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1994 Issue 9                                                27 July 1994
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                               +--------+
                               | NOTICE |
                               +--------+

This is an extra issue of DSNEWS, being published so that timely news
can be distributed as soon as possible.

                              +----------+
                              | Contents |
                              +----------+

The table of contents contains search codes for going directly to items
that interest you.

                                                            Search Codes
                                                            ------------

o  OS/2 for Windows Now Compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.11  311win
   and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
     Update to OS/2 2.1 for Windows. Enables OS/2 for Windows
     to work with Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
     Networking functions available through dual-boot. Update
     available in national languages. Where to find the update.
     Questions and answers.

o  Additional FREE Multimedia Device-Driver Workshop,           mmddwork
   22 through 26 August
     Responding to demand. Emphasis on video and audio capture
     and replay. Registration. More information. Let us know
     your needs!

o  ColoradOS/2 Developers Conference, 30 October through        os2col
   4 November 1994
     Conference overview. Conference topics. Featured
     presentations. Tutorial presentations. Additional
     workshops. Hotel information. Discount travel.
     Conference registration information. EARLY-BIRD
     REGISTRATION EXPIRES AFTER 28 AUGUST. Cancellation
     policy. Registration form.
     NOTE: This item is 1,525 lines long.

o  Client/Server East Conference and Exposition, 29 August      csconfe
   through 1 September, Washington DC
     Dedicated to client/server computing. Seminar subjects.
     IBM speakers. Product exposition. More information.

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 June    dsn4ga.zip = dsn4g.asc                           106
                  dsn4gi.zip =              dsn4g.inf
                  dsn4gp.zip =                          dsn4g.ps

  8    15 July    dsn4ha.zip = dsn4h.asc                            60

  9    27 July    dsn4ia.zip = dsn4i.asc                            32

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

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

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

Within IBM
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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 MKTTOOLS, 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.

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                                                                  311win

     +------------------------------------------------------------+
     | OS/2 for Windows Compatibility with Microsoft Windows 3.11 |
     |        and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11           |
     +------------------------------------------------------------+

For customers desiring OS/2 2.1 for Windows compatibility with Microsoft
Windows 3.11, a software update is now available. The purpose of this
update is to enable OS/2 2.1 for Windows to interoperate with Microsoft
Windows 3.11, and to enable OS/2 2.1 for Windows to interoperate with
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

This update applies to OS/2 2.1 for Windows, CSD level XR02011, as well
as CSD level XR06300, which is the level that results from applying
ServicePak XR06300 to OS/2 2.1 for Windows.

OS/2 2.1 for Windows users who do not have Windows 3.11 or Windows for
Workgroups 3.11 installed do not require this update.

This update can be downloaded from various OS/2 forums on bulletin
boards that include OS2BBS, PRODIGY, and CompuServe. The name of this
software update is WIN311.ZIP.

WIN311.ZIP is not a general-purpose ServicePak for OS/2 2.1 for Windows.
Instead, it is a software update based on a development level of code
that necessarily includes some amount of maintenance.

Applying this update allows users who have Windows 3.11 or Windows for
Workgroups 3.11 installed to interact with those products from an OS/2
environment. Installation of this code on your OS/2 for Windows system
does not affect the operation of Windows 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups
3.11 on a DOS system.

The networking functions in Windows for Workgroups 3.11 are available
to the native DOS and Windows for Workgroups environment via the OS/2
for Windows dual-boot capability. Applying this update does not make
the Windows for Workgroups networking functions available to the OS/2
for Windows environment.

There is no charge for the update, other than your on-line access
charges.

Because this update is being made available "as is," no service
entitlement number has been included with the package.

This update is available world-wide in national-language versions.

Customers may make as many copies of WIN311.ZIP as they have licensed
copies of OS/2 2.1 for Windows.

Where to Find the Update
------------------------

WIN311.ZIP can be found on the following on-line systems:

o CompuServe, in the OS/2 Support forum (GO OS2SUPPO), in Library 17.

o OS2BBS, in the OS2FIXES section of the SOFTWARE LIBRARY.

o PRODIGY, in the Fixes section of the DOWNLOAD LIBRARY, IBM Files.

o Internet: at FTP server software.watson.ibm.com (129.34.139.5), in
    /pub/os2/os2fixes.


Questions and Answers
---------------------

Q1. What does this code do?

A1. This code modifies OS/2 code to allow it to interoperate with
    Microsoft Windows 3.11.


Q2. How does this code install?

A2. This code installs on OS/2 2.1 for Windows by typing "A:install".


Q3. Do I have to have Windows 3.11 installed already?

A3. Yes, either Windows 3.11 by itself or Windows for Workgroups 3.11.


Q4. If I install this code on OS/2 for Windows, can I still use Windows
    3.11 from DOS?

A4. Yes. For example, if you have a dual-boot or boot-manager system,
    you can run Windows 3.11 from DOS just as you did before you install
    this code on OS/2 for Windows.


Q5. Does this code upgrade my Windows 3.1 system to Windows 3.11?

A5. No. This code modifies OS/2 for Windows.


Q6. Will this code work if I have OS/2 for Windows with ServicePak
    XR06300 applied?

A6. Yes. This code can be installed on OS/2 for Windows CSD levels
    XR02011 (the original OS/2 for Windows) and XR06300 (OS/2 for
    Windows plus ServicePak XR06300).


Q7. Does this code affect my Windows for Workgroups function?

A7. No. The networking functions of Windows for Workgroups 3.11 are
    available via OS/2 for Windows' dual-boot capability to the native
    DOS and Windows for Workgroups environment. Applying this update
    does not make the Windows for Workgroups networking functions
    available to the OS/2 for Windows environment.


Q8. If I install this code, will I see performance changes in running
    Windows 3.11 under OS/2 for Windows?

A8. We have not measured the performance of running Windows 3.11 under
    OS/2 for Windows versus running Windows 3.1 under OS/2 for Windows.


Q9. Why didn't OS/2 2.1 for Windows support Windows 3.11 when OS/2 2.1
    for Windows was released?

A9. Availability of Windows 3.11 occurred after the availability of OS/2
    2.1 for Windows.


Q10. What happens if I try to use Windows 3.11 from OS/2 for Windows
     without installing this update first?

A10. You will get a SYS3176 error message that tells you "A program in
     this session encountered a problem and cannot continue." Your
     system will not trap or hang. You will be able to recover and
     perform other functions in the OS/2 for Windows environment.

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

            +------------------------------------------+
            | Additional FREE Multimedia Device Driver |        mmddwork
            |     Workshop, 22 through 26 August       |
            +------------------------------------------+

The summer weather isn't the only thing sizzling in Boca Raton ...
multimedia is HOT!

The IBM Driver Developer Support Center, home of the DUDE, announces an
important change in the workshop schedule for 1994!

In our ongoing effort to tailor our workshops to meet your needs, we
respond to shifts in demand for workshops. We are pleased to announce
the replacement of the Printer Workshop, previously scheduled for 22
through 26 August, with an ADDITIONAL Multimedia Workshop during that
week.

This multimedia device-driver workshop will place special emphasis on
video and audio capture and replay.

If your schedule didn't permit you to attend our last Multimedia
Workshop, now is the time! Seating is limited, so sign up now!

  22-26 August 1994    Writing OS/2 2.x Multimedia Device Drivers

For additional details, download from the INFO file area of the DUDE:
(1-407-982-3217, N,8,1, 14.4 KBPS)

 - OS2DD309.TXT for the Multimedia Device-Driver Workshop
 - REGISTER.TXT for the workshop registration form

Registration
------------

To register for the workshop electronically, on the DUDE, download the
registration form, fill in the blanks, and then upload the file. After
we receive your completed form, you will get a D-MAIL (DUDE-MAIL)
confirming your registration in the workshop. It's that easy!

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

If you don't have immediate access to the DUDE, call or fax for
assistance:

  Bob Peterson, 1-407-443-8289, fax 1-407-443-3241
  or
  Jim Bennett,  1-407-982-4143, fax 1-407-443-3241

Let Us Know Your Needs!
-----------------------

The DDSC team is in place to support you, the Device-Driver Developer,
and these no-fee workshops are a valuable resource that we make
available to aid you in expediting your development efforts.

We look to you to let us know which workshops you need and we currently
don't have. Don't be shy ... send us a D-MAIL today!

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

               +------------------------------------+
               | ColoradOS/2 Developers Conference, |             os2col
               | 30 October through 4 November 1994 |
               +------------------------------------+

On 30 October 1994, OS/2 developers from throughout the nation and
around the world will gather at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and
change the world. Where will you be?

Find out exactly what's happening in OS/2. Directly from the people who
are making it happen.

The Third International Colorado OS/2 Developers Conference
(ColoradOS/2) is unlike any conference, anywhere.

