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1995 Issue 12                                          15 September 1995
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o  IBM Announces Public Beta Test for OS/2 Warp Server          servbeta
     Many functional enhancements. A powerful server ...
     ... on a powerful platform ...  ... for businesses of all
     sizes. Sophisticated system management made easy. Carefree
     system backup and recovery. Remote access. Advanced print
     functionality. Broad client support. Availability and
     pricing. IBM news releases.
 
o  OS/2 Warp Server to Support Enhanced Windows 95 Client       win95cli
     Support for many operating systems and environments.
     Features for Windows 95 clients. Capabilities of Windows
     95 clients. Same support in OS/2 LAN Server 4.0. About
     OS/2 Warp Server.
 
o  IBM DCE for OS/2 Warp Beta Program                           dcebeta
     Based on DCE 1.1 and enhanced. Applications based on open
     standards. New functions. IBM enhancements. Administration
     GUI and simplified install. DCE Managed Object Class
     Library. DFS Client, sample code, and native NetBIOS
     support. Availability and ordering.
 
o  LAN Server Certification Advantage for Certified Novell      cnelsadv
   Engineers
     Acceptable Novell certifications. Certification benefits.
     Free certification at Networld+Interop. Test content and
     objectives. Program access and availability. Special
     promotion to certify for OS/2 Warp Server. More
     information. IBM press releases.
 
o  IBM Releases Powerful New Version of VisualGen;              visver
   Applications Run Up to Ten Times Faster
     Rapid construction of business-critical applications.
     Weaving an infrastructure. Early application prototyping.
     New capabilities in version 2.0. VisualGen V2 +
     TeamConnection = Collaborative development. Pricing and
     availability. More information.
 
o  IBM VisualAge Developer's Toolkit Promotion                  vadtprom
     In brief...  OS/2 Warp plus evaluation copy of DB2/2.
     VisualAge C++ highlights. How to obtain C++ Developer's
     Kit. Eligible and fulfillment products.
 
o  IBM Development System Lease                                 syslease
     Lease alternative to IBM Developer Discount. Covering
     AS/400, RS/6000, peripherals, upgrades. IBM Solution
     Developer Organization.
 
o  Free Listings for Solution Developers in AS/400 Application  as4tool
   Development Tools Directory
     Where to send information, no later than 1 October.
 
o  Free Listings for Solution Developers in AS/400              as4csad
   Client/Server Application Directory
     Where to send information, no later than 1 October.
 
o  Free FlowMark Use for Solution Developers through the        flowdap
   FlowMark Solution Developer Program
     About FlowMark. FlowMark DAP support offering. More
     information.
 
o  CommonPoint for OS/2 Beta Program                            cpbeta
     CommonPoint. Expanding IBM's portfolio of object-oriented
     offerings. JumpStart beta program. CommonPoint for AIX
     Version 4. More information.
 
o  CommonPoint Application System                               cpas
     Taligent's evolution. Taligent's product lines.
     CommonPoint overview. IBM product plans. Market focus.
     CommonPoint advantages. Application developer
     productivity. Portable applications. Internationalized
     applications. Intuitive user interface. Standards-based
     development environment and tools. CommonPoint development
     tools coverage. Competition. Microsoft. NeXT. Positioning
     within IBM's OO family. Summary.
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o  IBM Endorses Industry Initiative for Broadened UNIX API      specunix
   Specification
     Additional APIs and 64-bit computing. First specification
     for both 32- and 64-bit implementations. Participating
     companies.
 
o  IBM Experience C++ -- A Multimedia Tutorial                  experc
     In brief...  Description. Hardware requirements. Software
     requirements. Service. Terms and conditions. Charges.
 
o  Final Certification Testing Event for 1995 at ColoradOS/2,   certcolo
   17 - 20 October
 
o  Workshop: Client/Server Application Development and Tools    csadtw
     About the course. Course details. Schedule. Registration.
     More information.
 
o  IBM Personal Software Products Business Show Schedule        pspshows
     Business show participation for next two months.
 
o  IBM Technical Interchange in Paris Now Offered at 50         halfti
   Percent of Brochure Price
     Now 603 UK pounds. More information.
 
o  The IBM Technical Interchange, 2 - 6 October 1995, Paris,    eurti
   France
     STOP PRESS! Fee reduced by 50 percent. Interface with the
     future. The hottest technology. Get Warped! Who should
     attend? What's on offer. Delegate registration form.
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o  IBM TechCon Client/Server Solutions Conference and           contech
   Exposition, 10 - 12 October, San Jose, California
     IBM's entire client/server software strategy. Special
     presentation: Client/server at the Olympics. Networking
     party. IBM TechCon Exposition. Pre- and post-conference
     seminars. Plenary and keynote addresses. Conference
     brochure available.
 
o  Two Conferences for the Price of One: DB2 Technical          2conf
   Conference Plus IBM Data Warehouse Conference
     Data Warehouse Conference overview. DB2 family in action.
     Lotus technical sessions added. Program brochure available.
     Registration and more information.
 
o  1995 Data Warehouse Conference, 16 - 18 October, Nashville,  dwarehse
   Tennessee
     Build and exploit a data warehouse. Conference highlights.
     Get session abstracts via fax. Registration.
 
o  1995 Networking Systems Technical Conference, 23 - 27        nstcconf
   October, Buena Vista Palace, Orlando
     A comprehensive educational experience. Who should attend?
     Discussions in groups (DIGS). Expo area. Keynote
     presentation: IBM's Vision for Networking. Skill level
     definitions. Session abstracts. WAN track. LAN track.
     Systems management track. General information. A magical
     location. Register today!
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o  The IBM Solution Developer Program                           progsdo
     Welcome from Jim Gant. Matrix of offerings. Technical
     services. Business services. Marketing services. Developer
     Assistance Programs and environments. More information.
     NOTE: This item is 484 lines long.
 
o  How to Join the IBM Solution Developer Program for OS/2      joinhow
     Worldwide Services. Commercial Services. Premier Services.
     Solution Developer Program for OS/2 contacts worldwide.
 
o  Software Vendor Marketing Partnerships Enhances Programs     svmpprog
     National Software Remarketing. Software Vendor Marketing
     Programs. Membership and Developer Support Programs.
     Marketing Support Services. Developer Support Services.
 
o  The IBM OS/2 Developer Assistance Program in Europe,         dapemea
   Middle East, and Africa
     Open to anyone in EMEA actively developing for OS/2.
     Access to World Wide Web service. Marketing programs.
     More information.
 
o  IBM Device Driver Support Center                             ddsc
     Worldwide device-driver developer support. The DUDE, a
     dedicated BBS. Specialized device-driver development
     workshops. Contacting the DDSC team.
 
o  The Developer Connection for OS/2: The Power of the Future   powerdev
   Delivered to Your Door
     Developer Connection overview. Put The Developer
     Connection for OS/2 to work for you ... now. Features and
     benefits. Prices. Ordering information.
 
o  Q and A About The Developer Connection for OS/2              devconqa
     What it is. Prices. Solution Developer Program discounts.
     Contents. CompuServe forum. Additional licenses. Future
     growth. License expirations. Availability outside USA. How
     to subscribe. CompuServe introductory membership. Access
     to OS2DF2 forum on CompuServe. DEVCON FORUM on TALKLink.
 
o  Subscription Information for The Developer Connection for    subdcon
   OS/2 and The Developer Connection Device Driver Kit (DDK)
     Worldwide phone and fax numbers for ordering. Electronic
     support. Additional Developer Connection DDK electronic
     support (DUDE).
 
o  DB2 Developer Assistance Program                             dapdb2
     Encompassing all versions of DB2. Free of charge. Program
     benefits. Enrollment.
 
o  CICS OS/2 Developers                                         os2cics
     CICS OS/2 program code available for 90 days, and longer
     for developers who commit to exploit CICS OS/2.
 
o  TCP/IP Application Partners Program                          os2tcp
     For products that interoperate with TCP/IP for OS/2 V2.0.
 
o  AIX POWER Team                                               poweraix
     For products exploiting POWER architecture and RS/6000.
     Technical support. Development. Equipment. Marketing.
     Education. Technical, business, marketing information.
     Who is eligible? More information.
 
o  The AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM: Connecting        rom400
   Developers with Development
     Description. Content of volume 2. Price. More information.
 
o  AS/400 Partners in Development Membership                    part400
     Offerings: In person. Electronic access. Hard goods (and
     hard copy). 1-800 support. Topics. Fees. Enrollment.
 
o  Object Connection for VisualAge                              connobj
     Who can join? Object Connection services. More information.
 
o  PenAssist Program                                            helppen
     A variety of programs. Who is eligible? More information.
 
o  IBM Product Compatibility Program                            compprog
     Compatibility testing opportunity. Resource for making
     wise purchasing decisions. Value of tested compatibility.
     Compatibility Program description. Ready for OS/2 Warp
     and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server. Tested and Approved
     for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems. Publicity: Where to find
     compatible product information. Program Q-and-A via fax.
     More information.
 
o  Professional Certification Program from IBM                  certprof
     OS/2 and LAN Server roles. Other certification roles.
     Testing. More information.
 
o  Professional Certification Program from IBM: Questions and   certqa
   Answers
     General program. Test preparation. New OS/2 and LAN Server
     tests. OS/2 and LAN Server instructor certification. More
     information.
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o  Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks             tmarks
 
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                     | IBM Announces Public Beta |              servbeta
                     | Test for OS/2 Warp Server |
                     +---------------------------+
 
IBM announces the start of public beta testing for OS/2 Warp Server,
IBM's business server for customers ranging from small businesses to
large enterprises. It provides an integrated platform for the emerging
application server environment, as well as a complete set of traditional
file and print services. The software will be distributed to beta
testers in the last week of August. It is expected to be generally
available in the first quarter of 1996.
 
Many Functional Enhancements
----------------------------
 
Following on the heels of OS/2 Warp Connect, IBM's network client
operating system, OS/2 Warp Server combines the market-proven quality of
OS/2 Warp and LAN Server 4.0 with a wealth of functional enhancements in
system management, backup, remote access, and advanced print function.
Services such as file and print can be selectively installed, allowing
users to customize OS/2 Warp Server to meet their specific needs. The
installation procedure also includes autodetection of devices such as
network interface cards.
 
"OS/2 Warp Server will raise the bar on what customers and resellers
should expect from a server operating system," said Phil Powers,
director of marketing for LAN Systems, IBM Personal Software Products
division. "We believe that OS/2 Warp Server will provide an excellent
application server foundation, as well as provide high-performance file
and print capability in a single solution. The additional integrated
features will also help customers reduce the overall cost of managing
their networks."
 
A Powerful Server ...
---------------------
 
OS/2 Warp Server inherits from LAN Server 4.0 a sophisticated set of
network capabilities, including an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop
administration model which allows network administrators and resellers
to quickly install, set up, configure, and manage a network. It offers
tight security that is flexible enough to be customized to the needs of
any business by assigning various privileges down to specific files on
the server. OS/2 Warp Server also uses a powerful high-performance file
system, and includes a NetWare migration utility that will allow an
organization to migrate NetWare 2.x and 3.x users and information onto
an OS/2 Warp Server environment using a graphical user interface.
 
... on a Powerful Platform ...
------------------------------
 
OS/2 Warp Server possesses the same 32-bit, pre-emptive multitasking
capabilities of IBM's powerful and battle-tested OS/2 Warp operating
system, and comes Internet-ready with IBM's popular Internet Access Kit
and WebExplorer. It offers reliable crash protection, runs OS/2 and DOS
applications, and contains IBM's WIN-OS2 code, which provides support
for 16- and 32-bit Windows applications.
 
... for Businesses of All Sizes
-------------------------------
 
With sophisticated, easy-to-use networking components on a powerful
operating system platform, OS/2 Warp Server will appeal to a diverse set
of market segments, from small and medium sized businesses, to
departmental corporate workgroups, to large businesses and institutions.
Resellers and VARs are also an important target audience for OS/2 Warp
Server. Not only do they stand to benefit from selling a complete
business solution to such a broad set of users, but their job is made
easier with OS/2 Warp Server's outstanding system-management
capabilities.
 
"We have had great success with IBM's OS/2 Warp and LAN Server 4.0, and
we are really looking forward to the opportunity to sell OS/2 Warp
Server to our customers," said Mike McKee, software manager, Intelligent
Electronics. "There are a lot of businesses out there who are anxious to
enter the fast-growing application server environment, and there are
also a lot of businesses who just want simple file and print function
until they are ready to expand. OS/2 Warp Server will be an excellent
solution for both."
 
Sophisticated System Management Made Easy
-----------------------------------------
 
To address the challenges faced by today's network administrators, OS/2
Warp Server will contain system-management features that ensure a high
degree of performance and reliability. With OS/2 Warp Server,
administrators will be able to remotely manage computers across the
network, allowing them to quickly address network issues by monitoring
or even taking control of any computer on a LAN without leaving their
desks.
 
OS/2 Warp Server provides a software and hardware discovery feature for
system administrators, giving network supervisors the ability to
determine the exact components of any PC on the network. System
administrators will be able to determine such components as software
titles, version number of programs, type of configuration, type and size
of hard disk drive, amount of system memory, and network interface card.
This will help administrators identify software upgrades, detect system
incompatibilities, and determine the need for hardware upgrade
components. By having the ability to do all of this without leaving
their desks, administrators will be able to manage their systems much
more easily and efficiently, reducing the cost of LAN management.
 
As a preventive measure, on-screen alerts built into OS/2 Warp Server
will warn administrators of predictive hardware failures such as low
disk space and exceeding the CPU threshold. This is an added benefit to
resellers, because it helps them avoid potential customer satisfaction
problems.
 
Carefree System Backup and Recovery
-----------------------------------
 
Reliable protection from data loss is vital for any business employing a
network. IBM has implemented a comprehensive backup and recovery system
in OS/2 Warp Server that eliminates the worry. Utilizing object-oriented
administration and an intuitive interface, OS/2 Warp Server offers an
easy-to-use, yet sophisticated backup solution.
 
OS/2 Warp Server users will be able to schedule full or partial data
backups to a variety of media formats including diskette, tape, and
optical drives. An advanced disaster recovery feature is included that
will allow a business to recover vital data, even in the event of a
complete server hard disk crash. Users will also have the unique ability
to load tape backups and restore information to the network without
loading the core operating system, allowing them to easily and
painlessly recover data and get their business up and running again very
quickly.
 
This integrated backup facility is also compatible with IBM's Automated
Data Storage Management (ADSM), which allows users to back up data to
storage devices across a variety of platforms, including DEC,
Hewlett-Packard, and Sun, as well as IBM's AIX, AS/400, and MVS
environments. This scalability across platforms protects investments and
creates an efficient heterogeneous operating environment.
 
Remote Access
-------------
 
Remote connectivity is a need for businesses of all sizes today, and
OS/2 Warp Server features a full set of remote access capabilities. With
OS/2 Warp Server, organizations ranging from small businesses with two
sites across town to multinational corporations can now quickly access
vital information via this integrated remote functionality.
 
With OS/2 Warp Server's remote node capability, users are able to log
onto the network, upload and download data, and print documents to other
facilities. Offices will be able to quickly share information by linking
to their corporate network and other sites via a high-speed modem line,
x.25, or ISDN. Mobile users can connect to the office as though they
were sitting at their desks.
 
In addition, OS/2 Warp Server's remote control feature reduces the cost
of support. A system administrator or reseller will actually be able to
see what the user sees, extending the ability to reach out and to view,
troubleshoot, and solve network issues from across town or from
thousands of miles away.
 
Advanced Print Functionality
----------------------------
 
Printing over the network is an important task for organizations of all
sizes. OS/2 Warp Server includes new printing enhancements that will
solve various needs for a variety of customers. With OS/2 Warp Server's
postscript printer emulation, users are able to send postscript
documents to non-postscript laser printers such as Hewlett-Packard and
Lexmark, saving them hundreds of dollars.
 
OS/2 Warp Server also has advanced printer functionality that is
compatible with high-speed host printers in a mainframe-connected
environment. This compatibility will greatly assist organizations by
protecting their investments in high-capacity host printers. A corporate
customer can easily introduce OS/2 Warp Server into the network and
configure this advanced business network solution to drive
300-page-per-minute printers, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 
Broad Client Support
--------------------
 
OS/2 Warp Server will support all prevalent network clients, including
OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp Connect, DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows NT, and
Macintosh. OS/2 Warp Server is also backward-compatible with previous
IBM LAN Server clients. This will allow OS/2 Warp Servers to be
incrementally added to an existing LAN Server network, and will provide
the customer with complete compatibility between systems. OS/2 Warp
Server also supports gateway functionality to NetWare and Microsoft
servers by allowing OS/2 Warp Server clients to access non-OS/2 Warp
Server resources.
 
Availability and Pricing
------------------------
 
Users can enter the OS/2 Warp Server beta program by calling
1-800-393-8922 after August 28. The cost of the beta program is 15.95
USD for shipping and handling.
 
OS/2 Warp Server is expected to be generally available during the first
quarter of 1996. Pricing has yet to be determined. There will be an
upgrade program for LAN Server users.
 
IBM News Releases
-----------------
 
IBM news releases are available on the Internet, via the IBM Home Page
at http://www.ibm.com. The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to
receive facsimiles of prior IBM product press releases. Dial
1-800-IBM-4FAX (1-800-426-4329) and enter "99" at the voice menu.
 
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   | OS/2 Warp Server to Support Enhanced Windows 95 Client |   win95cli
   +--------------------------------------------------------+
 
IBM announces an enhanced Windows 95 client for OS/2 Warp Server, now in
beta testing, and OS/2 LAN Server 4.0.
 
Support for Many Operating Systems and Environments
---------------------------------------------------
 
The enhanced client, which will ship in the box with OS/2 Warp Server,
expands the capabilities of Windows 95 users on an OS/2 Warp Server
network, and provides full access to the wealth of systems management
features in OS/2 Warp Server. In addition to Windows 95 clients, OS/2
Warp Server supports OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Warp Connect, DOS, Windows 3.x,
Windows NT, and Macintosh clients.
 
Features for Windows 95 Clients
-------------------------------
 
OS/2 Warp Server's graphical user interface gives Windows 95 clients the
ability to use aliases to access resources from anywhere on the network.
This eliminates the need for Windows 95 clients to keep track of where
on the network those resources are located. OS/2 Warp Server gives its
Windows 95 clients full domain logon capability, which provides
automatic logon assignments to OS/2 Warp resources. Individual home
directories will also be available to Windows 95 clients. These personal
directories are available to Windows 95 clients when they log on, and
cannot be accessed by anyone else on the network.
 
Capabilities of Windows 95 Clients
----------------------------------
 
OS/2 Warp Server's enhanced Windows 95 client will benefit network
administrators by allowing them to manage the network from a Windows 95
client in addition to an OS/2, DOS, or Windows 3.x client, or the server
itself. Tasks that can be done from an OS/2 client, including access
control, adding and creating users, connecting the server to other
servers, managing hard-disk space, defining groups, managing passwords,
performing network sessions, and running shared applications, can all be
done from a Windows 95 client machine.
 
Same Support in OS/2 LAN Server 4.0
-----------------------------------
 
Consistent with IBM's commitment to protecting customers' investments,
the enhanced Windows 95 client code will support OS/2 LAN Server 4.0.
 
About OS/2 Warp Server
----------------------
 
OS/2 Warp Server is IBM's business server solution for customers ranging
from small businesses to large enterprises. The product, which is in
beta test, provides an integrated platform for the growing application
server environment, as well as a complete set of traditional file and
print services. It includes the battle-tested OS/2 Warp and OS/2 LAN
Server 4.0, with a wealth of functional enhancements in system
management, backup, remote access, and advanced print function.
 
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               | IBM DCE for OS/2 Warp Beta Program |            dcebeta
               +------------------------------------+
 
IBM is accepting candidates for participation in an OS/2 Warp
Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) 2.1 beta program. By entering
the beta program, users can begin application prototyping, development,
and testing, and provide feedback to IBM.
 
Based on DCE 1.1 and Enhanced
-----------------------------
 
The IBM DCE 2.1 for OS/2 Warp beta program is based on the function of
the Open Software Foundation's (OSF's) most recent DCE, Version 1.1, and
is enriched by IBM's enhancements.
 
"With this beta, IBM is the first company to offer open, heterogeneous
client/server computing to PC LAN users with a product based on the
latest version of OSF/DCE," said Art Olbert, vice president, LAN
Systems, IBM Personal Software Products division. "It underscores IBM's
commitment to OS/2 in the application server and client environment."
 
Applications Based on Open Standards
------------------------------------
 
The beta program provides a solid foundation for developing distributed
client/server applications based on open standards, and enables software
developers, independent software vendors, channel partners, and users to
gain experience with distributed computing technologies for the desktop
and server environment. OSF/DCE is an integrated set of industry-leading
distributed computing technologies. These technologies allow
multi-vendor computing networks to function as a single, logical
environment for distributed applications and workstation users.
 
New Functions
-------------
 
DCE is an enabling technology. This beta expands developers' abilities
to write solutions that provide true open distributed client/server
computing. In addition to the core DCE functions of remote procedure
call, cell directory services, security services, time services, and DCE
threads, this beta program also provides the new OSF/DCE 1.1 functions,
including: Extended Registry Attributes (ERA); General Security Service
API (GSS-API); Delegation; DCE Daemon (DCED); DCE Control Program
(DCECP); Serviceability; Extended Log-in; Backing Storage Library; and
Access Control List (ACL) Checking Library.
 
IBM Enhancements
----------------
 
The beta program for IBM DCE 2.1 for OS/2 Warp will help developers get
a head start on developing applications that are truly plug-and-play and
will fully exploit distributed services. To make working with DCE
simpler, IBM provided enhancements and ease of use features including:
Administration Graphical User Interface (GUI); Simplified Install;
Managed Object Class Library; OS/2 Distributed File System (DFS) Client;
Commercial Data Masking Facility (CDMF) Support, i.e., "Middleweight
Encryption"; Sample Code; and Native NetBIOS support.
 
Administration GUI and Simplified Install
-----------------------------------------
 
The GUI simplifies DCE administration by making tasks more logical using
intuitive, easy-to-follow graphics. The GUI also allows administration
of DFS and handles administration of users, groups, CDS and security.
 
The IBM DCE 2.1 for OS/2 Warp beta program is based on IBM's common
install tool, and allows for installation of clients, servers, and DCE
application development environment.
 
DCE Managed Object Class Library
--------------------------------
 
To accelerate the acceptance and deployment of distributed computing
environments, IBM and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are working through the OSF
to define a common set of managed objects for the DCE core
infrastructure. This will provide consistent administrative / management
interface definitions across heterogeneous distributed computing
platforms.
 
The DCE Admin Class Library provides an implementation of all of the DCE
core services, including Remote Procedure Call (RPC), cell directory,
security, time, and cell / host / servers / services definitions in the
form of an object-oriented class library.
 
DFS Client, Sample Code, and Native NetBIOS Support
---------------------------------------------------
 
The OS/2 Warp DFS Client is a DCE client application that provides OS/2
Warp users and applications with access to the global DFS file space.
DFS provides leadership support of data distribution over high- and
slow-speed connections.
 
To help developers get started writing applications, IBM has provided
sample code that has been tested by IBM. The beta also provides support,
so that customers running a NetBIOS network can use DCE services. This
allows NetBIOS customers to use NetBIOS names in addition to TCP/IP
names when running DCE over NetBIOS.
 
Availability and Ordering
-------------------------
 
For the IBM DCE 2.1 for OS/2 Warp beta program, candidates will be
considered on a first-come, first-served basis upon completion of the
enrollment process. Worldwide shipments of the beta package will begin
in September.
 
The IBM DCE 2.1 for OS/2 Warp beta program is only available to
customers via a CD-ROM hardcopy package. Customers placing orders in
excess of available quantities will be notified.
 
To participate in the IBM DCE 2.1 for OS/2 Warp beta program, users can
request an order form via fax at 1-512-838-4003, or e-mail at
dcereq@vnet.ibm.com.
 
========================================================================
 
               +------------------------------------+
               | LAN Server Certification Advantage |           cnelsadv
               |   for Certified Novell Engineers   |
               +------------------------------------+
 
IBM announces the LAN Server Certification Advantage for Certified
Novell Engineers (CNEs). The program will allow networking professionals
to become IBM Certified LAN Server Engineers (*) by passing a single
exam.
 
 * Certain jurisdictions regulate the use of the title "engineer"
   and impose additional academic and licensing requirements. In
   these jurisdictions, the title "expert" should be used.
 
Acceptable Novell Certifications
--------------------------------
 
Preparatory classes and testing begin on 25 September 1995. Acceptable
certifications are Certified Novell Engineer, Enterprise Certified
Novell Engineer, and Master Certified Novell Engineer. The exam is free
to those who participate at Networld+Interop in Atlanta, 28-29
September.
 
"This program will give people who are already skilled in network
operating system technology the opportunity to broaden their expertise
by adding the LAN Server Engineer certification to their credentials,"
said Paul Wilkinson, manager of education programs, IBM Personal
Software Products division. "With the rapid growth of LAN Server and
OS/2 in the expanding application server market, the LAN Server Engineer
certification also provides a real profit opportunity to resellers and
VARs."
 
Certification Benefits
----------------------
 
In addition to gaining the skills needed to install and manage IBM LAN
Server, Certified LAN Server Engineers receive priority attention for
technical support, and are eligible for 50 percent discounts on
technical support. If they choose, Certified LAN Server Engineers may
also be listed in an IBM support directory for lead referrals.
 
Free Certification at Networld+Interop
--------------------------------------
 
IBM will kick off the LAN Server Certification Advantage during
Networld+Interop at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta. Free
technical seminars, labs, and testing will be offered at the show. The
program will allow networking professionals to acquire the LAN Server
Engineer certification by passing a single exam lasting 1.5 hours. Proof
of Novell certification is required.
 
Test Content and Objectives
---------------------------
 
The objective of the LAN Server Certification Advantage program is to
leverage the already-existing skills of networking professionals and to
test them on the incremental skills they need to successfully install
and manage a LAN Server network. Because the program takes into
consideration the skills already possessed by CNEs, participants are
required to pass only one exam instead of the regular six required to
gain the LAN Server Engineer certification.
 
The exam will cover topics such as: defining users and groups, sharing
and using network resources, access control, home directories, shared
printers, application definitions, cross-domain resources, file systems,
LAN Server installation, capacity planning, performance-tuning
approaches, capacity and performance monitoring tools, parameters, and
backup and recovery tasks.
 
Program Access and Availability
-------------------------------
 
The LAN Server Engineer Advantage exam will be available at any Drake
Authorized Testing Center from 25 September 1995 through 31 March 1996.
During this six-month period, IBM and industry education providers will
offer special five-day classes to help qualified professionals obtain
the skills required for the exam. The classes will be available in
various locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. There is a 100 USD fee
for tests taken at Drake Authorized Testing Centers. Call Drake at
1-800-959-EXAM.
 
Special Promotion to Certify for OS/2 Warp Server
-------------------------------------------------
 
IBM will also offer a special promotion to enable Certified LAN Server
Engineers to become certified for OS/2 Warp Server, now in beta. This
promotion will only be available to those certified before 31 March
1996.
 
More Information
----------------
 
Additional information about the LAN Server Certification Advantage
program may be obtained from the IBM web site at
http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/profesnl.html beginning 1 October
1995. Test objectives and sample tests can be obtained via fax at
1-800-IBM-4FAX.
 
IBM Press Releases
------------------
 
IBM news releases are available on the Internet, via the IBM Home Page
at http://www.ibm.com. 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.
 
========================================================================
 
         +-------------------------------------------------+
         | IBM Releases Powerful New Version of VisualGen; |      visver
         |     Applications Run Up to Ten Times Faster     |
         +-------------------------------------------------+
 
IBM announces an enhanced version of its VisualGen application
development environment -- unveiling a new release that lets programmers
develop and deploy multi-platform client/server and stand-alone
applications that run up to ten times faster than those created with the
previous version.
 
Rapid Construction of Business-Critical Applications
----------------------------------------------------
 
VisualGen delivers a workstation-based visual programming tool for
rapidly building business-critical applications. The product contains
the same visual construction environment as IBM's award-winning
VisualAge development tools. From an OS/2 development platform, the
product can generate C++ and COBOL applications that run on OS/2, AIX,
Windows, OS/400, MVS, and VSE/ESA.
 
"VisualGen preserves the value of existing information systems as
customers can leverage their investments in current code and skills,"
said Tim Negris, vice president, sales and marketing, IBM Software
Solutions. "Customers using this product can quickly and efficiently
build applications that span the range of client/server systems, from
PCs to workstations to mainframes."
 
Weaving an Infrastructure
-------------------------
 
VisualGen is an integrated, visual programming development environment
for creating high-quality, easy-to-use enterprise applications. The
product provides a set of services to transparently weave an
infrastructure of protocols, data formats, and data locations to link
clients and servers -- no matter how uniquely they are arranged.
Developers can focus their energies on innovation and creativity -- the
building blocks of competitiveness -- confident that tedious but
critical interconnections are being automatically handled.
 
"The flexibility and scalability of VisualGen Version 2.0 let us develop
and test the application logic while the whole client/server
infrastructure was still being deployed," said Jim Cantin, development
team leader, Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY. "We generated code
for both IBM IMS/TM and Windows, used IBM MQSeries for communication,
and accessed both relational and hierarchical data on the host. I know
of no other single tool that can do that."
 
Early Application Prototyping
-----------------------------
 
VisualGen's integrated test environment permits early application
prototyping, so users can be involved during the first stages of the
development process -- helping to avert costly re-writes downstream.
 
VisualGen helps developers quickly create applications that can access a
wide variety of databases, including IBM's DB2 family, IMS/DB, and VSAM.
In addition, the product has been designed to be totally open, and
supports non-IBM relational databases, such as Oracle Version 7 and
Sybase Version 4, Release 5, as well as any other database that is ODBC
X/Open CLI-compliant.
 
New Capabilities in Version 2.0
-------------------------------
 
In addition to a performance increase, VisualGen 2.0 incorporates new,
more powerful capabilities that include:
 
o  New Graphical User Interface (GUI) components that support file
   access and scrolled windows as well as improvements to existing GUI
   controls;
 
o  Ability to develop line-of-business multimedia applications that can
   exploit images, video, and audio, and exchange data with other
   commercial software via Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE);
 
o  Integration with IBM's TeamConnection for OS/2. TeamConnection, now
   in beta, uses object-oriented technology to manage and store
   application components that are shared during team development.
   TeamConnection provides a superior LAN-based repository and software
   configuration management environment as well as an automated build
   process -- beneficial for teams crafting new MVS and OS/2
   applications;
 
o  New client/server support that allows OS/2 and Windows 3.1 client
   applications to interact with OS/400 and IMS server applications --
   giving users the ability to rapidly develop distributed applications
   across a broader range of platforms.
 
o  Generation and execution of applications for CICS/6000, IBM's
   powerful and versatile online transaction processing system. This
   enables users to realize the performance and integrity advantages of
   a leading transaction processing monitor for application systems
   spanning heterogeneous networks on all supported platforms.
 
VisualGen V2 + TeamConnection = Collaborative Development
---------------------------------------------------------
 
VisualGen V2 integrates with IBM's TeamConnection for OS/2, the
industry's first robust object-oriented repository. TeamConnection helps
businesses better manage complex collaborative software development --
crucial for a company to remain competitive in today's rapidly changing
business environment. TeamConnection makes this process seamless, and
improves team productivity, product quality, and time to market.
 
It combines configuration, change control, build and release management,
version control, problem tracking and management, and electronic
delivery support into a streamlined development process that spans all
phases of the development cycle.
 
Pricing and Availability
------------------------
 
VisualGen Version 2.0 supports OS/2 and Windows client platforms as well
as a number of IBM server environments including OS/2, CICS/6000,
OS/400, AIX, MVS, VSE/ESA, and CICS OS/2.
 
VisualGen Version 2.0 is available now, and is priced at 3,999 USD for
the first license, and 3,599 USD for additional licenses. Existing
VisualGen Version 1.0 and Version 1.1 users are entitled to an upgrade
price of 719 USD for the first license, and 649 USD for additional
licenses (US only).
 
TeamConnection, currently in beta, provides platform support for OS/2
servers, OS/2 GUI clients, and OS/2 and MVS build. Pricing will be
announced when the product becomes generally available.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For additional information about VisualGen Version 2.0, users in the US
and Canada can call 1-800-426-3333 or access the IBM software page on
the World Wide Web at http://www.software.ibm.com (Select "for
developers"). The IBM home page can be found at http://www.ibm.com.
 
========================================================================
 
            +---------------------------------------------+
            | IBM VisualAge Developer's Toolkit Promotion |     vadtprom
            +---------------------------------------------+
 
In Brief ...
------------
 
o  Acquire VisualAge C++ and get a C++ Developer's kit containing
   powerful visual tools at no additional charge
o  Final order date: 15 December 1995
o  Final Date of Installation: 29 December 1995
 
OS/2 Warp Plus Evaluation Copy of DB2/2
---------------------------------------
 
For a limited time only, when you acquire VisualAge C++ for OS/2, you
can get a C++ developer's kit, which includes OS/2 Warp and a CD that
contains an evaluation copy of DB2/2, at no additional charge.
 
