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1994 Issue 12                                            14 October 1994
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                           +----------------+
                           | SPECIAL NOTICE |
                           +----------------+

This newsletter is one of two newsletters being issued at the same time.
The other newsletter is 1994 Issue 13.

Issue 12 (this issue) is the regular monthly newsletter, except for
articles about OS/2 Warp.

Issue 13 contains articles about OS/2 Warp only.

               +----------------------------------------+
               | Contents of This Issue (1994 Issue 12) |
               +----------------------------------------+

The table of contents contains search codes for going directly to items
that interest you.
                                                                Search
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o  New! The Developer Connection for LAN Systems                dconlan
     Free copy with The Developer Connection for OS/2, Volume
     5. Contents of Volume 1. LAN Systems toolkits - OS/2.
     LAN Systems toolkits - AIX. LAN Systems tools. Product
     overviews. Sample code. Service. LAN Systems information.
     Redbooks. Technical References. White papers. More
     information.

o  IBM Makes Enhanced Migration Tool Widely Available to        toolmig
   Developers
     SMART 2.0 now generally available. Distributed on The
     Developer Connection for OS/2 CD-ROM. Two tools in SMART
     Toolkit. IBM supports One Up's SMART Partner Program.
     Mirrors migration program marketing withdrawn.

o  New Features in SMART Toolset Version 2                      v2smart
     32-bit Windows code migration support. User-defined
     migration databases. Migration Command Language.
     Statement parsing. Skill-level assessment determines
     effort needed.

o  Help for Completing Migration Effort After Using SMART       smarthlp
     One Up's SMART Partner Program. Porting centers and
     technical support.

o  The SMART Partner Program from One Up                        part1up
     Capitalize on business opportunities in the OS/2 market.
     Education Partner. Development Partner. More information.

o  IBM PSP Opens Home Page on Internet                          homepsp
     Contents. Hypertext. Where to find the PSP home page.

o  IBM's Home Page on Internet Significantly Expanded           homex
     Lead stories. Links to other IBM organizations. Where to
     find the IBM home page.

o  "OS/2 Developer Mailshot" to EMEA DAP Members                shotmail
     Direct-mail marketing service to 3,000+ EMEA DAP members.
     Dedicated or shared mailing at special rates. Mailshot
     costs. Sample pieces. Inquiry form.

o  EMEA DAP Offers Incentives for Voice-Enabling Your           ipdsemea
   Application with the IBM Personal Dictation System
     Bring your application to life. Speech-enabling
     opportunity for EMEA DAP members. Speech-enablement
     offerings. IBM EMEA Developer Assistance Program
     enrolment. ISMS Direct Services information.

o  IBM EMEA DAP Enrolls 3,000th Developer                       emea3000
     Why the 3,000th member joined the EMEA DAP. Eligibility
     for EMEA DAP. More information.

o  U.S. Commercial/Premier DAP and Canadian DAP Discounts       dapdisc
     DAP member discounts for software translation services,
     DBCS technical support and training, and international
     software market information.

o  Roles of IBM's Developer Assistance Program and              clearole
   Independent/International Vendor League
     IBM DAP is for software developers. IVL is for
     non-software products.

o  Second Edition of Product Marketing Handbook                 prodmktg
     First book specifically about marketing software
     products. Contents. Directories, glossaries. IBM
     involvement. About the author. More information and
     ordering.

o  Marketing Materials Solicited from ISVs and IVL Members      canmat
   for Distribution Within Canada
     Distributed to retailers through IBM Canada Retail
     Program. Address for sending materials.

o  Opportunity for ISVs Interested in Selling in Japan          isvjapan
     "Matchmaker" events at COMDEX/Fall '94. Japanese OS/2
     Consortium. Purposes of "Matchmaker" events. Application
     categories of interest. Events at COMDEX. Post-COMDEX
     benefits. Software evaluation prior to COMDEX. Inquiry
     form.

o  National-Language Versions of OS/2 Now Available in the USA  nlsus
     Specific versions available. Prices. Support.

o  IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0 Supports OS/2 Warp                 virsupt
     Fully 32-bit OS/2 application. Fewer false alarms, more
     reliable disinfection.

o  IBM Raises the Bar in Visual Programming                     visbar
     Visual programming. Highlights. IBM COBOL for OS/2.
     VisualAge 2.0. C Set ++ beta program. Application
     productivity family.

o  IBM Extends VisualAge to Access AS/400 for Easy,             visag400
   Object-Oriented Programming
     VisualAge. Taligent. Availability.

o  Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2 and Version 2.0 of     agevis
   IBM VisualAge for Windows
     Two base products for each platform. New functions.
     Highlights. Overview. Description. Enabling new
     applications. Enable customer's competitive advantage.
     Time to market. Application developer productivity.
     Improved application quality. Improved worker
     productivity. Product positioning. ENVY/400 transition
     plan. Hardware requirements. Software requirements.
     Hardcopy publications. Displayable softcopy publications.
     Additional License Copies. Additional License Copy
     Upgrade. Charges. Program Upgrade. VisualAge features
     upgrade plan.
     NOTE: This item is 903 lines long.

o  Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 and Version 2.0 of     talksmal
   IBM Smalltalk for Windows
     Members of the IBM Smalltalk family. Highlights. Robust,
     standards-compliant Smalltalk language. Portability
     across supported platforms. Integrated development
     environment. Open enterprise. Product positioning.
     Statement of general direction. Hardware requirements.
     Software requirements. Publications. Additional License
     Copies. Additional License Copy Upgrade. Charges. Program
     Upgrade.
     NOTE: This item is 494 lines long.

o  The IBM COBOL Family                                         famcob
     Highlights. Family description. LAN development -- with
     or without the host. Host extension to the workstation.
     Tools. Compatibility. IBM COBOL for OS/2. IBM COBOL for
     AIX. IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release 2. Services.
     NOTE: This item is 515 lines long.

o  The IBM PL/I Family                                          fampli
     Highlights. Family description. Compatibility. IBM PL/I
     for AIX. IBM PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1.1.1. IBM PL/I
     for OS/2. Services.

o  IBM VisualGen Team Suite, Version 1.0                        teamvg
     LAN-based 4GL development environment for
     mission-critical transaction processing applications.
     Beta program participation. Highlights. Description.
     Scope of the suite. Requirements definition.
     Configuration management, versioning, build, and
     distribution. Application definition, test, and
     generation. Data modeling, design, and administration.
     VisualGen Team Suite deployment. Support for
     Solution/2000. Support for industry modeling. Services.
     Charges.
     NOTE: This item is 363 lines long.

o  IBM TeamConnection for OS/2, Version 1.0                     tconnos2
     Highlights. Part of VisualGen Teams Suite. Description.
     TeamConnection customer value. TeamConnection services
     for the LAN environment. TeamConnection repository
     administration services.
     NOTE: This item is 333 lines long.

o  IBM DataAtlas for OS/2, Version 1.0                          salta
     Highlights. Description. Statement of direction.
     Services.

o  OS/2 for PowerPC                                             ppcos2
     Workplace Technologies and OS/2 for PowerPC will deliver
     the next generation of computing. The demands on today's
     developer. IBM is changing the landscape of operating
     systems. IBM delivers Workplace. Four challenges for
     developing the next generation of software. Procedural
     monoliths. 16-bit versus 32-bit processing. Putting your
     money where the market is. Implementing new technologies.
     Workplace -- IBM's vision of computing. Workplace
     technologies. Advantages of Workplace's Microkernel
     architecture. Portability. Scalability. Reliability.
     Investment protection. Making room for innovation. The
     power of human-centered computing. Speeding development
     and controlling costs with object technologies. SOM.
     OpenDoc. Taligent frameworks. Distributed technologies.
     OS/2 for PowerPC -- the first delivery of Workplace's
     promises. The Workplace Microkernel-based architecture.
     The IBM Microkernel. Operating-system personalities.
     Workplace shared services. Turning our technology into
     your solutions: IBM wants to partner with you. Developer's
     Toolkit for OS/2 for PowerPC. Unlocking enormous
     possibilities.
     NOTE: This item is 662 lines long.

o  OpenDoc and OLE 2.0 Point/Counterpoint                       odocole2
     Paper produced by Component Integration Labs during
     September 1994. OpenDoc facts. Point and counterpoint.

o  Approved OpenDoc Development Schedules                       odocsked
     For OpenDoc for OS/2, Macintosh, and Windows.

o  Taligent Briefings in Europe                                 eurtal
     Taligent's goal. Deployment of TalAE on investors'
     operating systems in 1995. No firm plans for TalAE on
     non-investors' platforms. Continued intention to
     incorporate system frameworks within IBM Workplace
     technologies. IBM is first vendor to deploy Taligent.

o  The Technical Connection Available Worldwide                 tconnww
     CD-ROM with OS/2, DOS, and LAN service and technical
     information. Same as product announced earlier in USA.
     More information.

o  Happy Anniversary, Developer Connection!                     oneyrdc
     First anniversary celebrated. Genesis of The Developer
     Connection. Based on Developer Assistance Program PDK.
     Developer Connection team. A peek at future plans.

o  SMARTsort Beta-Test Program                                  ssbeta
     SMARTsort features. Cross-platform operation. Three
     phases. More information.

o  CompuAdd and IBM Sign OS/2 Joint Marketing Agreement         addmark
     Preloaded on CompuAdd systems. Added value for customers.

o  IBM LAN Server 4.0 Wins Best of Show at NetWorld + Interop   lanbest
     Advancing the state of the art. Cited for new GUI,
     adapter support.

o  C and C++ Education for the PS/2 Platform                    educplus
     Introduction to C Programming on the PC. Advanced C
     Programming on the PC. C++ Programming on the PC.
     Registration. More information.

o  IBM Multi-Language Computing: A National-Language Structure  multinls
     Across operating system platforms. Preview announcement.
     Highlights. Overview. Character data support.
     Internationalization support. Universal character data.
     Character identification and conversion.
     Internationalization. Product previews. AIX. OS/2.
     OS/400. MVS. MVS and VM.
     NOTE: This item is 391 lines long.

o  Correction to Multimedia Help Center Phone Number            mmcorr

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

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

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

o  Subscription Information for The Developer Connection for    subdcos2
   OS/2 and the IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2
     Worldwide phone and fax numbers for ordering.

o  Professional Certification Program from IBM for OS/2 and     certprof
   LAN Server
     Four certified roles. Testing. More information.

o  IBM Independent/International Vendor League                  ivlibm
     Overview. IVL News Service. Enrollment.

o  800 Phone Numbers                                            800nos

o  Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, Service Marks             tmarks

                            +-------------+
                            | Back Issues |
                            +-------------+

The file names, dates, and number of pages for all issues thus far are
as follows.

1993
Issue  Date       Zipped       ASCII        .INF        .PS        Pages
-----  ----       ------       -----        ----        ---        -----
  1    17 May 93  dsn93a.zip = dsnews.93a                           52
  2    15 Jun     dsn93b.zip = dsnews.93b                           50
  3    15 Jul     dsn93c.zip = dsnews.93c                           62
  4    23 Jul     dsn93d.zip = dsnews.93d                           48
  5    16 Aug     dsn93e.zip = dsnews.93e                           29
  6    15 Sep     dsn93f.zip = dsnews.93f + dsn93f.inf              47

  7    15 Oct     dsn3ga.zip = dsnews.93g                           63
                  dsn3gi.zip =              dsn93g.inf
                  dsn3gp.zip =                          dsn93g.ps

  8    15 Nov     dsn3ha.zip = dsnews.93h                           34
                  dsn3hp.zip =                          dsn93h.ps

  9    15 Dec 93  dsn3ia.zip = dsnews.93i                           46
                  dsn3ii.zip =              dsn93i.inf
                  dsn3ip.zip =                          dsn93i.ps

1994
Issue  Date       Zipped       ASCII        .INF        .PS        Pages
-----  ----       ------       -----        ----        ---        -----
  1    17 Jan 94  dsn4aa.zip = dsn4a.asc                            81
                  dsn4ai.zip =              dsn4a.inf
                  dsn4ap.zip =                          dsn4a.ps

  2    15 Feb     dsn4ba.zip = dsn4b.asc                            71
  3    15 Feb     dsn4ca.zip = dsn4c.asc                            70
     (two issues  dsn4bi.zip =           (  dsn4b.inf
      on 15 Feb)                         (+ dsn4c.inf
                  dsn4bp.zip =                       (  dsn4b.ps
                                                     (+ dsn4c.ps

  4    15 Mar     dsn4da.zip = dsn4d.asc                            58
                  dsn4di.zip =              dsn4d.inf
                  dsn4dp.zip =                          dsn4d.ps

  5    15 Apr     dsn4ea.zip = dsn4e.asc                           101
                  dsn4ei.zip =              dsn4e.inf
                  dsn4ep.zip =                          dsn4e.ps

  6    13 May     dsn4fa.zip = dsn4f.asc                           122
                  dsn4fi.zip =              dsn4f.inf
                  dsn4fp.zip =                          dsn4f.ps

  7    15 Jun     dsn4ga.zip = dsn4g.asc                           106
                  dsn4gi.zip =              dsn4g.inf
                  dsn4gp.zip =                          dsn4g.ps

  8    15 Jul     dsn4ha.zip = dsn4h.asc                            60
                  dsn4hi.zip =              dsn4h.inf
                  dsn4hp.zip =                          dsn4h.ps

  9    27 Jul     dsn4ia.zip = dsn4i.asc                            32
                  dsn4ii.zip =              dsn4i.inf
                  dsn4ip.zip =                          dsn4i.ps

 10    15 Aug     dsn4ja.zip = dsn4j.asc                           106
                  dsn4ji.zip =              dsn4j.inf
                  dsn4jp.zip =                          dsn4j.ps

 11    14 Sep     dsn4ka.zip = dsn4k.asc                            54
                  dsn4ki.zip =              dsn4k.inf
                  dsn4kp.zip =                          dsn4k.ps

 12    14 Oct     dsn4la.zip = dsn4l.asc                           117
 13    14 Oct     dsn4ma.zip = dsn4m.asc                            30
     (two issues
      on 14 Oct)

Explanation of names of zipped files for 1993 Issue 7 and later:

  DSNymA = Developer Support News 199y issue m ASCII (plain-text)
  DSNymI = Developer Support News 199y issue m .INF  (use OS/2 VIEW)
  DSNymP = Developer Support News 199y issue m .PS   (PostScript)

where y = last digit of year (3, 4, ...)
      m = issue represented as alpha (1=A, ..., 7=G, 8=H, ...)

For example, DSN3GI is 1993 issue 7 (=G), the 15 October issue, in .INF
format (after being unzipped).

                       +----------------------+
                       | Where to Find DSNEWS |
                       +----------------------+

Outside IBM
-----------

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

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

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

Within IBM
----------

All 1994 issues, in ASCII and INFBIN formats, are in DSN4 PACKAGE in the
OS2TOOLS tools catalog *only*. To obtain DSN4 PACKAGE, type

   TOOLCAT OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE
or
   TOOLS SENDTO KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS GET DSN4 PACKAGE

You can also request DSN4 PACKAGE by typing
   REQUEST DSN4 FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1

To subscribe to DSN4 PACKAGE, type
   TOOLS SENDTO KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS SUB DSN4 PACKAGE

All 1993 issues, in ASCII and INFBIN formats, are in DSNEWS PACKAGE in
the MKTTOOLA, OS2TOOLS, and PCWIN tools catalogs. To obtain
DSNEWS PACKAGE, type
   TOOLCAT catalogname GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
or
   TOOLS SENDTO catalogdisk GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
where
   catalogname MKTTOOLS is on catalogdisk USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS
   catalogname OS2TOOLS is on catalogdisk KGNVMCB PCTOOLS OS2TOOLS
   catalogname PCWIN is on catalogdisk BCRVMMS1 PCWIN PCWIN
Examples: TOOLCAT MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE
          TOOLS SENDTO USDIST MKTTOOLS MKTTOOLS GET DSNEWS PACKAGE

You can also request DSNEWS PACKAGE by typing
   REQUEST DSNEWS FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1

DSNEWS PACKAGE is no longer being updated every month. 1994 updates are
made to DSN4 PACKAGE.

Note: Use a monospace font to print the ASCII version.

                 +------------------------------------+
                 | Formats of DSNEWS Other Than ASCII |
                 +------------------------------------+

Outside IBM, .INF and PostScript formats are available for some (not
all) issues of DSNEWS. Consult the back issues chart above for details.

Within IBM, other formats of DSNEWS are available. The DSNEWSB PACKAGE
in the OS2TOOLS catalog contains all issues of DSNEWS in BookMaster,
LIST3820, OS/2 .INF, and PostScript formats.

PSP Developer Support produces only the ASCII version of DSNEWS. Other
formats are produced by IBM volunteers. Consequently, future issues of
DSNEWS will be provided in formats other than ASCII as time permits.

                  +-----------------------------------+
                  | Notice to Readers Outside the USA |
                  +-----------------------------------+

It is possible that the material in this newsletter may contain
references to, or information about, IBM products (machines and
programs), programming, or services that are not announced in your
country. Such references or information must not be construed to mean
that IBM intends to announce such products, programming, or services in
your country.

                       +------------------------+
                       | Send Us Your Feedback! |
                       +------------------------+

Your comments about this newsletter are important to us. Please send
your feedback to the editor of IBM PSP Developer Support News, Mike
Engelberg, at:

o  Internet: dsnews@vnet.ibm.com
o  IBMMAIL:  USIB33NP
o  Fax:      1-407-443-5214
o  Mail:     Newsletter, Internal Zip 5407, IBM Corporation,
             1000 N.W. 51st Street, Boca Raton FL 33431, USA

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          +-----------------------------------------------+
          | New! The Developer Connection for LAN Systems |      dconlan
          +-----------------------------------------------+

A new Developer Connection is coming to market -- The Developer
Connection for LAN Systems! As part of its launch, IBM will provide a
free copy of this CD to all purchasers of The Developer Connection for
OS/2, Volume 5.

Contents of Volume 1
--------------------

Here are details of what is coming on The Developer Connection for LAN
Systems, Volume 1:

LAN Systems Toolkits - OS/2
---------------------------

DCE Application Enabler for OS/2 (pre-release)

LAN Systems Toolkit
  LAN Server APIs (pre-release)
  LAN Distance APIs
  Multiple Protocol Transport Services (AnyNet for OS/2) APIs
    (pre-release)
  Network SignOn Coordinator API (pre-release)
  User Profile Management (UPM) APIs (pre-release)

SOMobject 2.1 Toolkit Beta

LAN Systems Toolkits - AIX
--------------------------

DCE Toolkit
DCE Tools
ENCINA
MakeDCE Beta

LAN Systems Tools
-----------------

Dirstat
LANXCOPY
Library READ/2
MakeDCE Beta
NetWare to LAN Server Migration Tool Beta
RINGUTIL

Product Overviews
-----------------

DatagLANce (evaluation)
DCE (Illustration)
LAN Server 4.0 Beta: 3.5-inch diskettes
LAN Distance (evaluation with 60-day time-out)
NetDoor: 3.5-inch diskettes
NetFinity (evaluation)
Person to Person/2: 3.5-inch diskettes

Sample Code
-----------

Redbook Sample Code, 3.5-inch diskettes

Service
-------

DOS LAN Support Program ServicePak
OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 ServicePak
OS/2 NTS/2 LAPS Service Refresh

LAN Systems Information
-----------------------

CID-Enabled Applications
Client/Server Survival Guide (excerpts)
LAN REXX Utility Readme
LAN Server System Builders Product List
LAN Software Buyers Guide
LAN Systems API Roadmap
LAN Systems API Implementation Guide
LAN Systems News
Ready! for IBM LAN
Tested and Approved for IBM LAN Systems

Redbooks
--------

Developing DCE Apps for AIX, OS/2, and Windows
Experiences with the IBM OS/2 LAN Server V3.0 New Functions
IBM LAN Distance Configuration and Customization Guide
LAN Server V3.0 System Recovery Considerations
Migrating to LAN Server from NetWare
OSF DCE for AIX, OS/2, and DOS Windows Overview
SOM Objects: A Practical Introduction to SOM
Understanding IBM OS/2 LAN Server Ultimedia V1.0

Technical References
--------------------

AIX DCE Application Development Guide
AIX DCE Application Development Reference
CID Enablement Guidelines
DatagLANce User's Guide
DCE Application Developers Guide
DCE Application Developers Reference, Part I: Threads and RPC
DCE Application Developers Reference, Part II: DTS, Security, and DCE
  Routines
DCE Concepts
ENCINA Application Development Guide
ENCINA Base Reference
ENCINA Monitor Programmer's Guide and Reference
ENCINA PPC Executive Programmer's Reference
ENCINA Server Administration: Programmer's Guide and Reference
ENCINA Server Reference
ENCINA SFS Programmer's Guide and Reference
ENCINA Transactional-C Programmer's Guide and Reference
IBM Advanced NDIS (ANDIS)
LAN CID Utility Guide
IBM Dial Services Interface Programming Guide
IBM LAN Distance Advanced Guide
IBM LAN Distance Remote Guide
IBM LAN Technical Reference
LAN Server Commands and Utilities
LAN Server DOS LAN Services and Window's User Guide
LAN Server LAN Requester User's Guide
LAN Server Network Admin Reference, Volume 1: Planning and Installation
LAN Server Network Admin Reference, Volume 2: Performance Tuning
LAN Server Network Admin Reference, Volume 3: Network Administration
  Tasks
LAN Server Problem Determination Guide
LAN Server Programming Guide and Reference
LAN Systems API Toolkit
MakeDCE User's Guide
MPTS AnyNet for OS/2 Configuration Guide
MPTS AnyNet for OS/2 Error Messages and Problem Determination Guide
MPTS AnyNet for OS/2 Programmer's Reference
Multimedia Installation and Configuration Guide
Network SignOn Coordinator User's Guide
SOM Reference
Understanding DCE Concepts

White Papers
------------

Distributed Performance of IBM DCE for OS/2
IBM DCE Client for Windows Performance
IBM DCE for OS/2: Key Function Performance
IBM DCE Heterogeneous Enterprise Performance
IBM Network Door/2
IBM OS/2 DCE: Multiuser Application Performance
LAN Server Ultimedia
Memory Leaks
TopTips for LAN Server 3.0

More Information
----------------

For more information and worldwide ordering, contact Internet userid
devcon@vnet.ibm.com.

========================================================================

               +-----------------------------------+
               | IBM Makes Enhanced Migration Tool |             toolmig
               |  Widely Available to Developers   |
               +-----------------------------------+

IBM is making widely available a new, enhanced version of One Up
Corporation's Source Migration Analysis Reporting Toolset (SMART), to
help developers migrate 16-bit and 32-bit Windows applications to IBM's
OS/2 Warp, as well as to other versions of OS/2.

SMART 2.0 Now Generally Available
---------------------------------

IBM has signed an agreement with One Up for the rights to distribute the
SMART toolset, including current and future versions. Through this
agreement, IBM is making SMART Version 2.0 generally available for the
first time, giving developers significant enhancements over earlier
versions. SMART 2.0 doubles the speed of conversion efforts, resulting
in tremendous time and cost savings for developers converting to 32-bit
OS/2 applications from 16-bit Windows, 32-bit Windows NT, and 32-bit
applications for future versions of Windows, as well as 16-bit OS/2
applications.

"This announcement significantly enhances the availability of leadership
solutions for OS/2 customers," said Dave Harrington, director of
software development programs, IBM Personal Software Products. "We are
embracing the SMART technology as an integral part of our developer
support offerings, to provide a significant advantage for independent
and corporate developers who want to support the OS/2 platform now."

Distributed on The Developer Connection for OS/2 CD-ROM
-------------------------------------------------------

IBM will distribute SMART 2.0 during the fourth quarter of 1994 on The
Developer Connection for OS/2, a CD-ROM/newsletter subscription which
ships quarterly to thousands of application developers around the world.
The Developer Connection is the essential source for software
technology, tools, and information for OS/2 development efforts.
Developers who wish to subscribe and receive the SMART toolset can call
IBM at 1-800-6DEVCON (1-800-633-8266) within the USA, or 1-407-982-6408
from elsewhere. Future versions of SMART will be distributed in the same
manner.

Two Tools in SMART Toolkit
--------------------------

The SMART Toolkit consists of an Analysis and Reporting Tool and a
Source Migration Tool. The Analysis and Reporting Tool measures the size
of a conversion effort, and provides a roadmap for migration, typically
in a day, rather than the six-person-month effort usually required. The
Source Migration Tool automatically converts as much as 70 percent (or
more in some cases) of the API and message code to 32-bit OS/2 code.

"Version 2.0 gives developers significantly greater flexibility," says
Richard Dews, president/CEO of One Up Corp. "This version allows users
the option to override or amend existing SMART function, as well as to
build their own migration database. This results in the automatic
process being much more tailored, either dynamically or statically, to
the specific requirements of the developers' code."

IBM Supports One Up's SMART Partner Program
-------------------------------------------

In addition to distributing the Toolset, IBM will support One Up's SMART
Partner Program. Through this program, those interested in the business
opportunity of providing OS/2 education, consulting, and development
support can leverage One Up's migration experience to dramatically
expand the availability of OS/2 education, development support, and
other consulting offerings. For more information, call One Up at
1-214-620-1123 or IBM at 1-407-982-6408. (See the later article titled
"The Smart Partner Program from One Up" for more details.)

Mirrors Migration Program Marketing Withdrawn
---------------------------------------------

IBM also announces it is withdrawing from marketing the Mirrors
migration program. One Up will continue to provide service and support
for Mirrors through 31 December 1995 for current licenses. SMART now
replaces Mirrors as the recommended approach for application migration
to OS/2.

One Up Corp. is a leader in application porting and migration for IBM
OS/2 systems. The company has trained more than 250 companies world-wide
through classes and migration workshops, and is well known for its OS/2
education curriculum.

========================================================================

              +-----------------------------------------+
              | New Features in SMART Toolset Version 2 |        v2smart
              +-----------------------------------------+

The SMART Toolset Version 2 contains several enhancements.

32-Bit Windows Code Migration Support
-------------------------------------

SMART 2.0 now supports 32-bit Windows application migration to 32-bit
OS/2, as well as the migration capabilities in Version 1 -- 16-bit
Windows code and 16-bit OS/2 code to 32-bit OS/2 code.

User-Defined Migration Databases
--------------------------------

Version 2 of SMART incorporates User-Defined Migration Databases
(UDMDs), which developers can use to create their own migration
databases, or to override the SMART migration database for any desired
keyword(s).

All of these custom changes can be performed by a few simple lines of
code in one or more of the UDMDs. Users can add and modify migration
commands, customizing the migration process to take advantage of their
specific migration requirements.

"The SMART Migration Databases were constructed to handle the most
general cases," says Richard Dews, president/CEO of One Up Corporation.
"With Version 2.0, users can increase the effective automatic migration
of source code, and greatly reduce the migration effort through the
creative use of UDMDs."

Migration Command Language
--------------------------

SMART Version 1.0 is limited to migration changes that are
straightforward and require only literal string changes. All of the
remaining changes that are required to be made are flagged in the source
code with migration comments, and left to the developer to complete. The
information necessary to complete the migration is then available
on-line through the SMART Viewer.

In version 2.0, SMART's Migration Command Language (MiCL) creates a
flexible, open, very powerful migration environment. Essentially, the
SMART migration process can be programmed with this language. The
migration of each keyword can be programmed with context-sensitive
logical statements, generating migration source code specific to the
requirements of each individual keyword encounter.

As a result, SMART takes on expert-system characteristics. The
interactive features of MiCL allow the developer to customize the
migration process, pausing at times during the process, displaying
specific lines of source code, and allowing the user to respond to
questions from the migration command processor.

Statement Parsing
-----------------

Also, instead of single-line parsing, SMART Version 2.0 performs
single-program-statement parsing, which makes the code infinitely more
legible, concise, and organized.

"With UDMDs, MiCL, and an extended parser, One Up Corporation has
managed to 'one-up' the existing capabilities and value of SMART," said
Dews. "Next, we'll tackle document, graphics, and data migration."

Skill-Level Assessment Determines Effort Needed
-----------------------------------------------

SMART Version 2 can help assess your level of skill and the amount of
effort it will take to complete your migration. After you answer a
series of questions, SMART prepares a report that estimates the time and
effort it will take for you to complete the port. This feature enables
developers to evaluate what it will take to convert their applications
to native 32-bit OS/2 code.

========================================================================

     +--------------------------------------------------------+
     | Help for Completing Migration Effort After Using SMART | smarthlp
     +--------------------------------------------------------+

While the SMART Toolset Version 2 provides the ability to convert up to
70% of an existing application to native 32-bit OS/2 code, there is a
portion of the migration effort that the toolset does not complete.

To address this need, IBM and One Up offer these solutions:

o One Up has created, and IBM is endorsing, the SMART Partner Program.
  (See the next news item.)

o IBM offers extensive OS/2 educational offerings and technical
  support.

Porting Centers and Technical Support
-------------------------------------

Custom porting centers in the USA:

   Location                     Telephone
   --------                     ---------

   Boca Raton, Florida          1-407-982-6408

   Dallas, Texas                1-214-620-1123

International technical support:

   Canada Helpfax               1-800-465-3299 (fax)

   Europe/Middle East/Africa    +44 (0) 256 50096 (Basingstoke, UK)

   Japan                        +81-3-5563-4059 (voice)
                                +81-3-5563-4890 (fax)

   Asia/Pacific                 +61-2-354-7684 (voice)
                                +61-2-354-7766 (fax)

========================================================================

                 +---------------------------------------+
                 | The SMART Partner Program from One Up |       part1up
                 +---------------------------------------+

One Up Corporation introduces its SMART Partner Program, designed to
help partners capitalize on business opportunities in the fast-growing
OS/2 market. The program allows partners to enhance or build a business
based on proven, successful education and development tools from One Up.
VARs, integrators, developers, and consultants will find this bundling
of products and services the optimum path to becoming a profitable OS/2
solution provider.

The SMART Partner Program provides two options: Education Partner and
Development Partner. Each option provides the skills, support, and
materials required to assist partners in solving their customers'
critical business needs.

For a nominal fee, SMART Partners receive these valuable benefits:

Education Partner
-----------------

o Eight-course instruction license
o CD with runtime version of course presentations
o Upon enrollment, receive full courseware of "OS/2 Basics for End
    Users" for distribution and instruction purposes
o With a six-month subscription, receive full courseware of "Installing,
    Using, and Customizing OS/2" and "OS/2 Technical Support" for
    distribution and instruction purposes.
o Discounts on One Up education materials, software products, and "OS/2
    Awareness Series" books
o Marketing support materials

Development Partner
-------------------

o Application conversion assistance
o SMART technical support
o Discounts on One Up Software products and "OS/2 Awareness Series"
    books
o Marketing support materials

More Information
----------------

For more information, contact Richard Dews at One Up Corporation,
1-214-620-1123, send a fax to 1-214-620-9626, or write to One Up at 1603
LBJ Freeway, Suite 200, Dallas TX 75234.

========================================================================

               +-------------------------------------+
               | IBM PSP Opens Home Page on Internet |           homepsp
               +-------------------------------------+

IBM's Personal Software Products division welcomes Internet users to its
own home page on the information super highway.

Contents
--------

PSP's home page will provide marketing information about the division's
current products, our technology, and various development activities
going on in PSP. The information will be updated regularly and the
scope expanded to keep it current, interesting, and useful to our many
customers.