From 30 October through 4 November, the world's top OS/2 technical
experts will gather and share their experiences, information, and
insights in a dynamic conference devoted exclusively to OS/2
programming. Here, within sight of world-famous Pikes Peak and Colorado
Springs, Colorado, you can meet and mingle with the greatest names in
OS/2. Many of them have been responsible for the architecture or
implementation of major OS/2 features. Others are among the emerging
leaders in developing commercial OS/2 applications. They will all be
together at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort, nestled against the
Front Range of Colorado's breathtakingly beautiful Rocky Mountains, for
ColoradOS/2.

The combined knowledge of the unquestioned leaders of your industry, all
yours for the taking in a magnificent setting.

ColoradOS/2. It just might be the most important five days of your
career!

If you are a software engineer, consultant, software architect,
independent developer, technical manager, technical educator, or
hobbyist programmer who designs and writes OS/2 applications, or plans
to do so, then ColoradOS/2 was designed for you. To get the most from
the conference, you should be a moderately experienced programmer
comfortable with at least one of the following languages: C or C++,
Smalltalk, Pascal, PL/1, or assembly language for the 80x86 family.

Technical sessions range from introductory for intermediate-level
programmers, to highly advanced. During this week, you will learn
valuable tips, hints, and tricks that will benefit even the most
experienced OS/2 programmers, and bring new power to their applications.
And if you're new to OS/2, this single week will teach you skills that
would have otherwise required months of tedious trial and error.

Practical knowledge that will start saving you time, money and effort
the day you return. That's what ColoradOS/2 offers you and your
company.

Conference Topics
-----------------

At ColoradOS/2, you will take part in the first in-depth analysis,
discussion and demonstration of exciting new technologies like OpenDoc,
WorkPlace OS, and the first new object-oriented frameworks from the
Taligent partnership. You will also get the very latest word on SOM/DSOM
and WPS.

Furthermore, you will have an unique opportunity to learn about
object-oriented design directly from Grady Booch, the man who wrote the
book on it.

You won't get secondhand news from ColoradOS/2. When we discuss the REXX
language, you hear about it directly from its creator, IBM Fellow Mike
Cowlishaw. When the topic turns to Object Technology, you'll get the
inside story directly from IBM's Director of Object Technology Products,
Cliff Reeves. And we'll explore the internal workings of HPFS, plus
subjects such as internationalization, SOM/DSOM, and more.

Space at this extraordinary conference is limited, so be sure to
register today for ColoradOS/2. Don't miss this opportunity to meet the
masters, explore the topics ... and catch a rare glimpse of the future.

Featured Presentations
----------------------

Conference Keynote Presentation                             John Soyring
Monday, 31 October

  John Soyring is Director of Strategic Relations in the Personal
  Software Products Division of IBM, with worldwide responsibility for
  managing relationships with a broad range of companies and
  organizations within IBM which are supporting Personal Software
  Products. Mr. Soyring's 17-year career with IBM has included various
  engineering, programming, and managerial assignments for IBM's
  midrange systems, finance industry systems, and personal systems.

Objects Now                                                 Cliff Reeves
Tuesday, 1 November

You will get a rare inside look at IBM's plans for Object Technology
against a background of changing technical, business, and competitive
pressures. Cliff will describe IBM's plans for distributed object
computing and new tools, including Taligent's advanced application
frameworks.

  Cliff Reeves is Director of Object Technology Products in IBM's
  Personal Software Products Division, where he is responsible for
  object-based products; this includes responsibility for the
  IBM/Taligent partnership. Cliff joined IBM as a programmer in England
  in 1971, and he has held a variety of software development, planning,
  and product management positions. He was the recipient of the Thomas
  J. Watson, Jr. Design Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement of
  Architecture for the Common User Access (CUA) component of Systems
  Network Architecture (SAA), 1991-1992. Cliff holds an MBA degree from
  Southern Methodist University.

The Industry Transition to Component Software                 Jed Harris
Wednesday, 2 November

The term "software component" was coined in 1968, but until recently
there was no market in software components comparable to the market in
hardware components. As a result, most software is still built from
scratch, with the natural result that software development is slow,
expensive, hard to plan, and tends to provide less function than
desired.

Recent trends in object technology and increasing industry maturity have
combined to make software components a commercial reality. Software
components are now available off the shelf, and developers can use them
to build impressive custom applications in hours. In a few years, all
custom applications will be constructed mainly from off-the-shelf
software components.

In this presentation, you will learn about the recent changes in
technology, receive descriptions of current products based on software
components, and explore how you will be able to take advantage of
software components over the next two to three years.

  Jed Harris began working with object technology in 1974 at the Xerox
  PARC Learning Research Group, in the early days of Smalltalk. He
  directed the development of tools for object-oriented operating system
  development at Data General from 1976 to 1982, and contributed to the
  design of an object-oriented operating system at Intel from 1983 to
  1985. He was one of the organizers of the first OOPSLA conference in
  1986. Since 1987, he has been developing a cross-platform architecture
  for software components and compound documents at Apple Computer. Jed
  is currently Executive Director of Component Integration Laboratories
  (CI Labs).

REXX -- The Language Designed by Users                    Mike Cowlishaw
Thursday, 3 November

REXX is a flexible language that was designed with particular attention
to feedback from users. It has proved to be effective and easy to use,
yet it is sufficiently general and powerful to fulfill the needs of
demanding professional applications. As a result, it is very widely
used, with implementations for all major computing platforms.

In this presentation, you will learn about the underlying design
principles and philosophies that were followed in developing the
language, and discover how these have led to its use today as the
standard scripting and macro language for OS/2.

  Mike Cowlishaw, IBM Fellow, is the creator of the REXX language. He
  has long been interested in the human aspects of computing, working on
  the design and implementation of languages, editors, displays, image
  processing systems, and text formatters. Today, he programs almost
  exclusively on OS/2, writing programs such as PMGlobe to explore
  interactive techniques. His current technical interests (in addition,
  of course, to REXX) include user interfaces, lightweight computers,
  and neural networks.

Well-Structured Object-Oriented Architectures                Grady Booch
Friday, 4 November

A well-structured object-oriented system is always anchored by a
well-defined architecture, consisting of a sea of classes and a set of
mechanisms that animate those classes. The best object-oriented
architectures all seem to have a certain unnameable quality that is a
reflection of its simplicity and elegance. This talk will explore the
nature of such systems, and the practices that lead to their creation.

  Grady Booch is Chief Scientist at Rational. Booch has pioneered the
  development of object-oriented analysis and design methods. His work
  centers primarily around complex software systems. Booch is a member
  of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the
  Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and
  Electronic Engineers, and Computer Professionals for Social
  Responsibility.

OS/2 Planning and Strategy                                  Lois Dimpfel
Thursday, 3 November

  Lois Dimpfel is the PSP Director of Personal Operating Systems for
  IBM, with responsibility for the development of industry-standard
  operating software extensions, including OS/2, PC DOS, multimedia,
  and Pen extensions. A key player in OS/2 from its inception and
  development, Lois brings a comprehensive, big-picture perspective to
  the conference. Her remarks and input will bring you as up-to-date on
  OS/2 as anyone could, while providing insights that simply would not
  be available from any other individual or source in the industry.

Conference Closing Presentation                            David Barnes
Friday, November 4

  David Barnes is Senior Product Manager in the Personal Software
  Products Division of IBM. Since joining IBM in 1979, David has worked
  as a hardware engineer supporting water-cooled mainframes, a software
  engineer supporting MVS and VM, and a systems engineer and marketing
  representative supporting LAN-based systems. David's current position
  takes him around the world delivering IBM's personal software strategy
  to key industry leaders.

Tutorial Presentations
----------------------

(listed alphabetically by speaker)

Introduction to Internationalization                         Lisa Abbott

Approximately half of the users of OS/2 reside outside the United
States. Developing applications for the OS/2 and Workplace OS world
marketplace requires an internationalized approach to software design
and implementation. In this session, you will learn about the existing
OS/2 internationalization API and discover the new features provided by
the Workplace OS (and future releases of OS/2). We will pay special
attention to the contributions of the Unicode standard.

Universal Language Support (ULS)                             Lisa Abbott

ULS is a new feature which will be offered in future releases of
Workplace OS, supporting Internationalization of our products and
applications. Through a set of APIs and utilities, ULS facilitates
manipulating characters and character strings conforming to the Unicode
standard, accessing culturally sensitive information, and converting
character data between code pages. This session will teach you all about
the ULS API set and utilities, as well as the internationalized
programming model surrounding them.

  Lisa Abbott is Lead Developer of the internationalization components
  in Workplace OS. Lisa has been with IBM since 1988, working on OS/2
  in various roles including development of the translated version of
  OS/2. Since 1992, she has been working in Workplace OS development.

Writing High-Performance OS/2 Applications                   Ian Ameline

In this session, you will learn to identify and fix performance problems
in OS/2 applications. Ian will discuss methods for finding slow
execution "hot spots", memory hogs and leaks, and techniques for solving
these problems. In the process, you will become familiar with tools
including EXTRA (the Execution tracer provided with C Set ++), and SPM/2
(System Performance Monitor). Ian will also present methods for page
tuning (which can dramatically reduce working set memory), and discuss
I/O performance issues.