Orders must be placed on or before 15 December 1995. The Date of
Installation, as defined in the IBM Customer Agreement, must occur on or
after 22 August 1995, but no later than 29 December 1995.
 
If you are a commercial, state or local government, or education
customer, you can participate. If you are federal government customer,
call 1-800-333-6705 or 1-301-564-7970 to determine eligibility.
 
VisualAge C++ Highlights
------------------------
 
VisualAge C++ is IBM's newest visual programming environment for C and
C++ application developers. VisualAge C++ is part of a family of C++
tools and class libraries that is available across a range of operating
systems, including OS/2, AIX, and Sun Solaris.
 
Some of the powerful visual tools provided in VisualAge C++ are:
o  Visual Application Builder and Data Access Class Builder
o  IBM Open Class Library
o  Direct-to-SOM (DTS)
 
How to Obtain C++ Developer's Kit
---------------------------------
 
After purchasing a license to VisualAge C++, customers should complete
and mail their product registration form so that it is received by IBM
no later than January 26, 1996. IBM will then ship a C++ developer's
kit (OS/2 Warp and a Developer Connection CD) to the customer at no
additional charge.
 
Eligible and Fulfillment Products
---------------------------------
 
                                         PART
ELIGIBLE PRODUCT                         NUMBER         MEDIA
 
VisualAge C++ for OS/2 Version 3         30H1664        3.5-inch + Doc
VisualAge C++ for OS/2 Version 3         30H1665        CD-ROM
VisualAge C++ for OS/2 Version 3         30H1666        CD-ROM + Doc
 
                                         PART
FULFILLMENT PRODUCTS                     NUMBER         MEDIA
 
IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3                  83G8102        CD-ROM
Developer Connection for OS/2            N/A            CD-ROM
 
========================================================================
 
                  +------------------------------+
                  | IBM Development System Lease |             syslease
                  +------------------------------+
 
IBM Credit Corporation, in conjunction with IBM's AS/400 and RISC
System/6000 product divisions, announces the IBM Development System
Lease, a replacement for IBM Credit's Software Developer Lease and for
RS/6000 POWER Lease.
 
Lease Alternative to IBM Developer Discount
-------------------------------------------
 
According to Robert F. Talbot, IBM Credit general manager, remarketer
financing, the program was created to provide a simple and attractive
lease alternative to IBM remarketers and solution developers who have
already been qualified by IBM as eligible for IBM's Developer Discount.
Talbot also noted that among the significant enhancements to the lease
is its availability to industry remarketer affiliates who qualify for
IBM's Developer Discount.
 
"We created this program, in conjunction with IBM, to provide qualifying
developers with the opportunity to acquire the most current midrange
processor and peripheral technology at very attractive rates," said
Talbot. "This program will enable developers to create and maintain
leading-edge, value-add products and services for their customers."
 
Covering AS/400, RS/6000, Peripherals, Upgrades
-----------------------------------------------
 
With the IBM Development System Lease, qualifying developers and
industry remarketers may acquire selected IBM AS/400 and IBM RS/6000
technology for a monthly cost equal to 1 percent of the list price.
Selected peripherals may be acquired for a monthly cost as low as 2
percent of the list price. The initial lease term is 24 months; however,
the lease may be canceled without penalty with one month's written
notice anytime after the first 12 months of the term.
 
Upgrades such as increased memory and storage MESs can be financed at a
rate of 1 percent of the combination of the original list price and the
list price of new components. The 24-month lease term will restart, and
terms and conditions associated with the new lease will apply.
 
IBM RS/6000 Scalable POWERparallel Systems SP technology is also
eligible for this offering for a monthly cost of 1.5 percent of the list
price. This lease may be canceled upon 30 days' notice at months 12 or
18.
 
IBM Solution Developer Organization
-----------------------------------
 
The IBM Development System Lease is administered by IBM's Solution
Developer Organization, formerly the IBM Software Vendor Operations
(SVO) in Atlanta, and is available to qualified IBM AS/400 and IBM
RS/6000 developers, authorized AS/400 systems integration marketing
assistants and industry remarketer affiliates. To be eligible, customers
must be certified by the IBM Solution Developer Organization and
complete a credit application.
 
For more information about the IBM Development System Lease and product
eligibility, call 1-800-627-8363 from the USA and Canada, or
1-770-835-9002 from elsewhere.
 
========================================================================
 
         +------------------------------------------------+
         |    Free Listings for Solution Developers in    |      as4tool
         | AS/400 Application Development Tools Directory |
         +------------------------------------------------+
 
IBM's AS/400 Division is currently gathering information for the next
edition of its Application Development Tools Directory. This directory
provides our customers with application development information and
listings of tool providers to meet their needs. It is distributed
worldwide through Internet as well as on diskette and in hardcopy form.
 
If you are a solution provider who has an AS/400 application development
tool, and would like a free listing in this directory, send your
information no later than 1 October to:
 
  Voice phone:     1-507-253-0991
  Fax phone:       1-507-280-4440
  Internet userid: laurenb@millcom.com
 
Input is required by 1 October 1995 for the October issue. Follow-on
directories will be published in January and May 1996.
 
========================================================================
 
          +---------------------------------------------+
          |  Free Listings for Solution Developers in   |        as4csad
          | AS/400 Client/Server Applications Directory |
          +---------------------------------------------+
 
AS/400 Partners In Development is updating its well-received directory
of worldwide AS/400 client/server applications. This directory currently
lists more than 2000 C/S applications from over 850 solution providers
around the world.
 
We are expanding this directory to enhance its value to customers and
solution providers. Also, the next edition will be distributed and
accessible worldwide through the Internet.
 
If you are a solution provider who has an AS/400 client/server
application, and would like a free listing in this directory, send your
information no later than 1 October to:
 
  Voice phone:     1-507-253-0991
  Fax phone:       1-507-280-4440
  Internet userid: laurenb@millcom.com
 
Input is required by 1 October 1995 for the October issue. A follow-on
directory will be published during 1996.
 
========================================================================
 
        +---------------------------------------------------+
        |     Free FlowMark Use for Solution Developers     |    flowdap
        | through the FlowMark Developer Assistance Program |
        +---------------------------------------------------+
 
The FlowMark Developer Assistance Program (DAP) is a no-fee offering and
an opportunity for professional developers to try IBM FlowMark.
 
About FlowMark
--------------
 
IBM FlowMark is a workflow manager that gives an enterprise control of
its business activities -- whatever the nature of the business. Workflow
design, tracking, automation, management, documentation, and improvement
are important in the emerging science of Business Process Reengineering,
but there is potential to integrate FlowMark into many different types
of application software. ISVs are finding that FlowMark is an attractive
adjunct or centerpiece in their product and services offerings.
 
IBM FlowMark is an object-oriented, distributed application that can run
standalone or as client/server. Current implementations provide OS/2 and
AIX server function, with support for OS/2, AIX, and Windows clients.
Multiple servers may share a single database. FlowMark for MVS, now in
limited availability, allows integration of MVS applications, and will
ultimately provide MVS server capability.
 
FlowMark DAP Support Offering
-----------------------------
 
o Objective
 
  - To help solutions providers integrate IBM FlowMark into their
    product or service offerings
 
o Eligible participants
 
  - Professional developers, integrators, resellers
    who sell commercial software and/or services
 
o FlowMark DAP provides to participants:
 
  - Free use of FlowMark code, documentation and tools
  - Technical Support, committed to satisfying the vendor
     * no charge
     * toll-free 800 number
     * possible provision of higher-level support if warranted
     * broad skill base, high customer satisfaction
  - Vendor Advocacy
  - Membership in complementary IBM DAPs
  - Participation in IBM Partnership programs and other marketing
      activities
  - Listing of your product or service in online catalogs
 
o IBM expects from participants:
 
  - Incorporate elements of FlowMark into their solution(s) offerings
  - Present features, benefits, strengths of IBM FlowMark to their
      clients
 
More Information
----------------
 
For membership information, contact Carolyn Cummiskey, 1-203-262-4767,
fax 1-203-262-2141, Internet userid cummisk@vnet.ibm.com , or via mail:
 
  MD 241
  IBM Corporation
  150 Kettletown Road
  Southbury CT 06488
 
========================================================================
 
              +-----------------------------------+
              | CommonPoint for OS/2 Beta Program |               cpbeta
              +-----------------------------------+
 
Now, OS/2 developers have an important resource for designing, building
and deploying collaborative applications: IBM CommonPoint for OS/2.
 
This powerful new application system, developed by Taligent, Inc.,
provides the structural foundation for developers to use object-oriented
technology to create and customize distributed business applications,
such as client/server, customer support, multimedia, and executive
information systems.
 
CommonPoint
-----------
 
CommonPoint is a rich set of approximately 100 object-oriented
frameworks designed to increase programmer productivity through the
reuse of application code and design. CommonPoint's application and
system service frameworks, for example, can speed the development and
integration of facilities for data translation, data access,
collaboration, and other business needs.
 
IBM CommonPoint for OS/2 is based on the full-function CommonPoint 1.0
reference release, which was announced by Taligent earlier this year.
The IBM CommonPoint application system is based on Taligent Inc.'s
CommonPoint application system, built using advanced object-oriented
frameworks.
 
Expanding IBM's Portfolio of Object-Oriented Offerings
------------------------------------------------------
 
The CommonPoint for OS/2 announcement expands an extensive portfolio of
IBM object-oriented offerings for the enterprise. IBM's object
technology solutions are suited to a variety of skill levels and
application types, allowing developers to select the most suitable point
of entry into object technology based on their experience, existing
systems, and tools, and the needs of their customers. Advanced
object-oriented developers, for example, will find CommonPoint useful in
developing new C++ applications that are easy to prototype, customize,
and maintain.
 
"We are excited about starting the early support program for OS/2
shortly after delivering this advanced technology on AIX," said John
Slitz, vice president, Object Technologies Marketing, IBM. "IBM has been
at the forefront of helping customers apply object technology to solve
business problems. This announcement expands this initiative through
service and support for the early adoption of CommonPoint's superior
object functionality across multiple platforms."
 
"IBM now offers cross-platform object technology solutions for
everybody, from the neophyte just starting to use class libraries to the
experienced object developer who can move up to frameworks with
CommonPoint," said Adrian Bowles, managing director, Atelier Research.
"This commitment to object technology -- backed up with real products --
positions IBM as a software development leader."
 
JumpStart Beta Program
----------------------
 
At Object World West '95, IBM announced a JumpStart beta program for
OS/2 developers, which will broaden the reach and accelerate the
adoption of cutting-edge CommonPoint technology.
 
Included in the IBM JumpStart program are the CommonPoint Application
Development Toolkit for OS/2, a comprehensive set of productivity and
resource tools that enable developers to build portable CommonPoint
applications; the CommonPoint Application System for OS/2, which enables
the deployment of robust CommonPoint applications on the OS/2 platform;
and C Set ++ for OS/2, Version 3.0, a fully integrated development
environment.
 
Beta code of the CommonPoint Application System for OS/2 and the
CommonPoint Application Development Toolkit for OS/2 will be delivered
to corporate developers and independent software vendors participating
in the JumpStart program, beginning in September 1995. Product
availability is targeted for year-end 1995.
 
Comprehensive technical support, education, and consulting services are
available to help JumpStart customers master developing applications
with CommonPoint.
 
CommonPoint for AIX Version 4
-----------------------------
 
IBM also announced that it has begun delivering IBM CommonPoint on AIX
Version 4, which supports development of portable applications for the
leading-edge IBM RISC System/6000 (RS/6000) platform.
 
In a separate announcement, Taligent announced its plans to market IBM's
CommonPoint for AIX with Taligent services and education under the name
CommonPoint ProjectPak -- an integrated set of products and services for
corporate developers building their first CommonPoint application.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For additional information about the JumpStart program, contact
objtech@vnet.ibm.com via the Internet, or access the IBM page on the
World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com, the IBM software page at
http://www.software.ibm.com, or the IBM object technologies page at
http://www.software.ibm.com/objects/.
 
Taligent is an independent software company jointly owned by Apple
Computer, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., and IBM.
 
IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates, develops, and
manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies,
including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage
devices, and microelectronics. IBM's Software Solutions Division, which
has the object technology mission within IBM, provides data management,
application development, and workgroup solutions for mission-critical
applications on PCs, workstations, LANs, and host systems.
 
========================================================================
 
                +--------------------------------+
                | CommonPoint Application System |                  cpas
                +--------------------------------+
 
This paper, dated 15 August 1995, gives an overview of Taligent's
CommonPoint application system and IBM's plans to deliver products based
on it. This paper is intended for a general audience that has some
familiarity with the concepts of object-oriented programming.
 
Taligent's Evolution
--------------------
 
Taligent, Inc., an independent software company owned by Apple,
Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, was formed in March 1992 by IBM and Apple with
a mission of developing a complete object-oriented operating system for
delivery in the mid '90s.
 
Feedback from potential customers and industry influencers led Taligent
to pursue a more evolutionary path, focusing on a set of high-function
frameworks that could be hosted on any modern 32-bit operating system.
Prototyping was initiated that demonstrated the feasibility of this
approach. In addition, several modern 32-bit operating systems were
introduced and/or announced during this period.
 
Thus, it became clear that the direction should be to complete the
CommonPoint application system rather than developing a new, fully
object-oriented operating system. The operating-system specific
technology developed by Taligent is being made available to its
investors for use in their operating systems.
 
Taligent's Product Lines
------------------------
 
Taligent is currently working on two product lines:
 
o  CommonPoint application system: A portable, integrated set of
   object-oriented frameworks that provide the functionality to develop
   next-generation applications. CommonPoint frameworks are collections
   of object classes that have defined interactions. CommonPoint's
   frameworks allow reuse during both design and implementation.
 
   CommonPoint was previously referred to as the Taligent Application
   Environment, or TalAE.
 
   Taligent is developing the CommonPoint application system technology
   as a series of reference releases using IBM's AIX on the RS/6000.
   The initial CommonPoint reference release is complete. Taligent and
   its investors will develop compatible products, based on the
   reference release, that introduce the CommonPoint technology on a
   variety of modern 32-bit operating systems.
 
o  Taligent Developer Series: A suite of products to support application
   development on the CommonPoint application system. The first of these
   products, cpConstructor, a User Interface (UI) builder, is also
   complete. Taligent plans to enter beta test with a second product,
   cpProfessional, later this year. cpProfessional will support
   incremental compile and linking capabilities and the ability to
   define customized views for browsing.
 
   cpProfessional was previously referred to as the Taligent Development
   Environment, or TalDE.
 
CommonPoint Overview
--------------------
 
An application system is an operating system-independent software
execution environment that supports applications and the way they
interact with users, other applications, and distributed systems. The
CommonPoint application system is a portable set of integrated
object-oriented frameworks that enable the creation of a new generation
of fully internationalized distributed-computing applications spanning
from collaborative workgroup to enterprise-wide solutions. These
solutions will be developed much more quickly, with much less code, than
today's applications, because CommonPoint supplies so much of the
function. They will be much easier for end users to learn and use than
today's applications, because of CommonPoint's focus on task-centered
computing.
 
CommonPoint is:
 
o  A common foundation for innovative applications.
o  A common platform for heterogeneous distributed computing.
o  A common environment for people to work together.
 
Many applications can be built by extending the high-level CommonPoint
frameworks with logic unique to the application, while using the
function and flow of control provided by the frameworks for such things
as presenting a rich graphical user interface to the user.
 
Other applications will require a unique flow of control, but will still
take advantage of the rich functionality provided by frameworks such as
text and graphical editors and data access.
 
CommonPoint frameworks provide developers with a high-level API for
programming applications that can be extended at lower levels without
disturbing the high-level API. The CommonPoint architecture gives
developers rich functionality that they can extend, without compromising
the reusability of the underlying framework.
 
The CommonPoint frameworks are classified into two categories:
application frameworks and system frameworks. Application Frameworks
give the user visible function (e.g., compound documents, presentation,
editing, graphics, text, and multimedia). System Frameworks provide core
system functionality (e.g., distributed computing, data management,
portability, and collaboration).
 
IBM Product Plans
-----------------
 
IBM plans to take Taligent's CommonPoint reference release and ship
products for OS/2 and AIX. In addition, IBM plans to ship CommonPoint
extensions to Client Access/400, to provide access to data and services
on the AS/400.
 
CommonPoint for AIX was announced on 6 June 1995 and made generally
available on 28 July 1995. CommonPoint for AIX consists of two products,
CommonPoint Application System Development Toolkit for AIX, and
CommonPoint Application System for AIX. The toolkit product is required
to develop applications, while the application system provides the
execution environment. The toolkit includes cpConstructor. CommonPoint
for AIX provides developers with the first CommonPoint product, using
low-end workstation systems, to support their application development.
 
IBM plans to adapt CommonPoint to OS/2 and PC hardware, and to add
integration with the Workplace Shell and the ability to produce OpenDoc
parts. A JumpStart program for CommonPoint for OS/2 was announced on 15
August 1995 at Object World - West. The JumpStart program will provide
education and support for early users of CommonPoint for OS/2 as they
develop their initial application. Jump Start participants will receive
beta-test-level code and documentation in September 1995. Product
availability is targeted for year-end 1995 on OS/2 Warp Connect. Support
for OS/2 Warp Connect on PowerPC is planned for subsequent availability.
 
Market Focus
------------
 
CommonPoint will enable a new class of applications, extending their
focus from empowering individuals to empowering enterprises. New
applications executing on currently shipping microprocessors will be
able to advance the ability to access and use information. These
include applications involving workgroup collaboration, workflow
automation, information management, data access, and visualization.
 
Likely application segments that can leverage the CommonPoint frameworks
are horizontal / vertical business functional applications providing
document management, groupware, workflow, and information services, as
well as advanced productivity, client/server, and professional
programming tools.
 
CommonPoint Release 1 is the first release of an exciting new
technology. Thus, the likely audience for this release is early adopters
of OO technology who have extensive object-oriented application
development experience with C++. Such experience and classroom education
on the CommonPoint application system are prerequisites to successfully
designing and developing applications using the CommonPoint frameworks.
 
Future releases of the CommonPoint frameworks and the application
development tools that support it will incorporate both new function and
feedback from early users. This, along with the availability of
third-party tools, will expand the market focus to developers and
end-users who are less skilled in OO development and C++.
 
CommonPoint Advantages
----------------------
 
CommonPoint will enable the creation of a new generation of portable
distributed-computing applications focused on collaborative workgroup
solutions. These solutions will be developed much more quickly, with
much less code, than today's applications, and will be much easier for
end users to learn and use than today's applications.
 
Specific advantages include:
 
o  Application developer productivity
o  Portable applications
o  Internationalized applications
o  Intuitive user interface
o  Standards-based development environment and tools
 
Application Developer Productivity
----------------------------------
 
CommonPoint takes the idea of code reuse to new levels. Developers can
can reuse hundreds of thousands of lines of code provided in open and
extensible frameworks.
 
Not only can developers reuse large amounts of software, they are also
able to customize CommonPoint frameworks to meet their specific
requirements. State-of-the-art functionality is provided at all levels,
including support for rich compound documents, extensible text and
graphics models, internationalized text, 2-D and 3-D graphics, multi-
media, real-time collaboration, and distributed object and database
access.
 
Portable Applications
---------------------
 
CommonPoint will be deployed across modern 32-bit operating systems.
IBM, Apple, and HP have announced support for CommonPoint on OS/2, AIX,
a future release of Mac OS, and HP-UX. Taligent plans to make
CommonPoint available on other high-volume, 32-bit operating systems,
including Windows NT and Windows 95.
 
The CommonPoint system will provide developers with a consistent API
across all of these environments, ensuring application portability and
distributability.
 
Internationalized Applications
------------------------------
 
CommonPoint provides both a structure and a high level of function for
developing internationalized applications. CommonPoint enforces a
"model/view separation", which separates presentation to the end user
from the application logic. Thus, one or more language-specifc user
interfaces can interact with end-users in their native language, while
using the same application logic. CommonPoint stores all text in 16-bit
Unicode, and provides powerful text-editing facilities that support text
in many alphabets. Support for various locales is planned for subsequent
CommonPoint releases.
 
Intuitive User Interface
------------------------
 
The Taligent end-user environment is a logical evolution of the
object-oriented user interface established by IBM with the OS/2
Workplace Shell. It features task centered computing to make using the
computer more intuitive. Users complete their work task using the
natural integration that comes from the CommonPoint application system,
rather than having to use a set of independent applications.
 
Standards-Based Development Environment and Tools
-------------------------------------------------
 
CommonPoint's frameworks are built from extensible class libraries
developed using programming techniques that follow ANSI-standard
conventions for the C++ language. Taligent chose C++ because of its
increasing popularity as a mainstream development platform for both
application and system software providers.
 
CommonPoint Development Tools Coverage
--------------------------------------
 
IBM C Set ++ for AIX and IBM VisualAge** C++ for OS/2 will be the
initial development environments to support CommonPoint. A spectrum of
development tools spanning C++ development, visual programming, and
end-user customization utilities are expected to evolve over time to
exploit CommonPoint frameworks and make it easier to develop CommonPoint
applications.
 
cpConstructor, a User Interface (UI) builder, is the first of these
tools. cpProfessional will support incremental compile and linking
capabilities, and the ability to define customized views for browsing.
cp Constructor and cpProfessional both provide a dynamic environment for
developers, supporting rapid iterations of changes and additions to the
intial application implementation.
 
Taligent and its investors are also working with ISVs to create
additional tools to assist developers in understanding and exploiting
CommonPoint frameworks.
 
Competition
-----------
 
CommonPoint has many actual and perceived competitors. Products from
Microsoft and NeXT are probably the most widely known.
 
Microsoft
---------
 
Nothing in Microsoft's current or publicly disclosed future product line
is directly comparable to CommonPoint. Microsoft's strategy for
exploiting object-oriented technology centers around Object Linking and
Embedding (OLE2), Cairo, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), and visual
development tools (Visual Basic and Visual C++). Microsoft is the only
major player in the industry that does not support or plan to support
"inheritance". Thus, they don't offer the user one of the most powerful
benefits of object technology. Microsoft focuses on proprietary
technology, with an emphasis on making those technologies work together
rather than integrating them into heterogeneous environments.
 
OLE2 is designed to encapsulate large pieces of present-day applications
into components. It does not provide any pre-built function that can be
incorporated into applications, and does not address issues such as
reuse, ease of development, programmer productivity, and reduction in
development complexity.
 
Cairo is expected to consist of an object file system and a distributed
file structure layered over a Windows NT kernel. No plans have been
announced for supplying this function to Windows 95 users. Again,
nothing in Cairo is directly comparable to CommonPoint.
 
MFC is a library of Windows C++ classes that give developers prebuilt
functionality and Windows look-and-feel for their applications. MFC
offers limited API coverage and, for example, does not include support
for text and graphics editing, 3-D graphics, or international text. MFC
provides a much lower level of function to the developer than
CommonPoint.
 
Visual Basic is being used to simplify OLE 2.0 programming, but it is
weak in creating client/server applications due to limited database and
networking capabilities.
 
Visual C++ is an integrated development environment tailored to create
Windows applications. It is tied to Windows' procedural APIs and is not
portable to other operating systems.
 
NeXT
----
 
NeXT's original direction was to produce a complete hardware/software
solution. They abandoned their hardware business and shifted to support
PCs and high-volume RISC workstations. They also refocused on producing
a layer on top of existing operating systems, OpenStep, in addition to
the original NEXTSTEP, which included the operating system.
 
NeXT's goal is to make OpenStep a high-volume, industry-standard,
object-oriented API. NeXT has signed up partners to port OpenStep to
their UNIX operating systems, and is planning to make NEXTSTEP
compatible with OpenStep APIs by the end of 1995. NeXT recently
announced that they will deliver OpenStep on Windows 95 and Windows NT.
 
OpenStep is a specification of an object-oriented application
programming model based on a subset of NEXTSTEP. OpenStep consists of
the Application Kit, Display PostScript, and foundation classes.
 
The NEXTSTEP development environment includes development tools, object
libraries, and compilers for three programming languages: Objective C,
C++, and ANSI C.
 
NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are a mix of procedural and object-based
technology. They do not provide a broad API base, and require host OS
models for services such as graphics. We expect this to severely limit
portability of OpenStep applications across different operating system
implementations. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep do not provide a compound
document model or interoperability with OpenDoc or OLE.
 
CommonPoint will provide a complete object architecture written in
standard C++, improving portability and time-to-market for application
and component developers. Interfaces to operating system services are
encapsulated in well-defined object frameworks. CommonPoint technology
will be deployed on major 32-bit OSs.
 
CommonPoint's leading-edge, object-oriented code lets programmers take
advantage of increased productivity and reusability of next-generation
components and applications. Taligent and IBM are actively pursuing
conformance to such standards as OMG's CORBA and appropriate system
services, and ANSI C++. CommonPoint's comprehensive, portable API for
application developers, coupled with implementation supporting
appropriate industry standards, facilitates deployment and
interoperability across a wide range of hardware and operating
environments.
 
Positioning with IBM's OO Product Family
----------------------------------------
 
CommonPoint joins the IBM family of object-oriented enablers, class
libraries, and tools.
 
IBM C Set ++ for AIX and IBM VisualAge C++ for OS/2 will be the initial
development environments to support CommonPoint. In addition, IBM plans
to extend the IBM Open Class library, delivered as part of the C Set ++
product, with framework technology based on Taligent's CommonPoint
technology. These frameworks will provide a subset of the CommonPoint
application system function with compatible APIs.
 
The IBM System Object Model (SOM) makes it possible to share objects
across platforms, operating systems, and programming environments. A
future release of CommonPoint includes planned support of CORBA for
interoperability with other environments. IBM plans to implement CORBA
support in its CommonPoint products for AIX and OS/2 using distributed
SOM (DSOM).
 
OpenDoc is a standard component software architecture for creating
reusable software parts that can be customized and assembled into
applications and documents. OpenDoc supports many operating systems,
including OS/2, Windows, Macintosh System 7, and several versions of
UNIX, including AIX. CommonPoint will be able to generate OpenDoc parts.
 
Summary
-------
 
CommonPoint represents an exciting new technology, with promise of
advances in development productivity, cycle-time reductions, and
higher-function applications.
 
IBM CommonPoint for AIX was generally available on 28 July 1995. The
Jump Start Program for CommonPoint for OS/2 is planned to deliver and
support beta-test-level code in September 1995. Product availability is
planned for year-end 1995. More information about CommonPoint and IBM's
product plans for OS400 will be available over time.
 
========================================================================
 
                 +--------------------------------------+
                 |   IBM Endorses Industry Initiative   |       specunix
                 | for Broadened UNIX API Specification |
                 +--------------------------------------+
 
Computer industry leaders have announced plans to jointly define
extensions to the UNIX specification to support customers and developers
in their evolution to 64-bit computing.
 
Additional APIs and 64-Bit Computing
------------------------------------
 
The extended UNIX specification will allow application developers to
build software that will take advantage of additional UNIX application
programming interfaces (APIs) and 64-bit computing, bringing new levels
of performance to UNIX users in a consistent manner.
 
Suppliers of products based on a wide array of computer architectures,
including Digital's Alpha, Hewlett-Packard's PA-RISC, Intel, MIPS,
PowerPC, Sun Microsystems' SPARC, and others, will work together to
develop a specification defining a set of application programming
interfaces (APIs), coupled with a 64-bit C programming model for data
representation.
 
The specification will build on widely accepted industry standards such
as XPG4.2 (X/Open's Single UNIX Specification, a.k.a. Spec 1170), POSIX,
the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), and the X-Windows system.  It will
describe a complete environment for both 32-bit and 64-bit UNIX
applications, covering a wide range of computing needs, including
supercomputers, enterprise servers, workgroup servers, workstations, and
network systems. Leading industry APIs, system utilities, and network
computing interfaces will be included to ensure robustness, so that
applications have access to necessary services.
 
First Specification for Both 32- and 64-Bit Implementations
-----------------------------------------------------------
 
This initiative will define a more comprehensive set of UNIX APIs, and
will be the first specification targeted for both 32-bit and 64-bit
implementations. By building from existing 32-bit APIs, this UNIX API
will also provide upward compatibility for existing 32-bit applications.
As it becomes a consistently supported standard, it will reduce
complexity for software developers and simplify the decision process for
information technology (IT) managers.
 
The specification is planned to be released by the end of the year and
submitted to X/Open, a leading open-systems standards organization, for
consideration as an X/Open standard specification.
 
Participating Companies
-----------------------
 
Companies endorsing this effort include Amdahl, AT&T GIS, Baan, Bull,
Cadance, Compaq, Convex, Data General, Digital, Dun & Bradstreet,
Electronic Data Systems, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, ICL, Informix,
Intel, Lawson, MacNeal-Schwendler, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Novell,
Oki, Olivetti, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Progress, QAD, SAP, SAS, SCO, SSA,
Sequent, Siemens-Nixdorf, Silicon Graphics Inc., Stratus, Sun, Sybase,
Tandem Computers Inc., Texas Instruments, Unisys, and many others.
 
========================================================================
 
          +---------------------------------------------+
          | IBM Experience C++ -- A Multimedia Tutorial |         experc
          +---------------------------------------------+
 
In Brief ...
------------
 
Experience C++ -- A Multimedia Tutorial covers the major features of the
C++ language and the concepts of object-oriented programming. The
tutorial offers:
 
o  Combined audio, text, animation, and working code to provide an
     easy-to-use, comprehensive C++ course
o  Clear multimedia presentations about some of the trickiest C++
     concepts
o  Description of all major features of C++, including templates and
     exception handling, on one CD-ROM
o  Over 80 examples of C++ code
o  Examples that compile readily with C Set ++ for OS/2 and other
     popular C++ compilers
o  Helpful explanations from a programming expert by audio or by
     closed-caption text
 
Description
-----------
 
IBM Experience C++ -- A Multimedia Tutorial describes the full scope of
the C++ language, from the basics of object-oriented programming to the
advanced concepts of templates and exception handling. The tutorial is
distributed on CD-ROM and runs under DOS or a full-screen DOS session.
The tutorial provides information about:
 
o  C++ programming
o  Types in C++
o  Files and functions
o  Classes
o  Special class members
o  Memory management
o  Programming for classes
o  Overloading
o  Input and output
o  Conversions
o  Inheritance
o  Polymorphism
o  Templates
o  Exception handling
 
Other features:
 
o  Summarizes C++ grammar and the differences between C++ and C
o  Includes multimedia presentations, examples, and explanations by
   audio or closed-captioned text
o  Improves skills and productivity of application programmers
 
Hardware Requirements
---------------------
 
o  Intel 386 SX-compatible, or higher-based personal computer
o  IBM VGA display adapter (color or mono), or compatible
o  DOS- or OS/2-compatible CD-ROM drive
o  For audio support, one of the following audio cards:
   -  Digispeech DS-201A
   -  IBM Audio Capture/Playback Adapter
   -  ThinkPad 750 built-in audio card
   -  PS/1 Audio/Joystick Adapter
   -  SoundBlaster 1.0, 2.0, and compatibles
   -  SoundBlaster 16 and compatibles
   -  SoundBlaster PRO and PRO OPL/3
 
Software Requirements
---------------------
 
DOS 5.0 or later, or OS/2 2.0 or later
 
Service
-------
 
The statement of service included with the program describes this
service. For service, call 1-800-237-5511 or 1-800-992-4777.
 
Electronic support (worldwide) is also supported by the VisualAge C++
for OS/2 Service and Support staff through the Internet and CompuServe.
Voice support is not available.
 
o   On CompuServe: Support through open forums on OS2DF1 (VisualAge C++
    and C++ CLASS)
o   On the Internet: Direct mail to va_cpp@vnet.ibm.com
 
IBM does not guarantee service results or represent or warrant that all
errors or program defects will be corrected.
 
Terms and Conditions
--------------------
 
Getting-Started Period: A 60-day getting started period is provided by
the Personal Systems Support Line for the first license in the
enterprise location, site, or centralized help desk.
 
30-Day, Money-Back Guarantee: The IBM 30-day, money-back guarantee
applies.
 
Charges
-------
 
                                           PROGRAM      ONE-TIME
DESCRIPTION                                NUMBER        CHARGE
 
Experience C++ -- A Multimedia Tutorial
  (CD-ROM)                                 52H3690      119 USD
 
========================================================================
 
             +--------------------------------------------+
             | Final Certification Testing Event for 1995 |     certcolo
             |     at ColoradOS/2, 17 - 20 October        |
             +--------------------------------------------+
 
The Professional Certification Program from IBM announces that the next
IBM Professional Certification testing will be conducted at ColoradOS/2
in Keystone, Colorado, 17 through 20 October 1995. It will be the final
certification testing event in 1995.
 
========================================================================
 
   +-----------------------------------------------------------+
   | Workshop: Client/Server Application Development and Tools |  csadtw
   +-----------------------------------------------------------+
 
Information technology (IT) is of strategic importance, because its
proper use can provide a critical edge in terms of competitiveness. One
main weapon in that respect is the engineering of applications that
allow organizations to take advantage of information in a way that no
other competitors can.
 
There is much hype to many available technologies, which leads to even
more confusion with the daunting number of tools that address the
application development (AD) process. Furthermore, the business
environment in client/server (C/S) has brought added complexity in terms
of constant changes, lower cost to produce software, and time to market.
 
