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                                               OS/2 NEWSLETTER
                                               APRIL-MAY, 1994

                                             VOLUME I, ISSUE 2























                                                       EDITOR:
                                                   Keith Marks
                                      PSP Marketing Specialist
                                              IBM Western Area
                           Advanced Technology Solution Center


                                               IBM Corporation
                                                425 Market St.
                                       San Francisco, CA 94105
                        (415) 545-5857, IBM Tieline 8/473-5857
                                     PROFS - KMARKS @ SFOVMIC1
                       INTERNET - KMARKS@SFOVMIC1.VNET.IBM.COM
                                   IBMMAIL - IBMMAIL(USIB28DW)














  WELCOME TO THE OS/2 NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL AND MAY, 1994
  ______________________________________________________


  This newsletter is for users, potential users, or anyone just interested
  in IBM personal systems software.  Particular emphasis is placed on news
  items related to IBM OS/2 and IBM and Independent Software Vendor
  software products that are designed to run under OS/2.

  Thanks for taking the time to read the newsletter.  I hope you find the
  information valuable.

  Keith Marks, Editor




  SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
  ________________________


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  must be "unzipped."  This will create three files, providing three
  different formats for this document:  an .INF format for viewing with
  the OS/2 VIEW command, an ASCII format for viewing with any text editor,
  and a Postscript format for direct printing to a Postscript printer.



  SUGGESTIONS/COMMENTS
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  Thanks to all for the ideas and suggestions, please keep them coming.
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  DISCLAIMER:  THE OS2NL IS AN INFORMAL PUBLICATION.  THE INFORMATION
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  CONTENTS
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  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
    GENERAL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM IBM  . . . . . . . . 1
    ISV OS/2 APPLICATION NEWS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
    ADDITIONAL NEW OS/2 APPLICATIONS:  . . . . . . . . . . . 8
    OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS  . . . . . . . . . . . 9
    TRADE PRESS NEWS ARTICLES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
    CALENDAR   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
    PRODUCT PROMOTIONS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
    OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION:  . . . . .  12
  GENERAL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM IBM  . . . . . . . .  14
    Product Announcement Letters April 5, 1994   . . . . .  14
    Product Announcement Letters April 12, 1994  . . . . .  14
    Product Announcement Letters April 27, 1994  . . . . .  14
    PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAY 3, 1994   . . . . . .  14
    ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAY 24, 1994  . . . . . . . . . .  15
    ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAY 31, 1994  . . . . . . . . . .  15
    IBM LICENSES STAC ELECTRONICS DATA COMPRESSION FOR DOS,
     OS/2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
    IBM Announces RouteXpander/2, X.25 Xpander/2   . . . .  16
    IBM ADDS MWAVE OS/2 SUPPORT AND EXPANDS FUNCTIONALITY   18
    ENHANCING MVS AS A DATA/FILE SERVER  . . . . . . . . .  18
    NEW, LOWER COST, IBM ENHANCED 5250 EMULATION PROGRAM    19
    NETWORKING SUPPORT FAMILY ANNOUNCED  . . . . . . . . .  20
    IBM ANNOUNCES ADVANCED SERVER FOR WORKGROUPS   . . . .  20
    AccessDOS Version 1.1 Now Available  . . . . . . . . .  21
    IBM PC DOS 6.3 -  DATA COMPRESSION, IMPROVED MEM MAN-
     AGEMENT   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
    IBM ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF FORMTALK   . . .  24
    NEW IBM PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS/3270 V3.1 - WINDOWS FOR
     WORKGROUP   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
    IBM ANNOUNCES PERSONAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT FAMILY  . . . .  26
    IBM ANNOUNCES NEW TRANSLATIONMANAGER PRODUCTS  . . . .  28
    ULTIMEDIA VIDEOCHARGER EXTENDS LAN VIDEO ACCESS  . . .  29
    IBM ANNOUNCES LAN DISTANCE 1.1   . . . . . . . . . . .  30
    New AISPO* Product - PlayAtWill  (PRPQ # P94013)
     5764-085  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
    IBM ANNOUNCES LAN SERVER/400! NEW AS/400 - LAN SERVER
     3.01 SYNERGY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
    IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows ServicePak (XR06300) Avail-
     ability   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
    NETWORK SECURITY PROGRAM (NETSP) RELEASE 2 ANNOUNCED!   36
    OS/2 PERFORMANCE BETA I, VERSION 2.99 AVAILABLE FOR
     TESTING   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
    IBM LICENSES KODAK PHOTO CD TECHNOLOGY   . . . . . . .  40
    NEW VERSIONS OF DBS/2 AND DB2/6000 PLANNED   . . . . .  41
    IBM IMS CLIENT SERVER/2 VERSION 2 RELEASE 2  . . . . .  44
    IBM PL/I FOR OS/2 VERSION 1.1 -- PROFESSIONAL AND PER-
     SONAL EDITIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45


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    STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  IBM LAN LIBRARY AND MANAGEMENT
     FACILITY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
    STATEMENT OF DIRECTION: IBM LAN DATA DICTIONARY  . . .  50
    STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  VISUALAGE FOR OS/2 AND WIN-
     DOWS, VERSION 2.0   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
    STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  IBM SMALLTALK Ver.2.0 FOR OS/2
     AND WINDOWS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
    IBM NETFINITY MANAGER AND IBM NETFINITY SERVICES V2.0   56
    NETFINITY POSITIONING (Q & A)  . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
    IBM INTRODUCES VISUALIZER  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
    IBM VISUALGEN: A NEW GENERATION OF RAPID APPLICATION
     DEV TOOLS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
    UPDATE FOR TECHNICAL CONNECTION CD-ROM   . . . . . . .  68
    IBM PEN FOR OS/2 1.0 AND PENDOS 2.2  . . . . . . . . .  69
    LOTUS SMARTSUITE FOR OS/2 DOC PACK   . . . . . . . . .  72
    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2 V1.11 WR06150 AVAILABILITY  .  73
    IBM ANNOUNCES VERSION 1.06 OF IBM ANTIVIRUS (DOS, Win-
     dows, OS/2,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
  ISV OS/2 APPLICATION NEWS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
    CompLink, Ltd. Announces NetSwitch FT OS/2 Message
     Switching   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
    SPIDER SERVER FOR OS/2   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
    LOTUS ANNOUNCES SMARTSUITE RELEASE 1.1 FOR OS/2  . . .  77
    FOOTPRINT SOFTWARE INC. ANNOUNCES FOOTPRINT POWER
     APPLETS FOR OS/2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
    DIACOUSTICS ANNOUNCES A NEW MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE PRODUCT
     FOR OS/2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
    ADDITIONAL NEW OS/2 APPLICATIONS:  . . . . . . . . . .  80
  OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS  . . . . . . . . . . .  83
    OEC Announces OS/2 R1.1 Toolkit Availability   . . . .  83
    NEW AISPO PRODUCT:  WORKSTATION INTERACTIVE TEST TOOL   83
    IBM PSP Developer Support News: Issue 5  . . . . . . .  84
    OS/2 & LAN Systems Development Tools Guide   . . . . .  86
    PRODUCT NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT OS/2 & LAN APPS AND TOOLS
     GUIDES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88
    IBM ADVERTISING PROGRAM OFFERS ADVERTISING DISCOUNTS    89
    BUSINESS GRAPHICS FOR VISUALAGE  . . . . . . . . . . .  90
  TRADE PRESS NEWS ARTICLES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
    WORKPLACE OS DESCRIPTION BY LEAD ARCHITECT   . . . . .  91
    IBM'S VISUALAGE ENVIRONMENT: A DEVELOPER'S DREAM COME
     TRUE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
    IBM SHIPS 5M COPIES OF OS/2 --EARNS 37TH INDUSTRY RE-
     COGNITION AWARD   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
    Third-Party Support for OS/2 Grows   . . . . . . . . .  97
    TCP/IP for OS/2 a Winner!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98
    Personal Systems Magazine, May/June, 1994 Issue  . . .  98
    PC/3270 ON THE TOP-SELLING DOS SOFTWARE LIST   . . . . 101
    FULL FUNCTION OS/2 NEARS - PCWEEK MAY 11 1994
     (AUSTRALIA)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
  CALENDAR   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
    ANNOUNCING THE 1994 CLIENT/SERVER DATABASE CONFERENCE  104
    OS/2 WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, JULY 19-22,
     SANTA CLARA, CA   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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    OS/2 TECHNICAL UPDATE '94, ATLANTA, SEPTEMBER 11-14    106
  PRODUCT PROMOTIONS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
    PC DOS 6.1 TO 6.3 UPGRADE PROMOTION  . . . . . . . . . 108
    PC DOS Upgrade Special Available On Internet   . . . . 109
    IBM TCP/IP PROMOTION   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
    LAN NETWORK MANAGER PROMOTION THRU IBM DIRECT  . . . . 110
    IBM PERSON TO PERSON PROMOTION   . . . . . . . . . . . 111
  OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION:  . . . . . . 113
  TRADEMARKS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116













































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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  _________________



  GENERAL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM IBM
  _______________________________________


  IBM LICENSES STAC ELECTRONICS DATA COMPRESSION FOR DOS, OS/2
  _____________________________________________________________

  April 6, 1994 . . . IBM announced a worldwide agreement to license Stac
  Electronics' patented Stacker* LZS* data compression technology for all
  IBM software including PC DOS** and OS/2**.  IBM plans to provide
  Stacker data compression technology in future versions of PC DOS.

  IBM ANNOUNCES ROUTEXPANDER/2, X.25 XPANDER/2
  _____________________________________________

  April 11, 1994 .....  The RouteXpander/2 is a low cost, 2 port
  multi-protocol router and bridge running as communication software on a
  standard OS/2 system, supporting frame relay and point-to-point
  connections.

  IBM ADDS MWAVE OS/2 SUPPORT AND EXPANDS FUNCTIONALITY
  ______________________________________________________

  April 11, 1994 - IBM's Microelectronics(TM) Division today announced
  that its popular Mwave(TM) Technology platform now runs under the
  OS/2(TM) 2.1 operating system environment.

  ENHANCING MVS AS A DATA/FILE SERVER
  ____________________________________

  April 12, 1994 ....  IBM has announced version 1.1.1 of LAN File
  Services/ESA (LFS) which will be orderable and available April 29, 1994.
  This release extends some functions already available on VM/ESA * to the
  MVS/ESA * environment.

  NEW, LOWER COST, IBM ENHANCED 5250 EMULATION PROGRAM
  _____________________________________________________

  On April 3, IBM announced the newest member of its popular 5250
  Emulation family.  IBM Enhanced 5250 Emulation Program Version 2.4 is
  now available.  It offers the combined functions of the previous
  versions and is priced lower than the individual programs which it
  replaces.

  NETWORKING SUPPORT FAMILY ANNOUNCED
  ____________________________________

  April 7, 1994....IBM announced that the Networking Support Family to
  provide post-sale technical support for hardware and software in LAN and
  WAN networking environments.

  IBM ANNOUNCES ADVANCED SERVER FOR WORKGROUPS
  _____________________________________________

  April 13, 1994 ... IBM today announced the availability of Advanced
  Server for Workgroups, a suite of industry-leading groupware functions
  from IBM and Lotus Development Corporation, which together provide a
  powerful workgroup computing solution at a very attractive price.

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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


  IBM Advanced Server for Workgroups combines IBM's OS/2* 2.11, LAN
  Server* Advanced 3.0, System Performance Monitor/2* 2.0 and Lotus
  Notes** 3.0 on CD-ROM with a single integrated manual and a videotape to
  facilitate installation.  The Notes software includes an OS/2 Server and
  six Lotus Notes clients.

  ACCESSDOS VERSION 1.1 NOW AVAILABLE
  ____________________________________

  April 27, 1994 ....  AccessDOS is a powerful set of eight programs
  designed to provide accessibility to the keyboard, mouse, and sound for
  IBM DOS users with disabilities.  AccessDOS Version 1.1 is now available
  from IBM and replaces AccessDOS Version 1.0.

  The enhancements in AccessDOS V1.1 are based on requests for changes
  from users to make AccessDOS even more user friendly.

  IBM PC DOS 6.3 -  DATA COMPRESSION, IMPROVED MEM MANAGEMENT
  ____________________________________________________________

  April 27, 1994.  . .IBM today announced PC DOS 6.3*, the most
  full-featured DOS available, with integrated data compression, improved
  memory management and a suite of enhanced utilities.  The announcement
  was made at IBM's Personal Software Products Technical Interchange
  conference.  PC DOS is IBM's version of the DOS operating system that
  runs on all IBM and compatible PCs and works with MS Windows**.

  IBM ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY FORMTALK
  ____________________________________________

  Having successfully completed an Early Introduction Program with
  exceptionally high customer acceptance, IBM is announcing general
  availability of FormTalk Version 1 (Refer to Software Announcement
  293-711, dated November 30, 1993).

  FormTalk is a new PC based forms routing, tracking, and approval
  software package that brings simplified workflow capability to to
  business professionals and workgroups.

  NEW IBM PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS/3270 V3.1 - WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP
  _________________________________________________________________

  IBM announces the availability and support of Personal
  Communications/3270 Version 3.1 running with Microsoft's Windows for
  Workgroups.

  Customers can now utilize PC/3270 windows mode's 802.2 communications on
  their workstations with Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

  IBM ANNOUNCES PERSONAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT FAMILY
  ______________________________________________

  IBM announced that it is offering a new support service for its Personal
  Systems products.  Personal Systems Support Family provides a menu of
  services designed to support software solutions on a broad selection of
  Personal Systems products.  The services go beyond the scope of
  traditional maintenance agreements and include contact with IBM product
  experts and cross-company solution support for other vendor software.

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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


  IBM ANNOUNCES NEW TRANSLATIONMANAGER PRODUCTS
  ______________________________________________

  April 27.  . . IBM today announced two new software products designed
  to reduce the time, cost and effort required to produce high quality
  translations, while enhancing translation quality and consistency --
  TranslationManager for Windows and Personal TranslationManager for
  Windows.

  TranslationManager is a family of products that provides a
  comprehensive system of translation, text processing and dictionary
  aids tailored to the needs of translators and other bilingual
  personnel engaged in translation and publication-related activities.

  ULTIMEDIA VIDEOCHARGER EXTENDS LAN VIDEO ACCESS
  ________________________________________________

  May 5, 1994 . . . IBM announced the availability of Ultimedia*
  VideoCharger, a cost-effective way to bring video-on-demand to many
  local area network users.  VideoCharger is software that permits a large
  number of personal computer users to simultaneously access full-motion
  video.

  IBM ANNOUNCES LAN DISTANCE 1.1
  _______________________________

  May 4, 1994 ... IBM today announced LAN Distance 1.1, an upgrade of its
  remote node software which extends the resources of the central office
  LAN to new platforms, across more communications options with greater
  performance and usability.

  LAN Distance enables remote users on OS/2 and Windows PCs to run
  unmodified LAN applications and have concurrent multiple connections to
  the central-office server or LAN-attached PCs.  LAN Distance 1.1
  supports all major LAN environments including IBM LAN Server, Novell
  NetWare**, Banyan Vines**, Microsoft LAN Manager** and Artisoft
  LANtastic**.

  NEW AISPO* PRODUCT - PLAYATWILL
  ________________________________

  PlayAtWill advanced PCMCIA** software invites you to "Plug and Play".

  PlayAtWill is an advanced utility for PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory
  Card International Association) software for PC Cards.  PC Cards are
  modules that you plug into the PC Card slot or PCMCIA adapter of your
  Personal Computer.  This can be done while your machine is turned on.

  IBM ANNOUNCES LAN SERVER/400! NEW AS/400 - LAN SERVER 3.01 SYNERGY
  __________________________________________________________________

  May 11, 1994 ....  LAN Server/400 makes the AS/400 a competitive file
  server for PC applications on the Local Area Network with the
  competitive throughput of LAN Server 3.01 or NetWare.

  IBM OS/2 2.1 FOR WINDOWS SERVICEPAK (XR06300) AVAILABILITY
  ___________________________________________________________



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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  May 11, 1994.....The IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows ServicePak, level XR06300,
  is available for customers using OS/2 Version 2.1 for Windows.  This
  servicepak does not apply to customers using OS/2 Version 2.1. This
  servicepak contains fixes for problems reported by customers since OS/2
  2.1 for Windows was distributed in November of 1993.

  NETWORK SECURITY PROGRAM (NETSP) RELEASE 2 ANNOUNCED!
  ______________________________________________________

  NetSP provides significant productivity improvements to end users thru
  our single singon capability.  Thru a easy to use GUI interface, users
  log on to the network ONCE and get secure access to host applications,
  OS/2 Lan Servers, and Netware servers - all without entering or
  maintaining any additional passwords.  Programmers can take advantage
  of the GSS-API (Generic Security Services) in their applications and
  easily invoke security services to make their applications secure.

  OS/2 PERFORMANCE BETA I, VERSION 2.99 AVAILABLE FOR TESTING
  ____________________________________________________________

  May 20, 1994 ....Today IBM* is making available the OS/2 Performance
  Beta I, version 2.99.  This beta contains a set of performance features
  that have been added to the OS/2 for Windows** product.

  IBM LICENSES KODAK PHOTO CD TECHNOLOGY
  _______________________________________

  May 23, 1993.....IBM today announced that it has signed a license for
  Photo CD technology from Eastman Kodak, and will integrate the
  technology into future versions of OS/2*.  This announcement will make
  OS/2 the first PC operating system to be Photo CD-enabled without
  requiring users to buy additional software.