Hypertext
---------

PSP's home page is located on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, a system
that helps organize Internet information by linking documents together
using a technology called hypertext. Hypertext lets selected words
"expand" to provide more information about the subject. Information is
presented as text, video, audio, or graphics.

Where to Find the PSP Home Page
-------------------------------

If you have access to the Internet and are using a browser such as
Mosaic or the Internet Connection in the OS/2 Warp BonusPak, the address
for PSP's home page is as follows:

   http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/

Questions about PSP's home page can be directed to Phil Rodriguez at
Internet userid philrod@vnet.ibm.com.

========================================================================

       +----------------------------------------------------+
       | IBM's Home Page on Internet Significantly Expanded |      homex
       +----------------------------------------------------+

IBM's home page on the Internet, updated on the World-Wide Web (WWW),
has been significantly expanded by links to IBM information throughout
the Internet and by the substantial addition of corporate and other
information.

Lead Stories
------------

The lead stories are IBM's large-scale computing announcement, posted as
the announcement took place, and an account of an exciting IBM Research
multimedia program in a New York City school.

The large-scale computing story features a text and audio customer
testimonial from the president of American Airlines' SABRE Group's
computer services organization. The New York school story, featuring
several images of the eight-year-olds using the program, also includes
an audio file of the kids performing a rap about Rosa Parks, the U.S.
civil rights figure.

Links to Other IBM Organizations
--------------------------------

This edition of the home page also contains links to industry, product,
research, technology, and corporate information from some 15 IBM
organizations on the Internet. Internet users can now browse through the
IBM PC Software Direct catalog, scan our first- and second-quarter
corporate earnings, learn about IBM's AIX operating system, or run a
simulation at Almaden Research Center's Visualization Lab.

Where to Find the IBM Home Page
-------------------------------

The home page can be found on the Internet at http://www.ibm.com using a
WWW browser such as Mosaic or the Internet Connection included in the
OS/2 Warp BonusPak.

Questions about this announcement should be sent as e-mail to Internet
address webmaster@vnet.ibm.com or (within IBM) to ATLVM1(WEBMAST).

========================================================================

            +-----------------------------------------------+
            | "OS/2 Developer Mailshot" to EMEA DAP Members |   shotmail
            +-----------------------------------------------+

The IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) Developer Assistance Program
(DAP) announces a new direct-mail marketing service,"OS/2 Developer
Mailshot".

This mail service, sponsored by the EMEA DAP Program, enables companies
to advertise their products and services directly to members of the EMEA
DAP -- over 3,000 OS/2 developers throughout Europe, the Middle East,
and Africa. The Mailshot is available to anyone with an OS/2 product,
and is fee-based.

Companies who use the Mailshot program can send product literature, demo
diskettes, CD ROMs, promotional giveaways, and so on to this targeted
audience, which includes:

o ISVs and corporate developers
o Shareware developers
o OEMs
o IHVs
o VARs
o Consultants
o DAP/ISV marketing reps across EMEA

Dedicated or Shared Mailing at Special Rates
--------------------------------------------

Companies have the option of doing a dedicated mailing or to be included
in a mailing package with information from other developers.

Companies who participate in the Mailshot program gain the benefit of
special postage and assembly rates. All information is mailed in
envelopes printed with the official EMEA DAP logo, ensuring that all
recipients can easily identify that the information came through the
EMEA DAP.

Mailshot Costs
--------------

Sample costs incurred for the Mailshot program (based on a mailing to
approximately 3000) are:

  For a  20g package: 1673.37 UK pounds (approx. 2510 USD)
  For a  67g package: 2782.30 UK pounds (approx. 4173 USD)
  For a 107g package: 3505.77 UK pounds (approx. 5259 USD)

US dollar rates are calculated at an exchange rate of approximately 1.5
USD to the UK pound.

Sample Pieces
-------------

The EMEA DAP would like to receive a sample piece prior to the Mailshot
for verification and approval before mailing the item to their DAP
members. For example, they would not approve of:

o Information about Windows products
o Information about OS/2 products or services which are not available or
    relevant in EMEA
o Literature that contains only 800 phone numbers that cannot be
    contacted from within EMEA

If the sample materials are approved, the ISV will begin discussions
with Publications Management Services, the selected mailing house, to
explore options and receive a quote for the mailing. Sample materials
should be mailed to:

  Publications Management Services (PMS)
  Windmill House Industrial Estate
  Button Road
  Wigginton, York
  England  YO3 3RA
  Fax: +44 904 760193

Inquiry Form
------------

Companies interested in receiving more information about the Mailshot
programs should fax the following information to Publications Management
Services (PMS) at +44 904 760193:

Company Name ___________________________________________________________

Address      ___________________________________________________________

             ___________________________________________________________

             ___________________________________________________________

             ___________________________________________________________

Company Contact ________________________________________________________

Title           ________________________________________________________

DAP ID Number   ________________________________________________________

Telephone No.   ________________________________________________________

Fax No.         ________________________________________________________

========================================================================

       +----------------------------------------------------+
       | EMEA DAP Offers Incentives for Voice-Enabling Your |   ipdsemea
       | Application with the IBM Personal Dictation System |
       +----------------------------------------------------+

Imagine being able to control your application by talking to it! Your
customers will be amazed to see the ease by which you can navigate
around, issue commands, and even dictate into it, whether your native
language is English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish.

Bring Your Application to Life
------------------------------

Speech enablement can bring your application spectacularly to life,
critically helping it to stand out in today's crowded global
marketplace, promoting its image, and winning the hearts and minds of
those whose commitment is essential -- end users, resellers,
consultants, and specialised journalists.

How many extra licences do you think you could sell if you had the
opportunity and the skills to speech-enable your application simply,
quickly, and cheaply?

Speech-Enabling Opportunity for EMEA DAP Members
------------------------------------------------

IBM is making it possible for you. We spent 20 years of high-level
research on speech recognition, and made a number of field trials
involving customers from all over the world. Now, based on that
technology, we can offer you an excellent opportunity to speech-enable
your application and to enjoy a wonderful sense of achievement.

The IBM Personal Dictation System (IPDS) APIs can be imbedded into your
application to give it speech function. The IPDS toolkit and the
Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) Developer Assistance Programme (DAP)
are available to aid you with your application development.

Speech-Enablement Offerings
---------------------------

The DAP offers a wide range of essential technical and commercial
support facilities, including:

o Bulletin-board system (BBS): As a DAP member, you can access a
  dedicated BBS and benefit from the wealth of tools, information, and
  advice that is available. The BBS is open 24 hours a day, seven days
  a week. It enables developers around the world to exchange ideas and
  documentation, and to get their problems resolved by the experts.

  EMEA DAP members can now access the IPDS toolkit and documentation,
  and get their questions answered through a new, dedicated customer
  forum (SPCHDEV).

o Speech-Recognition Developer's Class Syllabus: Two-day classes have
  been specially designed to introduce you to the skills needed to
  handle the IPDS APIs naturally and easily, so that you can quickly
  voice-enable your application. Dates and locations for these classes
  will be announced on the EMEA DAP BBS.

o Discounts on IPDS hardware and software: EMEA DAP members are entitled
  to discounts on the IBM Personal Dictation System (20 percent
  discounts on hardware and 30 percent on software). For product numbers
  and prices, please contact ISMS Direct Services in Copenhagen, Denmark
  on one of the numbers listed below, or via the CF.ISMS customer forum
  on the BBS.

IBM EMEA Developer Assistance Program Enrolment
-----------------------------------------------

To enrol in the EMEA DAP: If you have a touch-tone telephone, call the
IBM HelpFax automated fax response system on:

      +44 1256 50096 when calling from outside the UK, or
       (0)1256 50096 when calling from within the UK.

Request document number 33001 for an EMEA DAP application form, and
return it to the local DAP coordinator for your country, who is
identified on the form.

Alternately, send an e-mail message to Internet userid
emeadap@vnet.ibm.com.

ISMS Direct Services Information
--------------------------------

Use the phone numbers below after you enrol in the EMEA DAP, so that you
can receive the DAP discount.

   Chargeable numbers: (accessible from all over the world)

             Internat.
   Language  Dial code   Number
   --------  ----------  ----------
   Dutch:    Denmark=45  48 10 1400
   English:  Denmark=45  48 10 1500
   French:   Denmark=45  48 10 1200
   German:   Denmark=45  48 10 1000
   Italian:  Denmark=45  48 10 1600
   Spanish:  Denmark=45  48 10 1100

   TeleFax:  Denmark=45  48 14 2207

========================================================================

               +----------------------------------------+
               | IBM EMEA DAP Enrolls 3,000th Developer |       emea3000
               +----------------------------------------+

The IBM Developer Assistance Programme in Europe, Middle East, and
Africa (EMEA DAP) welcomes Steffen Pirsig of Alaska Software GmbH
(CompuServe userid 100436,1375) as the 3,000th member of the service,
which provides support for developers of OS/2 products and services from
32 countries.

Why the 3,000th Member Joined the EMEA DAP
------------------------------------------

Asked why he joined the programme, Steffen said: "We established the
first real Xbase development package for OS/2, and need all the support
we can get. Until now, we've obtained unofficial help through various
means, but we could not rely on any of our sources. With the DAP, we get
access to many tools and utilities, and lots of information through the
Bulletin Board System and the quarterly CD-ROMs. We can even post our
questions directly to the experts in the IBM labs responsible for the
various products we use. Additionally, we are announcing the
availability of a beta programme for our product through the DAP BBS,
which will enable us to get valuable feedback from many fellow OS/2
professionals. The DAP is an essential part of any developer's kit."

Eligibility for EMEA DAP
------------------------

The EMEA DAP provides a wide range of developer support and marketing
programmes to help with the design, development and publicity of OS/2
applications. Membership of the EMEA DAP is open to any 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.

More Information
----------------

More information about the EMEA DAP can be obtained through:

HelpFax:  If you have a touch-tone telephone, by calling our IBM
          HelpFax automated response system in the UK on
          +44 (0)1256 50096 and requesting document number 30600 for a
          DAP brochure or document number 33001 for a DAP application
          form.

TeleFax:  +44 (0)1256 336778

Internet: emeadap@vnet.ibm.com

Post:     IBM EMEA Developer Assistance Program
          ND1W Normandy House, Alencon Link
          Basingstoke, Hants.
          RG21 1EJ
          England

========================================================================

        +------------------------------------------------------+
        | US Commercial/Premier DAP and Canadian DAP Discounts | dapdisc
        +------------------------------------------------------+

IBM has negotiated special discounts for members of the U.S. Commercial
and Premier Services Developer Assistance Program and the Canadian
Developer Assistance Program in the areas of:

o Software translation services

o Technical support and training for the Asian Double-Byte Character Set
  (DBCS) languages

o International software market information

These services will be provided by the vendors listed below.

AT&T Business Translations
--------------------------

AT&T Business Translations understands the complexity of doing business
in the languages and cultures around the world. For this reason, they
offer high-volume, fast-turnaround translations, including document
translation, publication, and software localization. Their translation
offices throughout the world are connected by their global information
network to provide accurate, rapid, and culturally sensitive
translations.

AT&T Business Translations was awarded ISO 9002 Certification for the
translation process.

AT&T has agreed to provide special support for IBM DAP members. They
have established a toll-free number to answer DAP member calls from the
USA and Canada: 1-800-544-5721.

In addition, AT&T provides discounted prices on their translation and
software localization services, as well as in-house training. The
discount is 2.5 percent for any combination of services costing between
50,000 and 100,000 USD, and 5 percent for any combination of these
services over 100,000 USD.

Their translation services include:

o Turnkey project management
o State-of-the-art computer technologies to shorten time to market and
    reduce costs
o Extensive DTP experience with all major software platforms and
    applications
o In-country review to ensure accuracy of technical terminology
o Translation of text strings and on-line help
o User interface adjustment
o Programming: code internationalization and localization
o Multimedia: audio/video, hypertext, and graphics
o Worldwide resources for large multilingual projects

MicroBurst, Inc.
----------------

MicroBurst, Inc. is a leading OS/2 developer for the Asian markets.
MicroBurst specializes in porting software to Asian markets, double-byte
language technical support, and providing training and contract services
to software developers and publishers. Internationalization experience
includes porting applications to 42 different languages.

MicroBurst, Inc. offers a one-day, on-site OS/2 Internationalization
DBCS Seminar to software developers. A discount has been negotiated for
IBM DAP members which discounts the price by 200 USD to the price of
1,300 USD (normally 1,500 USD).

This one-day software internationalization seminar and product review
session:

o Describes to the programming and management staff the strategies and
  requirements of software internationalization

o Reviews individual applications with the programming and management
  staff

o Summarizes the problems encountered with the customer's software while
  operating in DBCS OS/2, makes recommendations for programming
  strategies, and presents time and cost estimates to internationalize
  the OS/2 application.

The objective of the session is to teach the strategies, requirements
and algorithms related to software internationalization as they pertain
to OS/2 applications.

For more information, contact:

  Mark Frederiksen, President
  MicroBurst, Inc.
  9035 Shady Grove Court
  Gaithersburg MD 20877 USA
  Tel: 1-301-330-2995
  Fax: 1-301-330-8609
  CompuServe 71660,3416
  Internet   71660.3416@Compuserve.com

Marketscan International
------------------------

Marketscan International is a monthly newsletter dedicated to providing
information about both the software and hardware segments of the PC and
networking markets throughout Europe, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific.
This newsletter provides up-to-date information about international
market activities, hot prospects, competitors, and potential partners.
Included is breaking news coverage, incisive analysis, research results,
insider's commentary, and more.

Marketscan International includes:

o News briefs throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific
o Country highlights - market conditions, trade shows, and distributor
    lists
o Channel trends for software and hardware
o International acquisitions and mergers
o Market opportunities and obstacles
o Interviews
o Regulation review
o Statistics and market-share data

A 50 USD discount on a one-year subscription (normally 197 USD) to
Marketscan International has been negotiated for IBM DAP members.
Additionally, with a paid subscription, DAP members receive the 1994
Computer Industry Almanac on CD-ROM.

For additional information, contact:

  Marketscan International
  411 Borel Avenue
  San Mateo CA 94402 USA
  Tel: 1-415-905-2263
  Fax: 1-415-905-2562

========================================================================

           +---------------------------------------------+
           | Roles of IBM's Developer Assistance Program |      clearole
           | and Independent/International Vendor League |
           +---------------------------------------------+

IBM has established two support groups for people and companies who
produce products related to OS/2, LAN Server, MMPM/2, Communications
Manager/2, DB2/2 and other IBM PC software. The two groups are the IBM
Developer Assistance Program and the IBM Independent/International
Vendor League.

IBM DAP is for Software Developers
----------------------------------

If you write software applications, the IBM Developer Assistance
Program (DAP) is for you. It helps software vendors with technical
support, publicity for their products, and other business, marketing,
educational, and technical programs.

To join the DAP, see the article in this newsletter titled "How to Join
the IBM Developer Assistance Program", as well as other articles about
DAP programs in geographies outside the USA.

IVL is for Non-Software Products
--------------------------------

If you develop non-software products such as books, magazines, training
videos, and courses, or provide consulting services for the same IBM
software products (OS/2, etc.), your support is provided by IBM's
Independent/International Vendor League (IVL). The IVL also helps
vendors with technical and marketing support such as their product
accreditation program and listings in the IBM Sources & Solutions
directory. The IVL's latest offering is the IVL News Service, which
delivers vendor product announcements and other newsworthy items
electronically to the media.

To join the IVL, see the article in this newsletter titled "IBM
International/Independent Vendor League".

========================================================================

           +----------------------------------------------+
           | Second Edition of Product Marketing Handbook |     prodmktg
           +----------------------------------------------+

The Product Marketing Handbook, Software Edition, by Merrill R. (Rick)
Chapman, is now in its second edition. Published by the IBM's IVL Press,
this is the first book specifically about marketing software products.

Designed as a handbook for application vendors and publishers, this
300-page book can be used by product managers, marketing/communication
managers, brand managers, and anyone involved in the introduction,
marketing, and sales of software products. Each chapter provides handy
checklists for the actual implementation of a product marketing program,
and the companion diskette provides the same lists in softcopy form.

Contents
--------

The newly revised book contains the following chapters:

    Positioning, Pricing, and Naming      Sales Promotions
    Channel Distribution                  Direct Marketing
    Collaterals & Packaging               Bundling
    Public Relations and Product          Electronic Marketing
      Review Programs                     Trade Shows
    Advertising

The chapter checklists are only one aspect of the book's practical
approach to marketing. Each chapter also features one or more focus
stories about actual marketing campaigns and programs -- some from
software giants, others from small start-up companies, some successful
and some not. In each case, the author offers an analysis of mistakes
made and lessons learned.

Directories, Glossaries
-----------------------

In addition, the Product Marketing Handbook contains a directory of
marketing resources, a glossary of terms used in the business, and a
software marketing pipeline that describes the elements and the timing
of programs needed to prepare, launch, and sustain a product in today's
market. It also provides a cost matrix and job descriptions of the
various players in the marketing of a software product.

IBM Involvement
---------------

The Product Marketing Handbook was developed in conjunction with IBM.
In addition, the Aegis Product Marketing Forum, based on the book, was
a major theme at the PSP Technical Interchange in San Francisco in April
1994, and the forum is given to IBM marketing organizations.

About the Author
----------------

The author, Merrill R. (Rick) Chapman, is president of Aegis Resources,
a software marketing and consulting firm, and has worked in various
software marketing roles since 1978. He is coauthor of the Software
Publisher Association's U.S. Software Channel Marketing Guide, and he
teaches a popular seminar based on the book.

More Information and Ordering
-----------------------------

For more information, contact the author at 71333.3472@CompuServe.Com.
Orders can be placed by calling 1-203-380-8261. The retail price is
49.95 USD, with a discount structure as follows:

  1 to  4 copies: no discount
  5 to  9 copies:  5 percent
 10 to 14 copies: 10 percent
 15 to 24 copies: 15 percent
 25+ copies:      20 percent

Every purchaser of The Product Marketing Handbook also receives a
complimentary three-month subscription (a 120 USD value) to TAG's
Channel Compass, a monthly newsletter reporting about software channel
issues and trends.

========================================================================

           +---------------------------------------------+
           | Marketing Materials Solicited from ISVs and |        canmat
           | IVL Members for Distribution Within Canada  |
           +---------------------------------------------+

IBM Retail Representatives for OS/2 in Ontario, Canada would like to
receive current marketing materials from ISVs and IVL members who market
in Canada. The IBM Retail Program compiles and distributes product
binders that contain these materials.

Please send your news releases via e-mail to arylnn@vnet.ibm.com. Also,
if you would like IBM to distribute your marketing materials to Ontario
retailers through the IBM Retail Program, please send at least 100
copies of your brochure(s) to:

  Arylnn Poczynek
  Dept. E5/683
  IBM Canada Ltd.
  3600 Steeles Avenue East
  Markham ON Canada L3R 9Z7

========================================================================

       +-----------------------------------------------------+
       | Opportunity for ISVs Interested in Selling in Japan | isvjapan
       +-----------------------------------------------------+

Would you like to sell your software in Japan?

To facilitate your entry into this lucrative overseas market -- Japan
has 80 percent of the OS/2 market in Asia -- a series of special
"Matchmaker" events are being planned at COMDEX/Fall '94 between members
of Japan's OS/2 Consortium and software developers with 32-bit
applications for OS/2. COMDEX/Fall '94 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada
from 14 through 18 November 1994. All Japanese events and meetings are
scheduled at Bally's Hotel.

Japanese OS/2 Consortium
------------------------

The Japanese OS/2 Consortium is an independent group of over 200
companies which was formed to promote OS/2 as a premier PC platform in
Japan. Its membership consists of manufacturers, system integrators,
ISVs, IHVs, distributors, and others. Many influential ISVs, such as
Lotus-J, Fuji Software, Borland, Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM, and Hitachi, are
members.

Purposes of "Matchmaker" Events
-------------------------------

The purposes of these "Matchmaker" events are to:

- Help IBM Japan locate good 32-bit tools and applications for OS/2

- Give ISVs the opportunity to introduce their software to the
  Consortium with the goal of finding a Japanese business partner

Application Categories of Interest
----------------------------------

IBM Japan is specifically interested in applications in the following
categories:

o Graphical application development tools
o Communication products
o Multimedia products
o Utilities
o Games
o Software products written with SOM/DSOM

Events at COMDEX
----------------

At COMDEX/Fall '94, these events will take place:

o Tuesday 15 November

  "Matchmaker" meeting and luncheon to acquaint you with the potential
  of the Japanese market and introduce you to members of Japan's OS/2
  Consortium. Follow-up one-on-one business meetings will be scheduled
  at the luncheon.

o Tuesday/Wednesday, 15/16 November

  One-on-one business meetings.

o Wednesday 16 November

  Evening reception, hosted by IBM PSP Asia/Pacific, where you can meet
  and network with a variety of companies and IBM organizations that can
  help you successfully penetrate the Japanese market.

Post-COMDEX Benefits
--------------------

After COMDEX, participating ISVs are eligible for free publicity in the
OS/2 Consortium Newsletter, and introduction of their software to the
entire OS/2 Consortium at their meetings for the purpose of finding a
Japanese business partner.

Software Evaluation Prior to COMDEX
-----------------------------------

Software testing by IBM Japan is offered prior to COMDEX to evaluate an
as-is product for Japanese software and hardware compatibility. For
testing, please send an evaluation copy of software by 1 November to
Catherine Donahue, MS 5407, IBM, 1000 NW 51st Street, Boca Raton FL
33431.

Inquiry Form
------------

For more information, fill out the form below and fax the completed form
to 1-407-443-5214, attention: Catherine Donahue.

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             ISV Nomination for COMDEX Japanese Matchmaker Event

Company Name
________________________________________________________________________

Contact/Title
________________________________________________________________________

Address
________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip
________________________________________________________________________


Telephone  __________________________  Fax _____________________________


Product Name(s)
________________________________________________________________________

Product Description
________________________________________________________________________


Are you planning to attend COMDEX/Fall '94?     ________ Yes  _______ No


Interested in: ___ Testing  ___ Luncheon  ___ 1:1 Meetings ___ Reception

========================================================================

            +----------------------------------------+
            | National Language Versions of OS/2 Now |             nlsus
            | Available For Ordering Through the U.S.|
            +----------------------------------------+

If your language of choice is something other than U.S. English, IBM's
OS/2 is still the best operating system for you. For several years, IBM
has sold versions of OS/2 translated into languages other than U.S.
English. However, these versions were only available for purchase in the
specific countries.

Customers from multinational corporations in the United States can now
order national-language versions of OS/2 2.11 in the U.S.
Foreign-language versions may be ordered by calling 1-800-IBM-CALL
(1-800-426-2255).

The available national-language versions include: Danish, Dutch,
Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish,
Swedish, and U.K. English. IBM may offer additional foreign-language
versions of OS/2 for sale in the United States in the future.

Foreign-language versions are available in 3.5-inch media packages, as
well as in CD-ROM media packages in most cases.

The cost of each national-language version is 212 USD for a 3.5-inch
media package or 186 USD for the CD-ROM package, plus shipping and
handling.

Customers purchasing these national-language versions will receive
support from the country IBM organization stipulated in the product
documentation included with the software. Support through U.S.-based
offices is being considered.

========================================================================

           +----------------------------------------------+
           | IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0 Supports OS/2 Warp |      virsupt
           +----------------------------------------------+

IBM's AntiVirus Version 2.0 will protect new OS/2 Warp Version 3
software products with the most reliable and advanced anti-virus
products and services available.

Fully 32-Bit OS/2 Application
-----------------------------

IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0, available in December 1994, will be a fully
32-bit OS/2 application. Its new features include more powerful scanning
technology that enhances IBM AntiVirus's ability to detect polymorphic
and encrypted viruses, and neural networks to detect unknown boot
viruses. In addition, IBM AntiVirus 2.0 can update virus data files.

IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0, which supersedes IBM AntiVirus Version 1.7,
is available for OS/2, DOS, and Windows systems. It offers LAN Server
protection, including a NetWare Loadable Module, which now checks inside
compressed files. IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0 uses heuristics to defend
against previously unknown viruses, detects more than 3,000 known
viruses, and can eradicate most common computer viruses.

Fewer False Alarms, More Reliable Disinfection
----------------------------------------------

"There is an optimal policy for spending on anti-virus awareness,
software deployment, and emergency response," says Alan Fedeli, manager,
IBM AntiVirus Products and Services, IBM Business Recovery Services.
"That optimal policy is based on solid information, not just reactions
to rumors. IBM AntiVirus has the lowest rate of false alarms in the
industry, and offers more reliable disinfection than other anti-virus
software. This is critical, because unnecessary disinfection can at
times cause further damage to programs."

IBM AntiVirus Products and Services, an offering of IBM Business
Recovery Services, develops and markets IBM AntiVirus software, as well
as offering emergency assistance and analysis of viruses in IBM research
laboratories.

IBM Business Recovery Services provides consulting, planning and testing
services as well as recovery facilities for large, mid-range and
distributed computing environments at 17 sites throughout the United
States, including remote recovery options at 14 locations. BRS is
provided by Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation (ISSC).

========================================================================

            +------------------------------------------+
            | IBM Raises the Bar in Visual Programming |          visbar
            +------------------------------------------+

IBM has extended its application productivity family with new software
development tools that provide a migration path for companies of any
size, using popular programming languages, to move to visual
programming.

Visual Programming
------------------

Visual programming enhances programmer productivity by shielding
developers from the details of the underlying programming language, and
allowing them to quickly and easily build applications by visually
connecting parts, which are iconic representations of the underlying
code. These parts can then be gathered on screen as the actual
application. The benefits of visual programming are increased when used
with object-oriented technology, which allows for greater design and
organization of previously developed software.

Highlights
----------

Highlights of this announcement include:

o IBM COBOL for OS/2, a visual, object-oriented language for the
  desktop

o General availability of a new version of VisualAge, which brings new
  functionality to this Smalltalk-based client/server power tool

o A beta program for IBM C Set ++ Version 3.0, which introduces visual
  construction to C++ programming.

With these tools, IBM continues to expand its position as the only
vendor to offer visual construction from parts for a wide variety of
language environments, including both procedural and object-oriented
languages. The new tools enable users to leverage existing skill
investments while adopting productivity-enhancing development
techniques.

IBM COBOL for OS/2
------------------

With the addition of IBM COBOL for OS/2, the IBM COBOL family has been
extended to support visual development of graphical user interfaces
(GUIs) and multi-platform client/server code within an OS/2 development
environment. IBM COBOL for OS/2 includes System Object Model
(SOM)-based object-oriented extensions, and access to existing SOM-based
class libraries.

IBM COBOL for OS/2 has an integrated set of easy-to-use tools, including
a language-sensitive editor and debugger; a visual GUI builder; and
transaction and data assistants to help define existing Customer
Information Control System (CICS) transactions as well as generate
Structured Query Language (SQL) queries and COBOL data structures. It
supports local and remote data access through distributed DATABASE 2
(DB2), Information Management System (IMS), CICS, and Virtual Storage
Access Method (VSAM) support. These features allow programmers to re-use
previously written and tested code. IBM COBOL for OS/2 will enter a
customer program in early 1995.

VisualAge 2.0
-------------

VisualAge and VisualAge Team Version 2.0, which also supports IBM's SOM
technology, will ship in October. Primary enhancements include support
for Windows development and execution environments; Dynamic Data
Exchange (DDE) support, which allows VisualAge to work with popular
business applications such as Lotus 1-2-3; and upgraded CICS support. A
VisualAge AS/400 feature that, along with VisualAge Team, brings visual
and Smalltalk programming to the AS/400 family, is also announced.

C Set ++ Beta Program
---------------------

The C Set ++ beta program introduces several key technologies that will
enable C++ developers to deliver applications faster. These include the
incorporation of a full visual construction environment, and a new
browser capable of browsing both C++ source code and compiled programs.
The new version also includes a new linker and usability enhancements.

The new C Set ++ version also provides full support for SOM. It enables
developers to create SOM objects directly from C++ syntax through the
compiler's direct-to-SOM facilities, without ever leaving their C++
development environment.

Application Productivity Family
-------------------------------

Other visual development tools within IBM's application productivity
family include:

o VisualGen, an OS/2-based 4GL rapid application development tool that
  supports a wide range of execution environments, including MVS, VSE,
  AIX, OS/2, OS/400, and Windows.

o IBM Visual Report Program Generator (VRPG) Client/2, a visual
  programming product for AS/400 developers, which includes a powerful
  GUI builder, a programmable editor, built-in communications services,
  and an RPG IV workstation compiler and debugger.

o PL/I for OS/2, which offers customers using PL/I for host-based
  applications the opportunity to use a visual development environment
  to build client/server applications.

The application productivity family is consistent with IBM's enterprise
strategy for open distributed computing, as described in the Open
Blueprint. The Open Blueprint is a structure for a distributed systems
environment and incorporates a wide range of standards. It provides the
base upon which to build, run, and manage distributed applications in a
diverse multivendor world.

For additional information about IBM's application productivity family,
users in the USA can call 1-914-766-9155.

========================================================================

             +----------------------------------------+
             | IBM Extends VisualAge to Access AS/400 |         visag400
             | for Easy, Object-Oriented Programming  |
             +----------------------------------------+

IBM has extended VisualAge -- its advanced, client/server programming
environment -- to access AS/400 business computing systems in order to
speed and simplify the difficult task of developing client/server
applications.

With VisualAge, even inexperienced programmers working in OS/2 or
Windows can develop basic business programs that access an AS/400 server
easily and visually. They can write programs by drawing lines on their
PC screens, connecting icons or graphic elements that represent
self-contained program units or "objects".

VisualAge is a key IBM product in support of the new object-oriented
programming technology, which promises major increases in programming
quality and productivity.

In extending VisualAge to access AS/400, IBM has incorporated data
access facilities and other features from the current AS/400
object-oriented development program, ENVY/400.

With VisualAge and AS/400 access, programmers using OS/2 and Windows
can:

o Visually construct applications using standard, reusable, and
    tailorable parts or objects.
o Work as part of a team in developing an application.
o Access a wide range of communications protocols.
o Access a variety of popular databases.
o Make use of multimedia.
o Access AS/400 resources such as database files, data queues, data
    areas, and system values.
o Issue AS/400 commands and call AS/400 programs.

VisualAge
---------

VisualAge represents a major advance in object-oriented programming,
which is based on self-contained program units or objects. These
software components can be fabricated, modified, linked, and grouped to
write complete application programs.

VisualAge makes object-oriented technology easier to use with the
software objects represented by icons on the PC screen. It comes in two
varieties, the base VisualAge for individual programmers, and VisualAge
Team, which supports writing of a program or application by a number of
programmers at the same time. AS/400 extensions work with VisualAge
Team.

VisualAge, the replacement for ENVY/400, is based on Smalltalk, a
high-level, object-oriented programming language. Experienced
programmers working with VisualAge can use the Smalltalk language
directly for more complex programming.

The VisualAge AS/400 extensions support both ENVY/400 and VisualAge.
Thus, programs created with ENVY/400 can be migrated to the VisualAge
environment.

IBM also announces System Object Model (SOM) for AS/400, a standard that
allows programmers to develop objects that can be used, shared, and
reused by different programming languages and different systems.
VisualAge includes SOM and Distributed System Object Model (DSOM)
support for OS/2.