Direct to SOM with IBM C Set ++                              Ian Ameline

This presentation will cover the Direct To SOM (DTS) support in the
coming release of C Set ++. A discussion of the underlying mechanisms,
caveats, and usage scenarios will be explained. This presentation will
tell you why you would want to use DTS, what it will and won't do for
you, and what you can accomplish with it.

  Ian Ameline is a Senior Associate Development Analyst with IBM Canada.
  Working on the OS/2 Common Code Generator and Optimizer since 1988,
  Ian has been responsible for a significant part of the design and
  implementation of the C Set ++ optimizing code generator, which is
  currently in use by C, C++ and PL/1 on OS/2. Ian has more than ten
  years' experience programming in C and Assembler for OS/2 and DOS, and
  he has been very active in assisting C Set ++ users on CompuServe's
  OS2DF1 forum.

Inside OS/2's High-Performance File System (HPFS)          Doug Azzarito

In this presentation, you will discover the details behind OS/2's
High-Performance File System, including the disk structure and
performance features. Learn how to decipher the layout of an HPFS
partition, so you can recover files and repair damaged HPFS structures.

  Doug Azzarito is an Advisory Programmer, working on the OS/2
  development team in Boca Raton, FL. He has been involved in OS/2
  development since 1986, and is currently working on OS/2 file systems.
  Doug is also co-author of RBBS-PC, the award-winning electronic
  bulletin board software for personal computers.

Extending the IBM C Set ++ User Interface Library             Mark Benge

This presentation will show you how to encapsulate your own PM custom
control window classes in C++. Mark will go over the complete analysis
and design of the new control, handler, and event classes needed to
integrate a new control into the IBM C Set ++ User Interface Library.
The discussion will also provide insight into the basic design of the UI
library, and help you to better use its standard set of controls.

Programming Notebook Controls Using C++                       Mark Benge

This presentation will explain the basics of programming the
Presentation Manager notebook control, and describe how to put these
controls to use in your C++ applications. It will provide a quick
overview of the PM control and discuss how to model notebooks as C++
objects. Examples of where and how to use notebooks in your applications
will be provided, using the INotebook component of the IBM C Set ++ User
Interface Library.

  Mark Benge, IBM Software Solutions Laboratory, Cary, N.C., has been
  involved with various aspects of OS/2 development since he joined IBM
  in 1989. In the past, he has worked on projects such as OS/2 Help
  Manager, PM, and CCL/2, as well as various CUA '91 controls for OS/2
  2.x. He currently works in the C Set ++ User Interface Class Library
  development group. Additionally, he co-authors the "GUI Corner"
  column in OS/2 Developer magazine. Benge has a B.S. in Computer
  Science from Western Carolina University.

Writing Industrial-Strength Applications for OS/2          Michael Brown

You will leave this talk with a firm grasp of the concepts that must be
part of an application that will receive rave reviews in the mostly
untapped OS/2 marketplace. Real-world issues will be discussed that
will aid you during the conception, design, coding, testing, and support
phases of your project, emphasizing the available options and tradeoffs
under OS/2.

  Michael Brown is founder and president of Austin, Texas-based SES
  Computing, Inc. He provides consulting services and has also developed
  a shipping voice-mail application for NeXTStep. Mike has written
  software under DOS, OS/2, Unix, NeXTStep, and embedded processors, and
  has six years of OS/2 experience both inside and outside PM. He is
  currently a consultant to IBM, providing programming assistance from
  the launch of official CompuServe support and currently with key ISVs.
  Internet: mbrown@sescomp.com

Storing Objects in DB2: The Ultimate Object Datastore    Guylaine Cantin

The OMG's Persistence Object Service specification describes, among
other things, how objects can be stored in existing relational
databases. We believe DB2 will be the first industrial-strength
relational database to offer full compatibility with the SOM
implementation of the OMG Persistence specification. There will be many
advantages to using DB2 as a full-fledged storage facility for objects.
OO developers will have an industry-standard way of accessing existing
corporate-centric data, and storing object data in a format compatible
with existing multi-billion-dollar software investments. Application
users will be able to exploit a mature relational technology to ensure
the reliability and integrity of their data. In this presentation, you
will learn about the DB2 implementation of the OMG Persistence Object
Service specification, and how to use it.

Prerequisite: Participants should be familiar with OO programming, and
should have attended the talk titled "Persistence Object Service for
SOM: Many Datastores, One Object Interface."

  Guylaine Cantin is the lead OO specialist for IBM's Workstation
  Database Technology (DBT) Center, the group responsible for DB2 on
  OS/2 and AIX. Guylaine is currently on assignment with IBM's Object
  Services Technology Center, and is serving as technical lead for the
  design and implementation of the DB2 components of the Object
  Persistence Service. She spent the previous two years working on the
  DB2 database engine in Toronto.

IBM Object-Oriented Technology Directions                      John Cook

Many new software products incorporate "object technology", which has
come to mean many things to many people. This session will introduce you
to the object technology available on OS/2 and AIX today, as well as
directions for the future, including object-oriented application
frameworks, toolkits, and visual programming tools. IBM, HP, and Apple's
joint object alliance, Taligent, will be presented, as well as the path
from today's environment to the future Taligent software system and
development environment, including a discussion of Taligent and OpenDoc.

  John A. Cook is a senior programmer responsible for the implementation
  of the Taligent Application Frameworks on OS/2 and Workplace OS
  operating systems. His current specializations are in graphics,
  printing, and OpenDoc interfaces. Previously, Mr. Cook was the senior
  architect for the graphics architecture of IBM RISC workstations and
  AIX graphics software. He has also worked extensively in the field of
  digital satellite high-speed communications. He received his BEE and
  MSEE from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.

Interesting Corners of REXX                               Mike Cowlishaw

REXX is a powerful and concise language. However, even though it is
small, there are many features of the language which are underutilized
or not always fully understood. In this session, you will learn in
detail about some of these features, such as PARSE and the more esoteric
built-in functions. There will be plenty of time for questions and
discussion on any aspect of the REXX language.

  Mike Cowlishaw, IBM Fellow, is the creator of the REXX language. He
  has long been interested in the human aspects of computing, working on
  the design and implementation of languages, editors, displays, image
  processing systems, and text formatters. Today, he programs almost
  exclusively on OS/2, writing programs such as PMGlobe to explore
  interactive techniques. His current technical interests (in addition,
  of course, to REXX) include user interfaces, lightweight computers,
  and neural networks.

OS/2 C++ Wrappers for IPC and Control Programming         Paul Duncanson

All real-world OS/2 programs, including PM programs, need to use
Inter-Process Communications (IPC) and other control program-level APIs
extensively. Learn how to write classes to encapsulate these OS/2
components for use alone or with UICL-based PM programs. The session
will include large code fragments and complete program examples.
Complete source code will be provided.

OS/2 C++ Wrappers for Flat File Databases and Serial      Paul Duncanson
Communications

Many real-world OS/2 PM programs need to include simple flat-file
databases such as Novell's 16-bit Btrieve. C++ encapsulating classes (or
"wrappers") can simplify database use and make them callable as 32-bit
code. Wrappers can also provide simple interfaces to serial
communication functions. This session will provide UICL-compatible C++
classes that can be used in your programs, either standalone or as a
base for your own designs. The session will include large code
fragments and complete program examples. Complete source code will be
provided.

  Paul Duncanson is the Technical Director, European Operations, of
  Equinox Industries, and now resides in the Netherlands. Previously he
  was Vice President of Iconisys, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm
  specializing in object-oriented and OS/2 software development, and
  training end users and programmers. He is founder and president of
  the Los Angeles OS/2 Users Group. In addition, he has taught computer
  architecture, operating-system design, OS/2 courses, and programming
  courses at California State University Northridge, Los Angeles Pierce
  College, and Valley College. He has contributed articles to several
  computer magazines, and has over 20 years' experience in the computer
  field. Before co-founding Iconisys, Paul was Advisory Scientist at
  IBM Corporation.

The Workplace OS Registry                                    Doug Elkins

The Registry APIs provide access to fine-grained named information. Many
kinds of information are accessible, regardless of how the information
is stored. Registry utilities make it easy for applications and users to
access and manipulate information. The Registry uses a standard
information model and naming model that yields a single documentation
style of information. The Registry APIs are the same as those provided
by the IBM microkernel's Name Server (NS). The name space content of the
Registry and NS API is identical. User-friendly access to information,
one API set, one documentation style, and access to system global
information from all programs reduces time and cost to develop, manage,
and service Workplace OS products.

  Doug Elkins is an Advisory Programmer in IBM Personal Software
  Products. His recent responsibilities include architecture and design
  of Workplace OS components, and he has been focusing his efforts on
  the Workplace Registry. Prior, he was responsible for architecture
  and design of OS/2 2.0 components. Doug has spent the past 12 years
  developing operating-system software. He has an MS in computer systems
  from the University of Florida.