If you'd like to make the most of the new technology available and make
sense of the surrounding complex issues, join us for the new course,
Client/Server Application Development and Tools: A Workshop. The first
class begins on 2 October in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
 
About the Course
----------------
 
This course is about application development. It is also about AD tools,
since they have become the necessary ingredients to build faster
applications. AD tools embrace specific methodologies to support the
development process. A lack of understanding of the environment that a
tool supports not only undermines the environment, but also leads to
tools that are clumsy, unusable, or ineffective. In that regard, the
choice of a tool really implies the choice of a methodology, and there
are many from which to choose. In spite of its inherent qualities, a
given tool or toolset can only address specific pieces of the AD puzzle.
You will need to assemble, in all likelihood, a disparate number of
tools to fulfill the development of a given application.
 
While it may be clear that the choice of tools is to make the
development process faster, what is less clear is the choice of a
framework that allows the development of applications that can match the
demands of the business environment. Well beyond the domain of tools,
contentious issues can arise that require tactical decisions to be made
during the development process. In that respect, discussions about tools
are done within the larger perspective of the AD process. In turn, the
AD process is examined within the much broader context of the business
environment.
 
The goal of this course is to provide a framework that is conducive to
effective application development using tools. You will be provided with
the foundation and hands-on exposure that you need to make AD and tool
decisions within the C/S framework. The workshop reinforces major
concepts discussed in the course.
 
The course is not a product-based course, although references to
products are made in numerous places. References to products are merely
aimed at providing examples of implementations.
 
Course Details
--------------
 
Course code: G3921
Length:      5 days
Tuition:     2,900 USD
 
Schedule
--------
 
 2 -  6 October 1995    Gaithersburg MD
 4 -  8 December        Dallas TX
 
Registration
------------
 
U.S. customers:
 
- call:      1-800-IBM-TEACh   8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
             (1-800-426-8322)  US Eastern time, Monday through Friday
 
- fax:       1-800-426-9006    24 hrs./7 days
 
- Internet:  teach@vnet.ibm.com
 
Customers outside the U.S.:
 
- call:      001.520.574.4500  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
                               US Eastern time, Monday through Friday
 
- fax:       001.520.574.4501  24 hrs./7 days
 
- Internet:  teach@vnet.ibm.com
 
This course can also be tailored to address your unique environment
and needs. To find out more information, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh, Ext.
CUSTOM.
 
If you are disabled and require reasonable accommodation, please advise
us in advance of your needs.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For more information, contact Thuan Truong at 1-301-240-5229.
 
========================================================================
 
     +-------------------------------------------------------+
     | IBM Personal Software Products Business Show Schedule |  pspshows
     +-------------------------------------------------------+
 
IBM Personal Software Products division will participate in the
following business shows during the next two months:
 
16 - 20 September   RISCON - Retail Distribution         Chicago
17 - 19 September   IBM Health Care                      Palisades
27 - 29 September   Networld+Interop                     Atlanta
 
 3 -  5 October     Software Development East            Washington
 4 -  5 October     Strictly Business (SBCE)             Houston
10 - 12 October     IBM TechCon / Software World         San Jose
15 - 19 October     OOPSLA                               Austin
 
13 - 17 November    COMDEX/Fall '95                      Las Vegas
 
========================================================================
 
            +-----------------------------------------+
            | IBM Technical Interchange in Paris Now  |           halfti
            | Offered at 50 Percent of Brochure Price |
            +-----------------------------------------+
 
As a result of the expanded delegate base, the IBM Technical Interchange
at the Hotel New York, in Paris, France, 2 through 6 October is now
being offered at a 50 percent reduction on the current brochure price.
The reduced fee is 603 UK pounds.
 
This event brings together for the first time in Europe the enormous
wealth of the latest technology from IBM, including OS/2, AIX, AS/400,
and S/390. It is the premier technical event for commercial and
enterprise developers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For more information, including a full brochure, contact:
 
  IBM Technical Interchange
  14-16 Peterborough Road
  London SW6 3BN
  United Kingdom
  (44) 171 731 2173 phone
  (44) 171 371 0039 fax
 
========================================================================
 
               +-----------------------------------+
               |   The IBM Technical Interchange,  |               eurti
               | 2 - 6 October 1995, Paris, France |
               +-----------------------------------+
 
STOP PRESS! Fee Reduced by 50 Percent
-------------------------------------
 
In response to the feedback from our many customers, IBM SDO Europe has
reduced the delegate rate by 50 percent! Please see the registration
form at the end of this file for details of this rate and the special
group-booking rate.
 
For exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the IBM
Technical Interchange office at emeati@vnet.ibm.com or on fax
+44 1256 58684.
 
Further information about the Technical Interchange can be found on the
Internet World Wide Web, at:
 
  http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/ti/
 
Interface with the Future
-------------------------
 
                   The IBM Technical Interchange
                        2 - 6 October 1995
           The Disneyland Paris Convention Center, France
 
The IBM Technical Interchange is proud to present the very latest from
OS/2, AIX, AS/400, and S/390 -- all under one roof! Within these four
operating systems, we're offering over 300 sessions, including tracks on
Object-Oriented Technology, Application Development, Client/Server, Open
Systems, LAN Systems, Networking, Database, Device-Driver Development,
Multimedia, C++, OpenDoc, and PowerPC. IBM has brought together the
finest speakers in the industry, including IBM developers and industry
guest speakers, to ensure you receive the precise technical information
you need to get your applications up and running.
 
The Hottest Technology
----------------------
 
The IBM Technical Interchange brings you the latest and greatest in
hardware and software technology. Visit our extensive exhibition hall
featuring approximately 100 software and hardware vendors showing off
their innovative tools and applications. Hitch a ride on the Information
Superhighway and see the interoperability of cross platforms.
 
Get Warped!
-----------
 
OS/2 Warp. It's the hottest operating system on the market. Check out
the new 32-bit, multitasking, multimedia, Internet-accessed,
crash-protected, Windows friendly, easy-to-install, totally cool way to
run your computer.
 
Who Should Attend?
------------------
 
Are you interested in learning about the latest offerings from OS/2,
AIX, AS/400, and S/390? Do you want to know more about Object-Oriented
Technology and how it is defining the next generation of operating
systems and applications? Are you interested in building your technical
knowledge and skills? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions,
you can't afford to miss The IBM Technical Interchange. Come and network
with software designers, independent and corporate developers, software
integrators, MIS managers, LAN experts, device-driver developers,
consultants, value-added resellers, dealers, and training executives.
 
What's on Offer
---------------
 
Following are the planned breakout sessions as of 8 September 1995.
 
NOTE: 'Cross Platform' refers to sessions applicable to two or more
operating systems highlighted at this conference.
 
NOTE: All sessions will be in English only.
 
Monday 2 October
 
Time: 1330 to 1445
 
INCP001 NLS - HOW TO WRITE AN INTERNATIONALLY ENABL HOWARD     ,JOHN
CSCP001 LAN SERVER: THE MULTIPLATFORM LAN SOLUTION  HERRICK    ,TOM
OPOS002 THE OS/2 PROBLEM SOLVER                     MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
CSOS029 LAN MEDIA MANAGEMENT                        BULLOCK    ,NATHAN
DDOS001 INTRODUCTION TO OS/2 DEVICE DRIVERS - I     TUGGLE     ,ED
ADAI002 OVERVIEW OF C SET ++ FOR AIX                ZUNG       ,MALCOM
CSAI001 SYSTEMS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH NETVIEW EWING      ,PHILIP
OTAS001 AS/400 INTRODUCTION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS   LEE        ,RICH
CSOS025 WHY CID? AN INTRODUCTION                    LAVENHOUSE ,ERNEST
CSOS002 LAN SERVER DIRECTIONS                       HUNT       ,GARY
OPOS001 HOW OS/2 STACKS UP                          GIANGARRA  ,PAUL
ADOS001 DESIGNING HIGH POWERED OS/2 APPLICATIONS    KERR       ,DAVID
OTCP001 IBM OBJECT TECHNOLOGY: REVITALIZING THE SOF HEBNER     ,SCOTT
ADS3001 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING REXX AND CMS  WADE       ,BRIAN
OTOS001 OBJECT REXX FOR OS/2                        MCGUIRE    ,RICK
DBCP001 DB2 FAMILY: DB2 TECHNOLOGY AT WORK          BRITTON    ,DAN
MMOS001 THE OS/2 MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE              INGOLD     ,MARIA
CSCP015 DISTRIBUTED ONLINE TRANSACTION PROCESSING   DILLON     ,JOHN
 
Time: 1500-1615
 
INCP002 DOUBLE BYTE ENABLING YOUR PRODUCT           INGLES     ,MARSHA
CSCP002 LAN SYSTEMS API ROADMAP                     WILKENS    ,KIM
CSOS030 OS/2 IN THE NETWARE ENVIRONMENT - BASICS    CHERRY     ,CHRIS
CSCP016 IBM'S MQSERIES - IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC       DREW       ,ROB
DDOS002 INTRODUCTION TO OS/2 DEVICE DRIVERS - II    TUGGLE     ,ED
ADAI003 THREADS PROGRAMMING IN AIX                  MILLER     ,MARC
CSAI002 NETWORKING WITH X.25                        ELLIS      ,JOHN
OTAS016 SNAP/5GL PLATFORM                           MARONEY    ,RANDY
CSOS026 CREATING CID ENABLED INSTALLATION USING SOF LAVENHOUSE ,ERNEST
CSOS001 LAN SERVER 4.0 OVERVIEW                     BRUMBELOW  ,JUDY
OTOS003 GUI-OOUI UPDATE: IBM OS/2 WARP AND MICROSOF MANDEL     ,THEO
CSOS008 LAN SERVER ADMINISTRATIVE TIPS AND TECHNIQU HUNT       ,GARY
OTCP002 INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT TECHNOLOGY           FISHER    ,MARY-ROSE
ADS3002 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING VM POSIX      WADE       ,BRIAN
OTOS002 CODING CLIENT/SERVER SOLUTIONS IN OBJECT RE MCGUIRE    ,RICK
DBCP002 DB2 FAMILY: VERSION 2 OF DB2/2 AND DB2/6000 BRITTON    ,DAN
MMOS002 OS/2 MULTIMEDIA FOR DEVELOPERS              INGOLD     ,MARIA
ADOS002 DESIGNING THE KILLER OS/2 APPLICATION       MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
 
Time: 1630-1745
 
INCP003 THE ASIA PACIFIC SOFTWARE OPPORTUNITY       ROGERS     ,SALLY
CSCP003 INTRODUCTION TO DCE PROGRAMMING             CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
CSOS031 OS/2 IN THE NETWARE ENVIRONMENT - ADVANCED  CHERRY     ,CHRIS
CSCP017 MQSERIES TECHNICAL OVERVIEW                 DREW       ,ROB
DDOS003 DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND SUPPORT FOR OS/2 DEVI HARGRAVE   ,BJ
ADAI004 SYMMETRIC MULTI-PROCESS: A PROGRAMMER'S PER CHIBIB     ,AHMED
CSAI003 NETWORKING WITH ATM: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW AN ADAMS      ,TOM
OTAS003 AS/400 VISUALAGE                            HOLM       ,PAUL
CSOS027 OS/2 PERFORMANCE TUNING USING SPM/2         WHITE      ,TONY
CSOS003 LAN SERVER USER TIPS AND TECHNIQUES         BRUMBELOW  ,JUDY
OPOS003 OS/2 WARP, JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN         CADIMA     ,RON
PPCP002 POWERPC TAKES OFF                           LUGO       ,PAUL
OTCP003 NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: COMPONENTS AND  MCFALL     ,CYNTHIA
ADS3003 INTRODUCTION TO THE API FOR CMS GUI         CASEY     ,CHRISTINE
ADOS003 INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION USING QUEUES     HALL       ,TOM
ADCP001 OS/2, OBJECT BASED PM APPLICATIONS USING IB RIFFEL     ,JERRY
MMOS003 DEVELOPING ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE FOR OS/2  RODRIGUEZ  ,HERMAN
OPOS001 HOW OS/2 STACKS UP                          GIANGARRA  ,PAUL
 
Time: 1800-1915
 
INCP004 NORTH AMERICA - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOFTWARE NEAGLE     ,BARRY
CSCP004 INTRODUCTION TO DCE ADMINISTRATION          CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
CSOS032 CICS FOR OS/2                               GREEN      ,VERNON
OPOS011 GET WARPED ON THE INTERNET                  BOYAJIAN   ,RON
DDOS004 DEVELOPING DEVICE DRIVERS WITH WATCOM C     NORD       ,JOE
ADAI005 SYMMETRIC MULTI-PROCESS: A PROGRAMMER'S PER CHIBIB     ,AHMED
CSAI005 AN INTRODUCTION TO CICS FOR AIX             SHARMA     ,MAYA
CSAS002 CLIENT ACCESS FOR OS/400                    RICHARDS   ,PAULA
CSOS028 PROGRAMMING INTERFACES WITHIN PSF/2 AND HOW SEIBERLICH ,JOHN
CSOS004 LAN SERVER PERFORMANCE TUNING               BRISSETTE  ,LEN
OPOS004 RUNNING DOS AND WINDOWS UNDER OS/2          CADIMA     ,RON
PPCP003 POWER PERSONAL SYSTEMS MISSION AND STRATEGY SAFFORD    ,DEEANN
OTCP004 ROADMAP TO CREATING OBJECT ORIENTED SOLUTIO MACPHAIL   ,PEG
CSS3001 THE ROLE OF VM IN OPEN, CLIENT/SERVER COMPU MAYER      ,TOM
ADOS004 MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN THE 32-BIT MODEL       HALL       ,TOM
OPOS005 HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF OS/2             MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
MMOS004 MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT WITH SCRIPTX         MOORE      ,SOPHIE
CSCP018 IBM FIREWALLS - INTERNET ACCESS AND SECURIT CROTTY     ,PETER
 
Tuesday 3 October
 
Time: 0800-0915
 
DDOS029 OS/2 PRINT OVERVIEW                         VANDERWIELE,MARK
CSCP005 DCE DIRECTIONS: WHERE IS IT GOING?          MILMAN     ,IVAN
CSOS001 LAN SERVER 4.0 OVERVIEW                     BRUMBELOW  ,JUDY
CSOS029 LAN MEDIA MANAGEMENT                        BULLOCK    ,NATHAN
DDOS005 OS/2 PLUG AND PLAY TODAY AND TOMORROW       MARSHALL   ,DAVE
ADAI006 BOTTLENECK DETERMINATION AND ISOLATION FOR  HOETZEL    ,ANDREA
CSAI006 AIX PC AFFINITY                             SPENCE     ,DWIGHT
OTAS005 OBJECT TECHNOLOGY PRIMER FOR AS/400         PETERSON   ,JOHN
CSCP019 IBM'S NETSP SECURED LOGIN SOLUTION          SCANGA     ,RAY
CSOS005 LAN SERVER 4.0 ADMINISTRATION GUI OVERVIEW  MALCOLM    ,JERRY
OPOS005 HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF OS/2             MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
ADOS001 DESIGNING HIGH POWERED OS/2 APPLICATIONS    KERR       ,DAVID
OTCP005 OBJECT TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRON MACPHAIL   ,PEG
CSS3002 HOW TO WRITE A SERVER ON CMS                WADE       ,BRIAN
ADOS005 MULTI-THREADING OS/2 APPLICATIONS           HALL       ,TOM
ADCP001 OS/2, OBJECT BASED PM APPLICATIONS USING IB RIFFEL     ,JERRY
MMOS001 THE OS/2 MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE              INGOLD     ,MARIA
OTCP001 IBM OBJECT TECHNOLOGY: REVITALIZING THE SOF HEBNER     ,SCOTT
 
Time: 0930-1045
 
DDOS030 OS/2 SPOOL QUEUE, PORT DRIVER TIPS AND INST NOGAY      ,PAT
CSCP006 CHOOSING DCE AS YOUR CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMM WILKENS    ,KIM
CSOS002 LAN SERVER DIRECTIONS                       HUNT       ,GARY
CSCP020 THE DISTRIBUTED TOOLKIT: NETWORKING THE PRE MCALLISTER ,SCOTT
DDOS006 PDD AND VDD ORGANIZATION                    GLIENECKE  ,MICHAEL
ADAI007 BOTTLENECK DETERMINATION AND ISOLATION FOR  HOETZEL    ,ANDREA
CSAI007 CICS AND ENCINA                             BARKER     ,BOB
OTAS006 AS/400 OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY DIRECTION ANDERSON   ,JIM
MMCP001 VOICETYPE DICTATION                         GISSEROT   ,EMMANUEL
CSOS006 EXTENDING THE LAN SERVER/DCE OPEN ADMINISTR MALCOLM    ,JERRY
OPOS006 OVERVIEW OF OS/2 FOR SMP                    PELOQUIN   ,MARK
ADOS002 DESIGNING THE KILLER OS/2 APPLICATION       MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
OTCP006 A COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGIES: OPENDOC, COMM HEBNER     ,SCOTT
OPS3001 VM/ESA VERSION 2: VALUE FOR YOUR BUSINESS   MAYER      ,TOM
ADOS006 IMPLEMENTING OS/2 SEMAPHORES                HALL       ,TOM
MMAI001 MEDIA AS OBJECTS: THE IBM MULTIMEDIA SERVIC TULKOFF    ,MIKE
MMOS002 OS/2 MULTIMEDIA FOR DEVELOPERS              INGOLD     ,MARIA
OTCP002 INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT TECHNOLOGY           FISHER    ,MARY-ROSE
 
Time: 1100-1215
 
DDOS031 OS/2 SPOOL QUEUE, PORT DRIVER TIPS AND INST NOGAY      ,PAT
CSCP007 DCE ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE AND APPLICATION  RUSSELL    ,BOB
CSOS003 LAN SERVER USER TIPS AND TECHNIQUES         BRUMBELOW  ,JUDY
OPOS011 GET WARPED ON THE INTERNET                  BOYAJIAN   ,RON
DDOS007 DEVICE DRIVER TEST TOOL AND TIPS AND TECHNI GNUECHTEL  ,FRED
ADAI009 AIX FUTURE DIRECTIONS                       MAKIS      ,JOHN
CSAI008 IBM INTERNET SOFTWARE - SECURE WEB SOLUTION JILG       ,JEFF
OPAS008 AS/400 ADVANCED APPLICATIONS                STROM      ,DESIREE
ADOS003 INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION USING QUEUES     HALL       ,TOM
CSCP021 OVERVIEW OF THE ADSTAR DISTRIBUTED STORAGE  ARCHER     ,GARY
OPOS007 HPFS INTERNALS                              AZZARITO   ,DOUG
OTCP007 DESKTOP TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND DIRECTION   GIANGARRA  ,PAUL
OPS3002 CMS GUI: CMS NOW DOES WINDOWS               CASEY     ,CHRISTINE
ADOS007 UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLOITING OS/2 GRAPHICAL LAWRENCE   ,KELVIN
ADCP005 LIBRARY/REPOSITORY/INFORMATION MODEL - THE  GRAHEK     ,DAVID
MMOS003 DEVELOPING ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE FOR OS/2  RODRIGUEZ  ,HERMAN
OTCP003 NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: COMPONENTS AND  MCFALL     ,CYNTHIA
 
Time: 1345-1500
 
DDOS032 SYSTEM RASTERIZATION SUPPORT                COOPER     ,MIKE
CSCP008 INTRODUCTION TO APPC AND APPN               COMFORT    ,DAWN
CSOS004 LAN SERVER PERFORMANCE TUNING               BRISSETTE  ,LEN
OPS3003 CP CONFIGURABILITY II                       BOLOKER    ,DAVID
DDOS008 OS/2 DISPLAY AND VIDE OVERVIEW              WALKOW     ,FRANZ
ADAI004 SYMMETRIC MULTI-PROCESS: A PROGRAMMER'S PER CHIBIB     ,AHMED
DDAI001 INTRODUCTION TO WRITING AN AIX DEVICE DRIVE RUNDLES    ,CHARLES
OTAS008 SOM/DSOM FOR BEGINNERS                      DOMAN    ,MARGUERITE
ADOS004 MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN THE 32-BIT MODEL       HALL       ,TOM
CSOS010 LAN SERVER SECURITY                         FRENCH     ,STEVE
OPOS008 OS/2 DISK RECOVERY PROCEDURES               AZZARITO   ,DOUG
ADAI008 AIX TOOLS AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT       RAYMOND    ,DOUG
OTCP008 C SET ++ CLASS LIBRARY                      GRAY       ,CHRIS
CSCP022 OPEN BLUEPRINT-A STRUCTURE TO ENABLE CLIENT THOMASON   ,LOU
ADOS008 INTRODUCTION TO SOM AND WORKPLACE SHELL PRO HARNETT    ,SHEILA
DBCP001 DB2 FAMILY: DB2 TECHNOLOGY AT WORK          BRITTON    ,DAN
MMOS004 MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT WITH SCRIPTX         MOORE      ,SOPHIE
OTCP004 ROADMAP TO CREATING OBJECT ORIENTED SOLUTIO MACPHAIL   ,PEG
 
Time: 1515-1630
 
OTOS004 EXPLOITING OS/2 TO GAIN THE COMPETITIVE EDG POLLAK     ,DAVID
CSOS018 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2: OVERVIEW AND DIRE SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
CSOS005 LAN SERVER 4.0 ADMINISTRATION GUI OVERVIEW  MALCOLM    ,JERRY
PPCP001 THE NEW PC INDUSTRY HARDWARE REFERENCE PLAT LUGO       ,PAUL
DDOS009 CENTRAL VIDEO SERVICES OVERVIEW             BODIN      ,BILL
ADAI005 SYMMETRIC MULTI-PROCESS: A PROGRAMMER'S PER CHIBIB     ,AHMED
DDAI002 WRITING DEVICE DRIVERS FOR THE POWERPC      RUNDLES    ,CHARLES
OPAS007 MOVING FROM CISC TO RISC                    RANSOM     ,JULIE
ADOS005 MULTI-THREADING OS/2 APPLICATIONS           HALL       ,TOM
CSOS011 CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH LAN SERVER   FRENCH     ,STEVE
OPOS009 USING OS/2 TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS            MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
CSOS033 OS/2 AS A SERVER                            DVORAK     ,TONY
OTCP009 C SET ++ OVERVIEW                           RENNIE    ,ALLISTAIR
OPS3006 VSE/ESA STATUS AND TRENDS                   VOGT       ,WOLFGANG
ADOS009 DEVELOPING WORKPLACE SHELL APPLICATIONS     HARNETT    ,SHEILA
DBCP002 DB2 FAMILY: VERSION 2 OF DB2/2 AND DB2/6000 BRITTON    ,DAN
PPOS001 OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR POWERPC    HARGRAVE   ,BJ
OTCP005 OBJECT TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRON MACPHAIL   ,PEG
 
Time: 1715-1830
 
CSS3006 OPENEDITION MVS AND VM: OVERVIEW AND PORTIN CATHCART   ,MARK
CSCP010 A CLOSER LOOK AT APPN                       ARNETTE    ,WENDY
CSOS006 EXTENDING THE LAN SERVER/DCE OPEN ADMINISTR MALCOLM    ,JERRY
ADAI002 OVERVIEW OF C SET ++ FOR AIX                ZUNG       ,MALCOM
*DOS011 VIDEO INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION FOR PO BODIN      ,BILL
ADAI006 BOTTLENECK DETERMINATION AND ISOLATION FOR  HOETZEL    ,ANDREA
CSAI001 SYSTEMS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH NETVIEW EWING      ,PHILIP
OTCP034 CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH MQSERIES     WEST       ,MARC
ADOS006 IMPLEMENTING OS/2 SEMAPHORES                HALL       ,TOM
CSOS012 OS/2 WARP CONNECT                           GAERTNER   ,DAVID
OPOS010 HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE OS/2 WARP BONUS HASICKA    ,EDDIE
OPOS002 THE OS/2 PROBLEM SOLVER                     MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
OTCP010 C SET ++ AND SOM                            THOMSON    ,BRIAN
OPS3005 VM/ESA VERSION 2 CP EXIT FACILITY           CORAK      ,RICHARD
ADOS010 MIGRATING YOUR APPS TO OS/2 USING:SMART AND JANISON    ,MIKE
ADCP006 VISUALGEN - DATA MODELING/DESIGN/DICTIONARY GRAHEK     ,DAVID
PPOS002 A PEEK INSIDE OS/2 FOR THE POWERPC          GILBERT    ,ALLEN
OTCP006 A COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGIES: OPENDOC, COMM HEBNER     ,SCOTT
 
Time: 1845-2000
 
ADS3004 ISPF 4.1 AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT        O'BRIEN    ,MARSHA
CSCP012 BASIC CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH CPI-C  MATAS      ,AMY
CSOS008 LAN SERVER ADMINISTRATIVE TIPS AND TECHNIQU HUNT       ,GARY
OTCP023 OBJECT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IN  WOODBURY   ,JIM
DDOS012 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TOPICS FOR GRAPHICS     ADAIR      ,WELDON
ADAI007 BOTTLENECK DETERMINATION AND ISOLATION FOR  HOETZEL    ,ANDREA
CSAI002 NETWORKING WITH X.25                        ELLIS      ,JOHN
OTAS011 IMPLEMENTING SOM ON AS/400                  DOMAN    ,MARGUERITE
ADOS007 UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLOITING OS/2 GRAPHICAL LAWRENCE   ,KELVIN
CSOS013 LAN DISTANCE: YOUR NODE ON THE ROAD         SPICKELMIER,BOB
CSCP023 PSF/2: WARP-SPEED DISTRIBUTED PRINTING SOLU SEIBERLICH ,JOHN
CSOS034 OS/2 SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT                     DE PAOLA   ,GIOVANNI
OTOS003 GUI-OOUI UPDATE: IBM OS/2 WARP AND MICROSOF MANDEL     ,THEO
CSS3005 DCE ON MVS                                  SILNICKAS  ,MIKE
OTS3004 OBJECTS ON MVS                              STEWART    ,DJ
ADCP005 LIBRARY/REPOSITORY/INFORMATION MODEL - THE  GRAHEK     ,DAVID
PPOS003 NETWORKING SUPPORT IN OS/2 FOR THE POWERPC  MORTON     ,CAROLE
OTCP007 DESKTOP TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND DIRECTION   GIANGARRA  ,PAUL
 
Wednesday 4 October
 
Time: 0800-0915
 
DDOS037 INTRODUCTION TO STORAGE ARCHITECTURE        MARSHALL   ,DAVE
CSOS021 CM/2: BUILDING SNA APPLICATIONS             HICKS      ,JEFF
CSOS010 LAN SERVER SECURITY                         FRENCH     ,STEVE
CSS3003 MVS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT                      CHAN      ,FRANCIS
DDOS013 DISPLAY DRIVER INSTALLATION DESIGN AND DEBU MOORE      ,TIM
PLAI001 ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUBROUTINE LIBRA YADDOW     ,WAYNE
CSAI003 NETWORKING WITH ATM: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW AN ADAMS      ,TOM
OTCP033 NEWI FOR AS/400                             CHISHOLM   ,CALUM
ADOS008 INTRODUCTION TO SOM AND WORKPLACE SHELL PRO HARNETT    ,SHEILA
CSOS014 LAN DISTANCE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES            SPICKELMIER,BOB
CSS3006 OPENEDITION MVS AND VM: OVERVIEW AND PORTIN CATHCART   ,MARK
CSCP026 A THREE-TIER C/S APPLICATION ENABLING SOLUT ADAMS     ,JONATHAN
OTCP031 MIGRATING FROM GRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS TO OB MANDEL     ,THEO
OTS3002 OBJECT TECHNOLOGY AND THE CICS FAMILY       HEYWOOD    ,TOM
ADS3001 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING REXX AND CMS  WADE       ,BRIAN
ADCP006 VISUALGEN - DATA MODELING/DESIGN/DICTIONARY GRAHEK     ,DAVID
PPOS004 OS/2 WARP REGISTRY                          YIN        ,CAROL
OTCP008 C SET ++ CLASS LIBRARY                      GRAY       ,CHRIS
 
Time: 0930-1045
 
DDOS038 32 BIT ADD ARCHITECTURE FOR OS/2            ROWLAND    ,KEN
CSOS019 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2: ADVANCED CONFIGUR SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
CSOS011 CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH LAN SERVER   FRENCH     ,STEVE
INAI001 AIX NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT AND INTERNATI CHENG      ,LEE
DDOS014 DISPLAY AND PRINTER DRIVER TESTING          GNUECHTEL  ,FRED
ADAI009 AIX FUTURE DIRECTIONS                       MAKIS      ,JOHN
CSAI005 AN INTRODUCTION TO CICS FOR AIX             SHARMA     ,MAYA
OTCP025 VISUALAGE IN THE REAL WORLD: DATABASE ACCES RILEY      ,ROD
ADOS009 DEVELOPING WORKPLACE SHELL APPLICATIONS     HARNETT    ,SHEILA
CSCP029 LICENSE USE MANAGEMENT                      WENZEL     ,RICHARD
OPOS003 OS/2 WARP, JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN         CADIMA     ,RON
CSOS033 OS/2 AS A SERVER                            DVORAK     ,TONY
OTCP013 INTRODUCTION TO THE SOMOBJECTS TOOLKIT      DANFORTH   ,SCOTT
OTS3003 SOMOBJECTS ON MVS                           MUCKENHAUPT,KENNETH
ADS3002 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING VM POSIX      WADE       ,BRIAN
CSCP001 LAN SERVER: THE MULTIPLATFORM LAN SOLUTION  HERRICK    ,TOM
PPOS005 A PROGRAMMER'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE POWERPC P SPINAC     ,CLIFF
OTCP009 C SET ++ OVERVIEW                           RENNIE    ,ALLISTAIR
 
Time: 1100-1215
 
DDOS039 ASPI AND VIRTUAL ASPI FOR OS/2              LLOYD      ,JOHN
CSCP014 ANY APPLICATION, ANY NETWORK, ANYNET!       KINNEY     ,PAT
CSOS035 OS/2 WARP CONNECT-A COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS    GUPTA      ,ASHISH
OTCP026 OBJECT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WITH SYNON'S OB WILLIAMS   ,SIMON
DDOS015 MIS SUPPORT PROFRESSIONALS - OS/2 DISPLAY D WALKOW     ,FRANZ
OTAS007 SELECTING AS/400 OBJECT ORIENTED TOOLS      ARRINDELL  ,DAVID
CSAI006 AIX PC AFFINITY                             SPENCE     ,DWIGHT
OTAS015 HOW TO SURVIVE AN OBJECT ORIENTED PROJECT   RICHARDS   ,PAULA
ADOS010 MIGRATING YOUR APPS TO OS/2 USING:SMART AND JANISON    ,MIKE
CSOS016 SOCKETS PROGRAMMING WITH IBM TCP/IP FOR OS/ WHITE      ,JOHN
OPOS004 RUNNING DOS AND WINDOWS UNDER OS/2          CADIMA     ,RON
CSCP024 SYSTEMVIEW AND SV ADVANCE TEAM              LOEW       ,FRITZ
OTCP014 SOM METACLASS PROGRAMMING                   DANFORTH   ,SCOTT
OTS3004 OBJECTS ON MVS                              STEWART    ,DJ
ADS3003 INTRODUCTION TO THE API FOR CMS GUI         CASEY     ,CHRISTINE
CSCP002 LAN SYSTEMS API ROADMAP                     WILKENS    ,KIM
PPOS001 OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR POWERPC    HARGRAVE   ,BJ
OTCP010 C SET ++ AND SOM                            THOMSON    ,BRIAN
 
Time: 1345-1500
 
DDOS040 OS/2 TAPE SERVICES                          GRUSZKA    ,CHRIS
CSCP015 DISTRIBUTED ONLINE TRANSACTION PROCESSING   DILLON     ,JOHN
CSOS013 LAN DISTANCE: YOUR NODE ON THE ROAD         SPICKELMIER,BOB
OTCP027 EXPERIENCE CLIENT/SERVER THE JBA GUIDELINES WEST       ,MARC
INCP004 NORTH AMERICA - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOFTWARE NEAGLE     ,BARRY
OTAS015 HOW TO SURVIVE AN OBJECT ORIENTED PROJECT   RICHARDS   ,PAULA
CSAI007 CICS AND ENCINA                             BARKER     ,BOB
OPAS008 AS/400 ADVANCED APPLICATIONS                STROM      ,DESIREE
ADOS012 WELCOME TO C SET ++ VERSION 3               RENNIE    ,ALLISTAIR
CSOS017 SOCKETS PROGRAMMING WITH IBM TCP/IP FOR OS/ WHITE      ,JOHN
OTCP026 OBJECT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WITH SYNON'S OB WILLIAMS   ,SIMON
ADOS021 LOTUS' NEXT GENERATION 32-BIT APP & MULTI-P SCHUMACHER ,GREGORY
OTCP015 DIRECTTOSOM-EASY ACCESS TO SOM              PENNELLO   ,TOM
OTS3005 OBJECTS IN IMS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR  FISHER     ,CELESTE
CSS3001 THE ROLE OF VM IN OPEN, CLIENT/SERVER COMPU MAYER      ,TOM
CSCP003 INTRODUCTION TO DCE PROGRAMMING             CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
PPOS002 A PEEK INSIDE OS/2 FOR THE POWERPC          GILBERT    ,ALLEN
OTCP011 PERSISTENCE OBJECT SERVICE FOR SOM: BEYOND  SESSIONS   ,ROGER
 