Under its Technology Preview Program, IBM will make available early in
1995 a new SOMobjects Developer Toolkit to help developers create
standard reusable objects, classes of objects, and libraries.

Taligent
--------

IBM also reported that it will provide access to data and services on
AS/400 for client applications written to the Taligent Application
Environment (TalAE). The initial offering will support IBM's Taligent
Application Frameworks (ITAF) on OS/2. Taligent is a system software
company providing a set of frameworks to ensure interoperability of
object-oriented application development on IBM, Apple, and
Hewlett-Packard platforms. It is jointly owned by the three companies.

Availability
------------

VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0 and VisualAge, Version 2.0 for Windows,
and the VisualAge AS/400 Feature are available this month.

========================================================================

          +-------------------------------------------+
          | Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2 and |           agevis
          | Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for Windows  |
          +-------------------------------------------+

With Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM
VisualAge for Windows, IBM continues its commitment to provide
integrated, object-oriented application development environments
designed especially for client/server, mission-critical,
line-of-business applications through visual programming and
construction-from-parts technologies. VisualAge provides a series of
high-productivity, object-oriented power tools for the development of
OS/2 and Windows applications.

There are two base products for each platform:

o VisualAge -- entry-level product for individual programmers
o VisualAge Team -- advanced product for individuals or teams

The VisualAge product for individual programmers is a stand-alone
product. It does not install as the client under VisualAge Team.
VisualAge Team provides all the functionality of VisualAge, plus support
for version control, central reporting for classes, and configuration
management. Each member of a development team must have a VisualAge Team
license. VisualAge Team is also preferred by some individual programmers
who need advanced function.

Version 2.0 of VisualAge includes the functions of Version 1.0, plus:

o One-step packager in VisualAge Team that significantly reduces the
    size of the run-time image and substantially enhances performance
o Access to the DB2 family of relational databases
o Access to AS/400 services, objects, and data
o Common Programming Interface for Communications (CIP/C) support
o System Object Model (SOM) support and Distributed System Object Model
    (DSOM) support (OS/2 only)
o Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) support
o CICS Version 2 External Call Interface (ECI) support, provided as part
    of the VisualAge Communications/Transactions Feature (sold
    separately)
o VisualAge color and font support for parts
o Connection Debugger
o Double-byte National Language Support (NLS), enabled for OS/2 J, IBM
    Windows J, and Microsoft Windows J

Version 2 of VisualAge also includes significant size and performance
enhancements in the edit and run-time portions of the program.

Highlights
----------

Features include:

o Support for OS/2 and Windows development and execution
o Visual construction-from-parts technology
o Visual GUI design capability
o Client/server application development
o Open, extensible architecture
o Extensive code reuse
o Access to a range of communication protocols, databases, and
    pre-existing code for reuse
o Multimedia support
o Access to AS/400 services, objects, and data
o Team programming

plus ...

o Improved responsiveness to end-users
o Increased developer productivity
o Increased application usability
o Reduced maintenance

Overview
--------

VisualAge is an object-oriented application development environment
and suite of power tools based on a visual construction-from-parts
architecture that enables the development of the client portion of
client/server applications with very complex GUIs.

Within its object-oriented development environment, VisualAge provides
visual programming. This technology enables the developer to work with
the end-user in an iterative manner to develop user interfaces and
accurately map to the required business logic.

Reuse is one element of object-oriented programming that puts real power
into the user's hands. VisualAge provides many opportunities for reuse.
VisualAge was developed using VisualAge itself. This assures that the
design and code supplied with VisualAge have been tested and optimized.
The capability to reuse existing code reduces development-cycle time and
drastically reduces errors, because many of the components can be reused
without change.

VisualAge utilizes pure object-oriented technology to simplify the
development of applications for OS/2 and Windows in a graphical
environment using construction from parts. Additionally, more
experienced developers have the benefit of the underlying IBM Smalltalk
language, including an integrated suite of productivity tools (editors,
browsers, debuggers, and inspectors). VisualAge Team adds advanced and
team programming capabilities to the environment, multiplying the value
derived from the technologies. VisualAge and VisualAge Team enable
developers of various skill and experience levels to create
mission-critical, client/server applications. VisualAge opens the door
to these technologies and, over time, IBM plans to address additional
development environments and expand its communications and database
access capabilities.

Description
-----------

VisualAge is written in IBM Smalltalk, a pure object-oriented language.
Using this technology, VisualAge provides an architecture and a rich set
of application-enabling functions that support application construction
from reusable components, including pre-existing third generation
language (3GL) and fourth generation language (4GL) elements. VisualAge
provides visual GUI development capabilities, so that complex
CUA-compliant screens can be built quickly and easily. VisualAge also
provides the protocols that enable the GUI front-ends to run with newly
created object-oriented applications or with pre-existing applications.

VisualAge provides an open architecture via published interfaces.
Through this approach, components created by the customer can easily be
added to the development environment. This approach also encourages
others to create GUI development tools and support tools
(communications, database access, pre-existing code access, and class
libraries) that work with VisualAge.

Applications developed with VisualAge for either OS/2 or Windows are
portable to the other platform, without rewriting the application code.
Using the Team development feature, an application developer using
either a Windows or OS/2 client can store and reuse application source
code in a common source code manager on the LAN. This allows multiple,
heterogeneous development clients (OS/2 or Windows) to access, store,
and reuse source code common to both platforms. Once the application is
completed, you can build a platform-specific, executable IMAGE file
using the target platform development environment. With this capability,
you can create an application once and then easily port it to the other
platform.

Enabling New Applications
-------------------------

The VisualAge AS/400 Feature provides visual programming parts and
client code for accessing a wide range of AS/400 services, objects, and
data, including:

o Records and files
o Record descriptions
o Programs via remote program call
o Commands
o Data areas and data queues
o System values and network attributes
o User spaces

These parts can be graphically connected via the VisualAge Team
composition editor to other parts of an application and packaged for
distribution without any run-time charge.

Enable Customer's Competitive Advantage
---------------------------------------

VisualAge provides value to the customer by enabling developers to be
more productive through ease of use, providing improved quality and
maintainability through reuse of code, and facilitating the development
of complex graphical user interfaces. VisualAge also provides a natural
evolution from prototyping into production.

Less experienced users can become productive very quickly, because the
levels of abstraction in VisualAge remove the need to understand
databases and communication protocols. Users who are not literate in
object-oriented programming can develop significant applications without
moving into the underlying IBM Smalltalk code. With this capability, the
user can develop the client portion of very sophisticated client/server
applications much more quickly than with traditional application
development tools, producing higher-quality applications and reducing
maintenance costs. More experienced users may choose to access the
underlying IBM Smalltalk code and create components that may be reused.

IBM Smalltalk, the pure object-oriented language used to write
VisualAge, can be used as a scripting language or as a complete
programming language. For example, existing components can be combined
through the visual programming interface, existing components can be
modified through the scripting language, or completely new components
can be created in native IBM Smalltalk.

Time to Market
--------------

VisualAge supports logical separation of the client from the server,
simplifying interface design and implementation, and provides high-level
abstractions that hide the interface to the network protocols. This
functionality results in the client portion of client/server
applications being built in less time with higher quality and lower
cost. You will be able to respond more quickly to changes in the
marketplace due to shorter lead times for application development. This
responsiveness is a key factor in the choice of developers for many
applications.

Application Developer Productivity
----------------------------------

VisualAge provides significant customer value in application development
by enabling developers to improve their productivity in work effort and
elapsed time through graphical screen-generation functions and reuse of
existing components. VisualAge also enables easy development of the
client portion of a client/server application. Prototyping and evolution
of the user interface can occur without requiring changes to the
programming of the underlying business objects or full development of
the business logic.

Graphical user interfaces and line-of-business applications can be
developed with VisualAge in a highly productive environment, using the
rapid prototyping, prototyping-to-production, and code reuse
capabilities of object-oriented programming. The applications developed
with VisualAge provide end users with easy-to-use graphical displays for
their workstations.

The productivity achievable by the developer encourages the
re-implementation of applications, particularly those that can benefit
most from a CUA '91 user interface.

Improved Application Quality
----------------------------

Design via prototyping through the object-oriented paradigm enables the
developer to work iteratively with the end-user to ensure that the
application meets requirements, avoiding misunderstanding and rework.
The reuse of components is encouraged in this methodology, resulting in
applications based on previously tested code.

The iterative design and development approach leads to improved
application quality and higher customer satisfaction with the resultant
application than is typical with traditional development paradigms. The
resulting application is what the customer wants and needs, dramatically
reducing fixes and rework and, therefore, end-user false starts and
inefficient use of the application.

Improved Worker Productivity
----------------------------

VisualAge enables application development based on an object-oriented,
construction-from-parts architecture. This approach provides an
integrated what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) user interface tool
that permits the user to select interface parts from a palette; size and
align the parts as appropriate; and iteratively view the results as the
interface is built. Either during or after this brief development
process, the developer may build the application by selecting from a
palette the sources and targets to populate, or by receiving information
from the interface. The information may come from or be targeted for a
database, a communications link, or some external source such as another
application program.

The value of visual programming is realized through VisualAge's
capability to generate the code required to support the links
established between sources and targets and the user interface. Also,
visual construction enables people with widely varying skill levels to
develop applications. Those with little or no programming skills can
easily create applications using existing components. Programmers with
more experience have the additional option of creating new components.

Product Positioning
-------------------

VisualAge is a product set of object-oriented, application development
power tools for dealing with today's complex, mission-critical, GUI,
client/server workstation applications. VisualAge introduces the
construction-from-components paradigm, which eases the migration to
object-oriented technology. VisualAge offers ready-built components
enabling developer productivity without object-oriented skills, yet
offers extensibility for those who are building object-oriented skills.

VisualAge can also be used to develop database applications for DB/2,
DB2/2, Oracle, Sybase, and SQL Server.

VisualAge is positioned with the IBM Cross System Product (CSP) as a
complementary application development power tool. CSP provides
application definition, test, generation, and execution support for
customers who prefer a host-based or cooperative (host and programmable
workstation) 4GL/generator solution.

VisualAge is also positioned with VisualGen as a complementary
application development tool. VisualGen is a workstation-based,
procedural, 4GL tool for COBOL audiences and customers moving from
host-based application development to workgroup-based application
development. VisualGen targets customers who want to build on existing
procedural skills and who prefer a single product for developing the
client and server portions of applications.

The VisualAge object-oriented technology provides visual GUI development
capabilities, so complex CUA-compliant screens can be built quickly and
easily. The open architecture of VisualAge enables these GUI front-ends
to run with new and existing applications.

VisualAge provides an open architecture via published interfaces. This
approach encourages others to create GUI development tools and support
tools (communications, database access, pre-existing code access, and
class libraries) that work in the VisualAge environment and provide
additional value to customers.

ENVY/400 Transition Plan
------------------------

VisualAge Team and the VisualAge AS/400 Feature replace IBM ENVY/400.
All ENVY/400 AS/400 access classes are included in the VisualAge AS/400
feature.

ENVY/400 customers can acquire a no-charge upgrade to Version 2.0 of
VisualAge Team and the AS/400 feature, for OS/2 or Windows, as
appropriate. All installed customers will receive notice of this plan
via mail from IBM in Rochester, Minnesota. Customers will need to order
the appropriate upgrade under the terms of the plan no later than 15
April 1995. Fax any questions about this transition plan to
1-507-253-1571, attention: Linda Argo.

Hardware Requirements
---------------------

The following sections describe the minimum machine requirements for
valid operating environments for the Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for
OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for Windows families of products.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2 requires:

o 25 MHz Intel 80486 IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer (PC) system
o 16 MB installed RAM (24 MB are recommended if you are running other
    products that provide database or communications services)
o CD-ROM reader or 3.5-inch diskette drive (1.44 MB)
o 35 MB hard-disk space for installed product (an additional 10 MB if
    SOMobjects Base Toolkit is also installed)
o 20 MB hard-disk space for OS/2 swapper file
o VGA graphics monitor (an XGA or SVGA display system with a minimum
    resolution of 1024 X 780 pels is recommended)
o Mouse

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for Windows requires:

o 25 MHz Intel 80486 IBM or IBM-compatible PC system
o 16 MB installed RAM (24 MB are recommended if you are running other
    products that provide database or communications services)
o CD-ROM reader or 3.5-inch diskette drive (1.44 MB)
o 35 MB hard-disk space for installed product
o 20 MB hard-disk space for swapper file
o VGA graphics monitor (an XGA or SVGA display system with a minimum
    resolution of 1024 X 780 pels is recommended)
o Mouse

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Team for OS/2 requires:

o 25 MHz Intel 80486 IBM or IBM-compatible PC system
o 16 MB installed RAM
o CD-ROM reader
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  -  On client workstations: 15 MB (an additional 10 MB if SOMobjects
        Base Toolkit is also installed)
  -  On file server: 75 MB, with additional disk space required on the
        file server for growth of the central library
o 20 MB hard-disk space for OS/2 swapper file on client machines
o VGA graphics monitor (an XGA or SVGA display system with a minimum
    resolution of 1024 X 780 pels is recommended)
o Mouse

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Team for Windows requires:

o 25 MHz Intel 80486 IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer system
o 16 MB installed RAM
o CD-ROM reader
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 15 MB
  - On file server: 75 MB, with additional disk space required on the
      file server for growth of the central library
o 20 MB hard disk space for swapper file on client machines
o VGA graphics monitor (an XGA or SVGA display system with a minimum
    resolution of 1024 X 780 pels is recommended)
o Mouse

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 Feature for OS/2 requires (in
addition to the requirements for VisualAge Team):

o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 3 MB
  - On file server: 14 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 Feature for Windows requires (in
addition to the requirements for VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 3 MB
  - On file server: 14 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia Feature for OS/2 requires (in
addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - For VisualAge: 15 MB
  - For VisualAge Team
    --  On client workstations: 3 MB
    --  On file server: 15 MB
o Any digital audio adapters, compact-disc devices, or videodisc devices
  supported by Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 (MMPM/2), provided with
  Operating System/2 Version 2.1. IBM recommends that you contact the
  manufacturer of your hardware to ensure that you have the latest
  device drivers. NOTE: The digital video player has no additional
  machine requirements.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia Feature for Windows requires (in
addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - For VisualAge: 15 MB
  - For VisualAge Team
    --  On client workstations: 3 MB
    --  On file server: 15 MB
o Any digital audio adapters, compact disc devices, or videodisc devices
  devices supported by Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. IBM recommends
  that you contact the manufacturer of your hardware to ensure that you
  have the latest device drivers. NOTE: The digital video player has no
  additional machine requirements.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Communications/Transaction Feature for OS/2
requires (in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge
Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 2 MB
  - On file server: 5 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Communications/Transaction Feature for
Windows requires (in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or
VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 2 MB
  - On file server: 5 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge COBOL Language Feature for OS/2 requires
(in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 1 MB
  - On file server: 2 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge COBOL Language Feature for Windows requires
(in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 1 MB
  - On file server: 2 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Multi-Database Feature for OS/2 requires
(in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 1 MB
  - On file server: 2 MB

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Multi-Database Feature for Windows requires
(in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):
o Hard-disk space for installed product
  - On client workstations: 1 MB
  - On file server: 2MB

Application Runtime Environment requires:

o 25 MHz Intel 80386 IBM or IBM-compatible PC system
o 8 MB installed RAM (12 MB of installed RAM are recommended)
o VGA graphics monitor

Installed RAM and hard-disk space depend on the size and run-time
requirements of the packaged application.

Software Requirements
---------------------

The following sections describe the minimum program requirements for
valid operating environments for the VisualAge Version 2.0 set of
products.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2 requires:

o OS/2 Version 2.1, or later
o For workstation or LAN database support, one of the following:
  - DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1.0, or later
  - Database Manager component of OS/2 Extended Services Version 1.0, or
      later
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, IBM SAA
    Distributed Database Connection Services/2 (DDCS/2) Version 2.0, or
    later
o To use the SOM support component, SOMobjects Base Toolkit Version 2.0
    for OS/2 (supplied with the product) or SOMobjects Developer Toolkit
    Version 2.0 for OS/2
o For Distributed SOM (DSOM) network access to objects, SOMobjects
    Workgroup Enabler Version 2.0 for OS/2

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for Windows requires:

o Microsoft DOS Version 6.0, or later. IBM PC-DOS Version 6.3 is
    recommended for better performance.
o Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 (enhanced mode)
o For workstation or LAN database support, either of the following:
  - DB2/2 Version 1.0 (Client/Server) with DB2 Client Application
      Enabler/DOS Version 1.2
  - DB2/2 Version 1.2, or later
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version
    2.0, or later, running on an OS/2 server

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Team for OS/2 requires:

o OS/2 Version 2.1, or later
o For LAN workgroup connectivity, either of the following:
  - OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0, or later, and LAN Transport and
      Protocol Support (LAPS) component of Network Transport Services/2
      (NTS/2)
  - Novell NetWare Version 3.11, or later
o For workstation or LAN database support, one of the following:
  - DB2/2 Version 1.0, or later
  - Database Manager component of IBM OS/2 Extended Services Version 1.0
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version
    2.0, or later
o To use the SOM support component, SOMobjects Base Toolkit Version 2.0
    for OS/2 (supplied with the product) or SOMobjects Developer Toolkit
    Version 2.0 for OS/2
o For Distributed SOM (DSOM) network access to objects, SOMobjects
    Workgroup Enabler Version 2.0 for OS/2

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Team for Windows requires:

o Microsoft DOS Version 6.0, or later. IBM PC-DOS Version 6.3 is
  recommended for better performance.
o Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 (enhanced mode)
o For LAN workgroup connectivity, either of the following:
  - OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0, or later, and IBM LAN Support Program
      Version 1.3
  - Novell NetWare Version 3.11, or later
o For workstation or LAN database support, either of the following:
  - DB2/2 Version 1.0 (Client/Server) and DB2 Client Application
      Enabler/DOS Version 1.2
  - DB2/2 Version 1.2, or later
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version 2.0

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 Feature for OS/2 requires (in
addition to the requirements for VisualAge Team):

o IBM Communications Manager/2 Version 1.1
o One of the following:
  - OS/400 Version 3 Release 1
  - OS/400 Version 3 Release 0 Modification 5 with VisualAge Server for
      OS/400 PRPQ P84243 (5799-FNN)
  - OS/400 Version 2 Release 3 with VisualAge Server for OS/400 PRPQ
      P84243 (5799-FNN)
  - OS/400 Version 2 Release 2, or later, with ENVY/400 QENVY Library
o Client Access/400 for OS/2 or PC Support/400 for the OS/400 version
    that you are running

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 Feature for Windows requires (in
addition to the requirements for VisualAge Team):

o One of the following:
  - OS/400 Version 3 Release 1
  - OS/400 Version 3 Release 0 Modification 5 with VisualAge Server for
      OS/400 PRPQ P84243 (5799-FNN)
  - OS/400 Version 2 Release 3 with VisualAge Server for OS/400 PRPQ
      P84243 (5799-FNN)
  - OS/400 Version 2 Release 2, or later, with ENVY/400 QENVY Library
o Client Access/400 for Windows 3.1 or Client Access/400 for DOS with
    Extended Memory or PC Support/400 for the OS/400 version that you
    are running

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia Feature for OS/2 has no
additional requirements.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia Feature for Windows, in order to
use the digital video player, requires Video for Windows Version 1.1.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Communications/Transaction Feature for OS/2
requires (in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge
Team):

o For Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC), one of the
  following:
  - IBM Communications Manager/2 Version 1.1, or later
  - The Communications Manager component of IBM OS/2 Extended Services
      Version 1.0, or later
o For CICS OS/2 External Call Interface (ECI), IBM CICS OS/2 Version
    2.0, or later
o For Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C), IBM
    Communications Manager/2 Version 1.1, or later
o For NetBIOS, one of the following:
  - Network Transport Services/2 Version 1.2
  - IBM LAN Server Version 2.0, or later
o For Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), IBM
    TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 1.2.1, or later
o For Emulator High-Level Language Application Programming Interface
    Interface (EHLLAPI), one of the following:
    - IBM Communications Manager/2 Version 1.1, or later
    - The Communications Manager component of IBM OS/2 Extended Services
        Version 1.0, or later

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge Communications/Transaction Feature for
Windows requires (in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or
VisualAge Team):

o For CICS OS/2 External Call Interface (ECI), IBM CICS OS/2 Version
    2.0, or later
o For Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C),
    Networking Service/DOS Version 1.1
o For NetBIOS, LAN Support Program for NetBIOS
o For Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), IBM
    TCP/IP for DOS Version 2.1, or later
o For Emulator High-Level Language Application Programming Interface
    (EHLLAPI), IBM PC3270 3.1

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge COBOL Language Feature for OS/2 has no
additional requirements.

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge COBOL Language Feature for Windows has no
additional requirements.

Version 1.0 of IBM VisualAge Multi-Database Feature for OS/2 requires
(in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):

  Based on the non-IBM database products you plan to use, the
  appropriate products from among the following:

  - Microsoft SQL Server Version 4.2 or Sybase SQL Server Version 4.6

      On the client workstation, you must have the appropriate Open
      Client, including DB-Library and Net-Library, installed to access
      the SQL Server databases. OS/2 client software must provide 32-bit
      support.

  - Oracle Version 7.0

      On the client workstation, you must have the appropriate client
      support and Oracle SQL*Net installed to access the Oracle
      databases. OS/2 client software must provide 32-bit support.

Version 1.0 of IBM VisualAge Multi-Database Feature for Windows requires
(in addition to the requirements for VisualAge or VisualAge Team):

  One or more of the following:

  - Microsoft SQL Server Version 4.2 or Sybase SQL Server Version 4.6

      On the client workstation, you must have the appropriate Open
      Client, including DB-Library and Net-Library, installed to access
      the SQL Server databases.

  - Oracle Version 7.0

      On the client workstation, you must have the appropriate client
      support and Oracle SQL*Net installed to access the Oracle
      databases.

Application Runtime Environment requirements:

Applications developed with VisualAge run under OS/2 Version 2.1 or
Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. Other program requirements vary based on
the use of database, communications, SOM, and multimedia services.

Hardcopy Publications
---------------------

All publications are common to both platforms (OS/2 and Windows), except
for the License Information and the User's Guide and Reference.  The
following publications are provided in hardcopy in the program packages:

Title                                                 Number
-----                                                 ------

VisualAge User's Guide and Reference                  SC34-4490
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with      SC34-4491
  IBM Smalltalk
IBM Smalltalk Programmer's Reference                  SC34-4493
VisualAge Programmer's Guide to Building Parts        SC34-4496
  for Fun and Profit
IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Development Guide         SC34-4495
  Development Guide
IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Team Development Guide    SC34-4494
  Development Guide
IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Resource Catalog          G325-0813
  Catalog

Displayable Softcopy Publications
---------------------------------

The following publications are provided in displayable softcopy form:

o VisualAge User's Guide and Reference
o Programmer's Guide to Building Parts for Fun and Profit
o IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Development Guide
o IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Team Development Guide
o Communications Guide
o Relational Database Guide
o External Functions Interface Guide
o SOMsupport Guide
o Multimedia Guide
o AS/400 Feature User's Guide

The files are shipped on the same media type as the basic
machine-readable material.

Additional License Copies
-------------------------

Additional License Copies authorizes the customer who has a program
package to make a single copy of the program diskettes or CD-ROM and the
printed documentation. The authorization is given by sending the
customer a Proof of Additional License certificate. The Proof of
Additional License certificate has its own part number.

Additional License Copy Upgrade
-------------------------------

Additional License Copy Upgrade authorizes the customer who has a
program package upgrade to make a single copy of the program diskette
and printed documentation. The authorization is given by sending the
customer a Proof of Additional License Upgrade certificate. The Proof
of Additional License Upgrade certificate has its own part number.

Charges
-------
                                                               One-
Part                                                           Time
Number   Program Name                                  Media   Charge
------   ------------                                  -----   ------

17H7495  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2           Dual    2,495 USD
17H7511  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for OS/2                   2,245
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7496  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team for OS/2      CD-ROM  4,995
17H7513  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team for OS/2              4,495
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7497  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge COBOL for OS/2     Dual    1,495
17H7515  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge COBOL for OS/2             1,345
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7498  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Communications     Dual    1,750
           for OS/2
17H7517  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Communications             1,575
           for OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7499  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Database for OS/2  Dual      995
17H7519  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Database for OS/2            895
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7500  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia for     Dual      495
           OS/2
17H7521  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia for               445
           OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7501  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 for OS/2    CD-ROM  2,495
17H7523  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 for OS/2            2,245
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7502  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for Windows        Dual    2,495
17H7525  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for Windows                2,245
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7503  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team for Windows   CD-ROM  4,995
17H7527  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team for Windows           4,495
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7504  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge COBOL for Windows  Dual    1,495
17H7529  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge COBOL for Windows          1,345
           Proof of Additional License Certificate
17H7505  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Communications     Dual    1,750
           for Windows
17H7531  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Communications             1,575
           for Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7506  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Database for       Dual      995
           Windows
17H7533  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Database for                 895
           Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7507  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia for     Dual      495
           Windows
17H7535  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Multimedia for               445
           Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7441  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 for         CD-ROM  2,495
           Windows
17H7472  Version 2 of IBM VisualAge AS/400 for                 2,195
           Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7536  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for           2,500
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for OS/2
17H7538  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for           2,250
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7542  Upgrade from Version 1 of IBM VisualAge for             250
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge OS/2
17H7544  Upgrade from Version 1 of IBM VisualAge for
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for
           OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7545  Upgrade from Version 1 of IBM VisualAge for           2,500
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for OS/2
17H7547  Upgrade from Version 1 of IBM VisualAge for           2,250
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7548  Upgrade from Version 1 of IBM VisualAge Team            500
           for OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge
           Team for OS/2
17H7550  Upgrade from Version 1 of IBM VisualAge Team            450
           for OS/2 to Version 2 of VisualAge Team
           for OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7563  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           1,500
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for
           OS/2
17H7565  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           1,350
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for
           OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7566  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           4,000
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for OS/2
17H7568  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           3,600
           OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7569  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk Team          1,500
           for OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge
           Team for OS/2
17H7571  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk Team          1,350
           for OS/2 to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge
           Team for OS/2 Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7572  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           1,500
           Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for
           Windows
17H7574  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           1,350
           Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for
           Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7575  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           4,000
           Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for Windows
14H0887  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk for           3,600
           Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
14H0888  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk Team          1,500
           for Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge
           Team for Windows
14H0890  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk Team          1,350
           for Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge
           Team for Windows Proof of Additional
           License Certificate
17H7539  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for           2,500
           Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for Windows
17H7541  Upgrade from Version 2 of IBM VisualAge for           2,250
           Windows to Version 2 of IBM VisualAge Team
           for Windows Proof of Additional License
           Certificate
17H7508  VisualAge Documentation Set                              86

Personal Systems Support Line Annual Charge:                   2,495

Program Upgrade
---------------

The program package upgrade option allows currently licensed users of
VisualAge products to obtain upgrades for a program upgrade charge. The
available upgrades are listed below.

From                             To

Version 1 of VisualAge           Version 2 of VisualAge
  for OS/2                         for OS/2
Version 1 of VisualAge           Version 2 of VisualAge
  Team for OS/2                    Team for OS/2
Version 1 of Visualage           Version 2 of VisualAge
  for OS/2                         Team for OS/2
Version 2 of VisualAge           Version 2 of VisualAge
  for OS/2                         Team for OS/2
Version 2 of VisualAge           Version 2 of VisualAge
  for Windows                      Team for Windows
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk       Version 2 of VisualAge
  for OS/2                         for OS/2
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk       Version 2 of VisualAge
  for OS/2                         Team for OS/2
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk       Version 2 of VisualAge
  Team for OS/2                    Team for OS/2
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk       Version 2 of VisualAge
  for Windows                      for Windows
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk       Version 2 of VisualAge
  for Windows                      Team for Windows
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk       Version 2 of VisualAge
  Team for Windows                 Team for Windows

These upgrades will be available through IBM Authorized Personal
Computer Dealers and Industry Remarketers -- Personal Computers
certified to market IBM Authorized Advanced Products. The remarketer
will require a Proof of License for each upgrade ordered. The original
Proof of License is the colored front cover page (inside the hard
binder) or the separate Proof of License page in the program package as
identified by IBM to the remarketer.

VisualAge Features Upgrade Plan
-------------------------------

VisualAge Version 1.0 customers who paid for any Version 1.0 features
(Communications, Database, COBOL, or Multimedia) can upgrade to the
equivalent Version 2.0 features at no charge. For more information, fax
a request to 1-919-469-7005.

========================================================================

           +-------------------------------------------+
           | Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 and |        talksmal
           | Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for Windows  |
           +-------------------------------------------+

IBM Smalltalk is a standards-compliant, integrated Smalltalk language
and development environment that programmers can use to rapidly develop
applications for the OS/2 and Windows operating systems. Smalltalk is a
part of the same product family as VisualAge, and complements the
VisualAge offerings. It is the same Smalltalk available in VisualAge.

IBM Smalltalk is for customers who do object-oriented development
directly with the Smalltalk language and development environment. This
development can be with IBM Smalltalk only, or in combination with
VisualAge. Applications written in IBM Smalltalk are fully compatible
with applications written with VisualAge, and vice versa. Objects
created with Smalltalk can be reused without change in either offering.

The Smalltalk family includes:

o IBM Smalltalk, the entry-level product for individual programmers.
  Features of Smalltalk include:
  - A complete set of programming tools: editor, browser, debugger,
      compiler, and inspector
  - A class library that facilitates code reuse and portability across
      OS/2 and Windows platforms
  - System Object Model (SOM) support to facilitate reuse of objects and
      interoperability across programming languages
  - Access to the DB2 family of relational databases

o IBM Smalltalk Team, the advanced product for individuals or teams who
  require robust function such as version control, configuration
  management, performance tuning, and a centralized repository of
  classes. Smalltalk Team includes the functions of Smalltalk.

These VisualAge Version 2.0 features can be used with Smalltalk:

o VisualAge COBOL Language feature, which provides support for reusing
  programs developed in COBOL or any language that supports native
  operating-system DLLs. C support is included in IBM Smalltalk.

o VisualAge Communications/Transaction feature, which provides
  communications and transaction processing components.

o VisualAge Multi-Database feature, which provides database
  components for interfacing with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and
  Sybase. DB2 support is included in Smalltalk.

Highlights
----------

o Part of the same product family as VisualAge
o Standards-compliant Smalltalk language
o Portability across supported platforms
o Integrated development environment
o Robust class library
o Access to a range of communications protocols, databases, and
    pre-existing code through the use of VisualAge feature products
o Access to the DB2 family of relational databases
o SOM support
o DBCS support
o Team programming
o Change management
o Version control

Benefits include:

o Ability to create mission-critical, line-of-business applications
o Significant code reuse
o Platform-independent applications across supported platforms
o Increased programmer productivity
o High-quality applications
o Reduced maintenance

Robust, Standards-Compliant Smalltalk Language
----------------------------------------------

Smalltalk is a pure object-oriented programming language that supports
the object-oriented principles of polymorphism, data encapsulation, and
inheritance. It includes a Smalltalk virtual machine, a base image, and
general environmental access such as file, thread, and networking. The
product shields developers from complex and low-level functions such as
GUI, communication APIs, and memory management.