Programming Notebook Controls                               Rick Fishman

In this session, you'll learn how to program the Notebook control. You
will come out of this session knowing how to build a notebook and tailor
it to any application requirement. In addition to demonstrating all the
messages involved in Notebook programming with C, Rick will cover the
IBM UICL Notebook methods. He will provide plenty of sample source code
to take with you from this session.

Container Control Basics                                    Rick Fishman

The Container control is the most flexible PM control. For this reason,
it is also the most difficult to program. Topics in this basic session
include creating the control, MINIRECORDCORE versus RECORDCORE,
inserting records, and changing between various views and tips that are
not documented in the manuals. This is a detailed session, so you will
come away with all the information you need to create basic containers.
The session will also provide sample source code.

Advanced Container Programming                              Rick Fishman

This is the second Container session, and is meant to build on the first
one, "Container Control Basics." Here, Rick covers advanced features,
such as direct editing, context menus, source emphasis, record-sharing,
background bitmaps, and the Container's drag/drop interface. You'll
learn about programming the Container with the UICL class library. Rick
will provide plenty of sample source code, plus tips that are not in the
manuals.

Adding Drag-and-Drop to Your Application                    Rick Fishman

Drag-and-Drop is one of the features that separates PM applications from
Windows applications and makes them ultimately more functional. This
session shows you how to add Drag-and-Drop capabilities to your
application so it can converse between its own windows, other
applications, and the Workplace Shell. Rick will demonstrate all aspects
of the protocol, including source-rendering. In addition, he will
provide sample source code.

  Rick Fishman is President of Code Blazers, Inc., a company
  specializing in OS/2 application development and consulting. He has
  over 11 years of programming experience, and has been involved with
  OS/2 since its inception. He is a member of IBM's OS/2 Advisor team,
  and is active on the CompuServe OS/2 developer forums.

Installable File Systems                               Peter Fitzsimmons

Internally, OS/2 only supports the FAT file system. The IFS mechanism is
used to support other file systems, such as HPFS (High-Performance File
System), CDFS (CD ROM), and LAN. By way of walking through a sample, the
IFS mechanism and the tools required to build one will be discussed.
Attendees should be familiar with how to build an OS/2 device driver.

  Peter Fitzsimmons, founder and president of A:WARE Inc. in Toronto,
  Ontario, Canada, has been developing OS/2 applications and device
  drivers since version 1.0. He developed LH/2 (*.lzh compression
  program) and Subst IFS for OS/2, and co-developed Maximus BBS for
  OS/2.

Asynch Programming with OS/2 2.x                           Brady Flowers

This session offers intermediate-to-advanced-level discussion of topics
regarding accessing the asynchronous communications port under OS/2 2.x,
using kernel and device IOCTL programming with examples in C. We will
cover basic port access methods using DosOpen, DosRead, DosWrite, and
DosClose. The session also includes an introduction to DosDevIOCtl and
its use with the asynch port for setting and querying port settings, and
a close look at the uses of the various Device Control Block settings.

Asynch Programming: Multithreading and PM                  Brady Flowers

In this session, we will discuss and examine examples of techniques for
using OS/2 multithreading to facilitate use of the asynchronous
communications port in character- and PM-based programs. Included is an
examination of issues involved when monitoring incoming data in a
secondary thread, as well as intra-process communication with the main
thread via semaphores, the PM message queue and other methods, and
example data structures for buffered input and output handlers.

  Brady Flowers is owner and founder of Oberon Software. He is also
  author and designer of the Oberon telecomm programs TE/2 and Teleport.
  Previously he was a Senior Systems Analyst for CWC, Inc., a high
  school math instructor, career student, and professional rock-and-roll
  musician.

OS/2 Internationalization                               Mark Frederiksen

In 1993, 40 percent of OS/2 application sales were outside of North
America. OS/2's international support is one of the most extensive of
any operating system. This seminar explains the strategy of first
enabling your product for an international environment, and then later
implementing (translating) for a non-English language. We will review
the use of specific international APIs, and learn how to reduce the
complexities of internationalization down to four easy-to-remember
concepts. European and Asian Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS)
languages will be covered. Examples will be shown of office products
operating on European and Japanese versions of OS/2.

Asian Double-Byte Character Set Internationalization    Mark Frederiksen

Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS) are used for Japanese, Korean, and
Chinese versions of OS/2. You will see the strategy of enabling English
applications for DBCS, along with the specific APIs that are necessary
for DBCS. Run-time/compile-time language switching techniques and the
maintenance of one set of source code for different languages will be
explained. The complexities and pitfalls of Asian keyboard front-end
processors will be explained and demonstrated. Examples will be shown
of word processing and database applications.

  Mark Frederiksen, President of MicroBurst Inc., has developed European
  and Asian language office automation applications for over 10 years,
  including the development of word processors in 42 different
  languages. MicroBurst has developed a 32-bit native OS/2 integrated
  application that is published by IBM Europe in 10 languages and IBM
  Asia/Pacific in four languages. In conjunction with IBM Japan PSP,
  MicroBurst provides technical support to developers (both corporate
  and independent software vendors) of OS/2 applications who are porting
  their software to Japanese, Korean, and Chinese versions of OS/2.
  Mark earned a Ph.D. degree at George Washington University in Business
  Economics.

Practical SOM Programming                                   Eric Giguere

What is SOM really about? Why should you use it? Or not use it? This
session will cover SOM from a practical point of view, teaching you how
to manage SOM class files, use metaclasses, convert from SOM-1 to SOM-2,
define class hierarchies, and use SOM resources. Practical examples will
be drawn from the SOM-based VX-REXX run-time library and from the
VX-REXX Object Development Kit, but the session will be relevant to
anyone who is interested in real SOM programming not in the context of
the Workplace Shell.

Designing REXX-Aware Presentation Manager Applications      Eric Giguere

Adding REXX support to Presentation Manager applications is not hard,
but there are some issues to be aware of. This session will show you
how to do it right, with tips on avoiding system lockups, I/O
redirection, merging REXX and DDE, adding support for menu and dialog
customization, and supporting GUI-based REXX development environments.

  Eric Giguere is a software developer with WATCOM International, a
  leading vendor of professional software development tools, including
  VX-REXX and WATCOM C/C++. He is the chief architect of the VX-REXX
  run-time system and its associated Object Development Kit. Eric has
  had extensive experience with both GUI and REXX development, including
  Motif and Microsoft Windows as well as OS/2, and is the author of a
  number of papers and articles on these and related subjects.

Introduction to PM Programming Using C Set ++               Peter Haggar

In this session, we will explore the IBM C++ User Interface Class
Library. This C++ class library enables you to create Presentation
Manager applications more quickly, while at the same time providing the
benefits of a truly object-oriented framework. A general overview of the
library will be given, along with some coding examples of how to get
started.

What's New with the C Set ++ User Interface Library         Peter Haggar

Be among the first to hear about the new features under development for
future releases of IBM's User Interface Class Library. You'll get
up-to-the-minute information, straight from a member of the development
team. Peter will give an overview of the new features that should be in
beta-test. You'll see all the new classes and sample programs that show
you how to exploit the new capabilities in your C++ applications.

  Peter Haggar is a Staff Programmer at the IBM Software Solutions Lab
  in Cary, North Carolina. Peter has worked for IBM since 1987 and has
  been involved with OS/2 since 1989. Peter was the team lead for the
  Container component of the OS/2 2.0 operating system, and has more
  recently worked on the User Interface Class Library component of the
  IBM C Set ++ product set.

Client/Server with Distributed Objects         Dan Harkey and Bob Orfali

In this workshop, you will learn what CORBA can do for you as a
client/server developer, and the state of the OMG Object Services. Other
topics that will be covered include DSOM, which is a CORBA-compliant ORB
(object request broker), as well as distributed object applications
using DSOM, OpenDoc, and SOM. You will learn what distribution means to
objects, and understand how to exploit a modern commercial ORB that runs
on Windows, OS/2, and AIX.

Client/Server Survival Guide                   Dan Harkey and Bob Orfali

Do you feel overwhelmed by client/server choices? This session features
two seasoned guides -- Bob Orfali and Dan Harkey -- who have recently
completed their newest book: Client/Server Survival Guide with OS/2
(VNR, 1994). You can hear directly from the Guides' mouth about which
technology they're betting on. Bob and Dan have generated a survival
roadmap that can guide you through some rough client/server terrain.
They've been through it themselves, and lived to tell about it. Bob and
Dan invite you to join them in a session where you can catch your breath
and get a strong dose of speculation on where client/server and
distributed objects are going.

  Bob Orfali and Dan Harkey are the authors of the best-selling book
  Client/Server Programming with OS/2 (VNR, 1993). Bob's and Dan's most
  recent book is Client/Server Survival Guide with OS/2 (VNR,1994). This
  930-page book contains over 150 pages on distributed objects. Bob and
  Dan have been developing client/server applications and tools for the
  last eight years. They currently work on the application of
  distributed object technology. Bob and Dan are affiliated with IBM
  Austin (PSP); they work from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Database Design and Programming with IBM's DB2/2               Dave Hock

This session provides a plain-English tour of DB2/2 programming. You
will receive an introduction to visual database design using
Entity/Relationship (E/R) diagrams, and learn about all aspects of
database programming, including database structure definition, data
manipulation using Structured Query Language (SQL), and transaction
processing. An example of an order-entry system is used to reinforce the
topics presented.