  NEW VERSIONS OF DBS/2 AND DB2/6000 PLANNED
  ___________________________________________

  May 25, 1994....  Further enhancing its client/server database products
  across platforms, IBM today unveiled plans for Version 2 of DATABASE 2*
  for OS/2* (DB2/2*) and DATABASE 2 for AIX/6000* (DB2/6000*), two
  client/server relational database management systems.

  IBM IMS CLIENT SERVER/2 VERSION 2 RELEASE 2
  ____________________________________________

  May 24, 1994.....  IMS Client Server/2 (TM) Version 2 Release 2 is the
  latest addition to the Information Management System (IMS) family of
  products.  IMS Client Server/2 is a cooperative processing programming
  interface that OS/2 (R) application programs can call to execute IMS/VS
  Data Communications or IMS/ESA (R) Transaction Manager transactions at
  the host.

  IBM PL/I FOR OS/2 VERSION 1.1 -- PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL EDITIONS
  ___________________________________________________________________

  May 24, 1994 .....  Introducing IBM PL/I for OS/2 (R) -- for customers
  wanting to have the complete power of the IBM host PL/I product on their
  desk!  IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Professional Edition is a full
  function Operating System/2 (R) (OS/2 (R)) Version 2 based PL/I
  application development environment.  IBM PL/I for OS/2 -- Professional
  is designed for the experienced PL/I application developer who wants to

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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  have the power of the host language combined with the productivity of
  the PC tools.  IBM PL/I for OS/2 -- Professional provides the PL/I
  application programmer the capability DB2 (R) subsystems.

  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  IBM LAN LIBRARY AND MANAGEMENT FACILITY
  ________________________________________________________________

  May 24, 1994 .....  The IBM LAN library and management facility provides
  robust Software Configuration Management (SCM) function to support
  application development in a client/server team programming environment.
  The LAN library and management facility delivers the function your
  application development teams need to manage source code, application
  versions and application configurations.  It helps automate and
  streamline your application-build process.  The integrated
  problem-tracking and change-control system will ensure that while your
  application developers are more productive, your project leaders can
  effectively manage the development process and track progress.  This
  facility complements your existing application development environment.
  It will also be delivered as an integrated component within IBM's
  Application Development solution offerings.

  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION: IBM LAN DATA DICTIONARY
  ________________________________________________

  May 24, 1994 .....  IBM intends to make available an IBM local area
  network (LAN) data dictionary which will provide a road map to your
  data.  How?  By giving your data and application development
  professionals the power to plan, develop, maintain, and understand your
  company's most important asset -- information.  The IBM LAN data
  dictionary will provide a central point of control over your metadata,
  the information about your organization's data and applications.

  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  VISUALAGE FOR OS/2 AND WINDOWS, VER 2.0
  ________________________________________________________________

  May 24, 1994 .....  With VisualAge (TM) for OS/2 (R), Version 2.0 and
  VisualAge for Windows (1), Version 2.0, IBM continues its commitment to
  provide integrated, application development environments designed
  especially for client/server, mission-critical, line-of-business
  applications through visual programming and construction-from-parts
  technologies.  VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0 will include the
  functions of VisualAge for OS/2, Version 1.0, plus SOM, DDE, CICS
  External Call support, and improved usability and performance
  enhancements.

  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  IBM SMALLTALK VER.2.0 FOR OS/2 AND WINDOWS
  ___________________________________________________________________

  May 24, 1994 .....  IBM intends to provide IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 (R),
  Version 2.0 and IBM Smalltalk for Windows (1), Version 2.0 as part of
  its continuing commitment to object-oriented technology.  IBM Smalltalk
  is planned to be a standards-compliant, integrated Smalltalk language
  and development environment that programmers can use to rapidly develop
  applications for the OS/2 and Windows operating systems.

  IBM NETFINITY MANAGER AND IBM NETFINITY SERVICES V2.0
  ______________________________________________________



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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  NetFinity (R) is a highly flexible, low-cost tool to help users with
  hardware and general systems management functions.  It is designed to
  manage systems based on 386SX Intel** Architecture (or equivalent), or
  higher, personal computers.  NetFinity complements LMU/2 and LAN NetView
  (R).  NetFinity is CID (configuration/installation/distribution)
  enabled, permitting remote installation.

  IBM INTRODUCES VISUALIZER
  __________________________

  May 24, 1994 . . . Enabling workgroups to make the most of their data,
  IBM today announced the IBM Visualizer family, modular software designed
  to link decision makers with information that can help them understand
  their business and respond more rapidly to market changes and
  opportunities.  The Visualizer family consists of modules that enable
  business professionals to easily query, analyze and present data.

  IBM VISUALGEN: A NEW GENERATION OF RAPID APPLICATION DEV TOOLS
  ______________________________________________________________

  May 24, 1994 -- With IBM's new VisualGen*, enterprise customers building
  applications to run on a wide variety of workstation and host
  environments gain a new ally in the fight to enhance productivity and
  leverage existing skills and resources.  A new OS/2*-based client/server
  rapid application development tool, VisualGen assists medium and large
  size enterprise businesses to create industrial-strength, distributed
  applications.

  UPDATE FOR TECHNICAL CONNECTION CD-ROM
  _______________________________________

  May 16, 1994 ....  The Technical Connection Personal Software CD-ROM is
  now available for purchase in subscriptions in addition to single
  issues.  A yearly subscription is available either in 4 quarterly
  updates or as 12 monthly updates.  The content has been modified based
  on feedback from users and customers of the Beta edition.

  IBM PEN FOR OS/2 1.0 AND PENDOS 2.2
  ____________________________________

  May 31, 1994.....  The IBM Pen for OS/2 (R)1.0 operating system provides
  extensions to OS/2 2.1, allowing users to access programs, operating
  system services and functions using a pen, instead of a mouse or
  keyboard.  Pen for OS/2 1.0 provides handwriting recognition and "soft"
  keyboard data entry and supports existing programs, including those not
  designed to use a pen.

  LOTUS SMARTSUITE FOR OS/2 DOC PACK
  ___________________________________

  MAY 31, 1994 .....  Documentation for Lotus** SmartSuite for OS/2 (R) is
  now available in a complete set under a single part number.  Lotus
  SmartSuite for OS/2 Doc Pack provides a set of comprehensive documents
  that meets diverse customer requirements.






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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  ISV OS/2 APPLICATION NEWS
  _________________________


  COMPLINK, LTD. ANNOUNCES NETSWITCH FT OS/2 MESSAGE SWITCHING
  _____________________________________________________________

  April 11, 1994 ....  CompLink Ltd. announced through its subsidiary,
  Technology Development Systems (TDS) Incorporated, the availability of
  NetSwitch FT, a fault tolerant version of it's world class electronic
  mail integration and transaction processing system.  NetSwitch, a
  sophisticated message handling system based on the X.400 standard, is
  used in electronic mail integration and transaction processing
  applications.

  SPIDER SERVER FOR OS/2
  _______________________

  April 20, 1994 .....  Link Development Corporation has announced the
  availability of SPIDER SERVER for OS/2 (SS/2), the newest addition to
  its line of connectivity products.

  The product line - known as SPIDER - provides fast, easy-to-use, real
  time connectivity between applications running on a variety of remote
  systems and applications running on IBM mainframes.

  Applications running on remote systems use a simple connectionless
  Application Programming Interface (API) to communicate with applications
  running on the mainframe or with other applications in the network.

  LOTUS ANNOUNCES SMARTSUITE RELEASE 1.1 FOR OS/2
  ________________________________________________

  April 25, 1994.....Lotus Development Corp. today announced it will begin
  shipping in May SmartSuite Release 1.1 for OS/2, an update providing
  advanced networking support and enhanced cross-application integration
  to the first complete 32-bit desktop application suite for IBM's OS/2
  2.1 operating system.

  SmartSuite Release 1.1 for OS/2 includes 1-2-3 Release 2.1 for OS/2 and
  Freelance Graphics Release 2.1 for OS/2, both announced today, as well
  as the recently shipped Ami Pro 3.0a for OS/2 and "cc:Mail" for OS/2
  Workplace Shell 1.0. New to SmartSuite Release 1.1 for OS/2 is the Lotus
  Application Manager, an integration utility pioneered in SmartSuite 2.0
  for Windows.

  FOOTPRINT SOFTWARE INC. ANNOUNCES FOOTPRINT POWER APPLETS FOR OS/2
  __________________________________________________________________

  May 3, 1994.....  Footprint Software Inc. announced plans to release a
  new collection of home/office productivity tools for OS/2.  The
  collection of applications is tentatively called Footprint Power
  Applets, and all components will be SOM enabled and designed to exploit
  the Workplace Shell.

  Footprint Power Applets include 11 components:  Word Processing, Spread-
  sheet, Database, Charting, Report Writer, To Do List, Phone Book,
  Calendars, Communications, Fax and Financial Tools - Lease Calculator,
  Mortgage Calculator and Comparison, and Savings Planner.  Each component

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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  is accessed through a common folder, under its own icon.  The user may
  run as many or as few components as desired.

  DIACOUSTICS ANNOUNCES A NEW MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR OS/2
  ________________________________________________________________

  May 25, 1994 ....  DiAcoustics announced at COMDEX its latest multimedia
  solution:  MIDI Renderer.  This is the first commercially available
  product to allow users to create digital WAV files from any MIDI music
  file.

  MIDI Renderer is a user modifiable software synthesizer capable of
  producing CD quality digital music on existing audio cards without any
  hardware upgrades.




  ADDITIONAL NEW OS/2 APPLICATIONS:
  _________________________________


  The following new or updated ISV (Independent Software Vendor) OS/2
  applications have recently been announced:


  RELISH 2.2 - SUNDIAL SYSTEMS CORP.
  ___________________________________

  The Relish 2.2 calendaring system now supports IBM's Systems Object
  Model (SOM), allowing Relish modules to run without loading the entire
  program.  The program also allows users to search for information with
  invoking a standard search dialog box.  Instead, users can simply type
  while in a module, such as the phone book, and Relish will find a match.

  SKYSCRAPER-DESKTOP MANAGER FOR OS/2 - BINARY GRAPHICS INC.
  ___________________________________________________________

  This tools represents applications and groups of applications as desks
  in a "virtual office," each of which has its own button on the toolbar.

  QUICK/2 INSTALL - PARALLEL STORAGE SOLUTIONS
  _____________________________________________

  The Quick/2 Install program provided technology that allows a complete
  install of OS/2 in less than 15 minutes.

  WIPEOUT - BOCASOFT INC.
  ________________________

  A new module for the WipeOut program allows Berleley Systems Inc.'s
  After Dark screen savers to run under OS/2.

  APPLAUSE - SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  _____________________________________

  The Applause program is a viewing and scanning utility for OS/2.  It can
  print images, view a variety of file formats, capture screens, and
  convert to new file formats.

  SMART-LOCK LITE - CORPORATE INFO MANAGEMENT
  ____________________________________________

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  The Smart-Lock Lite program is a low-end version of the full function
  Smart-Lock program from Corporate Info Management.  This program
  restricts access to the overall system, or individual components such as
  the Workplace Shell.  It thus allows users to share a PC, where each
  user has their own secure environment.

  DESKMAN/2 VERSION 1.5 - DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  ______________________________________________________

  The DeskMan/2 OS/2 Workplace Shell Image Backup Facility has been
  enhanced with the "VUEMan/2" feature, which allows automatic WPS startup
  layouts, command line options to override starting WPS layouts, command
  line options to switch active layouts while running, a "Keep on Top"
  option to maintain VUEMan/2 window visibility at all times for ease of
  use, and optional hotkey transfer to the VUEMan/2 window.  In addition
  many new features and enhancements have been added the DeskMan/2
  function.




  OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS
  _________________________________


  OEC ANNOUNCES OS/2 R1.1 TOOLKIT AVAILABILITY
  _____________________________________________

  April 27, 1994 .....  Open Environment Corporation (OEC) has announced
  the availability of the OEC R1.1 Toolkit on additional systems including
  OS/2 (R).  The OEC toolkit features links to popular graphical user
  interfaces (GUIs) and data sources which allow the developer to build
  distributed three-tiered client/server applications.

  NEW AISPO PRODUCT:  WORKSTATION INTERACTIVE TEST TOOL
  ______________________________________________________

  April 19, 1994 ....  Workstation Interactive Test Tool for Presentation
  Manager*/2 (WITT/PM) is a capture/playback tool for automating unit and
  regression testing.  WITT/PM records OS/2 PM defined objects,
  keystrokes, mouse movements and application responses as you step
  through your application, automatically generating test scripts.

  IBM PSP DEVELOPER SUPPORT NEWS: ISSUE 5
  ________________________________________

  May 5, 1994 .....  Announcing 1994 Issue 5 of IBM (R) PSP Developer
  Support News in three formats -- ASCII, .INF, and PostScript.  Issue 5
  prints 101 pages on an IBM 3820 printer.

  Produced monthly, and distributed electronically, by the IBM Personal
  Software Products (PSP) Developer Support organization in Boca Raton,
  Austin, and Atlanta, this newsletter gives members of IBM's Developer
  Assistance programs the latest information about all the IBM technical,
  business, and marketing programs in place to help them develop and
  market their PSP software successfully.

  OS/2 & LAN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TOOLS GUIDE
  ___________________________________________

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  April 19, 1994 .....  The OS/2 & LAN Systems Development Tools Guide is
  a treasure trove of tools for application developers.  It tells you
  about the many tools, produced by independent software vendors and IBM,
  that can help developers reap the benefits of the advanced technologies
  in OS/2 2.1, LAN Server 3.0, and related products.

  PRODUCT NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT OS/2 & LAN APPS AND TOOLS GUIDES
  ______________________________________________________________

  May 18, 1994 ....  Did you know that IBM publishes two big books full of
  listings of OS/2 and LAN Systems applications and development tools
  produced by IBM and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)?

  Finding all those apps and tools is an ongoing task, so we're asking for
  your help.

  The IBM Developer Assistance Program is currently soliciting nominations
  of IBM and ISV products to be listed in the next editions of the OS/2 &
  LAN Systems Applications Directory and the OS/2 & LAN Systems
  Development Tools Guide.

  IBM ADVERTISING PROGRAM OFFERS ADVERTISING DISCOUNTS
  _____________________________________________________

  May 23, 1994 . . . IBM today announced a program that offers advertising
  discounts for PC manufacturers and developers of hardware and software
  products for OS/2* and LAN Systems to use in high-impact publications.

  Starting this month, companies can use the Personal Software Products
  Advertising Program to increase and enhance their advertising through
  the use of discounted rates negotiated for them by IBM.

  BUSINESS GRAPHICS FOR VISUALAGE
  ________________________________

  Dakota Technologies has announced ChartsParts for VisualAge - IBM's new,
  object-oriented, visual application development environment.  ChartParts
  provides business graphics objects that can be used with Visualage
  developed applications.




  TRADE PRESS NEWS ARTICLES
  _________________________


  WORKPLACE OS DESCRIPTION BY LEAD ARCHITECT
  ___________________________________________

  IBM'S VISUALAGE ENVIRONMENT: A DEVELOPER'S DREAM COME TRUE
  ___________________________________________________________

  From PC WEEK, 04/11/94, By Bill Machrone

  IBM SHIPS 5M COPIES OF OS/2 --EARNS 37TH INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AWARD
  ___________________________________________________________________

  From PC Magazine, May 17,1994


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  THIRD-PARTY SUPPORT FOR OS/2 GROWS
  ___________________________________

  From COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS 05/16/94

  TCP/IP FOR OS/2 A WINNER!
  __________________________

  From the May issue of Australian Communications Magazine.

  PERSONAL SYSTEMS MAGAZINE, MAY/JUNE, 1994 ISSUE
  ________________________________________________

  The articles and subjects included in the May/June Issue include the
  following:

  "Wrightsizing" at USAir.

       This chronicles how USAir uses its new OS/2 network at its
       Pittsburgh hub to become one of America's most efficient airlines.
       Presented with the opportunity to break new ground during a $1
       billion construction effort at the Greater Pittsburgh International
       Airport, USAir and IBM worked together to implement a revolutionary
       airport management solution.,

  Getting the Word Out at Chemical Banking Corporation

       As more and more banks consolidate, the need for widespread, rapid
       communication becomes critical.  When a merger resulted in 460
       remote sites, Chemical Banking Corporation began its search for a
       full-service facsimile solution.  The Solution?  A successful
       installation of SofNet's FaxWorks OS/2 LAN.

  PC/3270 ON THE TOP-SELLING DOS SOFTWARE LIST
  _____________________________________________

  From "Computer Reseller News", April 25th edition

  FULL FUNCTION OS/2 NEARS - PCWEEK MAY 11 1994 (AUSTRALIA)
  __________________________________________________________




  CALENDAR
  ________


  ANNOUNCING THE 1994 CLIENT/SERVER DATABASE CONFERENCE
  ______________________________________________________

  June 13 - 17, 1994 Sheraton New Orleans Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana

  OS/2 WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, JULY 19-22, SANTA CLARA, CA
  _________________________________________________________________

  OS/2 TECHNICAL UPDATE '94, ATLANTA, SEPTEMBER 11-14
  ____________________________________________________






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                       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  PRODUCT PROMOTIONS
  __________________


  PC DOS 6.1 TO 6.3 UPGRADE PROMOTION
  ____________________________________

  For a limited time only, licensed users of PC DOS 6.1 can upgrade to PC
  DOS 6.3 online at no charge.