Smalltalk is fully 32-bit capable, and enforces Smalltalk language
standards. The product includes a fully-documented application program
interface (API) based on industry standards such as POSIX for filing
systems and MOTIF for GUI widgets. It is also based on the proposed
common Smalltalk standards that were submitted to the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1993.

The use of the standards is a major benefit to development teams, since
it means that Smalltalk developers are able to use the same terminology
and application protocols used in other languages. The use of standards
also leverages a corporation's investment in standards training and
documentation. Developers who are familiar with industry standards such
as MOTIF, POSIX, and ANSI can continue to use those skills.

Smalltalk supports the principle of change. It provides a development
style of experimentation. There is a seamless integration between the
development environment and the run-time environment. It is easy to make
a change in the code and immediately have the application up and running
to see the effects of that change.

Smalltalk enables businesses to take full advantage of the increasing
power of the desktop. The product provides advantages inherent to
object-oriented technology such as:

o Improved application availability, quality, and maintainability at a
    reduced cost
o Extensive reuse of proven components that shortens development time
    and leads to more robust, error-free applications

Portability Across Supported Platforms
--------------------------------------

Smalltalk allows developers to create applications that are fully
portable across supported platforms without modification. Smalltalk
includes a comprehensive class library that facilitates code reuse and
portability. This library is implemented across multiple
operating-system platforms. Programs written to these interfaces are
portable across the support platforms without modification. The
resulting ported applications take on the look-and-feel of the native
platform.

Integrated Development Environment
----------------------------------

Smalltalk supports an iterative application development approach for
dealing with mission-critical workstation applications. The integrated
development environment improves application developer productivity by
allowing programmers to rapidly develop object-oriented applications.
Programmers are able to write code, run it, debug it, and then repeat
the process to quickly build applications -- without ever leaving the
Smalltalk environment. This capability allows programmers to easily
prototype applications, then work iteratively with end-users to ensure
that the applications meet requirements. This approach allows
developers to validate customer expectations throughout the development
cycle. It helps to avoid rework, and to maximize reuse and customer
satisfaction.

Smalltalk eases the transition to object-oriented programming by
providing a scalable, upgradeable application development environment
that supports either a single, stand-alone programmer producing personal
productivity applications or an entire team of programmers creating
complex, line-of-business applications. The Smalltalk integrated
development environment includes:

o The Smalltalk language
o An object model that objects can be defined from
o A set of reusable objects
o A complete set of programming tools: editor, browser, compiler,
    debugger, and inspector
o A run-time environment

Smalltalk Team allows development of large-scale corporate applications
by providing shared access and control of development data in a
heterogeneous environment. It enables a team of professional
programmers to work on the same application simultaneously, managing
applications, versions, and processes in an integrated fashion.
Smalltalk Team can also be used by individual programmers. The
product's integrated development environment includes the features of
Smalltalk plus:

o Team programming support
o A centralized code repository
o Version control
o Change management

Open Enterprise
---------------

Smalltalk includes a fully-documented API that adheres to the following
Open Blueprint standards:

o Presentation Services: MOTIF
o Local Operating Systems Services: POSIX 1003.1-1990

Product Positioning
-------------------

Smalltalk is an important and emerging object-oriented language in
the industry. Its usage in business and commercial application
development is growing rapidly. IBM believes strongly in the future
of object-oriented technology. Smalltalk is a strategic language for
IBM, and is developed as an ANSI standard, open, multiple-platform
language.

Smalltalk and Smalltalk Team are part of the same product family as
VisualAge. The VisualAge environment includes Smalltalk as its base
language, but offers additional features such as visual
construction-from-parts, ready-built visual components, and pre-existing
code access. Smalltalk is targeted at those customers who want to do
object-oriented development directly with the Smalltalk language and
development environment. This development may be with Smalltalk only, or
in combination with VisualAge. Class libraries developed using Smalltalk
can be reused in the VisualAge development environment. The wealth of
class libraries already developed and available in VisualAge can be used
by Smalltalk programmers.

The following VisualAge Version 2.0 features can be used with Smalltalk:

o VisualAge COBOL Language Feature

  Support for reusing programs developed in COBOL or any language that
  supports native operating system DLLs. This capability promotes the
  reuse of existing code, reducing development-cycle time and future
  maintenance requirements. C support is included in the IBM Smalltalk
  and Smalltalk Team products.

o VisualAge Communications/Transaction Feature

  Communications and transaction processing components that provide a
  diverse menu of protocols with a simplified common access, including
  TCP/IP, APPC, and CICS OS/2 ECI.

o VisualAge Multidatabase Feature

  Database components for interfacing with IBM and non-IBM databases
  that provide a menu of databases with a simplified common access,
  including DB2/2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase. DB2 support
  is provided in the base Smalltalk and Smalltalk Team products.

Smalltalk supports the System Object Model (SOM) to facilitate reuse of
object classes and interoperability across programming. It provides a
facility for developers to create Smalltalk wrapper classes for SOM
interfaces. These wrapper classes, together with the SOM classes they
represent, can be used just like any other Smalltalk class with some
restrictions.

Statement of General Direction
------------------------------

As part of its continuing commitment to object-oriented technology, IBM
plans to provide Smalltalk for MVS. The intent is to provide a Smalltalk
environment and base image to support the development of Smalltalk
applications that execute in key MVS environments. This Smalltalk
implementation will be designed to exploit SOM technology on MVS to ease
reuse of object classes and interoperability across programming
languages. It is planned to be part of the same product family as
VisualAge, and is intended to complement VisualAge offerings.

Hardware Requirements
---------------------

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 requires:

o Any personal computer with a 25 MHz Intel 80486 processor, or higher,
    that supports IBM OS/2 2.1
o 3.5-inch diskette drive (1.44 MB)
o Minimum 16 MB RAM (20 MB are recommended when running a database or
    communications service, like DB2/2)
o Minimum 25 MB hard-disk space for Smalltalk for OS/2 (35 MB if
    SOMobjects Base Toolkit is installed), with another 10 MB to 15 MB
    to allow for growth of the development image
o 20 MB hard-disk space for OS/2 swap space
o VGA graphics monitor or higher-function monitor and its appropriate
    adapter, as supported by OS/2 2.1 (XGA or SVGA display recommended)
o Pointing device, as supported by OS/2 2.1

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2 requires:

o Any personal computer with a 25 MHz Intel 80486 processor, or higher,
    that supports IBM OS/2 2.1
o Minimum 16 MB RAM (20 MB are recommended when running a database or
    communications service, like DB2/2)
o Minimum 10 MB hard-disk space for Smalltalk Team for OS/2 (20 MB if
    SOMobjects Base Toolkit is installed)
o 20 MB hard-disk space for OS/2 swap space
o VGA graphics monitor or higher-function monitor and its appropriate
    adapter, as supported by OS/2 2.1 (XGA or SVGA display recommended)
o Pointing device, as supported by OS/2 2.1
o CD-ROM reader
o On the file server, at least 60 MB of available hard-disk space to
    install the product files. Note that this hard-disk space includes
    the central library. Note also that the library grows rapidly,
    especially as the number and size of your applications grow. If you
    have a development organization that develops large applications, it
    is recommended that you provide between 200 MB and 400 MB of
    available hard-disk space on your file server.

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for Windows requires:

o Any personal computer with a 25 MHz Intel 80486 processor, or higher,
    that supports Microsoft Windows 3.1
o 3.5-inch diskette drive (1.44 MB)
o Minimum 12 MB RAM (16 MB are recommended when running a database or
    communications service, like DB2/2)
o 20 MB for swapper file
o Minimum 25 MB fixed disk for Smalltalk for Windows, with another 10 MB
    to 15 MB to allow for growth of the development image
o VGA graphics monitor or higher-function monitor and its appropriate
    adapter, as supported by Windows 3.1 (XGA or SVGA display
    recommended)
o Pointing device, as supported by Windows 3.1

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows requires:

o Any personal computer with a 25 MHz Intel 80486 processor, or higher,
    that supports Microsoft Windows 3.1
o Minimum 12 MB RAM (16 MB are recommended when running a database or
    communications service, like DB2/2)
o 20 MB for swapper file
o Minimum 10 MB hard-disk space for Smalltalk Team for Windows
o VGA, SVGA, or XGA graphics monitor or higher-function monitor and
  its appropriate adapter, as supported by Windows 3.1
o Pointing device, as supported by Windows 3.1
o CD-ROM reader
o On the file server, at least 60 MB of available hard disk space to
  install the product files. Note that this hard-disk space includes the
  central library. Note also that the library grows rapidly, especially
  as the number and size of your applications grow. If you have a
  development organization that develops large applications, it is
  recommended that you provide between 200 MB and 400 MB of available
  hard-disk space on your file server.

Application Runtime Environment requires:

o 25 MHz Intel 80386 IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer system.
o 8 MB installed RAM. However, 12 MB of installed RAM are recommended.
o VGA graphics monitor.

Software Requirements
---------------------

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 requires:

o OS/2 2.1, or later
o For workstation or LAN database support, one of the following:
  - DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1, or later
  - Database Manager component of OS/2 Extended Services Version 1.0
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version
    2.0, or later
o For use of SOM support component, SOMobjects Base Toolkit Version 2.0
    for OS/2 (supplied with product) or SOMobjects Developer Toolkit
    Version 2.0 for OS/2
o For DSOM network access to objects, SOMobjects Workgroup Enabler
    Version 2.0 for OS/2

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2 requires:

o OS/2 2.1, or later
o For LAN workgroup connectivity, one of the following:
  - OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0, or later, with the LAN Transport
    Protocol Support (LAPS) component of Network Transport Service/2
  - Novell NetWare Version 3.11, or later
o For workstation or LAN database support, one of the following:
  - IBM DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1, or later
  - Database Manager component of OS/2 Extended Services Version 1.0
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version
    2.0, or later
o For use of SOM support component, SOMobjects Base Toolkit Version 2.0
    for OS/2 (supplied with product) or SOMobjects Developer Toolkit
    Version 2.0 for OS/2
o For DSOM network access to objects, SOMobjects Workgroup Enabler
    Version 2.0 for OS/2

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for Windows requires:

o Microsoft DOS 6.0, or later (IBM PC DOS 6.3 recommended)
o Microsoft Windows 3.1 (enhanced mode)
o For workstation or LAN database support, one of the following:
  - IBM DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1.0 (Client/Server) with IBM
      DATABASE 2 Client Application Enabler/DOS Version 1.2
  - IBM DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1.2, or later
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version
    2.0, or later, running on an OS/2 server

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows requires:

o Microsoft DOS 6.0, or later (IBM PC DOS 6.3 recommended)
o Microsoft Windows 3.1 (enhanced mode)
o For LAN workgroup connectivity, one of the following:
  - OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0, or later, with IBM LAN Support Program
      Version 1.3
  - Novell NetWare Version 3.11, or later
o For workstation or LAN database support, one of the following:
  - IBM DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1.0 (Client/Server) with
      DATABASE 2 Client Application Enabler/DOS Version 1.2
  - IBM DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2) Version 1.2, or later
o For host (DB2, SQL/DS, or SQL/400) database access, DDCS/2 Version
    2.0, or later, running on an OS/2 server

Application Runtime Environment:

Applications developed with Smalltalk run under OS/2 2.1 or Microsoft
Windows 3.1. Other program requirements vary, based on the use of
database, communications, and SOM services.

Publications
------------

The following publications are provided in hardcopy form:

o IBM Smalltalk Installation Guide
o Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with IBM Smalltalk
o IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Development Guide
    (provided with Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 and with
     Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for Windows)
o IBM Smalltalk and VisualAge Team Development Guide
    (provided with Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2 and
     with Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows)
o IBM Smalltalk Programmer's Reference

Additional License Copies
-------------------------

Additional License Copies authorizes the customer who has a program
package to make a single copy of the program diskette and printed
documentation. The authorization is given by sending the customer a
Proof of Additional License certificate. The Proof of Additional License
certificate has its own part number.

Additional License Copy Upgrade
-------------------------------

Additional License Copy Upgrade authorizes the customer who has a
program package upgrade to make a single copy of the program diskette
and printed documentation. The authorization is given by sending the
customer a Proof of Additional License Upgrade certificate. The Proof
of Additional License Upgrade certificate has its own part number.

Charges
-------
                                                            Optional
                                                            Support
                                  Part         One-Time     Line
Program Name                      Number       Charge       Charge
------------                      ------       --------     ------

IBM Smalltalk for OS/2            14H0270        995 USD    2,495 USD
  (3.5-inch diskettes)
IBM Smalltalk for OS/2            14H0272        895          N/A
  Proof of Additional
  License Certificate
IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2       14H0273      3,495        2,495
  (CD-ROM)
IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2       14H0275      3,145          N/A
  Proof of Additional
  License Certificate
IBM Smalltalk for Windows         14H0280        995        2,495
  (3.5-inch diskettes)
IBM Smalltalk for Windows         14H0282        895          N/A
  Proof of Additional
  License Certificate
IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows    14H0283      3,495        2,495
  (CD-ROM)
IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows    14H0285      3,145          N/A
  Proof of Additional
  License Certificate
IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 to         14H0276      2,500          N/A
  IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2
  Upgrade
IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 to         14H0278      2,250          N/A
  IBM Smalltalk Team for OS/2
  Upgrade Proof of Additional
  License Certificate
IBM Smalltalk for Windows to      14H0286      2,500          N/A
  IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows
  Upgrade
IBM Smalltalk for Windows to      14H0288      2,250          N/A
  IBM Smalltalk Team for Windows
  Upgrade Proof of Additional
  Licenses Certificate

Program Upgrade
---------------

The following program package upgrades are available:

Upgrade from                            Upgrade to
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk ...          Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk ...
... for OS/2 .................... to -> ... Team for OS/2
... for Windows ................. to -> ... Team for Windows

Upgrade from                            Upgrade to
Version 2 of IBM Smalltalk ...          Version 2 of IBM VisualAge ...
... for OS/2 .................... to -> ... for OS/2
... for Windows ................. to -> ... for Windows
... for OS/2 .................... to -> ... Team for OS/2
... for Windows ................. to -> ... Team for Windows
... Team for OS/2 ............... to -> ... Team for OS/2
... Team for Windows ............ to -> ... Team for Windows

The program package upgrade option allows currently licensed users of
Smalltalk to obtain the Smalltalk Team product or the specified
VisualAge products for an upgrade charge.

The price for the upgrade from Smalltalk to Smalltalk Team is the
difference between the announced prices for Smalltalk and Smalltalk
Team.

========================================================================

                       +----------------------+
                       | The IBM COBOL Family |                   famcob
                       +----------------------+

In its most sweeping COBOL enhancements in a decade, IBM is bringing the
industry's premier COBOL capability to the workstation and adding a
visual development environment. In addition, IBM is adding
object-oriented extensions for the OS/2 workstation and MVS host.

With the IBM COBOL Family, you can create high-performance applications
running on host systems, workstations, and in heterogeneous
client/server systems with improved data access to DB2, IMS, and CICS.
The powerful new capabilities of the visual development environment help
programmers create transactions, access databases and files, and link
program components visually.

Object-oriented capability is now included in both IBM COBOL for OS/2
and a new release of the host product, IBM COBOL for MVS & VM (formerly
called IBM COBOL/370). Additional object-oriented environments are
planned to be added in the future. COBOL applications will be able to
define and access objects using the System Object Model (SOM), IBM's
strategic OO technology. SOM is the base technology in the SOMobjects
family of products.

Support for application development will be integrated with the
workstation and host environments through a wide range of tools. These
tools, over time, will provide program structuring, application and
program understanding, and an array of testing functions. Utilizing a
comprehensive integration approach, the IBM COBOL environment also links
to the newly announced IBM TeamConnection for OS/2. All of these will
provide a complete development environment for IBM COBOL customers,
including support for library management, data dictionary, data
modeling, and database design.

Workstation COBOL is being delivered initially in the IBM COBOL for OS/2
and the IBM COBOL for AIX development systems. Additionally, IBM
intends to support 32-bit Windows, other UNIX environments, and non-IBM
databases in the future.

Early customer shipments of the new offerings are planned for the fourth
quarter of 1994. Dates for general availability will be announced during
the first quarter of 1995.

Highlights
----------

IBM is announcing new COBOL products on OS/2, AIX, and MVS & VM.

o For OS/2, IBM announces a new COBOL product, IBM COBOL for OS/2. IBM
  COBOL for OS/2 provides:
  - A 32-bit compiler with object-oriented language support
  - DB2/2, CICS/2, TeamConnection for OS/2, and IMS Client Server/2
      support
  - Local record-oriented file access
  - Novell Btrieve file system support

o For AIX, IBM announces a new COBOL product, IBM COBOL for AIX. IBM
  COBOL for AIX provides:
  - Common Desktop Environment (CDE) integration
  - CICS/6000 and DB2/6000
  - ENCINA Shared File Systems (SFS)

o For MVS, IBM announces a new release of IBM COBOL for MVS & VM. IBM
  COBOL for MVS & VM provides:
  - Object-oriented language extensions
  - Direct creation of System Object Model (SOM) objects
  - Access to existing SOM-based class libraries

Family Description
------------------

The IBM COBOL family is designed to provide a way to leverage
programmers' COBOL skills on to the client/server environment with
object-oriented capability, tools to support existing and new COBOL
applications, and visual GUI support.

Productivity gains are possible with the support of reuse through OO
technology, with rapid prototyping support through the Visual Builder
available with IBM COBOL for OS/2 and the workbench tools to reduce
and/or eliminate manual steps.

The new tools, database, and OO support that these new COBOL products
contain give today's IBM COBOL programmer help in realizing substantial
productivity gains over existing IBM COBOL tools for MVS, OS/2, and AIX.

LAN Development -- With or Without the Host
-------------------------------------------

Customers who want to develop on a LAN environment (with or without a
mainframe host) should use IBM COBOL for OS/2 and/or IBM COBOL for AIX,
along with the other tools and products described in later paragraphs.

The workstation development environment will provide an integrated set
of tool functions, and provide a visual builder that supports
development of applications targeted for execution on various platforms.
The initial visual system will be an OS/2-based environment with full
visual development and object support. Support for AIX, Windows
(32-bit), and other UNIX platforms is planned for later availability.
WorkFrame/2 is a tool, currently available with the IBM C Set ++ family,
that will be used as an integration point for the set of functionality
available with the OS/2 development system.

The new AIX COBOL environment provides a powerful edit, compile, and
debug system that is consistent and compatible with the OS/2
environment. The AIX system will be integrated into the Common Desktop
Environment (CDE) on AIX. In the future, as the set of tool functions
and object-oriented capability on AIX are introduced, they will be
functionally consistent with those available on the OS/2 system.

Customers will be able to create applications on the visual development
environments that can run natively on those platforms or be targeted to
other systems for execution in most cases. (An exception is CICS/6000,
which does require application development be done on the AIX
environment where it will run.) Where other systems are selected to
participate in a client/server application, the code will be compiled on
the final target platform. The IBM COBOL environments will have
consistent language implementation on OS/2, AIX, MVS, VM, and VSE to
support dedicated or client/server applications. These environments all
have access to data through DB2, IMS, and CICS on the appropriate
platforms. A 32-bit Windows system and other UNIX systems will be
provided in the future.

Host Extension to the Workstation
---------------------------------

For customers who want to regain host cycles that are presently used for
application execution, one alternative is to extend functionality to
other server or client environments. This can lessen the host work, and
shift computing to other alternatives meeting business needs. These
customers should choose IBM COBOL for OS/2 and/or IBM COBOL for AIX for
client/server execution and development. These products provide a
development and execution environment with a set of tools designed to
run on the 32-bit platforms.

The second alternative is to utilize the workstation as the primary
point for application development. This frees up host cycles and begins
the exploitation of workstation function for development in a highly
responsive and productive manner. There are a number of approaches that
IBM will be offering to provide this support. Each provides a set of
capabilities that can be matched to customer environments and goals.
The development offload can be done with IBM COBOL for OS/2, IBM COBOL
for AIX, IBM COBOL Productivity Suite for MVS/ESA, or the IBM COBOL
POWERbench for AIX. Customers who want to offload host development on
the workstation should choose one of these products as discussed below.

While IBM COBOL for OS/2 and IBM COBOL for AIX are excellent choices for
creating client/server applications, they also provide a means for
moving development work to the workstation, even if the application is
still targeted to execute on the host system. Since both of the
workstation environments are built on a common compiler strategy and
code base -- COBOL for MVS & VM -- customers can be sure that functions
that work on the host will be implemented in a consistent manner on the
workstation. This provides for higher quality and less testing effort
than a comparable emulation environment. Although testing can be done on
the workstation, in any mission-critical application it is necessary to
perform final system testing on the actual target (host in this case)
system. IBM's approach, with the final edit, compile, and debug
capability on the host, allows this final testing to take place in a
powerful, supported environment. IBM COBOL for OS/2 and IBM COBOL for
AIX implement this paradigm by providing function that makes it easy to
move programs between the workstation and the host.

COBOL Productivity Suite for MVS/ESA, available in the United States,
will continue to provide an integrated set of tools which support
migration to newer levels of IBM COBOL in addition to performing host
development offload through emulation of host functions at the
workstation. The IBM COBOL Productivity Suite will also continue to
provide an initial step into client/server application development and
support execution of applications utilizing 16-bit Windows and OS/2
systems. The comprehensive packaging and tutorial set for the IBM COBOL
Productivity Suite make it an option for customers who want to begin
utilizing newer technology through host emulation.

IBM COBOL POWERbench for AIX will continue to be an important member of
the IBM COBOL family. This offering supports customers looking to
perform host development offload in the AIX environment, including AIX
level 3.2.5. Enhancements will help enable customers to gain better
performance on the resulting execution.

Tools
-----

In the future, a number of tool functions currently available, along
with other new capability, will be integrated as part of COBOL
maintenance. These tools/functions will also link through the
WorkFrame/2 integration point, and exhibit a consistent look-and-feel
across the development environment. A set of testing capabilities for
IBM COBOL will also be provided in the future to enhance the overall
management, creation, and testing functionality necessary to help
produce higher-quality applications.

The IBM COBOL for AIX toolset supports both client and server
application development on AIX, providing an integrated set of tools
accessed from the Common Desktop Environment. This includes a
language-sensitive editor and a new debugger.

A series of new tools that utilize IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 are also
announced. These tools, including the LAN library facility in IBM
TeamConnection for OS/2, tie into the IBM COBOL for OS/2 offering to
form an integrated set of function for workgroups. The DataAtlas product
allows for coordinated data-definition management and generation of
COBOL data structures that can be utilized in the COBOL environment.
Similarly, the Data Modeling tool and the Database Design tool can be
used to create data definitions for use in COBOL programs.

Also announced is IBM VisualLift, which supports placing a GUI interface
on existing applications without any change to the existing application.
VisualLift is a first step for existing MVS, VM, and VSE applications to
utilize graphics capability.

Compatibility
-------------

Both IBM COBOL for OS/2 and IBM COBOL for AIX are source-compatible with
IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release 2 (formerly named IBM COBOL/370),
enabling compatibility between workstations and hosts. This
compatibility extends to VS COBOL II as well, and gives multiple options
and flexibility to customers for developing and running applications. In
addition, customers will be able to easily access data on MVS from the
workstation, including databases such DB2, and access to CICS on
multiple platforms.

IBM COBOL for OS/2
------------------

IBM COBOL for OS/2 provides the COBOL programmer with 32-bit,
direct-to-SOM-based, object-oriented support on the OS/2 operating
system. In addition, a COBOL application development environment is
provided that is designed specifically to handle client/server,
mission-critical, line-of-business applications through visual
programming. IBM COBOL for OS/2 also gives the COBOL programmer a set
of high-productivity, OS/2-based power tools for the development of
applications targeting OS/2 execution systems.

IBM COBOL for OS/2 supports:

o Object-oriented programming
o DB2/2
o CICS for OS/2
o IMS Client Server/2
o Local record-oriented file access
o Novell Btrieve file systems
o TeamConnection for OS/2

The following tools are being included with IBM COBOL for OS/2:

o Visual GUI builder
o Source-level GUI debugger
o Data assistant for building SQL queries and data structures
o Transaction assistant for utilizing existing CICS ECI transactions
o Execution trace analysis and performance tuning
o COBOL language-sensitive editor
o WorkFrame/2 integration
o Local/Remote compiler options dialogs
o Host communications for MVS file access

The visual GUI builder provides capabilities for building complex
CUA-compliant screens quickly and easily. The visual interface (GUI work
screen) that creates the GUI code is an easy-to-use, intuitive tool for
creating graphical interfaces, eliminating the need for in-depth GUI
programming knowledge. Programmers can create applications by selecting
controls from the control palette and moving them onto the design
editor, thereby providing an integrated what-you-see-is-what-you-get
(WYSIWYG) user interface. Either during or after this brief development
process, developers may build the application by coding in COBOL logic
with COBOL-sensitive edit/compile/debug tools.

IBM WorkFrame/2 provides seamless integration of all the components
included in the IBM COBOL for OS/2 product. WorkFrame/2 is a highly
configurable, project-oriented application development environment for
use on OS/2, and is specifically designed to take full advantage of the
features offered by OS/2. When used as the integration medium for
application development tools, the fully configurable IBM WorkFrame/2
increases the effectiveness of these tools as agents for enhancing user
productivity.

IBM WorkFrame/2 organizes the programmer's workplace by grouping files
into logical units or projects. As an organizer, IBM WorkFrame/2:

o Adapts to the user's project organization environment, instead of the
  project organization having to fit into the WorkFrame-defined
  environment.

o Sets up projects to consist of source and object files spanning
  multiple directories, and one target directory (such as .EXE or .DLL).

o Associates each project with multiple actions, including compiling,
  debugging, making, linking, browsing, profiling/analyzing, and
  preprocessing. An example of a tested preprocessor is the IBM DB2/2
  SQL Preprocessor.

WorkFrame/2 is also a tools integrator. Using WorkFrame/2, multiple
developers can now work concurrently on a single project by plugging in
their own source control system.

IBM TeamConnection for OS/2, coupled with WorkFrame/2, provides a
powerful team development environment, using a LAN library for
configuration management and version control.

The debugger supplied with IBM COBOL for OS/2 provides many useful
features, including the following:

o Source-Level Debugging: This is built around a set of core functions
  designed to let users quickly and efficiently control execution, and
  analyze data. With these core functions, users can:
  - Display and change variables
  - Display and change storage
  - Display and change the processor registers
  - Display the call stack
  - Add and delete simple and complex breakpoints
  - Control the execution of multiple threads
  - View source code as a listing, disassembly, or mixed
  - Debug C and C++ programs

o PM Application Programming Support: Synchronous and asynchronous
  modes give users two ways to debug PM applications. The application
  windows can be managed concurrently with the debugger windows.

IBM COBOL for OS/2 will provide an external file-handler mechanism and
external file-handlers, enabling direct access to data managed by
Btrieve.

Execution trace analysis and performance tuning is provided through the
IBM Execution Trace Analyzer. It is designed to help users tune and
understand their programs by monitoring program execution and generating
a function-by-function trace of the run. This trace can subsequently be
examined by utility programs that graphically display the execution
trace. Not only does the analyzer trace procedures in the .EXE file, it
also traces the entry points to system calls and application DLLs.

The data assistant component is an object-oriented visual programming
tool that generates SQL queries for use in 3GL applications that access
and manipulate data stored in a relational database. It allows the user
to visually map relational database information into 3GL data
structures, and it generates SQL queries based on that mapping and
additional conditions specified by the application programmer.

The transaction assistant component is an object-oriented visual
programming tool that generates a CICS ECI call and parameter list for
invoking CICS transactions.

IBM COBOL for AIX
-----------------

IBM COBOL for AIX provides a COBOL application development environment
designed specifically for creating client/server, mission-critical,
line-of-business applications. IBM COBOL for AIX also gives the COBOL
programmer a set of high-productivity, AIX-based tools for the
development of applications targeting AIX execution systems.

IBM COBOL for AIX supports:

o DB2/6000
o CICS/6000
o ENCINA Shared File Systems
o CMVC LAN library

The following tools are included with IBM COBOL for AIX:

o LPEX Editor
o Program Builder
o Common Desktop Integration of COBOL tools, including:
  - LPEX Editor
  - Program Builder
  - Program Debugger
  - COBOL Online Documentation

The LPEX Editor is a language-sensitive color editor that supports
COBOL. The LPEX Editor can be used to create and edit many types of
text files, including program source and documentation. By automatically
parsing COBOL source code, LPEX distinguishes between language
constructs. For instance, language keywords, comments, string literals,
and numbers are displayed using distinctive fonts and colors. Developers
can quickly find items they are looking for in their source code. Using
LPEX, developers can:

o Identify some syntax errors when the source code is created
o Use multiple windows to display several documents or to display
    more than one view of the same document
o Dynamically configure LPEX to be a multiple-window or single-window
    tool
o Select a block of text and move or copy it between documents
o Cut and paste to a shell or another application
o Undo previous changes to a document

Developers can customize and extend virtually every aspect of this
programmable editor. LPEX is designed to be extended through dynamic
link libraries; there is no proprietary extension language to learn.
With the LPEX application programming interface (API), developers can
write powerful extensions to the editor using C and C++. In addition,
LPEX provides a rich command language that developers can use to create
or modify editor functions. Developers can:

o Define their own fonts and colors
o Modify the editor action key layout
o Add menus to perform frequently used commands (menu definitions can be
    applied on a filename extension basis)
o Write their own editor commands

The Program Builder manages the repetitive tasks of compiling, linking,
and correcting errors in program source code. The Program Builder:

o Provides a graphical user interface to simplify the process of setting
    and saving compile and linker options.
o Lists build errors in a window. Selecting a compile error in the list
    positions you at the error in the source code in the LPEX Editor.
o Creates a makefile that is used by the AIX make command to construct
    and maintain programs and libraries. The Program Builder also
    determines build dependencies by scanning the source-code files for
    dependency information.

End-user productivity is enhanced on AIX Version 4.1 with a new user
interface for the AIXwindows Desktop, which is based on the Common
Desktop Environment. This new graphical user interface is included in
both the AIX 4.1 for Clients and the AIX 4.1 for Servers packages. At
initial availability of AIX Version 4.1, some desktop features are
provided as demonstration code only. The demonstration code is expected
to be upgraded and supported in future AIX releases.

The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) integration for COBOL for AIX
consists of a COBOL application folder that is integrated within the CDE
Application Manager. The COBOL for AIX application folder contains icons
representing the COBOL tools and applications. The COBOL application
folder will contain the following icons:

o LPEX Editor
o Program Builder
o Program Debugger
o COBOL Online Documentation

CDE Integration of the COBOL tools allows the user to invoke the tools
in a simple and consistent manner. The CDE desktop recognizes different
types of files using a data-type database. A data type identifies the
files of a particular format, and associates them with the appropriate
applications. These associations mean that users don't have to remember
command-line invocations of tools. In most cases, when a user
double-clicks on a file, the CDE desktop automatically launches the
correct application that understands that file's data.

IBM COBOL for AIX provides an external file-handler mechanism, enabling
direct access to data managed by IBM AIX ENCINA SFS.

The COBOL for AIX debugger helps you detect and diagnose errors in code
developed using the COBOL for AIX compiler. This intuitive graphical
user interface allows you to control execution of the program, examine
and modify data (variables, storage, and registers), and perform many
other useful functions. Additionally, you can debug C functions that
your applications may be using.

