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  1.  
  2.                   IBM (R) Personal Software Products
  3.  
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  16. ========================================================================
  17. 1994 Issues 12 and 13                                    14 October 1994
  18. ========================================================================
  19.  
  20.                          SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
  21.  
  22. Titles in Issue 12                 Abstract
  23. ------------------                 --------
  24.  
  25. New! The Developer Connection for  Free copy with The Developer
  26. LAN Systems                        Connection for OS/2, Volume 5.
  27.                                    Contents of Volume 1. LAN Systems
  28.                                    toolkits - OS/2. LAN Systems toolkits
  29.                                    - AIX. LAN Systems tools. Product
  30.                                    overviews. Sample code. Service. LAN
  31.                                    Systems information. Redbooks.
  32.                                    Technical References. White papers.
  33.                                    More information.
  34.  
  35. IBM Makes Enhanced Migration Tool  SMART 2.0 now generally available.
  36. Widely Available to Developers     Distributed on The Developer
  37.                                    Connection for OS/2 CD-ROM. Two tools
  38.                                    in SMART Toolkit. IBM supports One
  39.                                    Up's SMART Partner Program. Mirrors
  40.                                    migration program marketing
  41.                                    withdrawn.
  42.  
  43. New Features in SMART Toolset      32-bit Windows code migration
  44. Version 2                          support. User-defined migration
  45.                                    databases. Migration Command
  46.                                    Language. Statement parsing.
  47.                                    Skill-level assessment determines
  48.                                    effort needed.
  49.  
  50. Help for Completing Migration      One Up's SMART Partner Program.
  51. Effort After Using SMART           Porting centers and technical
  52.                                    support.
  53.  
  54. The SMART Partner Program from     Capitalize on business opportunities
  55. One Up                             in the OS/2 market. Education
  56.                                    Partner. Development Partner. More
  57.                                    information.
  58.  
  59. IBM PSP Opens Home Page on         Contents. Hypertext. Where to find
  60. Internet                           the PSP home page.
  61.  
  62. IBM's Home Page on Internet        Lead stories. Links to other IBM
  63. Significantly Expanded             organizations. Where to find the IBM
  64.                                    home page.
  65.  
  66. "OS/2 Developer Mailshot" to EMEA  Direct-mail marketing service to
  67. DAP Members                        3,000+ EMEA DAP members. Dedicated or
  68.                                    shared mailing at special rates.
  69.                                    Mailshot costs. Sample pieces.
  70.                                    Inquiry form.
  71.  
  72. EMEA DAP Offers Incentives for     Bring your application to life.
  73. Voice-Enabling Your Application    Speech-enabling opportunity for EMEA
  74. with the IBM Personal Dictation    DAP members. Speech-enablement
  75. System                             offerings. IBM EMEA Developer
  76.                                    Assistance Program enrolment. ISMS
  77.                                    Direct Services information.
  78.  
  79. IBM EMEA DAP Enrolls 3,000th       Why the 3,000th member joined the
  80. Developer                          EMEA DAP. Eligibility for EMEA DAP.
  81.                                    More information.
  82.  
  83. U.S. Commercial/Premier DAP and    DAP member discounts for software
  84. Canadian DAP Discounts             translation services, DBCS technical
  85.                                    support and training, and
  86.                                    international software market
  87.                                    information.
  88.  
  89. Roles of IBM's Developer           IBM DAP is for software developers.
  90. Assistance Program and             IVL is for non-software products.
  91. Independent/International Vendor
  92. League
  93.  
  94. Second Edition of Product          First book specifically about
  95. Marketing Handbook                 marketing software products.
  96.                                    Contents. Directories, glossaries.
  97.                                    IBM involvement. About the author.
  98.                                    More information and ordering.
  99.  
  100. Marketing Materials Solicited      Distributed to retailers through IBM
  101. from ISVs and IVL Members for      Canada Retail Program. Address for
  102. Distribution Within Canada         sending materials.
  103.  
  104. Opportunity for ISVs Interested    "Matchmaker" events at COMDEX/Fall
  105. in Selling in Japan                '94. Japanese OS/2 Consortium.
