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1994 Issue 5                                               15 April 1994
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                         SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

One-on-One Porting Assistance      Announcement of Custom Application
Offered                            Porting Workshops for porting to OS/2
                                   and PenDOS. Port from 16-bit OS/2,
                                   DOS, Windows, or UNIX. Help with SOM
                                   and MMPM/2. Customer testimonial
                                   about the value and time savings
                                   offered by IBM's workshops. Contacts
                                   for more information.

One UP to Unveil 32-Bit Source     Product debuts with enhancements for
Code Converter at PSP              porting to PowerPC and Workplace OS.
                                   SMART components and descriptions.
                                   Current capability to port 16-bit
                                   apps; next beta will port 32-bit
                                   apps. One UP's upcoming product
                                   plans.

Porting Windows Applications to    Overall options. The porting process.
OS/2: Problems and Solutions       Analysis. Code replacement. API
                                   macros / functions. Code-assist
                                   replacement. Unsupported features.
                                   Platform-specific features. Factors
                                   affecting the porting process.
                                   Porting Tools. Windows-to-OS/2
                                   implementation issues. Simplify and
                                   expedite porting with SMART.
                                   NOTE: This item is 377 lines long.

SMART Review                       SMART tool on Volume 3 of Developer
                                   Connection CD-ROM. How SMART works.
                                   Features of SMART found on Developer
                                   Connection CD-ROM. SMART options.
                                   SMART porting. SMART analysis. Should
                                   you try SMART? Feedback.

Additional Session of Physical     6-10 June. Workshop description.
Device Driver Workshop             Objective. Target audience. Attendee
                                   prerequisites. Workshop outline.
                                   Registration and more information.
                                   Registration form.

New OS/2 & LAN Systems             Featuring over 400 tools from ISVs
Development Tools Guide            and IBM. Comes in both hardcopy and a
                                   softcopy .INF file. How to order
                                   hardcopy. Softcopy to be distributed
                                   to places that post DSNEWS. Call for
                                   tools to list in next issue.

OS/2 and LAN Systems Product       Deadline: 15 August 1994. How to
Nomination Form                    submit.

Open Letter to the Budding OS/2    Written by Timothy Sipples. Free
Software Developer                 advice. Anticipating user demand.
                                   Twelve things it takes to compete:
                                   Price. Features. REXX. Workplace
                                   Shell/SOM. MMPM/2. Multithreading.
                                   Installation. 32 Bits. User
                                   Interface. Online Help. Extended
                                   Attributes. HPFS Long Filenames.
                                   Testing.

IBM VisualAge for OS/2, Version    Application development environment
1.0                                for client/server applications.
                                   Summary of features. More detailed
                                   description. Enabling customer's
                                   competitive advantage. Time to
                                   market. Application developer
                                   productivity. Improved application
                                   quality. Visual programming. IBM
                                   Smalltalk development environment.
                                   Library support and team programming.
                                   Statement of general direction.
                                   Publications. Operating
                                   environments. Application runtime
                                   environment. Additional License
                                   Copy. Additional License Copy
                                   Upgrade. Program Upgrade. Ordering
                                   information and charges.
                                   NOTE: This item is 505 lines long.

VisualAge SOMsupport Beta Test     Open to IBM employees and VisualAge
Program                            customers. VisualAge SOMsupport
                                   description. Beta objectives.
                                   Operating assumptions. How to
                                   participate. Beta questionnaire.
                                   Contact information.

IBM LAN Server 3.01                Overview. Performance, reliability,
                                   and support enhancements. How to
                                   obtain.

LAN Systems Visuals Feedback       Kinds of visuals for which feedback
Sought                             is solicited. Contact information.

"Tested and Approved for LAN       Certification for ISV and IHV
Systems" Certification Program     products. Compliments "Ready for LAN
                                   Server" certification. Contacts for
                                   more information.

OS/2 Accredited Moves Into         Credit for OS/2 Accredited status
Professional Certification         given toward Certified OS/2 Engineer
Program from IBM                   or Certified LAN Server Engineer. How
                                   to obtain credit. Contacts for more
                                   information.

DB2 Client/Server Developer        Enrollment kit and license agreement.
Assistance Program                 DB2 software and documentation.
                                   Notification of DAP activities.
                                   Listing in Client/Server DB2
                                   Solutions Directory. Contact for more
                                   information or enrollment.

Clarification about Technical      Beta version at present. Feedback
Connection CD-ROM                  solicited. Contents. Price. How to
                                   order.

Latest Release of The Developer    Highlights of Volume 3 contents.
Connection Addresses User Demand   Technical support media. System
for OS/2 Development Tools and     requirements. Subscription prices.
Support

Kernel Debug Files for OS/2 2.11   Description. Where to find.
and OS/2 2.1 ServicePak

TCP/IP Price Promotion in the USA  Special price for Base and NFS Kit
                                   for TCP/IP for either OS/2 or
                                   DOS/Windows. Expires 30 September
                                   1994. Features included.

Personally Safe'n'Sound Now        Description. Ideal for LAN
Available Worldwide                environment. How to order.
                                   Promotional price. Contact
                                   information.

OURS: Open Users Recommended       Organization promoting
Solutions                          interoperability of computing
                                   products that operate in a
                                   multi-vendor environment. Mission.
                                   Four task forces and deliverables.
                                   Contacts for more information.

Overview of the OS/2 Operating     Workplace -- open standards and
System for the PowerPC             technologies. Workplace begins with
                                   OS/2. OS/2 operating system for
                                   PowerPC. Microkernel-based
                                   architecture. How microkernel
                                   architecture benefits OS/2.
                                   Migration to objects. Setting the
                                   stage for the future.