This debugger provides many useful features, including source-Level
debugging. The COBOL debugger is built around a set of core functions
designed to let developers quickly and efficiently control execution,
and analyze data. With these core functions, developers can:

- Display and change variables
- Display and change storage
- Display and change the processor registers
- Display the call stack
- Add and delete simple and complex breakpoints
- Control the execution of multiple threads
- View source code as listing, disassembly, or mixed

IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release 2
--------------------------------

Formerly named IBM COBOL/370, IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release 2 brings
object-oriented programming to the MVS COBOL programmer. New OO COBOL
syntax will enable SOM on MVS. SOM, the core OO technology for
SOMobjects for MVS, is also being announced. SOM is a new
object-oriented technology for building and manipulating class
libraries. Enabling SOM on MVS will allow IBM COBOL programmers to
develop class libraries on native OO COBOL language extensions. This
capability allows the creation of SOM objects, and access to SOM objects
implemented in other languages, in addition to full interoperability
with existing COBOL applications and data.

The following new features are included in IBM COBOL for MVS & VM
Release 2:

o COBOL compiler with object-oriented language extensions that allow
    developers to create mission-critical client/server business
    applications. These extensions are based on a subset of the evolving
    ANSI OO COBOL Standard.
o Support for the direct creation of SOM objects on the host via COBOL
    language syntax.
o Optional IDL generation.
o Access to existing SOM-based class libraries.
o Improved interoperability with C and C++.
o Source-level compatibility with IBM COBOL for OS/2 and IBM COBOL for
    AIX.
o Performance enhancements.

IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release 2 is compatible with VS COBOL II and IBM
COBOL/370 Release 1. For SOM applications, customers must also order
SOMobjects for MVS.

Services
--------

The services proposed below are intended to quickly train the COBOL
professional on the use of the new IBM COBOL products in the areas of
visual development client/server applications, and the use of OO COBOL
for delivering object-oriented applications or building object-oriented
classes and methods to be used by other applications.

IBM plans to provide the following services when the product becomes
generally available:

o Installation and configuration
o Client/server application development
o Migration to IBM COBOL for OS/2
o Development using OO COBOL

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                         +---------------------+
                         | The IBM PL/I Family |                  fampli
                         +---------------------+

In its continued commitment to the PL/I family of products, IBM plans to
have IBM PL/I products continue to support the broad range of
requirements that PL/I customers have been asking for -- specifically,
moving to other platforms and delivering important function on the host
product.

Today's announcement includes the intent to release:

o CoOperative Development Environment/370 (CODE/370 1.2) support
o Multitasking support for PL/I for MVS and VM in Language
  Environment/370 1.4
o PL/I for VSE/ESA support using LE/370 (for information about PL/I
  for VSE/ESA see RFA 23654)
o PL/I for AIX visual development environment
o PL/I for OS/2 visual development environment enhancements

Enhancements to the existing IBM PL/I for MVS and VM and PL/I for OS/2,
along with the introduction of the new PL/I for AIX, will provide
multiple platforms and client/server support, representing a rich set of
language functions and tools across multiple platforms. OS/2 and host
PL/I products support local and remote data access through distributed
DB2 and DDCS, CICS, IMS Client Server/2, and local and remote VSAM
support today. With the addition of AIX, the PL/I programmer will have
even more options.

IBM plans to extend the IBM PL/I family to AIX with an integrated visual
development environment to support the AIX programmer in quickly
developing high-quality PL/I applications. This is an extensive new set
of PL/I language function, designed to provide even more power to
already comprehensive language facilities.

IBM plans to deliver CODE/370 support for PL/I MVS and VM to enable the
PL/I programmer on the host to use the cooperative or MFI debugger,
help, and edit facilities available through CODE/370. Users of PL/I for
MVS and VM will have multitasking support available with Language
Environment/370 1.4, and the ability to use PLICALLx functions will be
shipped in PL/I for MVS and VM 1.1.1.

The tool set in IBM PL/I for OS/2 currently supports application
development of client/server code on OS/2. With the addition of host
communication facilities, PL/I programmers will have the capability of
remote support for enhancement and maintenance of existing PL/I
applications, and development of server code on MVS, VM, VSE, and AIX.
Additional tools planned for the PL/I for OS/2 products include a PL/I
language-sensitive editor, language-sensitive help, WorkFrame/2 Version
3 integration, PL/I parts integration into VisualAge, and enhancements
to the visual tools available with PL/I.

PL/I is "open" and getting more so. With the MVS, VM, DOS, and OS/2
platforms already supported, PL/I continues to be a strong option for
application development.

Highlights
----------

IBM PL/I intends to provide the following:

o For AIX:
  - Compile, edit, and debug functions on the AIX platform
  - Language-sensitive editing and help
  - Program Builder
  - Common Desktop Environment Integration

o For MVS:
  - CoOperative Development Environment/370 (CODE/370) support
  - Multitasking support via Language Environment/370 1.4
  - PLICALLA/B support in PL/I for MVS and VM 1.1.1

o For OS/2:
  - Capability to use PL/I objects in the IBM VisualAge development
      environment
  - LPEX 32-bit editor/language-sensitive help support
  - WorkFrame/2 Version 3 enablement
  - Host communication and access to files

Family Description
------------------

The IBM PL/I family gives today's PL/I programmers a way to leverage
their PL/I skills in a new client/server environment, plus tools like a
visual programming environment to build new or support existing
applications.

These new IBM PL/I products will offer PL/I programmers easier access to
data, the capability to work from multiple platforms, and the ability to
access multiple databases, making the PL/I Family one of the richest set
of PL/I tools offered!

Productivity gains are possible by reusing common components and the
rapid prototyping support available through the visual features of PL/I
(PL/I for OS/2 Toolkit). This and other tools should greatly reduce
and/or eliminate manual steps in programming process on multiple
platforms.

Easy access to databases and Data Assistant Function can reduce the time
PL/I programmers will now have to spend accessing data.

With the additional tools available on multiple platforms, PL/I
programmers will have more options than ever. They can extend the
substantial investment they have already made in PL/I applications by
writing more usable front-ends for their users on multiple platforms.

The IBM PL/I family is positioned to extend PL/I applications and skills
to the client/server environment from the host. Having the full powered
PL/I for AIX available will give the existing PL/I customer another
range of options for future growth and application development at
substantially less cost than converting to another language and a new
platform.

Seamless integration through WorkFrame/2 to new technologies and tools,
workbench technology, and true client/server capability set the IBM PL/I
family of products apart.

Compatibility
-------------

IBM PL/I for AIX will be source-compatible with PL/I for OS/2 Version 1,
IBM PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1, and OS PL/I Version 2 Release 3,
enabling compatibility between workstations and hosts. This
compatibility will give customers multiple options and flexibility about
where to develop and run applications. In addition, customers will be
able to easily access data on MVS from the workstation, including
databases such as DB2, as well as access CICS transactions.

IBM PL/I for AIX
----------------

IBM PL/I for AIX will contain the following functions and tools:

o PL/I language-sensitive editor and help
o Source debugger
o PL/I compiler

IBM PL/I for AIX will support:

o DB2/6000
o CICS/6000
o Local and remote VSAM
o CMVC

In addition to the above function, the following tools will be included:

o Program Builder
o Online Documentation
o Common Desktop Environment Integration

IBM PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1.1.1
-----------------------------------

IBM PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1.1.1 will provide CODE/370
debugger support, multitasking, and PLICALLx support to the MVS PL/I
programmer.  This support will complete the common debug function to
be provided for the LE/370-based IBM languages (COBOL, C, PL/I).

PL/I for MVS and VM Release 1.1.1 will be compatible with OS PL/I
Version 2 products.

IBM PL/I for MVS and VM intends to support the following functions
through the indicated delivery vehicles:

o Debugger support - to be delivered in CODE/370 1.2
o Multitasking support - to be delivered in LE/370 1.4
o PLICALLA/PLICALLB features - to be delivered in PL/I for MVS and VM
    1.1.1

IBM PL/I for MVS and VM Release 1.1.1 will be compatible with OS PL/I
Version 2 products.

IBM PL/I for OS/2
-----------------

IBM PL/I for OS/2 has provided the PL/I programmer with 32-bit support
on the OS/2 operating system. In addition, a PL/I application
development environment is provided that is designed especially to
handle client/server, mission-critical, line-of-business applications
through visual programming and construction-from-components
technologies. PL/I for OS/2 also gives the PL/I programmer a set of
high-productivity, OS/2-based power tools for the development of
applications targeting OS/2 execution systems.

PL/I for OS/2 Release 1 currently supports:

o Visual GUI builder
o Source-level GUI debugger
o DB2/2
o CICS/2
o IMS Client Server/2
o Local and remote VSAM

PL/I for OS/2 Release 2 will additionally support:

o PL/I language-sensitive editor and help
o WorkFrame/2 Version 3 integration
o Capability to use PL/I objects in IBM VisualAge
o Inter-language communication with IBM COBOL for OS/2
o Host communications for MVS and VM file access

IBM WorkFrame/2 provides seamless integration of all the components
included in the IBM PL/I for OS/2 product. WorkFrame/2 Version 3 will
be a highly configurable, project-oriented application development
environment for use on OS/2, and is specifically designed to take full
advantage of the features offered by OS/2. When used as the integration
medium for application development tools, WorkFrame/2 increases the
effectiveness of these tools as agents for enhancing user productivity.
As an organizer, WorkFrame/2 organizes the programmer's workplace by
grouping files into logical units or projects.

Services
--------

Services aimed at setting up a new environment, or updating an existing
one, will be available along with these products.

Each of the Services include Developer Environment Setup, Visual Builder
Training, Data-Access Training, and Workbench Tool Training. Initially,
services for the following development platform environments are
intended to be available along with the products:

o   AIX Client/Server Application Development Assistance
o   OS/2 Client/Server Application Development Assistance
o   Host Data Client/Server Application Development Assistance
o   Host Version-to-Version Migration Assistance

========================================================================

               +---------------------------------------+
               | IBM VisualGen Team Suite, Version 1.0 |          teamvg
               +---------------------------------------+

The VisualGen Team Suite (VGTS) is an advanced, integrated, LAN-based
4GL development environment for mission-critical transaction processing
applications. The suite addresses the full application development team
with highly productive tools that are supported by an integrated set of
software configuration management, data dictionary, and repository
facilities.

The suite is focused on the enterprise with medium-to-large development
teams working on the LAN who need and expect the integrated management
and control they are accustomed to in the large systems environment.
The suite supports the development of second generation client/server
applications that need high volume and quick response, as well as high
levels of security and data integrity.

IBM is also delivering the VisualGen Team Suite in an integrated fashion
for acquisition, installation, support, and service:

o The suite is being delivered through the CD Showcase, allowing
  preview, selection, ordering, and installation from the CD.

o The suite is supported by a rich array of service offerings ranging
  from turnkey implementation to discipline-specific offerings for the
  full range of development activities.

o Integrated support and service is provided under a single service
  offering.

Beta Program Participation
--------------------------

The VisualGen Team Suite will be made available during the fourth
quarter of 1994 to a selected set of customers. These customers are
participating in a beta for evaluation and test, providing feedback on
product function and quality. When these customers confirm that IBM has
achieved the functional and quality objectives, IBM will announce
planned availability and detailed information regarding pricing and
ordering.

For further information regarding participation in the VisualGen Team
Suite beta program, contact 1-800-IBM-CARY (1-800-426-2279) within the
USA, or 919-469-7763 from elsewhere.

Highlights
----------

VisualGen Team Suite is the flagship offering for the IBM Enterprise 4GL
Client/Server Application Environment. The suite provides
state-of-the-art visual programming facilities, and assists in
deployment of the applications to a range of workstation and mainframe
environments.

VisualGen Team Suite delivers:

o Dramatic client/server application development productivity
o A fully integrated visual development environment
o Support for high volume transaction processing
o Access to managed data across the enterprise
o 4GL facilities for specification of client/server communications
o Integrated business requirements, data design and administration
    facilities
o Robust development management and application build facilities

Description
-----------

VisualGen Team Suite addresses the full application development team
with highly productive tools that are supported by an integrated set of
software configuration management, data dictionary, and repository
facilities. Together, these facilities provide value to customers by:

o Enabling customer's competitive advantage. VisualGen Team Suite lets
  the IBM customer provide their customers with superior applications
  and systems ahead of their competitors.

o Enabling customer's quality improvements. VisualGen Team Suite lets
  IBM customers deliver higher-quality applications and systems through
  a managed application development environment that focuses on
  integrity and control of software assets. It promotes reuse of data
  and program definitions.

o Enabling new applications. VisualGen Team Suite facilitates the IBM
  customer's ability to quickly develop new client/server or
  single-system applications through visual programming and
  high-function test, generation, build, and distribution facilities.

o Providing integration of business solutions. VisualGen Team Suite is
  designed to integrate with other IBM software solutions application
  development offerings. The IBM customer gains full benefit from using
  a set of IBM application development tools that share common
  information sources and controls.

o Providing access to enterprise data. VisualGen Team Suite provides a
  rich array of capabilities for both local and remote access to
  enterprise-managed data.

o Increasing application developer productivity. VisualGen Team Suite
  reduces the application developer's time in managing the development
  of client/server and single-system applications through:
  - Reuse of data and program specifications
  - High-productivity tools
  - Automated support of test, build, and distribution
  - Improving application data integrity. VisualGen Team Suite has a
    powerful data dictionary that provides a central point of control
    for data definition.

Scope of the Suite
------------------

The VisualGen Team Suite incorporates the market-leading VisualGen 4GL
development product and an extended set of new tools from IBM. VGTS
addresses the application development lifecycle from requirements
specification through definition, test, generation, and distribution.
The suite is integrated on a LAN-based set of management and control
facilities that not only control the development activity, but also
manage and control the versions of the application in production and
maintenance. The VisualGen Team Suite is built for the LAN environment,
and brings a new standard of responsiveness, productivity, and control
to client/server application development.

The VisualGen Team Suite is rich in capability, and supports the many
roles in the application development team:

o Requirements Definition

  The REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION TOOL is an application analysis and
  requirements specification tool for use by the business analyst,
  systems analyst, or application designer. The requirements definition
  tool allows the specification of behavior of manual or automated
  application systems. Specifications are shown in graphical form, from
  multiple angles or views, in a manner easily understood by business
  personnel. The specifications may be reviewed, annotated for
  verification or update, and stored in the LAN repository as a basis
  for data and application design and development.

  The requirements definition tool uses a visual dialog with the analyst
  or designer to document and organize the business activities
  associated with the application, their sequences, data, and associated
  business rules. All this information is stored in the LAN repository,
  and becomes the base for application development, test, and validation
  when used by other tools in the suite.

o Configuration Management, Versioning, Build, and Distribution

  IBM TEAMCONNECTION FOR OS/2 is both a software configuration
  management (SCM) facility and a robust LAN-based object repository
  facility. It tightly integrates and manages the suite of application
  development tools within the VisualGen Team Suite.

  IBM TeamConnection for OS/2, as an SCM facility, delivers
  industry-leading function for team development in a LAN environment.
  IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 provides project-wide coordination across
  all phases of the product development lifecycle. IBM TeamConnection
  for OS/2 combines traditional application development library function
  with a fully integrated SCM tool set and a highly productive software
  development process model.

  IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 delivers the function application that
  development teams need to manage the range of development objects,
  source code, versions, and application configurations. It helps
  automate and streamline the application build process. Its integrated
  problem-tracking and change-control system ensures that the developer
  is more productive, and that projects are effectively managed and
  tracked. Facilities are provided to interface to NetView Distribution
  Manager for distribution of generated applications for test and
  production.

  The LAN repository component of IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 provides
  the object store for the tools within the VisualGen Team Suite, the
  common repository services used by the tools and the IBM Information
  Model through which the tools share information. The Information
  Model's view of data, shared by VisualGen, IBM DataAtlas for OS/2,
  data modeler, and database designer, provides an immensely powerful
  advantage in quickly and productively creating and managing the
  development of new applications.

  IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 also includes repository integrator
  services that allow development teams and tool vendors to change or
  add to the IBM Information Model.

  IBM DATAATLAS FOR OS/2 provides a central point of control and
  standardization for the data definitions of relational databases
  (including the IBM DB2 family), hierarchical (DL/I) databases, and
  high-level language applications. Database administrators and data
  designers can use IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 to populate, maintain, and
  generate data descriptors. By using IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 as the
  primary point of control for data, redundant data definitions can be
  eliminated and existing definitions shared across new applications.

  IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 uses IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 for storage,
  control and sharing of information about data with the other tools in
  the VisualGen Team Suite.

  IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 provides a broad range of utilities for
  extracting and populating its store, with data structures from IBM
  databases, catalogs, and copybooks, as well as other vendor tools.
  Once under control of IBM DataAtlas for OS/2, the data administrator
  can maintain these definitions, create new ones, perform impact
  analysis of proposed changes, and regenerate definitions to the
  production environment with integrity and control provided through the
  facilities of TeamConnection.

o Application Definition, Test, and Generation

  VISUALGEN is a new-generation 4GL transaction development environment
  aimed at high-productivity implementation of client/server
  applications. Client/server technologies -- visual programming for
  client-building, integrated client/server communications middleware,
  and broad-spectrum data access -- are all delivered within the
  VisualGen 4GL environment. VisualGen provides visual program design,
  development, and test of both client and server applications, as well
  as traditional mainframe-based applications. VisualGen supports the
  development of GUI clients for both OS/2 and Windows 3.1, and server
  applications for OS/2, AIX, OS/400, and a range of mainframe
  environments.

  VisualGen provides robust support of the DB2 relational database
  family of products, including full exploitation of Distributed
  Relational Database Architecture (DRDA). VisualGen provides broad
  support for IBM's transaction management systems, CICS and IMS, and
  for IBM's leading edge commercial messaging family, MQSeries.

  Application generation facilities of VisualGen are LAN-server based.
  The full development lifecycle, design through test, is controlled in
  the VisualGen Team Suite through the facilities of IBM TeamConnection
  for OS/2.

o Data Modeling, Design, and Administration

  The VisualGen Team Suite brings together a set of powerful
  client/server tools that allow the development team to fully exploit,
  manage, and control their enterprise data in a single LAN-based object
  repository.

  The DATA MODELER provides the development team with facilities for
  defining and representing business data as conceptual data models that
  are independent of the database implementation. The conceptual models
  are defined using the Chen entity-relationship (ER) modeling method.
  The conceptual model provides a means of communicating and verifying
  the data structure with the business user. When agreement is reached
  on data structures, the data modeler is used to map the conceptual
  models into logical structures that are specific to the target
  database.

  The data modeler provides a graphical editor to define entities,
  relationships, and attributes. It includes facilities to transform
  conceptual models into logical models (relational models), and vice
  versa. Design and review documents can also be produced using the
  data modeler.

  The data modeler is fully integrated with IBM TeamConnection for OS/2,
  and uses both software configuration-management facilities and the LAN
  repository.

  The DATABASE DESIGNER is an expert design advisor for database
  administrators and designers. It provides a comprehensive set of
  heuristic rules for developing and optimizing physical database design
  for a DB2 environment. It supports both the physical design of new
  databases, and the optimization and tuning of existing databases.

  The physical design of a database is a major task in the database
  design process that is often very time-consuming and requires expert
  skill. Design decisions made here have a major impact on the
  performance of the applications accessing the database.

  The database designer uses information about data volumes and workload
  as the basis for optimizing the physical design. For new applications,
  the database designer estimates the data volumes and workload. For
  existing applications, information about real data volumes and
  workload is available from the database management system or from
  monitoring tools. Facilities are provided for optimizing data
  placement, storage allocation, and index configuration.

  The data modeler and database designer work in concert with IBM
  DataAtlas for OS/2 to model and refine database structures from the
  conceptual level down to the physical level. In the reverse direction,
  database definitions can be extracted from the DB2 catalog and used to
  generate the corresponding logical and conceptual models.

  IBM EXCHANGE FOR OS/2 is a companion product to IBM TeamConnection for
  OS/2 to assist companies in exploiting their existing investment in
  business and data models. IBM Exchange for OS/2 accepts analysis and
  design information from a wide range of CASE tools, data dictionaries,
  and database management systems, and transforms that information for
  storage in the IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 LAN repository.
  Transformations are bi-directional, so that the company can continue
  to use the analysis or design tools as desired.

o VisualGen Team Suite Deployment

  VisualGen Team Suite is implemented as a client/server application on
  OS/2. Based on the specific tools selected by the development team,
  one or more tool clients will exist on the individual workstation.
  Each tool client will also have IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 client
  functions co-resident on the workstation. The IBM TeamConnection for
  OS/2 LAN repository will be server-based, as will the VisualGen
  generation facilities and IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 management
  facilities.

o Support for Solution/2000

  The VisualGen Team Suite will support the IBM Solution/2000
  methodology used by IBM System and Application Design/Development
  Services and the Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation (ISSC).

o Support for Industry Modeling

  IBM has leveraged its expertise in several key industries to defined
  detailed industry models. Currently, instances of these industry
  models defined in existing CASE tools aid IBM consultants in providing
  significant added value to major IBM customers as they begin the
  process of "modeling" the definition of their enterprise. These
  industry models provide invaluable starting points, and the
  coordinated consulting services provide invaluable education to these
  customers, who will eventually own and modify these industry models.

  With the delivery of VGTS and the underlying integration technology
  (IBM TeamConnection for OS/2) on which it is based, IBM will be
  providing its own tool-suite support for these industry-specific
  models.

  For customers working with another CASE tool who have customized the
  initial industry model to better reflect their enterprise, IBM
  Exchange for OS/2 can be used to move the customized model into
  TeamConnection, so that it can be leveraged by VGTS users.

Services
--------

VisualGen is currently supported with a rich set of service offerings
that provide:

o Turnkey services for planning, configuration, installation,
    procurement, migration, and education
o Implementation services that enable the customer to rapidly
    implement, migrate, and tune new and migrated applications
o Rapid Application Development (RAD) services, using templates that
    teach rapid development using predefined templates

These offerings will be extended to the broadened scope of VGTS, and
will include new services for:

o Planning, installing and exploiting LAN-based library, and
    configuration management
o Planning and administering the LAN repository and assisting in
    performance-tuning and extending the information model
o Data modeling, design, migration, and administration

Availability of new and Extended Services offerings will be made in
conjunction with announcement of the availability of VGTS.

Charges
-------

For planning purposes, the VisualGen Team Suite will be priced from
10,000 to 20,000 USD per developer seat, depending on the team size and
the hardware/software operating environments within the customer site.

========================================================================

            +------------------------------------------+
            | IBM TeamConnection for OS/2, Version 1.0 |        tconnos2
            +------------------------------------------+

IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 integrates software configuration management
function and object-oriented repository services to support application
development in a client/server environment. TeamConnection delivers the
integrating platform through which development tools work together to
allow a workgroup to develop and maintain business-critical
applications.

TeamConnection delivers the function that your application development
teams need to manage source code, application versions, and application
configurations. It also helps automate and streamline your application
build process. The integrated problem-tracking and change-control system
ensures that while your application developers are more productive, your
project leaders can effectively manage the development process and track
progress.

An open, extendable information model provides the vehicle for data
sharing between a set of integrated tools using TeamConnection. This
object-oriented information model enables an extensible architecture,
thus ensuring continued support for new versions of existing tools, as
well as new tools that are brought into the repository environment. IBM
Exchange for OS/2 provides the function necessary to migrate a
customer's existing model information into TeamConnection.

TeamConnection is built on Object Design, Inc.'s ObjectStore
object-oriented database, which allows TeamConnection's repository to
store fine-grained application development data with high performance.
Its configuration management, change control, and problem-tracking
facilities work equally well with fine-grained data and conventional
coarse-grained data (files). The integration of these higher-level
services with more traditional repository services such as constraint
checking, version management, concurrent and distributed access, and
data exchange make TeamConnection a state-of-the-art repository.

TeamConnection is designed to complement your existing application
development environment. It will be delivered as an integrated component
within IBM's application development solution offerings. These include
Enterprise 4GL client/server application environment, Workgroup C++
application environment, and Enterprise 3GL client/server application
environment.

TeamConnection is being made available with the VisualGen Team Suite
(VGTS), IBM's new, integrated enterprise 4GL application environment.
VisualGen Team Suite integrates the market-leading VisualGen 4GL
development product with a LAN-based set of management and control
facilities that deliver, for the first time, a rapid application
development environment on an object-based repository.

TeamConnection will be made available during the fourth quarter of 1994
to a selected set of customers. These customers are participating in a
Beta evaluation and test, providing feedback about product function and
quality. When these customers confirm that IBM has achieved the
functional and quality objectives, IBM will announce planned
availability and detailed information regarding pricing and ordering.

Highlights
----------

o Supports a defined, yet flexible development process
o Keeps track of application component revisions
o Supports concurrent development with reconciliation
o Manages the application change process
o Automates and integrates the application build process
o Automates the project release and delivery process
o Provides archive, backup, and recovery facilities
o Provides data persistence with rich OO data modelling that is
    OMG-compliant
o Provides SOM-based, language-independent APIs
o Supports concurrent, distributed data access
o Provides mechanisms for data and event notification
o Supports schema evolution of its open, extensible repository
  - Supports evolution of the current data model
  - Allows extensibility of the model by others
  - Facilitates data sharing
o Supports data exchange with other platforms and CASE tools (including
    migration of legacy data) through the optional feature IBM Exchange
    for OS/2

Part of VisualGen Team Suite
----------------------------

TeamConnection will initially be marketed as part of the VisualGen Team
Suite solution. VisualGen Team Suite is the flagship offering for the
IBM Enterprise 4GL Client/Server Application Environment. It focuses on
medium-to-large corporations that need to rapidly plan, build, test, put
into production, and refine enterprise-wide, second-generation
client/server applications. VisualGen Team Suite offers an integrated
LAN-based development environment that supports and enhances the skills
of the teams throughout the development lifecycle. The VisualGen Team
Suite leverages the customer's experience in managed data and
transaction processing with new high-productivity, LAN-based tools.

The VisualGen Team Suite is intended for the current MVS customer who is
planning to migrate existing applications to the LAN, or who is planning
new LAN-based applications that must use enterprise data residing on the
mainframe. It is also intended for current customers of VisualGen or
Cross System Product who are developing applications in medium-to-large
teams, either for LAN or mainframe execution. Finally, customers who
have previously begun development of applications using CASE tools or
other host-based development facilities (such as 4GLS or code
generators) will find the productivity of VGTS attractive, and can use
the IBM Exchange for OS/2 to migrate dictionary and repository
information to VGTS.

Description
-----------

The IBM TeamConnection for OS/2 integrates software configuration
management function and object-oriented repository services to support
application development in a client/server team-programming environment.
TeamConnection delivers the integrating platform through which
development tools work together to allow a workgroup to develop and
maintain business-critical applications.

TeamConnection provides:

o Information Model

  The information model provides the common semantic definition by which
  integrated tools share and interact. The initial target for this
  information model is the management of application development
  meta-data. This data includes (but is not restricted to):

  - Entity, attributes, relationships
  - High-level language constructs (for example, COBOL data structures)
  - Relational database definitions
  - Hierarchical database definitions
  - Application systems definitions
  - Build process definitions (in support of automated build processing)
  - Bulk data (multiple file types are managed)

  The schema for TeamConnection is defined by a set of interface classes
  defined in Interface Definition Language (IDL) of IBM's System Object
  Model (SOM). SOM is IBM's implementation of the Object Management
  Group's (OMG) standard. The scope of the semantics over which these
  classes act is related to the tool suites enabled to the integration
  framework. This scope includes support for data descriptions from the
  analysis and design phase of development through the specific
  characteristics for given languages or database technology.

  The specification of these object-oriented interface metaclasses
  leverage a robust set of descriptive semantics. These semantics
  include:
  - Multiple inheritance
  - A relationships framework supporting attributes, relationships on
      relationships, cardinality constraints (minimum and maximum),
      ordering, and complex controlling semantics
  - Passive constraints
  - Complex data typing on attributes (for example, structures,
      pointers)

o Information Model Schema Evolution

  TeamConnection provides schema evolution facilities that allow the
  information model to be extended without having to recompile existing
  code. It exploits the subclassing facilities of SOM to provide for
  schema evolution. These facilities are used with each new release of
  the information model. Not having to recompile the tools for changes
  in the information model is a very important feature, because tools
  normally ship just the executable form of their products.

o Data Constraints

  Constraints are methods that ensure that the data is consistent with
  the definition of the information model. Constraints are defined as
  part of the model definition. Constraints are useful in that tools do
  not require code to validate data in the model prior to use.

o Version Control

  Version control provides the basic function of a Software
  Configuration Management (SCM) tool. It controls access to the
  component files, and provides the ability to store versions of an
  entire application, so that the state of the application at a
  particular point in time can be re-created. Version control supports
  both serial and parallel development, and includes a merge tool for
  reconciling source code changes.

o Configuration Management

  Configuration management identifies and classifies application
  components and their relationships in a build tree. The build tree
  graphically represents how components of an application fit together,
  and it enables you to manage those components and their relationships.
  The build tree also manages file objects that are associated with the
  application, but are not components of the application. Test cases and
  design documents are two examples of these file objects.

o Application Build

  Application build uses the build tree in TeamConnection to compile and
  link complete applications from their subcomponents. The application
  build process can segment the build activity, so that multiple build
  processors can be used in parallel to complete the build faster. The
  application build function controls these multiple build tasks.
  Application build also automatically determines the include
  dependencies, updates the build tree, checks for a minimal set of
  objects to rebuild, and then builds the application. The build process
  also encompasses building applications for local or remote systems,
  and building applications that run in multiple environments.

o Electronic Software Packaging and Distribution

  Electronic software packaging and distribution extends the
  conventional compile-and-link steps of the application build function
  to perform the transformation steps that are required to prepare the
  application for use. The packaging and distribution function enables
  applications to be distributed electronically using LAN-based file
  server technology such as IBM NetView Distribution Manager/2.

o Problem Tracking and Change control

  Problem tracking and change control manages the process of allowing
  changes to application components. TeamConnection provides a very
  strong development model that controls and tracks modifications to
  software components. It associates identified application defects and
  features with component modifications. It provides a reporting
  facility on what changed, when it changed, who changed it, and why it
  was changed. TeamConnection manages the process of integrating related
  component modifications through the ability to build the application
  based on defect and feature changes.

o Backup and Recovery

  The backup and recovery facility allows TeamConnection data to be
  stored on alternate media for archival purposes. However, there is no
  capability to merge the old data with new or current data upon
  restoration because of data consistency concerns.

o Object-Oriented Repository

  TeamConnection leverages Object Design, Inc.'s ObjectStore database
  technology and services. This high-performance, distributed,
  object-oriented database stores the persistent data and provides
  query, locking, and transaction functions.

TeamConnection Customer Value
-----------------------------

TeamConnection provides a facility for application developers to
better manage their software development process.

The increased complexity of today's software development environment
creates new problems for application developers, such as developing
graphical user interfaces and writing client/server and distributed
applications. These problems present new challenges to development
teams that are being asked to deliver software products to market at
faster and faster rates.

In addition to faster development time, customers and employers demand
higher-quality software than ever before. Successful software
development organizations are measured by SEI maturity levels and by
compliance with ISO 9000 standards.