User-Interface Design for IBM's CUA'91                         Dave Hock

What are the true elements of a CUA'91-compliant application? With so
many products claiming CUA'91 compliance, this session helps you net out
the required elements to implement CUA'91 in both detail and spirit.
Putting the user in control, object orientation, multiple concurrent
views, direct manipulation, visual cues, and cross-application sharing
of data are just some of the topics covered in this session.

  Dave Hock is President of HockWare, Incorporated, makers of the OS/2
  visual programming tool VisPro/REXX. Dave is widely recognized as an
  industry expert on user interface design and implementation. He has a
  long history of independently creating visually appealing, easy-to-use
  software products and bringing them successfully to the market. Dave
  was a member of the Common User Access (CUA) group while at IBM, and
  he served on the OS/2 Workplace Shell team. He is well known within
  IBM for two internal OS/2 products he created to illustrate the
  principles of CUA: a drawing tool and a paint program.

Multi-threading and the GPI: Graphic Engine Design I         Nick Hodapp

This session will focus primarily upon what it takes to design an
efficient graphics engine in PM. Topics will include utilizing multiple
threads to ease coding while gaining performance, as well as techniques
such as background refreshing and processing of user input. You'll learn
to keep your graphics engine lean and efficient while still providing
power and flexibility. Source code will be available demonstrating the
concepts discussed. Attendees should be familiar with PM programming and
C or C++.

Multi-threading and the GPI: Graphic Engine Design II        Nick Hodapp

In this session, you will learn to implement such advanced features as
real-time scrolling, preprocessing of refresh regions, and techniques
for correlation and segment manipulation. Methods for manipulating
thread priority and IPC will be presented. Nick will discuss problems of
thread synchronization, as well as common pitfalls of the GPI. Extensive
sample code will be available.

  Nick Hodapp is a Senior Programmer with Power System Engineering, Inc.
  in Madison, WI. He is the architect of PSE's PSMap software, which
  provides viewing and redlining of CableCad files for electric,
  telephone, and gas utilities worldwide. Additionally, Nick has
  developed plotting routines and optimizers on the OS/2 platform. Nick
  participated in the 1993 ACM Scholastic Programming Finals. His team
  (Macalester College) placed 12th nationwide.

A Guided Tour of the Workplace OS                            Ian Holland

As the Workplace OS has evolved from concept through architecture and
design to implementation, the people most closely involved in that
process, and especially in the implementation phase, have learned what
its particular strengths are, and how to take maximum advantage of the
resulting product. This session will present an overview of and
introduction to the Workplace OS, focusing on actual experience with the
implementation more than just the architecture.

  Ian Holland is Lead Designer of the internationalization components of
  the Workplace OS. Prior to joining IBM Boca Raton, Ian completed a
  Ph.D. in object-oriented software reuse at Northeastern University in
  Boston. In collaboration with colleagues at NU and IBM Research, he
  presented a number of papers on this topic at ACM's annual OOPSLA and
  ECOOP conferences. Prior to his move to the United States, Ian was a
  systems engineer in Germany and a consumer of fine Irish stout in his
  hometown of Cork City, Ireland.

OS/2 Multithreaded Programming                             Aidon Jennery

This session will discuss and examine the details of the multi-threaded
programming environment provided by the OS/2 2.x API. You will learn
about uses and problems of multi-threading, along with techniques
suitable for extracting the most from the multi-threaded concept while
remaining a "well-behaved" application. You'll also learn about using
threads and semaphores, and receive an introduction to multi-threading
under Presentation Manager. Performance issues will also be discussed.
This session is suitable for attendees who have a basic knowledge of
OS/2 2.x programming but come from a DOS, Windows or other non-threaded
environment, or those who wish to learn the details about multithreading
under OS/2 2.x.

OS/2 Inter-Process Communication                           Aidon Jennery

In this session, you will learn about the OS/2 2.x protection model, the
need for Inter-Process Communication systems, and the IPC methods
themselves. You will study the OS/2 2.x APIs for Pipes, Queues,
Semaphores, Named Pipes, and Shared Memory, along with criteria for
their use, common pitfalls, and simple examples. An introduction to
Presentation Manager IPC will be provided. This session is suitable for
attendees who have a basic knowledge of OS/2 2.x programming and wish to
exploit the system by making use of multiple processes with a need for
cross-process communication.

  Aidon Jennery is a Senior Consultant employed by Keane, Inc., the
  leading provider of IS services and consultancy. He is currently
  working on the development of OS/2 at IBM in Boca Raton, Florida.
  Aidon is responsible for the design and implementation of Presentation
  Manager with the PMWIN team, for future OS/2 releases. He has worked
  in the industry for over 15 years, and has spent considerable time
  concentrating on OS/2, particularly in the area of architecture and
  design of subsystems and applications. Aidon has presented numerous
  courses, seminars, and technical briefings on many OS/2 subjects all
  over Europe and the United States, and is a very popular speaker at
  the ColoradOS/2 conferences. He has provided OS/2 consultancy and
  training services to many of the industry's top companies and
  corporations.

Adding Help to Your OS/2 Applications                      Michael Kaply

This session provides an overview of the Information Presentation
Facility, and shows you how to enable the OS/2 help system within your
applications. Topics include: help for controls, help for the standard
system dialogs (message, font and file), and help for Workplace Shell
icons.

The OS/2 Help Manager: Advanced Topics                     Michael Kaply

This session covers advanced OS/2 help topics, including Dynamic Data
Formatting, the use of communication DLLs to control the help window,
application-controlled viewports, and author-defined pushbuttons.
Source code will be available.

  Michael Kaply works for IBM on the OS/2 Help Manager development team
  in Boca Raton. He has been with IBM for four years in various
  positions, including one year as technical assistant to John Soyring,
  Director of Software Development Programs. Michael has been using OS/2
  since version 1.1 and developing applications for it since version
  1.3.

IBM Smalltalk -- The Foundation of VisualAge                    Dan Kehn

IBM's object-oriented client/server visual power tool, VisualAge, is
built on IBM Smalltalk. IBM Smalltalk is a highly integrated,
high-quality Smalltalk language and integrated development environment
that enables programmers to rapidly develop applications, including
mission-critical, line-of-business applications. Writing applications
with VisualAge's IBM Smalltalk can be done with either the single-user
or team version. The team version allows collaborative development in
heterogeneous OS/2 and Windows LAN environments. Additionally, it
provides runtime configuration management and packaging capability,
version control, and change management. This presentation will cover the
fundamental principles of team environment programming with IBM
Smalltalk. Highlights of the class hierarchy and optional pluggable
classes will be presented, plus a demonstration of tools designed to cut
through your code jungles. Audience: OO-knowledgeable, technical
developer/user.

Workplace Shell Programming                                     Dan Kehn

The OS/2 2.x Workplace Shell is the first IBM implementation of the user
interface (UI) described by Object-Oriented Interface Design: IBM Common
User Access (CUA) Guidelines. While the WPS certainly advances today's
computer user interface, it does introduce new notions and complexities
to those who program to it: What is System Object Model? What problems
does it solve? How and why does the OS/2 Workplace Shell use it? This
presentation is an overview of the WPS design and implementation to help
the WPS programmer better understand how to exploit its value. You will
also learn about the OS/2 Workplace Shell hierarchy, and discuss how to
design and create WPS objects. Audience: Product developers wanting to
exploit the WPS and the OO user interface it provides; you must know
Presentation Manager and basic OO concepts.

  Dan Kehn is a Staff Programmer at the IBM Software Solutions Lab in
  Cary. He joined IBM in 1984. Dan has extensive experience in
  object-oriented programming and design, and advanced user interface
  development. Dan is a former member of the OS/2 Workplace Shell (WPS)
  development team. He has since developed several software packages for
  the OS/2 Workplace Shell that are available through the OS/2 IBM
  Employee-Written Software program and the OS/2 Developer Connection
  CD:

    Group Folder (GFOLDR.ZIP), an alternative folder view to help you
    better organize the Workplace objects you frequently use.

    Address Book (SHR93.ZIP, on CompuServe, OS2DF1, library 3), a simple
    WPS address book with well-documented source.

    ExCal (EXCAL.ZIP), co-authored with Diana Soost. ExCal is a WPS
    calendar with an object-oriented user interface.

  Dan continues his work in object-oriented programming and design on
  soon-to-be-announced, follow-on products to IBM's VisualAge product
  suite.

