supports SDLC over the IBM MultiProtocol Communications Adapter, and
the IBM PS/2 MultiProtocol Adapter/A. SNA Phone Connect implements the
V.25bis protocol to communicate with these adapters.
Additional Hardware Support
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CM/2 1.11 supports the IBM 5250 Emulation PCMCIA adapter and IDLC over
the IBM WaveRunner (R) Digital Modem.
X.25 Enhancements
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CM/2 1.11 supports V.25bis Autodial, X.32 Exchange ID (XID) and X.25
facilities (including Network User ID and Closed User Group). This
release also supports the ARTIC X.25 Interface Coprocessor ISA bus
adapter, and the WAC ISA bus adapter.
3270/5250 Emulator Enhancements
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The CM/2 1.11 3270 emulator has integrated APL support and
Import/Export support for transferring Text and PC documents between
workstations and OfficeVision/MVS (R).
Operating System Support
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CM/2 1.11 supports OS/2 version 2.0 or higher.
Miscellaneous
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The CM/2 1.11 CD-ROM package now includes CM/2 and NTS/2 diskette
images, CM/2 Redbooks, and a wide variety of APPC, APPN, and CPI-C
books.
The Distributed Workstation option has been enhanced to allow creation
and modification of configurations after initial install on the
distributed workstation (previously restricted to the server).
CM/2 1.11 is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Korean and Spanish versions. The Korean and Spanish versions are new
in this release.
(R) Registered trademark of International Machines Corporation
(**) Product or company name is a trademark or registered trademark
of its respective holder.