  106.                                    Purposes of "Matchmaker" events.
  107.                                    Application categories of interest.
  108.                                    Events at COMDEX. Post-COMDEX
  109.                                    benefits. Software evaluation prior
  110.                                    to COMDEX. Inquiry form.
  111.  
  112. National-Language Versions of      Specific versions available. Prices.
  113. OS/2 Now Available in the USA      Support.
  114.  
  115. IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0          Fully 32-bit OS/2 application. Fewer
  116. Supports OS/2 Warp                 false alarms, more reliable
  117.                                    disinfection.
  118.  
  119. IBM Raises the Bar in Visual       Visual programming. Highlights. IBM
  120. Programming                        COBOL for OS/2. VisualAge 2.0. C Set
  121.                                    ++ beta program. Application
  122.                                    productivity family.
  123.  
  124. IBM Extends VisualAge to Access    VisualAge. Taligent. Availability.
  125. AS/400 for Easy, Object-Oriented
  126. Programming
  127.  
  128. Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for   Two base products for each platform.
  129. OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM        New functions. Highlights. Overview.
  130. VisualAge for Windows              Description. Enabling new
  131.                                    applications. Enable customer's
  132.                                    competitive advantage. Time to
  133.                                    market. Application developer
  134.                                    productivity. Improved application
  135.                                    quality. Improved worker
  136.                                    productivity. Product positioning.
  137.                                    ENVY/400 transition plan. Hardware
  138.                                    requirements. Software requirements.
  139.                                    Hardcopy publications. Displayable
  140.                                    softcopy publications. Additional
  141.                                    License Copies. Additional License
  142.                                    Copy Upgrade. Charges. Program
  143.                                    Upgrade. VisualAge features upgrade
  144.                                    plan.
  145.                                    NOTE: This item is 903 lines long.
  146.  
  147. Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for   Members of the IBM Smalltalk family.
  148. OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM        Highlights. Robust,
  149. Smalltalk for Windows              standards-compliant Smalltalk
  150.                                    language. Portability across
  151.                                    supported platforms. Integrated
  152.                                    development environment. Open
  153.                                    enterprise. Product positioning.
  154.                                    Statement of general direction.
  155.                                    Hardware requirements. Software
  156.                                    requirements. Publications.
  157.                                    Additional License Copies.
  158.                                    Additional License Copy Upgrade.
  159.                                    Charges. Program Upgrade.
  160.                                    NOTE: This item is 494 lines long.
  161.  
  162. The IBM COBOL Family               Highlights. Family description. LAN
  163.                                    development -- with or without the
  164.                                    host. Host extension to the
  165.                                    workstation. Tools. Compatibility.
  166.                                    IBM COBOL for OS/2. IBM COBOL for
  167.                                    AIX. IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release
  168.                                    2. Services.
  169.                                    NOTE: This item is 515 lines long.
  170.  
  171. The IBM PL/I Family                Highlights. Family description.
  172.                                    Compatibility. IBM PL/I for AIX. IBM
  173.                                    PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1.1.1. IBM
  174.                                    PL/I for OS/2. Services.
  175.  
  176. IBM VisualGen Team Suite, Version  LAN-based 4GL development environment
  177. 1.0                                for mission-critical transaction
  178.                                    processing applications. Beta program
  179.                                    participation. Highlights.
  180.                                    Description. Scope of the suite.
  181.                                    Requirements definition.
  182.                                    Configuration management, versioning,
  183.                                    build, and distribution. Application
  184.                                    definition, test, and generation.
  185.                                    Data modeling, design, and
  186.                                    administration. VisualGen Team Suite
  187.                                    deployment. Support for
  188.                                    Solution/2000. Support for industry
  189.                                    modeling. Services. Charges.
  190.                                    NOTE: This item is 363 lines long.
  191.  
  192. IBM TeamConnection for OS/2,       Highlights. Part of VisualGen Teams
  193. Version 1.0                        Suite. Description. TeamConnection
  194.                                    customer value. TeamConnection
  195.                                    services for the LAN environment.