Hyper-Portability and Interoperability in Smalltalk       Daniel Lanovaz

This talk describes the architecture of ParcPlace's Smalltalk
implementation, and how it provides the extremely high degree of
portability embodied in the VisualWorks ObjectEngine and Class Library
implementation. You will also learn how to sidestep portability issues
and interoperate with system objects by using the Smalltalk external
language interface facility. We will describe how this language
interface is used to provide a Smalltalk interface to SOM and DSOM.

  Daniel Lanovaz is a member of ParcPlace's VisualWorks development
  team. He is the principal designer and developer of ParcPlace
  Smalltalk's external language interface facility, and was the
  principal developer of Objectworks\Smalltalk for NeXTStep. Daniel is a
  ParcPlace representative on the X3J20 Smalltalk ANSI standards
  committee.

Writing Multi-threaded PM Programs in C++                       Bill Law

OS/2's support for preemptive multitasking and multi-threaded processes
is one of its key advantages. This presentation will help you learn how
to take full advantage of multiple threads in your C++ programs, using
C++ and the thread support classes of the C Set ++ User Interface
Library. We will cover the basics of OS/2 threads and the system APIs
that support them, how to start additional threads, how to synchronize
the execution of multiple threads, and why and how to make Presentation
manager programs multi-threaded.

Writing WorkPlace Model Applications in C++                     Bill Law

OS/2 v2.0 introduced the object-oriented user interface to the OS/2
desktop. In this presentation, you will learn about the key elements of
this style of user interface, and see how to design and implement
WorkPlace Model applications using the IBM C Set ++ User Interface
Library. Bill will cover: containers, objects, context menus, settings
views, and drag/drop.

  Bill Law designs and implements components of the IBM C Set ++ User
  Interface Library. He has been a programmer at IBM since 1981 and has
  worked on OS/2 applications since 1986. He is co-author of OS/2 v2
  C++ Class Library: Power GUI Programming in C Set ++, published by Van
  Nostrand Reinhold.

Power Programming with the OS/2 GPI                      Kelvin Lawrence

This session presents the OS/2 Presentation Manager Graphical
Programming Interface (GPI) for those already familiar with PM but now
wanting to exploit graphics in their applications. You will learn how to
program with fonts, use color palettes and understand the Palette
Manager, make use of polygons, use paths and regions, understand
clipping to complex shapes, and understand coordinate spaces and
transformations. Other topics include optimizing use of the graphics
API, understanding limits and flexibility of graphics resources,
understanding performance considerations, understanding dependencies on
underlying graphics hardware, and understanding the underlying graphics
architecture and device-driver model.

Exploiting Fonts in an OS/2 PM Application               Kelvin Lawrence

In this session, you'll learn how to select and use fonts from an OS/2
2.1 application. Topics will include discussing raster fonts versus
outline fonts, querying and selecting available fonts, manipulating
outline fonts (such as sizing, rotating, shearing), getting the best
performance from outline fonts, managing font data effectively in your
application, and using the font selection dialog.

  Kelvin Lawrence was the lead programmer for the OS/2 Presentation
  Manager during the development of the 2.1 release of OS/2. Working in
  the OS/2 PM Graphics Subsystems group at IBM in Boca Raton, Florida,
  he had technical responsibility for and ownership of the PM Graphics
  Engine (PMGRE), PM Window Manager (PMWIN), and PM Graphical
  Programming Interface (PMGPI). He is currently working on the
  architecture, design, and implementation of OS/2 for PowerPC, based
  on the Workplace OS architecture running on the IBM Microkernel.

  Kelvin was a member of the original IBM team that worked on the
  definition of the OS/2 Presentation Manager in 1986, and has been a
  key member of the OS/2 development and support community ever since.
  He has been a speaker at numerous OS/2 conferences and programming
  seminars. He was asked to present a paper on using the OS/2 Graphical
  Programming Interface at the 1994 Software Development Conference, and
  has been a regular speaker at the ColoradOS/2 conference. Kelvin has
  published several articles and papers on Workplace OS and OS/2. He
  has an Honours Degree in Computer Science from Brighton Polytechnic in
  England.

Developing with KASE:Set                                     Jeff Mackay

Get a head-start developing graphical OS/2 applications by using
KASE:Set, the visual design tool bundled with C Set ++. This session
provides an introduction to using the tool in the early stages of
application development. It will also cover using the tool to learn IBM
Class Library programming techniques.

Mixing Object Models: Creating SOM/WPS Applications with     Jeff Mackay
UICL

You will learn how to mix object models by creating both Workplace Shell
and distributed SOM objects with IBM's User Interface Class Library.
This is an advanced session, so prior knowledge of WPS, SOM, and UICL
programming is recommended.

  Jeff Mackay is a Principal Engineer at APPX Software in Atlanta,
  building a portable, object-oriented, 4th-generation language
  environment. Formerly a development manager at KASEWORKS, Jeff served
  as the technical lead for the KASE:Set visual design tool bundled with
  C Set ++ and the KASEWORKS C++ products. He is the author of Windows
  Programming with Borland C++.

OS/2 2.x Device Drivers: A Technical Overview          Steve Mastrianni

In this session, we discuss the basic architecture of OS/2 2.x physical
and virtual device drivers, and you will learn how to write them
quickly. Topics that will be covered are the types of compilers,
assemblers, and debuggers which can be used, interrupt and timer handler
design, application considerations, hardware and bus issues, performance
issues, and the Device Helper routines which can be called by the device
driver.

OS/2 Device Driver Directions                           Steve Mastrianni

This session will teach you about two important topics: device drivers
for the symmetric multiprocessing version of OS/2, and the new
device-driver models for OS/2 for PowerPC. You will learn how to use
spinlocks, how to make your drivers MP-safe and MP-enabled, and typical
pitfalls to avoid. The OS/2 for PowerPC topics include a discussion of
the new device-driver models for display, printer, and base device
drivers, and how they compare with the current OS/2 driver models. You
will also learn how to migrate existing OS/2 2.x device drivers to OS/2
for PowerPC.

  Steve Mastrianni is an industry consultant specializing in device
  drivers and real-time applications for OS/2.  The author of the
  best-selling Writing OS/2 2.1 Device Drivers in C, Steve is regarded
  as one of the industry's leading experts in OS/2 and OS/2 device
  drivers.  He is currently consulting for IBM in Boca Raton, FL.

Object REXX Technology                                      Rick McGuire

This session focuses on the changes being made to the REXX language to
turn it into a completely object-oriented programming language with full
access to the System Object Model (SOM) and the OS/2 Workplace Shell.
The focus will be on the broad range of new capability that these
extensions bring to the OS/2 user.

  Rick McGuire is a Senior Programmer at the IBM Glendale Programming
  Laboratory in Endicott NY. He has been a developer of REXX
  implementations since the original VM/CMS implementation in 1982, and
  is currently the lead architect for all IBM REXX implementations,
  including Object REXX.

The Future of COBOL Development                              Dean Morris

CA-Realia II Workbench provides a full-featured, mainframe-compatible
COBOL development environment on the OS/2 workstation. Moving the
development process from the mainframe to the PC workstation
revolutionizes the manner in which COBOL programs are developed,
maintained, compiled, debugged, analyzed, and managed. This session will
teach you to effectively take advantage of this COBOL workbench to build
and maintain mainframe applications.

Developing Portable GUI-Based Applications                   Dean Morris

CA-REALIZER is the only multi-platform BASIC solution for developing
applications that are portable between OS/2 and Windows. It features a
structured superset of BASIC (a language that almost everyone knows and
can use), a rich development environment (complete with visual
development and code-generator tools, debugger, code editor, etc.), a
wide array of built-in programmable objects (such as spreadsheets and
charts), and straightforward access to all OS/2 and Windows objects and
resources. In this session, you will learn how CA-REALIZER takes the
drudge work out of developing portable GUI applications.

  Dean Morris has been involved in all facets of the computer industry
  for more than a decade. The last three years have been with Computer
  Associates, where Mr. Morris has focused on downsizing and rightsizing
  technologies and providing solutions for a myriad of clients. More
  recently, Mr. Morris' focus has been on the marketing and strategic
  alignment of a series of Computer Associates' micro solutions. Over
  the past six years, Mr. Morris' experience has grown from the
  mainframe application development environment to encompass the PC and
  microcomputer application development world.

User-Centric OS/2 Application Design                     David Moskowitz

Any environment or operating system affects the types of problems and
solutions that are available to the programmer. Most programmers are
used to MS-DOS, and need to understand the additional effort and changes
required to write good programs for OS/2. This workshop will teach you
about the changes in thinking, design, and programming required to
design applications that are responsive to the end-user and take full
advantage of the new environment. With a bit of work up front, the
process becomes much easier than developing for DOS, and the resulting
applications perform much better.

Note: This workshop covers principles of good OS/2 application design.
Specific coding techniques are covered in David's presentation titled
"Writing OS/2 Multithreaded Applications", and a presentation by Aidon
Jennery titled "OS/2 Multithreaded Programming".