Pressure to deliver high-quality code at a quickening pace requires new
levels of efficiency in software maintenance. Meanwhile, application
development organizations recognize the need to manage their software as
a corporate asset.

TeamConnection helps address these development issues by:

o Enabling you to manage the changes to your software more efficiently.
o Helping you to more effectively, and with greater assurance, rebuild
    your applications after they have been modified.
o Packaging your applications for delivery, so you can get them to your
    customers more quickly and with greater reliability.
o Providing a development model that can help increase your SEI maturity
    level through a reliable, efficient, and repeatable process.
o Providing a graphical user interface that enables you to quickly and
    easily realize the benefits of TeamConnection.
o Providing extensive problem tracking and change control for both
    fine-grained and course-grained application development objects.
o Supporting non-disruptive schema evolution of the existing information
    model. The end users can maintain their investment in the current
    tools and their existing skill base working with those tools, and
    still allow for introduction of state-of-the-art tool suites into
    their development environment. The meta-data is therefore evolved
    to allow for schema modification without loss of existing meta-data.

TeamConnection Services for the LAN Environment
-----------------------------------------------

The TeamConnection services offering will provide customers with the
tools to quickly establish a more productive and efficient development
environment. These services offering have eight modules, all of which
are customized to meet individual customer needs:

o Operational and Technical Planning. This includes the mapping of the
  customer's current development environment to its future environment
  with TeamConnection, and considers implications to the customer's
  processes given the planned change.

o Installation. This provides for complete installation, or assistance
  in installation, of TeamConnection and supporting application
  development tools.

o Development Environment Customization, which tailors TeamConnection
  to meet the needs of the customer's environment. TeamConnection has
  flexibility in development processes and also in tailorable data
  fields.

o Software Quality Standards and Templates. Templates provide a
  pre-defined set of tailored TeamConnection fields and processes that
  support a specific industry need.

o Migration, which aids in the migration of project-control information
  and project data from the current application development environment
  to TeamConnection.

o On-Site Education and Training

o Consulting

o Programming

TeamConnection Repository Administration Services
-------------------------------------------------

TeamConnection Repository Administration Services has six modules, all
of which are customized to meet individual customer needs:

o CASE Tool Interoperability -- developing and customizing bridges
o Planning
o Performance and Tuning
o Information Model Extensions
o Software Distribution
o Backup, Security

========================================================================

               +-------------------------------------+
               | IBM DataAtlas for OS/2, Version 1.0 |             salta
               +-------------------------------------+

Feel like you've lost control of your organization's growing application
development and database environment? IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 enables you
to regain control over your company's metadata, the information you rely
on every day to accurately describe your organization's data and
applications.

IBM DataAtlas for OS/2 has rich functionality to handle a wide range of
databases and languages for the development of new applications and the
maintenance of existing applications.

DataAtlas handles your relational and hierarchical database definitions
for IBM's premier MVS and OS/2 databases: DB2 for MVS, DB2 for OS/2
(DB2/2), and IMS DB. Support will also be provided for Oracle and
Sybase.

It handles your high-level language data definitions for VisualGen,
COBOL, and PL/I. It can also scan your JCL libraries to assist you in
documenting your application systems.

DataAtlas participates in the IBM VisualGen Team Suite. The VisualGen
Team Suite is an advanced, integrated, LAN-based development environment
for mission-critical transaction processing applications. This suite
provides visual programming, 4GL development and testing, conceptual
data modeling, and database design, along with the data administration
facilities of DataAtlas. These facilities are tightly integrated and
managed by the TeamConnection component, a robust, LAN-based,
object-oriented repository incorporating a software configuration
manager (SCM).

With this solution, you can quickly develop an application with a
powerful visual programming/code generation tool, VisualGen; find and
include the data that is needed via DataAtlas; test; and do an automated
build and package via the TeamConnection. All this can be done within
this tightly integrated solution.

DataAtlas, through TeamConnection, provides facilities for versioning,
model extensibility, constraint specification and checking, and an SQL
query capability all built upon a LAN-based object-oriented database.

IBM intends to make DataAtlas available during the fourth quarter of
1994 as a part of the VisualGen Team Suite to a selected set of
customers. These customers are participating in a beta evaluation and
test, providing feedback about product function and quality. When these
customers confirm that IBM has achieved the functional and quality
objectives, IBM then plans to announce availability and detailed
information regarding pricing and ordering.

Highlights
----------

Application programmers and database administrators can use DataAtlas
to:

o Populate DataAtlas with data definitions from the production
  environment
o Migrate definitions from the OS/VS DB/DC Data Dictionary
o Create new definitions
o Maintain existing definitions
o Query the relationships and effects of change on definitions in the
    repository
o Validate definitions prior to placing them back in your production
    environment
o Generate data definitions back to your production environment for:
  - DB2
  - DB2/2
  - IMS/ESA DB
  - Oracle
  - Sybase
  - COBOL
  - PL/I

DataAtlas:

o Provides a state-of-the-art OS/2 Presentation Manager object-oriented
    graphical user interface (GUI) with an integrated tutorial
o Participates in IBM VisualGen Team Suite
o Utilizes the versioning, model extensibility, constraint
    specification and checking, and SQL query capability of
    TeamConnection

Description
-----------

Like its forerunners, the OS/VS DB/DC Data Dictionary and IBM Dictionary
Services/MVS, DataAtlas provides a central point of control and
standardization for the data definitions of relational databases,
hierarchical databases, and high-level languages. The support plan
includes:

o DB2
o DB2/2
o IMS/ESA DB
o Oracle
o Sybase
o COBOL
o PL/I

Application programmers and database administrators can use the IBM
DataAtlas for OS/2 to:

o Populate the DataAtlas with data definitions from the production
  environment. DataAtlas provides scanning functions that can take
  existing data structures like catalogs and copybooks and use them to
  populate the common model in the datastore. For example, DataAtlas
  uses DBD (database descriptor) and PSB (program specification block)
  information from IMS load libraries to populate the model.

o Create new data definitions. This can be done via a template dialog
  that DataAtlas provides.

o Maintain existing data definitions. DataAtlas dialogs enable
  authorized users to add, update, and/or delete these data definitions.

o Perform impact analysis. DataAtlas allows various "canned" or custom
  queries to be run against applications or data to understand the
  relationships between, and the effects of changes on, the application
  parts and the data parts. The reports on the query results can be
  printed for further analysis.

o Validate data definitions prior to generating them. For example,
  DataAtlas provides functions to validate IMS DBDs and PSBs in
  terms of their macro syntax.

o Generate data definitions back to the production environment.
  DataAtlas provides functions to generate DBDGEN and PSBGEN source
  statements for IMS from definitions stored in the common model in
  the datastore. Similar support exists for generating relational data
  structures (including DB2, DB2/2, Oracle, and Sybase) as well as
  COBOL COPYBOOKs and PL/I DECLAREs.

In addition, DataAtlas provides application system functions that can
assist in the documentation of all source-module relationships. This
can help provide information on how applications, jobs, and programs are
related to one another. To do this, DataAtlas scans JCL libraries,
downloads the needed data to the workstation, and populates its
datastore.

DataAtlas also provides a migration tool to move information from the
OS/VS DB/DC Data Dictionary.

Like other dictionaries, DataAtlas provides the single point of control
to populate, create, maintain, and generate data definitions. However,
DataAtlas has advantages in several areas. From a usability standpoint,
DataAtlas has a state-of-the-art OS/2 Presentation Manager
object-oriented graphical user interface (GUI) with an integrated
tutorial that makes learning and using its function easier and faster.

Further, the datastore of DataAtlas has advantages. This platform
provides a comprehensive configuration and versioning mechanism capable
of common maintenance and tracking of all definitional aspects of an
application, both data and program. The underlying object-oriented,
client-server object database provides good performance for the complex
associations supported by the platform. The client/server platform of
DataAtlas has the advantage of providing good performance for its GUI
interface while exploiting the processing power of today's desktop
machines.

In addition, DataAtlas, which may be ordered as a separate product, is
also available as an integrated part of IBM's VisualGen Team Suite.
DataAtlas shares a common model with IBM's advanced 4GL, VisualGen, as
well as the repository and library functions of the prerequisite
platform product, TeamConnection. The power of this integrated solution
to rapidly and easily build, update, and maintain applications is an
important reason for considering DataAtlas.

Complementary to DataAtlas, IBM offers DataGuide, a business-oriented
tool supporting end-users in locating and accessing data. DataGuide can
help the end-users access information and data via decision-support
tools.

DataAtlas and DataGuide have complementary roles in the life cycle of
metadata. The metadata in DataAtlas, created to support database
administration and application development, is an excellent source of
information for DataGuide as the database schemas and applications are
placed in production.

Statement of Direction
----------------------

To take advantage of the metadata available in DataAtlas, a function
will be provided in a future release of DataGuide to allow data
descriptions from DataAtlas to be imported into DataGuide.

Services
--------

The four modules in the DataAtlas services offering cover:

o   Data modeling
o   Data design
o   Data migration
o   Data administration

========================================================================

                         +------------------+
                         | OS/2 for PowerPC |                     ppcos2
                         +------------------+

                Using IBM's Workplace Technologies to
                build the next generation of computing

This article explores the key issues facing developers over the next few
years. It also shows how the Workplace Technologies and OS/2 for PowerPC
will deliver to developers, business users, and consumers the next
generation of computing.

The Demands on Today's Developer
--------------------------------

Multimedia, Internet access, desktop videoconferencing, component
software, voice and handwriting recognition -- with every increase in
computer performance comes new demand for innovative technologies.
Keeping up with the needs of users is more than a full-time job -- not
to mention the work required to support the plethora of operating-system
choices.

IBM is Changing the Landscape of Operating Systems
--------------------------------------------------

The ideal operating system is scalable, robust, reliable, lean, and
fast. It is capable of exploiting leading hardware platforms to their
full potential while remaining flexible -- both for users and
developers.

IBM Delivers Workplace
----------------------

In order to deliver these capabilities, IBM is implementing a new core
technology in operating systems from OS/2 to OS/400 and AIX. This
product strategy, called Workplace, provides a single architectural
foundation for a new generation of IBM operating systems. The first
implementation of this new strategy is OS/2 for PowerPC.

Four Challenges for Developing the Next Generation of Software
--------------------------------------------------------------

The playing field for software developers has never been more
competitive. Even the largest, most powerful companies are reaching the
limits of their resources just to keep up. There are four primary
challenges:

Procedural Monoliths
--------------------

Common applications like word processors and spreadsheets have grown to
become virtually unmanageable monolithic structures, making incremental
change almost impossible, and essential precluding significant
innovation. Even a simple change requires complete knowledge of an
application to avoid breaking it in unpredictable ways. New technologies
and functionality are demanded by customers, but they are often
difficult to incorporate in a timely manner without enormous resources.

This difficulty is evidenced by the number of exciting, high-potential
technologies that have not exploded in the marketplace. Voice
recognition, objects, and other innovations touted for years are only
now being implemented. New technology is appearing at an ever-increasing
rate. Yet, developers who can take hold of the latest innovations and
deliver them quickly to their customers will have a competitive edge.

16-Bit Versus 32-Bit Processing
-------------------------------

Though a number of operating-system vendors, including IBM, have offered
32-bit operating systems for some time, few understand the extensive
benefits available with a 32-bit computing model.

Hardware and software technologies have now reached a point where the
limits of the prevalent 16-bit software model are evident. Advanced
software technologies for 3-D modeling, videoconferencing, voice and
handwriting recognition depend on fast, precise manipulation of large
amounts of data.

16-bit applications break data into small pieces to process it, then
reconstruct it with integer calculations. Though current microprocessors
are fully capable of more precise floating-point math, applications have
been tied to more primitive integer processing by the limits of popular
operating systems. For users, the move to a 32-bit system will bring
them better performance, multitasking, improved graphics, and the
ability to take advantage of advanced technologies.

It is clear that applications must be converted to 32-bit, but choosing
from numerous application programming interface (API) sets is a
continuing dilemma for many developers. Support for multiple operating
systems is costly, and converting from one API set to another requires
additional expertise, testing, and support teams. At the same time,
failure to support a popular platform can be disastrous.

One opportunity that can be leveraged is the long wait for a
32-bit-capable version of Microsoft Windows (Chicago, renamed
Windows95). Current delivery projections for Windows95 are mid-1995.
Many developers have already invested development resources to make
their applications 32-bit compliant. According to The Gartner Group
industry analysts, with only 30 percent additional effort, these
applications can be ported to the Workplace 32-bit environment, and
brought to market now.

Putting Your Money Where the Market Is
--------------------------------------

Determining which environments and platforms to support is vital for any
software developer's success. Companies must focus on investments that
provide the greatest payback. A platform's popularity with the
developer's audience is a prime factor, as is the long-term strategy and
ease of development, now and in the future. Decisions are also
influenced by past choices and future options.

Some of the factors involved include:

o  Market potential and growth

o  Market position opportunities

o  Prior investments in knowledge, software, or hardware

o  Availability of supporting components on new platforms

o  Amount of time required to make sufficient changes balanced against
   market pressures

o  Emergence of new hardware platforms

Software developers need assurance that the platforms they choose to
support are going to be viable both today and in the future.

Implementing New Technologies
-----------------------------

In addition to demands of platform support, performance, etc.,
independent software vendors (ISVs) need to continue to evolve the
functionality of their products to remain competitive. Every product
category goes through waves of breakthrough innovations and catch-up.
The challenge facing many ISVs today is how to adopt new technologies in
a way that will deliver the next generation of application
functionality. Once again, the operating-system platform can either
encourage or discourage innovation.

Workplace -- IBM's Vision of Computing
--------------------------------------

To help developers cope with today's competitive market and continue to
break ground with new innovations, IBM is working to simplify the
software development process. IBM's new Workplace Strategy removes much
of the complexity of software development, and increases the flexibility
of all types of computing devices -- from palmtop personal digital
assistants (PDAs) to desktop computers and servers.

This will allow developers to focus on delivering new technologies and
products, while not worrying about connectivity, platform compatibility,
and other obstacles to access. At the same time, Workplace lets users
continue to enjoy the ever-increasing productivity, communication,
education, and entertainment capabilities of these new computer
products.

Workplace moves today's computing environments into a simple,
consistent, modular architecture, supporting a broad range of
applications, operating systems, and hardware platforms. It is also
smoothly adaptable to future computing needs and opportunities.

The Workplace Strategy is defined by five central principles:

o  Advances in human-centered interfaces, to place the benefits of
   computing within everyone's reach by making computers more
   consistent, inviting, and easy to use

o  Scalable and portable solutions, to protect customers' investments,
   control application development costs, adhere to open standards, and
   provide consistent user and programming interfaces across a wide
   range of platforms

o  Reusable object technology, to speed development, control costs, and
   spur innovation

o  Continuous connection computing architecture, to provide access to
   data across heterogeneous, geographically distributed systems any
   time, anywhere

o  Industrial-strength foundation, for building safe and reliable
   software, and allowing customers to implement new technologies at
   their own pace

Workplace Technologies
----------------------

To realize these benefits, the Workplace Strategy incorporates a suite
of leading-edge technologies for developing applications that are
platform-independent and can function across distributed, object-based
client/server environments. The Workplace Technologies include:

o  IBM's Workplace Architecture -- an integrated operating-system
   environment that incorporates the IBM Microkernel, a modularized set
   of Shared Services, and operating-system personalities such as OS/2,
   AIX, and OS/400

o  Human-centered computing -- advances in voice recognition,
   handwriting recognition, and human/computer interaction

o  Object technologies, including System Object Model (SOM), OpenDoc,
   and Taligent

o  Distributed technologies, for enterprise data management, network
   administration, inter-object communication, and client/server
   implementations

With these state-of-the-art building blocks, a new generation of
component-based applications will be built, setting new standards for
software development.

Advantages of Workplace's Microkernel Architecture
--------------------------------------------------

The Workplace Architecture delivers five key components in IBM's
overall operating-system strategy: portability, scalability,
reliability, investment protection, and innovation.

Portability
-----------

The IBM Microkernel essentially isolates the functionality of the
operating system from the hardware platform. This means Workplace-based
operating systems like OS/2 for PowerPC, as well as the applications
developed for them, will share a common API. They will be easily
portable from one hardware platform to the next, requiring only a simple
recompile.

Workplace also incorporates the ability to run many different
operating-system "personalities" on one machine. Just as today's OS/2
users can simultaneously run DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications,
Workplace will enable users to run their AIX-based CAD application
side-by-side with the Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 and Doom running in DOS.
Users will be able to choose the hardware and applications they want
without needing to consider compatibility.

Scalability
-----------

The second significant benefit of the Workplace Architecture is its
modular construction. Only the pieces of the operating system that are
required for a specific implementation are deployed. This makes
Workplace ideal for all types of devices, from engine-management systems
in automobiles to PDAs to desktop computers and even multiprocessing
super-servers. So an application developed for OS/2 for PowerPC can be
easily deployed on many different types of computer products.

Reliability
-----------

The Workplace Architecture defines a separate space for each
application, and even for each Shared Service (e.g., printing, network
connections, fonts, etc.) within the operating-system structure. Because
each application and service operates in a protected mode, isolated from
the rest of the system, failure in any single part will not cause a
complete shutdown. Users experience a solid, reliable infrastructure for
running their business, home, and recreational applications.

Investment Protection
---------------------

The combination of OS/2 and the IBM Microkernel protects prior
investments in software, hardware, and skills. Legacy applications are
protected because DOS and Windows applications can be run in the OS/2
operating environments. User knowledge and experience in using specific
applications and user interfaces are retained through the Microkernel's
ability to run multiple "personalities", including OS/2, Windows, DOS,
and AIX. Programmer training investments are also protected because the
OS/2 32-bit API set can be used to develop for many new hardware
environments.

For developers, a single set of source code that supports multiple
platforms makes it possible to sell more applications on different types
of hardware -- without the cost of developing and maintaining different
code for each platform.

Making Room for Innovation
--------------------------

By defining a space for each Shared Service, and separating the services
from the IBM Microkernel, Workplace makes it possible to provide
OS-level innovations without rewriting the entire system. Independent
developers can provide innovative Shared Services for specialized
applications, and other improvements can be incorporated, without
compromising the reliability or performance of the operating system.

The Power of Human-Centered Computing
-------------------------------------

Using OS/2 for PowerPC, developers will be able to set new standards for
user interfaces using human-centered technologies like voice and
handwriting recognition. This will enable interaction with information
and people in ways never imagined. Just as applications without
graphical user interfaces are unacceptable for mass marketing today,
applications without human-centered interfaces will be unacceptable
tomorrow.

This technology used to consume most of the processor cycles of a
high-end workstation, together with additional hardware. For the first
time, with PowerPC, there is an inexpensive microprocessor available
with the processing power to deliver speech and handwriting recognition,
multimedia, etc. without sacrificing performance in other areas, and
without extra investment in hardware.

These technologies have already begun to appear in IBM products. The
IBM Personal Dictation System has an English-language vocabulary of
32,000 words, and recognizes words as fast as a good typist can type.
With this system, users can control the OS/2 Desktop with their voices.
For example, they can select icons, open folders, and move windows.

Eventually, users will be able to verbally delegate tasks to their
personal computers, including making travel plans, taking dictation,
conducting research, scheduling meetings, and other work that currently
requires intense user involvement. These technologies will give business
users and consumers a whole new level of computing power, enabling
internetworked machines to actually do work independently.

Additionally, these technologies will provide more comfortable user
interfaces, making computers appealing to groups of users that have been
intimidated or otherwise unable to use current computing solutions. This
means an expanding market for developers.

Speeding Development and Controlling Costs with Object Technologies
-------------------------------------------------------------------

The new class of object technologies implemented in OS/2 for PowerPC
delivers two key benefits for software development. First, the objects
are inherently portable, capable of communicating with each other
through common, standard interfaces. Second, they allow the creation of
modular products, providing code re-use and the ability to deliver new
innovations without reconstructing an entire application. These
technologies include SOM, OpenDoc, and Taligent Frameworks.

SOM
---

Workplace's object technology begins with the System Object Model (SOM),
available today in OS/2 and AIX. SOM packages objects in a way that
exposes only their interfaces. This lets objects written in one language
be used or refined by objects created in another language without
requiring the object's source code. Furthermore, SOM supports
transparent, remote access to objects in a distributed environment, and
is fully compliant with industry standards as defined by the Object
Management Group (OMG).

OpenDoc
-------

OpenDoc is the vendor-neutral industry standard for software integration
that enables the development of distributed, cross-platform component
software. OpenDoc uses components to speed development and reach the
broadest market. Unlike OLE, it is being developed and maintained by
industry leaders to ensure interoperability, encourage innovation,
accelerate industry growth, and increase customer choice.

For developers, OpenDoc: (1) is easy to use, (2) has a stable set of
APIs, (3) is designed for both local homogeneous and distributed
heterogeneous environments, and (4) is open. IBM views OpenDoc as a
central element in the Workplace object strategy, and is continuing to
invest substantial resources in developing the technology in partnership
with Apple, WordPerfect, Lotus, Xerox, and others.

Taligent Frameworks
-------------------

A powerful new set of Workplace Object Technologies soon to be
introduced on OS/2, OS/2 for PowerPC, AIX, and other IBM and non-IBM
platforms are Taligent Frameworks. Frameworks are defined as sets of
objects that perform specific tasks. They are useful for incorporating
new functionality because they provide the general design for
implementing an application, yet they can be customized to meet specific
needs.

Since most of the code required to build an application is included in
the framework, less design work and coding is required. Therefore,
developers can concentrate on making applications more appealing to
customers, and can deliver solutions to market quickly.

At the same time, Workplace provides the freedom to incorporate object
technology when and where it is most appropriate. Since the Workplace
Architecture allows for the coexistence of object-oriented programs and
procedural programs, OS/2 for PowerPC and other Workplace products
provide end users with a gradual migration to object technology. This
allows software developers to integrate new object-oriented applications
into existing environments.

Distributed Technologies
------------------------

More than any organization, IBM has a proven track record of delivering
distributed information management solutions (like DCE) on an enterprise
scale. Today, IBM is incorporating its wide range of networking,
database, distributed computing, and object technology products into the
Workplace family. This integration will provide a broad range of
distributed solutions for enterprise data management, network
administration, inter-object communication, and client/server
implementations.

OS/2 for PowerPC - the First Delivery of Workplace's Promises
-------------------------------------------------------------

PowerPC-based systems are the first marriage between the RISC and PC
worlds. RISC computing has represented powerful performance and
industrial-strength applications typically associated with workstations.

The new systems, featuring the PowerPC microprocessor and
industry-standard PC components, create a dramatically improved
price/performance standard. The 601 is a 32-bit chip with a 64-bit data
bus. It is the first in a fully scalable family of chips that are
smarter, faster, more energy-efficient, cooler, and smaller than
anything else in the industry. This chip family will eventually provide
full 64-bit processing at high speeds and a competitive price.

RISC technology was invented by IBM, as was the POWER Architecture.
Together with Motorola and Apple, IBM developed the PowerPC chip to
combine these forces to deliver a family of systems that bridges the gap
between workstation power and desktop affordability.

The forthcoming OS/2 for PowerPC will be the first full implementation
of IBM's Workplace Technologies. As an industrial-strength 32-bit
multitasking and multithreading operating system, OS/2 for PowerPC
continues to provide the stability and crash protection required for
building serious computing solutions. Because OS/2 was designed to adapt
to change, IBM has been able to insert the IBM Microkernel without any
disruption of the Workplace Shell interface or OS/2 APIs. This way,
users and developers will have no new learning curve, yet applications
will be portable to new computing platforms.

OS/2, as a part of the Workplace family, brings customers improved
system interoperability, scalability, and portability. IBM systems will
be brought to market faster, so business customers and ISVs will be able
to make use of them more quickly, with less investment. That means end
users will see more variety of applications, improved more quickly, at
increasingly affordable costs.

Workplace preserves and extends the OS/2 32-bit API, meaning that
applications need be written only one time -- for OS/2 today or OS/2 for
PowerPC -- and can then be deployed over a whole range of hardware and
device platforms, including many not yet invented.

The Workplace Microkernel-Based Architecture
--------------------------------------------

As described above, the Workplace Architecture incorporates three basic
components:

o  The IBM Microkernel -- an industrial-strength foundation that
   provides core services and isolates the hardware from the rest of the
   operating-system environment

o  Multiple operating-system "personalities" that incorporate consistent
   user interfaces and APIs

o  A common set of Shared Services that each operating-system
   personality can use vis-a-vis interprocess communications.

Figure 1 depicts IBM's Workplace Architecture.


    +-------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                             |
  +------------------------------------------------------------+  |
  |                                                            |  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+  |--+
|                                                           |  |
|                 Software Applications                     |--+
|                                                           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

                                         +-------------------------+
                                         |     Communications      |
    +------------------------+         +------------------------+  |
    |          AIX           |         |    File Services       |  |
  +-----------------------+  |       +-----------------------+  |--+
  |        OS/2           |  |       |      Networks         |  |
+----------------------+  |--+     +----------------------+  |--+
|                      |  |        |   Shared Services    |  |
|    Personalities     |--+        |   Available Across   |--+
|                      |           |   Personalities      |
+----------------------+           +----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                           |
|                   IBM Microkernel                         |
|                                                           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

  +-------------------+                           +------------------+
  |                   |                           |                  |
+------------------+  |    +-------------+      +-----------------+  |
|  Intel X86 CPUs  |--+    |   PowerPC   |      | Other Platforms |--+
+------------------+       +-------------+      +-----------------+

Figure 1. IBM's Workplace Architecture

The IBM Microkernel
-------------------

The IBM Microkernel will become the underlying engine for most IBM
operating-system personalities including OS/2, OS/400, AIX, and
Taligent. The IBM Microkernel is capable of supporting multiple
personalities concurrently, along with a broad set of common Shared
Services. The first operating system employing the IBM Microkernel will
be OS/2 for PowerPC.

According to Michael Goulde of Patricia Seybold's Open Information
Systems, "Microkernels have important advantages for users,
applications, and vendors over today's monolithic operating systems.
Robustness, scalability, maintainability, and extendibility are just
some of the more salient ones. We may even see a new market for
operating-system services as a result of widespread adoption of
microkernel server programming interfaces."

Describing their architectures, Goulde explains that microkernels are
designed to isolate the most essential functions of an operating system
in a small core of code that runs in the most privileged state of the
computer. The rest of the system is supported as a set of applications
running in non-privileged, or user, space, isolated from the kernel by a
clearly defined set of interfaces. The result is a system that is more
secure, more robust, and easier to extend and maintain.

The IBM Microkernel is a commercial version of the Mach microkernel
developed at Carnegie Mellon University. IBM invested substantial
resources to evolve the Mach microkernel into an industrial-strength
technology foundation that can be used for building production-class
business applications. As an open, platform-independent technology, the
IBM Microkernel incorporates:

o  Robust client/server architecture

o  Support for an integrated set of Shared Services that can be used by
   multiple personalities or accessed by applications directly

o  Support for symmetric multiprocessing and distributed multiprocessing

o  Scalable architecture

o  Broad range of new device drivers

o  Support for distributed object technologies

These attributes simplify the task of porting Workplace-based operating
systems and their applications to different hardware platforms. This
provides the advantage of addressing new hardware platforms without
encountering a new system structure, a new set of APIs, or a changed set
of supporting components. In many cases, porting a software product can
be accomplished by recompiling.

Finally, the IBM Microkernel is a prime example of how IBM is delivering
on its commitment to open standards. The IBM Microkernel is being
licensed to the Open Software Foundation, Inc. (OSF), and its
programming interfaces have been published. Both the source code and
object code are available from IBM.

Operating-System Personalities
------------------------------

The Workplace Architecture isolates operating systems from the
underlying hardware -- making the OS function as a separate
"personality." Just as third-generation languages lifted development a
step above the machine-specific orientation of assembler languages,
personalities increase efficiency by providing a consistent programming
environment that is client/server-based and hardware-independent.

In the Workplace Architecture, an operating system personality allows
applications that are supported in a particular OS environment to run
natively. The personality provides the user interface and the
programming interface. Because personalities are processor-independent,
one or more can run on the same microkernel simultaneously.

For example, by providing the same functionality as OS/2 for the Intel
platform, OS/2 for PowerPC will run an OS/2 personality and will also
run DOS/Windows applications. The architecture is structured so that new
personalities can be added as they are developed.

Workplace Shared Services
-------------------------

Shared Services provide functions that are common in many operating
systems such as device drivers and networking. In the Workplace
Architecture, these services are found outside the kernel, and are only
dependent on the foundation services within the Microkernel, or on other
Shared Services.

The implementation of these architectural components is based on a
client/server computing model. Applications can be viewed as clients
that request services from the operating-system personality servers. In
turn, the personality server may need to request to one of the Shared
Services or to a microkernel service. This access is accomplished via
interprocess communications (IPC).

Several of these services are included with OS/2 for PowerPC. The rest
are optional, and can be added and deleted as deemed necessary. Some of
the types of functions contained in these optional services include
database, communications, and file server. Using this modular structure,
OS/2 for PowerPC reduces complexity and minimizes the amount of system
interdependence.

Shared Services will also provide new business opportunities. Shared
Service modules like mail servers, relational databases, and workflow
engines can be sold to the Workplace market. Workplace allows developers
to write a service or device driver directly to the microkernel, which
then automatically makes the service available to all the OS
personalities.

Turning Our Technology Into Your Solutions: IBM Wants to Partner With
You
---------------------------------------------------------------------

We at IBM understand that our success is dependent on yours. For OS/2
for PowerPC to become a broadly adopted platform for the next generation
of computing, powerful applications must be developed that provide
customers with new benefits, solutions to problems, and breakthroughs in
work practice.

IBM is committed to providing developers with the tools, product
information, and support required to build OS/2 for PowerPC
applications. We are also committed to partnering with ISVs to help
market products.

Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 for PowerPC
----------------------------------------

In 1995, IBM will introduce its Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 for
PowerPC. The OS/2 PPC Toolkit will support the development of OS/2
personality applications as well as Shared Services. This product, in
conjunction with IBM C Set ++ for OS/2 for PowerPC, will provide a
complete solution for application and Shared-Service developers. The
C/C++ Compiler includes class and runtime libraries, as well as the IPMD
Debugger.

The Developer's Toolkit will provide a comprehensive set of tools, code
samples, and information that are fundamental to porting existing 32-bit
OS/2 programs or building Workplace-exploitive programs. The OS/2 for
PowerPC Toolkit is based on the Developer's Toolkit for OS/2.

Unlocking Enormous Possibilities
--------------------------------

Workplace and OS/2 for PowerPC unlock enormous possibilities for users
and developers alike. Taking advantage of these new IBM technologies is
much easier than ever before.

An application, once converted to the OS/2 32-bit API set, is able to
take advantage of the benefits of Workplace. The portability and
scalability gained through the microkernel-based architecture ensure
that investments in one hardware platform will directly apply toward
deployment on other platforms -- expanding market opportunities.

This means that time and resources for redevelopment of source code are
no longer considerations when exploring which platforms applications
should run on. The bottom line is that the IBM Microkernel architecture
will provide the means to enlarge the market for any application by
increasing the number of platforms on which the application can run --
without incurring significant additional development expenses.

IBM is committed to your success.

========================================================================

                +----------------------------------------+
                | OpenDoc and OLE 2.0 Point/Counterpoint |      odocole2
                +----------------------------------------+

(This is a paper produced by Component Integration Laboratories, Inc.
during September 1994. Copyright (c) 1994 Component Integration
Laboratories, Inc.)