  196.                                    TeamConnection repository
  197.                                    administration services.
  198.                                    NOTE: This item is 333 lines long.
  199.  
  200. IBM DataAtlas for OS/2, Version    Highlights. Description. Statement of
  201. 1.0                                direction. Services.
  202.  
  203. OS/2 for PowerPC                   Workplace Technologies and OS/2 for
  204.                                    PowerPC will deliver the next
  205.                                    generation of computing. The demands
  206.                                    on today's developer. IBM is changing
  207.                                    the landscape of operating systems.
  208.                                    IBM delivers Workplace. Four
  209.                                    challenges for developing the next
  210.                                    generation of software. Procedural
  211.                                    monoliths. 16-bit versus 32-bit
  212.                                    processing. Putting your money where
  213.                                    the market is. Implementing new
  214.                                    technologies. Workplace -- IBM's
  215.                                    vision of computing. Workplace
  216.                                    technologies. Advantages of
  217.                                    Workplace's Microkernel architecture.
  218.                                    Portability. Scalability.
  219.                                    Reliability. Investment protection.
  220.                                    Making room for innovation. The power
  221.                                    of human-centered computing. Speeding
  222.                                    development and controlling costs
  223.                                    with object technologies. SOM.
  224.                                    OpenDoc. Taligent frameworks.
  225.                                    Distributed technologies. OS/2 for
  226.                                    PowerPC -- the first delivery of
  227.                                    Workplace's promises. The Workplace
  228.                                    Microkernel-based architecture. The
  229.                                    IBM Microkernel. Operating-system
  230.                                    personalities. Workplace shared
  231.                                    services. Turning our technology into
  232.                                    your solutions: IBM wants to partner
  233.                                    with you. Developer's Toolkit for
  234.                                    OS/2 for PowerPC. Unlocking enormous
  235.                                    possibilities.
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  237.  
  238. OpenDoc and OLE 2.0                Paper produced by Component
  239. Point/Counterpoint                 Integration Labs during September
  240.                                    1994. OpenDoc facts. Point and
  241.                                    counterpoint.
  242.  
  243. Approved OpenDoc Development       For OpenDoc for OS/2, Macintosh, and
  244. Schedules                          Windows.
  245.  
  246. Taligent Briefings in Europe       Taligent's goal. Deployment of TalAE
  247.                                    on investors' operating systems in
  248.                                    1995. No firm plans for TalAE on
  249.                                    non-investors' platforms. Continued
  250.                                    intention to incorporate system
  251.                                    frameworks within IBM Workplace
  252.                                    technologies. IBM is first vendor to
  253.                                    deploy Taligent.
  254.  
  255. The Technical Connection           CD-ROM with OS/2, DOS, and LAN
  256. Available Worldwide                service and technical information.
  257.                                    Same as product announced earlier in
  258.                                    USA. More information.
  259.  
  260. Happy Anniversary, Developer       First anniversary celebrated.
  261. Connection!                        Genesis of The Developer Connection.
  262.                                    Based on Developer Assistance Program
  263.                                    PDK. Developer Connection team. A
  264.                                    peek at future plans.
  265.  
  266. SMARTsort Beta-Test Program        SMARTsort features. Cross-platform
  267.                                    operation. Three phases. More
  268.                                    information.
  269.  
  270. CompuAdd and IBM Sign OS/2 Joint   Preloaded on CompuAdd systems. Added
  271. Marketing Agreement                value for customers.
  272.  
  273. IBM LAN Server 4.0 Wins Best of    Advancing the state of the art. Cited
  274. Show at NetWorld + Interop         for new GUI, adapter support.
  275.  
  276. C and C++ Education for the PS/2   Introduction to C Programming on the
  277. Platform                           PC. Advanced C Programming on the PC
  278.                                    C++ Programming on the PC.
  279.                                    Registration. More information.
  280.  
  281. IBM Multi-Language Computing: A    Across operating system platforms.
  282. National-Language Structure        Preview announcement. Highlights.
  283.                                    Overview. Character data support.
  284.                                    Internationalization support.
  285.                                    Universal character data. Character
  286.                                    identification and conversion.