  IBM TCP/IP PROMOTION
  _____________________

  For a limited time only, customers can acquire the base and NSF Kit
  of either TCP/IP Version 2.1.1 for DOS or TCP/IP Version 2 for OS/2
  (R) for a one-time charge of only $299.

  LAN NETWORK MANAGER PROMOTION THRU IBM DIRECT
  ______________________________________________

  For limited time, from April 12, 1994 thru September 30, 1994, IBM is
  offering a 35% discount off the list price on the entire family of the
  IBM LAN Network Manager V1.1 products, new or upgrade including the LAN
  Network Manager Entry and LAN Station Manager.

  IBM PERSON TO PERSON PROMOTION
  ________________________________

  For a limited time only, eligible customers can acquire IBM's Person to
  Person (TM) desktop conferencing application for OS/2 (R) and Windows at
  a special one-time charge.




  OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION:
  ___________________________________________


  The following publications and on-line services provide additional
  information and news on OS/2:

  Publications:

       OS/2 Magazine
       OS/2 Professional
       The OS/2 Advisory
       OS/2 Developer
       Inside OS/2
       BI-WEEKLY/2
       Personal Systems

  On-Line OS/2 BBS:

       The following on-line information systems have BBSs (Bulletin Board
       Systems) providing information on OS/2:

       America Online
       Compuserve, Inc.
       DELPHI

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       GENIE
       OS2BBS
       PRODIGY
       IBM Canada BBS
       IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) BBS
       IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS
       IBM Personal Computer Company BBS
       Internet
       NIFTY-Serve (Japan)














































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  GENERAL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM IBM
  _______________________________________



  PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS APRIL 5, 1994
  __________________________________________


  194-098    Options by IBM: Communication Products
  294-181    IBM Ultimedia VideoCharger Version 1.0
  294-195    IBM FormTalk Version 1
  294-196    IBM CallPath DirectTalk/2 Version 2 Voice Processing System
  294-203    IBM FlowMark for OS/2 -- Availability
  394-073    Price Changes: National Education Prices (NEP) for Selected 8250
  394-075    IBM TCP/IP Promotion




  PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS APRIL 12, 1994
  ___________________________________________


  294-216    Cooperative Courseware: More for You in OS/2 2.1
  394-074    Price Changes: Selected IBM DOS Version 5.02 and PC DOS
             Version 6.1 Product Offering
  394-080    IBM LAN Network Manager Promotion




  PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS APRIL 27, 1994
  ___________________________________________


  294-258    IBM Personal TranslationManager Version 1
  294-259    IBM TranslationManager for Windows Version 1
  294-260    Withdrawal: Selected NetWare from IBM Products
  294-261    Withdrawal: IBM LAN Distance Version 1.0 Family of Products
  294-262    IBM NetWare Client for OS/2 2.1 and LANalyzer for Windows 2.1
  294-263    IBM PC DOS Version 6.3
  294-265    Client/Server Education Library -- Computer-Based Training
  294-267    IBM LAN Distance Version 1.1 Family of Products
  394-087    PC DOS 6.1 To 6.3 Upgrade Promotion
  394-088    ImagePlus Object Distribution Manager/2 Promotion
  594-025    Local Area Network Home Office Program Version 1 (LANHOP/6000)




  PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAY 3, 1994
  ________________________________________


  294-222    IBM LAN Server/400
  294-230    IBM ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager/400 Version 1.2
  294-249    IBM Neural Network Utility for OS/2 and Windows
  294-250    IBM Neural Network Utility Entry for OS/2 and Windows

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  ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAY 24, 1994
  _________________________________


  294-317    IBM DATABASE 2 OS/2 -- Version 1.2 and IBM Distributed
             Database Connection Services/2 -- Version 2.2
  294-320    IBM DB2/6000 Version 2 and DB2/2 Version 2
  294-322    Withdrawal: IBM DB2/2 Version 1.0 and DDCS/2 Version 2.0
  294-323    IBM Data Replication Products: Availability Information
  294-324    IBM DataGuide/2 Version 1 General Availability
  294-327    IBM IMS Client Server/2 Version 2 Release 2
  294-328    IBM Visualizer Family
  294-332    Ultimedia Manager Professional Edition for OS/2 and DB2/2 1.1
  294-338    IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1 Release 1 -- Professional and
             Personal Editions
  294-339    IBM ReDiscovery/2
  294-346    Statement of Direction: IBM LAN Library and Management Facility
  294-347    Statement of Direction: IBM LAN Data Dictionary
  294-348    Statement of Direction: VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0 and
             VisualAge for Windows, Version 2.0
  294-349    Statement of Direction: IBM Smalltalk for OS/2, Version 2.0
             and IBM Smalltalk for Windows, Version 2.0
  394-123    IBM Person to Person Promotion




  ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS MAY 31, 1994
  _________________________________


  294-358    IBM Pen for OS/2 1.0 and PenDOS 2.2
  294-359    Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 Doc Pack




  IBM LICENSES STAC ELECTRONICS DATA COMPRESSION FOR DOS, OS/2
  ____________________________________________________________


  AUSTIN, Texas, April 6, 1994  . . . IBM today announced a worldwide
  agreement to license Stac Electronics' patented Stacker* LZS* data
  compression technology for all IBM software including PC DOS** and
  OS/2**. IBM plans to provide Stacker data compression technology
  in future versions of PC DOS.

  Stacker data compression technology, now in its fourth generation, is
  the first product of its kind to break the 2:1 compression barrier.
  Beyond increasing storage capacity, Stacker 4.0 provides new safety
  features for enhanced reliability and a comprehensive tool set for
  using Stacker and managing Stacker drives.


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  Stac's OS/2 compression technology is currently the leading real-time
  data compression product available for OS/2-based PCs.  For
  PC DOS and OS/2, Stacker provides instant conversion of other
  compression formats, allowing users to easily update their disks
  to the proven Stacker format.



  IBM ANNOUNCES ROUTEXPANDER/2, X.25 XPANDER/2
  ____________________________________________


  April 11, 1994

  The RouteXpander/2 is a low cost, 2 port multi-protocol router and
  bridge running as communication software on a standard OS/2 system,
  supporting frame relay and point-to-point connections.  It can support
  either Ethernet or Token-Ring local area networks, and uses a high speed
  serial adapter for connection to frame relay networks or the other
  partner in a point to point connection.  The RouteXpander/2 transports
  TCP/IP, SNA/APPN, NetBIOS, and IPX protocols.  It uses standard frame
  formats and supports RFC 1294 to internetwork other RouteXpander/2
  systems, the IBM 6611, the IBM3745/NCP, the IBM 3172, the IBM Frame
  Relay Token-Ring Bridge, and other routers that support RFC 1294 (such
  as Wellfleet routers).  It can route to multiple destinations using
  single physical link to a frame relay network.  The X.25 Xpander/2 is
  low cost communication software providing application access to an X.25
  network.  The X.2 Xpander can bridge or route protocols across that
  network.

  The RouteXpander/2 family consists of two versions of the RouteXpander
  software plus three optional support packages. The optional support
  packages operate with RouteXpander Version 2 only.  Version 1.0.1
  supports both transparent and source-route bridging; Version 2 supports
  source-route bridging only. The optional packages are:

  * RouteXpander LNM Support/2, which allows the LAN Network Manager
    to manage the RouteXpander/2
  * RouteXpander X.25 Support/2, which allows the RouteXpander/2 to
    use up to 200 X.25 virtual circuits over a physical link
  * RouteXpander Multiport Support/2, which can support up to 2 local
    area and 8 wide area connections in varying combinations

  The X.25 Xpander/2 is a new program that provides a low cost solution
  to expand existing X.25 networks or build  new ones.  Working in tandem
  with existing OS/2 products, like TCP/IP for OS/2, the X.25 Xpander/2
  can transport existing OS/2 protocols across public or private X.25
  networks.

  New Features

  RouteXpander/2 Family

  - IPX routing
  - Transparent bridging between Ethernet LANs (V1.0.1 only)

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  - X.25 support
  - Media management for Token-Ring segments: ring error monitor,
    ring parameter server, and configuration support server
  - LAN Bridge Server to monitor and control bridging functions of
    RouteXpander/2
  - Can be managed by both the SNMP manager and the LAN Network Manager
  - Multiple physical LAN and WAN ports up to 2 LAN ports, and 8
    point-to-point ports, 2 frame relay ports, and 1 X.25 port (may not
    exceed total of 9 ports for bridging)
  - OS/2 Presentation Manager console support for installation,
    configuration, and operation

  X.25 Xpander

  - X.25 switching/routing at speeds up to 1.544Mbps
  - Supports up to 2000 virtual circuits over a physical link
  - Application level data compression
  - Address substitution/resolution among dissimilar X.25 networks
  - Support for up to 32 physical links
  - SNMP network management

  Key Applications

  While the RouteXpander is extremely flexible, and doesn't require frame
  relay, the RouteXpander/2 is best suited for small sites that want low
  cost routing and bridging, have OS/2 installed, and use frame relay at
  medium speeds (56Kbps to 128Kbps).  Both NetWare and LAN Server
  configurations are supported.  In these configurations, the
  RouteXpander/2 can provide the total routing and bridging function,
  internetwork with other routers and bridges, or connect into a hierarchy
  of routers by acting as a "feeder node" to a larger router.

  The X.25 Xpander is best suited for small sites that want low cost
  routing and bridging over X.25 and have OS/2 installed.

  Product Specifications

  Requires OS/2 Version 2.1 or later, and Network Transport Services/2
  (NTS/2) Version 2.20 or later.  The OS/2 Communications Manager/2 can be
  used to provide SNA routing and gateway capability and SNA management
  support.  TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 1.2.1 or later can be used to provide
  TCP/IP routing and SNMP management support.  Additional information can
  be obtained from IBM Campus Networking Systems, (919) 543-5007 (voice)
  or (919) 254-2915 (fax).

  Product Availability and Prices

  RouteXpander Version 1.0.1 (March  25, 1994)   $795.00
  RouteXpander Version 2.0 (March 25, 1994)   $795.00
  RouteXpander LNM Support/2 (March 25, 1994)  $395.00
  RouteXpander X.25 Support/2 (March 25, 1994)   $395.00
  RouteXpander Multiport Support/2 (August 26, 1994)  $795.00
  X.25 Xpander Version 1.0  (March 25, 1994)  $295.00


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  IBM ADDS MWAVE OS/2 SUPPORT AND EXPANDS FUNCTIONALITY
  _____________________________________________________


  HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y., April 11, 1994 - IBM's Microelectronics(TM)
  Division today announced that its popular Mwave(TM) Technology platform
  now runs under the OS/2(TM) 2.1 operating system environment.  In
  addition, it has added significant new functionality through software
  upgrades in the areas of communications, audio, voice and video.
  Both moves bring the benefits of Mwave to a broader range of OEM
  customers and end users.

      Already available in the Windows(TM) environment, Mwave is one of
  the first open hardware and software subsystems based on digital
  signal processing (DSP) technology.  The platform can be upgraded in
  the field simply through software.

      Mwave audio software supports the MMPM/2(TM) (Multimedia Presentation
  Manager) interface in OS/2 to provide industry standard functions for
  multimedia applications, including audio record, playback, data
  compression, audio synthesis and audio mixing.  In the Windows
  environment, Mwave supports the equivalent Windows MCI (Media Control
  Interface).  In addition, Mwave's OS/2 support extends to most Mwave
  audio capabilities already on the market as well as those being
  announced today.

      Added benefits of OS/2 support include customers' ability to use
  Mwave software developed for Windows 3.1 in the WIN-OS/2 subsystem
  that is part of OS/2 2.1, while application developers can use the
  Mwave Developers Kit (MDK) from Intermetrics in an OS/2 2.1
  environment.



  ENHANCING MVS AS A DATA/FILE SERVER
  ___________________________________


  April 12, 1994

  IBM has announced version 1.1.1 of LAN File Services/ESA (LFS) which
  will be orderable and available April 29, 1994.  This release extends
  some functions already available on VM/ESA * to the MVS/ESA *
  environment.  Specifically you can now Import and/or export files
  between an LFS/ESA workstation-format linear data set to/from an MVS
  sequential file.  You can also now do Backup/Restore for LFS PWS data
  on MVS using Adstar Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM).  These
  functions enhance the use of MVS as a file server by making mainframe
  disk space available to workstation users transparently so they can
  share files and applications with one another.  Customers currently
  use this product in conjunction with other products to enable:

   - video on demand
   - education on demand
   - form recall on demand
   - map recall on demand

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   - data sharing by many locations across multiple LANs

  These capabilities provide OS/2 * LAN Server clients transparent
  access to System/390 resources.

  In addition, this release adds Double-byte character support (DBCS)
  for file names and directories for both MVS/ESA and VM/ESA.

  Currently LFS (which supersedes WLFS) works on VM/ESA for both OS/2
  LAN Server and TCP/IP environments using a variety of connectivity
  options.  Note that the TCP/IP Network File System (NFS) will be
  supported on MVS by September, 1994.



  NEW, LOWER COST, IBM ENHANCED 5250 EMULATION PROGRAM
  ____________________________________________________


  April 3, 1994

  On April 3, IBM announced the newest member of its popular 5250 Emulation
  family.

             IBM ENHANCED 5250 EMULATION PROGRAM VERSION  2.4
                          Part Number 82G7309

  is now available.  It offers the combined functions of the previous
  versions and is priced lower than the individual programs which it
  replaces.

  Customers who utilize applications on AS/400*, System/36* or System/38*
  hosts using 5250 emulation can now take advantage of a consistent user
  interface on any personal computer supported by the IBM 5250 Emulation
  family of adapters.  Since Version 2.4 works with ISA, EISA, Micro
  Channel and PCMCIA 5250 Emulation adapters, customers who are familiar
  with 5250 emulation on one type of personal computer can easily use
  another type, as required.

  At the competitive one-time charge of $149, Version 2.4 will encourage
  customers to standardize on one 5250 emulation application across varying
  types of personal computers since it provides a consistent interface
  between the IBM 5250 Emulation family of adapters and AS/400 or System/3X
  hosts.

  IBM Enhanced 5250 Emulation Program Version 2.4 replaces the
  following products.
   o   IBM Enhanced 5250 Emulation Program Version 2.3
   o   Enhanced 5250 Emulation Program Micro Channel Support Version 1.0
   o   Enhanced 5250 Emulation Program PCMCIA Support Version 1.0

  For additional information see announcement Letter 294-176 or PCC94-130.
  Or contact the IBM 5250 Support Center at 1-800-237-5511



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  NETWORKING SUPPORT FAMILY ANNOUNCED
  ___________________________________


  April 7, 1994

  IBM announced April 6 that the Networking Support Family is a new
  addition to the IBM Support Family.  The Networking Support Family has
  been added to provide post-sale technical support for hardware and
  software in LAN and WAN networking environments.  The Networking Support
  Family complements support available through AS/400*, AIX/6000* and
  S/390* Support Families.

  Networking Support Family includes the following core services:

    o  Support Line, which provides single point-of-entry (800 telephone)
       voice support for operational and usage questions.  (Electronic
       access is also available.)

    o  Consult Line, which provides telephone consultation at a mutually
       scheduled time with networking technical experts.

    o  House Call, which provides a support specialist on-site to assist
       with tasks such as installation, system updates, and problem
       determination

    o  Alert, which provides automatic notification of fixes for high
       impact or pervasive problems.

    o  Forum, which is a bulletin board service delivered via IBM TalkLink
       for selected networking products.

  The planned availability of the Networking Support Family of Services is
  April 6, 1994 - refer to announcement letter 694-011 dated 4/6/94 for
  more information.




  IBM ANNOUNCES ADVANCED SERVER FOR WORKGROUPS
  ____________________________________________


  AUSTIN, Texas, April 13, 1994 ... IBM today announced the availability
  of Advanced Server for Workgroups, a suite of industry-leading groupware
  functions from IBM and Lotus Development Corporation, which together
  provide a powerful workgroup computing solution at a very attractive
  price.

  IBM Advanced Server for Workgroups combines IBM's OS/2* 2.11, LAN
  Server* Advanced 3.0, System Performance Monitor/2* 2.0 and Lotus
  Notes** 3.0 on CD-ROM with a single integrated manual and a videotape
  to facilitate installation.  The Notes software includes an OS/2
  Server and six Lotus Notes clients.



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  The Lotus Notes component of Advanced Server for Workgroups provides
  users with knowledge-sharing applications, mail and messaging
  capabilities, a development environment for distributed applications,
  and discussion and collaboration databases.  OS/2 2.11 provides the
  "workplace shell" graphical user interface and lets users run OS/2, DOS
  and Microsoft Windows** applications simultaneously.  IBM's LAN Server
  Advanced provides high performance resource management across the
  network with the fault tolerance and security features customers
  require.  IBM's System Performance Monitor/2 2.0 enables load balancing
  and performance tuning.

  The product is scalable from small LANs to large enterprise-wide,
  interconnected networks. It is ideal for customers seeking an entry
  point for workgroup computing and for large corporations which need to
  share applications over the LAN, across the nation and around the world.

  In addition to the single installation guide and videotape, IBM Advanced
  Server for Workgroups comes with 90 days of IBM customer support and a
  U.S. promotional offer for a discount on IBM consulting services for
  application design, implementation, and customization of Lotus Notes
  applications.