Time: 1515-1630
 
DDOS041 INSTALLABLE FILE SYSTEMS                    GLIENECKE  ,MICHAEL
OTCP028 IBM APPLICATION FRAMEWORKS                  ARRINDELL  ,DAVE
CSOS014 LAN DISTANCE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES            SPICKELMIER,BOB
CSCP016 IBM'S MQSERIES - IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC       DREW       ,ROB
DDOS017 INFRA-RED DEVICE SUPPORT                    MASTRIANNI ,STEVE
OTCP034 CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH MQSERIES     WEST       ,MARC
CSAI008 IBM INTERNET SOFTWARE - SECURE WEB SOLUTION JILG       ,JEFF
OTAS001 AS/400 INTRODUCTION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS   LEE        ,RICH
ADOS013 VISUAL BUILDER FOR C SET ++                 NILSSON    ,DALE
CSCP009 APPN AND TCP/IP: A COMPARISON OF PROTOCOLS  ARNETTE    ,WENDY
OPOS006 OVERVIEW OF OS/2 FOR SMP                    PELOQUIN   ,MARK
OTCP031 MIGRATING FROM GRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS TO OB MANDEL     ,THEO
OTCP016 DISTRIBUTED OBJECT COMPUTING USING DSOM     MADDURI    ,HARI
SSS3001 S/390 DEVELOPERS' ASSOCIATION               HANISCH    ,MANFRED
CSS3002 HOW TO WRITE A SERVER ON CMS                WADE       ,BRIAN
CSCP004 INTRODUCTION TO DCE ADMINISTRATION          CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
PPOS003 NETWORKING SUPPORT IN OS/2 FOR THE POWERPC  MORTON     ,CAROLE
OTCP012 STORING OBJECTS IN DB2-THE ULTIMATE DATASTO CANTIN     ,GUYLAIN
 
Time: 1715-1830
 
DDOS042 UNDERSTANDING RAID IN AN OS/2 ENVIRONMENT   FAGAN      ,JOE
OTCP029 COBOL GOES OBJECT ORIENTED!                 ESCUTON    ,ERNIE
CSAI009 AIX SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT                      EWING      ,PHIL
CSCP017 MQSERIES TECHNICAL OVERVIEW                 DREW       ,ROB
DDOS018 IMAGE CAPTURE VIA IMPOS/2                   GRUMSER    ,HAROLD
CSOS030 OS/2 IN THE NETWARE ENVIRONMENT - BASICS    CHERRY     ,CHRIS
DBAI001 GETTING STARTED WITH DB2/6000               STAUSKAS   ,PHIL
OTAS016 SNAP/5GL PLATFORM                           MARONEY    ,RANDY
ADOS014 BUGS TO BLAZING - DEBUGGING AND PERFORMANCE GERSTLE    ,PAT
CSCP013 CONFIGURING APPC/APPN FOR CLIENT/SERVER FOR COMFORT    ,DAWN
OPOS007 HPFS INTERNALS                              AZZARITO   ,DOUG
ADOS022 LOTUS NOTES APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT                    ,
OTCP017 OPENDOC: AN ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW          NELSON     ,CHRIS
ADOS012 WELCOME TO C SET ++ VERSION 3               RENNIE    ,ALLISTAIR
OPS3002 CMS GUI: CMS NOW DOES WINDOWS               CASEY     ,CHRISTINE
CSCP005 DCE DIRECTIONS: WHERE IS IT GOING?          MILMAN     ,IVAN
PPOS004 OS/2 WARP REGISTRY                          YIN        ,CAROL
OTCP013 INTRODUCTION TO THE SOMOBJECTS TOOLKIT      DANFORTH   ,SCOTT
 
Time: 1845-2000
 
DDOS043 SSA OVERVIEW                                SIMON     ,ALLISTAIR
CSCP018 IBM FIREWALLS - INTERNET ACCESS AND SECURIT CROTTY     ,PETER
CSOS016 SOCKETS PROGRAMMING WITH IBM TCP/IP FOR OS/ WHITE      ,JOHN
OTCP030 WHY INVEST IN OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY    RICHARDS   ,PAULA
DDOS021 PEN COMPUTERS AND TABLETS                   MELLI      ,PATRICK
CSOS031 OS/2 IN THE NETWARE ENVIRONMENT - ADVANCED  CHERRY     ,CHRIS
DBAI002 PROGRAMMING WITH DB2/6000                   STAUSKAS   ,PHIL
OTAS003 AS/400 VISUALAGE                            HOLM       ,PAUL
ADOS015 ADDING HELP TO YOUR OS/2 APPLICATIONS       KAPLY      ,MICHAEL
CSOS020 CM/2: AVOIDING COMMON PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM  SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
OPOS008 OS/2 DISK RECOVERY PROCEDURES               AZZARITO   ,DOUG
CSCP025 SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION                       DE PAOLA   ,GIOVANNI
CSCP028 THE IBM GLOBAL NETWORK LOTUS NOTES SERVICE  LIDESTRI   ,JIM
ADOS013 VISUAL BUILDER FOR C SET ++                 NILSSON    ,DALE
OPS3001 VM/ESA VERSION 2: VALUE FOR YOUR BUSINESS   MAYER      ,TOM
CSCP006 CHOOSING DCE AS YOUR CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMM WILKENS    ,KIM
PPOS005 A PROGRAMMER'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE POWERPC P SPINAC     ,CLIFF
OTCP014 SOM METACLASS PROGRAMMING                   DANFORTH   ,SCOTT
 
Thursday 5 October
 
Time: 0800-0915
 
DDOS044 INTRODUCTION TO NDIS 2.01                   ELLIS      ,TOM
CSCP019 IBM'S NETSP SECURED LOGIN SOLUTION          SCANGA     ,RAY
CSOS017 SOCKETS PROGRAMMING WITH IBM TCP/IP FOR OS/ WHITE      ,JOHN
OPS3004 USING CP CONFIGURABILITY II                 BOLOKER    ,DAVID
CSCP030 CALLPATH/DIRECTTALK                         THOMAS     ,MARK
OPAS001 AS/400 FILE SERVER I/O PROCESSOR            MEYER      ,BRIDGET
DDAI001 INTRODUCTION TO WRITING AN AIX DEVICE DRIVE RUNDLES    ,CHARLES
SSAS001 AS/400 SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS - PA STROM      ,DESIREE
ADOS016 HYPERWISE, A WYSIWYG EDITOR FOR MULTIMEDIA  RODRIGUEZ  ,HERMAN
CSCP008 INTRODUCTION TO APPC AND APPN               COMFORT    ,DAWN
OPOS009 USING OS/2 TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS            MOSKOWITZ  ,DAVID
ADOS021 LOTUS' NEXT GENERATION 32-BIT APP & MULTI-P SCHUMACHER ,GREGORY
OTCP019 OPENDOC LINKING                             STROM      ,ROB
ADOS014 BUGS TO BLAZING - DEBUGGING AND PERFORMANCE GERSTLE    ,PAT
PPCP001 THE NEW PC INDUSTRY HARDWARE REFERENCE PLAT LUGO       ,PAUL
CSCP007 DCE ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE AND APPLICATION  RUSSELL    ,BOB
ADCP002 INTRODUCTION TO NEURAL NETWORKS AND FUZZY R HITCHCOCK  ,CINDY
OTCP015 DIRECTTOSOM-EASY ACCESS TO SOM              PENNELLO   ,TOM
 
Time: 0930-1045
 
DDOS045 OS/2 FOR THE POWERPC NETWORK DEVICE DRIVER  EDWARDS    ,MARK
CSCP020 THE DISTRIBUTED TOOLKIT: NETWORKING THE PRE MCALLISTER ,SCOTT
CSCP103 INTRODUCTION TO DCE                         CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
CSOS018 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2: OVERVIEW AND DIRE SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
DDOS023 MULTIMEDIA DEVICE DRIVER OVERVIEW AND FUTUR DAVIS      ,BRENT
ADCP007 IBM MICROKERNEL:TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF MI GEORGE     ,RANDY
DDAI002 WRITING DEVICE DRIVERS FOR THE POWERPC      RUNDLES    ,CHARLES
OTAS005 OBJECT TECHNOLOGY PRIMER FOR AS/400         PETERSON   ,JOHN
ADOS017 TRAP YOUR TRAP! HOW TO SOLVE ONE WITH THE R GUY        ,PETE
CSOS022 APPC PROBLEM DETERMINATION WITH CM/2 TRACIN MATAS      ,AMY
OPOS010 HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE OS/2 WARP BONUS HASICKA    ,EDDIE
CSCP031 NETFINITY                                   BENNETT    ,CARL
CSOS034 OS/2 SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT                     DE PAOLA   ,GIOVANNI
ADOS015 ADDING HELP TO YOUR OS/2 APPLICATIONS       KAPLY      ,MICHAEL
CSS3004 VSE/ESA CLIENT/SERVER DIRECTION             VOGT       ,WOLFGANG
CSCP013 CONFIGURING APPC/APPN FOR CLIENT/SERVER FOR COMFORT    ,DAWN
ADCP003 DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS WITH THE NEURAL NET HITCHCOCK  ,CINDY
OTCP016 DISTRIBUTED OBJECT COMPUTING USING DSOM     MADDURI    ,HARI
 
Time: 1100-1215
 
DDOS046 IMPLEMENTING NDIS NETWORK DEVICE DRIVERS    ELLIS      ,TOM
CSCP021 OVERVIEW OF THE ADSTAR DISTRIBUTED STORAGE  ARCHER     ,GARY
CSCP009 APPN AND TCP/IP: A COMPARISON OF PROTOCOLS  ARNETTE    ,WENDY
INAI001 AIX NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT AND INTERNATI CHENG      ,LEE
DDOS024 MULTIMEDIA AUDIO DEVICE DRIVERS             NORD       ,JOE
CSCP024 SYSTEMVIEW AND SV ADVANCE TEAM              LOEW       ,FRITZ
OPDS001 PC DOS UNDER THE HOOD                       PRICE      ,MICHAEL
OTAS006 AS/400 OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY DIRECTION ANDERSON   ,JIM
ADOS117 HANG YOUR HANG!                             MOORE      ,RICHARD
CSOS023 INTRODUCING IBM'S NEW OS/2 EMULATORS        SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
OTOS001 OBJECT REXX FOR OS/2                        MCGUIRE    ,RICK
CSCP104 IMPLEMENTING DCE SECURITY                   CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
OTCP021 IBM COMMONPOINT ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW       HUANG      ,WAYNE
ADOS016 HYPERWISE, A WYSIWYG EDITOR FOR MULTIMEDIA  RODRIGUEZ  ,HERMAN
OPS3005 VM/ESA VERSION 2 CP EXIT FACILITY           CORAK      ,RICHARD
CSOS019 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2: ADVANCED CONFIGUR SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
INCP001 NLS - HOW TO WRITE AN INTERNATIONALLY ENABL HOWARD     ,JOHN
OTCP017 OPENDOC: AN ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW          NELSON     ,CHRIS
 
Time: 1345-1500
 
DDOS047 IMPLEMENTING NDIS PROTOCOL STACKS           ELLIS      ,TOM
CSCP022 OPEN BLUEPRINT-A STRUCTURE TO ENABLE CLIENT THOMASON   ,LOU
CSOS020 CM/2: AVOIDING COMMON PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM  SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
OPDS002 "ALIVE AND WELL" WHAT'S NEW IN PC DOS       PRICE      ,MICHAEL
DDOS025 MULTIMEDIA VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE DRIVERS     LEE        ,KEN
DDOS033 UTILIZING THE GENERIC PRINT LIBRARY-I       RUTKOWSKI  ,MATT
MMAI001 MEDIA AS OBJECTS: THE IBM MULTIMEDIA SERVIC TULKOFF    ,MIKE
OTAS007 SELECTING AS/400 OBJECT ORIENTED TOOLS      ARRINDELL  ,DAVID
ADOS018 PRODUCING AFP DATASTREAM FROM APPLICATION P SEIBERLICH ,JOHN
CSOS024 A CLOSE UP VIEW OF IBM'S NEW OS/2 EMULATORS SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
OTOS002 CODING CLIENT/SERVER SOLUTIONS IN OBJECT RE MCGUIRE    ,RICK
OTCP011 PERSISTENCE OBJECT SERVICE FOR SOM: BEYOND  SESSIONS   ,ROGER
OTCP022 PEEKING INTO COMMONPOINT PROGRAMMING        HUANG      ,WAYNE
ADOS017 TRAP YOUR TRAP! HOW TO SOLVE ONE WITH THE R GUY        ,PETE
CSS3005 DCE ON MVS                                  SILNICKAS  ,MIKE
CSCP010 A CLOSER LOOK AT APPN                       ARNETTE    ,WENDY
INCP002 DOUBLE BYTE ENABLING YOUR PRODUCT           INGLES     ,MARSHA
OTCP018 OPEN SCRIPTING ARCHITECTURE (OSA) FOR OPEND TYCAST     ,ROBERT
 
Time: 1515-1630
 
DDOS048 CONFIGURATION, PERFORMANCE AND TESTING OF N ELLIS      ,TOM
CSCP023 PSF/2: WARP-SPEED DISTRIBUTED PRINTING SOLU SEIBERLICH ,JOHN
CSOS021 CM/2: BUILDING SNA APPLICATIONS             HICKS      ,JEFF
ADAI008 AIX TOOLS AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT       RAYMOND    ,DOUG
DDOS026 GENERIC VIDEO CAPTURE DRIVERS               SNAPE      ,TIM
DDOS034 UTILIZING THE GENERIC PRINT LIBRARY-II      RUTKOWSKI  ,MATT
PLAI001 ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUBROUTINE LIBRA YADDOW     ,WAYNE
OTAS008 SOM/DSOM FOR BEGINNERS                      DOMAN    ,MARGUERITE
ADOS019 OS/2 DEBUG KERNEL - I                       SPOSATO    ,DENNIS
CSOS025 WHY CID? AN INTRODUCTION                    LAVENHOUSE ,ERNEST
OTCP027 EXPERIENCE CLIENT/SERVER THE JBA GUIDELINES WEST       ,MARC
CSCP104 IMPLEMENTING DCE SECURITY                   CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
OTCP023 OBJECT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IN  WOODBURY   ,JIM
ADOS117 HANG YOUR HANG!                             MOORE      ,RICHARD
OTS3002 OBJECT TECHNOLOGY AND THE CICS FAMILY       HEYWOOD    ,TOM
CSCP011 USING THE APPC APPLICATION SUITE AND DISCOV COMFORT    ,DAWN
INCP003 THE ASIA PACIFIC SOFTWARE OPPORTUNITY       ROGERS     ,SALLY
OTCP019 OPENDOC LINKING                             STROM      ,ROB
 
Time: 1715-1830
 
MMCP001 VOICETYPE DICTATION                         GISSEROT   ,EMMANUEL
CSCP103 INTRODUCTION TO DCE                         CHINITZ    ,JONATHAN
CSCP027 SELECTING A COMMUNICATIONS API              BRETHES    ,MICHEL
ADAI003 THREADS PROGRAMMING IN AIX                  MILLER     ,MARC
DDOS027 MPEG PLAYBACK DEVICE DRIVERS                LEE        ,KEN
OPAS003 NETWARE INTEGRATION FOR OS/400              MEYER      ,BRIDGET
CSS3003 MVS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT                      CHAN       ,FRANCIS
OPAS006 AS/400 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS                   LANDON     ,RICK
ADOS020 OS/2 DEBUG KERNEL - II                      SPOSATO    ,DENNIS
CSOS026 CREATING CID ENABLED INSTALLATION USING SOF LAVENHOUSE ,ERNEST
OTCP028 IBM APPLICATION FRAMEWORKS                  ARRINDELL  ,DAVE
OTCP012 STORING OBJECTS IN DB2-THE ULTIMATE DATASTO CANTIN     ,GUYLAIN
OTCP018 OPEN SCRIPTING ARCHITECTURE (OSA) FOR OPEND TYCAST     ,ROBERT
ADOS018 PRODUCING AFP DATASTREAM FROM APPLICATION P SEIBERLICH ,JOHN
OTS3003 SOMOBJECTS ON MVS                           MUCKENHAUPT,KENNETH
CSCP012 BASIC CLIENT/SERVER PROGRAMMING WITH CPI-C  MATAS      ,AMY
CSCP025 SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION                       DE PAOLA   ,GIOVANNI
ADS3004 ISPF 4.1 AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT        O'BRIEN    ,MARSHA
 
Friday 6 October
 
Time: 0800-0915
 
DDOS049 PCMCIA ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW                TUGGLE     ,ED
CSCP026 A THREE-TIER C/S APPLICATION ENABLING SOLUT ADAMS      ,JONATHAN
CSOS023 INTRODUCING IBM'S NEW OS/2 EMULATORS        SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
DBAI001 GETTING STARTED WITH DB2/6000               STAUSKAS   ,PHIL
DDOS028 DEVELOPING FOR THE NEW REAL-TIME MIDI SUBSY TABI       ,TIMUR
OPAS002 LAN SERVER/400 OVERVIEW                     MEYER      ,BRIDGET
OTAS011 IMPLEMENTING SOM ON AS/400                  DOMAN    ,MARGUERITE
OPDS001 PC DOS UNDER THE HOOD                       PRICE      ,MICHAEL
CSOS027 OS/2 PERFORMANCE TUNING USING SPM/2         WHITE      ,TONY
OTCP029 COBOL GOES OBJECT ORIENTED!                 ESCUTON    ,ERNIE
ADOS022 LOTUS NOTES APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT                    ,
OTCP025 VISUALAGE IN THE REAL WORLD: DATABASE ACCES RILEY      ,ROD
ADOS019 OS/2 DEBUG KERNEL - I                       SPOSATO    ,DENNIS
OTS3005 OBJECTS IN IMS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR  FISHER     ,CELESTE
CSOS022 APPC PROBLEM DETERMINATION WITH CM/2 TRACIN MATAS      ,AMY
ADCP002 INTRODUCTION TO NEURAL NETWORKS AND FUZZY R HITCHCOCK  ,CINDY
OTCP021 IBM COMMONPOINT ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW       HUANG      ,WAYNE
 
Time: 0930-1045
 
DDOS050 OS/2 WARP PCMCIA INSTALL AND HARDWARE SUPPO TRINH      ,SONG
ADOS023 AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPER CONNECTION FOR HARGRAVE   ,BJ
CSOS024 A CLOSE UP VIEW OF IBM'S NEW OS/2 EMULATORS SWEENEY    ,GEORGE
OPAS004 LOTUS NOTES INTEGRATION FOR OS/400          MEYER      ,BRIDGET
CSOS032 CICS FOR OS/2                               GREEN      ,VERNON
DBAI002 PROGRAMMING WITH DB2/6000                   STAUSKAS   ,PHIL
ADCP008 OPENGL ON AIX, OS/2 AND NT                  GORDON     ,SCOTT
OTCP033 NEWI FOR AS/400                             CHISHOLM   ,CALUM
OPDS002 "ALIVE AND WELL" WHAT'S NEW IN PC DOS       PRICE      ,MICHAEL
CSOS028 PROGRAMMING INTERFACES WITHIN PSF/2 AND HOW SEIBERLICH ,JOHN
OTCP030 WHY INVEST IN OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY    RICHARDS   ,PAULA
ADOS020 OS/2 DEBUG KERNEL - II                      SPOSATO    ,DENNIS
SSS3001 S/390 DEVELOPERS' ASSOCIATION               HANISCH    ,MANFRED
CSCP014 ANY APPLICATION, ANY NETWORK, ANYNET!       KINNEY     ,PAT
ADCP003 DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS WITH THE NEURAL NET HITCHCOCK  ,CINDY
OTCP022 PEEKING INTO COMMONPOINT PROGRAMMING        HUANG      ,WAYNE
 
Delegate Registration Form
--------------------------
 
***** STOP PRESS! ******
 
Due to popular demand, we are making the following special offers:
 
1 - 50 percent reduction for the Delegate rate (weekly and daily rates)
2 - Further reduction on group bookings (i.e., two or more delegates) to
    404 UK pounds per delegate
 
For group bookings, please call the Registration office FIRST on
+44 171 731 2173, before sending in registrations, to ensure prompt
processing.
 
                  THE IBM TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE
                  DISNEYLAND PARIS CONVENTION CENTRE
                  2-6 OCTOBER 1995
 
Please complete this form in BLOCK CAPITALS and return it to
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  - lunch and coffee break daily            - airport shuttle service
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___ Monday        2 October 1995
___ Tuesday       3 October 1995
___ Wednesday     4 October 1995
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CANCELLATIONS
 
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WHERE TO STAY
 
The IBM Technical Interchange is being held at Disneyland Paris, where
special preferential rates apply for hotel accommodation. IBM cannot
guarantee the hotel of your choice, so please indicate your first and
second choices.
 
        1st choice _________________________
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Hotel New York
815FF per room per night (room only) plus tax at 5FF per person per
night.  The New York Hotel is a 4-star hotel located adjacent to the
Convention Centre.
 
Newport Bay Club
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night. This is a 3-star hotel located about 5 minutes' walk from the
Convention Centre.
 
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night. This is a 3-star hotel located about 3 minutes walk from the
Convention Centre.
 
A confirmation of reservation will be mailed to you within 48 hours of
receiving payment, together with joining instructions and the airport
shuttle pass. On arrival at your hotel you will be entirely responsible
for your own room and incidental charges.
 
GUESTS
 
Your hotel accommodation is valid for up to 4 people per room, so you
may wish to invite friends or family to join you at Disneyland Paris.
Please note that any guests will be liable for the 4FF per day hotel
tax.
 
If you would also like your guests to join the Frontierland party on
Thursday evening, 5 October, tickets can be purchased on site at the
following rates:
 
  Adult (16 years or over) 50 UK pounds
  Child (under 16 years)   10 UK pounds
 
Lastly, you may wish to extend your stay at Disneyland Paris to perhaps
include the weekend before or after the conference. The special
accommodation rates are valid from Thursday 28 September to Sunday 8
October inclusive. This offer is subject to availability, so you are
strongly advised to make your reservation now.
 
Yourself                               Number of Guests
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___ Saturday 30 September      _               _               _
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___ Tuesday 3 October          _               _               _
___ Wednesday 4 October        _               _               _
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___ Friday 6 October           _               _               _
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========================================================================
 
       +----------------------------------------------------+
       | IBM TechCon Client/Server Solutions Conference and |   contech
       | Exposition, 10 - 12 October, San Jose, California  |
       +----------------------------------------------------+
 
IBM, the world's largest software solutions provider, is taking over the
San Jose Convention Center from 10 through 12 October for TechCon! Don't
miss IBM's newest educational event.
 
IBM's Entire Client/Server Software Strategy
--------------------------------------------
 
This is the only conference that provides a comprehensive view of IBM's
entire client/server software strategy. It is designed for customer
decision-makers, end-user managers, system architects, and technicians
who will be integrating client/server applications with legacy systems
using a combination of IBM and open systems. This conference features
in-depth coverage of technical subjects including application
development, data management, interoperability, transaction processing,
systems management and workgroup solutions, including Lotus Notes.
 
Also included at IBM TechCon:
 
Special Presentation: Client/Server at the Olympics
---------------------------------------------------
 
"Client/Server at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games," presented by Rodney
Knowles III, Director of Special Projects for the Atlanta Olympic
Committee. These client/server systems will provide information to the
worldwide television audience and will be used directly by 150,000
affiliates.
 
Networking Party
----------------
 
Join your colleagues on 11 October at one of California's largest
entertainment centers - San Jose Live. This facility includes America's
Original Sports Bar, dance floors, a comedy club, video games, and
plenty of other entertainment. Be sure to join us for this party and
informal networking event.
 
IBM TechCon Exposition
----------------------
 
Running concurrent with the conference is the IBM TechCon Exposition,
featuring over 200 exhibitors. Evaluate the newest products and
services in one convenient location.  Visit the IBM Computer Lab,
participate in the Project Management War Game, listen to IBM product
education, and win free prizes.
 
Pre- and Post-Conference Seminars
---------------------------------
 
Maximize your training investment by coupling one or more full-day
seminars with the conference as part of a comprehensive educational
package. Topics include Visual Programming, Application Assembly,
Introduction to HTML, Designing Data Warehouses, The RAD Experience,
Maximizing DB2, and others.
 
Plenary and Keynote Addresses
-----------------------------
 
Listen to industry leaders share their visions of the future. Join
Steve Mills, Tom Furey, George Schussel, Larry DeBoever, Don Haderle,
Richard Yevich, Ken Lownie, John Tibbetts, and others, as they share
practical tips that you can put to work in your organization.
 
Conference Brochure Available
-----------------------------
 
All you have to do to get the complete 32-page IBM TechCon Conference
brochure is to call 1-800-767-2336, or send a note to
76225.3340@compuserve.com.
 
========================================================================
 
     +-----------------------------------------------------+
     | Two Conferences for the Price of One: DB2 Technical |       2conf
     |    Conference Plus IBM Data Warehouse Conference    |
     +-----------------------------------------------------+
 
DB2 Technical Conference registrants are invited to participate at no
charge in the newly announced Data Warehouse Conference being held in
the Opryland Hotel, Nashville Tennessee, from 16 through 18 October.
 
Data Warehouse Conference Overview
----------------------------------
 
The IBM Data Warehouse Conference has been designed to unlock the
mysteries surrounding data warehousing and tips on implementation. Data
Warehouse gurus are on hand to enlighten you on the following data
warehousing aspects: business benefits, planning, alternate topologies,
parallelism, data marts, data designing, analysis, and much more.
 
As an attendee of the DB2 Technical Conference, your conference badge
will admit you to all 15 Data Warehouse conference sessions at no
additional charge -- truly a "Buy One, Get One Free" offer.
 
For a complete listing of session abstracts, times, and conference
facilities, use your FAX machine to call 1-800-IBM-4FAX, and request
document number 4567.
 
DB2 Family in Action
--------------------
 
                   DB2 Technical Conference
                     15 - 20 October 1995
                       Opryland Hotel
                      Nashville, Tenn.
                           1575 USD
 
Join us for the event that has more IBM DB2 developers and educators
than at any other DB2 conference.
 
Tackle your specific data base management issues with more than 100
unique technical sessions and product demonstrations to help you
maximize performance, save time, minimize costs and increase profits --
all with the DB2 Family of Products.
 
Lotus Technical Sessions Added
------------------------------
 
Have you been wondering what the recent marriage of Lotus and IBM will
mean to you? Now you can come to the DB2 Technical Conference and find
out!
 
Some of the best from Lotus will be presenting three newly added
technical sessions on the relationship between Lotus products and DB2.
Come hear about:
 
o  Lotus Approach and the DB2 Family
o  Approach/Notes and DB2 databases as an Integrated Solution
o  Lotus Notes and DB2
 
Lotus will also be participating in the DB2 Technical Conference EXPO.
 
Program Brochure Available
--------------------------
 
The 1995 DB2 Technical Conference advance program brochure is now
available, with all the details you need: keynotes, electives, and
enrollment/logistical information. The document is available via the
IBM Fax Service by calling:
 
      1-800-IBM-4FAX within the USA,
      or
      001-415-855-4329 from elsewhere
 
Specify document number 3897 to get the program brochure, and document
number 3685 to get an updated listing of the elective sessions.
 
Another option for obtaining the brochure is via the gopher server on
Internet at gopher.ibmlink.ibm.com . Check the section titled "IBM
Education and Training 1995 Conferences."
 
Registration and More Information
---------------------------------
 
For more information and to register, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh,
(1-800-426-8322), extension 1720, within the USA. From elsewhere, call
001-520-574-4500.
 
========================================================================
 
              +---------------------------------------+
              |    1995 Data Warehouse Conference,    |         dwarehse
              | 16 - 18 October, Nashville, Tennessee |
              +---------------------------------------+
 
Tired of all the buzzwords and fluff surrounding data warehouse? Ready
for some straight talk? Come hear from people who have gone beyond
writing papers on the subject, and are actually developing and
implementing the tools needed to build and use warehouse data!
 
Build and Exploit a Data Warehouse
----------------------------------
 
Join us for the 1995 Data Warehouse Conference from 16 through 18
October at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, and you will see
how to build and exploit a data warehouse that provides information that
will give your organization real benefits.
 
Hear from IBM developers, data warehouse specialists, and recognized
industry consultants about topics such as:
 
o  Business Benefits             o  Data Marts
o  Planning                      o  Data Designing
o  Alternative Topologies        o  Data Mining
o  Parallelism                   o  Analysis
 
.......and much more!
 
Conference Highlights
---------------------
 
o  Explore "Solutions for the Twenty-First Century" with Steve Mills,
   General Manager, IBM Software Solutions, as he shares IBM's strategy
   and plan for delivering solutions for today and the future.
 
o  Well-known database management consultant, author, and lecturer
   Richard Finkelstein of Performance Computing Inc. provides his
   assessment of the IBM data warehouse architecture in his discussion
   "Using the DB2 Family to Build a Data Warehouse".
 
o  Featured speaker Colin White presents "Data Warehousing: A New Era of
   End-User Computing". Colin is well known for his expertise in all
   facets of information processing. He will be sharing his view of new
   end-user access techniques such as OLAP, multi-dimensional tools, and
   data mining.
 
o  Hear the IBM data warehouse story ... see how IBM's Information
   Warehouse Solution gives your I/S organization the tools to monitor
   and manage your data warehouse while providing end users with the
   knowledge they need to transform data into decision-making
   information.
 
o  Learn from the experiences of others ... pick up implementation tips
   and technology insight from people who have developed, built, and use
   data warehouses for decision support and information analysis.
 
o  Analyze an issue that has today's data warehouse industry buzzing ...
   "OLAP: Comparison of Relational versus Multidimensional Database
   Approaches". Russell Callahan, an experienced data warehouse
   consultant, will guide you through the pros and cons of each
   approach.
 
If you have a need to develop or refine your data warehousing expertise,
you can't afford to miss this conference!
 
Get Session Abstracts via Fax
-----------------------------
 
To receive a complete listing of session abstracts, times and the Data
Warehouse conference facility, use your fax machine to call
1-800-IBM-4FAX (1-800-426-4329), and request document number 4567.
 
Registration
------------
 
Registration fee is 750 USD per attendee. This fee includes admittance
to all sessions, conference materials, breakfasts, lunches, and a
welcome reception on Sunday evening.
 
Register today for the IBM Data Warehouse Conference by calling
1-800-477-7514!
 
========================================================================
 
             +-----------------------------------------------+
             | 1995 Networking Systems Technical Conference, |  nstcconf
             | 23 - 27 October, Buena Vista Palace, Orlando  |
             +-----------------------------------------------+
 
Link today's technologies to tomorrow's solutions -- join us at the 7th
annual IBM NSTC!
 
A Comprehensive Educational Experience
--------------------------------------
 
Join us in Orlando, 23 - 27 October 1995, for the Networking Systems
Technical Conference. We are dedicated to continually enhancing the
conference from year to year based on feedback from attendees, and this
year is no different. We have an extensive line-up of speakers
addressing wide-area and campus networking, and systems management
topics -- all designed to help you link today's technologies to
tomorrow's solutions.  Also returning this year are Discussions in
Groups (DIGS) -- lively and informal late afternoon / early evening
sessions concentrating on topics of special interest to attendees. These
sessions are very informative and have been extremely popular among past
attendees.
 
We look forward to welcoming you to the NSTC! Whether you're a
first-time or repeat attendee -- the latest networking information from
IBM awaits you in sunny Florida. Register today!
 
Who Should Attend?
------------------
 
Networking professionals, technical managers, system programmers, and
technical support specialists should not miss this event!
 
The 1995 NSTC has been designed to benefit you with more than 70
in-depth elective sessions from three main theme areas -- Wide Area
Networking (WAN), Local Area Networking (LAN), and Systems Management.
Choose sessions from one track or a variety of tracks, and you are
guaranteed to leave with valuable information to sucessfully implement
in your own environment.
 
Hear updates on the latest IBM networking and software products. Engage
in discussions with IBM product developers, and gain solutions to your
everyday concerns by networking with your peers. Solve your networking
challenges by attending the many product demonstrations, and discover
implementation tips and techniques that can enhance your network
performance.
 
Discussions in Groups (DIGS)
----------------------------
 
Do you have specific questions you want answered? DIGS provides the
forum for answers! Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 5:00 p.m., join
smaller groups to discuss specific topics with the experts! Come with
your challenges, and leave with solutions!
 
Expo Area
---------
 
Don't miss the Expo area -- solve your networking challenges by
attending the many IBM product demonstrations, and discover
implementation tips and techniques that can enhance your network
performance.
 
Keynote Presentation: IBM's Vision for Networking
-------------------------------------------------
 
New this year! Learn about IBM's vision for the networking future and
how to reach it. ATM is a key component of this vision and technical
strategy, and ATM products are described. IBM has an extensive switched
product set. The technical strategy on Networking is capitalizing on
the state-of-the-art technologies IBM has produced in its research
laboratories and on the products in the development laboratories.
 