  287.                                    Internationalization. Product
  288.                                    previews. AIX. OS/2. OS/400. MVS. MVS
  289.                                    and VM.
  290.                                    NOTE: This item is 391 lines long.
  291.  
  292. Correction to Multimedia Help
  293. Center Phone Number
  294.  
  295. How to Join the IBM Developer      Worldwide Services. US Commercial
  296. Assistance Program                 Services. US Premier Services.
  297.                                    Developer Assistance Program contacts
  298.                                    worldwide.
  299.  
  300. IBM Canada OS/2 Developer          Worldwide DAP. Canadian OS/2 DAP. The
  301. Assistance Programs                Developer Connection for OS/2.
  302.                                    Certification Programs. Phone
  303.                                    numbers in Canada.
  304.  
  305. The IBM Developer Assistance       Overview. Open to anyone actively
  306. Program in Europe, Middle East,    developing for OS/2. Bulletin boards
  307. and Africa                         and CD-ROMs. Discounts. Technical
  308.                                    seminars. HelpFax. Application
  309.                                    marketing. CompuServe support.
  310.                                    Programming tools and information.
  311.                                    More information.
  312.  
  313. Subscription Information for The   Worldwide phone and fax numbers for
  314. Developer Connection for OS/2 and  ordering.
  315. the IBM Device Driver Source Kit
  316. (DDK) for OS/2
  317.  
  318. 800 Phone Numbers
  319.  
  320. Trademarks, Registered
  321. Trademarks, Service Marks
  322.  
  323. Titles in Issue 13                 Abstracts
  324. ------------------                 ---------
  325.  
  326. IBM's New OS/2 Warp Opens Worlds   Third generation. Warp preloads.
  327. of Computing to Users              Ground-breaking software + service.
  328.                                    Everyone gets a BonusPak. Internet
  329.                                    Connection for OS/2. CompuServe
  330.                                    Information Manager for OS/2.
  331.                                    HyperACCESS Lite for OS/2. IBM Works.
  332.                                    FaxWorks. Person to Person for OS/2.
  333.                                    System installation made easy.
  334.                                    Tutorial.  Graphics are great in the
  335.                                    Workplace Shell. Plug & Play for
  336.                                    PCMCIA. Multimedia and games.
  337.                                    Multimedia application development.
  338.                                    4 MB of memory. Service, support,
  339.                                    prices, availability.
  340.  
  341. IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3 and IBM    New entry-level members in OS/2
  342. OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WinOS2    Family. OS/2 Warp uses existing
  343.                                    Windows, or runs OS/2 and DOS
  344.                                    applications without Windows. OS/2
  345.                                    Warp with WinOS2 runs Windows
  346.                                    applications without having Windows
  347.                                    previously installed. Planned
  348.                                    availability. Highlights. OS/2 Warp
  349.                                    Version 3 Distribution MultiPak.
  350.                                    Support-line charges. OS/2 Warp
  351.                                    Version 3 description. Usability
  352.                                    enhancements. Installation
  353.                                    enhancements. Performance
  354.                                    enhancements. Enhanced support for
  355.                                    displays. Enhanced support for CD-ROM
  356.                                    drives and adapters. Mobile computer
  357.                                    support enhancements. BonusPak for
  358.                                    OS/2 description. IBM Developer's
  359.                                    Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 3.
  360.                                    Product positioning. Hardware
  361.                                    requirements. Software requirements.
  362.                                    Limitations. Additional License
  363.                                    Copies. Additional License Copy
  364.                                    Upgrade. Program Upgrade. Charges.
  365.                                    NOTE: This item is 631 lines long.
  366.  
  367. OS/2 Warp Brings High-Octane       Tool for game development. Built-in
  368. Performance to the PC Gaming       memory management. Settings for
  369. World                              today's popular games. OS/2-specific
  370.                                    games under development.
  371.  