  IBM Advanced Server for Workgroups will be available April 15, 1994 in
  the United States and Canada directly from IBM and from software
  resellers shortly thereafter, for a list price of  $4,695.  The product
  has been certified by IBM's Integration Test Lab in Austin, Texas, as
  "Tested and Approved for LAN Systems."



  ACCESSDOS VERSION 1.1 NOW AVAILABLE
  ___________________________________


  April 27, 1994

  AccessDOS is a powerful set of eight programs designed to provide
  accessibility to the keyboard, mouse, and sound for IBM DOS users with
  disabilities.  AccessDOS Version 1.1 is now available from IBM and
  replaces AccessDOS Version 1.0.

  The enhancements in AccessDOS V1.1 are based on requests for changes
  from users to make AccessDOS even more user friendly. Now when a user
  starts AccessDOS, the user is presented with the first screen of menus
  rather than the logo screen. This eliminates several keystrokes to
  allow quicker option selection. In addition:

      o AccessDOS Version 1.1 will now allow Windows to load in
        "enhanced" mode.

      o Software improvements were made to MouseKeys to allow it to
        function better with multiple DOS programs which use a mouse
        when running under the DOS Task Switcher.

      o Software improvements were made to SerialKeys to allow it to

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        switch between DOS sessions using the ALT+TAB when running
        under Task Switcher.

      o The ADOS/? command displays a short description of AccessDOS
        and a complete listing of all valid switches.

  AccessDOS is especially helpful for users with special needs such
  as eye/hand coordination difficulties or mobility impairments. With
  AccessDOS features, keyboard operation is possible.

  AccessDOS' many advantages include:

  o StickyKeys - allows you to press each key separately when performing
    multiple key operations like CTRL-C. StickyKeys electronically holds
    the modifier keys pressed while you press the next key. It controls
    the operation of the Shift, Alt, and Control keys.
  o MouseKeys - converts the numeric keypad of your keyboard into a mouse
    It allows you to move the cursor around the screen and select items
    just as if you were using a mouse.
  o RepeatKeys - allows you to set how fast a key will repeat when it is
    held down. It will even let you disable typematic operation if you
    are slow to release a key.
  o SlowKeys - instructs the system not to accept a keystroke unless the
    key has been held down for a specified amount of time up to two
    seconds. This is useful in eliminating extraneous keystrokes if you
    have poor coordination and "bounce" off of other keys while trying to
    target a specific key.
  o BounceKeys - prevents double characters from being inputted should you
    accidentally bounce on a key when pressing or releasing it.
  o SerialKeys - allows you to perform and control keyboard and mouse
    functions using optionally available input devices attached to the
    serial port of your system.
  o ToggleKeys - provides a "beep" to indicate when Caps Lock, Num Lock,
    or Scroll Lock keys are activated. This is extremely useful for blind
    users to be able to know the status of these keys.
  o ShowSounds - blinks the screen or displays a small musical note in
    the upper left-hand corner of the displays when the computer makes a
    sound. This is useful for users who are hearing impaired and can't
    hear the tones the system makes.

  AccessDOS V1.1 is made available free of charge from IBM by calling
  ne of the listed phone numbers or by contacting an IBM Authorized
  ealer or IBM Branch Office.

  o United States            1-800-IBM-PCTB (1-800-426-7282)
  o Canada                   1-800-465-7999
  o Alaska                   1-414-633-8108 (toll call)








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  IBM PC DOS 6.3 -  DATA COMPRESSION, IMPROVED MEM MANAGEMENT
  ___________________________________________________________


  SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 1994.  . .IBM today announced PC DOS 6.3*, the
  most full-featured DOS available, with integrated data compression,
  improved memory management and a suite of enhanced utilities.  The
  announcement was made at IBM's Personal Software Products Technical
  Interchange conference.  PC DOS is IBM's version of the DOS operating
  system that runs on all IBM and compatible PCs and works with MS
  Windows**.

  The integrated data compression feature of PC DOS 6.3 enables users to
  increase significantly the storage capacity of their fixed and removable
  disks without any investment in hardware.  The new PC DOS is the only
  version of DOS that has built-in support for pen-based computers and
  PCMCIA cards.  PC DOS 6.3 is loaded with a suite of eight updated
  full-featured utilities including the following.  o IBM's SuperStor/DS o
  provides safe and reliable data compression capabilities for DOS and
  Windows.  o Central Point Software's** RAMBoost**, Central Point
  Backup** and Undelete and Program Scheduler allow users of DOS and
  Windows to easily optimize memory, back up or retrieve files and
  schedule activities.  o Phoenix Technologies' PhoenixCARD Manager Plus**
  provides PC DOS 6.3 with PCMCIA support.  o PenDOS*** provides
  extensions that allow users to replace the mouse with a pen to launch
  DOS applications.  o IBM's Anti-Virus protects against more than 2,000
  common computer viruses.  o Integrated E Editor enables users to draw,
  perform basic math, sort, and edit multiple files.

  With PC DOS 6.3, the SuperStor/DS compression software is fully
  integrated into the operating system, offering users real-time data
  compression.  SuperStor/DS is DoubleSpace compatible and will work with
  DoubleSpace compressed disks, allowing for easy migration from
  DoubleSpace.  SuperStor/DS includes advanced features such as password
  protection and support for Universal Data Exchange**, which allows
  compressed files on removable media to be read by a DOS system, even
  where compression software is not installed.

  PC DOS has been enhanced to provide comprehensive support for multiple
  configurations, which simplifies the upgrade process from MS-DOS.  PC
  DOS 6.3 allows users to create several different configurations of their
  AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, then to choose among the various
  configurations at startup.

  Central Point's RAMBoost provides enhanced support for multiple
  configuration environments, storing and executing separate memory
  management schemes for each configuration.  Unlike the memory management
  products included with competitive DOS offerings, RAMBoost continually
  tracks system configuration and re-optimizes memory when configurations
  change.

  Central Point's Backup utilities for PC DOS and Windows** have been
  enhanced to support additional tape drives.  IBM's PC DOS is still the
  only DOS to provide support for tape backup.


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  With PC DOS 6.3, IBM's Anti-Virus utility has been upgraded to scan for,
  identify and eliminate 40 percent more viruses -- more than 2,000 in
  all.  The Anti-Virus utility offers a wealth of other advanced features,
  including small memory footprint, a fuzzy logic engine to assist in
  identifying mutating viruses, and advanced false-alarm avoidance.  The
  PC DOS Anti-Virus shield runs in less than 6KB of memory, while others
  use as much as 44KB.  Anti-Virus is a comprehensive "install and forget"
  automatic protection package with interfaces for DOS and Windows.

  Additional enhancements to PC DOS 6.3 include SMARTDRV, DEFRAG and
  FORMAT improvements, among others.  SMARTDRV now offers better hard disk
  performance and increased data protection, and it will cache compressed
  data as well as CD-ROMs.  DEFRAG now uses extended memory to safely and
  efficiently defragment even large files.

  The PC DOS 6.3 upgrade for all DOS 2.1 or higher users will be available
  immediately at a suggested retail price of $77.

  IBM will also provide an electronic upgrade at no charge for current PC
  DOS 6.1 licensed users.  This package can be downloaded from CompuServe
  (GO IBMPCDOSUPGRADE) or the IBM PC Company bulletin board
  (1-919-517-0001) beginning April 27, 1994.  For PC DOS 6.1 users who
  want upgrade diskettes and documentation, a special 6.3 upgrade package
  can be purchased for $24.95 (U.S.) by calling 1-800-3-IBM-OS2 in the
  U.S. and 1-800-465-7999 in Canada.




  IBM ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF FORMTALK
  ______________________________________________


    Having successfully completed an Early Introduction Program with
    exceptionally high customer acceptance, IBM is announcing general
    availability of FormTalk Version 1 (Refer to Software Announcement
    293-711, dated November 30, 1993).

    FormTalk is a new PC based forms routing, tracking, and approval
    software package that brings simplified workflow capability to to
    business professionals and workgroups.

    Designed to speed the flow of information through an organization,
    FormTalk departs from the traditional view of forms -- exploiting the
    workstation's capabilities and allowing forms to break the bounds of
    fixed paper size.  Unlike existing forms products, FormTalk includes
    both forms design, fill and routing capabilities in a single low-cost
    package.  FormTalk's easy-to-use design capability allows users to
    create and implement simple, forms-based business processes without
    the need for education or the involvement of specialist forms
    designers.  FormTalk makes use of the administrative services of the
    underlying mail system, removing the need for any additional
    management.

    FormTalk forms can include calculations and can validate data as it is

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    entered on the form -- increasing the accuracy of data collected.
    Because both forms designs and approver lists can be easily modified,
    workgroups can quickly adjust business processes to reflect
    operational changes.

    FormTalk forms can be tracked through a business process improving
    productivity and customer service.  For example, an organization using
    FormTalk to implement a customer order application will be able to
    track customer orders as they move from order entry to credit
    checking, accounts receivable, dispatch and shipping -- enabling an
    accurate response to customer inquiries.

    As part of IBM's workgroup solution strategy, FormTalk will operate
    with IBM's recently introduced workflow management system, FlowMark*.
    The integration of these two products will provide a range of workflow
    solutions to our customers.

    Initially, FormTalk will operate under OS/2* V2.1 with plans to
    support Windows 3.1 in 1994.  It can use any VIM-enabled mail system,
    such as Lotus Notes** or cc:Mail**, to route its forms.

    A FormTalk marketing package will be available by April 15, 1994, on
    OFCTools.  This package will consist of a scripted Presentation Guide,
    a Fact Sheet, Q's and A's, as well as a self-running demonstration
    diskette.  A separate demonstration package using live code and
    scripted will also be available.

    In summary, the new FormTalk product from IBM will boost workgroup
    productivity, improve customer service, reduce design and printing
    costs and ensure data accuracy.




  NEW IBM PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS/3270 V3.1 - WINDOWS FOR
  _______________________________________________________
  WORKGROUP
  _________


  IBM announces the availability and support of Personal
  Communications/3270 Version 3.1 running with Microsoft's Windows for
  Workgroups.

  Customers can now utilize PC/3270 windows mode's 802.2 communications on
  their workstations with Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

  *** Operation of PC/3270 DOS mode under Windows for Workgroups DOS is
  not supported.  Support includes both Token-Ring & Ethernet* on IBM or
  non-IBM adapter cards.  Windows for Workgroups support requires the
  "MSDLC" drivers available from Microsoft.  Contact Microsoft for a list
  of non-IBM adapter cards supported by "MSDLC".

  IBM's PC/3270 V3.1 was announced and shipped in September 1993.  It
  provides a wide range of connections to mainframes including Async,
  IPX/SPX*, and TCP/IP, thus allowing customers to mask the complexity of

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  host applications from end users by means of an extensive graphical user
  interface and support for Visual Basic* and Dynamic Data Exchange.

  Please refer to Personal Communications/3270 Version 3.1 Announcement
  letter number 293-511 dated 9-23-93 for product detail, information and
  ordering instructions.




  IBM ANNOUNCES PERSONAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT FAMILY
  _____________________________________________


  IBM today announced that it is offering a new support service for its
  Personal Systems products.  Personal Systems Support Family provides a
  menu of services designed to support software solutions on a broad
  selection of Personal Systems products.  The services go beyond the
  scope of traditional maintenance agreements and include contact with
  IBM product experts and cross-company solution support for other vendor
  software.

  "By granting direct access to the technical expertise of IBM through
  Personal Systems Support Family, IBM customers from the single
  license end user to the developer and large corporate customer can
  enhance their systems availability and productivity" said Jim Seitz,
  VP of Availability Services and Technical Support.

  The Personal Systems Support Family core services include Support Line
  with Per Incident, Standard, or Premium levels of support, Forum,
  Consult Line, and House Call.  Additional services include, "Technical
  Connection Personal Software" CD-ROM, Technical Solutions magazine,
  Desktop Application Support, and Customer Application Assistance,
  and Technical Education.

  "We make it easy to understand, easy to customize and easy to use.
  The customer will simply select one or more support services to meet
  its specific support requirements, and we'll structure a package to
  provide a single, unified contract.  We will meet all Personal Systems
  platform needs of our customers, satisfaction guaranteed", stated
  Del Reith, Director of End User Support Services and Software
  Solutions.

   Personal Systems Support Family - Core Services

  Support Line  - Voice or electronic access to Personal Systems
  specialists for timely assistance with code related or usage problems.
  Customers may select either Per Incident, Standard, or Premium support
  with many options to permit tailoring to support a full spectrum
  of users from corporate to small businesses.

  Support is available via a toll-free 800 number, 8:00 a.m. through
  5:00 p.m., in the customer's time zone, Monday through Friday,
  except on U.S. national holidays.


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   Support Line Selectable Options

   -  Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
   -  Priority handling that provides direct access to a product expert
      and automatic invocation of additional technical resources after
      specific time intervals.
   -  Multi-vendor Coordination which simplifies access to a solution
      when products from multiple vendors are involved.
   -  Additional customer contacts to access Personal Systems Support
      Family services.

   Consult Line  - Conference call access to Personal Systems experts
  who will evaluate problems and provide consultation, guidance,
  analysis and recommendations as appropriate.  Experts are available
  via appointment offering advice and direction for highly complex
  environments.

   House Call  - Technical specialist support on the customer premises
  to solve problems or enable the customer's implementation and use of
  Personal Systems products.  The service will be charged on an hourly
  basis plus any necessary travel or related costs.

   Forum  - Electronic bulletin board availability via IBMLink
  (U.S. only) that allows the customer to share in valuable "As Is"
  technical ideas, tips and techniques of other IBM customers, and the
  internal worldwide technical IBM community.  Customers may purchase
  a TalkLink ID that is used to access the Forum.

   Additional Services

  Customer Application Assistance  - IBM will notify the customer if
  it determines that a problem is not in any of the IBM supported
  Personal Systems products but is in the customer or vendor's code.
  If the customer requires IBM to further debug the problem and determine
  where the failure exits in the customer or vendor code, IBM will
  continue to perform services at an hourly charge.

  "Technical Connection Personal Software" CD-ROM  - Collection of
  "As Is" information such as tips and techniques regarding installation,
  operation, performance tuning, and commonly asked questions and
  answers pertaining to Personal Systems products.

  Personal Systems Technical Solutions  - a bi-monthly publication
  that provides detailed information about personal computer hardware,
  software, and more.

  Desktop Application Support  - Enhances the Customer's total desktop
  computing capability by providing support for non-IBM vendor applica-
  tions.  This service addresses questions and problems with usage,
  tailoring, and systems integration and compatibility.

  Technical Education  - a wide range of Personal Systems education
  classes is available from Skill Dynamics.  Customers purchasing any
  Personal Systems Support Family services will receive discount coupons

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  which can be applied to any of the eligible Personal Systems classes
  offered by IBM Skill Dynamics.

  Personal Systems Support Family - Information

  Contact the Personal Systems Support Family Project Office at
  800-799-7765 for more information.  Hours of operation are from
  8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except
  U.S. national holidays.




  IBM ANNOUNCES NEW TRANSLATIONMANAGER PRODUCTS
  _____________________________________________


    April 27.  . . IBM today announced two new software products designed
    to reduce the time, cost and effort required to produce high quality
    translations, while enhancing translation quality and consistency --
    TranslationManager for Windows and Personal TranslationManager for
    Windows.

    TranslationManager is a family of products that provides a
    comprehensive system of translation, text processing and dictionary
    aids tailored to the needs of translators and other bilingual
    personnel engaged in translation and publication-related activities.

    The TranslationManager products are computer-assisted translation
    systems that automate repetitive tasks, freeing the translator to
    attend to the finer points of translation which require the judgement
    of an expert.  TranslationManager uses previously-translated material
    (Translation Memory concept) and offers an automated dictionary
    look-up as well as a spell check function available in multiple
    languages.  These features accelerate turnaround time and save money
    in overall translation costs.

    With IBM's introduction of TranslationManager for Windows and Personal
    TranslationManager for Windows, as well as the existing
    TranslationManager/2 product for the OS/2 environment, customers can
    now choose which product best fits their needs.

    TranslationManager for Windows further extends the product to the
    Windows platform -- enabling people who prefer working in the
    DOS/Windows** environment to access the vast range of
    TranslationManager's features.  The product offers users full
    administrative capabilities such as dictionary creation, the ability
    to build Translation Memory from historic data, and special options
    that allow file creation with untranslated segments.

    IBM's Personal TranslationManager for Windows is the translation
    choice for freelancers and small organizations who concentrate their
    efforts on specific languages or key competencies.  The personal
    version offers users an abbreviated set of features at a much lower
    cost.

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    The TranslationManager family of products assists translators in
    managing translation quality and consistency.  It allows for
    project-specific terminology and ensures the consistent use of
    terminology within a document and among translators.

    All TranslationManager software is easy to use and offers both
    extended and context-sensitive on-line help.  For new users, an
    integrated tutorial shortens the learning curve.

    TranslationManager/2 is currently available.  TranslationManager for
    Windows will be available on June 24, 1994.  Personal
    TranslationManager for Windows will be available on July 29, 1994.

    For additional information, please contact Jeff Hersey, BLDVMB/HERSEY
    Marc Hoffman, MSNVM1/MHO, Keith Mary Rantas, RHQVM20/KEITHR, or
    contact 1-800-IBM-4TM2.




