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1994 Issue 8                                                15 July 1994
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                         SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

New Internal Zip for IBM           Zip is now 5407. Full address, voice
Developer Assistance Program       and fax phone numbers.

IBM Offers Simplified, Enhanced    Beta available in mid-July.
LAN Server 4.0 Beta                Highlights. Enhancements.  LAN Server
                                   Advanced. Participating in the beta
                                   - LATE NEWS. Question-and-answer
                                   support. Upgrade, promotional
                                   packages offered. LAN Server 3.0
                                   support extended.

PC DOS Upgrade Available           For licensed users of PC DOS 6.1.
Worldwide on the Internet in 14    Available through 30 September 1994.
Languages                          Fourteen languages. FTP address. No
                                   charge for the upgrade.

OpenDoc Alpha for OS/2             Available on latest Developer
                                   Connection CD-ROM. Collaborative
                                   effort. Software re-use. New paradigm
                                   for software developers and end
                                   users. IBM's System Object Model
                                   standard. Interoperability across all
                                   platforms. Interoperability with OLE.
                                   CI Labs: Ensuring Industry Access.

A Distributed Object Roadmap for   (Upcoming article in OS/2 Developer
Developers                         magazine, reprinted with permission
                                   of the publisher, Miller Freeman
                                   Inc.)

                                   ORB: the software bus. The common
                                   object services every bus must
                                   provide. Frameworks: the software
                                   boards. OpenDoc: connecting today's
                                   desktop to the bus. If we build it,
                                   will they come? References.
                                   Biographies. Information about the
                                   authors' new book, "Client/Server
                                   Survival Guide with OS/2".
                                   NOTE: This item is 616 lines long.

Drive Usage by Public              Shortages of drive letters. Dynamic
Applications on LAN Server         allocation. Benefits. The difference
                                   is dynamic!

IBM Delivers More PC Power with    OS/2 for SMP Version 2.11.
OS/2 for Symmetrical               Optimizing multiprocessor
Multiprocessing                    capabilities. Industry standard,
                                   supported by OEMs. Reconfigure or
                                   consolidate servers. Ideal
                                   technology for client/server
                                   environments. Measurable performance
                                   gains. Power and performance
                                   available in 3Q94. Prices.

OS/2 for Symmetrical               Expands previously announced OS/2 2.1
Multiprocessing Version 2.11       offerings. Highlights. Product
Announcement Details               description. Growth enablement --
                                   advanced technology enabled. DB/2
                                   scalability enhancements. Specified
                                   operating environment. Program
                                   upgrade. Charges.

IBM Chairman Welcomes Internet     Hub of all IBM information on
Users to IBM Home Page             Internet. Located on a World-Wide
                                   Web server, using hypertext. Text of
                                   chairman's message.

Accessing the IBM Home Page on     Requires either Gopher or Mosaic.
the Internet                       Four server addresses.

Communications Manager/2 V1.11     PTF WR06150 available to licensed
WR06150 Availability               CM/2 1.10 users. SNA phone connect.
                                   Additional hardware support. X25
                                   enhancements. 3270/5250 emulator
                                   enhancements. Miscellaneous.
                                   Operating system support. National
                                   language support.

Personal Systems Support Family    Relationship of Support Family to
Linkage to Fix Strategy and        IBM's fix strategy and delivery
Delivery                           processes. Highlights. Defect
                                   reporting process. Fix availability.

OS/2 2.0 Support Update            Support now through 31 December 1994
                                   via Personal Systems Support Family
                                   Support Line.  Three options.

Deadline Nears for Listings in     Deadline 15 August. Applications
Next Tools Guide and Applications  Directory overview. Tools Guide
Directory                          overview. Hardcopy. Softcopy. Product
                                   Nomination Form.

IBM Developer Assistance Program   Five-day workshop. Objectives.
Workshop: DCE Hands-On             Audience. Benefits. Prerequisites.
Application Programming for OS/2,  Topics. Cost. Schedule.
AIX, and Windows                   Registration. More information.

IBM Developer Assistance Program   Five-day workshop. Objectives.
Workshop: OS/2 DCE Installation    Audience. Benefits. Topics. Cost.
and Administration                 Schedule. Registration. More
                                   information.

OS/2 - LAN Tour Solicits Your      48-city roadshow, one per week. New
Applications                       show format effective 14 September.
                                   Application Solutions Showcase. IBM
                                   manages the logistics.
                                   Participation. Schedule.

Professional Certification         Exams given at no charge. Testing
Testing FREE at OS/2 World         schedule. Certified OS/2 Engineer
                                   tests. Certified LAN Server
                                   Administrator test. Certified LAN
                                   Server Engineer tests. More
                                   information.

Lee Reiswig Keynote and Evening    Invitation to attend keynote and
Celebration at OS/2 World          Big Blue's Night Out.

IBM Personal Software Products     PSP trade show participation during
July/August 1994 Show Schedule     July and August.

Fall Technical Interchange Coming  Short time left for early-bird
to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 11       discount. Staying atop the industry.
through 14 September               Link with Networking Summit.
                                   Products to take home. Keynote
                                   address by Ellen Hancock.
                                   Registration. Advance registration
                                   form.

1994 IBM Technical Interchange -   Topics covered. Focus on
Toronto, 1 - 3 November            client/server implementation.
                                   Registration fee. More information.

Eight English Documents Available  Issued as a set. List of the eight
for Developing OS/2 DBCS           books. Price and ordering.
Applications

IBM Canada OS/2 Developer          Worldwide DAP. Canadian OS/2 DAP. The
Assistance Programs                Developer Connection for OS/2.
                                   Certification Programs. Phone numbers
                                   in Canada.

How to Join the IBM Developer      Worldwide Services. US Commercial
Assistance Program                 Services. US Premier Services.
                                   Developer Assistance Program contacts
                                   worldwide.

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

Latest List of OS/2 2.1x Books     Published and planned books about
                                   OS/2 2.1, 2.11, ...

OS/2 Redbooks Issued Within Last   List of recent OS/2 Redbooks,
Six Months                         including order numbers, issue dates,
                                   number of pages, and prices.

800 Phone Numbers

Trademarks, Registered
Trademarks, Service Marks

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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 Fidonet, in the OS2 Information file area, FWOS2INFO
o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16
o Hitline mailbox (Switzerland), in file area 8
o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming
o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (E/ME/A) DAP BBS, in file area
    GENERAL.DOCS
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, via anonymous ftp from software.watson.ibm.com, in
    directory /pub/os2/info; or via Gopher from index.almaden.ibm.com,
    in the OS/2 Information menu
o NIFTY-Serve (Japan), in FIBMFEEL forum, library section 4
o OS2NET (Europe), on all OS2NET bulletin boards in Europe, usually in
    the DSNEWS download area
o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library, in IBM Files

Note: If you cannot find files named dsn... (in lower case), look for
files named DSN... (in upper case).

Within IBM
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OS2TOOLS tools catalog *only*. To obtain DSN4 PACKAGE, type

   TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE
or
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You can also request DSN4 PACKAGE by typing
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DSNEWS PACKAGE, type
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or
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where
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