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THE OS/2 WARP WEEKLY - A production of PSP Worldwide Marketing Support
          Covering information relevant to OS/2 Warp and LAN Server
               The 12/8/95 issue (A real collector's item)

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The OS/2 Warp Weekly and OS/2 Warp Monthly Newsletters are available on
   the Internet at http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/newsletters.html

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                              CONTENTS

 1. IBM PLANS TO PORT JAVA TECHNOLOGY TO OS/2
 2. CONNECT YOUR BUSINESS AT WARP SPEED WITH LAN SERVER
 3. TWO THUMBS UP FOR OS/2 WARP SERVER
 4. BRINKMAN REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO OS/2
 5. IBM INTERNET CONNECTION SERVER COMES IN MANY LANGUAGES
 7. OS/2 WARP BONDS TO 007
 8. ARAWAK OS/2 SHAREWARE CD VOLUME 2
 9. INI2URLS VERSION 3.0 FOR OS/2 WARP
10. NEW MULTI-PLAYER COMPUTER ADVENTURES WEB SITE
11. REVOLUTIONARY SOFTWARE FOR THE INTERNET
12. WARP'D HUMOR

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1.            IBM PLANS TO PORT JAVA TECHNOLOGY TO OS/2

IBM has licensed Sun Microsystems's Java programming language and
intends to use it to enhance the way customers view and interact with
content on the Internet World Wide Web.  IBM plans to implement the Java
technology in products that exploit the Internet, such as web browsers
and web servers, and its Lotus Notes integrated messaging and groupware
software.  In addition, IBM intends to port the Java technology to its
OS/2 and AIX operating systems, and will make those ports available over
the World Wide Web so users can begin to work with Java on these
platforms.

Java, developed by Sun, is an object-oriented programming language that
operates independently of any operating system or microprocessor.  Java
programs, called applets, can be transmitted over a network and run on
multiple clients over corporate networks and the Internet.  By licensing
Java, IBM also gains access to JavaScript, a new, simpler version of
Java for non-technical programming.

IBM expects to make its port of Java to OS/2 available on the World Wide
Web starting in the first quarter of 1996.

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2.         CONNECT YOUR BUSINESS AT WARP SPEED WITH LAN SERVER

A new book, "The IBM LAN Server Sourcebook: How to Connect
Your Business at Warp Speed," is now available from major bookstores
and from IBM.

Here's a brief summary of the book's contents:

Ch.1 - Why Install a LAN?

How many times have you needed a file or data from someone and couldn't
get it because that person wasn't around?  Are you wearing your sneakers
out going to the printer?  Does information exchange with other people
in your office resemble a diskette swap meet?  Are you never sure you
have the latest information?  This chapter describes the benefits of
accessibility, protection, efficiency, cost effectiveness and
communications in everyday terms.  Examples are included of ways a LAN
would be applied within a small business.

Ch.2 - Just Enough LAN Concepts and Terminology

Concepts such as LAN, Client, Server, Requester, Peer, Domains, Aliases,
Universal Naming Conventions, Network Protocols, Adapters, Network
Operating System, Ethernet, Token Ring are put into an understandable
framework by describing the anatomy of a LAN and the roles of
workstations on the LAN.

Ch.3 - About LAN Server

What's in the box?  We describe OS/2 LAN Server 3.0, 3.01, 4.0 and OS/2
Warp Connect features and packaging, complementary products, and future
directions.

Ch.4 - Other Things You Need to Connect Your Business

What should you consider when selecting hardware and software for the
network?  Should you contract or do it yourself?  How do you select a
contractor?  Which version of LAN Server is right for you?  What
hardware is supported by LAN Server?  How much memory and hard disk will
you need?  How much will it cost?

Ch.5 - Planning To Do Now To Save Time and Money Later

This last chapter on planning pulls together several ideas and tips
under the general topic of "things all experienced network
administrators wished they would have considered BEFORE installing
their first networks."  The reason this chapter is important is because
networks tend to G-R-O-W.  Today, you are looking at a comparatively
simple job of installing server resources, creating user accounts, and
then enabling access by requesters.  Tomorrow, you may have a more
complex problem in adding or upgrading resources without disrupting the
services already in use.  Here we provide tips for better accommodating
maintenance and future growth.

Ch.6 - Installing and Configuring LAN Server

Step-by-step processes for installing and configuring the server,
including performance tuning for a small network, are provided.  The
authors spent hundreds of test hours to provide previously undocumented
information on installing printers, installing from CD-ROM, and
tailoring the configuration.