Writing OS/2 Multithreaded Applications                  David Moskowitz

Other sessions being presented at this conference will show the
mechanics of how to use threads in an OS/2 application; this session
focuses more on when and why to use them, and how to manage them. The
proper motivation for using threads -- to create applications that are
responsive to the end-user -- will be a springboard for our exploration
of various methods for employing threads in an OS/2 application, and why
we might choose one over another.

Note: This session is an extension of "User-Centric OS/2 Application
Design". This session employs code examples that illustrate the
principles covered in the design workshop.

Introduction to the Presentation Manager API             David Moskowitz

This workshop provides an overview of the OS/2 Presentation Manager API.
It covers the basic structure of an OS/2 application with an emphasis on
using the API to write responsive applications. The workshop also
demonstrates the relationship between API functions. The workshop
provides real-world examples including the relationship between messages
and API calls, global versus local variables, and error-checking.

  David Moskowitz is President of Productivity Solutions, a Norristown,
  Pennsylvania-based consulting firm that specializes in helping clients
  deal with technology change. He is a featured author with David Kerr
  of OS/2 2.1 Unleashed, published in March 1993 by SAMS Publishing.
  David is the author of Converting Applications to OS/2 (1989, Brady
  Books), the supplement editor of the OS/2 Supplement for the April
  1993 issue of Computer Language magazine, contributing editor to OS/2
  Monthly magazine (the Object Objective column) and the VAR Herald
  newspaper. He developed and presented the first workshops offered in
  1989 as part of the IBM Developer Assistance Program on converting
  applications to OS/2. Since then, he has worked with many developers
  to help them make full use of OS/2.

The Human-Centered Characteristics of Workplace OS and the      Brad Noe
PowerPC

This session will discuss the human-centered characteristics of
Workplace OS and the PowerPC. Some of the human-centered technologies
are multimedia, speech, pen, text-to-speech, natural-language computing,
user interface, etc. The focus of the session will be on the
human-centered technologies, and you will learn how users and
applications can utilize these technologies to enhance the usefulness
and productivity of Workplace OS and the PowerPC.

  Brad Noe is an Advisory Programmer in IBM's Workplace OS group. He has
  worked for IBM for 11 years in software development. For the last four
  years, he has been involved with MMPM/2 as a team lead and lead
  programmer. Brad is currently the multimedia architect for Workplace
  OS. He received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the
  University of Florida in 1993, and a M.S. degree in Computer Science
  from Florida Atlantic University in 1994.

Programming the OS/2 Print Subsystem                       Michael Perks

Application printing under OS/2 is one of the least understood parts of
writing an OS/2 application. This session describes the architecture of
the OS/2 print subsystem, and gives a cookbook on how to print from an
OS/2 application. Considerations for fonts, networks, and the Workplace
Shell are presented.

Introduction to OpenDoc Open Scripting Architecture (OSA)  Michael Perks

This session provides an introduction to OpenDoc Open Scripting
Architecture, OSA Events, and the Standard Event Registry Suites. It
builds on Robert Tycast's Part Handler session by describing the
requirements for applications to support OSA events and record events.

  Michael Perks (IBM Corporation) is an advisory programmer with the
  OS/2 Development Team, Boca Raton, Florida. He is the technical lead
  for OS/2 Presentation Manager. He was previously the PM Technical
  Planner and Designer for the OS/2 2.x print subsystem. He joined IBM
  in 1984 and has worked on many aspects of OS/2 since 1986. He
  received a B.Sc. from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom
  and earned a M.Sc. in Computer Science from Nova University in
  Florida.

File System Support in Workplace OS                        James Schoech

File system support in Workplace OS architecture is provided by a
component called the File Server. This component, executing as a
user-level task, uses the services of the IBM Microkernel and other
microkernel tasks to implement all file system functions. The Workplace
OS File Server provides support for multiple operating system
personalities and supports the installation of multiple Physical File
Systems.

  James Schoech is an advisory programmer in WPOS Architecture within
  the IBM Personal Software Products division in Boca Raton, Florida.

Persistence Object Service for SOM: Many Datastores,      Roger Sessions
One Object Interface

The OMG has finally passed a specification for the Persistence Object
Service. This specification tells programmers how to write datastore
independent code, and tells datastore providers how to plug existing
datastores into this object storage framework. The adoption of the POS
standard by this large industry consortium will likely have a major
impact on the way object-oriented storage systems are designed and used
in the next few years. IBM is proud to have led this industry
standardization activity, and believes it will have the first full
implementation of this standard, planned for the next release of SOM.

In this presentation, you will learn about the interfaces used for
storing and restoring objects, and look at code that implements the
concept of datastore independence.

Prerequisite: Participants should be familiar with OO programming.

  Roger Sessions is a co-author of the OMG Persistence Object Service
  Specification, and is the technical lead for the IBM Persistence
  Object Service Implementation. Roger is the author of two books:
  Class Construction in C and C++; Object-Oriented Programming
  Fundamentals, and Reusable Data Structures for C. He is currently
  writing a book on the OMG Persistence Object Service, scheduled for
  release in the Fall of 1994. He is the co-author of many papers on the
  System Object Model (SOM), and has spoken at dozens of conferences
  throughout the world on the principles of Object-Oriented Programming,
  C++, SOM, and Object Persistence.

Exploiting the Workplace Shell                              James Taylor

The Workplace Shell programming interface allows the programmer to:
create new classes of Workplace Shell objects; customize Workplace Shell
object classes that are provided with OS/2; install and maintain objects
within the Workplace Shell environment; and create applications that
feel to the user like they are "built-in", or a part of the system. In
this session, you will learn how to write applications that achieve a
"built-in" look and feel with OS/2 2.1. Familiarity with SOM and
Workplace Shell interfaces will help you get the most out of this
session.

Using the Kernel Debugger                                   James Taylor

Last November, James' "ad hoc" evening session at ColoradOS/2 on using
the kernel debugger was standing-room only. This unplanned session
proved to be so popular and so valuable that we decided to make it part
of the formal schedule this time. In this session, you will learn how
to configure and use the kernel debugger to maximum advantage for
debugging your OS/2 applications, including many tips and tricks that
are not covered in any of the documentation. Although this powerful
tool is useful for debugging both traps and hangs, techniques for
debugging traps are fairly well known, so this session will concentrate
on debugging hangs.

  James Taylor is a Senior Programmer at IBM Personal Software Products
  in Boca Raton, Florida. James is the team lead for the Workplace
  Shell development group. He has worked on the OS/2 Workplace Shell
  since June 1991, and he has worked on the design and development of
  leading-edge graphical user interfaces since 1987. James was one of
  the lead programmers for the OfficeVision/2 project. Prior to working
  on OfficeVision/2 and the OS/2 Workplace Shell, James worked on a
  variety of System/370 operating systems.

OpenDoc for OS/2: Document-Centric Computing           Robert L. Tycast

OpenDoc is a new offering derived from technologies available from the
Component Integration Laboratories (CILabs). CILabs is consortium
providing a set of "open" technologies supporting the notion of
"document-centric" computing. The founding members of CILabs include
Apple, IBM, WordPerfect, Oracle, Xerox, Novell, Borland, and Taligent.
OpenDoc enables users to create documents by assembling "parts" into a
"shell" document. These parts can be in any format imaginable; text,
images, drawings, etc. Even multimedia parts like video and audio can
be used. Since OpenDoc is DSOM-based, the parts of the document can
execute on a node remote from where the document is being assembled.
This gives users great flexibility, since they can take full advantage
of the network they are on, be it homogeneous or heterogeneous. This
seminar will provide an overview of three of the four basic OpenDoc
technologies: the compound document facilities, the Bento storage
technology, and the Open Scripting Architecture based on OSA events
(derived from Apple Events).

Writing OpenDoc Part Handlers for OS/2                  Robert L. Tycast

This seminar will cover the basics of creating parts for OpenDoc. We
will cover both simple parts and containing parts. You will learn about
building a part from scratch, adapting existing programs to be OpenDoc
container applications, and fully converting an application into OpenDoc
parts. We will also talk about factoring an application into an OSA-form
(Open Scripting Architecture), gaining scriptability and recordability
along the way.

  Robert L. Tycast is an advisory programmer in the OS/2 Architecture
  and design group, where he leads the OpenDoc for OS/2 effort. Mr.
  Tycast joined IBM in 1989 from Digital Equipment Corporation, where he
  served in a number of capacities within the software development group
  as well as providing software support in the U.S., Latin America and
  Europe. His project experience over the last 13 years includes X11, AI
  Technology (LISP and OPS5 support), and technical workstations (VMS
  and ULTRIX). Mr. Tycast has a B.S. from MIT and has done graduate work
  at MIT in the computer science department.

Exploring the REXX Interface                                Bryan Walker

The REXX programming interface will be discussed from the perspective of
writing extensions for REXX and using REXX as the macro language for
existing applications. Topics will include the REXX Variable Pool
interface, Macro interface, functions, subcommands, and exit routines.
Discussions will include issues for registering functions, starting REXX
programs, and passing data between your functions and the REXX
procedure. This topic is not intended as a course on REXX programming.
The REXX language will only be used where necessary to illustrate the
subjects covered.