  Dr. Daniel Abensour is the Program Director of ATM Market
  Development for IBM at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He
  has held several senior management positions in Yorktown, New York,
  in La Gaude, France and in Boca Raton, Florida. Since joining IBM in
  Paris in 1966, he has worked in the fields of communications,
  software technology and numerical analysis. His current
  responsibilities include the definition and development of industry
  solutions based on ATM, the development of the ATM technical
  marketing strategy, and being the spokesman on IBM's ATM strategy.
  In his previous role as ATM Systems Manager, he led the team
  responsible for the 1993 announcement of the IBM ATM strategy, and
  in June 1994, the Nways ATM products announcement. Dr. Abensour is a
  Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM. He also is a member of the IBM
  Academy of Technology, and is a senior member of the IEEE
  professional society. He has published many papers and technical
  reports in the field of high-speed connectivity, and has presented
  at international conferences.
 
Skill Level Definitions
-----------------------
 
(Skill levels provide an indication of the intended audience.)
Skill level 3: General knowledge, with limited or no experience.
Skill level 4: Applied knowledge, with practical experience suggested.
Skill level 5: Comprehensive and judgmental, with extensive knowledge
  suggested.
 
Session Abstracts
-----------------
 
This is the intended program at the time of publication, and is subject
to change. Additional topics will be available at the time of the
conference.
 
WAN Track
---------
 
Networking -- The Big Puzzle
Speaker: Jim Fletcher, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Well, you've looked into the box and all you see are pieces for the
puzzle. You've heard about each of the pieces, but how does all this
really fit together? In this interactive session, discover many of the
pieces that you've heard about (and some that you might not have).
Review some future pieces and what they mean to you. And when we're
done, hopefully, the many pieces come together for that picture that we
all want!
 
Future of Networking
Speaker: Dr. John Waclawsky, IBM Networking and Systems, Management
  Services and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 3
 
Many of us would like to think that technical issues drive the
technology marketplace. Things are not that simple. There are
non-technical factors in the commercial world that form significant
short-term or long-term technology drivers. These factors include
monthly people and line costs and technology management costs. Learn
about costs and complex issues associated with multiprotocol backbones
and routing technology. Discover the technology issues and cost drivers
that many expect will push the networking industry into the future.
 
Multiprotocol Convergence: Consolidating Router and Controller Networks
Speaker: Pratt Parrish, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Explore the emerging technologies and product enhancements relative to
consolidating separate router and controller networks while maintaining
network integrity for the SNA and TCP/IP users. The technologies
addressed include Frame Relay, ATM, TCP/IP and SNA evolution to High
Performance Routing. Products to be briefly addressed include the
direction of the 3745/3746 family, the newly announced 2217 Nways
Multiprotocol Concentrator, and the 2220 Nways Switch.
 
What is Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN)?
Speaker: Dave Olson, IBM Education and Training, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 3
 
Do you know the difference between a network node, an end node, or a low
entry networking node? What is the difference between a broadcast search
or a directed search? Why is that important? What is the central
directory server? What is a least-weight route, and how is it chosen?
What is the relationship between intermediate-session routing and
high-performance routing? What is a dependent logical unit server or
requester? In summary, what is APPN, and how does it fit in today's
networking environment? This presentation answers these questions by
introducing the concepts, terminology, and benefits of APPN.
 
What is High-Performance Routing (HPR)?
Speaker: Dave Olson, IBM Education and Training, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 3
Prerequisite: What is APPN?
 
You may already know that High Performance Routing (HPR) improves the
reliability and performance of APPN networks, but do you know how? Can
you describe how Automatic Network Routing reduces the storage and
processor requirements of the APPN network node, how the Rapid Transport
Protocol (RTP) helps improve network reliability, or how Adaptive
Rate-Based Flow/Congestion Control (ARB) allows you to get more out of
your high-speed network? This topic addresses these questions and more.
HPR is not just a concept; it is here today.
 
What's New with VTAM?
Speaker: Nancy Gates, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
Discover the new features and functions which have been announced and/or
made available in the last year. Learn about VTAM Version 4 Release 2
for VM/ESA and VSE/ESA, and how it allows users with these operating
systems to implement APPN on VTAM for the first time. In addition to
many other useful functions in VTAM Version 4 Release 2 for VM and VSE,
VSE users should be able to achieve better performance and support of
large networks through the use of VTAM Version 4 Release 2's
exploitation of 31-bit addressing in VSE/ESA environments. VTAM Version
4 Release 3 for MVS/ESA also is discussed, a recently available release
of VTAM which allows implementation of APPN High Performance Routing,
the next step in VTAM's exploitation of high-speed networking. VTAM
Version 4 Release 3 for MVS/ESA also contains many other powerful
functions such as the Topology Agent, a Performance Monitor Interface,
and additional APPN enhancements.
 
What's New with NCP and 3745s?
Speaker: Jim Robinson, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
The IBM 3745 Communication Controller, and the Network Control Program
(NCP) software that runs in it, form the basic components of the NSA
backbone. Many new features (such as support for frame relay switching
over token-ring, APPN high-performance routing, native TCP/IP over frame
relay, 3746-900 APPN network node, and 3746-900 stand-alone support)
have been announced or have become available recently. Hear about
NCP/3745 features and functions which have been announced or have become
available since the 1994 NSTC conference, and new announcements in the
NCP and 3745 arenas taking place this year. Learn about these new
functions, and how to take advantage of them in your network. Both
implementation and tuning issues are addressed. This presentation is
intended for those who have experience with NCP and 3745s, and need to
be updated on what new or different things have happened within the past
year.
 
VTAM/NCP Performance Update
Speaker: Nancy Gates, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
Learn about performance and tuning for recent VTAM and NCP releases,
including benchmark data for VTAM Version 4, and performance
considerations for VTAM Version 4 Release 2 for VSE/ESA's use of 31-bit
addressing. Performance considerations for VTAM/NCP Composite Network
Node, HPR, and/or 3746-900 APPN environments are described. Performance
enhancements and considerations for NCP Version 7 and 3746/900
environments are discussed. In addition, performance tools such as
NTuneMon, NTuneNCP, and NPM are reviewed.
 
Optimizing VTAM's Directory Services
Speaker: Dave Olson, IBM Education and Training, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
In the "good old days," it was difficult enough to understand the
relationships between CDRMs, CDRSCs, ADJSSCP Tables, ADJSSCP Lists, and
information discovered from previous sessions to formulate an
implementation which efficiently let VTAM locate resources. With VTAM
Version 4, a tremendous array of new alternatives and enhancements are
added to your toolbox, such as "resource registration," "search
reduction entries," "central directory servers," "split broadcast
Locates," and "directed Locates." Some apply to your subarea networks,
but many of the new services are part of VTAM's APPN support. VTAM
Version 4 Release 2 even allows you to take advantage of many of the
APPN enhancements utilizing your existing subarea connections. Learn how
to take advantage and implement these new capabilities in a mixed
subarea and APPN network.
 
Planning APPN Networks Using IBM H/W and S/W Products
Speaker: Nancy Gates, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
Evaluate planning considerations for customers who are migrating their
networks to APPN/HPR. Tradeoffs between subarea and APPN connectivity,
and the use of High Performance Routing versus high-speed connections
between nodes not capable of HPR, are described. Important decisions
during APPN network planning, such as the choice of a Network Node
Server platform, the use of border node connectivity and the
implementation of Connection Network, are discussed. This topic includes
information on VTAM/NCP, the 3746-900 APPN node, the NCP Multinetwork
Controller, and the 2217.
 
Nways 2217 Multiprotocol Concentrator Tutorial
Speaker: Ron Melzer, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services and
  Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Over the years, companies have invested a lot in SNA -- applications,
skills, processes, tools and equipment -- and it has served them well.
Today, requirements are being expanded to access new applications and
protocols. The Nways 2217 Multiprotocol Concentrator (MpC) is a product
that allows you to meet those additional requirements, in a
cost-effective manner, taking advantage of existing SNA networks. At the
same time, the MpC offers a smooth migration path toward ATM. By using
the MpC, you can take advantage of the lower line costs that Frame Relay
offers, predictable response times that SNA offers, and the high
availability of a robust hardware solution. And with the MpC, you don't
need to become an expert in non-SNA protocols. You can leverage your SNA
skills. Topics include: Multiprotocol Concentration -- What is it?,
Installation Planning, Configuration, Problem Determination, and Future
Product Directions. Attendees should have a familiarity with APPN, SNA,
NetBIOS, IP, and IPX.
 
Implementing AnyNet
Speaker: Dave Ogle, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Corporations are facing many challenges in the '90s -- consolidating
their network backbone protocols around SNA/APPN and TCP/IP, enabling
existing networks to access new application types, and implementing a
solution for LAN internetworking. Discover how the IBM AnyNet products
meet these challenges. AnyNet products on AIX/6000, AS/400, MVS/ESA,
OS/2, and Windows include SNA over TCP/IP, IPX over SNA, Sockets over
SNA, and NetBIOS over SNA. These multiprotocol products are covered,
along with their relationship to LAN to LAN over WAN and 2217
Multiprotocol Concentrator.
 
Configuring a Router: What Do You Really Need to Know?
Speaker: Frank Knox, IBM Education and Training, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
To paraphrase the ancient mariner, "Routers, routers everywhere, and not
a one can link; Routers, routers everywhere, it really makes you think."
Ever wonder what it takes to make a router "link"? Obviously, the answer
is "valid configuration parameters." The purpose of this session is to
discuss what constitutes valid parameters for some of the more popular
configurations, including LANs (Ethernets and Token-Rings), WANs (frame
relay and PPP links), internet protocols (TCP/IP and NetWare), and
features (DLSW and traffic prioritization). Examples of IBM's 6611 and
2210 configurations are included. If you are interested in an overview
of router configuration procedures and/or a general perspective of IBM's
6611 and 2210 configuration processes, this session is for you.
 
The Internet -- The Information Highway of Today
Speaker: Pete Haverlock, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Through numerous newspaper and television reports, the Internet has
become a household term for education and business. Businesses are
starting to provide Internet E-Mail and web addresses in their
advertising. The Worldwide Web (WWW) has been made possible by an
evolutionary process over the past couple of decades. Each quantum leap
in Internet applications (e.g., telnet/ftp, Gopher, WWW) has embraced
all of the preceding application's protocols. Topics covered include
the Internet (the structure, access providers, Internet access kits,
shell full access); core applications (telnet, FTP and mail);
Information navigators (Archie, Gopher, Mosaic and WWW); and, Doing
Business on the Internet (servers, security and reliability). The
amazing amount of information on the Internet and the flexibility in
accessing it is possible because of technological continuity. For the
past 20 years, the majority of all data transfer between clients and
servers has been based on Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP).
 
ATM Technology Overview
Speaker: Jim Scott, IBM Networking Solutions Marketing Support, Raleigh
  NC
Skill Level: 3
 
In the past few years, fast packet technologies have become attractive
alternatives as part of the networking solution for the '90s. ATM is
beginning to emerge as both a campus and wide-area network solution.
This presentation provides an overview of the ATM technology, and
reviews some of the major ATM Forum work efforts to advance the
acceptance of the technology into tomorrow's networks. Understand how
ATM has been deployed in the campus environment, how it will be deployed
in the public WAN network, and at what cost? Learn about ATM as a
private WAN network solution.
 
Networking BroadBand Services and the IBM 2220 Nways Switch
Speaker: Jim Scott, IBM Networking Solutions Marketing Support, Raleigh
  NC
Skill Level: 3
 
One of the key elements of IBM's ATM Strategy is the architecture called
Networking BroadBand Services (NBBS). Explore how the IBM 2220 Nways
Switch utilizes NBBS to build a high-performance network that
incorporates ATM technologies. NBBS is not IBM's version of ATM. Learn
how NBBS conforms to the public ATM standards, and how it enhances the
standards by providing functions that remain outside the scope of the
current public standards. NBBS was designed to enable a single,
high-speed multimedia network to support traffic like voice, video,
data, and image. This presentation reviews the NBBS services provided
by the 2220 Nways Switch that enable this type of network, and
highlights the Access Services that are provided, such as ATM and frame
relay, and how they are supported. Discover the various Network Control
Services provided, such as distributed topology and directories, route
selection, bandwidth management, and congestion control. Evaluate the
Transport Services provided, such as priority levels, non-disruptive
path switching, and the coexistence of cells and variable-length frames
within a single network. Review how today's networks can transition to
tomorrow's ATM network by accommodating a full range of networking
technologies such as PBXs, video codes, frame relay, SNA, TCP/IP, TDMs,
native ATM, T1s, T3s, OC3s, etc.
 
2220 Configuration
Speaker: Jim Robinson, IBM Education and Training, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
Prerequisite: Knowledge of 2220 components and features, or the session
NBBS and the IBM Nways Switch.
 
The IBM 2220 Nways BroadBand Switch allows users to build a single
BroadBand network carrying voice, data, video, and other traffic. This
session covers issues associated with implementing 2220s, including such
areas as planning, configuration, and operations. It does not address
2220 network design.
 
Managing the IBM 2220 Nways Switch
Speaker: Tom Fallon, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services and
  Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
Explore the use of the IBM Nways Switch Manager for AIX (a NetView for
AIX application) to manage a network of IBM 2220 BroadBand Network
Switches. Topics include use of the Nways Switch Manager for graphical
network topology discovery and display, dynamic resource configuration,
problem management, operations, and collection of performance and
accounting data.
 
Switching and Routing
Speaker: Dr. John Waclawsky, IBM Networking and Systems, Management
  Services and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 3
 
Switching has become the focus of intense interest on a worldwide scale.
Switching technologies can be packet- or cell-oriented, and have
dramatically changed the face of networking. Since a router is not a
switch, then what is the difference, and what does it mean to a network?
Routing has been around for a while, but switching (which is faster and
easier to manage) appears to have emerged as the most cost-effective
solution for boosting throughput on today's LANs and meeting the diverse
needs of tomorrow's WANs. Learn about routing and switching options
available to network practitioners as technology evolves. Explore the
behavior differences and performance aspects of routed and switched
environments.
 
Will Today's Windowing Techniques Work at Tomorrow's Speeds?
Speaker: Dr. John Waclawsky, IBM Networking and Systems, Management
  Services and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
Prerequisite: Familiarity with SNA, TCP/IP and APPN.
 
End-to-end windowing techniques are the basis of flow and congestion
control in SNA and TCP/IP networks. These techniques may not scale. Node
processing and storage requirements may prohibit the use of these
techniques at higher speeds. Changes are required in WAN windowing
techniques to address the fundamental end-to-end issues. The suitability
of present-day, window-based protocols for high-speed network
environments is considered. The real solution may be that window
protocols are inappropriate in high-speed networks. Examine how APPN and
HPR address these issues.
 
A Performance and Stability Comparison of SNA and TCP/IP
Speaker: Dr. John Waclawsky, IBM Networking and Systems, Management
  Services and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
Prerequisite: Familiarity with OSI, SNA, or TCP/IP.
 
Examine the performance implications of utilizing connection or
connectionless network transports. A "transport" is a facility (links,
LANs, nodes, etc.) moving data from place to place in a computer
network. The terms "connection" and "connectionless" refer to two
different sets of protocols defining the rules used by a network
transport. Review the differences between connectionless transports
(found in TCP/IP) and connection-oriented transports (found in SNA, APPN
and ATM). Delve into the fundamental philosophies and computer science
issues present in each type of network transport. The purported
advantages and disadvantages of each type of environment are discussed.
In addition to focusing on TCP/IP performance, issues such as sending
SNA data over a TCP/IP network or TCP/IP data over an SNA network are
explored, and Window protocol and timer repercussions examined. The
suitability of present-day level 3 and 4 window- and timer-based
protocols for high-speed network environments are considered.
Techniques of data encapsulation and protocol conversion are discussed.
 
SNA and TCP/IP Integration
Speaker: Robert Brinkman, IBM Networking Executive Program, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
Historically, customers have built production networks with SNA.
Emerging client/server applications and other LAN-based applications
have forced these customers to examine their wide-area networks to
support protocols like TCP/IP. The purpose of this presentation is to
discuss the issue of merging SNA and TCP/IP networks and to present
several possible solutions.
 
LAN Track
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Re-architecting Campus Networks Using LAN Switches and Desktop ATM
(Double Session)
Speaker: Kevin Tolly. The Tolly Group, Asbury Park NJ
Skill Level: 3
 
Learn about both design and implementation issues related to building
high-performance, low-cost LANs using token ring and Ethernet switches
and the latest desktop (25.6 Mbit/s) ATM technology. This presentation
focuses not on mere theory, but on leveraging the products and solutions
on the market in late 1995 and early 1996 to build the appropriate
migration strategy from legacy LANs to enterprise ATM. The pertinent
architectural and standards issues are reviewed to establish a basis for
further discussion. Topics include store-and-forward versus cut-through
switching, full-duplex LAN architectures as well as appropriate ATM
issues like LAN emulation. Network design discussion includes using
switch and ATM technology to provide solutions in the following areas:
workgroups, server farms, and LAN backbones. Discover cost analysis
and cost justification strategies.
 
Warp Connect
Speaker: Steven King, IBM Personal Systems, Austin TX
Skill Level: 3
 
Learn about the release of the new Warp Connect product. Topics include
the target markets, content overview and detailed component
descriptions, installation, ExtendPak content, and support and benefits.
Warp Connect extends the Warp desktop with world-class connectivity to
the Internet, LAN Server, and Novell NetWare environments.
 
Warp Server
Speaker: Steven King, IBM Personal Systems, Austin TX
Skill Level: 3
 
The current success of LAN Server in the marketplace, overall strategy
and directions, product packaging, content, performance, architecture,
interoperability and related products are addressed. Explore plans for
Warp Server and PowerPC-based directions.
 
Positioning Switches, Bridges and Routers
Speaker: Tom Hadley, IBM Networking Solutions Marketing Support, Raleigh
  NC
Skill Level: 4
 
As networks grow and the number of applications using different
protocols increases, the methods used to interconnect these networks
takes on new meaning. When do I use a bridge or a router? When do I look
at moving from a bridge to a router or from a router to a bridge? Once I
have decided which technology to use, how do I know which product to
use? This session answers these questions and helps position the
different products within IBM that do bridging and routing in order for
you to make an informed decision on not only which technology to use,
but which products are right for your networking needs.
 
Remote Access Product Positioning
Speaker: Laura Knapp, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
It takes more than fancy new laptop computers and a modem to properly
equip a mobile workforce. Whether working from home, traveling from
city to city, or moving within your building, several decisions need to
be made in order to provide the right service at the right price. How
do you provide your mobile worker the same services remotely as they had
at their local desktop? Learn what needs to be done. How do you select
the type of transmission to use (wireless, analog modem or digital
modem-ISDN)? Are changes needed in applications and how servers and
service machines are accessed? What about the wide variety of products
-- how do you determine which one is right for you? Does your local
network need changes, and what about the protocols you use? Come see how
today's technology, products, and solutions provide a base for
mobilizing your users and provide efficiency, quality, and end-user
satisfaction.
 
Networking for Client/Server
Speakers: Tom Hadley and Laura Knapp
Skill Level: 3
 
As users move applications from either a stand-alone or a host network
environment to client/server, many challenges have emerged. If these
challenges are successfully managed, the new applications succeed and
the organization prospers. If the network fails to handle the new
application, everyone suffers. Which outcome can you expect? Will your
project succeed or fail? What are the issues? In developing
client/server applications, attention is often given to the user
interface. Ease of use is paramount. Effort also is devoted to the
selection and implementation of the data base. All too often, the
application developer's view is "put the application on a LAN and it
will be okay. If performance isn't good, call the central IS folks. The
network is their problem." The networking challenge is created by the
split of the application in client/server. If the function split occurs
in the wrong place, the amount of network traffic is too large, and the
application fails. In many cases this split is made without thinking
about the resulting network traffic. The challenge is increased if the
users are physically removed from the database. In this case the network
is a wide-area network, rather than only a LAN, and hence is much
slower. To increase wide-area network speed is much more expensive than
increasing LAN speed. How can you avoid the problems and keep ahead of
the challenges? Come to this session to find out!
 
Full-Duplex LAN Switching Technologies
Speaker: Laura Knapp, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
Many options are available to you in today's world to solve network
problems requiring higher speeds. As existing LANs become saturated,
several options are available to relieve the congestion. Since many of
the problems evolve around congestion to single devices, like servers,
LAN switching technologies may be the most cost-effective way to relieve
your network bottlenecks. Both Ethernet and Token-Ring full-duplex LAN
switching are available today. These technologies easily integrate into
your existing network, allowing you to provide more bandwidth where it
is needed without disrupting your end users! Look at the difference
between shared LAN and switched LAN technologies, the ease of
implementing full-duplex switched LANs into your existing LAN networks,
what impact full-duplex switched LANs have on end user response time,
and administration issues that need to be considered. If full-duplex
switched LANs are in your future, this session is for you.
 
LAN Doctor Services -- The Medicine for Healthy Networks
(Double Session)
Speaker: Dave Norris, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
LAN Doctor Services has helped more than 400 clients improve and
maintain the health of their multi-vendor networks. In this two-part
session, learn how LAN Doctor methodologies and tools have resolved the
ills and improved the health of these networks by reviewing actual
client case studies.
 
Overview of Campus ATM
Speaker: Tom Hadley, IBM Networking Solutions Marketing Support, Raleigh
  NC
Skill Level: 3
 
The ATM Forum has finally approved it, and now our programmers can
implement it. This presentation covers IBMs implementation of ATM Forum
Compliant LAN emulation. The old model of the LAN emulation server will
be replaced by a configuration server, a broadcast and unknown traffic
server (BUS), and an address server. What does this mean to your
customers? How do they implement this new version? Come to this session
to learn about the next generation of ATM LAN Emulation.
 
New ATM Products
Speaker: Ray Collins, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
NS has two major product announcements this year. The major IBM ATM
announcement comes in the fall. This session covers the highlights of
the announcements. We anticipate such exciting products as 155 Mbps
blades for the 8260, Integrated 828x functions into the 8260 hub, new
ATM switching products, and more. Since most of the details are still
under wraps, you must come to this session to get a first look at the
announcements.
 
Integrating ATM and LANs
Speaker: Laura Knapp, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
Are you considering ATM for your Local Area Network transport? How do
you begin adding ATM technology into your current LAN -- whether it is
Ethernet, Token-Ring, or FDDI? What really happens with my existing LAN
protocols and applications as I transition to ATM? What are the steps to
take in migrating towards ATM networking? Discover a logical migration
and integration of ATM into your existing LANs using scenarios of actual
early customer installations. The issues and alternatives that these
early implementers faced are discussed. Get ahead of the learning curve
by attending this session.
 
Configuring ATM Classic IP/RFC 1577
Speaker: Joe Robinson, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
It has been an exciting year for ATM. Classic IP is no longer vaporware.
IBM started shipping the Forum Compliant version of SVC Classic IP in
March of 1995. If you are unfamiliar with Classic IP or have not
implemented it, this presentation is for you. It covers an overview of
Classic IP, how to install and implement a Logical IP Subnet, and how to
measure and tune for performance.
 
Forum Compliant LAN Emulation
Speaker: Joe Robinson, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
Discover the emerging ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) communication
technology and its use as a new LAN (Local Area Network). Some basics
of ATM are reviewed, and the functions needed to allow a smooth
migration from your current LAN environment are described. The products
that allow you to begin adding ATM to your existing LAN or building a
complete ATM network from the start are highlighted. Additional product
directions for the future are mentioned.
 
TCP/IP Architecture Overview
Speaker: Peter Haverlock, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is a protocol
being used throughout the industry to provide multivendor connectivity
and interoperability. This session covers the architectural structure of
TCP/IP, the concepts and content of the major protocols: Addressing
LAN level, Global Internet, Transport options for applications
(Connection/Connectionless Service, TCP, UDP, and IP); Internet
applications (Telnet -- remote access, FTP -- File Transfer Protocol,
SMTP -- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol); Internet concepts (access,
connection security); Information navigators (Archie, Gopher, World Wide
Web browsers). The concept of network IP routing, basic SNMP network
management, and the future IP next generation (IPng) also is addressed.
 
Wireless LAN Technologies and IBM Wireless LAN Products
Speaker: Holt Adams, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
Prerequisite: Remote Access Product Positioning
 
Learn about wireless technologies that can be used in developing Mobile
Work Force, Cabling Alternatives and Ad-Hoc solutions for LAN
environments. Recent Wireless LAN product announcements from IBM's
Networking Systems are covered and positioned with what's available in
the industry, highlighting IBM's strengths. Market segmentation and
opportunities are reviewed, along with customer benefits and value.
Network topologies, infrared and radio frequency technologies are
covered, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. This
discussion includes important customer considerations and IBM strengths.
The session closes with a review of networking systems wireless products
and their positioning.
 
TCP Flow Control
Speaker: Peter Haverlock, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
TCP provides multi-vendor connectivity. Inherent in the TCP structure is
a basic flow control mechanism. TCP continues to operate even under
stress... so how do you spot problems before the telephone starts to
ring? Topics covered include: TCP/IP status information, TCP/IP NETSTAT
command, SNMP MIB entries, IP Ping, trace route, subnet broadcast,
performance and stress factors, TCP window size, how is it set... big
is not always best, application requirements, TCP Max Segment Size
(MSS), IP Max Transmission Unit (MTU), IP fragmentation, TCP
retransmission counts, and Subnet MSS default.
 
Solving Problems in TCP/IP Networks -- Getting Started
Speaker: Frank Knox, IBM Education and Training, Dallas TX
Skill Level: 4
 
Nothing in life is free. TCP/IP is becoming pervasive in today's
networks because its open (e.g., multivendor, multiplatform)
characteristics provide a high degree of interoperability. These same
characteristics, however, also make problem determination (PD) and
isolation a bit more challenging (if not almost overwhelming). But,
help is available! Come to this session and learn the basics of PD in a
TCP/IP network. Topics covered include a discussion on methodology and
approach, useful tools and techniques (e.g., RFC 1470) and some
real-life examples of problem solving. If you're a PD expert, this
session is not for you; however, if you have a basic understanding of
the protocols and want to learn how to solve some problems, we'll see
you there.
 
TCP/IP Subnetting -- Where Others Fear to Tread
Speaker: Frank Knox, IBM Education and Training, Dallas TX
Skill Level: 3
 
There comes a time in everyone's life when they must face the
inevitable. If you are involved with TCP/IP networks, inevitable may be
subnetting. Come to this session and get over your fears. Learn what
subnetting is and why it is so important. Learn the relationship of
subnetting to routing. And, through the use of several examples, learn
how to actually design a subnet based on a given set of requirements.
You don't need an in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP to understand this
material, but it would be nice if you knew an IP address is 32 bits.
 
Multiprotocol (AIX, TCP/IP, SNA) Networking Solutions
Speaker: Rich Hillman, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Do you have a real hodgepodge of equipment and protocols -- some
client/server, SNA and TCP/IP networks, and some 3270 or 5250 users
connected to a mainframe or midrange host? Don't panic, help is on the
way as you navigate the world of internetworking. Combining your
separate UNIX, TCP/IP, and SNA environments into a unified multiprotocol
network with seamless connectivity used to be a formidable task.
Solutions are available with IBM's AIX SNA networking family of products
offering a total enterprise networking solution. This session describes
solutions for sharing applications across multiprotocol networks - e.g.,
when your users need access to IBM host systems, you can do so quickly
and easily, without worrying about incompatible equipment and protocols.
The following are some of the products and examples described and
positioned: SNA Server for AIX; SNA Client Access for AIX; SNA
Application Access for AIX; connection of your RS/6000 to a SNA network
(APPC, APPN) over WAN, LAN, or direct-attached channel; Multiprotocol
Networking Solutions; AnyNet (TCP/IP Sockets over SNA and SNA over
TCP/IP); TCP/IP client access to SNA networks; Enterprise Gateway
Solutions; Telnet 3270/5250 Server; SNA Gateway, and much more.
 
The S/390 Open Systems Adapter
Speaker: Roger Miller, IBM System/390 Division, Poughkeepsie NY
Skill Level: 3
 
The Open Systems Adapter provides the LAN connectivity to use S/390 as a
server in the network-centric world of today's client/server
environment. OSA helps bring the strengths of the mainframe to the
distributed systems environment. The agenda for this session includes: a
description of the Open Systems Adapter (OSA); OSA's contribution to the
S/390 initiatives of Open, Client/Server, and Cost of Computing
Supported Application Environments; Open Systems Adapter Support
Facility -- Managing OSA; OSA Configurations; OSA's role in the IBM
family of Communications Products; and the next steps for OSA. Come to
this session and learn how to exploit the value of LANs connected to
S/390 servers using the Open Systems Adapter.
 
Systems Management Track
------------------------
 
IBM's Systems Management Strategy
Speaker: Jeff Crume, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
This presentation is an introduction to IBM's SystemView strategy.
Explore the SystemView series of systems management applications --
SystemView for MVS, SystemView for AIX, SystemView for OS/2, and
SystemView for AS/400, as well as the common components of the series.
 
SystemView for MVS Overview
Speaker: Ray Smith, IBM System/390 Division, Poughkeepsie NY
Skill Level: 3
 
This presentation starts with a brief overview of SystemView Series and
the SystemView Framework from an MVS perspective. Next follows a
description of what functions one might expect to receive with the
initial release of SystemView for MVS. The session concludes with a
demonstration of the OS/2 Launch Window that SystemView for MVS
utilizes, and a conceptual description of the activities that are
possible from this Launch Window.
 
NetView for AIX
Speaker: Dr. Ted Sullivan, IBM Education and Training, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
NetView for AIX is an IBM comprehensive management tool for
multi-vendor devices in TCP/IP networks. This presentation provides a
technical overview of the new functions that have been added to the
NetView for AIX platforms in 1995.
 
Router and Bridge Manager for AIX: What it is and How it Works
Speaker: Tom Fallon, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services and
  Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
Discover IBM's Router and Bridge Manager product, including the new
features available with Router and Bridge Manager Version 2.
 
What's New with NetView for Windows?
Speaker: Debra Walton, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 3
 
NetView for Windows is an application providing management of SNMP
devices such as bridges, routers, switches and hubs. Explore the newest
release of NetView for Windows. Tips and techniques on installing
NetView for Windows with Product Specific Modules (PSMs) are
highlighted.
 
NetView for MVS: Your Enterprise Management Solution
Speaker: Jeff Crume, IBM Networking Systems, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
Enhancements to NetView for MVS introduced this year extended the
product's ability to manage the entire information technology
enterprise. The NetView Graphic Monitor Facility (NGMF) provides a
workstation-based, graphical user interface that simplifies problem
determination and monitoring for key resources. NGMF exploits the power
of the Resource Object Data Manager (RODM), an object-oriented data
cache that is unique to the NetView for MVS platform. With NetView
Version 3, SNA resources can now be discovered dynamically and stored in
RODM automatically, thereby eliminating the requirement to predefine
NGMF SNA views through preprocessing. Also, with the new version of
MultiSystem Manager, you can now manage OS/2 LAN Server and Novell
NetWare servers, OS/2, DOS, and Windows client workstations along with
token ring media and TCP/IP resources such as hubs, routers, and UNIX
workstations. A new, open interface into MultiSystem Manager allows for
integrated management of other non-standard management systems (i.e.,
non-SNA, non-SNMP) from NetView as well. This session overviews the new
SNA Topology Manager function and discusses other security, packaging,
and functional enhancements to NetView and MultiSystem Manager.
 
Managing LAN Performance with RMON
Speaker: Jim Emmel, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services and
  Support, Gaithersburg MD
Skill Level: 4
 
Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) provides a wealth of data for the
performance management of distributed Ethernet and Token-Ring network
components. This presentation helps you solve a LAN performance business
problem by obtaining useful information through RMON technology. Learn
about the use of RMON Groups, agent policy recommendations, examples of
IBM RMON hardware agents, and manager choices for RMON.
 
Hardware Network Management from A to Z
Speaker: Sallie Matlack, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 3
 
This session addresses IBM's hardware network management products
running on NetView for Windows, NetView for AIX, LAN Network Manager for
OS/2, and host NetView. Starting with an introduction to network
management terms like SNMP, CMOL, RMON, LLC, and MIB, discover how IBM
provides management for its networking hardware.
 
ATM Campus Manager
Speaker: Ray Collins, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
This session addresses the technical issues in managing ATM Campus
environment and reviews the installation and configuration of ATM Campus
Manager.
 
Future Directions For Integrated Network Management on AIX
Speaker: Sallie Matlack, IBM Networking and Systems, Management Services
  and Support, Raleigh NC
Skill Level: 4
 
Discover trends and directions of IBM's plans to provide a better
integrated, more powerful, single offering for management of its
hardware networking devices in a campus environment. Recognizing the
customer requirements for a cross-product solution that brings together
under flat and physical topology the management of networking devices,
IBM is stepping up to the challenge with one-stop shopping in an AIX
solution.
 
