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1994 Issue 10                                             15 August 1994
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                         SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

IBM Worldwide Developer            Responding to requests. Tools,
Assistance Program Announces       utilities, information available on
Repository on Internet             Internet. DAP Information Library.
                                   Requirements for access. Current
                                   Worldwide DAP members. Non-DAP
                                   members. Enrollment. More
                                   information.

IBM to Release Warp Beta 2         Available during week of 15 August.
                                   More productivity enhancements.
                                   Applications BonusPak. Designed for
                                   business, mobile, and home users.
                                   Overview of usability enhancements.
                                   Overview of BonusPak applications.
                                   Windows support. Acquiring Warp Beta
                                   2 in the USA. Acquiring Warp Beta 2
                                   in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

SMART Analysis Program Sample      Two main parts. SMART Analysis
Output and Explanation             output. Explanation of report.
                                   Factors affecting the porting
                                   process. Evaluating the porting
                                   process. Final summary. The GA
                                   version of SMART. Outsourcing.
                                   NOTE: This item is 616 lines long.

Updates to OS/2 Device-Driver      Change of dates for two workshops.
Developer Workshops Schedule       More information. Registration.
                                   About the Device-Driver Support
                                   Center.

IBM's Taligent Application         Begins in August. Encourages
Frameworks (ITAF) Early            development of TalAE-exploitive
Experience Program                 tools and applications. TalAE
                                   technology. OS/2, AIX, OS/400
                                   support. TalAE overview. EEP phases.
                                   EEP objectives. ITAF functional
                                   description (phases 2 and 3).
                                   Independent portability frameworks.
                                   GUI frameworks. Taligent programming
                                   model. Workplace Shell integration.
                                   Benefits for participants. EEP
                                   components. Participant selection
                                   criteria. Required hardware and
                                   software. Technical support.
                                   Education. More information.
                                   NOTE: This item is 360 lines long.

New Book: Taligent's Guide to      Developer's view of the Taligent
Designing Programs                 Operating Environment. Information
                                   about the book.

Lotus Development Corp. Joins      Lotus joins CI Labs as full member.
Component Integration              Component software. Adopting object
Laboratories, Inc.                 technologies. CI Labs mission.
                                   OpenDoc facts. More information.

OpenDoc Spreadsheet for OS/2       Mesa 2 for OS/2. Full exploitation
Coming Soon from Athena Design     of OS/2. REXX compatibility.
                                   Sparking interest in object
                                   orientation. Introductory offer.
                                   More information.

IBM Team Wins at Object World in   Swiss developers win the category
San Francisco                      "Best object-oriented application
                                   with components for multiple use".
                                   More than 50 percent of objects are
                                   reuseable. Project details.

IBM Mail Exchange for IBMLink      IBMLink now connected to IBMMAIL.
Users                              Advantis VAN interconnection list.
                                   Directory services. Service
                                   functions. IBM Mail Exchange charges.
                                   IBMLink charges. Ordering
                                   information.

New OS/2 Development Tools:        Three new products for today's
IBM's PL/I for OS/2 Family         programmer. Get client/ server right
                                   with PL/I. Benefit from OS/2 ease of
                                   use and performance. Access DB2.
                                   Develop CICS applications in a
                                   client/server environment. Develop
                                   IMS Client Server/2 applications.
                                   Tailor PL/I to your organization.
                                   Improve your productivity. Clean up
                                   your PL/I applications with a
                                   graphical facility. Benefit from new
                                   PL/I language features. Mainframe
                                   compatibility. Choose the PL/I that's
                                   right for you. Features of PL/I for
                                   OS/2 Personal Edition. Features of
                                   PL/I for OS/2 Professional Edition.
                                   Features of PL/I for OS/2 Toolkit.
                                   Installation information. Ordering
                                   information.

List of All Files (Except          Filename. On which OS/2 diskette.
Multimedia) in OS/2 2.1            Installed into which directory.
                                   Function. Total files listed = 1,303.
                                   NOTE: This item is 2,002 lines long.

Latest OS/2 2.x Industry Awards    List of the most recent industry
                                   awards given to OS/2 2.x.

Common Open Client/Server Terms    The more common terms and their
                                   definitions.
                                   NOTE: This item is 316 lines long.

APPC Developer Assistance Program  For developing APPC or CPI-C
                                   applications. Technical, business,
                                   and marketing support. Two goals.
                                   More information.

IBM Developer Assistance Program   Five-day workshop. Audience. Topics.
Workshop: OS/2 DCE Administration  Objectives. Prerequisite. Fee.
                                   Schedule. Enrollment.

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

IBM Developer Assistance Program   Four-day course. Class content. Fee.
Workshop: Programming with DCE     Schedule. Enrollment.
Security and Writing ACL Managers

IBM Personal Software Products     PSP trade show participation in the
August/September 1994 USA Show     USA during August and September.
Schedule

IBM Demonstration at ONE BBSCON    17 through 21 August in Atlanta.
                                   Ultimate learning center for BBSs.
                                   Using OS/2 as BBS operating system.
                                   Registration and more information.

OS/2 Technical Interchange 1994,   Over 150 sessions in 10 categories.
19 through 23 September, Berlin,   Overview of categories.  More
Germany                            information.

DB2 Technical Conference, 25       Focus on DB2 family of products.
through 30 September, Orlando,     Conference highlights. More for
Florida                            managers. Two keynote presentations.
                                   Query panels. Third annual DB2 EXPO.
                                   Conference schedule. Elective
                                   sessions. Conference fee.
                                   Registration. Hotel arrangements.
                                   More information.
                                   NOTE: This item is 345 lines long.

Guest Access to Europe / Middle    For an overview of services and an
East / Africa DAP BBS              application form.

McGraw-Hill Book Discount          25 percent off all McGraw-Hill books.
Available to Europe / Middle       Where to find McGraw-Hill catalog.
East / Africa DAP members

The Networking Software Market in  Overview. Receptivity score. Market
Singapore                          assessment. Best sales prospects.
                                   Factors affecting purchasing
                                   decisions. Receptiveness to U.S.
                                   software. Recommendations. Key
                                   contacts.
                                   NOTE: This item is 466 lines long.

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

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

The IBM Developer Assistance       Overview. Open to anyone actively
Program in Europe, Middle East,    developing for OS/2. Bulletin boards
and Africa                         and CD-ROMs. Discounts. Technical
                                   seminars. HelpFax. Application
                                   marketing. CompuServe support.
                                   Programming tools and information.
                                   More information.

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

800 Phone Numbers

Trademarks, Registered
Trademarks, Service Marks

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o CompuServe, in OS2DF2 forum, *DAP library section 14
    and in OS2DF1 forum, OPEN FORUM library section 15
o Fidonet, in the OS2 Information file area, FWOS2INFO
o GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16
o Hitline mailbox (Switzerland), in file area 8
o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 35, OS/2 Programming
o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (E/ME/A) DAP BBS, in file area
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o IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS, in area PUBS01
o IBM OS2BBS (TALKLink), in OS/2 Software Library, in Documents and Info
o IBM Personal Computer Company BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming
o Internet, via anonymous ftp from software.watson.ibm.com, in
    directory /pub/os2/info; or via Gopher from index.almaden.ibm.com,
    in the OS/2 Information menu
o NIFTY-Serve (Japan), in FIBMFEEL forum, library section 4
o OS2NET (Europe), on all OS2NET bulletin boards in Europe, usually in
    the DSNEWS download area
o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library, in IBM Files

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