Ch.7 - A Guided Tour of LAN Server Administration

Take a hands-on tour of creating user and group accounts, defining
aliases, creating access control profiles, defining a public
application, sharing file and print resources, managing a print queue,
and other common administrative tasks.

Ch.8 - More About LAN Server Administration

This chapter continues the discussion of administrative tasks with tips
on administrative strategies and shortcuts.

Ch.9 - Installing and Configuring the Clients

Instructions for installing and configuring OS/2, Windows, and DOS
clients are presented with tips for performance tuning a small network.
This chapter focuses on the installation of clients from LAN Server 4.0
and Warp Connect, but also includes information for integrating Windows
for Workgroups clients and LAN Server peers into a LAN Server network.

Ch.10 - A User's Tour of the Network

Another hands-on tour of LAN Server, this time for users!  Follow along
as we lead you through basic user tasks using a DOS, Windows or OS/2
requester.

Ch.11 - LAN Server Commands

Arranged by task for easy reference, LAN Server commands for logging
onto a domain, changing passwords, browsing, and connecting to
resources are listed with examples and descriptions for their use.

Ch.12 - LAN Server Utilities and Productivity Aids

This chapter provides the only complete documentation in existence for
using all the utilities and productivity aids included with LAN Server
3.0 and 4.0.  The descriptions are arranged by task and a table is
included for quick reference.

Ch.13 - Advanced Topics

For the advanced user, this chapter provides more information about
setting up and using Logon Assignments and Public Applications, TCP/IP,
and remote LAN access.  An overviews of LAN Distance is included as one
of the complementary products supplied with Warp Connect.  For the
administrator, we provide an overview of Configuration / Installation /
Distribution (CID) and the new LAN REXX extensions.

Ch.14 - Tips for Trouble-shooting

Problem determination tools provided by LAN Server, where to get help,
and tips for working effectively with Customer Support.  Solutions for
the ten most commonly reported problems (our "Ten Least Wanted List")
were provided courtesy of the IBM LAN Server customer support team.

Authors:  Pat Scherer and Charlie Brown
Publisher:  John Wiley and Sons, 1996
ISBN #:  47113170-9
IBM Puborder #:  SR28-5960-00

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3.               TWO THUMBS UP FOR OS/2 WARP SERVER

Two members of the VARBusiness Advisory Board who have been Beta testing
OS/2 Warp Server recently revealed their evaluations of the product to
VARBusiness magazine.

Bill Allred, vice president and national director of sales at
Illinois-based Compu Electronics, and Paul Jalosky, microsystems manager
at Wisconsin-based Wiscomp Systems, both agreed that OS/2 Warp Server is
a terrific product.

"It's virtually crash-proof," says Allred, who is testing the beta in-
house and at customer sites.  "Feature for feature, it's the most
capable package out there," he adds.

Jalosky, who is testing the beta in-house, agrees.  "I'm very high on
it," he says.  "I had far fewer crashes with LAN Server than I had with
any other LAN operating system, and this looks even better."  He also
likes IBM's bundling of important components.  "It's a much easier sell
now that I don't have to price all those things separately."

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4.            BRINKMAN REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO OS/2

Brinkman Technology, a Texas-based financial software maker is relying
on native OS/2 applications to improve its phone and online customer
support.  The privately-held company makes financial software for about
180 branch bank locations across the United States.  To support its
clients, Brinkman uses:

     -  OS/2 Warp;
     -  Relish Net 2.21, an information management package from Sundial
        Systems; and
     -  Golden CommPass 2.2, a utility for accessing CompuServe forums

Brinkman has increased its use of OS/2 because the OS is so popular with
financial customers.  "It's the most popular 32-bit operating system for
secure, mission-critical applications," says Craig Yarbrough, director
of systems training and education at Brinkman.  Brinkman relies on
Relish Net, an OS/2 application that provides phone-support
technicians with call tracking, progress monitoring, and user-defined
reporting capabilities.  "We considered using [Microsoft's]  Fox Pro
to develop a custom call tracking system, but Relish Net proved to
offer every feature we needed," says Yarbrough.

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5.     IBM INTERNET CONNECTION SERVER COMES IN MANY LANGUAGES

IBM Internet Connection Server for OS/2 will soon be offered in Chinese,
French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish versions.  The national
language versions, scheduled to ship December 19, offer all the features
of the previously released English language versions, but the user
interfaces, documentation and on-screen messages have been translated.