Managing A NetWare Environment from AIX
Speakers: Carl Combs and Anne Albright, IBM Marketing and Services,
  Bethesda MD
Skill Level: 3
 
Learn options for Fault Management, Asset Management and Operations
Management of NetWare environments from an AIX platform. The session
begins with a discussion of customer requirements as seen from a field
CNE Consultant's view. These customer requirements are matched against
the functions provided by these alternatives: LMU for AIX and LMU/2
features; how to set up the environment focus on LMU/2 to provide
specialists an understanding of the LMU/2 subagent requirements;
strengths and weaknesses; NetWare Management System demonstration and
discussion of both native NMS/LANDesk function (and NMS/6000); Native
Novell SNMP support from the NetWare Management Agent Discussion; and
demonstration of the capabilities and FAX your registration for to how
to set up the environment Peregrine System's Serverview and Stationview
for NV for AIX.
 
General Information
-------------------
 
Registration and Travel Information
 
IBM has named ATI Travel Management, Inc., the NSTC conference
coordinator. To enroll, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322), ext.
1785; international callers please call 1-520-574-4500 or
1-312-644-6642.
 
Conference Fees and Dates
 
The conference registration fee is 1,895 USD. The fee includes extensive
materials for the conference sessions; breakfast and lunch each day; a
reception; and a banquet.
 
The conference begins on Monday, 23 October at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at
noon on Friday, 27 October. Attendees are invited to the welcome
reception on Sunday evening, 22 October.
 
IMPORTANT: Conference attendance is limited. All cancellations must be
received by ATI no later than 20 October, or the full conference fee
will be charged. No penalty fee will apply for name change
substitutions.
 
Hotel Arrangements
 
The Buena Vista Palace is the host property for the conference. The room
rate is 143 USD single or double, plus 11 percent tax. To guarantee a
room, make your reservations promptly by contacting ATI Travel
Management, Inc.  Reservations received after 26 September cannot be
confirmed by the Buena Vista Palace. A small number of rooms are
available for government attendees at a nearby hotel. If you are
traveling on a government per diem, call ATI Travel Management, Inc. to
secure a reservation.
 
Airline / Car Rental Discounts
 
ATI Travel Management, Inc. has negotiated special discounts with
American and Delta Airlines for travel to the NSTC 1995 Technical
Conference, and will help you secure the lowest available airfare. To
inquire about fares or purchase tickets, contact ATI Travel Management,
Inc., 1-312-644-6642. ATI can also assist you in securing the lowest
car-rental rates.
 
Conference Agenda Updates
 
You may obtain an updated agenda for the NSTC Technical Conference by
calling 1-800-IBM4-FAX (1-800-426-4329). Request document 3824. You will
be guided through a series of automated prompts that will allow you to
receive the agenda via your fax machine. Or, access it through the
Internet via gopher@gopher.ibmlink.ibm.com . Then select the IBM
Education and Training menu.
 
Dress
 
Suggested attire for the conference is casual.
 
A Magical Location
------------------
 
The Buena Vista Palace, the NSTC host hotel, is locate in Lake Buena
Vista, Florida, and offers attendees first-rate accommodations and easy
access to the complete Disney experience and surrounding theme parks.
Feel the thrill of the Magic Kingdom and the technological wonder of
EPCOT Center. Visit Sea World of Florida and learn about creatures of
the sea while taking advantage of the fun a theme park has to offer.
Discover the big screen at Universal Studios Florida and Disney/MGM, and
explore the world of space at Kennedy's Spaceport USA. Boasting
beautiful weather year-round, take advantage of Florida's many excellent
golf courses, tennis courts, and the Atlantic Ocean! There are plenty of
things to do and see in the Orlando area, so come and enjoy!
 
Register Today!
---------------
 
To register today, call 1-800-IBM-TEACh (1-800-426-8322), ext. 1785.
International callers please call 1-520-574-4500 or 1-312-644-6642.
 
========================================================================
 
                   +------------------------------------+
                   | The IBM Solution Developer Program |        progsdo
                   +------------------------------------+
 
(The following are the contents of a brochure dated May 1995 detailing
the IBM Solution Developer Program.)
 
Welcome from Jim Gant
---------------------
 
Welcome to the IBM Solution Developer Program. This "new" program pulls
together the best aspects of existing offerings across IBM into a single
support structure. This work will continue to evolve and is being
designed to help you develop the highest quality and most successful
solutions in the information technology world. Whether you develop
products for large systems or personal computers, IBM is dedicated to
giving you the breadth and depth of a convenient, single point of
contact for the technical, business, and marketing support that you
need.
 
The organization within IBM that has the lead responsibility for this
work is Solution Developer Operations. Our complete focus is one that
recognizes our partnership in developing critical solutions for our
mutual customers and prospects. If you are a member of one of IBM's
developer programs, you're already a member of the new IBM Solution
Developer Program. You'll maintain the mutually beneficial relationship
you've enjoyed over the years, and add the benefit of also having the
same level of access to programs for all of IBM's other platforms as you
venture into new markets for your products and services.
 
If you're a new member, welcome aboard! The enclosed information will
provide an overview of the breadth of this program, which is the premier
offering in the industry. Once you complete your application, you'll
receive additional information from IBM targeted to your interest. I
also urge you to visit the Solution Developer Operations Home Page on
the World Wide Web (URL=http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer) which will
provide the latest news on enhancements to our developer programs. It's
one of a number of ways for you to easily communicate with IBM. Your
feedback is crucial in our continuing efforts to provide you with the
support you want.
 
We look forward to working with each of you in the future and sharing in
the growth and success that our partnership can achieve.
 
                                        James J. Gant
                                        Vice President,
                                        Solution Developer Operations
 
Matrix of Offerings
-------------------
 
                                                      Communications/
                                                      Tools/Database/
                   OS/2   AIX   AS/400    System/390  Enablers
 
                                AS/400                APPC, CICS-MQ,
                   OS/2,  AIX   Partners  S/390       CM/2, NetView,
                   Pen,   POWER in        Developers  TCP/IP, DB2,
                   Speech Team  Developmt Association Information
                                                      Warehouse,
                                                      Application
                                                      Development,
                                                      WorkGroup,
                                                      Object
                                                      Connection
 
TECHNICAL SERVICES
 
 Q and A (voice     Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 and electronic
 support)
 
 Education          Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
 Early Code         Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
 Consulting         Yes    Yes     Yes                    Yes
 
 Software Tools     Yes    Yes     Yes                    Yes
 
 Porting Assistance Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 Centers
 
 Testing            Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 Environments
 
BUSINESS SERVICES
 
Hardware
 
 Hardware Discounts Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
 Hardware Lease     Yes    Yes     Yes
 
Software
 
 Software Discounts Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
Relationships and
Others
 
 Association        Yes                       Yes         Yes
 Discounts
 
 Relationship       Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 Management
 Representatives
 
 Newsletters        Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
MARKETING SERVICES
 
Interest/Awareness
 
 National Solution  Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 Center
 Registration
 
 Advertising        Yes                                   Yes
 Directories
 
 Solutions          Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 Directories
 
 Magazines          Yes    Yes
 
 Advertising        Yes    Yes     Yes
 
 Bulletin Board/    Yes            Yes        Yes         Yes
 Internet Support
 
 Trade Shows and    Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 Conferences
 
 User Groups        Yes    Yes     Yes                    Yes
 
 Press              Yes                                   Yes
 Announcements
 
 Media (test        Yes    Yes                            Yes
 results,
 articles)
 
Demand Generation
 
 Direct Mail        Yes    Yes     Yes
 
 Product            Yes                                   Yes
 Compatibility
 Marks
 
 Customer Seminars, Yes            Yes                    Yes
 Roadshows, and
 Education
 
WORLDWIDE
AVAILABILITY (*)
 
 Asia, Pacific      Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
 Europe, Middle     Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 East, Africa
 
 Latin America      Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
 North America      Yes    Yes     Yes        Yes         Yes
 
  * = Not all of the above programs are available in all countries at
      this time.
 
Call 1-800-627-8363 within the USA and Canada for additional
information. From elsewhere, call 1-770-835-9902.
 
Technical Services
------------------
 
Q and A (Voice and Electronic Support)
 
 IBM Solution Developer Operations provides a number of ways for you to
 get answers to your technical questions. Voice service puts you in
 contact with our technical experts. A toll free number is available in
 the US. Electronic Question and Answer forums are maintained on
 CompuServe, TALKLink, and the IBM Internet complex. The forums have
 both public and private sections. Although any user can view the public
 sections, only members of IBM Solution Developer Program can
 participate in the more detailed private forums. There, you can read
 questions posed by other ISVs and the answers given by the SDO
 Technical Support staff.
 
Education
 
 A variety of IBM technical education offerings are made available to
 members. Call to ask about current course offerings.
 
Early Code
 
 A variety of IBM early code offerings (Beta tests, remote access, focus
 programs, and test drives) are available to members. Call for detailed,
 up-to-the-minute information about these offerings.
 
Consulting
 
 We can arrange for customized consulting services to get you access to
 an array of IBM technical experts, and information about third party
 organizations. Services include everything from design reviews to
 performance analysis and technology exploitation. Delivery methods
 include on-site and teleconference options.
 
Software Tools
 
 Stay on top of emerging technologies by being among the first to use
 pre-release versions of software from IBM and other developers. Also, a
 variety of software application development tools are available for
 ISVs developing on IBM operating system platforms. Tools and other
 informative developer-oriented updates are distributed online as well
 as on diskette, tape, and CD-ROM.
 
Porting Assistance Centers
 
 Solution developers now have a place to go for access to the complete
 range of IBM platforms, from RISC hardware and software to OS/2 Warp
 and beyond. Porting assistance is available for OS/2, OS/2 for the
 PowerPC, and DB2. Current locations include San Mateo, California and
 Dallas, Texas. Before the end of 1995, sites are slated to open in
 Boston, Massachusetts; Boca Raton, Florida; Europe; and Asia.
 
Testing Environments
 
 Get expert assistance in software testing with Cross-Platform
 Connectivity, Standalone Systems, Remote Access, and Early Test
 environments.
 
Business Services
-----------------
 
HARDWARE
 
Hardware Discounts
 
 To help you purchase the hardware you need for development, and to run
 your day-to-day business, SDO offers discounts not only on IBM
 hardware, but on Lexmark printers as well.
 
Hardware Lease
 
 You can run your business on off-the-shelf computers. But when it comes
 to developing leading-edge software solutions, the name of the game is
 having your software available the day the new machines hit the
 shelves. To pull off such a miracle, you need to get equipment early in
 the development cycle. The earlier the better. Our lease programs help
 you get the hardware you need for development and product support
 activities at extremely attractive rates. Call for details.
 
SOFTWARE
 
Software Discounts
 
 Significant discounts are available on IBM software to fill your
 development needs. Products such as OS/2 Warp, AIX, DB2, VisualAge, and
 Smalltalk are available. Call for a detailed list.
 
RELATIONSHIPS AND OTHERS
 
Association Discounts
 
 Save on memberships in professional associations related to the
 development of software and the operation of your development business.
 
Relationship Management Representatives
 
 Your contact person within IBM is dedicated to helping you maintain
 communications by providing one point of entry into IBM for access to
 technical, business, and marketing services.
 
Newsletters
 
 IBM publishes a number of newsletters targeted to you, the developer.
 Keep up on the latest news about the platforms and tools that matter
 most to you. The newsletter can also provide a vehicle for you to
 publish your articles and product announcements. Your Representative
 can put you in touch with our editors.
 
Marketing Services
------------------
 
INTEREST/AWARENESS
 
National Solution Center Registration
 
 Take your place in this online database used by IBM Sales
 Representatives, Business Partners, and selected large accounts. The
 database, which lists solutions sorted by categories, is accessed over
 40,000 times a month by IBM Marketing Teams around the world.
 
Advertising Directories
 
 Reach the largest and most qualified groups of buyers for your products
 and services through such advertising directories as Sources and
 Solutions. Published every six months with planned distribution of
 700,000 copies, the advertising section is open to developers from any
 geography who wish to participate. Call for advertising rates and
 schedules.
 
Solutions Directories
 
 IBM publishes a vast array of directories on an ongoing basis. For
 example, the AS/400 Directory lists approximately 25,000 products! AIX
 and DB2 products are also listed in their own directories. A compendium
 of OS/2 products can be found alongside many of the most popular
 software books in computer stores and bookstores. Efforts are currently
 underway to make product directories available on World Wide Web and
 other commercial online services. As a member, this valuable publicity
 is yours free of charge. When IBM customers go shopping for software,
 you can be sure they will get the chance to read about your products.
 
Magazines
 
 Many developer assistance program members qualify for free
 subscriptions to magazines and other periodicals dedicated to their
 field of development expertise. Among the magazine choices available
 are the award-winning OS/2 Developer Magazine and AIXpert.
 
Advertising
 
 Receive discounted magazine placement rates in a group of high-impact
 magazines targeted to your product audience when you place ads through
 your IBM Solution Developer Program.
 
Bulletin Board / Internet Support
 
 A wide range of online support services are offered to members. See for
 yourself by visiting the IBM Solution Developer Operations Home Page on
 the World Wide Web (http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer).
 
Trade Shows and Conferences
 
 Demonstrate the effectiveness of your products right alongside IBM's
 own hardware and software. Surely you (and most of your customers) have
 visited IBM's booths at any number of trade shows. Through your
 membership, we can help you find the most suitable forum for your
 product, and help you make all the arrangements to get there.
 
User Groups
 
 Nearly one thousand user groups regularly look for speakers and
 information on new products. IBM fosters relationships with many user
 groups around the world, and can get information about you and your
 products into the right hands. During a recent six-month period, more
 than 50 companies used this membership benefit to spread the word to
 OS/2 user groups around the world.
 
Press Announcements
 
 As a member, you may qualify for special rates and discounts for
 Business Wire and PR Newswire. Business Wire is an international media
 relations wire service that electronically delivers news releases and
 photos around the world, 24 hours a day. Business Wire reaches more
 than 500 computer and electronic trade publications, key high-tech
 writers, newsletter editors, and industry analysts. PR Newswire has 40
 years of experience in the timely dissemination of information to the
 worldwide media. PR Newswire reaches industry editors the way they want
 to be reached -- by wire, fax, and e-mail.
 
Media (Test Results, Articles)
 
 We are always promoting good-news stories to the trade and general
 business press. Stories and articles that appear in the press are
 collected and distributed electronically throughout IBM for field use
 as IBM sales and marketing aids. Your Representative will make sure
 your story is told.
 
DEMAND GENERATION
 
Direct Mail
 
 Create, coordinate, plan, and implement top-quality direct mail
 campaigns with the help of our marketing specialists. Our mailing
 center can provide up-to-date lists of registered users, developers,
 and conference attendees. Assistance with design, printing, and list
 selection is also available. Mailing lists are rotated on a unique
 schedule to avoid saturation and exhaustion.
 
Product Compatibility Marks
 
 IBM's product compatibility programs give you a way to increase product
 visibility. IBM compatibility marks on your packaging, flyers,
 advertising, and other promotional materials adds value by assuring
 customers that your product is compatible with designated products and
 systems. Selling cycle time is reduced when your customers can make a
 better-informed decision about the compatibility of your product. IBM
 provides complete guidelines and assistance to help you with your
 compatibility testing. Once your testing is complete, IBM provides
 seals and artwork so your can prominently display the compatibility
 mark. IBM promotes your efforts by periodically publishing materials
 that feature compatibility-tested products.
 
Customer Seminars, Roadshows, and Education
 
 IBM Solution Developer Operations takes the industry's hottest
 technology on the road to a wide range of customers. We travel to
 customer locations, trade shows, IBM locations, and colleges and
 universities, providing demonstrations that focus attention on product
 highlights and competitive comparisons.
 
Developer Assistance Programs and Environments
----------------------------------------------
 
IBM Solution Developer Operations currently has Developer Assistance
Programs for these IBM development environments:
 
OS/2
 
 OS/2 Warp is the 32-bit multitasking, multimedia, crash-protected,
 Internet-accessed, totally cool new way to run your personal computer.
 Winner of numerous industry awards, OS/2 Warp is poised to handle
 personal computing needs as they grow during the next several years.
 Currently available on Intel-based PCs, OS/2 Warp will soon appear on
 PowerPC-based systems, and because of the common application
 programming interface, migrating your applications between hardware
 platforms will be fast, simple, and effective.
 
AIX; RISC System/6000
 
 The IBM RISC System/6000, with its industrial-strength, UNIX based
 operating system, AIX, is the price/performance leader for demanding
 client/server environments. RS/6000's industry leading open
 architectures enable the development of advanced software.
 
AS/400
 
 The IBM AS/400 family of midrange system products offers comprehensive
 solutions for commercial data processing, office, and communications
 environments while providing simple, consistent programmer and end-user
 interfaces. The broad range of compatible processors within the AS/400
 system family use the same operating system, Operating System/400
 (OS/400), at all levels. AS/400 provides a wide spectrum of
 connectivity options, enhancing application support and development by
 enabling the use of many well-established applications and tools.
 AS/400 delivers the best of client/server computing, standard open
 interfaces, state-of-the-art database, comprehensive connectivity,
 transaction processing, systems management, support for multiple file
 systems, and advanced application development.
 
System 390
 
 System 390 has been transformed from the mainframe of yesterday to the
 enterprise server of today. Object technology is transforming the way
 programmers work, and S/390 operating systems are transforming to
 interoperate with UNIX systems. S/390 integrates well into global,
 multi-vendor, distributed environments. Features like the UNIX function
 in MVS OpenEdition increases application platform choices for clients
 and servers. Open Blueprint forms the basis for future S/390 investment
 and the roadmap for building the open, enterprise-wide, client/server
 infrastructures that businesses need for fast and flexible deployment
 of new applications. The S/390 is renowned for its classic strength --
 the experience needed to protect and preserve business assets.
 
Communications; Tools; Database; Enablers
 
 Tying together the major platforms are cross-platform technologies and
 applications in areas such as networking, communications, development
 tools, databases, and application enablers. These leading-edge
 components utilize the advanced capabilities of IBM's platforms, and
 provide the future direction for personal, midrange, and enterprise
 computing.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For additional information about any of the Developer Assistance
Programs mentioned in this brochure, or to apply for membership, call
1-800-627-8363 in the US and Canada. Outside the USA and Canada, call
1-770-835-9902 for information about the IBM Solution Developer Program
worldwide. Detailed information is also available on the IBM Solution
Developer Operations Home Page on the World Wide Web
(url=http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer).
 
Membership requirements vary among the developer assistance programs
listed. IBM reserves the right to refuse membership to any company for
any reason. Program content, terms and conditions, and pricing may vary
by individual developer assistance programs, and by county.
 
========================================================================
 
    +---------------------------------------------------------+
    | How to Join the IBM Solution Developer Program for OS/2 |  joinhow
    +---------------------------------------------------------+
 
The IBM Worldwide Solution Developer Program for OS/2 is open to all
developers of IBM Personal Software-based products. These products
include applications and tools for PC-DOS, Pen, OS/2, Multimedia, and
LAN Systems. In addition, the Solution Developer Program is now open to
developers interested in producing applications and tools that exploit
OS/2 for PowerPC. The Solution Developer Program is designed to provide
a broad range of services for this growing and increasingly diverse
development community.
 
The Worldwide Solution Developer Program for OS/2 has a number of
extensions that offer customized services for specific developer needs.
Your eligibility for a specific service depends on the type of products
you are developing. Some services vary by country.
 
Worldwide Services
------------------
 
Worldwide Services are available to all developers of Personal
Software-based products. These developers include corporate programmers
producing in-house applications, MIS professionals, consultants,
educators, industry analysts, government agencies, and others with an
interest in PC DOS, Pen, OS/2, Multimedia, LAN Systems, and now OS/2 for
PowerPC application development.
 
The services include a variety of technical, business, and marketing
support activities, such as:
 
o Technical support through IBM OS/2 forums on CompuServe
o The opportunity to participate in early-code programs
o Access to DAPTOOLS via CompuServe and the Internet
o Access to OS/2 Custom Application Porting Workshops and LAN Systems
    Workshops
o Technical conferences
o Product announcements
 
Worldwide membership is open to individuals, with no company or product
prerequisites. Enrollment is done electronically through either the
CompuServe information service or Internet. On CompuServe, enter GO
OS2DAP and complete the online application form. On Internet, visit the
Solution Developer Home Page at
URL = http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer .
 
In addition to Worldwide Services, you may be eligible for extensions
such as Commercial Services and Premier Services. To see if you qualify
for these other programs, refer to the following descriptions and
enrollment instructions.
 
Commercial Services
-------------------
 
Commercial Services are available only to software vendors in the U.S.
and Canada who are developing or marketing IBM Personal Software-based
products for commercial release.
 
In addition to the Worldwide Services, Commercial Services members
receive additional services in support of their product development and
marketing activities:
 
o Online technical support at no charge
 
o Defect support for all warranted products that are supported by IBM
  support centers
 
o Complimentary access to the online database of Personal Software-based
  development tools
 
o Complimentary subscriptions to OS/2 Developer magazine
 
o Discounts on IBM Personal Software products
 
Offerings available to assist Commercial Services members in their
marketing activities include:
 
o OS/2 Warp and LAN Systems application database on the World Wide Web
  at http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer
 
o Sources and Solutions catalog
 
o "READY for OS/2 Warp" Certification Mark
 
o "READY for OS/2 Warp LAN Server" Certification Mark
 
o "Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems" Certification Mark
 
o IBM Direct Marketing Center
 
To enroll in the Commercial Services extension, call 1-800-627-8363 (USA
and Canada) or 1-770-835-9002, and ask for the Commercial/Premier
Services Application form. You or your company must be currently
marketing a Personal Software-based product. If not, you should submit
(with your application) a non-confidential business plan showing
development and marketing activities and schedules for your planned
product.
 
Premier Services
----------------
 
Premier Services are available only in the U.S. and Canada. They are for
software developers who are marketing or have committed to develop
software products that provide native (32-bit API) support for OS/2, LAN
Systems products, or OS/2 for PowerPC. Products that exploit object
technologies like SOM and OpenDoc are also eligible.
 
In addition to the Worldwide Services and Commercial Services
extensions, Premier Services members have voice access to an advocate in
IBM who can assist them with various development and marketing
activities that are offered exclusively to Premier Services members.
 
To enroll in the Premier Services extension, call 1-800-627-8363 (USA
and Canada) or 1-770-835-9002, or fax to 1-770-835-9444, and ask for the
Commercial/Premier Services application form. You or your company must
be currently marketing a Personal Software-based product. If not, you
should submit (with your application) a non-confidential business plan
showing development and marketing activities and schedules for your
planned product.
 
Solution Developer Program for OS/2 Contacts Worldwide
------------------------------------------------------
 
IBM Solution Developer Programs for OS/2 exist in several geographic
areas around the world. For information about the program in your area,
consult the following list of contacts.
 
  Geographic Area                     Voice Phone       Fax Phone
  ---------------                     -----------       ---------
 
  Asia/Pacific                       +65-320-1482      +65-225-2617
 
  Australia                          +61-2-354-7684    +61-2-354-7766
 
  Europe, Middle East, and Africa                      +44(0)1256-50096
    OS/2 Developer Assistance Program                  +44(0)1256-336778
    Internet emeadap@vnet.ibm.com
 
  Japan                              +81-3-3279-8231
    Internet hhh03262@niftyserve.or.jp
 
  Mexico                             +525-627-1846     +525-580-4267
    Internet mxibmzwl@ibmmail.com
 
  Taiwan                             +886-2-776-7965
 
  United States                       1-800-627-8363    1-770-835-9444
                                      1-770-835-9002
 
========================================================================
 
   +----------------------------------------------------------+
   | Software Vendor Marketing Partnerships Enhances Programs | svmpprog
   +----------------------------------------------------------+
 
Software Vendor Marketing Partnerships recently enhanced their offerings
for independent software vendors. The following is a synopsis of the
program offerings through SVMP.
 
National Software Remarketing
-----------------------------
 
Through National Software Remarketing, independent software vendors
grant IBM the right to resell their products either on an exclusive or
non-exclusive basis. Both the vendor and IBM gain from the relationship
-- the vendor through acquisition of a channel, and IBM through
additional offerings for its application software portfolio.
 
Remarketed products may be sold through an IBM US Software channel or
through the traditional IBM channels depending on specific product
needs.
 
For more information about SVMP's National Software Remarketing
program, call 1-800-627-8363 from the USA and Canada, or 1-770-835-9002
from elsewhere.
 
Software Vendor Marketing Programs
----------------------------------
 
IBM's Software Vendor Marketing Programs (fee-based programs) consist
of agreements between IBM and vendors who are providing non-IBM
application software, hardware, and services to help satisfy the
requirements of IBM's customers. The relationships that are part of
these offerings are non-exclusive and national in scope. IBM's
marketing reps are compensated for the sale of these products.
 
Membership and Developer Support Programs
-----------------------------------------
 
The following are the Membership and Developer Support Programs
currently available to qualified independent software developers who
are developing products for IBM platforms:
 
  AS/400 Partners in Development
  DB2 Developer Assistance Program
  VoiceType Dictation Developers Program
  PenAssist Developers Program
  BESTeam
  POWER Team
  S/390 Developers Association
  Retail Solutions Program
  Solution Developer Program for OS/2
  Power Series Developer's ToolBox Program
  NetView Association
  CICS and MQSeries DAP
  SystemView Advance Team
  Object Connection Program
 
For additional information about IBM's Membership and Developer Support
Programs, call 1-800-627-8363 (USA and Canada) or 1-770-835-9002, or
visit the IBM Solution Developer Operations Home Page on the World Wide
Web (URL=http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer).
 
Marketing Support Services
--------------------------
 
The newest of the SVMP offerings is Marketing Support Services. The
Marketing Support Services program offers fee-based marketing support
services to IBM business partners and other suppliers of non-IBM
software, hardware and services. IBM provides, or obtains through
external sources, a wide range of marketing support activities, i.e.,
direct mail, telemarketing, advertising, creation and development of
promotional media, marketing event coordination, and prospect sourcing.
For a complete list of activities or more information about Marketing
Support Services, call 1-800-627-8363 (USA and Canada) or
1-770-835-9002.
 
Developer Support Services
--------------------------
 
The following are current Developer Support Services being offered to
independent software vendors who are developing products for IBM
platforms:
 
  Development Discount Program
  Software Developer Lease Programs
  Developer Loan Programs
 
========================================================================
 
               +-------------------------------------------+
               | The IBM OS/2 Developer Assistance Program |     dapemea
               |    in Europe, Middle East, and Africa     |
               +-------------------------------------------+
 
The IBM OS/2 Developer Assistance Program (DAP) in Europe, Middle East,
and Africa (EMEA) provides a broad range of support for OS/2 solution
developers, including design, coding, porting, problem determination,
debugging, and publicity of OS/2 applications.
 
Open to Anyone in EMEA Actively Developing for OS/2
---------------------------------------------------
 
Membership in the EMEA OS/2 DAP is open to any solution developer in
EMEA who is actively developing a product or service for OS/2, be it a
device driver, a commercial product, a line-of-business application, or
a set of OS/2 objects.
 
Access to World Wide Web Service
--------------------------------
 
DAP members get full privileged access to our Internet World Wide Web
service, which provides extensive information on OS/2 and related
products, such as the VisualAge family, OpenDoc, LAN Server, DB2 for
OS/2, multimedia, and much more. In addition, our Question and Answer
facility allows you to direct your questions to experts in the IBM labs.
 
The addresses (URLs) for our developer home pages are:
 
  The IBM EMEA OS/2 DAP Home Page (direct):
    http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/dap/
  or via the IBM Software EMEA Home Page:
    http://www.europe.ibm.com/psmemea/
  or via the IBM Solution Developer Operations (SDO) Home Page:
    http://www.austin.ibm.com/developer/
 
  OS/2 device-driver repository:
    http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/device/
    and
    ftp.europe.ibm.com/psmemea/os2drivers/
 
Marketing Programs
------------------
 
If and when you have an application that is ready to ship, our marketing
programs will help you gain publicity and distinction for your product.
 
In addition to our electronic service, we periodically mail the latest
news and information to DAP members, and offer the opportunity for
solution developers to use this service to promote their solutions too.
The mailing programme is a chargeable service, and all contents are
subject to prior approval.
 
More Information
----------------
 
More information about the EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program can be
obtained through:
 
HelpFax:  If you have a touch-tone telephone, call our IBM HelpFax
          automated response system in the UK on +44 (0)1256 50096 and
          request document number 30600 for a brochure or document
          number 33001 for an application form.
 
Fax:      +44 (0)1256 336778
 
Internet: emeadap@vnet.ibm.com
 
Post:     IBM EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program
          ND1W Normandy House, Alencon Link
          Basingstoke, Hants.
          RG21 7EJ
          ENGLAND
 
========================================================================
 
                 +----------------------------------+
                 | IBM Device Driver Support Center |               ddsc
                 +----------------------------------+
 
If you are developing a device driver for OS/2, you need to know about
the IBM Device Driver Support Center, your one-stop shopping for:
 
o  Worldwide device-driver developer support
 
o  The DUDE, a dedicated BBS providing up-to-the minute information
   solely for device-driver developers, as well as problem assistance.
   The BBS phone number is 1-407-982-3217, with settings 8, N, 1, and
   transmission rate 9600 bps.
 
   Contact the DUDE for more information about:
 
   -- Logo program
   -- Test program
   -- Driver distribution program
   -- DUDE-ads
 
o  Specialized device-driver development workshops
 
The DDSC team is in place to support your questions and education needs.
The team's voice-mail phone number, available at all times, is
1-407-982-4239.
 
========================================================================
 
          +------------------------------------------------+
          |      The Developer Connection for OS/2:        |    powerdev
          | The Power of the Future Delivered to Your Door |
          +------------------------------------------------+
 
The Developer Connection for OS/2 -- continuing proof of IBM's
commitment to OS/2 developers -- can greatly increase your productivity
by providing you with the latest tools, pre-release software, product
demos, and information you need on today's most convenient medium -- a
CD. And, because we live in changing times, an annual subscription to
The Developer Connection for OS/2 keeps your tools and information from
becoming obsolete. Each year you'll receive four volumes including CDs
and The Developer Connection News, each packed with the tools and
information you need for your OS/2 development efforts.
 
When accessed from your CD drive, The Developer Connection for OS/2
becomes a part of your Workplace Shell environment. Click on the
Developer Connection icon, and all the wealth of The Developer
Connection for OS/2 is instantly attainable. Use the powerful Developer
Connection browser to locate any piece of information. And because the
intuitive graphical user interface is a part of the Workplace Shell
environment, each task is familiar and simple. Try the products, install
them, or simply retrieve product information. There is also an available
option for creating diskettes for many of the products on the CD.
 
The Developer Connection program will continue to grow to support
emerging technologies. Subscribers also receive The Developer Connection
for LAN Systems, a cross-platform offering that supports the
installation of products and information to OS/2, Windows, DOS, and AIX
workstations. It provides a programming environment for client/server
and distributed computing application development. Device-driver
developers can now subscribe to The IBM Developer Connection Device
Driver Kit for OS/2 (Developer Connection DDK). The Developer Connection
DDK is an annual membership program that enables rapid development of
device drivers for your personal computer hardware using the 32-bit OS/2
operating platform. Members receive the updated information, test tools,
utilities, and many complete device-driver sources.
 
Put The Developer Connection for OS/2 to Work for You ... Now
-------------------------------------------------------------
 
o  Receive product-level versions of OS/2 developer toolkits (for OS/2
   2.1, OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 SMP, Pen for OS/2, Multimedia
   Presentation Manager, LAN Systems)
 
o  Receive new versions of operating system technologies as soon as they
   are developed
 
o  Try new OS/2 products before you buy them
 
o  Use the sample source code to start on the path of more productive
   programming
 
o  Access pre-release versions of IBM's 32-bit tools to prepare for
   tomorrow's technology
 
o  Receive updates to SMART, One Up Corporation's powerful tool that
   helps migrate your 16-bit and 32-bit Windows code and 16-bit OS/2
   code to 32-bit OS/2 code
 
o  Read The Developer Connection News for timely OS/2 information
 
o  Access electronic support through the Internet, OS/2 BBS, and
   CompuServe
 
Features and Benefits
---------------------
 
Annual subscription     Subscribe and have the tools and information you
                        need delivered to you for a whole year. What
                        could be easier?
 
Powerful browser        This easy-to-use front end presents the contents
                        of the CD by category. You can expand and
                        collapse categories or install products with the
                        click of a mouse.
 
Developer's Toolkits    Provides the tools, sample programs, and
for OS/2 2.1 and OS/2   documentation that enables you to develop your
Warp                    OS/2 applications quickly and easily.
 
Presentation Manager    The fully documented sample programs illustrate
Multimedia Toolkit/2    the use of the comprehensive multimedia device-
                        and data-handling capabilities of MMPM/2.
 
Pen for OS/2            Provides the tools, sample programs, and
Developer's Toolkit     documentation to enable you to create new
                        pen-aware OS/2 applications, pen-enable existing
                        applications, and create new pen-centric OS/2
                        applications.
 
Pre-release software    Helps you keep on top of the emerging
                        technologies by allowing you to be one of the
                        first to use pre-release versions of OS/2 and
                        other exciting products from IBM and independent
                        software vendors.
 
Tools                   Use some of the internal tools that were
                        developed by IBM programmers to help get their
                        jobs done faster and easier.
 
Extensive technical     Have the complete OS/2 Technical Library at your
documentation           fingertips with the click of a mouse. Complete
                        online documentation provides a quick, effective
                        reference to all system APIs, messages, and
                        features, including code examples and helpful
                        notes. Also, view the best chapters from popular
                        OS/2 books by well-known authors.
 