  372. OS/2 Warp Offers Extensive         Many multimedia capabilities. MPEG
  373. Multimedia Technology              support. A big hit in homes and
  374.                                    edutainment. Optimizing the end-user
  375.                                    experience. Creating a compelling
  376.                                    development environment.
  377.  
  378. OS/2 Warp Version 3 Details        Specifications from the OS/2 Warp
  379.                                    announcement brochure.
  380.  
  381. The OS/2 Family                    OS/2 Warp Version 3. OS/2 Warp LAN
  382.                                    Client Version 3. Two editions.
  383.                                    OS/2 LAN Server Version 4.0. OS/2 for
  384.                                    Symmetrical Multiprocessing Version
  385.                                    2.11. Fast facts about OS/2 Warp. IBM
  386.                                    IBM OS/2 Warp operating system
  387.                                    selection guide.
  388.  
  389. OS/2 Warp Book List                Forthcoming books about OS/2 Warp.
  390.  
  391. Trademarks, Registered
  392. Trademarks, Service Marks
  393.  
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  395.  
  396.         Where to Find IBM PSP Developer Support News (DSNEWS)
  397.  
  398. Outside IBM
  399. -----------
  400.  
  401. DSNEWS zipped files are found on several e-mail and BBS systems:
  402.  
  403. o America Online, in the OS/2 forum, in the Newsletters library
  404. o CompuServe, in OS2DF2 forum, *DAP library section 14
  405.     and in OS2DF1 forum, OPEN FORUM library section 15
  406. o Fidonet, in the OS2 Information file area, FWOS2INFO
  407. o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16
  408. o Hitline mailbox (Switzerland), in file area 8
  409. o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming
  410. o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (E/ME/A) DAP BBS, in file area
  411.     GENERAL.DOCS
  412. o IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS, in area PUBS01
  413. o IBM OS2BBS (TALKLink), in OS/2 Software Library, in Documents and Info
  414. o IBM Personal Computer Company BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming
  415. o Internet, via anonymous ftp from software.watson.ibm.com, in
  416.     directory /pub/os2/info; or via Gopher from index.almaden.ibm.com,
  417.     in the OS/2 Information menu
  418. o NIFTY-Serve (Japan), in FIBMFEEL forum, library section 4
  419. o OS2NET (Europe), on all OS2NET bulletin boards in Europe, usually in
  420.     the DSNEWS download area
  421. o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library, in IBM Files
  422.  
  423. Note: If you cannot find files named dsn... (in lower case), look for
  424. files named DSN... (in upper case).
  425.  
  426. Within IBM
  427. ----------
  428.  
  429. All 1994 issues, in ASCII and INFBIN formats, are in DSN4 PACKAGE in the
  430. OS2TOOLS tools catalog *only*. To obtain DSN4 PACKAGE, type
  431.  
  432.    TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE
  433. or
  434.    TOOLS SENDTO KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE
  435.  
  436. You can also request DSN4 PACKAGE by typing
  437.    REQUEST DSN4 FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1
  438.  
  439. To subscribe to DSN4 PACKAGE, type
  440.    TOOLS SENDTO KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS SUB DSN4 PACKAGE
  441.  
  442. All 1993 issues, in ASCII and INFBIN formats, are in DSNEWS PACKAGE in
  443. the MKTTOOLS, OS2TOOLS, and PCWIN tools catalogs. To obtain
  444. DSNEWS PACKAGE, type
  445.    TOOLCAT catalogname GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
  446. or
  447.    TOOLS SENDTO catalogdisk GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
  448. where
  449.    catalogname MKTTOOLS is on catalogdisk USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS
  450.    catalogname OS2TOOLS is on catalogdisk KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS
  451.    catalogname PCWIN is on catalogdisk BCRVMMS1 PCWIN PCWIN
  452. Examples: TOOLCAT MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
  453.           TOOLS SENDTO USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
  454.  
  455. You can also request DSNEWS PACKAGE by typing
  456.    REQUEST DSNEWS FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1
  457.  
  458. DSNEWS PACKAGE is no longer being updated every month. 1994 updates are
  459. made to DSN4 PACKAGE.
  460.  
  461.