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IBM Delivers Networking Power With OS/2 Warp Connect
NEW YORK, May 17, 1995 ... With the theme, "Make Your
Connections," IBM today used Grand Central Terminal as a backdrop
to announce the availability of OS/2* Warp Connect, which gives
small businesses and workgroups easy, open connections to worlds
of information -- whether they are on the PC in the office next
door, the Internet, or a local area network -- all in a powerful,
refined, stable operating system.
OS/2 Warp Connect follows the commercially successful,
technically acclaimed OS/2 Warp which began shipping in November
1994. OS/2 Warp Connect combines OS/2 Warp and its BonusPak of
productivity applications with a full set of integrated
networking capabilities and software that provides peer and
remote connections along with TCP/IP for dial-up and LAN access
to the Internet, access to the most popular online services, and
Lotus Notes Express.
OS/2 Warp Connect includes built-in requesters for IBM LAN
Server and Novell NetWare, and can coexist with IBM LAN Server,
Novell Netware, Microsoft's NT** and Windows for Workgroups**,
Banyan Vines**, and LANtastic from Artisoft.** It features easy
and advanced installation options and Configuration, Installation
and Distribution (CID) for efficient installation across a
networked enterprise.
"OS/2 Warp Connect has everything you need to connect to the
world, to connect to your existing network or to create a peer
network," said Lee Reiswig, general manager of IBM's Personal
Software Products division. "It is the easiest networking
solution to use and simplest to install for the foreseeable
future. With OS/2 Warp's multitasking prowess, users can really
optimize network resources by sharing files, modems, and printers
-- simultaneously."
Single Box Business Network Solution for Small Businesses
OS/2 Warp Connect is a complete software solution for anybody
who is starting or running a small business. The operating
system, with its built-in peer-to-peer networking, combined with
the BonusPak of productivity software and Lotus Notes Express
gives a small business what it needs to get a staff connected and
productive, in a single box. Notes Express will include seven
productivity templates. Five of them consist of those that Lotus
ships in the retail version: discussion databases, client/server
mail, phone book, reference databases, news databases; plus two
of Lotus' other most popular templates.
Peer Networks Made Easy
OS/2 Warp Connect comes with everything needed to set up a peer
network right out of the box. The built-in peer capability gives
connected users an inexpensive, easy-to-use way to share
resources, such as files, printers, and modems. In addition,
users can share resources around the office or on the road with
OS/2 Warp Connect's remote access capabilities.
Customers can use IBM Peer for OS/2* in a wide range of network
environments. The peer software interoperates with OS/2 LAN
Server version 3.0 or later editions, Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x, PC
LAN Program 1.3, and Artisoft LANtastic 6.0.
A Perfect Fit in Existing Networks
For customers in large enterprises, OS/2 Warp Connect
seamlessly links desktop machines to each other and to all major
network operating systems, including IBM OS/2 LAN Server, Lotus
Notes, Microsoft NT Server, Novell NetWare, and a variety of
Internet servers. The OS/2 Workplace Shell* offers a graphical
view of LAN resources by server and a hierarchical view of
resources within domains.
OS/2 Warp Connect demonstrates IBM's commitment to Open
Blueprint by supporting communication via NetBIOS, TCP/IP or IPX
on Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI networks, eliminating the need
to purchase network transports or client code when attaching to
the industry's leading servers.
OS/2 Warp Connect will ship with TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 3. This
version lets users simultaneously connect to local/wide area
networks and to the Internet with a complete set of applications
for browsing the World Wide Web, mail and file transfer.
Because of its multiprotocol support, OS/2 Warp Connect provides
a client/server platform so that customers can install DB2 for
OS/2, Lotus Notes and Oracle server, for example, without any
additional software.
"By including connectivity to industry-leading network operating
systems, full support for TCP/IP and the Internet, and remote
access, IBM has made OS/2 Warp a solid network citizen," said
Jamie Lewis, president of the Burton Group, a consulting firm in
Salt Lake City, Utah. "Because OS/2 Warp Connect will be
network-enabled right out of the box, managers will no longer
have to scramble to get the network software they need. With OS/2
Warp Connect's streamlined install, customers can get connected
quickly in a variety of environments."
IBM is planning a release this summer of an additional CD for
enterprise customers that will contain advanced networking
support, including mobile file synchronization that enables users
to disconnect from LAN Server, perform network operations and
resynchronize their work after a session is re-established. The
enterprise features include IBM System Performance Monitor/2,
that allows system resources to be monitored on a single
workstation; Personal Communications/3270 for OS/2 - IEEE 802.2
Entry Level, which provides 3270 mainframe emulation capability
for up to two sessions; Communications Manager/2 SNA Application
Environment, that allows users to run Advanced Program-to-Program
Communication (APPC) applications; NetView Distribution Manager/2
(NVDM/2) StartUp, which provides for connection to a NVDM/2
server for easy download of the full NVDM/2 client, that is
licensed separately; and the OS/2 Distributed Computing
Environment (DCE) client, which allows an OS/2 system to
participate in client/server applications based on the Open
Software Foundation (OSF) remote procedure call.
Connect Provides Network Access for Employees on the Road or at
Home
OS/2 Warp Connect provides remote features that allow users to
remotely connect to their LANs from anywhere by phone, providing
real-time access to network resources. The remote features are
based on LAN Distance*, IBM's comprehensive remote LAN access
software solution. With the peer software included with OS/2
Warp Connect and LAN Distance, users can set up a simple peer
network over a telephone line.
"Secure remote access to office networks is becoming a necessity
for almost all business users," said Frank Dzubeck, president of
Communications Network Architects, Inc., a consulting firm in
Washington, D.C. "Whether it be for telecommuting from home or
conducting business from your car or hotel room, OS/2 Warp
Connect's rich remote access features will unequivocally help to
create a true virtual office."
OS/2 Warp Connect Integrated Installation
Installation is made easy through the integrated installation
options with OS/2 Warp Connect. Users can select between easy or
advanced installation options depending upon the amount of
customization they want to achieve. Network administrators can
use CID to install OS/2 Warp Connect across the enterprise.
OS/2 Warp Connect will initially ship in a blue spine version
that includes IBM WIN-OS/2*, also known as "fullpack" for a list
price of $299 and will be available through IBM Direct for
$215***. For a limited time, registered users of OS/2 2.1 will
qualify for a $25 rebate when they purchase OS/2 Warp Connect.
Registered users of OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS/2 will qualify for a
$50 rebate when they purchase OS/2 Warp Connect. Volume discounts
will be available.
OS/2 Warp Connect with IBM WIN-OS/2 is shipping this week and
will be generally available in the United States and Canada
through IBM dealers, superstores and a variety of general retail
outlets by the end of May. A version of OS/2 Warp Connect that
uses customers' existing Windows will be available this summer.
OS/2 Warp Connect with WIN-OS/2 and OS/2 Warp Connect will be
available in 20 additional languages.
* Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the IBM Corp.
** Indicates trademark of the identified company.
The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to receive facsimiles
of prior IBM product press releases. Dial 1-800-IBM-4FAX and
enter "99" at the voice menu.