  ULTIMEDIA VIDEOCHARGER EXTENDS LAN VIDEO ACCESS
  _______________________________________________


  RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, May 5, 1994 . . . IBM today announced the
  availability of Ultimedia* VideoCharger, a cost-effective way to bring
  video-on-demand to many local area network users.  VideoCharger is
  software that permits a large number of personal computer users to
  simultaneously access full-motion video.

  The new product provides users with an easy-to-use, "VCR -remote-like"
  front-end with easy controls to stop, start, playback, pause and mute.
  VideoCharger can be used in a variety of environments including offices,
  hotels, classrooms and conference centers.

  "VideoCharger's efficiencies encourage customers to integrate video into
  business or training applications," said Dorene Palermo, director of
  networking products, IBM Networking Software Division.

  "Ultimedia VideoCharger lets customers be more creative with delivery of
  such things as news footage; video on demand; and education on demand
  for government and schools, among others," added Wally Casey, director
  of marketing, IBM Personal Software Products division.

  For example, at IBM's International Education Center, in La Hulpe,
  Belgium, VideoCharger is in use throughout the hotel/conference center,
  for delivery of video to 260 guest rooms.

  Ultimedia VideoCharger converts stored video and accompanying digital
  audio to analog to be transmitted over television coaxial cable or over
  Token-Ring LANs using frequency couplers.  This allows many desktop
  clients to access full-motion video simultaneously and enables broadcast
  of the same video to hundreds of users at the same time.


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  Ultimedia VideoCharger includes client and server software for OS/2* and
  Windows** environments.  The server software works with a variety of
  file servers where videos may be stored, including IBM LAN Server
  Ultimedia, IBM LAN Server, and IBM LAN File Services/ESA.  The server
  software exploits video delivery equipment that can aggregate video
  playback from multiple file servers and video from other sources.

  This new software product can reduce costs because users can now share
  different types of digital video playback equipment, much like sharing
  printers in a LAN environment.  The types of video playback resources
  that can be shared are IBM ActionMedia II** for DVI videos and Optibase
  PCMotion** for MPEG-1 videos.  VideoCharger server software receives
  video requests from clients and allocates an available video playback
  resource of the proper type.

  Ultimedia VideoCharger is available today.  The price is $2,950 for a
  System Kit, which supports up to 10 concurrent digital video players
  that can be shared by any number of clients.  Additional Player Kits
  supporting 10 more video streams list at $1,950.  Client software, which
  is shipped with the System Kit, is $25 per user license.




  IBM ANNOUNCES LAN DISTANCE 1.1
  ______________________________


  May 4, 1994

  IBM ANNOUNCES LAN DISTANCE 1.1 WITH NEW CLIENT SUPPORT, MORE
  CONNECTIVITY, IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND USABILITY

  LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 4, 1994 ... IBM today announced LAN Distance 1.1,
  an upgrade of its remote node software which extends the resources of
  the central office LAN to new platforms, across more communications
  options with greater performance and usability.

  LAN Distance enables remote users on OS/2 and Windows PCs to run
  unmodified LAN applications and have concurrent multiple connections to
  the central-office server or LAN-attached PCs.  LAN Distance 1.1
  supports all major LAN environments including IBM LAN Server, Novell
  NetWare**, Banyan Vines**, Microsoft LAN Manager** and Artisoft
  LANtastic**.

  "LAN Distance 1.1 is the most comprehensive remote LAN access solution
  in the industry," said Art Olbert, director of LAN Systems for IBM's
  Personal Software Products division.  "It gives users extensive
  connectivity options, supports all major LAN applications, and provides
  host-like security.  Moreover, it allows customers, systems integrators
  and software developers to easily extend their client/server
  applications to remote users."

  LAN Distance 1.1 includes LAN Distance Remote for OS/2 and Windows, and
  the LAN Distance Connection Server for OS/2.  The Connection Server for

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  OS/2 comes in an eight-port version and a version which can support up
  to 128 ports, depending upon PC and adapter configuration.  The LAN
  Distance Connection Server provides remote LAN bridging and does not
  require a dedicated PC.

  Connectivity enhancements include support for a variety of IBM and OEM
  communications adapters, including asynchronous, ISDN (basic and primary
  rate), synchronous (switched and non-switched 56), and x.25 (direct and
  via asynchronous PAD).  The upgrade also features support for additional
  modems, Ethernet and Token-Ring adapters.

  Other key new features include LAN-to-LAN bridging, wherein a
  LAN-attached workstation can instruct the Connection Server to dial
  another server or remote PC off the LAN.  For example, businesses with
  large numbers of branch offices could use this feature to update
  software on PCs at all locations.

  LAN Distance 1.1 features automatic filtering.  This feature reduces
  administration by automatically setting up customized bridge filter
  tables and improves performance by eliminating unnecessary traffic over
  the dial-up connection.  Usability enhancements build on the product's
  intuitive graphical interface by providing improved information messages
  and new utilities that simplify installation.

  "LAN Distance breaks the 'Big Blue' mold for IBM software products,"
  said Frank Dzubeck, president of Communications Network Architects, Inc.
  "It is enabled for all LAN operating systems and will be sold through
  non-traditional IBM software channels.  LAN Distance reaches out to the
  non-IBM world to meet the competition head-on."

  Reflecting the role of LAN Distance as a major player in remote
  computing, a number of key communications vendors have joined with IBM
  to support or bundle the software.  Among these are Cubix, which will
  bundle LAN Distance 1.1 with its ERS fault-tolerant connection server,
  and Virtual Resources, which is delivering LAN Distance with its SPICE
  Communications Server.

  Other vendors supporting LAN Distance include Star Gate Technologies,
  which is bundling LAN Distance with its Avanstar Serial Adapter; Eicon
  Corp. which will support the product with its line of synchronous
  communications adapters, including ISDN, x.25 and Frame Relay; and
  Digiboard, which will support LAN Distance across its line of
  asynchronous adapters.  Telepartner International has announced a beta
  release of its PACKET/Distance product which provides x.25 support for
  LAN Distance 1.1.

  LAN Distance 1.1 is available now from IBM by calling 800-3-IBMOS2
  (800-342-6672), and also through a variety of dealer channels.  IBM also
  is offering a LAN Distance 1.1 evaluation CD-ROM, a production-level
  version of the product which can be installed and evaluated for up to 60
  days.  Suggested list prices are as follows:

    Remote for OS/2 & Windows                           $   69
    Connection Server (8 port)                          $  595

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    Connection Server (more than 8 users)               $1,995
    Connection Server upgrade (8-port to more than 8)   $1,495

  LAN Distance 1.0 to 1.1 upgrade prices:

    Remote Upgrade 1.0 to 1.1                           $   39
    Connection Server (8 port) Upgrade 1.0 to 1.1       $  120
    Connection Server Upgrade 1.0 to 1.1                $  399

  IBM's Personal Software Products Division, with headquarters in Austin,
  Texas, is an industry leader in the development of operating systems,
  including PC DOS and OS/2, as well as networking software and other
  advanced technologies.




  NEW AISPO* PRODUCT - PLAYATWILL  (PRPQ # P94013)  5764-085
  __________________________________________________________


  General Availability:      May 20, 1994
  Geographic Availability:   May 27, 1994

  PlayAtWill advanced PCMCIA** software invites you to "Plug and Play".

  PlayAtWill is an advanced utility for PCMCIA (Personal Computer
  Memory Card International Association) software for PC Cards. PC Cards
  are modules that you plug into the PC Card slot or PCMCIA adapter of
  your Personal Computer. This can be done while your machine is turned on
  PlayAtWill supports the installation of the following PC Cards:
  Communications (Token Ring, Ethernet, and 5250), Modem, Memory,
  Hard Disk, and I/O. In addition, applications can be registered to run
  when a specific PC Card is plugged in.

  PlayAtWill automatically identifies the type of PC Card that has been
  plugged in. By using it's Auto Configurator function, PlayAtWill boots
  the program thus making it ready for immediate use. PlayAtWill also
  displays information on the type of PC Card that has been plugged in
  along with it's status and that of the PC slot. Another function of this
  program is to provide the user with the ability to register an
  application that is supported on OS/2* and Windows** platforms. This
  will direct PlayAtWill to automatically run that application when the
  specific PC Cards is plugged in.

  The main functions of PlayAtWill are:

   - Provides an Automatic Configurator function for immediate use of the
     PC card.
   - Provides a viewing function to display PC card information.  -
     Provides an Automatic run function for applications registered on a
     PC card.
   - Provides ICONs to allow the PC card status to be viewed
     at any time.
   - Provides a monitoring function when the PC card is

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     plugged in or pulled out.
   - Supports PCMCIA Version 2.1 or later and
     JEIDA Version 4.2 or later.

  TERMS AND CONDITIONS:  This product is licensed to customers on an "AS
  IS" basis.  There is no warranty or support provided.




  IBM ANNOUNCES LAN SERVER/400! NEW AS/400 - LAN SERVER 3.01
  __________________________________________________________
  SYNERGY
  _______


  May 11, 1994

  LAN Server/400 makes the AS/400 a competitive file server for PC
  applications on the Local Area Network with the competitive throughput
  of LAN Server 3.01 or NetWare.  This is the blending of the best of LAN
  Server 3.01 and the AS/400.  With over 20,000 business applications
  available on the AS/400 and the LAN speed and stability of LAN Server
  3.01, client-server is a reality for our customers and software
  providers.  The richest selection of business applications based on the
  AS/400 can now integrate data, administration and security with LAN
  Server 3.01 remotely on the LAN or integrated on the AS/400.

  LAN Server/400 is a hardware and software implementation of LAN Server
  3.01 on the AS/400 that provides competitive performance across the LAN.
  The hardware consists of a hardware FSIOP (File Server Input/Output
  Processor) that utilizes a 486 DX2 66MHZ processor.  From 16Mb to 64Mb
  of cache is available.  The adapter supports two LAN connections that
  are software configurable to be either Token Ring or Ethernet or a
  combination of both.  IBM LAN Server 3.01, stored on the AS/400 disk,
  provides the performance and LAN software connection.  Access is
  provided via the LAN Server 3.01 DOS, Windows or OS/2 LAN requesters.

  The design points for the LAN Server/400 were performance, integrated
  administration, integrated security, and integrated data.

  The performance of the AS/400 is improved not only through the LAN
  Server 3.01 software but the integration of the FSIOP card to handle
  file services over the LAN to an AS/400.

  Administration of LAN Server/400 provides for AS/400 style commands for
  security, configuration, save and restore, move and copies of data.  An
  AS/400 customer can now issue AS/400 style commands to execute these
  activities locally or across the Ethernet/Token Ring Local Area Network
  to remote IBM LAN Servers.  This allows a customer to utilize existing
  AS/400 skills to administer and automate LAN activities such as backup
  and recovery, error detection and PC server monitoring.

  Security is integrated between the AS/400 and LAN Server 3.01 networks.
  When the system operator creates a user profile on the AS/400, that user
  profile is created and synchronized with the LAN Server domain.  This

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  increases security on a Local Area Network by providing a single point
  of maintenance for customers for both AS/400 applications and LAN based
  PC applications.  LAN Server/400 merges the security model of OS/2 LAN
  Server with OS/400 security to provide a single view of users and access
  rights for users.  LAN Server/400 can function as a domain controller,
  backup domain controller or additional server in a LAN Server domain.

  Data is integrated between the AS/400 and LAN servers on the network.
  This further advances the client/server capabilities for the 20,000
  thousand applications now running on the AS/400 and LAN Server.  LAN
  Server is also now able to take advantage of the reliability and disk
  capacity of the AS/400.  Up to 128 GB of storage can be allocated for
  each PC file system and the AS/400's RAID technology is available to LAN
  Server/400.

  LAN Server/400 was announced on May 3, 1994.  It will be available in
  September 1994.

  The LAN Server/400 product will be available through normal AS/400
  channels.

  This notice is posted by Peter E. Greulich.  Pete can be reached on
  CompuServe at 72262,140.  Additional information is available from your
  local IBM representative, local AS/400 business partner or IBM
  authorized dealer.



  IBM OS/2 2.1 FOR WINDOWS SERVICEPAK (XR06300) AVAILABILITY
  __________________________________________________________


  May 11, 1994

  The IBM OS/2 2.1 for Windows ServicePak, level XR06300, is available for
  customers using OS/2 Version 2.1 for Windows.  This servicepak does not
  apply to customers using OS/2 Version 2.1. This servicepak contains
  fixes for problems reported by customers since OS/2 2.1 for Windows was
  distributed in November of 1993.

  The servicepak is designed to be applied to:

     o OS/2 2.1 for Windows as released in November, 1993
     o OS/2 2.1 for Windows preloaded systems

  This servicepak does not apply to customers using OS/2 Version 2.1. The
  information in this announcement applies only to the OS/2 Version 2.1
  for Windows product that was made available in November of 1993.

  Ordering the servicepak -----------------------

  You may download the servicepak electronically (availability depends
  depends on the particular electronic facility) or, starting May 16, 1994
  you may order either the diskettes or a CD-ROM of the servicepak from a
  1-800 number.  Shipping of the servicepaks will begin on May 19, 1994.

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  You may make as many copies of the servicepak as you have licensed
  copies of OS/2 2.1 for Windows.  You may distribute copies to other
  properly licensed OS/2 2.1 for Windows owners.

  A booklet of installation INSTRUCTIONS is included with the servicepak.
  A "read me" file, called README, contains technical considerations.

  Downloading electronically:

  Electronic delivery of the servicepak will be available from the
  following electronic bulletin board systems, if you have high-speed
  communications to download the diskette images:

  o  IBM OS2BBS - If you are a SUBSCRIBER to the OS2BBS, you may download
     the servicepak.  The servicepak is located in the software download
     library.  If you are not a SUBSCRIBER to the OS2BBS and wish to
     SUBSCRIBE, please call 1-800-547-1283.  Expected availability:
     5/13/94

  o  Compuserve - Members of the Compuserve information service may
     download the servicepak from the IBM OS2 Forum Library (GO IBMSERV).
     Expected availability:  5/16/94

  o  Internet - Customers having access to Internet services will be able
     to download the servicepak from the network.  Customers should do an
     anonymous FTP to "SOFTWARE.WATSON.IBM.COM".  The servicepak will be
     located in the "/PUB/OS2" directory.  Expected availability:  5/20/94

  o  IBM Personal Computer Company BBS - Customers may call the IBM
     Personal Computer Company BBS by dialing (919) 517-0001 via your
     communications modem.  Expected availability:  5/20/94

  o  TOOLCAT OS2CSD (IBM Internal Only) - IBM employees with access to the
     IBM network may download the servicepak from the OS2CSD repository.
     Expected availability:  5/13/94

  Some of these systems may not be available outside the United States.
  If these bulletin board systems are not available in your country, you
  can contact your service representative or the place where you purchased
  OS/2 2.1 for Windows.

  Ordering via 1-800 number (starting May 16, 1994)

  Starting May 16, 1994, if you reside in the U.S. and do not have access
  to any of the electronic bulletin board systems, or if you need the
  servicepak delivered on diskettes or CD-ROM, you may order the
  servicepak by calling 1-800-494-3044 and charging the shipping and
  handling fees to your credit card.  You may also pay by check or
  purchase order.  A second-day airborne service is used to deliver the
  servicepak.

  The diskette version of the servicepak consists of twenty 3-1/2 inch
  diskettes or twenty-five 5-1/4 inch diskettes.  It will be shipped for a
  non-refundable fee of $40.00 plus tax to cover the cost of the material,

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  shipping, and handling.  The CD-ROM version costs a non-refundable
  $25.00 plus tax.

  When ordering, please specify:

     1.Whether you want the 3-1/2-INCH diskette, 5-1/4-INCH diskette, or
     CD-ROM version of the servicepak.  Note:  If you want diskettes, be
     sure to order the size that is bootable on your machine (i.e.,
     typically the size of your "a" diskette drive).

     2.An actual business or home address without a P.O. Box number.  (The
     two-day airborne service cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes.)

     3.A current credit card name, expiration date, and number to which
     the fee will be charged.

     4.Whether you choose to pay by check

     5.Whether you choose to pay by purchase order




  NETWORK SECURITY PROGRAM (NETSP) RELEASE 2 ANNOUNCED!
  _____________________________________________________


   If you are customer looking for:

   1.  Single Secure Signon to their network?  (Host applications, OS/2*
       Lan Server, Netware** Servers, client-server applications, and OS/2
       Telnet servers)

   2.  A security solution that supports 6 platforms?  (OS/2, DOS,
       Windows**, AIX/6000*, HP, and SUN)

   3.  A security solution that supports 4 protocols?  (TCP/IP, IPX, LU
       6.2, and NetBIOS)

   4.  A very easy way to make client-server apps secure?
       (Authentication, Data Integrity, and Data Encryption thru the
       industry standard API)

   The answer is here!  Today, we are announcing NetSP Release 2!

   NetSP provides significant productivity improvements to end users thru
   our single singon capability.  Thru a easy to use GUI interface, users
   log on to the network ONCE and get secure access to host applications,
   OS/2 Lan Servers, and Netware servers - all without entering or
   maintaining any additional passwords.  Programmers can take advantage
   of the GSS-API (Generic Security Services) in their applications and
   easily invoke security services to make their applications secure.

   For a limited time only, you can purchase NetSP at a 20% discount
   (discount currently available in the US).  Product education, support,

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   and service are all FREE and provided by our developers.