Source code             Help to jump-start your OS/2 application
                        development with our collection of sample source
                        code.
 
System requirements     System must support OS/2 2.0 or higher.
 
Memory requirements     6 MB minimum; 10 MB recommended; actual memory
                        required varies depending on which programs you
                        choose to run. The performance of the catalog
                        and browser can be enhanced with the addition of
                        more memory.
 
Disk-space              Actual disk space required varies depending on
requirements            the requirements of the programs you choose to
                        install.
 
CD-ROM drive            A CD-ROM drive supported by OS/2.
 
Support                 Available through OS/2 BBS, Internet, and
                        CompuServe for the duration of the subscription.
                        If you are not currently a CompuServe member,
                        call 1-800-524-3388, and ask for Representative
                        239. You will receive a special introductory
                        membership which entitles you to a brochure with
                        an ID and password, one month of basic services
                        for free, 15 USD worth of free extended
                        services, and a free subscription to CompuServe
                        magazine.
 
Prices
------
 
In the USA, an annual (four-issue) subscription to The Developer
Connection for OS/2 is priced at 199 USD, and 75 USD for an additional
license. The price for Commercial and Premier members of the IBM US
Developer Assistance Program is 119 USD. These prices do not include
shipping and handling.
 
For prices in other countries, contact the phone numbers listed below.
 
Ordering Information
--------------------
 
To order The Developer Connection for OS/2 or additional licenses, call
the appropriate number:
 
  United States         1-800-6-DEVCON (1-800-633-8266),
                          fax 1-303-330-7655
  Argentina             313-0014
  Bolivia               35-1840
  Brazil                0800-111205, fax (011)886-3222
  Canada                1-800-561-5293, fax 1-905-821-1187
  Colombia              257-0111
  Costa Rica            223-6222
  Dominican Republic    566-5161
  El Salvador           98-5011
  Guatemala             31-5859
  Honduras              32-2319
  Mexico                (525)627-1111 within Mexico City
                        91-800-00316 elsewhere in Mexico
  Panama                639-977
  Paraguay              444-094
  Peru                  36-6345
  Uruguay               923-617
  Venezuela             908-8901
 
The following require your country's international access code prior to
the listed number:
 
  Asia/Pacific          +61-2-354-7684, fax +61-2-354-7766
                        (61 is the country code for Australia)
 
  Europe, Middle East, and Africa -- call IBM ISMS Direct Services in
    Denmark (country code 45). Operators speaking the following
    languages are available:
 
       Danish    +45-48101300        Italian       +45-48101600
       Dutch     +45-48101400        Norwegian     +45-48101250
       English   +45-48101500        Scandinavian  +45-48101300
       Finnish   +45-48101650        Spanish       +45-48101100
       French    +45-48101200        Swedish       +45-48101150
       German    +45-48101000
                      fax   +45-48142207
 
========================================================================
 
          +-------------------------------------------------+
          | Q and A About The Developer Connection for OS/2 |   devconqa
          +-------------------------------------------------+
 
Q1. What is The Developer Connection for OS/2?
 
A1. The Developer Connection for OS/2 is an annual subscription program
    for application developers. Its purpose is to deliver: licenses to
    developers for toolkits, productivity tools, development tools, and
    sample code; licenses to the latest pre-release code, so developers
    can prepare for and simulate future environments; and the most
    up-to-date versions of technical documentation about OS/2.
 
    The Developer Connection for OS/2 consists of four issues (CDs and a
    newsletter) delivered over the course of one year, plus access to
    The Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 forum on CompuServe
    until the subscription expires.
 
    For those subscribers who are not members of CompuServe, IBM has
    established the DEVCON CFORUM on the OS/2 BBS under TALKLink
    (TALKLink is a feature under the IBMLink Commercial Services), and
    Internet support by addressing your questions and comments to
    devcon@vnet.ibm.com.
 
Q2. What does The Developer Connection cost?
 
A2. An annual subscription entitles the subscriber to four issues of the
    CD(s) and newsletter, plus access to a private section of the
    CompuServe OS2DF2 forum.
 
    Customers may also purchase additional licenses, which allow for
    making one additional copy of the contents of the four issues of the
    CD(s) and newsletters and one additional license to use the code
    delivered on the CDs.
 
    In the USA, prices are:
 
                            Annual           Additional
                            Subscription     License
 
       Regular                 199 USD         75 USD
       Price
 
       IBM Solution Developer  119 USD         45 USD
       Program Commercial/
       Premier Price
 
       Student/Faculty         119 USD        not available
       Price
 
    In Canada, prices are:
 
       Annual Subscription  225.00 CDN (same price for IBM Solution
                                        Developer Program members)
       Additional License   no charge
 
    In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, prices are:
 
                                              IBM Solution
                            Annual            Developer Program
       Currency             Subscription      Discount Price
 
       Austrian Schilling       2.669,00          1.599,00
 
       Belgian Franc            7.951,00          4.763,00
 
       British Pounds             150,00             90,00
 
       Danish Kroner            1.497,00            897,00
 
       Dutch Gylden               339,00            257,00
 
       Finnish Finmarks         1.337,00            801,00
 
       French Francs            1.309,00            784,00
 
       German Marks               380,00            228,00
 
       Greek Drachmas          55.305,00         33.132,00
 
       Irish Pounds               159,00             95,00
 
       Italian Lire           335.229,00        212.810,00
 
       Norwegian Kroner         1.651,00            989,00
 
       Portuguese Escudos      38.578,00         23.111,00
 
       Spanish Pesetas         30.592,00          8.327,00
 
       Swedish Kroner           1.803,00          1.080,00
 
       Swiss Francs               337,00            202,00
 
       Israel (currency USD)      217.00 USD        130.00 USD
       and
       Turkey
 
Q3. If I belong to the IBM Solution Developer Program for OS/2, do I get
    a discount?
 
A3. Members of Commercial Services or Premier Services within the US
    Solution Developer Program may purchase The Developer Connection at
    a reduced price, 119 USD for an annual subscription and 45 USD for
    each additional license. US members of the Worldwide Solution
    Developer Program, however, purchase The Developer Connection at the
    regular 199 USD price.
 
    European members of the IBM Solution Developer Program may purchase
    The Developer Connection at a reduced rate. When members call to
    order, the operators will give the reduced price in the appropriate
    currency.
 
Q4. What does The Developer Connection CD contain?
 
A4. The CD(s) contains pre-release versions of many IBM OS/2 and LAN
    products, internal development and productivity tools, bitmaps, and
    demos of products from IBM and others. Each CD also includes the
    latest release level of The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2, the
    Multimedia Presentation Manager Toolkit/2, and the Pen for OS/2
    Developer's Toolkit. In addition to these programs, the CD contains
    sample source code that can be used to develop your own
    applications. The CD also contains thousands of pages of
    documentation, with a search facility.
 
Q5. What advantages do I get from the CompuServe forum for DevCon that
    I didn't have before?
 
A5. Subscribing to The Developer Connection entitles you to access the
    private Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 forum on
    CompuServe. IBM developers will be answering questions and carrying
    on dialogs with subscribers on a full-time basis and will respond to
    your comments/issues/questions on a timely basis.
 
Q6. How many copies of DevCon do I have to subscribe to for my
    company? I have many programmers, do I have to buy one for each?
 
A6. After your company has purchased its initial subscription to The
    Developer Connection, you may buy as many additional licenses as you
    want. For each additional license you order, 4 times over the year
    you will receive the current newsletter and a Proof of Additional
    License certificate, which entitles you to make one additional copy
    of the contents of the current CD volume. Additional licenses work
    best for Local Area Network development environments. (Example; If
    you have 10 developers on a LAN, you could buy one regular license
    and 9 additional licenses.)
 
Q7. I've heard that the DevCon program will grow in the future. What
    will I see over the next year?
 
A7. The Developer Connection for Image Plus Visualinfo was just
    recently announced. Future direction for The Developer Connection
    has not been announced; however, we are considering CDs for specific
    areas of interest to developers such as: Device Driver Source, AIX,
    Object Oriented, etc.
 
Q8. Does my license to use the release-level toolkits contained on
    The Developer Connection CD end if I do not renew my subscription at
    the end of my annual membership?
 
A8. In general, the license to use the code on each Developer Connection
    CD is shipped with the CD and expires 120 days after receipt of that
    issue or upon receipt of the next CD issue, whichever comes first.
    However, your licenses to the following toolkits continue beyond
    expiration of your subscription: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2,
    Multimedia Presentation Manager Toolkit/2, and Pen for OS/2
    Developer's Toolkit. As long as you adhere to the terms and
    conditions of the agreement, your license to the abovementioned
    toolkits does not terminate.
 
Q9. Is the Developer Connection program available outside North America?
 
A9. The DevCon program has been announced in the US, Canada, Europe,
    Middle East, Africa, Mexico, Brazil, and the Asia / Pacific
    countries. It is currently available in all of these geographies.
 
Q10.How do I subscribe to The Developer Connection for OS/2?
 
A10.In the US, you can subscribe to The Developer Connection for OS/2
    by calling 1-800-6-DEVCON (1-800-633-8266), 1-303-330-7655 (fax).
 
    In Canada, call 1-800-561-5293.
 
    In Brazil, call 0800-111205 (voice), (011)886-3222 (fax)
 
    In Mexico, call 627-2444 (within Mexico City)
                    91-800-00639 (other locations in Mexico)
 
    To order in Europe, call IBM ISMC in Denmark. Please ensure that you
    dial the international access code applicable to your country BEFORE
    dialing the appropriate phone number. Operators speaking the
    following languages are available. Note that 45 is the country code
    for Denmark.
 
                   Internat.
    Language       Dial code   Number
    --------       ----------  ------
 
    Dutch:         Denmark=45  +48101400
    English:       Denmark=45  +48101500
    French:        Denmark=45  +48101200
    German:        Denmark=45  +48101000
    Italian:       Denmark=45  +48101600
    Spanish:       Denmark=45  +48101100
    Scandinavian:  Denmark=45  +48101300
    TeleFax:       Denmark=45  +48142207
 
    In Asia/Pacific, call 61-2-354-7684 (voice), 61-2-354-7766 (fax).
    Note that 61 is the country code for Australia.
 
Q11.The back of the newsletter says "For CompuServe membership
    information, call........  You will receive a special introductory
    membership for IBM customers". What does the special intro offer
    include?
 
A11.The special introductory offer includes:
    - A brochure with an ID and password
    - One month of basic services for free
    - 15 USD of free extended services
    - Free subscription to CompuServe magazine
 
    To obtain a CompuServe ID, or just to inquire about membership, call
    one of the following numbers, and ask for Representative 239:
 
    From the United Kingdom, call 0800 289 378
    From Germany, call 0130 37 32
    From other countries in Europe, call (+44) (+272) 255 111
    From the USA, call 1-800-524-3388
    From elsewhere, call 1-614-457-0802
 
Q12.If I have a CompuServe id, how do I gain access to the private
    Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 forum?
 
A12.The Developer Connection section on the OS2DF2 forum is the way to
    obtain technical support and also to exchange messages, ideas,
    comments and concerns with The Developer Connection for OS/2 team
    and forum members.
 
    To obtain access to this private section, send an E-mail note
    containing your Developer Connection subscription number to the
    Developer Connection Administrator at CompuServe userid 73423,2767.
    You will receive notification of access to the Developer Connection
    section within 2 business days. To access the forum, type GO OS2DF2
    at the prompt, then select the Developer Connection section.
 
Q13.Is there any other electronic support for The Developer Connection
    for OS/2?
 
A13.Yes, IBM has established the DEVCON CFORUM on the OS/2 BBS under
    TALKLink (TALKLink is a feature under the IBMLink Commercial
    Services). For more information, customers in the USA may call
    1-800-547-1283, and customers outside of the USA should contact
    their local IBM Marketing Representative.
 
    Support is also available thru the Internet by addressing your
    questions and comments to devcon@vnet.ibm.com.
 
========================================================================
 
                                                                 subdcon
 
   +----------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Subscription Information for The Developer Connection for OS/2 |
   |      and The Developer Connection Device Driver Kit (DDK)      |
   +----------------------------------------------------------------+
 
The following list of phone and fax numbers was published in Volume 8 of
The Developer Connection News.
 
The list applies to two products:
 
o  The Developer Connection for OS/2
o  The Developer Connection Device Driver Kit (DDK)
 
The phone numbers shown are for ordering both products unless otherwise
specified.
 
In the following countries:
 
  Canada              1-800-561-5293
  Germany             0130-812177
  United States       1-800-6DEVCON (1-800-633-8266)
                  fax 1-303-330-7655
 
  NOTE: Commercial and Premier Services members of the US Solution
        Developer Program are eligible for a discounted price for The
        Developer Connection for OS/2. When ordering, be sure to specify
        that you are a Commercial and Premier Services member, and give
        your membership number.
 
In Latin and South America:
 
   Argentina           313-0014         Honduras            32-2319
   Bolivia             35-1840          Mexico (except      91-800-00316
   Brazil              0800-111205        Mexico City)
   Chile               633-4400         Mexico City only    627-1111
   Colombia            257-0111         Panama              639-977
   Costa Rica          223-6222         Paraguay            444-094
   Dominican Republic  566-5161         Peru                36-6345
   Ecuador             56-5100          Uruguay             923-617
   El Salvador         98-5011          Venezuela           908-8901
   Guatemala           31-5859
 
In Asia/Pacific countries:
 
  Be sure to dial your country's international access code before
  dialing the listed phone number. 61 is the country code for Australia.
 
  Call +61-2-354-7684, or fax to +61-2-354-7766.
 
To order within Europe:
 
   Be sure to dial your country's international access code before
   dialing the appropriate phone number or fax number listed below. 45
   is the country code for Denmark.
 
  Operators speaking the following languages are available.
 
    Language   Phone Number          Language   Phone Number
    --------   ------------          --------   ------------
 
    Danish     +45-4-810-1300        German     +45-4-810-1000
    Dutch      +45-4-810-1400        Italian    +45-4-810-1600
    English    +45-4-810-1500        Norwegian  +45-4-810-1250
    Finnish    +45-4-810-1650        Spanish    +45-4-810-1100
    French     +45-4-810-1200        Swedish    +45-4-810-1150
                      Fax        +45-4-814-2207
 
Electronic Support
------------------
 
Electronic support is provided through CompuServe, OS/2 BBS, and the
Internet. Obtain technical support or use the forums to exchange
messages, ideas, comments, or concerns with The Developer Connection for
OS/2 team or other members.
 
The dedicated Developer Connection section on CompuServe is located in
hte IBM OS/2 Developer Forum 2. To obtain access to this section, please
send a note with your subscription number to The Developer Connection
administrator at CompuServe userid 73423,2767. You will receive
notification or access to The Developer Connection section within two
business days.
 
To access the forum, type GO OS2DF2 at the ! prompt; then, select The
Developer Connection section.
 
For CompuServe membership information, call one of the following numbers
depending on where you are located:
 
  Germany                       0130 37 32
  United Kingdom                0800 289 378
  Other European Countries      +44 (117) 9760681
  United States                 1-800-524-3388
  from elsewhere                1-614-457-0802
 
Ask for representative 239. You will receive a special introductory
membership for IBM customers.
 
The DEVCON CFORUM is on the OS/2 BBS under TALKLink, which is a feature
under the IBMLink Commercial Services. Customers in the U.S. can call
1-800-547-1283; customers outside of the U.S. should contact their local
IBM marketing representative.
 
Internet users may address their questions or comments to
devcon@vnet.ibm.com . Letters to the editor may be addressed to
lisa_demeo@bocaraton.ibm.com .
 
Additional Developer Connection DDK Electronic Support (DUDE)
-------------------------------------------------------------
 
In addition, Developer Connection DDK subscribers can obtain support
through the DUDE BBS at 1-407-982-3217. After completing a
self-registration, you will have limited access to the system; then,
within one business day, you will be notified that your access level has
been upgraded to NORMAL. Send your questions using your PC and modem.
 
If you have problems connecting to the DUDE BBS, you can leave a voice
message on 1-407-982-4239. A member of the DDSC team will return your
call before the end of the next business day.
 
========================================================================
 
                   +----------------------------------+
                   | DB2 Developer Assistance Program |           dapdb2
                   +----------------------------------+
 
The IBM DB2 Developer Assistance Program assists ISVs porting or
developing applications and tools for DB2. The program encompasses DB2
for OS/2, DB2 for AIX, DB2 for HP/UX, and DB2 for SUN Solaris.
 
This program is free of charge and is open to professional developers
who are selling their software solutions commercially.
 
Program Benefits
----------------
 
Participants in the DB2 Developer Assistance Program are provided with:
 
o  The opportunity to acquire IBM DB2 and associated software, including
     full documentation, at special terms and conditions
o  Access to telephone technical support and electronic support through
     the DB2 ISV program forums
o  Participation in testing of early code and other joint programs
o  A vendor advocate who will address your questions and concerns
o  Access to IBM marketing programs such as exhibitions, conferences,
     advertisements, direct mailings, etc.
o  A free listing of your product in the DB2 Solutions Directory, which
     is distributed worldwide to customers and the IBM marketing force
 
Enrollment
----------
 
To enroll in the DB2 Developer Assistance Program, send a message,
including your name, company name, full address, phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address, to db2dap@vnet.ibm.com . In the USA and
Canada, you can also call 1-800-627-8363 (USA and Canada) or
1-770-835-9002. From other countries, fax your request to
1-203-262-2141.
 
========================================================================
 
                        +----------------------+
                        | CICS OS/2 Developers |                 os2cics
                        +----------------------+
 
ISVs who want to evaluate how their product or service could exploit the
capabilities of CICS OS/2 Version 2 can obtain CICS OS/2 V2 code,
documentation, educational video, and technical support. The code has a
90-day life, and is for development, test, and demonstration purposes
only. Unlimited-life code is available to ISVs who are willing to commit
to produce a product or service that exploits CICS OS/2. For more
information, contact Fred Holland at 1-301-240-8143, fax 1-301-240-8836.
 
========================================================================
 
               +-------------------------------------+
               | TCP/IP Application Partners Program |            os2tcp
               +-------------------------------------+
 
ISVs who have products that interoperate with the IBM TCP/IP V2.0 for
OS/2 product, or who wish to enable their products to do so, should join
the TCP/IP Application Partners Program (TAPP). ISVs who join TAPP get a
copy of TCP/IP for OS/2 for enablement (development and testing)
purposes only. To join the TAPP, call 1-919-254-2679.
 
========================================================================
 
                          +----------------+
                          | AIX POWER Team |                    poweraix
                          +----------------+
 
The POWER Team is an exciting program developed just for you, the
developer. It is tailored to help you gain access to the IBM tools that
can help build and grow your product in the AIX marketplace, using IBM's
POWER architecture and the RISC System/6000.
 
Membership in the POWER Team program allows you to take advantage of a
variety of programs, which include:
 
Technical Support
-----------------
 
Choose from our menu of special fee-based technical support programs.
You may select the type of technical support that is best for your
development situation:
 
o Porting assistance
o Ongoing technical support
o Consulting services
  - Design reviews
  - Performance tuning
  - On-site consulting
o Benchmarking
o Remote access to an RS/6000
 
Development
-----------
 
Receive information and tools to assist you in your ongoing development
activities:
 
o Electronic technical/marketing bulletin board
o Question-and-answer database
o Early product information
o Access to AIX public-domain software
o Porting information / white papers
 
Equipment
---------
 
Enjoy the availability of equipment without straining your budget:
 
o RS/6000 Developer's Discount Program
o RS/6000 Leasing Program
o RS/6000 Rentals
 
Marketing
---------
 
Expand your marketing opportunities through our programs:
 
o AIX POWER Solutions Catalog
 
  - 50-word product description in magazine format
  - Up to 5 pages of marketing / product information via fax
  - Advertising discounts available for POWER team members
  - Call 1-415-855-3333 and request a document or catalog
 
o IBM's online databases for AIX solutions
 
Education
---------
 
Keep your leading edge with information about the latest products, new
technologies, and trends:
 
o POWER conferences
  - Technical conferences for independent software and hardware
      developers.
o AIXpert magazine subscription
  - Quarterly technical publication with a distribution of 25,000
  - Advertising discounts available for POWER team members
o Seminars / classes
 
Technical, Business, Marketing Information
------------------------------------------
 
Learn about the many programs and facilities that IBM has to offer.
Making it easier for you to work with IBM is an important goal of this
program. POWER Team members receive technical, business, and marketing
information on a regular basis.
 
Who is Eligible?
----------------
 
The POWER Team is intended for developers working on products for
commercial release. You are eligible to participate in the program if:
 
o You are currently developing products for AIX and the RISC System/6000
o You are currently marketing AIX or UNIX products.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For more information, call the POWER Team information line at
1-800-222-2363 within the USA, and request additional information and a
membership application.
 
Become a member of the POWER Team, and work with IBM to expand your
sales and marketing opportunities, take advantage of the technical
support and equipment offerings, and keep on the leading edge of new
technologies.
 
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              +--------------------------------------------+
              | The AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM: |      rom400
              |   Connecting Developers with Development   |
              +--------------------------------------------+
 
The AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM provides AS/400 developers
with a wealth of information to promote application development on the
AS/400. The BookManager Library Reader product is provided on the CD-ROM
to enable the user to search for and view what is needed, using WIN-OS/2
within OS/2.
 
Description
-----------
 
The AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM, which is also provided to
participants in AS/400 Partners In Development Membership, provides a
wealth of information selected specifically for the AS/400 solution
provider. We have also included the IBM BookManager Library Reader
product to ensure that navigation through this information is easy. All
you need is a personal computer capable of running OS/2 or Windows, a
CD-ROM drive, and the AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM.
 
The IBM BookManager Library Reader product provides a "search" function,
so you can enter a topic of interest and receive a list of references
where that topic is described. You can also select to view a book based
on the title of the book, and then chapters based on the chapter
headings. Functions are also included so that material of interest can
be printed (a whole topic area, marked text, or even the whole book!) or
copied to a file. One of the most popular features is the hypertext
linking that provides you a quick easy way to "jump" to related
information or more detailed information on the same topic.
 
The information on the CD-ROM is organized on "bookshelves." Each
bookshelf contains "books." You select the bookshelf based on the
subject matter you are interested in. Books on that shelf are then
listed for you. Once you are in a book, you can "page" through it or
"search" for what you need, or look through the table of contents and
jump directly to the chapter you want.
 
The information in "books" may be a presentation or a publication or
even a program that can be run.
 
Content of Volume 2
-------------------
 
The content of Volume 2 includes the following:
 
Presentations:
 
  Overview of AS/400 Partners In Development
  AS/400 Advanced Server (8+ presentations)
  AS/400 Client/Server Computing Strategy for the Workplace
  Application Development (AD) Partner Product Demos (18)
 
Publications:
 
  Handbook of AS/400 Partners In Development
  Notebook for AS/400 Partners In Development Members
  AS/400 Client/Server Applications Directory
  IBM's Directions for the AS/400 (9 white papers)
  AS/400 System Manuals (white books) (selected)
  (over 280 books in all)
 
  Additional selected papers addressing:
    AS/400 Client/Server
    AS/400 Object Oriented Technology
    The Application Development (AD) Program
 
  Reference materials:
    All past AS/400 Partners In Development Newsletters
    AS/400 Press Releases
    Merchandising Deliverables Directory
    Selected On-Line Forums (7)
    IBM Education and Training Catalogs (all platforms)
 
Programs:
 
    SystemView/400 Product Selection Guide
    Client/Server Tool
    Client/Server Applications Directory
    AS/400 Information Directory
    Guidelines product (JBA International)
 
Content will change from issue to issue.
 
Price
-----
 
The AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM is included with AS/400
Partners In Development Membership at the Starter, Starter and 800,
Base, and Base and 800 levels.
 
Membership at the Starter level is 250 USD per year and includes up to
three issues of the AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM, along with
many other benefits (Newsletter, On-Line connection and more).
Individual copies of the AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM are
available to Complimentary Members for 100 USD.
 
More Information
----------------
 
To become a Member of AS/400 Partners In Development and receive the
AS/400 Developer Connection on CD-ROM up to three times every year
(along with many other benefits), call 1-800-365-4426, Extension 400, or
1-507-253-7291, Ext 400.
 
========================================================================
 
            +-------------------------------------------+
            | AS/400 Partners in Development Membership |        part400
            +-------------------------------------------+
 
AS/400 Partners in Development recognizes market realities. And, more
importantly, it acts on them.
 
The program gives solution providers direct access to top IBM technical
people. Depending on which membership option you select, this can take
the form of anything from bulletin boards to private consultations with
hardware and software developers. AS/400 Partners in Development also
helps you address design, implementation, marketing, packaging, and
after-market issues.
 
Quite simply, your success drives our success. And the better your
access to our systems -- our technology, our expertise, our marketing
initiatives -- the more successful you will be. Our common goals are
simple: Better solutions, reduced development times, and effective
marketing.
 
Offerings
---------
 
The assistance provided by AS/400 Partners in Development can take many
forms, outlined below.
 
In Person
---------
 
(No membership required, although discounts are available to members.
Fee-based.)
 
o  Modernization Strategies. A combination of long-term planning and
   hands-on customization of your existing product.
 
o  Consulting. One-on-one assistance from technical experts.
 
o  Classes. Informative lectures and hands-on labs.
 
o  Briefings. Short introductions to technical topics for solution
   providers or AS/400 briefings for your customers.
 
o  Benchmarks. Hands-on validation of system performance while running
   your application on a specific AS/400 configuration.
 
o  Solution Integration. Front-end process planning and definition for
   custom solution delivery.
 
o  System Customization. Customized systems delivered direct from the
   factory. Can include pre-loading your application.
 
o  Customized Assistance. A unique response to your particular
   development need.
 
These are all available in Rochester, Minnesota. Outside the USA, they
may be available through Advanced Solution Service Centres (ASSCs) in
European countries, Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) in the U.K., or
Japan's Solution Partner Lab. Through special arrangement, they may also
be offered at your location.
 
Electronic Access
-----------------
 
(Membership required for electronic access)
 
o  Q and A Database. A database of previously asked questions can be
   searched. Depending on the enrollment option you choose, you may also
   author and answer questions. Includes cross-platform and competitive
   information.
 
o  Forums. On-line interactive communication among solution providers
   and IBM development personnel focused on specific technical areas.
 
o  E-Mail. An opportunity to communicate with other Business Partners,
   IBM personnel with Information Exchange Addresses (IEAs), and other
   software mall subscribers.
 
o  Bulletin Boards. Postings of articles from past newsletter articles,
   course descriptions and schedules, upcoming events, and news.
 
o  News Flashes. Important information that is flagged for your
   convenience.
 
o  On-Line Market Research. Access to insights into customer needs and
   market trends.
 
o  On-Line Trade Articles. Condensed versions of important technical
   articles.
 
o  Handbook. A detailed guide to worldwide classes, briefings, and
   other services. Updated on-line as changes are made.
 
Hard Goods (and Hard Copy)
--------------------------
 
(Membership required for all offerings except the technical newsletter,
the handbook, and PSAS)
 
o  Technical Newsletter. Quarterly newsletter from lab includes
   technical updates and tips, business trends, and market information.
 
o  Handbook. Updated twice a year in hardcopy. To receive a free copy,
   call 1-800-365-4426, ext. 400 within the USA, or 1-507-253-7291,
   ext. 400 from elsewhere.
 
o  Developer Lease. IBM hardware leased at special developers' rates.
   Beginning as low as 1 percent of retail price per month. U.S. only.
 
o  Portable Sales Automation System (PSAS). Notebook PC tool that runs
   sales aids, configurations, and pricing, and submits order.
 
o  Member Notebook. A detailed guide to membership benefits.
 
o  Early Release. New versions and releases of Operating System/400
   software provided at no charge approximately four to six weeks prior
   to general availability.
 
o  No-Charge Software Products. Qualified solution providers may select
   two per year. Current offerings include Code/400, Callpath/400,
   Multimedia, Wireless Computing, porting tools, and more.
 
o  Rental Equipment. Short-duration rentals of software and hardware for
   customer demos, business shows, and product announcements. U.S. only.
 
o  LIPIs. Documented Internal Software Specifications that allow midware
   application developers to use previously unavailable system features.
 
1-800 Support
-------------
 
(Membership required)
 
o  Developer 1-800 number. A single point of contact for development
   questions. Answers provided within 24 hours. Equivalent support for
   international members is offered through electronic Q and A.
 
Topics
------
 
AS/400 Partners In Development offerings address topics of importance
to you. As technology changes, so will both specific offerings and
general areas of emphasis.
 
o  Modernization Strategies. A two-day session focused on your needs as
   defined by both your technical, marketing, and sales decision makers.
   Topics covered generally fall into four categories:
   -- Front-Ending or Screen Scraping tools
   -- Client/Server Application Development Tools
   -- Advanced Application Tools (e.g., Mobile, Multimedia)
   -- Object-Oriented Projects
 
   The session also typically includes updates on AS/400 Systems Content
   and Directions, Client/Server, and Systems Management. The second day
   is devoted to prototyping your application and constructing your
   roadmap.
 
o  Client/Server. Client/Server has become a dominant technology.
   Assistance with design, performance, and application management is
   available.
 
o  Object-Oriented Programming. Would you like to reduce your
   application development costs and decrease your time to market? If
   so, come and learn about VisualAge, a new and powerful visual
   application development environment for rapid combination of
   object-oriented AS/400 Client/Server applications. It could
   revolutionize the way you do business.
 
o  Database Management. Information is an asset. Database management,
   which maximizes the value of that asset, is becoming even more
   important. Issues discussed include distribution across machines and
   platforms, distributed client/server, and homogeneous environments,
   efficiency, and integrity.
 
o  Integrated Multimedia. With multimedia, companies can improve
   hundreds of business practices, like conducting meetings using video
   conferencing, updating employee skills through just-in-time training,
   communicating more effectively through multimedia, and integrating
   multimedia into current applications. Explore how to extend your
   application into the world of multimedia.
 
o  Integrated Facsimile. AS/400 integrated fax provides users with
   direct fax capabilities which will increase operational efficiency
   and productivity through rapid information dispersal.
 
o  Mobile Computing. Mobile workers can now access their AS/400 wherever
   they are, whenever it's convenient, with no wired connection
   whatsoever. Wireless LANs, which can be used independently or with
   wired LANs, meet the needs of mobile workers within the office,
   campus area, or job site. Mobile Network Access products, which
   include PagerPac/400 (one-way paging) and RadioPac/400 (two-way
   radio), are designed for mobile workers outside the office.
 
o  Advanced Function Printing. Understand AFP's significance, identify
   applications, and integrate solutions to save your customers money on
   printing costs.
 
o  Migration and Conversion. By extending your software offerings to
   AS/400, you can take advantage of the most popular mid-range computer
   ever. Specific topics include:
   -- Rightsizing
   -- Competitive Conversions
   -- S/36 to Native AS/400
 
o  Integrated Language Environment. ILE is the foundation for future
   application development. It provides new functions and interfaces on
   the AS/400 to allow better performance and more flexibility for
   application development.
 
o  Openness. The AS/400 supports many programming, database, and
   networking open standards. We can work with you on analyzing and
   porting your UNIX applications and PC-based networking applications
   to the AS/400.
 
Fees
----
 
The five membership levels range from no charge to 4,990 USD annually.
Program content, terms and conditions, and pricing may vary by country.
 
Enrollment
----------
 
There are a number of ways to take advantage of AS/400 Partners In
Development to enhance your products or to reduce your development time.
To learn more about any of the offerings listed here or to enroll as an
AS/400 Partners In Development member, call 1-800-365-4426, ext. 400
within the USA, or 1-507-253-7291, ext. 400 from elsewhere.
 
========================================================================
 
                   +---------------------------------+
                   | Object Connection for VisualAge |           connobj
                   +---------------------------------+
 
The Object Connection is a program for fostering an "objects"
aftermarket for IBM's new VisualAge development system. It is designed
to help you develop and sell VisualAge objects, or parts, for the open
market. These parts must be written to the interface specifications
provided in the IBM manual titled "Construction from Parts Architecture:
Building Parts for Fun and Profit".
 
Who Can Join?
-------------
 
Enterprises interested in assessing the prospect of building VisualAge
objects (or parts) from the open market are eligible for membership in
the Object Connection.
 
Object Connection Services
--------------------------
 
Members are entitled to:
 
o A development license for VisualAge at very favorable terms
o Marketing assistance
o Technical support
  - access via an 800 phone number to VisualAge Technical Consultants
      on a call-back basis
  - technical documentation updates
  - interactive technical support on CompuServe
 
More Information
----------------
 
To join, call VisualAge's Object Connection Program at 1-800-IBM-CARY
(1-800-426-2279) within the USA, and request a program information
package and membership application. Fill out the application form and
return it to the Object Connection Program. The program manager will
call you for a telephone interview.
 
========================================================================
 
                         +-------------------+
                         | PenAssist Program |                   helppen
                         +-------------------+
 
The IBM Pen Developer Assistance Program (PenAssist) is designed
especially for the developer of pen software. The program is tailored to
help you develop applications in the emerging technology.
 