Leading Vendors Unify to           New organizational structure,
Accelerate Open Systems            combining Open Software Foundation
                                   and UNIX International. New
                                   per-project sponsorship model and
                                   pre-structured technology process.
                                   User and developer participation is
                                   key. Envisioned benefits. Details
                                   about new organizational model.
                                   Migration from current OSF
                                   technologies to new model.

Text of Lou Gerstner's Speech to   Focuses on getting closer to
Securities Analysts, 24 March      customers and on setting IBM's
1994, New York City                strategic directions. Three
                                   overlapping phases in the history of
                                   the computer industry. What our
                                   customers are telling us today.
                                   IBM's vision statement. Six broad
                                   strategic imperatives.

                                   Imperative 1: Driving key
                                   technologies through our product
                                   line. PowerPC. Mainframe CMOS and
                                   advanced parallelism. Ease-of-use
                                   technologies. Object-oriented
                                   software. Leveraging IBM technologies
                                   through licensing and OEM. IBM
                                   Microelectronics.

                                   Imperative 2: Increase IBM's
                                   client/server market share. Common
                                   family of operating systems.
                                   Workplace. IBM Microkernel. Seamless
                                   distributed computing. Middleware.
                                   DB2. CICS. Systems management tools.

                                   Imperative 3: Leadership in
                                   network-centric computing.
                                   Information superhighways. PDAs.
                                   IBM's dual approach: Infrastructure
                                   provider and solutions provider.

                                   Imperative 4: Realign the way we
                                   deliver value to customers. Focused
                                   product specialists. New
                                   direct-marketing distribution
                                   channels for entire product line.
                                   Industry groups offering services.

                                   Imperative 5: Rapidly expand our
                                   leadership in emerging geographic
                                   markets. Their commitment to
                                   implement information technology.
                                   IBM's proven experience throughout
                                   the world.

                                   Imperative 6: Leverage IBM's size
                                   and scale across research,
                                   development, manufacturing,
                                   distribution, and services. Examples
                                   of IBM research. Pulling together
                                   technology and skills across
                                   divisions. Working on different
                                   components of key technologies. IBM's
                                   primary challenge: Build on what we
                                   have. IBM's most important strategic
                                   priority: execution.

                                   NOTE: This item is 970 lines long.

Sources & Solutions Second         Publication promoting PSP-related
Edition Under Way                  products and services to consumers.
                                   Second edition due in September.
                                   Circulation and distribution methods.
                                   Items that will be listed.
                                   Advertising rates and schedule.
                                   Media kit.

IBM PSP 1994 Trade Show Schedule   PSP's 1994 trade show participation
                                   in the USA.

Local Telephone Access to E/ME/A   Shadows of central BBS established in
DAP Bulletin Board System          eight European countries. BBS
                                   contents. Contact for information
                                   about joining the E/ME/A DAP.

Europe/Middle East/Africa DAP      Sent quarterly at no charge to E/ME/A
Library on CD-ROM                  DAP members in all countries.
                                   Contents of Volume 1, March 1994.

IBM E/ME/A OEM Software Bundling   Information about ISV offerings
Program Available to ISVs          compiled for OEM bundling
Worldwide                          opportunities. Kinds of OS/2 products
                                   solicited. Software bundling interest
                                   form.

IBM Integrated Technologies        Canadian version of the IBM Technical
Conference, Toronto, Canada        Interchange, to be held 1 through 3
                                   November 1994.

COMDEX/Canada, 13-15 July,         50,000 attendees expected. PSP offers
Toronto                            exhibit space at reasonable prices to
                                   ISVs. Contact information.

Device Driver Source Kit           New phone number for ordering.
Ordering in Canada                 Subscription and single- copy prices.

DBCS Documentation and             Produced by IBM's DBCS Technical
Subroutine Information Available   Coordination Office. List of
to ISVs                            documents and subroutines.

OS/2 2.1 Country Support:          Keyboards, country codes, and
Keyboard and Codepage Information  codepages for major world countries.

List of OS/2 User Groups           OS/2 user groups known to IBM as of 1
                                   April 1994. Contact information.
                                   NOTE: This item is 790 lines long.

What to Look For in an E-Mail      A way of life. What to look for.
System                             Useful features explained. Detailed
                                   charts of services and prices.
                                   NOTE: This item is 294 lines long.

o  OS/2 BBSs Across the World                                   bbsos2
                                   Comprehensive list of OS/2
                                   bulletin-board systems all over the
                                   world. Includes BBS name, SysOp
                                   name(s), modem settings, country, and
                                   state (within the USA). How to change
                                   or add information to the list.
                                   NOTE: This item is 580 lines long.

Subscription Information for The   Worldwide phone and fax numbers for
Developer COnnection for OS/2 and  ordering.
the IBM Device Driver Source Kit
(DDK) for OS/2

List of OS/2 Periodicals           All you need to know about OS/2
                                   periodicals published within and
                                   outside IBM.
                                   NOTE: This item is 368 lines long.

800 Phone Numbers

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        WHERE TO FIND IBM PSP DEVELOPER SUPPORT NEWS (DSNEWS)

Outside IBM
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DSNEWS zipped files are found on several e-mail and BBS systems:

o America Online, in the OS/2 forum, in the Newsletters library
o CompuServe, in OS2DF2 forum, *DAP library section 14
          and in OS2DF1 forum, OPEN FORUM library section 15
o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16
o Gopher, in index.almaden.ibm.com, OS/2 Information menu
o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming
o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) BBS, in file area DOCS.PUBS
o IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS, in area PUBS01
o IBM OS2BBS (TALKLink), in OS/2 Software Library, in Documents and Info
o IBM Personal Computer Company BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming
o Internet, in anonymous ftp server software.watson.ibm.com, in
            directory /pub/os2/info
o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library, in IBM Files

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