  OS/2 PERFORMANCE BETA I, VERSION 2.99 AVAILABLE FOR TESTING
  ___________________________________________________________


  May 20, 1994

  Today IBM* is making available the OS/2 Performance Beta I, version
  2.99.  (2.99 will be used as a version number for all OS/2 system
  betas.)  The package is available for downloading today; the 800# for
  ordering the CD-ROM is available starting 5/23.

  As a participant of this program you will have the opportunity to
  install, test, and provide feedback on this pre-release code.  We will
  be posting a questionnaire separately on the bulletin boards for you to
  use to provide feedback.

  This beta contains a set of performance features that have been added to
  the OS/2 for Windows** product.  For example, we have developed a Fast
  Load option for Windows programs.  We have made our Presentation Manager
  window management a full 32-bit subsystem, and we have added a new DOS
  setting to enable you to control the amount of system resources for each
  DOS application.

  In addition to these performance improvements, we are also supplying
  more customer-driven requirements including:

         o   Support for multiple printer installation
         o   Additional support for PCMCIA socket services
             through a new Workplace Shell object for:
               -IBM Thinkpad Models 350, 500 720, 750 and PS2E
               -AST Powerexec 4/25SL, 4/25SLC, and Bravo NB Color
               -Zenith 425L
               -Toshiba T4500C/T4600C
         o   Additional CD ROM drivers
               -Philips Models 205, 205MS, 206, 225, 225MS, 226
               -Sony  Models 531, 535, 6150, 6251, 6201, 6205, 7201, 7205
         o Workplace Shell color palette and icon changes for improved
           navigation

  EXPECTATIONS

  Our primary customer goal in developing this beta is to provide a more
  personally responsive OS/2 whose screen response time, command and
  window processing, and application processing are noticeably improved
  for all current users of OS/2 for Windows.  We are equally interested in
  delivering a product where new OS/2 users will find this an acceptable,
  competitive offering for their low end computers-- whether or not they
  are already using an operating system like IBM PC DOS or DOS/Windows.



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  We would like you to install, test, and provide us with feedback.  We
  would like you to compare and quantify the differences between this
  version of OS/2 and the environments you are currently using.  We are
  interested in what applications you are running and we are particularly
  interested in finding out:

     o Does this beta satisfy your needs in constrained environments--
       for example, running your favorite Windows or OS/2 productivity
       application, personal finance application, personal organizer,
       spread sheet, game and so on in a four megabyte machine?

     o If you are a current OS/2 for Windows user, does this beta
       increase your satisfaction in your use of the product?  Do you
       notice and benefit from improved desktop and application
       performance?


  ************************************************************************
  Software Requirements


  To use Windows applications with this beta, you will need to have DOS
  3.1 or higher and Microsoft Windows 3.1 installed in a partition visible
  to OS/2 during its installation process.  This beta code will NOT work
  with Windows 3.11, nor will it work with Windows for Workgroups 3.1 or
  3.11.

  Hardware Requirements:

    -Intel386***** SX-compatible or higher processor
    -4MB of RAM - minimum
    -one 1.44MB 3.5 inch diskette drive
    -hard disk with 20MB to 40MB of free space
    -mouse or compatible pointing device is required

  ************************************************************************

  ORDERING THE OS/2 PERFORMANCE BETA

  IBM INTERNAL USERS:

  You may download the diskette images from the OS2BET tools disk.

  You may download the diskette images of the OS/2 Performance Beta
  electronically from CompuServe or OS2BBS on or after May 20.

  You may also purchase a copy of the beta on CD-ROM for $14.95 plus
  appropriate sales tax by calling 800-251-2177 between the hours of
  8:00AM and 5:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, and charging the cost to Visa
  or MasterCard.  This will be available starting May 23.

  DOWNLOADING THE OS/2 PERFORMANCE BETA



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  Electronic Delivery of the OS/2 Performance Beta is available from the
  following bulletin board systems.  Since there are 21 diskette images
  plus several text files, we recommend a high-speed modem for downloading
  this package.


     o  IBM OS2BBS - If you are a subscriber to the OS2BBS, you may
        download the beta from the software download library on OS2BBS.
        The package name is OS2PERF1.  If you are not a subscriber to the
        OS2BBS and would like to subscribe, please call 1-800-547-1283.

     o  CompuServe - Members of the CompuServe Information Service may
        download the beta from the IBM OS2 FORUM Library (GO OS2BETA).
        Select the OS/2 Performance Beta from the menu.

     o  OS2BETA (INTERNAL IBM USERS) - IBM employees with access to the
        IBM Network may download the beta from the OS2BETA tools disk
        (TOOLCAT OS2BETA).  The package name is OS2PERF1.  The beta
        package may be downloaded and given to customers.  To encourage as
        much internal testing of this beta as possible, we are providing a
        package of Microsoft Windows 3.1 on OS2BETA STRICTLY FOR USE IN
        THIS TESTING.  (The package name is MSWIN31).  You may use this
        copy of Windows only at work and it CANNOT be distributed outside
        of IBM.  If a copy of DOS is needed to install Windows, you can
        obtain it from PCPROD or PCWARES.


  TECHNICAL SUPPORT

  Technical Support for this Beta program is available through the PSPBETA
  FORUM on CompuServe***, through the "Beta Feedback" topic of the OS/2
  Club bulletin board on Prodigy****, and through the IBM electronic
  bulletin board system OS2BBS in a forum called OS2BETA.

  In the United States, to become a member of CompuServe, call (800)
  524-3388 and ask for representative #239.  To become a member of
  PRODIGY, call (800) 776-0845.  To become a member of OS2BBS, call (800)
  547-1283.

  Outside the US, see the IBM contact through which you obtained the beta.

  INTERNAL IBM USERS:  Technical Support for IBM internally is provide on
  the OS2BETA FORUM on the IBMPC conferencing disk.

  NON-US:
  ORDERING THE OS/2 PERFORMANCE BETA IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST and
  AFRICA (E/ME/A)

  Because this beta requires a US version of Microsoft Windows** 3.1, IBM
  does not, in E/ME/A, make it generally available on a CD-ROM.  Instead,
  the beta code will be put on various bulletin boards for electronic
  download.  These are the IBM EMEA Beta BBS, +44-256-819268, IBM EMEA DAP
  BBS ( for DAP members ) and CompuServe***.  Customers may download the
  beta code for testing.  (Please note also that the UK version of Windows

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  3.1 will probably work with this beta, but it is not a tested and
  supported combination at this time.)

  At any time, E/ME/A customers may check the latest status on the
  availability of the "OS/2 Performance Beta" by telephoning the IBM
  HelpFax, an automatic FAX response service, on +44-256-50096.  Customers
  may also receive information, in English, outlining beta availability
  and ordering details for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  This
  information is accessible by using your telephone keypad.  Simply enter
  30501 which is the document number.  In case of difficulty, please
  contact your local IBM Representative.




  IBM LICENSES KODAK PHOTO CD TECHNOLOGY
  ______________________________________


  May 23, 1993

  IBM LICENSES KODAK PHOTO CD TECHNOLOGY, ANNOUNCES PLANS TO INTEGRATE
  PHOTO CD SUPPORT IN OS/2

  Atlanta, May 23, 1994 . . . IBM today announced that it has signed a
  license for Photo CD technology from Eastman Kodak, and will integrate
  the technology into future versions of OS/2*.  This announcement will
  make OS/2 the first PC operating system to be Photo CD-enabled without
  requiring users to buy additional software.

  The ability to read high-resolution color images in the Photo CD Image
  Pak** format and write to fully-compatible Photo CD discs will make OS/2
  even more attractive as a platform for the creation of business
  presentations, newsletters and other documents, as well as for
  commercial multimedia programs for applications such as kiosks, sales,
  education and training.

  "By integrating Photo CD support into OS/2, we're continuing our
  commitment to making OS/2 an operating system that offers more power and
  greater capabilities than competitive offerings," said Wally Casey,
  director of marketing for IBM's Personal Software Products division.
  "We believe this will make OS/2 an even more attractive option to anyone
  who is working with or creating applications that involve multimedia
  content."

  An update that enables OS/2 Version 2.1 to read Photo CD images will be
  made available on-line from IBM, and from commercial services such as
  CompuServe this summer.  IBM will integrate the Photo CD read-only
  technology and the capability to write Photo CD images into a future
  version of OS/2.

  The licensing agreement with Kodak also gives IBM the ability to deliver
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  "This is an important step for Photo CD compatibility," said Fred Geyer,
  general manager, Marketing and Sales, Kodak Digital and Applied Imaging.
  "The five million users of the OS/2 platform now have the same easy
  access to Photo CD images as they do to the rest of their data.  This
  agreement and technology make access to Photo CD transparent to OS/2
  applications."

  Kodak's Photo CD system allows color images, including 35mm photos,
  scanned images and computer-generated color graphics, to be stored in
  the Photo CD format.  Up to 100 high resolution Photo CD images can be
  stored on a single Photo CD master disc.  The master discs store images
  at five levels of resolution, ranging from 2048 x 3072 pixels to 128 x
  192 pixels.  Discs carrying the Photo CD logo can be played using a
  CD-ROM drive on computers running any compatible operating system, or
  viewed on a television screen using any one of a wide range of other
  playback devices.

  With the introduction of OS/2 2.1, OS/2 has become the operating system
  of choice for delivering multimedia to the desktop and the network.  The
  32-bit power of OS/2, combined with its integrated multimedia
  capabilities, offers end-users and application developers a uniquely
  powerful and full-featured multimedia platform.

  With the addition of integrated Photo CD support in OS/2, any OS/2
  application that supports display or manipulation of images will be able
  to view Photo CD images.  This includes all applications which use the
  documented OS/2 multimedia interface.  For example, current versions of
  Ultimedia Perfect Image/2 image processing and enhancement software;
  Ultimedia Builder/2, an easy-to-use multimedia presentation development
  package; and Ultimedia Workplace/2, a tool for linking multimedia
  information and databases, will be able to exploit this capability.

  ** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of:  Eastman Kodak Co.




  NEW VERSIONS OF DBS/2 AND DB2/6000 PLANNED
  __________________________________________


  May 25, 1994

  Further enhancing its client/server database products across platforms,
  IBM today unveiled plans for Version 2 of DATABASE 2* for OS/2* (DB2/2*)
  and DATABASE 2 for AIX/6000* (DB2/6000*), two client/server relational
  database management systems.

  DB2/2 and DB2/6000 bring the power, performance and reliability of IBM's
  core DB2 database technology to the desktop and workstation user.  The
  new versions will offer enhanced function and performance to take
  advantage of extended relational capabilities, an industry leading SQL
  optimizer, large database support, and access to DB2/2 and DB2/6000 data
  from host applications.


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  "Customers today demand solutions which support their heterogeneous
  computing environments," said Janet Perna, director of database
  technology, IBM Software Solutions.  "With the delivery of these
  products, IBM is meeting customer requirements for database technology
  with a proven track record for supporting mission critical applications
  in an open environment."

  DB2/2 and DB2/6000 are 32-bit relational database management systems
  that support DOS, Microsoft Windows** and OS/2* clients, with DB2/6000
  also supporting X terminal and AIX clients.  Through DDCS/2* and
  DDCS/6000*, IBM's Distributed Database connection Services* products,
  DB2/2 and DB2/6000 users can access transparently and update a variety
  of host databases, including DB2 for MVS*, DB2/VM and VSE (SQL/DS*) and
  DB2/400*.

                   Extended Relational Capabilities

  Because many users of relational database management systems are
  developing applications that include object-oriented and multimedia
  capabilities, Version 2 of DB2/2 and DB2/6000 offer extensive support
  for objects including text, voice and image data.  By allowing the
  storage of very large (multi-gigabyte) binary or text objects in the
  database, DB2/2 and DB2/6000 let users work with multimedia objects such
  as documents, video, images and voice, in addition to text.

  DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Version 2 include support for user-defined functions
  (UDFs), user-defined types (UDTs), triggers, constraints and recursive
  SQL, enabling customers to build advanced business applications.

                             SQL Optimizer

  DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Version 2 incorporate enhanced cost-based SQL
  optimizer technology to reduce access time to data, allowing customers
  to exploit and analyze the vast amount of valuable information contained
  in their databases.  The new SQL optimizer can provide significantly
  improved response time for SQL queries without the application designer
  being concerned as to the complexity or structure of the query.

                        Large Database Support

  To accommodate the growing number of users managing mission-critical
  databases that are continuously growing in size and importance, IBM has
  made a number of enhancements to Version 2 of DB2/2 and DB2/6000 that
  provide higher operational capacity, more flexibility and improved
  performance.  With the new versions, users can divide a database into
  separately managed parts called tablespaces, making data easier to
  manipulate and process.  When creating tables or indices, users can
  choose the tablespace in which the data resides.  Users can also
  increase the size of tablespaces by adding more devices or storage
  space.

               Distributed Database and Data Replication



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  The new versions of DB2/2 and DB2/6000 include the Distributed
  Relational Database Architecture* (DRDA*) Application Server capability,
  which allows DB2/MVS, DB2/400 and DB2/VM host applications, along with
  any application that uses the DRDA Application Requestor function, to
  access data located in DB2/2 and DB2/6000 databases.  Additionally, by
  using IBM's Data Replication products, data may be replicated from
  multiple sources including DB2 (MVS), DB2/400, IMS, and VSAM into DB2/2
  and DB2/6000 databases.  DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Version 2 will be made
  available to customers in October through a beta program.

             DB2/2 Version 1.2, DDCS/2 Version 2.2

  IBM also announced new releases of DATABASE 2* OS/2* (DB2/2*) and
  Distributed Database Connection Services/2* (DDCS/2*).  DB2/2 Version
  1.2 and DDCS/2 Version 2.2 protect customers' investments in their
  information systems by offering enhanced integration with Novell NetWare
  LANs, support for Windows applications using Microsoft's ODBC interface,
  new functions which enhance compatibility between DB2/2 and DB2 (MVS),
  and flexible pricing options which offer a lower entry price for DB2/2
  client/server applications.

  DB2/2 V1.2 provides enhanced integration with Novell NetWare LANs by
  offering support for the Novell IPX/SPX communications protocol.  This
  allows DOS, Windows, and OS/2 workstations on a Novell NetWare LAN to be
  used as clients to DB2/2 servers and through DDCS/2 as clients to DB2
  host-based servers without requiring any additional communication
  products to be installed or configured.

  An enhanced ODBC driver is included with the new DB2 client or Windows.
  IBM's DB2 ODBC driver provides popular Windows applications with access
  to enterprise data.  Windows applications using the ODBC interface are
  now able to access data stored in any of the DB2 family of relational
  databases.  OS/2 users can also take advantage of ODBC support when
  running Windows applications in the WIN-OS/2 environment.

  IBM has changed the pricing structure of DB2/2 V1.2 and DDCS/2 V2.2 to
  provide a lower cost entry for DB2/2 LAN-based and host-based
  client/server applications with scalable pricing for larger systems and
  future growth.  Prices are based on the number of users concurrently
  connected to the database server and to host-based servers respectively.
  The base products are each enabled for up to four concurrent users.
  Additional user connections are available for both products in either
  10-or 50-user connection increments.

  DB2/2 V1.2 and DDCS/2 V2.2 will be generally available on June 30.  The
  single-user list CD price for DB2/2 V1.2 is $425; client/server list CD
  price for DDCS/2 V2.2 with four users is $1995.

    Note:  Prices are current as of this date and subject to change
           without notice.





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  IBM IMS CLIENT SERVER/2 VERSION 2 RELEASE 2
  ___________________________________________


  May 24, 1994

  IMS Client Server/2 (TM) Version 2 Release 2 is the latest addition to
  the Information Management System (IMS) family of products.  IMS Client
  Server/2 is a cooperative processing programming interface that OS/2 (R)
  application programs can call to execute IMS/VS Data Communications or
  IMS/ESA (R) Transaction Manager transactions at the host.

  This new release of IMS Client Server/2 supports VisualAge (TM) -- IBM's
  new, object-oriented, visual application development environment.  With
  VisualAge, application programmers can quickly build graphical
  client/server applications by assembling and connecting prefabricated
  parts with visual programming tools.  IMS Client Server/2 provides a set
  of prefabricated parts and Smalltalk classes for enabling VisualAge
  applications to communicate with IMS host applications.  With these
  parts and classes, you can build sophisticated mission-critical
  applications with minimal coding.

  You can also access host IMS applications from an OS/2 PL/I application.
  In addition, IMS Client Server/2 Version 2 Release 2 provides a
  connection to the Micro Focus IMS Option.  This allows you to develop
  and run host applications on a workstation using IMS Client Server/2 as
  the interface to graphical end-user applications.

  With IMS Client Server/2, you can:

    o   Protect and build on investments in existing IMS 3270 applications
    o   Bridge host data into the OS/2 workstation environment
    o   Provide application programmers with easy-to-use application
        program interfaces (APIs) to help them create client/server
        solutions for their business needs
    o   Combine text-based host data with graphical, audio and video data
        that can reside on a personal computer (PC)

  IMS Client Server/2 is beneficial to:

    o   Non-data processing (DP) professionals, for improved access to
        IMS data needed to make business decisions
    o   DP professionals, for development of new or exploitation of
        existing IMS DC or TM transaction-oriented applications that
        access IMS databases and/or DB2 on MVS in a distributed
        processing environment

  Basic One-Time Charge:

    IMS Client Server/2 Runtime Base                   $195
    Administrative and Development Services Feature
      (includes VisualAge support)                      795

  Planned Availability Date:  October 14, 1994


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  IN BRIEF . . .