OpenDoc Facts
-------------

 1. More than 20,000 developers have received OpenDoc SDKUs, which are
    available on Macintosh, Windows, and OS/2 platforms.

 2. Alpha versions of the OpenDoc SDK on all three platforms are
    publicly available, without nondisclosure agreements.

 3. More than 5,000 developers have seen OpenDoc interoperate with and
    support OLE 2.0 at various developers' meetings, "Parts Kitchens",
    and conferences.

 4. OpenDoc is fully extensible to mainframe and mid-range "legacy"
    systems.

 5. OpenDoc's System Object Model (SOM) gives developers the ability to
    use various programming languages such as C, SmallTalk, and C++ to
    create objects that can work together on a single desktop, across a
    network, and throughout an enterprise.

 6. OpenDoc's SOM is based on the industry standard for distributed
    object management, the Object Management Group (OMG) CORBA 1.1
    specification. Microsoft's proprietary Component Object Model (COM)
    is not.

 7. OpenDoc provides inheritance, which significantly reduces
    development time and dramatically improves software quality through
    re-use of known and tested objects.

 8. Developers need less time and fewer development resources to develop
    for OpenDoc, gaining complete OpenDoc functionality in addition to
    OLE container/server support. In comparison, developing for
    Microsoft's OLE is many times more complex.

 9. More than 200 products supporting one or more of the OpenDoc
    technologies -- SOM, Bento, and OSA -- are shipping today.

10. Because OpenDoc components are light in weight, componentized
    applications will require less memory, and users will be able to
    remove unnecessary components or plug in preferred components.

Point and Counterpoint
----------------------

The following Microsoft commentary on OpenDoc and OLE appeared on a
public Internet server for widespread viewing. The statements by CI Labs
are offered to correct and clarify the misinformation provided by
Microsoft Corporation.

Microsoft: Is OpenDoc superior to OLE 2.0? Absolutely not. OpenDoc is a
proposal for a compound document architecture that will be based on
separate technologies supplied by Apple and IBM. For instance, Apple
will supply core OpenDoc compound document features; Bento, file system;
and its Open Scripting Architecture to give objects a cross-application
scripting ability similar to OLE Automation. IBM at some time in the
future will supply its System Object Model (SOM).

CI Labs: OpenDoc is an architecture for component software based upon
openly developed industry standards and proven robust technologies.
OpenDoc will enable not only the construction of compound collaborative
documents, but also the creation of customized solutions across all
popular desktop and server platforms. SOM has been shipping in OS/2
since mid 1993 and on Windows since March 1994. Beta versions of OpenDoc
on all three platforms will be based on SOM.

Microsoft: However, key parts of the development effort have been split
not only between IBM and Apple, but also among other partners in the
OpenDoc consortia including WordPerfect and Borland.

CI Labs: OpenDoc is a cross-platform architecture built by industry
leaders in their respective areas of expertise: IBM is developing
OpenDoc for OS/2, Apple is developing OpenDoc for Macintosh, and
WordPerfect is developing OpenDoc for Windows with full OLE 2.0 support.
Borland has never had OpenDoc development responsibilities. This level
of cooperation is possible because the members have made the decision to
share infrastructure technologies broadly, rather than retaining
infrastructure control as Microsoft is doing.

Microsoft: It remains to be seen if these different technologies can be
gracefully combined and supported by many different vendors in a
coherent, customer-focused manner.

CI Labs: WordPerfect, Apple, IBM, and CI Labs have demonstrated the
OpenDoc technologies running on the Windows, Macintosh, and OS/2
platforms. OpenDoc was developed from the ground up with the five
technologies (SOM, Bento, OSA, OpenDoc API, and Open Linking and
Embedding of Objects) in mind. There is no loss of functionality in
their combined implementation. In fact, during demonstrations, many
people have commented that OpenDoc on all three platforms provides an
excellent user experience.

Microsoft: Unlike OLE 2.0, preliminary specifications were not
distributed to all major software vendors for open industry review
(preliminary OLE 2.0 specifications were reviewed by more than 150
different ISVs).

CI Labs: OpenDoc's full specifications and source code were made widely
available to ISVs, including Microsoft, for review, long before the
alpha shipment. Microsoft has never distributed source code for OLE. The
preliminary OpenDoc specifications were put on an FTP server for
complete open access, with no non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
restrictions, prior to the alpha shipments. In addition, the source code
was made available for review as part of the alpha, without an NDA.
Prior to alpha, more than 125 developers reviewed the specifications,
the pre-alpha libraries, and the source code of OpenDoc.

Microsoft: Perhaps most importantly, OpenDoc requires that application
vendors create, distribute, and maintain two separate versions of their
programs. One runs in stand-alone mode, while the other is a series of
special "parts" that can be loaded into the address space of a container
application to create a single, monolithic compound document
application.

CI Labs: False. OpenDoc does not require two separate versions of an
application vendor's programs at any point. Unlike OLE 2.0, OpenDoc
parts are comprised of small, lightweight components. There are no large
monolithic applications running in the background. Furthermore, OpenDoc
parts do not need to be loaded into the address space of a container
application.

Microsoft: This raises questions about the costs and eventual
availability of OpenDoc applications.

CI Labs: Developers working with the OpenDoc alpha are finding it takes
takes only days or weeks to convert existing applications and functional
modules into prototype part editors that run embedded or stand-alone,
with increased functionality and performance. For example, WordPerfect
has retrofitted a charting application to OpenDoc on the Macintosh and
Windows platforms, including 100 percent OLE support, in less than five
days.

Microsoft: OLE, on the other hand, enables the seamless integration of
shrink-wrapped software, and does not require software vendors to supply
special "parts".

CI Labs: Microsoft's OLE 2.0 allows software interoperability on the
desktop. Even Shapeware agrees. "OLE is a desktop thing" according to
Morgan Brown, product manager for Visio, an imaging application from
Shapeware Corp. in Seattle. "OLE is not elegant in a network environment
right now. It is really something that excels and shows its use in
integrating Windows applications on a single desktop." Source: Network
World, 27 June 1994)

Microsoft: Vendors simply write their applications to be OLE-enabled,
and then they are ready to be integrated out of the box with any other
OLE-enabled application on the market."

CI Labs: OpenDoc is a much easier way to write OLE-enabled applications
than writing directly to OLE 2.0. Every OpenDoc for Windows part is
automatically a first-class OLE container and server. Every OpenDoc part
provides support for OLE that is more complete than that provided by the
vast majority of current OLE applications. Because CI Labs provides
source code and validation services, users can be assured that all
OpenDoc-enabled parts will interoperate properly with one another.
Microsoft has not provided any such assurance for OLE 2.0-enabled
applications.

Microsoft: This is a much more efficient and practical model which has
already been adopted by hundreds of major software vendors. Furthermore,
OpenDoc is at best a paper specification that has not been publicly
released for any platform, and has only been demonstrated for the
Macintosh computer."

CI Labs: False. OpenDoc alpha implementations and source code have been
released on Windows, Macintosh, and OS/2 to thousands of developers
without a non-disclosure agreement. Furthermore, OpenDoc for all three
platforms has been publicly demonstrated at major industry events.

Microsoft: Even so, a close look at the separate technologies on which
it is based reveals some serious shortcomings in the OpenDoc
architecture. Many of these are specifically identified in the
accompanying technical comparison of OLE 2.0, OpenDoc, and IBM SOM/DSOM.

CI Labs: Microsoft's comparison document separates OpenDoc, SOM, and
DSOM, while it unifies OLE 2.0, COM, and distributed COM (which is not
yet available). OpenDoc supports lightweight objects, as is demonstrable
on all three platforms.

Microsoft: OpenDoc does not attempt to address several important issues,
such as distributed object support.

CI Labs: False. OpenDoc includes SOM, which is based on the CORBA 1.1
specification for distributed object support. SOM, which has been
available for years, has shipped with distributed object support for
nearly a year.

Microsoft: OLE with distributed object support has been distributed to
over 5,000 developers in pre-release form. Many other areas of
architectural weakness stem from weaknesses that will be inherited from
the IBM SOM architecture. For example, since all objects in a single
OpenDoc document must execute in the same address space, any single
object can crash/corrupt the entire document; and multiple applications
cannot share the same object."

CI Labs: False. As mentioned above, SOM can already support objects in
other address spaces and on other machines. Furthermore, Microsoft has
not yet shipped OLE 2.0 on any operating system with protected address
spaces, such as OS/2. As a result, current OLE 2.0 technology has the
exact problem of which they accuse OpenDoc: objects operating in
unprotected common address spaces.

Microsoft: OLE gives objects the capability to run in separate address
spaces, protecting compound documents from crashing when an object
crashes, and also allowing multiple applications to share objects.

CI Labs: SOM is a robust, standards-based, thoroughly tested object
messaging mechanism that has been used in real operating systems
products for years.

Microsoft: To understand many of the other limitations of OpenDoc, read
the accompanying comparison of these technologies, titled Object Linking
and Embedding 2.0, OpenDoc and SOM/DSOM: A Comparison of Technologies.
Also, read the previous question and answer that address IBM SOM. A
recent PC Week article summed up the OpenDoc architecture as follows:
"Shortcuts taken by Apple will result in the redesign of aspects of
OpenDoc. The documentation is unclear as to when these changes will
occur, specifying only that 'later in the development cycle' the
hierarchy will be replaced by one based on IBM's SOM." ("First OpenDoc
Spec Raises Many Questions", PC Week, 10 January 1994.)

CI Labs: Since January, this question has been answered publicly. The
SOM (IDL) APIs have been released to developers. The redesign was very
minor because SOM, unlike Microsoft's COM, does not require the use of
an object model different from the native-language object model.

Microsoft: Microsoft is firmly committed to OLE and the Component
Object Model. These technologies are more advanced than the technologies
on which OpenDoc is based, and were refined in an Open Process in which
major software vendors participated in open design reviews starting as
early as January 1992.

CI Labs: We are not aware of any independent technical evaluation of
OLE 2.0 and OpenDoc that concluded that OLE 2.0 is superior. A number of
independent technical evaluations of OpenDoc and OLE 2.0 concluded that
OpenDoc is superior from a developer and end-user perspective.

Microsoft: These vendors included Apple Computer, Claris Corp., Lotus
Development Corp., WordPerfect Corp., Borland International, and many
others. Preliminary specifications for OLE 2.0 were also distributed to
over 150 other software vendors for further feedback. OLE is a proven
technology that is available with many shipping applications, with
hundreds more on the way. OLE is being implemented on the Apple
Macintosh (it is in beta-testing now), and the technology is being made
available on many UNIX systems.

CI Labs: To our knowledge, several vendors of Macintosh software have
not received a beta copy of Microsoft OLE 2.0. Developers who created
applications based on OLE 2.0 for both Windows and Macintosh cannot ship
those applications on the Macintosh until Microsoft ships OLE 2.0,
unless they strip out the OLE 2.0 support. The "technology being made
available on many UNIX systems" does not include visual editing, so
applications with a graphical user interface based on OLE 2.0 will not
port to those systems at all.

Microsoft: Finally, OLE 2.0 and the Component Object Model are the
foundation for Microsoft's future releases of the Windows Family of
operating systems. Applications built using OLE 2.0 technology today
will be ready to seamlessly integrate with the system level OLE support
in these coming releases of Windows. This means existing OLE
applications not only give benefits today, they are "ready-made objects"
that will provide seamless integration with the most powerful
object-based system environments on the horizon: the next generation of
Windows ("Chicago," targeted for late 1994); and the next generation of
Windows NT ("Cairo," targeted for the middle of 1995).

CI Labs: OpenDoc is a true component software architecture. The CI Labs
partners are committed to providing interoperability with Microsoft OLE
and insulating developers from changes in the OLE API (i.e., the
transition to Chicago and then to Cairo). In addition, OpenDoc
technology provides an easier and open development environment, better
user experience, greater value, and broader platform support. If
developers want to be in a position to support future Windows versions,
Microsoft requires that they support OLE today. For this reason,
WordPerfect has developed complete, transparent support for OLE 1.0 and
2.0. Parts written using the OpenDoc APIs are automatically first-rate
OLE servers and containers. The OLE support by WordPerfect's OpenDoc
parts is much better than most developers can achieve by themselves, and
in some cases, better than that offered by major Microsoft applications.

========================================================================

               +----------------------------------------+
               | Approved OpenDoc Development Schedules |       odocsked
               +----------------------------------------+

As of 26 September 1994, the following OpenDoc development schedules
were approved by their respective companies:

OpenDoc for OS/2
----------------

 Alpha: Shipped
 Alpha with SOM: December 1994
 Beta:  1Q 1995
 Final: 2Q 1995

OpenDoc for Windows
-------------------

 Alpha: Shipped
 Beta:  December 1994
 Final: 2Q 1995

OpenDoc for Macintosh
---------------------

 Alpha: Shipped
 Beta:  November 1994
 Final: 1Q 1995

========================================================================

                    +------------------------------+
                    | Taligent Briefings in Europe |              eurtal
                    +------------------------------+

Last week, Taligent held a number of briefings with press and analysts
in the UK and Germany. The objectives of these meetings were to bring
these key audiences up to speed and to clarify Taligent's product
strategy and positioning.

The format for the briefings was a two-hour presentation featuring a
review of our product strategy; demonstration of the TalAE system
(running on AIX/RS/6000s); an overview of Taligent's roll-out plans; and
investor road maps for TalAE. A question-and-answer session was held
after each presentation.

The strategy we laid out is very simple: Taligent and its investors are
trying to establish an object-oriented programming standard for the
industry. Taligent's goal is to see the Taligent Application Environment
(TalAE) become pervasive across all key 32-bit platforms, providing
unrivaled functionality and portability for framework-based
applications.

Key to our strategy is ensuring that our investors deploy TalAE on their
operating systems in 1995. To accomplish this, Taligent is currently
working with IBM, Apple, and HP to port the TalAE system to OS/2, AIX,
PowerOpen and HP-UX respectively. During each briefing, we also outlined
each investor's plans and schedules, and held a question-and-answer
session.

During the Q&A session, we were pressed specifically about our plans for
TalAE on Chicago and NT. Our answer has always been very consistent --
while we view Microsoft NT and Chicago as potential opportunities for
deployment, we have not announced firm plans or shipment dates for TalAE
on any non-investor platform, including NT or Chicago. We will continue
to evaluate these and other opportunities as we roll out TalAE on the
investor platforms in 1995.

Unfortunately, in an article that appeared in the 4 October issue of the
UK version of PC Week, the reporter chose to use information regarding
Taligent's potential plans for Chicago as the focus of his article. This
information was taken completely out of context of the entire briefing
(as outlined above).

Taligent has always said that we will support other high-volume, 32-bit
environments as they become viable in the marketplace, but that our
first priority is deployment on the shipping investor OSs. We believe
this positioning is consistent with the investors' desire to see TalAE
become the most widely deployed O-O API.

The article also inaccurately states that we have "all but abandoned
plans to create a full-blown OS." In our presentation, we covered our
development efforts on the Taligent Object Services (TalOS), and our
continued intention to incorporate these system frameworks within IBM's
Workplace technologies.

We also took the opportunity to describe several key milestones in our
development and marketing plans, the most notable of which was IBM's
delivery last month of the pre-beta release of TalAE for OS/2, the first
investor to deploy Taligent in the market.

I hope this helps to clarify our public positioning and deployment plans
for TalAE through our investors.

Stratton Sclavos
VP of Marketing and Sales
Taligent

========================================================================

          +-----------------------------------------------+
          | The Technical Connection Available World-Wide |      tconnww
          +-----------------------------------------------+

IBM announces worldwide availability of The Technical Connection
Personal Software, a CD-ROM loaded with useful OS/2, DOS, and LAN
platform service and technical information.

This product is the same Technical Connection that was announced to US
customers in May 1994 as part of the Personal Systems Support Family
(PSSF) announcement. The US product is unaffected by this announcement.

For the worldwide versions, the available translated CSDs are included.
The initial versions include these translated versions in 15 languages
other than U.S. English.

For more information about The Technical Connection, or to order your
subscription in the USA, call either 1-800-992-4777 or 1-800-237-5511.
In Canada, call

In Europe/Middle East/Africa, single-purchase versions can be ordered
through retail channels. Subscription orders only may be purchased
through ISMS Direct Services.

In Asia/Pacific, ordering is available only through the Developer
Assistance Program. Phone numbers are:

  Australian DAP   +61-2-354-7684
  Korean DAP       +822-781-7770 or +822-781-7777
  Taiwan DAP       +886-2-776-7965

========================================================================

             +------------------------------------------+
             | Happy Anniversary, Developer Connection! |        oneyrdc
             +------------------------------------------+

(This article is reprinted with permission from The Developer Connection
News, Volume 5.)

The Developer Connection News (and The Developer Connection for OS/2) is
celebrating its first anniversary this issue. As Product Manager, I'd
like to review the past year, while recognizing some of the IBMers whose
efforts over the last 18 months have made The Developer Connection for
OS/2 possible. I'd also like to share some of our plans for the future.

Genesis of The Developer Connection
-----------------------------------

The concept of the Developer Connection grew, as most good ideas do,
from the difficulties of the past. Throughout the extraordinary
development process that culminated in OS/2 2.0 in 1992, the necessity
to distribute programming tools widely and economically became more and
more obvious. The Betas and SDKs that made up the development
environment were going to disappear when the shrink-wrap system and
toolkit appeared on the store shelves. We thought that the development
community, with whom we had grown quite close during the Beta effort,
would like to continue this kind of "one-on-one" relationship with our
development team. As we approached the ship date for OS/2 2.0, an
"inversion" of the process for delivering development tools was proposed
-- instead of stocking store shelves in the hope of attracting
developers, we were going to sign them up in advance and make sure they
had what they needed. The idea for a magazine-like subscription for
programming tools was born! And the technology of CD-ROM delivery was
tailor made for it. Jay Tunkel, our lead architect, laid out the
principles behind The Developer Connection for OS/2 and its accompanying
Developer Connection News - a newsletter written by our developers, with
a minimum of hype and a maximum of information.

Based on Developer Assistance Program PDK
-----------------------------------------

Coincidentally, at around this time, the Developer Assistance Program
was experimenting with delivering CD-ROMs filled with tools and
utilities to attendees at OS/2 conferences and seminars. This CD-ROM,
called the PDK, enabled us to try out many of the concepts of the
Developer Connection and fine-tune our content goals and delivery
processes. As the last shipment of the PDK went out in February 1993, it
was gracefully retired. But from the experience of the PDK, we found
out that customers liked the idea of a "subscription service for tools."
So, in February, the team moved full-force toward building, marketing,
and delivering Volume 1 of The Developer Connection for OS/2. Target
delivery -- August 24, 1993. As Product Manager, I was removing
roadblocks and encouraging the team to make this aggressive schedule.

Developer Connection Team
-------------------------

And, what a team it was: David Kenner was the the technical team lead,
Merilee Lawrence was the planner, Stacey Miller was editor of The
Developer Connection News, and Suzanne Gagnon was responsible for
marketing. In addition, Brian Black, our art director, was working hard
on the visuals that are The Developer Connection. But, this product
would not have happened without all the talent behind this core group --
the developers, testers, builders, and others.

In the past year, the Developer Connection has been recognized by our
customers as the best way, not only to get programming tools, but also
to get information on the future of OS/2. So, please, if your
subscription is up, don't forget to re-subscribe.

A Peek at Future Plans
----------------------

Over the next year, we're going to have a lot more of the "good stuff"
for you. Some of this good stuff will include significant software
products such as VisualAge and an entry-level C ++ compiler. And, let's
not forget Taligent, OpenDoc, and OS/2 for PowerPC. The Developer
Connection for OS/2 will continue to be the single deliverable of tools
that support any function in the base OS/2 operating system. As
functions such as OpenDoc and objects are added to the base, we will
continue to add the tools to support them in The Developer Connection
for OS/2.

We also are looking at consolidating other toolkits, like the Device
Driver Kit, with the Developer Connection. Our goal is to make all of
these tools available at a lower cost than if you purchased them
separately. We also will soon be providing a new offering to
subscribers -- a way to purchase compilers and other high-end tools
directly from an encrypted CD-ROM.

But this is your product; it is shaped and molded by your suggestions.
So, please make yourselves heard. Talk to us via one of our electronic
forums or drop us a line. We'd love to hear from you!

Barbara J. Britt
Product Manager
Developer Connection

========================================================================

                   +-----------------------------+
                   | SMARTsort Beta-Test Program |                ssbeta
                   +-----------------------------+

IBM's Storage Systems Division Software Products announces a beta-test
program for SMARTsort, a new high-performance product that will be able
to sort files in OS/2, AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris and SunOS workstation
environments.

SMARTsort Features
------------------

SMARTsort includes the following features:

o Sorting, merging, copying, and sequence checking of data according to
  the collating rules of the national language.

o Graphical User Interface (GUI) for simple and easy use.

o Data filters consisting of one or more keys can be used to control
  what data will be sorted or merged. Reformatting rules can be
  specified to allow data to be restructured during the product's
  processing.

o Support of user written exit routines to allow a user to intercept
  intermediate results to further manipulate the data being sorted or
  merged.

o Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Cross-Platform Operation
------------------------

SMARTsort will operate across the following hardware platforms in
addition to plug-compatible alternatives:

o PS/2
o RISC System/6000 and Power Parallel
o Sun SPARCstation and Sun SPARCserver
o HP 300, 400, and 900 series, and HP 9000 systems

Three Phases
------------

The beta test will be in three phases. Additional functions will be
provided with each new test phase. Phase I began during the week of 19
September 1994. Phase I includes SORT, MERGE, COPY, and CHECK functions,
various APIs, and the OS/2 GUI. Only OS/2 and AIX environments are
supported during Phase I.

Announcements for Phase II and Phase III will be made at a later date.

More Information
----------------

If you are interested in receiving a copy of the SMARTsort beta code, or
if you would like more information on the SMARTsort beta test, contact
the beta-test coordinator, John Burt, via Internet at
jburt@vnet.ibm.com, or (within IBM) JMB01 at STLVM4.

========================================================================

       +---------------------------------------------------+
       | CompuAdd, IBM Sign OS/2 Joint Marketing Agreement |     addmark
       +---------------------------------------------------+

CompuAdd Computer Corporation and IBM announce an OS/2 joint marketing
agreement for current and future products.

Preloaded on CompuAdd Systems
-----------------------------

Customers can now have the advanced 32-bit operating system preloaded on
any system in CompuAdd's product line, which has been certified as
OS/2-compliant by IBM. In turn, IBM is providing CompuAdd with
comprehensive sales, technical support, education, and engineering
support.

"This agreement allows CompuAdd to capitalize on the growing momentum
behind OS/2, and in particular we expect it to foster incremental sales
of our high-end products," said Jerry Mixon, CompuAdd's director of
sales and marketing.

Added Value for Customers
-------------------------

"We are pleased that CompuAdd is embracing OS/2 as a strategic operating
system," said John Soyring, worldwide director of OEM sales and
strategic relations for IBM's Personal Software Products. "Offering OS/2
preloaded on CompuAdd systems, with CompuAdd's reputation for customer
satisfaction and high-quality support, is a combination for real added
value for our customers."

========================================================================

                   +-------------------------------+
                   | IBM LAN Server 4.0 Wins Best  |             lanbest
                   | of Show at NetWorld + Interop |
                   +-------------------------------+

IBM's OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 won the top honor for network software when it
was awarded Best of Show at NetWorld + Interop '94, the networking
industry's largest conference held in mid-September.

Advancing the State of the Art
------------------------------

The award was one of 12 presented by a Data Communications/LAN Times
panel at the NetWorld + Interop '94 awards ceremonies. The awards honor
new products and services announced at the show which significantly
advance the state of the art of distributed computing and networking.

Cited for New GUI, Adapter Support
----------------------------------

LAN Server 4.0 was cited for its new graphical user interface and
increased support for adapter cards. It is the newest version of IBM's
strategic network operating system, and includes added features that
provide unmatched usability, interoperability, and scalability.

LAN Server is available in Entry and Advanced versions, with a new GUI
for simplified installation and administration, integrated TCP/IP, and
peer services for DOS, Windows, and OS/2.

========================================================================

            +-------------------------------------------+
            | C and C++ Education for the PS/2 Platform |       educplus
            +-------------------------------------------+

If you're looking for C or C++ programming education for the PS/2
platform, IBM Education and Training has the courses for you! Each of
the courses is offered at many locations around the country, making it
easy for you to get the C and C++ programming education that you need.

If you are interested in courses for either a host or RS/6000 platform,
we offer that education as well.

Introduction to C Programming on the PC
---------------------------------------

If you are an experienced programmer, you can learn how to develop and
maintain ANSI C-language programs. In this five-day course, extensive
lab exercises on the PC reinforce the lecture materials.

The labs for the classes listed below use OS/2. DOS and Windows
environments can be requested for private classes.

Course Code: K3604

Tuition: 1,340 USD

Schedule: 17 through 21 October ...... Dallas TX
          17 through 21 October ...... Johnson City NY
           7 through 11 November ..... San Jose CA
          14 through 18 November ..... Austin TX
          14 through 18 November ..... Boulder CO

Advanced C Programming on the PC
--------------------------------

If you already have basic C-language skills, this five-day course builds
on those skills and teaches how to use advanced ANSI C-language
facilities. This course follows up on the concepts presented in
Introduction to C Programming on the PC.

The labs for the classes listed below use OS/2. DOS and Windows
environments can be requested for private classes.

Course Code: K3605

Tuition: 1,440 USD

Schedule: 17 through 21 October ............ Boca Raton FL
          31 October through 4 November..... Charlotte NC
          14 through 18 November ........... Johnson City NY
          14 through 18 November ........... San Jose, CA

C++ Programming on the PC
-------------------------

If you are an experienced C programmer, this course will teach you how
to use the C++ programming language on the PC. You will get instruction
and practice in the use of language features for an object-oriented
approach to writing large and complex applications and systems. This
approach streamlines program design and makes code more portable and
maintainable. Particular emphasis is placed on the syntax and constructs
of C++, rather than the design aspects of object-oriented program
construction. Extensive lab exercises on the PC reinforce the lecture
materials.

The labs for the classes listed below use OS/2. DOS and Windows
environments can be requested for private classes.

Course Code: K3606

Tuition: 1,440 USD

Schedule:  7 through 11 November ..... Austin TX
          14 through 18 November ..... Boca Raton FL
          14 through 18 November ..... Charlotte NC

Registration
------------

To register, U.S. customers should call 1-800-IBM-TEACh
(1-800-426-8322). Outside the USA, contact your local IBM office.

If you are disabled and require reasonable accommodation, please advise
us in advance of your needs.

More Information
----------------

For more information, contact Beth Stuyck, 1-214-406-7324.

========================================================================

               +-------------------------------+
               | IBM Multi-Language Computing: |                multinls
               | A National-Language Structure |
               +-------------------------------+

Do you need multilingual processing or the effective interchange of
textual data in a client/server environment? Do you need to create
applications that support multiple cultural environments at the same
time? If so, this preview announcement is for you.

In response to demands for improved international products, IBM will
enhance its national-language support by providing multi-language
computing across operating-system platforms. Multi-language computing
addresses:

o Support for the Unicode Standard and ISO/IEC 10646-1
o Improved character-data-interchange capability
o Character Data Representation Architecture (CDRA) enhancements
o Support for cultural sort
o Locale support for user-specified language and cultural conventions
o X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 4 (XPG4) internationalization
  services

These enhancements address requirements put forth by SHARE Europe's
National Language Committee.

The Unicode Standard and ISO 10646 are designed as universal character
sets.  They support text processing for the character data found in many
of today's written languages, providing an international character code
for worldwide information processing -- a base for multi-language
computing.

The power of a universal character set extends to data interchange:
whether between applications on the desktop, between systems in an
enterprise, or as the data interchange code for client/server computing,
all are enhanced. When coupled with robust character data converters and
the character identification system of CDRA, this support will greatly
improve data access, exchange, and network interoperability by reducing
incompatible data encodings, loss of information, and conversions.

In addition to language, cultural conventions vary throughout the world
for items such as: date and time formats, currency symbols, and language
sort sequences (collation). A profile that specifies a set of language,
country, and cultural information is called a locale. Support for
computing with cultural conventions is provided through locale-based
internationalization services, and XPG4 is today's industry standard for
such services.

Universal character encoding, data conversion, and culturally dependent
processing combine to enable global applications for the worldwide
market. For these global applications, multi-language computing means
basic, fundamental usability. It means computing with your name
correctly spelled, your calendar supported, and your currency sign
available online. It means being able to correctly print a mailing
label with your personal computer. It means usable computing ... around
the globe.

This preview announcement is provided to communicate IBM's plans to
provide enhanced national-language support across the AIX, OS/2, OS/400,
and MVS operating-system platforms.

Highlights
----------

o Unicode support, particularly for network interoperability
o Developers toolkits and programming interfaces for Unicode
o Character Data Representation Architecture (CDRA) enhancements
o Cultural sort
o Locale support for language and cultural conventions
o X/Open XPG4 internationalization services

Overview
--------

With IBM's multi-language computing, you can develop applications for
a global market. Such international applications are enabled for
different cultural values and different languages.

In addition:

o Applications can interoperate in an open, distributed, or
  client/server environment, minimizing loss of language information in
  data exchange.

o Users can more easily share data between desktop applications through
  character data conversion services.

o Application portability is enhanced for international usability
  through XPG4 programming interfaces.

Character Data Support
----------------------

Character-set technologies are the building blocks put in place to
enable text processing. Currently, most text processing is based on
certain restricted sets of characters supported by a particular system
or product. Typically, only one or two languages or scripts are
supported at one time.

Not only are a small number of characters or languages usually
supported, there are many differing collections, or sets, of characters
that are in use today. These character sets (or code pages) are often
difficult to identify or manage by software users. For software systems
and products to expand to a more international user community and a more
flexible data access environment, character set technologies must be
improved.

IBM plans to enhance its character set technologies in two key areas,
staged over time.  The key areas are:

o The scope of the supported character set (from small sets of
  characters or languages to a single universal set)

o Improved data access and exchange

Internationalization Support
----------------------------

Software users want applications to function in a multilingual,
multicultural manner. This requires flexible support of multiple
languages and cultural values, often in an open or client/server
environment.

To achieve this goal, IBM will offer:

o Enhanced language support (including sort)
o Extended locale-based processing
o Industry-standard internationalization services

Universal Character Data
------------------------

A large, universal character set has recently been standardized
through the joint effort of industry and the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The industry standard, Unicode, defines a fixed-width, uniform text- and
character-encoding scheme that includes characters from the world's
scripts, as well as technical symbols, which are commonly used today.
The ISO standard, ISO/IEC 10646-1, specifies a Universal Multiple-Octet
Coded Character Set (UCS) that has a two-byte version (UCS-2) with the
same character content and encoding as the Unicode standard. The ISO
standard further specifies levels of UCS-2 support: level 1, level 2,
and level 3.

The different levels specify the scope of languages supported.
Languages of Europe, basic Hebrew and Arabic, and the ideographic
languages of Asia can be represented with UCS-2, level 1. The level 2
and level 3 languages require the use of combining characters (usually
diacritics or vowel marks such as those required by Thai or Devanagari).