Executing and Communicating with Applications in the        Bryan Walker
OS/2 Environment

This course discusses the issues regarding starting applications from
within your program. The major API calls for starting programs will be
discussed, with consideration for which to use in a given situation.
These include DosExecPgm, DosStartSession, WinStartApp, and starting
OS/2 applications from DOS and Windows applications. You will also
learn the basics for communicating with the child process, including
named pipes for DOS and Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for Windows.

  Bryan Walker develops Voice Processing applications for Cortelco, Inc.
  using OS/2. He is also the developer of AlarmPro and Alarm Clock for
  OS/2. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, he has been developing OS/2
  applications since 1989. His work has been featured in The Wall
  Street Journal, OS/2 Magazine, and PC Resources Magazine.

GPIPaint: A Practical Guide to High Performance GPI           John Webb
Programming

The Graphics Programming Interface (GPI) is an extremely powerful, but
oftentimes confusing and intimidating, subsystem. This session will
explore the GPI by examining the implementation of GPIPaint, a
Paint/Draw application. The features of GPIPaint present a survey of
most aspects of the GPI: PS and DCs, Lines, Arcs, Paths, Areas,
Patterns, Color Tables and Palettes, Fonts, Bitmaps, Clipping,
Transformations, and Retained Segments. Design issues such as
multithreaded painting and efficient blitting/clipping algorithms will
also be covered. Source code will, of course, be provided.

ICSS: OS/2 Speech Recognition                                  John Webb

The IBM Continuous Speech System (ICSS) is breakthrough technology that
makes speaker-independent speech recognition a reality today. This
session will demonstrate that reality, showing how an OS/2 application
can be speech-enabled. Topics will include the ICSS development
environment, the ICSS API set, grammar development, phoneme dictionary
maintenance, and profile tuning. Speech-enabled program structure and
interface design issues will also be discussed. This session will
definitely have people talking.

  John Webb is an independent consultant currently working with the IBM
  OS/2 Application Development Technical Support group in Austin TX.
  John has been developing with OS/2 since version 1.1, and has been
  providing application development support since the introduction of
  OS/2 2.0. He was the sysop for both the PM and Object Technologies
  sections of IBM's CompuServe forums during 1992 and 1993. His
  source-code samples have been widely distributed on CompuServe and
  Internet, on the Developer Connection CD, on the Hobbes CD, and on
  the OS/2 Monthly utilities disk; his samples will also be included in
  upcoming IBM OS/2 and Workplace OS Developer's Toolkits.

Additional Workshops
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A Demonstration of HyperWrite and IPFEdit                  Michael Kaply

HyperWrite and IPFEdit are two tools that simplify the creation of
on-line help files and on-line documentation. To augment his tutorial
sessions on using the Information Presentation Facility to produce
on-line help files, Michael will demonstrate these two tools.

Writing for OS/2                    Steve Mastrianni and David Moskowitz

At last November's ColoradOS/2, Steve and David were literally
surrounded by conference participants as they led an impromptu
discussion of what it takes to be a successful author specializing in
OS/2. This proved to be so popular that they have agreed to repeat it
as a planned seminar this time  Drawing on their own experiences as
successful authors and magazine columnists, they offer some very
practical advice about how to get started, what to expect, working with
publishers and editors, etc. This is a rare opportunity to learn from
two well-known authors who have "been there, done that".

Getting the Most Out Of OS/2                             David Moskowitz

If you use OS/2, chances are you've wanted to tune your system to get
optimal performance. This workshop teaches you how, covering the tricks
and hints of the experts to help you get the most out of your system.
It covers the changes in CONFIG.SYS and system objects that will allow
you to coax maximum performance from your system. You'll also discover a
wealth of hints and tricks that will make using OS/2 much easier!

The OS/2 Problem Solver                                  David Moskowitz

This session is designed for anyone who has had problems running OS/2.
It teaches you the types of techniques and steps you can take to recover
your system if you have problems. It covers the common problems, and the
steps and tools you can use to recover from potential disaster. The
workshop covers steps you can take to avoid problems and to troubleshoot
common problems.

What Does It Take to Succeed as an OS/2 Consultant?      David Moskowitz

This workshop is designed for people who perform a consulting role
within their company, as well as for people who have either thought
about going into business for themselves or who may find that they have
no choice. We will define the role of a consultant, and examine the
factors that determine whether you can be successful or not. We will
also discuss the benefits, risks, and issues of going into business for
yourself.

Hotel Information
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The Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort -- reserve your room for an
exceptional experience!

ColoradOS/2 has reserved rooms at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference
Resort at a special rate for conference attendees. The special room
rate is 78 USD plus tax and gratuities for a single or double. Bring
your family -- your spouse and children can stay with you for no
additional charge.

You can make your room reservations when calling to register for the
conference. Please note that the number of rooms available at the resort
is less than the number of anticipated conference attendees. Therefore,
be sure to register for the conference and reserve your room as early as
possible. For those who register after the Cheyenne's rooms are
committed, the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort will make your
reservation for you at a nearby hotel; you will receive free shuttle
service to the resort, with all of the same privileges and amenities as
those available to conference participants registered at the Cheyenne
Mountain Conference Resort.

Discount Travel
---------------

ColoradOS/2 has made special discount travel arrangements with
International Conference Resorts of America (ICRA) Travel Services. As
the parent corporation of the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort, ICRA
Travel Services provides air and ground transportation to and from the
resort. ICRA's air fares are typically 50 percent lower than published
coach fares, though savings vary depending on city of origin, air
carrier, and the season.

In addition to the normal ICRA discounted fare, you may be able to take
advantage of special Ultra Saver fares, which require a 30-day advance
purchase. The ICRA Travel Services representative can explain these
fares and special requirements when you make your reservations.

To make your reservations for ICRA discounted fares, please call ICRA at
1-800-544-2432, or for international callers, 1-602-483-1072. You may
also make reservations by faxing pertinent information to
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you will be attending the ColoradOS/2 Conference at the Cheyenne
Mountain Conference Resort.

Conference Registration Information
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Cancellation Policy
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All cancellation and refund requests must be received in writing prior
to 29 August 1994, and will be subject to a 100 USD cancellation fee.
On and after 29 August 1994, your registration fee is non-refundable;
however, you may send a substitute in your place. Kovsky Conference
Productions Inc. reserves the right to modify or cancel the conference
or segments of the conference.

Thanks to Lotus Development Corporation for co-sponsoring this event by
providing a copy of Lotus Freelance Graphics for OS/2 to each speaker.

Indelible Blue, an exclusive dealer of OS/2 software, will be on hand at
ColoradOS/2 with software available for purchase. If you order software
during the conference, you can receive your purchase at the conference
or have it shipped to your home.

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         | Client/Server East Conference and Exposition, |       csconfe
         | 29 August through 1 September, Washington DC  |
         +-----------------------------------------------+

The Client/Server East Conference and Exposition will be held at the
Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC from 29 August through
1 September 1994.

This conference and expo, now in its second year, is the only industry
trade show that is entirely dedicated to client/server computing. It is
aimed at senior I/S and business management.

Seminar Subjects
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Conference seminars will focus on:

o Client/Server Computing: Strategic Issues and Implementation Studies
o Distributed and Cooperative Database Processing
o Enterprise Networking and Middleware
o Mobile and Wireless Computing
o Client/Server Application Development
o Enterprise Client/Server Systems Integration and Management

IBM Speakers
------------

Among the IBM speakers are:

o Thomas F. Brier, IBM Advanced Business Institute, presenting "The New
  World of the I/T Leader: Challenges for Survival"

o Arthur G. Cannon, IBM Open Systems Center, presenting "Strategies for
  Distributed Enterprise Systems"

o Dr. Sam Carter, IBM Client/Server Marketing, presenting the "IBM
  Client/Server Perspective"

o Michael J. Sinneck, IBM End User Consulting Practice, presenting "The
  IBM Multi-Client Study"

Product Exposition
------------------

The expo is open:

o Tuesday 30 August, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
o Wednesday 31 August, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The IBM booth (number 302) will highlight the company's expertise in
building and operating multi-vendor business solutions. In addition to
the "Client/Server Live" demonstration, more than 20 IBM products will
be on display.

Admission to all four days of the conference is 1,295 USD.

More Information
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For more information about the conference, call the CMP Conference and
Exhibit Group at 1-800-972-5244 or 1-516-733-6770, or via fax at
1-800-858-0412 or 1-516-733-6730.

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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, 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, PCjr, PenAssist, PowerPC,
     PowerPC 601, PowerOpen, RETAIN, SAA, Skill Dynamics, Skill Dynamics
     Canada, SOM, SOMobjects, SQL/DS, Storyboard, SuperStor/DS,
     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) 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) GEIS Quick Comm is a trademark of General Electric Information
     Services Co.
(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) 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) 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, and Windows NT 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 9 of IBM PSP Developer Support News. Please
let us know how we can improve it; see the beginning of the newsletter
for ways to contact us. Thank you!