  With IMS Client Server/2, you can:

  o   Use state-of-the-art programming tools to deliver new functions
      quickly and efficiently:
      -   IMS Client Server/2 now supports VisualAge, IBM's new,
          object-oriented, visual application development environment
          for building sophisticated mission-critical applications with
          minimal coding.
  o   Access host IMS transactions from an OS/2 PL/I application
  o   Enable workstation applications to access host IMS applications
      that run in the Micro Focus IMS Option environment or on the
      mainframe:
      -   IMS Client Server/2 now provides a connection to the Micro
          Focus IMS Option.  You can develop or run host applications
          on a workstation and use IMS Client Server/2 as the interface
          to your graphical end-user applications.
  o   Access existing host IMS applications without changing the
      applications
  o   Maintain mission-critical data on the host while improving host
      and network message processing performance
  o   Use your choice of tools and languages to build workstation
      applications
  o   Build graphical workstation applications that combine multiple
      host applications with all the presentation and productivity
      functions and programs available on the workstation




  IBM PL/I FOR OS/2 VERSION 1.1 -- PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL
  __________________________________________________________
  EDITIONS
  ________


  May 24, 1994

  Introducing IBM PL/I for OS/2 (R) -- for customers wanting to have the
  complete power of the IBM host PL/I product on their desk!  IBM PL/I for
  OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Professional Edition is a full function Operating
  System/2 (R) (OS/2 (R)) Version 2 based PL/I application development
  environment.  IBM PL/I for OS/2 -- Professional is designed for the
  experienced PL/I application developer who wants to have the power of
  the host language combined with the productivity of the PC tools.  IBM
  PL/I for OS/2 -- Professional provides the PL/I application programmer
  the capability DB2 (R) subsystems.

  IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Professional Edition provides the
  ability to write applications that access data on MVS, VM, RISC
  System/6000 (TM), AS/400 (R), VSE and OS/2 by using the extensive and
  powerful DB2 family of products in combination with PL/I.




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  In combination with the IMS Client Server/2 (TM) product, OS/2 PL/I
  application builders now have the ability to access host IMS
  transactions.

  IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Professional Edition also enables the
  PL/I application programmer to write client/server solutions that enable
  CICS transactions for OS/2 or enable remote CICS transactions on MVS.

  With the addition of IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Toolkit, the PL/I
  application programmer writing client/server or PC targeted applications
  will have a set of valuable tools including PM-GUIDE/2, a visual PL/I
  tool to enable Presentation Manager (R) (PM) screen building, and a
  C-to-PL/I conversion tool to allow C header files to be translated into
  PL/I.

  IBM PL/I for OS/2 -- Professional is also an important tool for those
  customers caught up in "downsizing" or "offloading" because it allows
  them to develop applications either targeted at the PC or targeted at
  the host (DB2, VSAM, CICS).

  IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Personal Edition is a full function
  Operating System/2 (OS/2) Version 2 based PL/I application development
  environment.  IBM PL/I for OS/2 is designed for the PL/I application
  developer who wants to have the power of the PL/I language available on
  the PC platform without all the extra function available to the IBM PL/I
  for OS/2 -- Professional product.  IBM PL/I for OS/2 -- Personal
  provides the capability to write PL/I applications that will run on the
  PC or LAN environment.  These applications can call PM application
  programming interfaces (APIs), C-based applications or tools, and
  applications or tools written in REXX.  IBM PL/I for OS/2 -- Personal is
  intended to provide a usable set of the function to enable a programmer
  to either try PL/I for the first time or write a limited PL/I
  application that runs on the PC or LAN.

  IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 Double Byte Character Set (DBCS)
  -- Professional & Personal Editions provide DBCS enablement.

  Planned Availability Date:  IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 --
     Professional & Personal Editions:  June 24, 1994;
     IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1 -- Toolkit:  July 29, 1994

  CHARGES

    Part       Feature     Program Name                  Order-Time
    Number     Number      and Order Type                Charge

    10H7848    8948        PL/I for OS/2 --
                            Professional Ed.  V1.1
                            Program Package              $1,250
    10H7819    8949        PL/I for OS/2 --
                            Personal Ed.  V1.1
                            Program Package                 299
    1322966    8950        PL/I for OS/2 --
                            Toolkit V1.1

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                            Program Package                 199




  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  IBM LAN LIBRARY AND MANAGEMENT
  _______________________________________________________
  FACILITY
  ________


  May 24, 1994

  The IBM LAN library and management facility provides robust Software
  Configuration Management (SCM) function to support application
  development in a client/server team programming environment.  The LAN
  library and management facility delivers the function your application
  development teams need to manage source code, application versions and
  application configurations.  It helps automate and streamline your
  application-build process.  The integrated problem-tracking and
  change-control system will ensure that while your application developers
  are more productive, your project leaders can effectively manage the
  development process and track progress.  This facility complements your
  existing application development environment.  It will also be delivered
  as an integrated component within IBM's Application Development solution
  offerings.  These solution offerings include:

  o   Enterprise Client/Server Application Environment
  o   Workgroup C/C++ Application Environment
  o   Enterprise 3GL Client/Server Environment

  IBM intends to deliver VisualGen (TM) for teams suite, an advanced,
  integrated, client/server development offering.  This offering
  incorporates VisualGen (IBM's premier 4GL client/server application
  development tool), LAN library data dictionary (a robust Data Definition
  Management facility), and LAN library and management facility (a
  state-of-the-art Software Configuration Management facility).  This
  offering will provide integrated LAN-based generation, management and
  control over data and program objects in a 4GL development environment.
  IBM plans to deliver this integrated suite to a limited set of customers
  in Fourth quarter 1994.  The LAN library and management facility is
  intended to become the team programming support tool for IBM's Workgroup
  C/C++ Application Development offerings.  IBM's C/C++ solutions are for
  professional programmers developing robust, mission-critical
  applications in a LAN-based workgroup environment.  Control over data
  and program objects during development, as well as distribution and
  maintenance of the completed applications, are key requirements for
  effective management of such development teams.  The LAN library and
  management facility provides the necessary support for these
  configuration management activities.

  The LAN library and management facility is planned for inclusion in
  enterprise 3GL client/server solutions.  The LAN library and management
  facility is planned to provide team programming function for customers
  who choose to develop applications in a LAN environment.  Enterprise 3GL
  solutions leverage the tremendous investment that customers have made in

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  3GL application portfolios and the skills required to develop and
  maintain these applications.  The LAN library and management facility
  shares a technology base with Configuration Management Version Control
  (CMVC) Version 2 and will deliver the next generation of enhancements to
  that foundation.  This new LAN library and management facility, planned
  initially on OS/2

  IN BRIEF . . .

  IBM LAN LIBRARY AND MANAGEMENT FACILITY:

  o   Supports a team programming environment
  o   Operates in a distributed, client/server environment
  o   Includes SCM functions:
      -   Version Control
      -   Configuration Management
      -   Application Build

      -   Electronic Software Packaging and Distribution
      -   Change Control
      -   Problem Tracking
  o   Provides SCM function for integrated solution offerings:
      -   Enterprise Client/Server Application Environment
      -   Workgroup C/C++ Application Environment
      -   Enterprise 3GL Client/Server Environment
  o   Integrates tool through a command line interface
  o   Enhances ease-of-use through a GUI

  OVERVIEW   DESCRIPTION

  The LAN library and management facility is a Software Configuration
  Management (SCM) product that supports team programming for application
  developers.  The LAN library and management facility provides SCM
  functions in a distributed environment to facilitate project-wide
  coordination of development activities across all phases of the product
  development life-cycle.  The LAN Library and Management facility
  combines traditional application development library function with an
  enhanced, fully integrated tool suite and a highly productive software
  development model.

  The LAN library and management facility operates in a client/server
  environment and supports the development of client/server applications.
  The SCM functions, available through a graphical user interface (GUI)
  and a command line interface, include:

  o   Version control
  o   Configuration management
  o   Application build
  o   Electronic software packaging and distribution
  o   Change control
  o   Problem tracking

  VERSION CONTROL


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  Version Control provides the basic function of a library system.  It
  controls access to the component files and provides the ability to store
  versions of an entire application so that all components of the
  application, at a particular time or a particular version, can be
  recreated.  The version control model supports serial and parallel
  development, and includes a merge tool for reconciling changes.

  CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

  Configuration Management identifies and classifies objects and their
  relationships to other objects into a build tree.  The build tree
  graphically represents how objects in an application fit together and
  allow you to manage those objects and their relationships.

  APPLICATION BUILD

  Management facility and uses it to build complete applications or
  application components from their subcomponents.  Application Build
  incorporates the ability to spread the build across multiple processors
  in parallel and to manage the build on target platforms.  It
  automatically determines include dependencies, updates the build tree
  (if needed), checks for minimal set of objects that need to be rebuilt,
  and builds the application.  The build process also includes the ability
  to build applications for local or remote systems, and to build
  applications, which execute in multiple environments.

  ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION

  Electronic Software Packaging and Distribution extends the conventional
  compile/link steps of the Application Build function, to also include
  support for performing transformation steps needed to prepare the
  application for use.  This includes specific function that allows
  applications to be distributed electronically using LAN-based file
  server technology, or using IBM NetView (R) Distribution Manager/2.  In
  addition to the Application Build infrastructure needed to support build
  steps, specific utilities are provided to automate LAN server-based
  distribution and distributions using IBM NetView Distribution Manager/2.

  CHANGE CONTROL

  Change Control manages the process of allowing changes to components and
  tracking those changes.  The LAN Library and Management facility
  provides a very strong development model that controls and tracks
  modifications to software components.  It associates defined application
  defects and features with component modifications.  Integration of
  related modifications is managed through the ability to build, based on
  defect and feature changes.

  PROBLEM TRACKING

  Problem Tracking tracks the changes to objects and provides a reporting
  facility on what changed, when it changed, who changed it and why it was
  changed.


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  MANAGING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

  The LAN library and management facility tool allows software developers
  to better manage their software development process.

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

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

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

  The LAN library and management facility helps address these development
  issues by:

  o   Allowing you to manage the changes to your software more
      efficiently
  o   Helping you to more effectively, and with greater assurance,
      rebuild your applications after they have been modified
  o   Packaging your applications for delivery so you can get them to
      your customers more quickly and with greater reliability
  o   Providing a development model that can help increase your SEI
      maturity level through a reliable, efficient, and repeatable process
  o   Providing a GUI that allows you to quickly and easily realize the
      benefits of LAN library and management facility.




  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION: IBM LAN DATA DICTIONARY
  _______________________________________________


  May 24, 1994

  Need help controlling your enterprise's growing database and application
  development environment?  Having a hard time understanding the
  relationships between your data and your applications?

  IBM intends to make available an IBM local area network (LAN) data
  dictionary which will provide a road map to your data.  How?  By giving
  your data and application development professionals the power to plan,
  develop, maintain, and understand your company's most important asset --
  information.  The IBM LAN data dictionary will provide a central point
  of control over your metadata, the information about your organization's
  data and applications.

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  By using the IBM LAN data dictionary as your company's primary point of
  control for data, redundant data definitions can be eliminated, and
  existing definitions can be shared across new applications.

  The application system documentation part of the IBM LAN data dictionary
  will be able to assist in the documentation of all source module
  relationships.  To do this, the IBM LAN data dictionary will scan JCL
  libraries, download the needed data to the workstation, and populate its
  data store.  By analyzing this data through the use of canned and custom
  queries, the IBM LAN data dictionary will provide a better understanding
  of your organization's portfolio of applications.

  The IBM LAN data dictionary will provide canned and custom queries
  against both applications and data to show the relationships between,
  and the effects of changes on, the application parts and data parts.

  The IBM LAN data dictionary will provide facilities for versioning,
  model extensibility, constraints, a class browser, and an instance
  browser built upon the solid technology of Object Design Incorporated's
  (ODI) distributed client/server object-oriented database, ObjectStore**.

  Also, IBM intends to deliver VisualGen (TM) for teams suite, an
  advanced, integrated, client/server development offering.  This offering
  will incorporate VisualGen (IBM's premier 4GL client/server application
  development tool), IBM LAN data dictionary (a robust data definition
  management facility), and IBM LAN library and management facility (a
  state-of-the-art software configuration management facility).  This
  offering will provide integrated LAN-based generation, management and
  control over data and program objects in a 4GL development environment.
  IBM plans to deliver this integrated suite to a limited set of customers
  in Fourth Quarter, 1994.

  IN BRIEF . . .

  Application programmers and database administrators will be able to use
  the IBM LAN data dictionary to:

  o   Populate the IBM LAN data dictionary with data definitions from
      the production environment.
  o   Create new data definitions.
  o   Maintain existing data definitions.
  o   Perform impact analysis.
  o   Validate data definitions prior to generating them.
  o   Generate data definitions back to the production environment.

  OVERVIEW   DESCRIPTION

  The IBM LAN data dictionary will provide a central point of control over
  your metadata, the information about your organization's data and
  applications.

  FEATURES


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  Easy to use GUI -- easy to learn and use OS/2 (R) graphical user
  interface.

  Data definition management -- take advantage of a single point of
  control for and standardization of data definitions used by relational
  databases, hierarchical databases, and high-level languages.

  Application system documentation -- document application system
  components and their relationships.

  Impact analysis -- perform impact analysis on data and applications
  through canned and custom queries and reports.

  Leading edge technology -- will provide facilities for versioning, model
  extensibility, constraints, a class browser, and an instance browser
  built upon the solid technology of ODI's distributed client/server
  object-oriented database, ObjectStore.

  Comprehensive online tutorial and help -- gets you up and running
  quickly.

  BENEFITS

  By providing a central point of control and management for your
  enterprise's informational assets, the IBM LAN data dictionary can:

    o Cut costs.
    o Increase productivity.
    o Increase quality.
    o Help you move to new languages, technologies, and platforms easier.

  MANAGING YOUR DATA DEFINITIONS

  Like its forerunners, the OS/VS DB/DC Data Dictionary and IBM
  Dictionary Services/MVS, the IBM LAN data dictionary will provide a
  central point of control and standardization for the data definitions
  of relational databases, hierarchical databases, and high-level
  languages initially including DB2 (R)/MVS, DB2/2 (TM), IMS, COBOL,
  and PL/I.

  By using the IBM LAN data dictionary as your company's primary point of
  control for data, redundant data definitions can be eliminated, and
  existing definitions can be shared across new applications.

  The IBM LAN data dictionary will also provide a migration tool to move
  information from the OS/VS DB/DC Data Dictionary to the IBM LAN data
  dictionary.

  DOCUMENTING YOUR APPLICATION SYSTEM

  The application system documentation part of the IBM LAN data dictionary
  will be able to assist in the documentation of all source module
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  It will also help redevelop existing applications by providing
  information on how applications, jobs, and programs are related to one
  another.

  To do this, the IBM LAN data dictionary will scan JCL libraries,
  download the needed data to the workstation, and populate its data
  store.

  By analyzing this data through the use of canned and custom queries, the
  IBM LAN data dictionary will provide a better understanding of your
  organization's portfolio of applications.

  PERFORMING IMPACT ANALYSIS

  The IBM LAN data dictionary will provide various canned and custom
  queries against both applications and data to show the relationships
  between, and the effects of changes on, the application parts and data
  parts.

  The reports on the query results can be printed for further analysis.

  USING LEADING EDGE OO TECHNOLOGY

  The IBM LAN data dictionary will provide facilities for versioning,
  model extensibility, constraints, a class browser, and an instance
  browser built upon the solid technology of ODI's distributed
  client/server object-oriented database, ObjectStore.

  An object-oriented repository has significant advantage both in
  performance and in its ability to handle object models
  industrial-strength application development environment.




  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  VISUALAGE FOR OS/2 AND WINDOWS,
  ________________________________________________________
  VERSION 2.0
  ___________


  May 24, 1994

  With VisualAge (TM) for OS/2 (R), Version 2.0 and VisualAge for Windows
  (1), Version 2.0, IBM continues its commitment to provide integrated,
  application development environments designed especially for
  client/server, mission-critical, line-of-business applications through
  visual programming and construction-from-parts technologies.  VisualAge
  for OS/2, Version 2.0 will include the functions of VisualAge for OS/2,
  Version 1.0, plus:

  o   Usability and performance enhancements
  o   System Object Model (SOM) and Distributed System Object Model
      (DSOM) support
  o   Double-byte character set and NLS enablement for OS/2 J


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  o   Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) support
  o   CICS (TM) Version 2 External Call Interface (ECI) support,
      provided as part of the VisualAge Communications/Transaction
      feature (sold separately)
  o   Color and font support for VisualAge parts, which allows
      application developers to alter the background and foreground
      color on visual parts, and change the font for parts that contain
      text
  o   Connection Debugger, which allows application developers to trace
      through an application, monitor the state of current application
      values, and set execution break points to stop application
      execution in a controlled manner

  VisualAge for Windows, Version 2.0 will include the function of
  VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0, where such function is applicable to
  the Windows environment.

  IBM plans to visually enable the powerful AS/400 (R) access components
  of ENVY**/400 and offer the components as a separately orderable feature
  for VisualAge Team.  This will provide the best of both the VisualAge
  and ENVY/400 products -- visual construction for cross platform
  client/server applications and optimized AS/400 access, all on the
  32-bit IBM Smalltalk base.