In the industry today, certain file and communications systems are
sensitive to particular character byte values. In order to maintain
compatibility with these systems, IBM will support the UCS
transformation format developed by X/Open, FSS-UTF, or, as called by
ISO, UCS transformation format (UTF-8).

IBM's initial product support for the Unicode Standard and ISO/IEC
10646-1 will be for the ISO defined subset: UCS-2, level 1. IBM will
support application programming for UCS-2 through existing programming
interfaces and a specific interface for handling UCS-2 character data
directly. IBM plans to provide a common programming interface for UCS-2
that supports all of the combining characters of levels 2 and 3.

NOTE: In the section below titled "Product Previews", ISO terminology
(UCS-2 and levels 1, 2, and 3) is used to describe universal character
data support. This is because the levels and subsets are defined as
part of the standard.

Character Identification and Conversion
---------------------------------------

Data identification underpins its integrity. Without correct
identification, data-sharing on the desktop is confusing, and sometimes
impossible, without the loss of information. Similarly, with distributed
and client/server computing, data interchange often results in a loss of
content, or worse, an inability to meaningfully process the data at all.

IBM will use the character data identifiers defined in CDRA to tag data
when data tagging is appropriate. For example, when using Distributed
Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) as the communications
architecture, data tagging is provided, and CDRA identifiers are used.

In addition to data identifiers, the CDRA architecture defines services,
supporting resources, and conversion conventions to achieve consistent
representation, processing, and interchange of character data. IBM will
use CDRA and industry-standard conversion services and utilities for
data conversion. In either case, CDRA identifiers will be supported as
input to the conversion process.

Internationalization
--------------------

Using existing and emerging standards, X/Open has defined a
comprehensive, integrated system environment to provide portability and
interoperability of applications.  Commonly referred to as the X/Open
Portability Guide (XPG), it includes services, utilities, and objects
for the purpose of creating internationalized and localized software.
Issue 4 is the current specification.

Cultural information is maintained in a profile called a locale.
Various locales are predefined, and can be customized to reflect the
combinations of language, culture or usage, and character set (code
page) preferences. Internationalization services access the information
in these locales for the appropriate cultural values and language
information.

XPG4 defines a robust set of services coupled with industry-standard
interfaces. The XPG4 services can support a variety of character
encodings, including UCS-2 and UTF-8. Using these services will enhance
global usability and aid application portability. IBM will offer
locale-based, XPG4 internationalization services to enable applications
for worldwide users.

Product Previews
----------------

This announcement focuses on the first stage of IBM's multi-language
computing support in the AIX, OS/2, OS/400, and MVS operating system
platforms:

o Universal Character Data:
  -   UCS-2 character encoding support
  -   UCS-2 support in data interchange
  -   A common programming interface that directly supports UCS-2
  -   Developers' tools for UCS-2

o Character Identification and Conversion:
  -   Enhanced Character Data Representation Architecture (CDRA)
        conversion support
  -   Enhanced CDRA programming interfaces
  -   Support of CDRA identifiers

o Internationalization:
  -   Cultural sort enhancements
  -   Locale support for language and cultural preferences
  -   XPG4 internationalization services

This announcement preview is provided to facilitate your planning, and
to communicate IBM's plans, which may be subject to change for business
or technical reasons. Exact availability, pricing, and ordering
information will be provided in individual customer announcements.

AIX
---

Universal Character Data: AIX Version 4 Release 1 offers UCS-2 level 1
support throughout the system based on a UNIVERSAL locale. The UNIVERSAL
locale provides a developers environment for UCS-2 and the UCS
transformation format 8 (UTF-8), which includes universal:
o Cultural sort
o Input method
o Printing
o Text drawing/input using X library
o Text drawing/input using Motif library
o Text drawing using graPHIGs

Network interoperability using UCS-2 or UTF-8 data encoding is
supported.

On AIX Version 4, IBM plans to provide programming interfaces that
directly support UCS-2 level 3 character data.

Character Identification and Conversion: AIX Versions 3 and 4 provide
industry-standard conversion based on the XPG iconv conversion utility
definition. A comprehensive conversion library is provided that
supports most needs of client/server code-set interchange between IBM
and industry-standard based systems. In addition, utilities are provided
to customize or add conversions within the system.

AIX Versions 3 and 4 support services to map CDRA identifiers to names
that can be used with the above-mentioned iconv conversion services.

Internationalization: AIX Versions 3 and 4 offer locale-based XPG4
internationalization services and cultural sorting for the development
of international applications. An extensive set of locales are available
that support many regions of the world, including Western and Eastern
Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America.

Applications: IBM intends to provide support for UCS-2 in:
o AIX C Language
o C Set ++ for AIX/6000
o AIX XL FORTRAN
o AIX XL Pascal

This is in addition to the current support for locales and XPG4
internationalization services.

In SMARTsort, IBM plans to provide enhancements for cultural sort
support based on locale definitions.

OS/2
----

OS/2 will continue to enhance internationalization support for usage on
both current and new hardware platforms.

Universal Character Data: IBM intends to provide UCS-2 support,
including programming interfaces that directly support UCS-2 character
data and network interoperability using UCS-2 data encoding. Subsequent
releases will provide complete UCS-2 level 3 support.

Character Identification and Conversion: IBM intends to support CDRA
identifiers for input to the data conversion process.

Internationalization: OS/2 Version 2 Release 1 provides services for
creating resource files, help text and messages, code page management,
and sorting for internationalized applications. IBM intends to enhance
these capabilities initially with the UCS-2 functions (mentioned above),
and subsequently with XPG4 internationalization services.

Applications: IBM intends to provide system API support for UCS-2,
providing cultural formatting and sorting support. An individual
application can manipulate character data from any of the native
languages supported, providing complete monolingual support. Additional
support will extend these functions to include multilingual European,
multilingual Asian, or Asian/European scripts. The APIs will also be
enhanced to support the XPG4 locale-based internationalization services.

OS/400
------

Universal Character Data: With the general availability of Version 3
Release 1, OS/400 offers UCS-2 level 1 support for file and path
naming through the Integrated File System (IFS). Network
interoperability using UCS-2 data encoding is supported.

Additionally, IBM intends to provide programming interfaces that
directly support UCS-2 level 3 character data, and to extend the AS/400
integrated relational database manager DB2/400 to support UCS-2 level 1.

Character Identification and Conversion: OS/400 Version 2 Release 3
provides support for CDRA Level 2. With Version 3 Release 1, OS/400
provides programming interfaces for UCS-2 level 1 character data
conversions. These interfaces use both CDRA- and XPG4-based services.

OS/400 has supported CDRA since 1992. As CDRA evolves, IBM intends to
implement additional CDRA programming interfaces within OS/400.

Internationalization: OS/400 Version 2 Release 3 supports cultural
sorting. IBM intends to enhance the cultural sort capabilities of
OS/400 beyond the current support for single- and mixed-byte encodings
to also support UCS-2 level 1 data encodings.

IBM intends to provide locale-based XPG4 internationalization services
in addition to the current OS/400 internationalization support.

Applications: Since Version 2 Release 3, AS/400 programming languages
have been enabled for CDRA identifiers and cultural sort. In addition,
IBM intends to provide support for UCS-2 level 1 in:

o Integrated Language Environment RPG/400
o Integrated Language Environment C/400
o C Set ++ for OS/400

MVS
---

Universal Character Data: Through the MVS Data Facility Storage
Management Subsystem (DFSMS) Version 1, IBM intends to support network
interoperability using UCS-2 level 1 data encoding.

Character Identification and Conversion: In addition to the
industry-standard conversion provided in MVS Version 5 Release 1, IBM
intends to provide in DFSMS Version 1 a CDRA programming interface for
character data conversions (both single-byte and double-byte).

Internationalization: With MVS Version 5 Release 1, IBM provides
XPG4-based internationalization services through the AD/Cycle C/370
Language Support feature. IBM supports a large set of locales for
language and country environments.

MVS and VM
----------

Applications: Today, locale management and XPG4-based
internationalization services are offered through:

o SAA AD/Cycle C/370 Compiler Version 1
o C/370 Library Version 2 Release 2
o SAA AD/Cycle Language Environment/370 Version 1 Release 3

IBM intends to provide locale management and XPG4-based
internationalization services in the Common Execution Language interface
of SAA AD/Cycle Language Environment/370.

In DFSORT, IBM intends provide support for cultural sort based on locale
definitions.

========================================================================

      +---------------------------------------------------+
      | Correction to Multimedia Help Center Phone Number |       mmcorr
      +---------------------------------------------------+

In the 14 September DSNEWS, the article titled "Person to Person and
OS/2 Warp Beta 2 BonusPak" contains an incorrect phone number for the
IBM Multimedia Help Center. The correct phone number is 1-800-241-1620.

========================================================================

       +--------------------------------------------------+
       | How to Join the IBM Developer Assistance Program |      joinhow
       +--------------------------------------------------+

The IBM Worldwide Developer Assistance Program (DAP) 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 DAP is now open to developers interested
in producing applications and tools that exploit OS/2 for PowerPC. THe
DAP is designed to provide a broad range of services for this growing
and increasingly diverse development community.

The Worldwide DAP 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 DAP 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.

DAP 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 OS/2 Custom Application Porting Workshops and LAN Systems
    Workshops
o Technical conferences
o Product announcements

Worldwide Developer Assistance Program 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, FTP to DAP.SVO.COM (192.195.29.5). Log on
using a guest account (GUEST1, ..., GUEST10) and password of DAP4ME, and
complete the online application, WWDAP.TXT.

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.
who are developing or marketing IBM Personal Software-based products for
commercial release.

In addition to the Worldwide DAP 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 IBM OS/2 and LAN Systems Application Directory

o IBM OS/2 and LAN Systems Development Tools Guide

o Sources and Solutions catalog

o "READY! for OS/2" Certification Mark

o "READY! for LAN Systems" Certification Mark

o IBM Direct Marketing Center

To enroll in the Commercial Services extension, call 1-407-982-6408 or
fax to 1-407-998-7610, and ask for the Commercial/Premier Services DAP
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. 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 1-407-982-6408 or fax
to 1-407-998-7610, and ask for the Commercial/Premier Services DAP
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.

Developer Assistance Program Contacts Worldwide
-----------------------------------------------

IBM Developer Assistance Programs exist in several geographic areas
around the world. For information about the DAP in your area, consult
the following list of contacts.

  Geographic Area                          Voice Phone
  ---------------                          -----------

  Asia/Pacific countries (except Japan)    65-225-2617

  Brazil                                   55-192-65-8057

  Canada and the Caribbean                 1-905-316-2996
    (Fax: ask for document 75112)          1-800-465-3299

  Europe, Middle East, and Africa          44-256-51136

  Japan                                    81-3-3279-8231

  Latin America and South America          525-580-4267

========================================================================

             +-----------------------------------------------+
             | IBM Canada OS/2 Developer Assistance Programs |    cdndap
             +-----------------------------------------------+

Three program offerings are available to Canadians who are interested in
developing applications for OS/2 2.x.

Worldwide DAP
-------------

The Worldwide Developer Assistance Program (DAP) provides technical
support to OS/2 developers via CompuServe forums. The support, provided
by IBM in Boca Raton, Florida, includes DOS, OS/2, and LAN Systems.

Anyone can sign up for the Worldwide DAP. On CompuServe, type GO OS2DAP
and fill in the online application form.

To obtain a CompuServe userid, call 1-800-524-3388 (from Canada and the
USA), and ask for representative 239 for a free introductory membership.

The Worldwide DAP also offers exclusive access to DAPTOOLS, a private
tools repository. The tools include various utilities, debugging tools,
small applications with source examples, and programming documentation.
The tools were originally developed for IBM internal use, and have been
re-licensed for the exclusive use of DAP members.

Worldwide DAP questions can also be addressed on Internet through the
userid wwdap@vnet.ibm.com.

Canadian OS/2 DAP
-----------------

This program, managed by IBM Canada in Markham, Ontario by Ms. France
Loubier, includes:

o Informational mailings, sent every six to eight weeks, to keep you
  informed about OS/2 and LAN Systems development tools.

o Eligibility to purchase beta-code offerings when available.

o Selected promotions that provide discounts on development-related
  products by IBM and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

o An education discount from IBM Education Services. The discount is
  10 percent for a maximum of 5 people per company.

o Information about workshops, seminars, and conferences.

o Marketing programs to assist you once your product is ready to market.
  Certification programs exist for OS/2, DOS, or Windows applications
  that run under OS/2 2.1 or LAN Server 3.0. Once certified, you will
  receive camera-ready artwork of the appropriate certification marks.

o Registration for a key contact who must be developing an OS/2
  application with a business plan for its release, either in-house or
  into the marketplace.

To enroll in the Canadian OS/2 DAP, send a fax to (Ms.) France Loubier,
1-905-316-2535, or send a note to floubier@vnet.ibm.com.

The Developer Connection for OS/2
---------------------------------

Volume 4 is now available for 75 CDN for a single issue. A four-issue
subscription (covering one year) costs 225 CDN.

The Developer Connection for OS/2 is a program that delivers the most
current information, tools, and pre-release code available from IBM and
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to developers in support of their
continuing application development on the OS/2 platform.

The cornerstone of The Developer Connection for OS/2 is two CD-ROMs plus
The Developer Connection News. The CD-ROMs and newspaper are updated and
released four times per year.

The Developer Connection CD-ROMs contain pre-release programs that are
licensed for 120 days or until the next Developer Connection CD-ROM is
available, whichever comes first. Canadian DAP members will be notified
of the next release via the regular mailing, and there are postings on
CompuServe.

To use the CD-ROM, you must have a CD-ROM drive attached to your
computer system, with the necessary drivers that work under OS/2 2.x.
The Developer Connection News lists the OS/2-supported CD-ROM drives;
additional device drivers are available from third-party vendors.

The Developer Connection also operates a forum on CompuServe that
provides fast, responsive answers to your questions and problems.

To order The Developer Connection for OS/2 in Canada, call
1-800-561-5293.

Certification Programs
----------------------

Canadian DAP members can certify their applications as compatible with
OS/2 or LAN Server. The process entails self-certification. For each
product that you want to certify, the certification package sells for 30
CDN plus applicable taxes. After receiving the package, you do the
self-certification test, and then send it to IBM for verification, along
with a not-for-sale copy of the product you are certifying.

To start the process of certifying your applications, call
1-800-992-4777 and request the appropriate package:

To certify ...                Ask for ...

OS/2 applications             OS/2 certification package

DOS applications              DOS certification package

Windows applications          Windows certification package

LAN Server 3.0 applications   LAN Server 3.0 certification package

Phone Numbers in Canada
-----------------------

IBM Certification Program               1-800-992-4777

IBM Developer Connection for OS/2       1-800-561-5293

IBM Customer Assistance Group           1-800-465-1234

IBM DB/2 Developer Assistance Program   1-800-627-8363

IBM Direct                              1-800-465-7999

IBM Education Services                  1-800-661-2131

IBM HelpFax                             1-800-465-3299

IBM Publications                        1-905-316-7000

CompuServe                              1-800-848-8199

IBM Canada OS/2 BBS:          Montreal  1-514-938-3022
                              Toronto   1-905-316-4255
                              Vancouver 1-604-664-6464

========================================================================

               +-----------------------------------------+
               | The IBM Developer Assistance Program in |       emeadap
               |     Europe, Middle East, and Africa     |
               +-----------------------------------------+

As the computer industry shifts to new forms of development to meet the
demands of client/server computing, the abilities of the software
developer also need to evolve and expand. Fully exploiting the power and
potential of the latest advanced operating systems, together with
related products and technologies, places heavy demands on developers.

For software developers using IBM's OS/2 and OS/2-based products, the
IBM Developer Assistance Program in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA
DAP) meets these demands, and provides much more besides.

The EMEA DAP is open to any developer in EMEA who is actively developing
for OS/2, be it a device driver, a commercial product, a
line-of-business application, or a set of SOM objects.

Join the EMEA DAP and move into the fast lane of OS/2 development!

Bulletin-Board Service and CD-ROMs
----------------------------------

As a DAP member, you can access our dedicated EMEA DAP Bulletin Board
Service (BBS) and benefit from the wealth of tools, information, and
advice that we make available.

The BBS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It enables
fellow OS/2 developers around the world to exchange ideas and
information, getting rapid responses from the experts. Support is
provided by our own OS/2 Certified Engineers, developers in the IBM
programming labs, and even other DAP members.

Our electronic repositories provide a comprehensive collection of many
IBM-developed OS/2 tools, documentation, fixes, sample code, electronic
newsletters, news items, and marketing material to support your
development efforts. We periodically mail out the latest offers to EMEA
DAP members, as well as DAP Library CD-ROMs, which conveniently package
together much of the information available on the bulletin board, making
this information readily accessible.

In order to make the BBS connection affordable for the developer, we
have installed local systems in many countries throughout EMEA, which
shadow the central BBS machine in Basingstoke UK. Members of the DAP in
those countries now no longer need to make an international telephone
call to connect to the DAP BBS. Local access to the DAP BBS will be
provided in more countries in the near future.

And what's more, it is all currently free of charge!

Discounts
---------

Selected promotions and discounts may be available when purchasing IBM
PC hardware, OS/2 software, and OS/2-related publications. These
discount programs vary by country, and your local IBM DAP contact will
be pleased to tell you if such a program is available in your country.

Technical Seminars
------------------

Technical seminars are held several times per year in different
countries, and the DAP program provides early information to members
about the dates and venues. These seminars are an excellent way to learn
about the latest developments in OS/2, and talk directly with the IBM
developers themselves.

HelpFax
-------

IBM HelpFax is an automated document-delivery system available on demand
from your telephone, 24 hours a day. HelpFax offers a wide variety of
information about IBM products and services, including "What's New",
"Operating Systems", "Networking", "Database and Client/Server", through
to "Marketing Brochures and Announcements". Your chosen documents will
be sent directly to your specified fax machine.

Application Marketing
---------------------

IBM support does not end once you have developed your product ... We
have a variety of marketing programs to help you market your OS/2
product to the OS/2 community around the world. Most are free, but
others are available at a nominal charge to help cover costs. Details
about the current programs will be posted on the BBS or mailed out.

CompuServe Support
------------------

The IBM Worldwide Developer Assistance Program provides a complimentary
service which is open to individuals without company or product
prerequisites. Worldwide DAP services include a variety of technical,
business, and marketing support services, provided through CompuServe.
Enrollment is done electronically through either the CompuServe
information service or by requesting an enrollment form from Internet.

Programming Tools and Information
---------------------------------

The EMEA DAP, through the BBS and DAP Library CD-ROMs, provides
developers with the latest OS/2 programming tools and information that
are generally (freely) available. An essential complement to our
services is The Developer Connection for OS/2, which provides additional
professional tools, utilities, product demos, information, and sample
code from IBM and others.

For a low-cost subscription to The Developer Connection for OS/2, you
will receive four quarterly updates in the form of a CD-ROM and a
newsletter. Support is provided through The Developer Connection for
OS/2 forum on CompuServe, as well as the CF.DEVCON customer forum on the
EMEA DAP BBS. Subscriptions to The Developer Connection for OS/2 are
available from IBM Direct Services in Copenhagen, Denmark.

More Information
----------------

To obtain more information about the EMEA DAP, IBM Direct Services, or
any other service we offer, please use one of the following means:

  HelpFax: If you have a touch-tone telephone, call our IBM HelpFax
  automated response system in the UK at +44 (0)256 50096. Request
  document number 33001 for an EMEA DAP application form, or 1000 for
  the index of documents.

  TeleFax: +44 (0)256 336778

  Internet: emeadap@vnet.ibm.com

  Post: IBM Developer Assistance Program
        Normandy House, PO Box 32
        Alencon Link, Basingstoke
        Hants. RG21 1EJ, 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.

========================================================================

          +------------------------------------------------+
          | DB2 Client/Server Developer Assistance Program |       db2cs
          +------------------------------------------------+

ISVs who want to enable their products for DB2/2 should also join the
DB2 Client/Server Developer Assistance Program (DB2 C/S DAP). ISVs who
join this program get a free copy of DB2/2 for enablement (development
and testing) purposes only. In addition, the receive free DB2/2
technical support while they enable their products for DB2/2. To join
the DB2/2 C/S DAP, call 1-800-627-8363 within the USA.

========================================================================

                        +----------------------+
                        | 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 for OS/2 Developers |                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

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.

========================================================================

                    +--------------------------------+
                    | AS/400 Partners in Development |           part400
                    +--------------------------------+

Partners in Development builds on the ASsociation/400 business partner
support program. Through Partners in Development, IBM will provide
extensive technical support from the AS/400 Software Partner Lab in
Rochester, Minnesota, and at application support centers around the
world.

Because ASsociation/400 is the primary communication vehicle for the new
Partners in Development organization, the entry membership fee for
ASsociation/400 for 1994 has been reduced to 250 USD per year.

Technical support will include hands-on courses on product strategies,
early development for unannounced products, and post-announce product
issues. It will include courses for developers seeking to exploit
emerging technologies, including:

o Client/server implementation
o Object-oriented programming
o Multimedia
o Imaging
o Fax and mobile network access
o Integrated Language Environment (ILE) assistance
o OS/400 assistance

Customized courses also will be offered at vendor sites. In addition,
Partners in Development has a toll-free phone number, 1-800-365-4426,
extension 400, through which independent software vendors can get
immediate help finding the appropriate person to assist with any AS/400
matter.

Partners in Development also will assist in vendors' marketing and
delivery programs. For example, vendors will be able to work with the
Rochester lab's fulfillment center on their system configuration
proposals for customers, and to get their offerings included in IBM
configuration proposals. In addition, they will be able to have their
offerings pre-loaded in systems shipped directly from IBM. Assistance is
also available to business partners using the IBM AS/400 Portable One, a
full-function, portable model.

AS/400 Partners in Development also includes electronic access to IBM
developers through ASsociation/400 On-Line. The interactive service
provides all schedules, new offerings, and changes via a regular
newsletter and special mailings. It also includes developers' forums,
question-and-answer access to IBM technical support staff, bulletin
boards, and computer industry trade articles.

On-line support also will be available to vendors seeking to enhance
their marketing efforts with IBM's new Portable Sales Automation System
(PSAS). PSAS is a portable configurator and a suite of automated selling
tools with leading-edge graphics that runs on PC laptop or notebook
computers.

Membership in ASsociation/400 continues to provide its members with
benefits including developer support and two free software licenses per
year for IBM software development tools and products such as ImagePlus
and Ultimedia. ASsociation/400 members also receive education discounts
and developer leases.

========================================================================

                   +---------------------------------+
                   | 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.

PenAssist 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 within the
USA, or fax to 1-404-835-9444.

========================================================================

                                                                subdcos2

   +----------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Subscription Information for The Developer Connection for OS/2 |
   |      and the IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2       |
   +----------------------------------------------------------------+

The following list of phone and fax numbers was published in Volume 3 of
The Developer Connection News.

The list applies to two products:

o  The Developer Connection for OS/2

o  IBM Device Driver Source Kit (DDK) for OS/2

The phone numbers shown are for ordering both products unless otherwise
specified.

To order within the USA:

  Call 1-800-633-8266, or fax to 1-303-330-7655.

  NOTE: Commercial and Premier Services DAP members in the USA 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 DAP member, and give your
        membership number.

  Additional numbers for ordering the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for
  OS/2: Call 1-407-982-4239, or use the DUDE BBS, 1-407-982-3217.

To order within Canada:

  For The Developer Connection for OS/2 and the IBM Device Driver
  Source Kit for OS/2, call 1-800-561-5293.

To order within Brazil:

  For The Developer Connection for OS/2, call 0800-111205, or fax to
  (011) 886-3222.

  For the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2, call 02-1-800-6120,
  or fax to 02-1-800-6936. (02 is the country code for Brazil.)

To order within Mexico:

  For the Developer Connection for OS/2, call 627-2444 within Mexico
  City, or +91-800-00639 elsewhere in Mexico.

To order within 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:

  If you live outside the USA, Canada, Asia/Pacific countries, Brazil,
  or Mexico, you can order directly from the IBM Software Manufacturing
  Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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
    --------   ------------

    Dutch      45-4-810-1400
    English    45-4-810-1500
    French     45-4-810-1200
    German     45-4-810-1000
    Italian    45-4-810-1600
    Spanish    45-4-810-1100
    Fax        45-4-814-2207

========================================================================

            +---------------------------------------------+
            | Professional Certification Program from IBM |     certprof
            |          for OS/2 and LAN Server            |
            +---------------------------------------------+

IBM's Personal Software Products division sponsors a Professional
Certification Program from IBM for its OS/2 and LAN Server products. To
gain certification, individuals demonstrate their proficiency in
supporting selected products from IBM's PSP by passing a series of
tests.

Four Certified 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

  Helps candidates teach certified OS/2 engineers through extensive
  training and testing.

  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 certified LAN Server engineers and LAN
  Server administrators through extensive training and testing.

Testing
-------

Certification testing is administered by Drake Training and
Technologies, a worldwide provider of certification testing in the
computer industry. Classroom education is offered through the extensive
network of IBM Education and Training division and IBM Licensed
Education Center locations (in the United States only).

More Information
----------------

CERT94.ZIP, in the IBM/PSP Marketing Library (lib 8 of the OS2USER
forum), contains sample tests, test objectives, and program descriptions
for the current programs.

For more information about the PSP Professional Certification Program
from IBM, contact Drake Training and Technologies:

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)

========================================================================

           +---------------------------------------------+
           | IBM Independent/International Vendor League |        ivlibm
           +---------------------------------------------+

The IBM Independent/International Vendor League (IVL) supports
developers of non-software products (books, magazines, training videos,
and courses) and providers of consulting services for the same IBM
software products (OS/2, etc.). The IVL also helps vendors with
technical and marketing support such as their product accreditation
program and listings in the IBM Sources & Solutions directory. The IVL
offers the IVL News Service, which delivers vendor product announcements
and other newsworthy items electronically to the media.

To join the IVL, call 1-203-452-7704, fax 1-203-268-1075, or e-mail
GailO@VNet.IBM.Com. IVL members can contact the IVL News Service at
IVLInfo@VNet.IBM.Com, or voice/fax 1-407-495-4421.

========================================================================

                       +-------------------+
                       | 800 Phone Numbers |                      800nos
                       +-------------------+

The 800 phone numbers below come from two sources:
(1) This issue and preceding issues of PSP Developer Support News
(2) Information posted on IBM internal forums.

POWER Team Information Line                               1-800-222-2363
Common Desktop Environment Developers Conference          1-800-225-4698
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
OS/2 Performance Beta II CD-ROM                           1-800-251-2177
IBM PSP Developer Support Marketing Center              * 1-800-285-2936
Housing Management for OS/2 Technical Update '94          1-800-338-6638
IBM LAN Server 4.0 Beta                                   1-800-339-8922
    (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
OS/2 Sales                                                1-800-342-6672
    (in Canada, 1-800-465-7999)
AS/400 Partners in Development                            1-800-365-4426
PC DOS Beta-Test Hotline                                * 1-800-368-8365
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)
DCE Client for Windows Beta Program and                   1-800-426-3040
  LAN NetView Extended Beta Test
    (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
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
PS/2, PS/1, PC publications                               1-800-426-7282
IBM Education and Training                                1-800-426-8322
    (in Canada, 1-800-661-2131)
The Corner Store                                          1-800-428-9672
Programmer's Paradise                                     1-800-445-7899
Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation                  1-800-472-4772
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
International Conference Resorts of America Travel        1-800-544-2432
  Services (for ColoradOS/2 conference)
AT&T Business Translations (DAP member phone number)      1-800-544-5721
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
several Developer Assistance Programs                   * 1-800-627-8363
Berlitz Translation Services                              1-800-628-4808
    (in Canada, 1-800-387-5500)
IBM Developer Connection for OS/2                         1-800-633-8266
    (in Canada, 1-800-561-5293)
IBM Direct Response Marketing                             1-800-633-8266
OS/2 Technical Update '94 Registration                    1-800-636-6634
GEnie                                                     1-800-638-8369
ColoradOS/2 Conference                                  * 1-800-648-5717
Carlson Travel Network (for OS/2 Technical Update '94)    1-800-666-8889
IBM Custom Application Porting Workshops                  1-800-678-31UP
Personal Systems Technical Solutions magazine             1-800-678-8014
Delphi                                                    1-800-695-4005
CGI Systems                                               1-800-722-1866
IBM AntiVirus Services Marketing                          1-800-742-2493
IBM Support Family Information Center                     1-800-742-9235
IBM Midwestern Customer Service Center                    1-800-756-4426
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)
Personal Systems Support Family                           1-800-799-7765
America Online                                            1-800-827-6364
IBM Technical Directory                                   1-800-832-4347
Business Depot, Inc.                                      1-800-844-8448
CompuServe                                              * 1-800-848-8199
IBM PSP Technical Interchange Registration              * 1-800-872-7109
IBM Publications (Software Manufacturing Solutions)       1-800-879-2755
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
OS/2 Free Seminar Enrollment                              1-800-937-3737
DB2 Technical Conference                                  1-800-955-1238
Drake Training and Technologies (for Professional       * 1-800-959-3926
  Certification 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, DB2, 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, 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, RISC/6000, S/390, SQL/400, Systems
     Application Architecture, TALKLink, ThinkPad, Ultimedia, 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 is a registered trademark 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)  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)  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, and 1-2-3 are registered trademarks of Lotus
     Development Corp.
(R)  MicroGate is a registered trademark of Gateway Microsystems, Inc.
(R)  Microsoft and Microsoft C 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)  OPEN LOOK and UNIX are registered trademarks 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)  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)  UNIX is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.
(R)  Walt Disney World is a registered trademark of Walt Disney
     Productions.
(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.

(TM) AIX/6000, APPN, BonusPak, 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, DataHub,
     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, IBMLink,
     IMS Client Server/2, Information Warehouse, LANStreamer, Library
     Reader, LinkWay, Matinee, Midware, Multimedia Presentation
     Manager/2, Natural Computing, NAVIGATOR, NetView DM, PCjr,
     PenAssist, Person to Person, Personal Information Manager,
     PlayAtWill, PowerPC, PowerPC 601, PowerOpen, RETAIN, SAA, SOM,
     SOMobjects, SQL/DS, Storyboard, SuperStor/DS, SYSINFO, Ultimotion,
     VSE/ESA, WIN-OS/2, VisualAge, VisualGen, 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) ColoradOS/2 is a trademark of Kovsky Conference Productions, Inc.
(TM) Dialcom 400 is a trademark of BT Tymnet.
(TM) Drake Training and Technologies is a trademark of Drake Training
     and Technologies.
(TM) EasyLink and AT&T Mail are trademarks of AT&T.
(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) HyperACCESS and HyperACCESS Lite are trademarks of Hilgraeve, Inc.
(TM) LAN Workplace is a trademark 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) OpenDoc is a trademark of Apple Computer Corp.
(TM) ORACLE Server and ORACLE7 are trademarks of Oracle Corp.
(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) 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) Tusk is a trademark of Tusk, Inc.
(TM) Univel is a trademark of Univel.
(TM) VX*REXX and WATCOM are trademarks of WATCOM International Corp.
(TM) X/Open is a trademark of the X/Open Co., Ltd.
(TM) Windows, Win32, Windows NT, and Windows for Workgroups are
     trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

(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 1994 Issue 12 of IBM PSP Developer Support News. Please
let us know how we can improve it; see the beginning of the newsletter
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