"Regardless of geography, with Internet Connection software businesses
can be apart of the global marketplace where individuals connect with
others and with the vast information resources on the Net.  These are
truly solutions that make the world a smaller planet," said Randy
Mysliviec, brand manager Internet Connection and TCP/IP products for
IBM's Networking Software Division.

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7.                     OS/2 WARP BONDS TO 007

The newest James Bond flick, "Goldeneye," highlights several IBM
products, including OS/2 Warp.  The IBM logo appears several times in
the movie and the OS/2 Warp bitmap is shown on one of the computer
displays.  None of the IBM equipment (except for displays) gets blown
up, and all IBM equipment (except displays) is in the hands of the
"heroes".

At the end of the film, IBM is listed as a contributor of equipment.

InfoWeek wrote about the IBM's prominence in the film in its December 4
issue:

     "We can probably expect IBM to launch a barrage of TV ads making
     hay of its connection with the world's greatest spy.  Already, some
     IBM competitors are said to be shaken, not stirred, about the
     marketing coup."

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8.                ARAWAK OS/2 SHAREWARE CD VOLUME 2

Arawak CD Solutions has released Volume 2 of the Arawak OS/2 Shareware
CD.  Volume 2 is not a replacement for Volume 1, but rather a
continuation of the OS/2 shareware anthology.  Except for updates, there
are no archives carried over from the first volume.

The Arawak collection features a PM browser to search through the discs
for files and to uncompress them by dragging them and dropping them onto
a destination.  Text and .INF files can be viewed directly from the
browser, and there is a FILES.BBS in each archive directory.  Although
the vast majority of files on the discs are compressed, a selection of
fonts, icons, and many text files are also available on the disc
uncompressed.

The Arawak OS/2 Shareware CD is available at Indelible Blue and other
locations.  Arawak CD Solutions can be reached on the 'Net at
[e-mail], http://www.icis.on.ca/homepages/arawak, or by phone at
519-641-4523.

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9.                INI2URLS VERSION 3.0 FOR OS/2 WARP

Ini2URLs is a freeware program that lets you create Workplace Shell URL
Objects from the information in your WebExplorer Quicklist! It now also
creates a WebExplorer Quicklist from your Workplace Shell URL Objects!

These URL objects can be drag-and-dropped onto the WebExplorer to
quickly access an URL.  You can rearrange the URL objects in URL
folders, and import/synchronize the organizational changes back into
your WebExplorer Quicklist.

You can download a copy of Ini2URLs 3.0 from:
http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/jroepcke

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10.           NEW MULTI-PLAYER COMPUTER ADVENTURES WEB SITE

Multi-Player Computer Adventures of Aurora, Ontario, Canada, makers of
the Gravis Ultrasound "Manley" drivers and the IBM joystick driver for
OS/2, now have a web site at http://www.io.org/~rjm.  In addition to
getting the latest info and releases of these products, other exciting
OS/2 developments are discussed here.  They also have demos available
for download.

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11.              REVOLUTIONARY SOFTWARE FOR THE INTERNET

InterCom, by Revolutionary Software, is a telephone for the Internet.
It allows you to communicate with anyone around the world for free via
the Internet.  Its features include:

       o 32-Bit multithreaded PM application
       o 16-Bit audio
       o Real time compression
       o Runs on anything from a 14.4K modem or faster
       o Customizable settings to improve performance
       o Caller ID
       o Quick Dial
       o Call Blocking
       o Dialing Directory
       o Answering Machine
       o Electronic telephone book server
       o Connect to multiple talk servers around the world
       o Online help
       o Easy installation

InterCom v0.99 is released in the form of a wide public beta.  While the
closed beta of this product has taken place over the last couple of
months, this is the first release available to anyone and everyone that
wants to try it.  This version is a fully-functional beta release that
will run until December 15, 1995.  At that time another Beta, if
necessary, or the official release will come out.

InterCom is a native OS/2 32-Bit Application.  It was designed from the
ground up to run specificly on OS/2 and is not based off any other
previously written products.  InterCom is IBM CID (Configuration,
Installation, and Distribution) enabled so that it installs and upgrades
easily.

InterCom can be found on the following FTP sites.

       ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/network/tcpip/ic099b1.zip
       ftp://revsoft.is.net/ic/ic099b1.zip

Information and periodic updates can also be obtained from the
Revolutionary Software WWW server at:

       http://revsoft2.is.net

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12.                           WARP'D HUMOR

   "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
   --Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.

   "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
   --Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.

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