A Variety of Programs
---------------------
 
Membership in the PenAssist program allows you to take advantage of a
variety of programs:
 
o Access to IBM test centers
  - Located in Palo Alto CA and Atlanta GA
  - Equipped with an IBM PS/2 and digitizing pads. The PS/2 has PenDOS
      SDK and Pen for OS/2 installed.
 
o Electronic mail. Enrolled developers can send to and receive messages
  directly from the software developers' support organization.
 
o IBM pen software CompuServe forum, a forum for pen and mobile systems.
  IBM monitors this forum and provides responses to inquiries.
 
o Special software discounts:
  - PenDOS SDK
  - Pen for OS/2 SDK
  - Pen development tools
 
o Special hardware discounts:
  - Special prices on pen hardware from IBM and other manufacturers.
  - Eligibility to receive a 50 percent discount on selected IBM
      printers and features.
  - Notification of special promotional offerings.
 
o IBM Fax Information Service
  - Provides immediate information about IBM's pen and mobile software
      systems and other IBM products and services.
  - Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free of charge.
 
o Marketing
  - Pen application catalog
  - Personal Computer Company BBS - applications will be listed in this
      database at no additional charge.
  - Business-show support
  - A single point of contact will be provided to assist with reviewing
      development and marketing relationships.
 
Who is Eligible?
----------------
 
o Developers of pen applications
o Developers of commercially available applications
o Corporations developing pen applications for their own use.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For more information about PenAssist, call 1-800-627-8363 from the USA
and Canada, 1-770-835-9002 from elsewhere, or fax to 1-770-835-9444.
 
========================================================================
 
                +-----------------------------------+
                | IBM Product Compatibility Program |           compprog
                +-----------------------------------+
 
The IBM Product Compatibility Program provides an opportunity for
developers to gain increased visibility, marketability, and credibility
for their products.
 
Compatibility Testing Opportunity
---------------------------------
 
This program gives ISVs a testing opportunity to establish and
communicate the compatibility of their products with OS/2 Warp
standalone, clients, servers, and LAN systems.
 
Resource for Making Wise Purchasing Decisions
---------------------------------------------
 
This program is a resource that customers and their advisors can use to
make product purchase decisions with the confidence that a product has
been tested for compatibility with OS/2 Warp and LAN Server systems.
Consultants, resellers, integrators, OEMs, and other product decision
makers can confidently use the list of compatible products in selecting
products that meet their customers' needs. Recommending compatible
products can help expedite buying decisions and protect a customer's
investment.
 
Value of Tested Compatibility
-----------------------------
 
There are literally thousands of software products on the market today
to help solve customers' problems. The challenge is finding which
products are compatible and can be integrated into a customer's
environment.
 
Selecting tested compatible products gives buyers confidence in product
decisions and/or recommendations. Such confidence can speed up product
decisions and potentially lessen installation and support time.
 
Compatibility Program Description
---------------------------------
 
There are two options of product compatibility. The "Ready for..."
option shows compatibility of a software product with either OS/2 Warp
or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp. The "Tested and Approved..." option
addresses a more sophisticated LAN systems environment to show
compatibility, interoperability, and coexistence with many LAN products.
 
Ready for OS/2 Warp and Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server
------------------------------------------------------
 
The "Ready for OS/2 Warp" and "Ready for OS/2 Warp LAN Server" programs
offer software developers a set of IBM guidelines to self-test their
products for compatibility with a particular version of either OS/2 Warp
or IBM LAN Server with OS/2 Warp.
 
This program, with some variations, also exists in some geographies
outside the USA and Canada. Developers outside of North America are
encouraged to contact their local IBM country representative for their
specific program benefits.
 
Call 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.) to request documents 3241 and 3242 for a list
of compatible products under the Ready self-test program. In Canada,
call 1-800-HELP-FAX. From elsewhere, use a fax telephone to call
1-415-855-4329. Additional information can be obtained by calling
1-800-992-4777 within the U.S. and Canada.
 
Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems
---------------------------------------------
 
The "Tested and Approved for OS/2 Warp LAN Systems" program offers
hardware and software developers the opportunity to have IBM test their
product with many IBM and non-IBM products in a LAN systems
real-world-like environment. IBM publishes the results of these tests to
help customers understand the test environment plus any workarounds
discovered during the testing. Customer knowledge of test results helps
customers make more informed purchases and experience smoother
installations.
 
Call 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.) to request document 3605 for a list of
compatible products tested by IBM in the Tested and Approved category,
with their respective test document numbers. From Canada, call
1-800-HELP-FAX. From elsewhere, use a fax telephone to call
1-415-855-4329. Additional information can be obtained by calling
1-800-992-4777 within the U.S. and Canada.
 
Publicity: Where to Find Compatible Product Information
-------------------------------------------------------
 
Upon successful completion of testing, developers are given the use of a
compatibility mark to use with their products' advertising, brochures,
and other marketing materials.
 
Customers are encouraged to look at products displaying the mark with
confidence that the products have been tested in an appropriate
environment. Customers can receive names and/or reports of compatible
products through the following sources:
 
- CompuServe IBMDESK forum
- Internet WWW: http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/compatibility.html
- IBM's TALKLink OS/2 bulletin board, 1-800-547-1283
- MAX (CD-ROM from Computer Reseller News)
- Support on Site for Networks CD, 1-800-827-7889
- Sources and Solutions catalog (1-203-452-7704 or fax 1-203-268-1075)
- National Solution Center's database
- 1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.), 1-800-HELP-FAX (Canada), or from elsewhere,
    call 1-415-855-4329 from a fax phone, and request documents 3241,
    3242, 3605
- IBM Developer Connection CD, 1-800-633-8266
- IBM booths at major related trade shows
 
Compatible products also qualify for reduced advertising rates in major
magazines.
 
Program Q-and-A via Fax
-----------------------
 
A set of questions and answers about the Product Compatibility Program
can be found on the Internet or by requesting document 3657 from
1-800-IBM-4FAX (U.S.), 1-800-HELP-FAX in Canada, or (from elsewhere,
using a fax phone) 1-415-855-4329.
 
More Information
----------------
 
Additional information can be obtained by calling 1-800-992-4777 (U.S.
and Canada) or via fax: 1-512-838-2473.
 
========================================================================
 
            +---------------------------------------------+
            | Professional Certification Program from IBM |     certprof
            +---------------------------------------------+
 
The Professional Certification Program from IBM is an international
program that provides recognition to technical professionals who
demonstrate proficiency in IBM software and related products. To become
certified, individuals must demonstrate their proficiency in supporting
selected IBM products by passing a series of exams.
 
OS/2 and LAN Server Roles
-------------------------
 
Individuals, rather than organizations, can receive certification in the
following roles:
 
o  Certified OS/2 Engineer
 
   Provides the skills to support OS/2 installations and develop
   expertise in fine-tuning and customizing OS/2 platform systems.
 
o  Certified OS/2 Instructor
 
   Validates the skills required to teach OS/2 education courses, and
   provides technical instructor credentials.
 
o  Certified LAN Server Administrator
 
   Develops the skills necessary to support day-to-day network
   operations, such as backing up the server, maintaining security, and
   loading applications.
 
o  Certified LAN Server Engineer
 
   Provides service and support skills for LAN Server networks,
   including network design, performance tuning, and installation.
 
o  Certified LAN Server Instructor
 
   Enables participants to teach LAN Server education courses and
   provides technical instructor credentials.
 
Other Certification Roles
-------------------------
 
The Professional Certification Program from IBM also offers roles
for AIX, CallPath DirectTalk/2, and Client/Server. For information
about these certification options, contact Drake Prometric at
1-800-959-3926.
 
Testing
-------
 
Certification testing is administered by Drake Prometric, a worldwide
provider of certification testing in the computer industry. Classroom
education is offered through IBM Education and Training.
 
CERT95.ZIP, in the IBM/PSP Marketing Library on CompuServe (lib 8 of the
OS2USER forum), contains sample tests, test objectives, and program
descriptions for the current programs.
 
More Information
----------------
 
For more information about the PSP Professional Certification Program
from IBM, contact Drake Prometric:
 
United States and Canada                  1-800-959-3926
Germany, Austria, Switzerland,            +49 (0) 211 500 9950
  Italy, Eastern Europe
United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia,     +44 (0) 71 437 6900
  The Middle East, South Africa
France, Spain, Portugal, North Africa     +33 (0) 1 4289 8749
Japan                                     +81 3 3269 9620
Australia                                 +61 2 414 3666
Latin America - fax request to US:        1-612-896-7020
  (include the name Melissa Loh and
   phone number 1-612-896-7458)
 
or visit our web site, http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/profesnl.html .
 
========================================================================
 
             +----------------------------------------------+
             | Professional Certification Program from IBM: |     certqa
             |            Questions and Answers             |
             +----------------------------------------------+
 
General Program
---------------
 
 Q1. What is the Professional Certification Program from IBM?
 
 A1. The Professional Certification from IBM is a formal program that
     provides a method for individuals to demonstrate their knowledge,
     professional skills, and proficiency on selected IBM products.
     Certification is based on identified roles pertaining to different
     IBM products or product lines. Individuals, rather than
     organizations, are certified for a specific role by passing a
     series of fee tests that are designed to measure their knowledge
     of the tasks of that role.
 
 Q2. How do I enroll in the program?
 
 A2. To enroll in the Professional Certification Program from IBM, an
     individual should contact Drake Prometric at 1-800-959-EXAM. Drake
     can supply you with information about the overall program
     requirements by sending you the IBM Professional Certification
     Program catalog. Drake can also tell you when and where tests are
     offered.
 
 Q3. What is the cost of a test?
 
 A3. Each test costs 100 USD, contains over 75 questions, and takes
     between one and two hours to complete.
 
Test Preparation
----------------
 
 Q4. Am I required to take an IBM Education course to prepare for
     certification tests?
 
 A4. No. As long as you possess sufficient knowledge, you need only pass
     each test that has been designated in the test roadmap for the
     certified role in which you are interested.
 
 Q5. What methods are available to me to help me ensure that I am
     prepared for the tests?
 
 A5. You have several alternatives to help you prepare for the tests.
     Once you determine the role for which you would like to certify,
     you should then study the roadmap for that role. The test roadmap
     will help you to map out your course for certification.
 
     The Professional Certification Program from IBM provides test
     objectives and sample tests free of charge to aid you in preparing
     for certification.
 
     Roadmaps, test objectives, and sample tests are available by
     calling 1-800-959-EXAM (1-800-959-3926).
 
     IBM Education and Training offers courses and, in some cases, sells
     the course material separately as an aid in self-study.
     Information about courses and course material is available by
     calling 1-800-IBM-TEACH (1-800-426-8322).
 
     The OS/2 Certification Handbook and the OS/2 LAN Server
     Certification Handbook are designed to be an inexpensive and
     convenient means of test preparation. These self-study books can be
     purchased by calling 1-800-959-EXAM (1-800-959-3926).
 
 Q6. Now that course information is not included in your roadmaps, how
     can I tell which course I need to take for any given test?
 
 A6. A list of courses is available with the new Professional
     Certification Program catalog. Courses are listed by topic, so you
     can readily see which courses are available to meet your needs.
     Courses no longer have a one-to-one correspondence with tests, but
     you will be able to pick and choose the course you need. For
     example, while the tests cover both old and new releases, the
     courses do not. Therefore, if you are already familiar with the old
     release, you need only take the course to prepare you for the part
     of the test that covers the new release.
 
 Q7. Do IBM courses and the self-study books cover everything I will
     need to know to pass the required certification exams?
 
 A7. IBM courses and the self-study books were designed with
     certification testing in mind, and are quite comprehensive.
     However, successful study through books and courses does not assure
     your success in passing certification exams.
 
     The recommendation for pursuing certification roles is that the
     individual has at least three months of hands-on knowledge with the
     product. The certification program is designed to test individuals'
     skills with the product -- not their study abilities.
 
New OS/2 and LAN Server Tests
-----------------------------
 
 Q8. Why do the new OS/2 and LAN Server tests cover both the old and new
     product releases?
 
 A8. Because the prior product releases are still used by many customers
     and supported by IBM, the Professional Certification Program from
     IBM will continue to support certification on these prior releases.
 
     To make it easier for new candidates to certify their skills on
     both releases of the product, the new test roadmaps were designed
     to require only one series of tests. Had the new tests only covered
     the new releases, an individual would have to take twice the number
     of tests to be certified on both product levels. A Certified OS/2
     or LAN Server Engineer will be more creditable by being technically
     competent on both levels of products which are available and
     supported in our customers' environments.
 
 Q9. How can I get certified only on the new product release?
 
 A9. If you already certified on a previous release, you need only take
     the one Update test for your role to certify on the new release. If
     you have never been certified, the new test process will certify
     you on both the old and new releases. At this time, there is no
     process which allows you to certify only on the new product
     release.
 
Q10. I am already certified on a previous product release. Since the new
     tests cover both old and new product releases, does this mean I
     will have to be retested on the old release while certifying on the
     new release?
 
A10. No. Update tests are available for each role, which allow you to
     update your certification to include the new product release by
     taking only one test. This Update test includes material relevant
     only to the new product release.
 
Q11. I am a Certified LAN Server Engineer and a Certified LAN Server
     Administrator on release 3.0. Do I need to take both update test
     number 120, LAN Server 4.0 Administration Update, and update test
     number 121, LAN Server 4.0 Engineer Update, to update my two
     certifications to release 4.0?
 
A11. No. You need only take test 121, which encompasses material from
     test 120, and you will update both of your certifications by
     passing one exam.
 
Q12. I am a Certified LAN Server Administrator on release 3.0. Can I
     take test 121, LAN Server 4.0 Engineer Update, instead of test 120,
     LAN Server 4.0 Administration Update?
 
A12. No. Test 121 is only for individuals who are Certified LAN Server
     Engineers. You will need to take test 120.
 
Q13. I am partially through the test process toward certification. How
     do I complete my certification, given these program changes?
 
A13. To complete your certification to include the latest product
     release, you will need to finish your certification process with
     the new tests, and then pass the Update test for your role.
 
Q14. Am I required to take this additional test to complete my
     certification?
 
A14. If you wish to complete your certification which began with the old
     tests but will finish with the new tests, you will need the Update
     test to complete your certification. You may choose to start the
     process over with all the new tests, in which case you will not
     need to take the Update test.
 
Q15. Why am I required to take this additional Update test to complete
     my certification to include the new product releases?
 
A15. To ensure the integrity of our program and to ensure the highest
     caliber of certified professionals, the Professional Certification
     Program from IBM has the responsibility to ensure thorough testing
     of all candidates. To allow individuals to certify on the new
     product release without adequately testing their knowledge on
     specific areas of that release, would not result in a quality
     certification process. The Update test is the easiest way -- with
     one test -- to ensure that individuals are tested on aspects of the
     new release which may have been missed when taking a combination of
     old and new tests.
 
Q16. I have only taken one core test toward my certification. Do I still
     need to take the Update test after finishing all remaining tests on
     the new release?
 
A16. If you have only taken one test, you may prefer to retake that one
     test in the new test scheme rather than the Update test. No matter
     how many tests you've completed, either the test(s) can be retaken
     or the Update test must be completed.
 
Q17. I have only taken test 009, Installing and Supporting OS/2, toward
     my LAN Server engineer certification. Do I still need to take the
     Update test after finishing all remaining tests on the new release?
 
A17. No. This is the only exception to requiring that all core tests be
     covered on the new release. To become a Certified LAN Server
     Engineer, your one test requirement on OS/2 can be filled with the
     old test until the time that the old test is no longer available.
 
Q18. I have only taken an elective toward my engineer certification. Do
     I still need to take the Update test after finishing all remaining
     (core) tests on the new release?
 
A18. No. Most electives will still be available and unchanged by this
     announcement. Therefore, any elective already taken will apply to
     certification.
 
Q19. Why is test 013, OS/2 Performance and Tuning, being withdrawn as an
     elective toward a Certified OS/2 Engineer?
 
A19. Performance and tuning information was determined to be knowledge
     that is key to support of OS/2. Therefore, the content of this test
     was moved into two of the new core tests (test 109, Installing
     OS/2, and test 112, Supporting OS/2).
 
Q20. Why are some of the new tests two hours instead of one hour (like
     they have been in the past)?
 
A20. Some new tests had to grow in size to adequately cover the added
     functions of the new product releases, as well as to include
     material on both product releases. In those cases, you are allowed
     two hours, but you may actually finish in less time.
 
Q21. Are the questions on the new tests equally divided between the old
     and new releases?
 
A21. The new tests cover questions specific to the old release,
     questions specific to the new release, and questions that pertain
     to both releases. The number of questions for any of these three
     types varies by tests, but was determined to be adequate coverage
     of that topic for both releases.
 
Q22. Do I still have only one year to pass all required tests after
     taking the first test to become certified?
 
A22. No. In order to encourage you to complete your certification at
     your own pace, this requirement has been removed.
 
Q23. If I certify on the new product release, what will I have to
     distinguish my credentials in the marketplace from someone who is
     certified only on the previous product release?
 
A23. Effective with this announcement, new certificates and photo IDs
     will reflect the release on which a person is certified. In
     addition, you will receive camera-ready copy for a new logo for use
     on your business cards, etc.  This new logo, also included in the
     new lapel pins, will clearly differentiate you from those certified
     through the old process.
 
OS/2 and LAN Server Instructor Certification
--------------------------------------------
 
Q24. I have obtained my instructor certification prior to this
     announcement of a change in the program. Am I still entitled to the
     benefits of the previous program?
 
A24. No. The previous instructor certification program -- with its
     accompanying benefits -- has been discontinued, and replaced by the
     newly described program.
 
Q25. I have obtained my instructor certification prior to this
     announcement of a change in the program. Do I have an easy way to
     recertify and qualify for the new instructor program benefits?
 
A25. Yes. If you are already a Certified OS/2 Engineer or a Certified
     LAN Server Engineer, your instructor certification will
     automatically transfer to the new program. Acquiring certification
     as either an OS/2 or LAN Server engineer, coupled with your
     previous certification as an instructor, will qualify you as a
     certified instructor in the new program. You will not need to
     complete the remaining steps.
 
Q26. Under the new instructor certification program, am I still required
     to be affiliated with an IBM Licensed Education Center and teach
     only from IBM course curriculum?
 
A26. No. The Professional Certification Program from IBM encourages you
     to use the curriculum you feel best teaches our products at the
     location and facilities most convenient to you.
 
Q27. Must I take instructional skills course through IBM to illustrate
     my instructional education?
 
A27. No. Any in-company or external instructional education will be
     accepted.
 
More Information
----------------
 
Q28. How can I get more information about the Professional Certification
     Program from IBM?
 
A28. Call 1-800-959-EXAM (1-800-959-3926) and ask for our latest
     catalog, which includes a list of all roles currently available
     through the program. Also, you may refer to our web site at
     http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/profesnl.html .
 
Q29. How can I purchase a self-study book?
 
A29. Call 1-800-959-EXAM (1-800-959-3926) to order a book.
 
Q30. How can I get more information on IBM Education and Training
     classes and course material for sale?
 
A30. Call 1-800-IBM-TEACH (1-800-426-8322).
 
Q31. How can I get a free copy of test objectives and sample tests for
     my role?
 
A31. Call 1-800-959-EXAM (1-800-959-3926).
 
Q32. Where else can I get information about the program?
 
A32. Call 1-800-IBM-4FAX (1-800-426-4329) for program information, test
     objectives, and an instructor certification application.
 
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                       +-------------------+
                       | 800 Phone Numbers |                      800nos
                       +-------------------+
 
The 800 phone numbers below come from two sources:
(1) This issue and preceding issues of SDO Developer Support News
(2) Information posted on IBM internal forums
 
AIX POWER Team Information Line                           1-800-222-2363
Common Desktop Environment Developers Conference          1-800-225-4698
AIX Support Family Marketing Center                       1-800-225-5249
OS/2 Multimedia Tools                                     1-800-228-8584
OS/2 Dealer Locator Service                               1-800-237-4824
IBM National Service/IBM Support Center                 * 1-800-237-5511
IBM Multimedia Help Center                                1-800-241-1620
IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center              * 1-800-285-2936
Housing Management for OS/2 Technical Update '94          1-800-338-6638
OS/2 Sales                                                1-800-342-6672
    (in Canada, 1-800-465-7999)
AS/400 Partners In Development                            1-800-365-4426
IBM International Marketing Information                   1-800-426-1774
IBM National Telesales Marketing (IBMCALL)                1-800-426-2255
IBM Cary (North Carolina) Customer Center                 1-800-426-2279
Boca Raton Technical Services Software System Test        1-800-426-2622
IBM Direct                                                1-800-426-2968
    (in Canada, 1-800-465-7999)
IBM general information                                   1-800-426-3333
    (in Canada, 1-800-465-1234)
IBM Business Partner Locator (PS/2 Dealers)               1-800-426-3377
IBM FAX Information Service                               1-800-426-4329
    (in Canada, HELPFAX, 1-800-465-3299)
IBM Worldwide Industry Hardware Support                 * 1-800-426-4579
IBM Translation Manager Support Center                    1-800-426-4862
Networking Services Marketing Center                      1-800-426-5148
PS/2, PS/1, PC publications                               1-800-426-7282
IBM Special Contracts Center                              1-800-426-7456
IBM Education and Training                                1-800-426-8322
    (in Canada, 1-800-661-2131)
IBM Partnerline                                           1-800-426-9990
IBM Global Network                                        1-800-455-5056
IBM Power Series information                              1-800-472-4693
Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation                  1-800-472-4772
1995 Data Warehouse Conference                            1-800-477-7514
Personal Software Products Advertising Program            1-800-491-5740
OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 2.1 for Windows ServicePaks             1-800-494-3044
CompuServe Membership                                   * 1-800-524-3388
ATT Business Translations (Solution Developer Program     1-800-544-5721
    member phone number)
Personal Systems Competency Center + TALKLink (OS2BBS)    1-800-547-1283
    (in Canada: IBMLink, 1-800-268-3100;
     Customer Assistance group, 1-800-465-1234)
IBM AntiVirus Direct                                      1-800-551-3579
Software Vendor Systems Center                            1-800-553-1623
Software Vendor Hotline                                 * 1-800-627-8363
IBM Developer Connection for OS/2                         1-800-633-8266
    (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
IBM Direct Response Marketing                             1-800-633-8266
ColoradOS/2 Conference                                  * 1-800-648-5717
IBM Custom Application Porting Workshops                  1-800-678-31UP
IBM Solution Partnership Center                           1-800-678-4249
Personal Systems Technical Solutions magazine             1-800-678-8014
Delphi                                                    1-800-695-4005
IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing                          1-800-742-2493
IBM Support Family Marketing Center                       1-800-742-9235
IBM Midwestern Customer Service Center                    1-800-756-4426
The Visual Revolution                                     1-800-759-8599
The Warped World Tour                                     1-800-766-4344
    fax 1-800-568-8852
IBM TechCon Client/Server Conference and Exposition       1-800-767-2336
Personal Systems HelpCenter                               1-800-772-2227
    (in Canada, 1-800-237-5511)
PRODIGY                                                   1-800-776-0845
                                                      and 1-800-776-3449
Indelible Blue, Inc.                                      1-800-776-8284
    (in Canada, 1-800-672-4255)
SunSoft Catalyst Early Access Program                     1-800-786-7638
Personal Systems Support Family Marketing Center          1-800-799-7765
IBM Microkernel Business Development Hotline              1-800-816-7493
Speech Products Support Center                            1-800-825-5263
America Online                                            1-800-827-6364
IBM Technical Directory                                   1-800-832-4347
CompuServe                                              * 1-800-848-8199
IBM Rebate and Redemption Center                          1-800-853-4777
1996 IBM Technical Interchange                          * 1-800-872-7109
IBM Publications (Software Manufacturing Solutions)       1-800-879-2755
Store Systems Support Family Marketing Center             1-800-882-3469
IBM Ultimedia Tools Series                                1-800-887-7771
PenDOS Software Developer Kit                             1-800-888-8242
IBM Software Manufacturing Company                        1-800-926-0364
OS/2 Developer magazine                                   1-800-926-8672
Drake Prometric (for Professional Certification         * 1-800-959-3926
  Program from IBM)
IBM Customer Support Center                               1-800-967-7882
IBM Software Solution Services/Personal Systems Support * 1-800-992-4777
  Family
 
 * indicates the number works in Canada also
 
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         +--------------------------------------------------+
         | Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks |     tmarks
         +--------------------------------------------------+
 
(R)  AIX, AIX SystemView NetView/6000, APL2, APL2/6000, Application
     System/400, AS/400, AT, Audio Visual Connection, BookManager,
     Communications Manager/2, C Set/2, DisplayWrite, HelpCenter,
     HelpWare, IBM, ImagePlus, LAN NetView, LAN NetView Fix, LAN NetView
     Manage, LAN NetView Monitor, LAN NetView Scan, LAN NetView Monitor,
     LAN Server, Micro Channel, MVS/ESA, NetView, NetView/6000,
     Operating System/2, Operating System/400, OS/2, OS/400, Pen for
     OS/2, Personal Computer AT, Personal System/2, Presentation
     Manager, PS/1, PS/2, RISC System/6000, RS/6000, S/390, SQL/400,
     SynchroStream, Systems Application Architecture, TALKLink,
     ThinkPad, Ultimedia, VM/ESA, VSE/ESA, and XGA are registered
     trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
 
(R)  Apple, Bento, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple
     Computer Corp.
(R)  ATI is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies, Inc.
(R)  BIX is a registered trademark of General Videotex Corp.
(R)  Cirrus Logic is a registered trademark of Cirrus Technology, Inc.
(R)  COMDEX is a registered trademark of The Interface Group, Inc.
(R)  CompuServe and CompuServe Information Manager are registered
     trademarks of CompuServe, Inc.
(R)  Computer Associates is a registered trademark of Computer
     Associates International, Inc.
(R)  dBASE is a registered trademark of Borland International.
(R)  Disneyland and Walt Disney World are registered trademarks of Walt
     Disney Productions.
(R)  Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corp.
(R)  GEnie is a registered service mark of General Electric Information
     Services Co.
(R)  Headland is a registered trademark of Headland, Inc.
(R)  Hitachi is a registered trademark of Hitachi Corp.
(R)  HP, LaserJet, DeskJet, OpenView, and PaintJet are registered
     trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Co.
(R)  IEEE is a registered trademark of The Institute of Electrical and
     Electronics Engineers.
(R)  Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Indy, and Gasoline Alley are registered
     trademarks of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, USA.
(R)  Intel and Indeo are registered trademarks of Intel Corp.
(R)  Internet is a registered trademark of Internet, Inc.
(R)  ISO is a registered trademark of the International Organization for
     Standardization.
(R)  Lotus, Lotus Notes, Notes Express, and 1-2-3 are registered
     trademarks of Lotus Development Corp.
(R)  MicroGate is a registered trademark of Gateway Microsystems, Inc.
(R)  Microsoft, Microsoft C, and NT Server are registered trademarks of
     Microsoft Corp.
(R)  NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corp.
(R)  NetWare, NetWare Server, and Novell are registered trademarks of
     Novell, Inc.
(R)  Object Management Group and OMG are registered trademarks of Object
     Management Group, Inc.
(R)  OpenDoc is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Corp.
(R)  OPEN LOOK is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories,
     Inc.
(R)  Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp.
(R)  PenDOS is a registered trademark of Communication Intelligence
     Corp.
(R)  PRODIGY is a registered trademark of PRODIGY Services Corp.
(R)  SMART is a registered trademark of One Up Corp.
(R)  Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corp.
(R)  Sybase is a registered trademark of Sybase, Inc.
(R)  Taligent is a registered trademark of Taligent, Inc.
(R)  ToolTalk and SunSoft are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
     Inc.
(R)  Toshiba is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corp.
(R)  True Type is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
(R)  TUXEDO is a registered trademark of Novell.
(R)  UNIX is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open
     Company Limited.
(R)  Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital Corp.
(R)  WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corp.
(R)  Xerox is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp.
(R)  X/Open is a registered trademark, and the "X" device is a trademark
     of X/Open Co., Ltd.
 
(TM) AIX/6000, APPN, BookManager, BonusPak, CD Showcase, Certified LAN
     Server Engineer, Certified OS/2 Engineer, CICS, CICS/ESA, CICS MVS,
     CICS OS/2, CICS VSE, Common User Access, C Set ++, CUA, Current,
     DATABASE 2, DataGuide, DataHub, DataPropagator, DB2, DB2/2,
     DB2/6000, DDCS/2, The Developer Connection for OS/2, DISTRIBUTED
     DATABASE CONNECTION SERVICES/2, Distributed Relational Database
     Architecture, DRDA, Extended Services for OS/2, Human-Centered,
     IBMLink, IMS Client Server/2, Information Warehouse, LANStreamer,
     Library Reader, LinkWay, Matinee, Midware, Multimedia Presentation
     Manager/2, Natural Computing, NAVIGATOR, NetSp, NetView DM,
     OpenEdition, PCjr, PenAssist, Person to Person, Personal
     Information Manager, PlayAtWill, PowerPC, PowerOpen, Power Series,
     RETAIN, Right at Home, SAA, Select-a-System, SOM, SOMobjects,
     Sources and Solutions, SQL/DS, Storyboard, SuperStor/DS,
     Support-on-Site, SYSINFO, Ultimedia Video IN, Ultimotion, VSE/ESA,
     WIN-OS2, VisualAge, VisualGen, VoiceType, Workplace Shell, and XT
     are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
 
(TM) ActionMedia, DVI, Indeo, and Intel386 are trademarks of Intel Corp.
(TM) Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere are
     trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.
(TM) AST is a trademark of AST Research, Inc.
(TM) Borland, Paradox, and Quattro Pro are trademarks of Borland
     International.
(TM) CasePoint is a trademark of Inference Corp.
(TM) Central Point Backup is a trademark of Central Point Software, Inc.
(TM) cpConstructor and cpProfessionals are trademarks of Taligent, Inc.
(TM) ColoradOS/2 is a trademark of Kovsky Conference Productions, Inc.
(TM) Dialcom 400 is a trademark of BT Tymnet.
(TM) DirecPC and DIRECTV are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, Inc.
(TM) Drake Training and Technologies is a trademark of Drake Training
     and Technologies.
(TM) EasyLink and ATandT Mail are trademarks of ATandT.
(TM) Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corp.
(TM) Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
(TM) FaxWorks is a trademark of SofNet, Inc.
(TM) GEIS Quick Comm is a trademark of General Electric Information
     Services Co.
(TM) Guidelines is a trademark of JBA International.
(TM) HyperACCESS and HyperACCESS Lite are trademarks of Hilgraeve, Inc.
(TM) IconAuthor and CBT Express are trademarks of AimTech Corp.
(TM) LAN Workplace and "Yes NetWare Tested and Approved" are trademarks
     of Novell, Inc.
(TM) Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Corp.
(TM) MCI Mail is a trademark of MCI.
(TM) Mesa and MOLI are trademarks of Athena Design, Inc.
(TM) Micro Focus is a trademark of Micro Focus Ltd.
(TM) Open Software Foundation, OSF, OSF/1, and Motif are trademarks of
     the Open Software Foundation, Inc.
(TM) Oracle7, Oracle Power Objects, Oracle Server, Oracle7 Workgroup
     Server, Personal Oracle7, Personal Oracle7 Enterprise Edition, and
     Workgroup/2000 are trademarks of Oracle Corp.
(TM) OS-9 is a trademark of Microware.
(TM) PC Direct is a trademark of Ziff Communications Company and is used
     by IBM Corporation under license.
(TM) PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card
     International Association.
(TM) PC/TCP is a trademark of FTP Software Inc.
(TM) Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp.
(TM) PhoenixCARD Manager Plus is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies,
     Inc.
(TM) Photo CD is a trademark of the Eastman Kodak Co.
(TM) PostScript and Adobe Type Manager are trademark of Adobe Systems,
     Inc.
(TM) PSN and Private Satellite Network are trademarks of Private
     Satellite Network, Inc.
(TM) RAMBoost is a trademark of Central Point Software, Inc.
(TM) SCO is a trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
(TM) SmallTalk and Smalltalk V/PM are trademarks of Digitalk Corp.
(TM) Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc.
(TM) SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.
(TM) Source Migration and Analysis Tool (SMART) is a trademark of One Up
     Corp.
(TM) SPARCstation is a trademark of SPARC International, Inc.
(TM) Support on Site is a trademark of Ziff-Davis.
(TM) TCP with Demand Protocol Architecture is a trademark of 3COM Corp.
(TM) TelePad is a trademark of TelePad Corp.
(TM) TPC-C is a trademark of the Transaction Processing Performance
     Council.
(TM) Tusk is a trademark of Tusk, Inc.
(TM) Univel is a trademark of Univel.
(TM) Versit is a trademark of IBM Corp. Apple Computer Corp., American
     Telephone and Telegraph Co., and Siemens Corp.
(TM) VX*REXX and WATCOM are trademarks of WATCOM International Corp.
(TM) Windows, Win32, Windows NT, and Windows for Workgroups are
     trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
 
(SM) Advantis is a service mark of Advantis.
(SM) America Online is a service mark of America Online, Inc.
(SM) SprintMail is a service mark of US Sprint.
 
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This concludes 1995 Issue 12 of IBM SDO Developer Support News. Please
let us know how we can improve it -- send your feedback to
dsnews@vnet.ibm.com. Thank you!
 