  In support of the VisualAge product family and other IBM products, IBM
  has announced a program, code-named Object Connection, designed to
  encourage third-party vendors to build and sell their own compatible
  components for use with VisualAge.  This program will give customers the
  flexibility to build components or buy components from a wide range of
  vendors.  Object Connection, in conjunction with VisualAge's open design
  and published interface, will help enable the software development
  industry's movement to higher levels of engineering discipline through
  code reuse.  For software developers, the Object Connection program
  offers a technical support venue and a resource for consultation on
  market, channel and other business issues.

  VisualAge for OS/2, Version 2.0 and VisualAge for Windows, Version 2.0
  will be made available in June 1994, to a selected set of customers.
  These customers will participate in a beta evaluation and test,
  providing feedback on product function and quality.  When these
  customers confirm that IBM has achieved the functional and quality
  objectives, IBM will announce planned availability and detailed
  information regarding pricing and ordering.

  IN BRIEF . . .

  Both products provide:

  o   Performance enhancements
  o   Portability across supported platforms
  o   Visual construction-from-parts
  o   Visual graphical user interface (GUI) design capability
  o   Client-server application development
  o   Open, extensible architecture

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  o   Extensive code reuse
  o   Access to a range of communication protocols, databases and
      legacy code for reuse
  o   Multimedia support
  o   Team programming
         Benefits include:
  o   Improved responsiveness to end users
  o   Increased developer productivity
  o   Increased application usability
  o   Reduced maintenance





  STATEMENT OF DIRECTION:  IBM SMALLTALK VER.2.0 FOR OS/2 AND
  ___________________________________________________________
  WINDOWS
  _______


  May 24, 1994

  IBM intends to provide IBM Smalltalk for OS/2 (R), Version 2.0 and IBM
  Smalltalk for Windows (1), Version 2.0 as part of its continuing
  commitment to object-oriented technology.  IBM Smalltalk is planned to
  be a standards-compliant, integrated Smalltalk language and development
  environment that programmers can use to rapidly develop applications for
  the OS/2 and Windows operating systems.

  IBM Smalltalk is planned to be a part of the same product family as IBM
  VisualAge (TM) and is intended to complement the VisualAge offerings.
  IBM Smalltalk is the same Smalltalk available in VisualAge.  It is
  targeted at those customers who want to do object-oriented development
  directly with the Smalltalk language and development environment.  This
  development may be with IBM Smalltalk only or in combination with
  VisualAge.  Objects created with IBM Smalltalk are intended to be
  reusable without change in either offering.  For additional information
  regarding IBM VisualAge, refer to Software Announcement 294-183, dated
  March 29, 1994.

  The IBM Smalltalk family is projected to include two base products:

  o   IBM Smalltalk for the individual programmer
  o   IBM Smalltalk Team for team development

  IBM Smalltalk is designed to enable an individual programmer to write
  code, run it, debug it, and then repeat the process to quickly build
  applications -- without ever leaving the Smalltalk environment.  IBM
  Smalltalk is projected to include a complete set of programming tools:
  editor, browser, debugger, compiler, and inspector.  Additional planned
  features of IBM Smalltalk will include:

  o   A robust class library that facilitates code reuse and
      portability across OS/2 and Windows platforms
  o   System Object Model (SOM) and Distributed System Object Model

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      (DSOM) support for OS/2
  o   Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) support for OS/2 J

  IBM Smalltalk Team is designed to offer a complete development
  environment that enables a team of professional programmers to work on
  the same application simultaneously.  IBM Smalltalk Team is projected to
  include the functions of IBM Smalltalk plus:

  o   Advanced facilities for building run-time applications
  o   Version control
  o   Change management
  o   Multiple-user support

  IBM Smalltalk for OS/2, Version 2.0 and IBM Smalltalk for Windows,
  Version 2.0 were made available on May 16, 1994, to a selected set of
  customers.  These customers are participating in a beta evaluation and
  test, providing feedback on product function and quality.  When these
  customers confirm that IBM has achieved the functional and quality
  objectives, IBM will announce planned availability and detailed
  information regarding pricing and ordering.

  IN BRIEF . . .

  Planned features include:

  o   Integrated development environment
  o   Robust class library
  o   Standards-compliant Smalltalk language
  o   Portability across supported platforms
  o   Change management
  o   Version control
  o   Packager
  o   DBCS support
  o   Team programming

  Projected benefits include:

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




  IBM NETFINITY MANAGER AND IBM NETFINITY SERVICES V2.0
  _____________________________________________________


  NetFinity (R) is a highly flexible, low-cost tool to help users with
  hardware and general systems management functions.  It is designed to
  manage systems based on 386SX Intel** Architecture (or equivalent), or
  higher, personal computers.  NetFinity complements LMU/2 and LAN NetView

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  (R).  NetFinity is CID (configuration/installation/distribution)
  enabled, permitting remote installation.

  NetFinity is comprised of two products:

  o   NetFinity Services (includes NetFinity Services for OS/2 (R),
      NetFinity Services for Windows (1), and NetFinity Services for
      NetWare**)

  o   NetFinity Manager for OS/2 (includes NetFinity Services -- one
      Manager license, one Services license, and documentation)

  NetFinity Services provides the local user and the NetFinity Manager
  with the following services:

    o   Hardware and software configuration details
    o   Resource monitoring and alerting
    o   Security management
    o   Customizable system profile
    o   System partition access (PS/2 (R) systems only) for systems with
        partitions
    o   Error checking and correction (ECC) configuration (PS/2 with ECC
        memory systems)
    o   Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) for PFA-enabled hard drives
        (non-RAID)
    o   Power-on error detect
    o   SNMP alerting
    o   Multimedia support
    o   PCI support

  NetFinity Manager installed with NetFinity Services provides the
  following additional services for the NetFinity Manager:

    o   Bi-directional file transfer (except NetWare)
    o   Remote screen view (snapshots)
    o   Remote session
    o   System heartbeat monitoring
    o   Remote system restart
    o   Pass-thru system management
    o   Multiple protocol support (NETBIOS, TCP/IP, and IPX)
    o   Auto discovery of remote systems
    o   Alert paging support
    o   Event scheduler
    o   Database exporting

  The object-oriented design of NetFinity allows new services and protocol
  support to be added without any impact to the base product.

  NetFinity can operate in the absence of any requestor or server
  software.  Only one or more of the supported protocols is required.

  Planned Availability Date:  July 18, 1994

  IN BRIEF . . .

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    o Delivers broad range of system management services
    o Provides easy installation of NetFinity Services and NetFinity Manager
    o Permits remote, CID-enabled installation
    o Requires low system resource (file, memory)
    o Offers user-friendly, graphical user interfaces
    o Reduces service costs
    o Promotes efficient hardware resource allocation

  System Considerations

    o 386SX equivalent, or higher, processor (Intel architecture)
    o Manager for OS/2 requires OS/2 V2.x, or later
      (2.0 with CSD #XR06100)
    o Services for OS/2 require OS/2 V2.x, or later
      (2.0 with CSD #XR06100)
    o Services for NetWare require NetWare 3.11, or later
    o Services for Windows require Windows 3.1
    o Supports popular network protocols


  STATEMENT OF GENERAL DIRECTION

    IBM intends to support Windows 3.1 in a subsequent version of the
    NetFinity Manager product.

  CHARGES

    PART                                    ONE-TIME  NUMBER OF
    NUMBER       DESCRIPTION                CHARGE    LICENSES

    83G7904      NetFinity Manager
                   Version 2.0                $850         1
    84G0003      NetFinity Services
                   Version 2.0                 115         1

  Various options for volume licensing are available.  For example, a 500
  license cost is shown below:

    PART
    NUMBER       DESCRIPTION                         ONE-TIME  NUMBER OF
                                                     CHARGE    LICENSES
    84G0018      NetFinity Services
                   Version 2.0 Additional
                              License (with
                              Certificate 500)        $30,000       500









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  NETFINITY POSITIONING (Q & A)
  _____________________________


  June 1, 1994

  IBM has a corporate management strategy that comes under the name of
  SystemView, within that strategy is a family of products for network
  management called NetView and the IBM PC Co. has provided a PC HARDWARE
  management product called NetFinity.

  At times it is difficult for our customer's and even IBMers to properly
  position these initiatives as there is product overlap in function etc.

  This document was designed to help us explain the how/why of NetFinity!

  NETFINITY POSITIONING

  Questions/Answers (1 June 94)

  What are the major functions provided by NetFinity?

  NetFinity is an application designed to provide a PC HARDWARE management
  system for local and remote management of PC server, desktop, and mobile
  PC computer systems.  NetFinity applications, called services, are
  packaged into two products, NetFinity Manager and NetFinity Services.
  Services are installed on all PC systems in the NetFinity environment
  and the Manager is installed on PC systems which will serve as LAN
  administrators or help-desk workstations.  NetFinity can be extended to
  support additional PC hardware components.

  What is the role of NetFinity?

  NetFinity is the PC hardware management system for all PC Company
  systems and options.  New PC server and hardware options will ship with
  NetFinity extensions that can be installed into an existing NetFinity
  environment.  NetFinity will provide local and remote systems management
  of any new IBM PC hardware features or systems.  In the near future,
  NetFinity will be packaged and shipped with the high-end PC systems
  (servers).

  Is NetFinity 'strategic'?

  Netfinity will continue to be enhanced in support of PC Company hardware
  features and systems.  NetFinity will be THE product developed and
  supported for this purpose.  However, broader network and systems
  management support for the enterprise is provided by IBM products that
  are complementary to NetFinity.  Use the term 'strategic' carefully or
  not at all in this context, because some customers might interpret that
  to mean "the only management product".  It is not always possible to
  label a software application as strategic, since applications evolve and
  integrate with other applications over their life cycle.  Moreover, the
  function is strategic.  NetFinity is 'strategic' to the PC Company, but
  be explicit with the context.


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  What is meant by "systems management" as provided by NetFinity?

  NetFinity focuses on managing PC hardware systems, while products like
  LAN NetView focus on both hardware and software management, particularly
  in enterprise-level environments.  NetFinity's growth path is toward
  broader hardware management for PC systems and options.  There are some
  general systems management functions in NetFinity, but only enough to
  allow the product to compete stand-alone against other hardware
  management products like Compaq Insight Manager.

  Use of the term "systems management" with NetFinity without further
  explanation has confused customers, because 'systems' is assumed to mean
  operating systems, application software, and other non-hardware
  components in the workstation.

  What is meant by 'systems management' in the SystemView context?

  SystemView, which is IBM's corporate initiative for managing your I/S
  organization, uses "systems" to refer to the totality of network and
  processor hardware and software.  By contrast, NetFinity manages the
  PC-based hardware components.

  Is NetFinity a "management platform"?

  Comprehensive network and system management platforms are provided by
  the NetView family of products (NetView, NetView/6000, LAN NetView) and
  the AS/400.  By 'platform', we mean a management system with the
  following properties:  compact.

     - programming environment for application development
     - multi-protocol, multi-transport
     - management APIs
     - standards-based
     - vendor support program

  Even though NetFinity is extensible to new PC hardware features and
  systems, its scope is not comprehensive network and system management
  nor arbitrary extension by other vendors.  NetFinity is a managing
  system focused on PC hardware.  In the terminology of management
  systems, NetFinity would be called an "element management system" for PC
  hardware.

  What is the role of LAN NetView?

  NOTE:  LAN NetView R1 (Oct/93) was developed by PSP/Austin.  Future
         releases will be developed by Enterprise Management NSD/RTP.)

  LAN NetView is a network and systems management platform with multiple
  applications and agents.

  LAN NetView's initial focus is on managing OS/2 2.x, DOS 5.0 or above,
  and DOS with Windows 3.0 or above.  Additionally, it can manage OS/2 LAN
  Requesters, IBM LAN Server 3.0 and IBM Extended Services Database


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  Manager, Novell NetWare servers, DB2/2 databases and CM/2 communications
  gateways.

  An initial set of LAN NetView applications from IBM provided support for
  performance, fault, and configuration management, as well as linkage to
  NetView on the 390.

  Other applications from IBM or others are available, such as LMU LAN
  NetView Management Utilities (LMU) from IBM and NetWare Services Manager
  (NSM 1.5) from Novell.

  LAN NetView is an open systems management platform with applications for
  Fault, Performance, Configuration, Host Connection, File Transfer,
  Remote Commands, File Monitoring and Scheduling.  In LAN NetView R2, the
  SNMP protocols will be used with IPX, NetBIOS and TCP/IP communications
  between the manager and remote agents.  Agents available allow for
  management of OS/2, LAN Server, and LAN Requestor.  LMU is packaged with
  LAN NetView in the next release (mid/94), providing additional
  applications and agents for DOS, DOS Windows, OS/2, Novell NetWare, and
  Macintosh.

  The configuration applications support Asset Management by collecting
  Vital Product Data (VPD).  The information is collected from remote
  systems, and stored in a relational file.  This allows users to display
  or print reports of asset information.  Reports can be for collections
  of workstations, or for individual workstations.

  The next release of LAN NetView (mid/94) will incorporate the SNMP
  infrastructure and common applications from NetView/6000, as well as
  provide SNMP-based agents for certain LAN components.  The primary
  purpose for this evolution is to bring the infrastructure from LAN
  NetView and NetView/6000 closer together in order to leverage the same
  vendor/IBM application base.

  Why are NetFinity and LAN NetView separate products?

  NetFinity's specific focus on PC hardware management may be needed by
  customers who have no additional management requirements that would
  dictate a comprehensive management system like LAN NetView.

  Will NetFinity and LAN NetView work together?

  Today, both NetFinity and LAN NetView can be co-resident on the same PC,
  providing complementary software/hardware systems management support.

  In the near future, LAN NetView will detect the presence of NetFinity
  services on the managed PC systems and a menu selection will be added to
  LAN NetView to enable the user to launch the NetFinity services.  This
  will allow NetFinity services to appear as new application support for
  LAN NetView.

  This combination enables customers using NetFinity to upgrade their
  systems management capabilities to LAN NetView without losing any of the
  hardware management functions of NetFinity.  On the other hand,

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  customers who are using LAN NetView can enhance their PC systems
  management functions by adding NetFinity for hardware management.

  Is the Vital Product Data (VPD) collected by NetFinity and LAN NetView
  the same?

  LAN NetView collects both software and hardware VPD.  However, the
  hardware VPD collected by NetFinity is more detailed, since NetFinity
  exploits a variety of hardware interfaces for this information.

  Therefore, NetFinity is the application needed to provide a very
  granular level of access to PC hardware VPD.  In 1995, the hardware
  instrumentation will be provided by a common interface based on the
  DeskTop Management Task Force (DMTF) APIs.  At that time, a common set
  of VPD information will be available to all managing systems.

  Should a customer have both LAN NetView and NetFinity in their solution?

  This depends on customer requirements measured against the detailed PC
  hardware management capability of NetFinity.  LAN NetView and NetFinity
  together will provide the most robust hardware and software systems
  management solution in the industry.

  Will NetFinity support the new DeskTop Management Task Force (DMTF)
  interfaces?

  Yes, in 1995, key NetFinity services like the System Information Service
  will be instrumented to the DMTF interfaces and shipped with the
  NetFinity product.  This will enable any management system that supports
  accessing the DMTF interfaces to gather detailed hardware information
  about IBM PC systems.

  What products does NetFinity compete with in today's marketplace?

  Products like the Insight Manager from Compaq and LANDesk from Intel are
  the closest fit for direct competitors for NetFinity.

  What are the new functions in NetFinity V2.0?

  NetFinity V2.0 adds new functions to several of the NetFinity V1.1
  services, including compact.

   -  Floating, scalable monitors
   -  Additional alert handlers
   -  Expanded Remote (PC) System Manager functions
   -  Improved PC System Profile interface

  NetFinity V2.0 will also introduce several new features:

  Windows Client Support:

  NetFinity Services V2.0 features client support for Windows, enabling
  you to access and manage PC systems that use Windows 3.1 Enhanced Mode,
  locally and remotely (with NetFinity Manager for OS/2).

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  Database Export Capability:

  NetFinity can store all PC hardware data gathered by the System
  Information Tool in a database that can then be accessed and formatted
  with DB/2.

  Scheduler:

  NetFinity's Scheduler service enables you to schedule NetFinity services
  to automatically start on stop on your own system, or on any number of
  remote systems.  With Scheduler, you can automatically compact.

  Update your System Information database, print System Information
  reports, or generate System Information history files

  Send and receive files or directories to or from remote PC systems, in
  support of updating the System Information database

   - Update system partitions
   - Restart systems
   - Power-on Error Detect


  Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)

  With NetFinity's new PFA service, NetFinity will continually watch your
  disk drives and alert you to any failure prediction messages reported by
  PFA-enabled drives.  Also, NetFinity's PFA service monitors and tracks
  read/write errors on ANY disk drive, enabling you to recognize and
  replace failing drives before valuable data is lost.  Finally, PFA
  monitors I/O utilization of your drives.

  Since database export and scheduling are two functions provided by a
  general-purpose systems management platform (like LAN NetView), why are
  these functions provided by NetFinity?

  For small environments or when customers require very little additional
  management function, NetFinity is required to operate without a
  general-purpose systems management platform present.  In this case, the
  database export and scheduling functions of NetFinity are focused
  specifically on its PC hardware capabilities.

  What are the major functions provided by LAN NetView Management
  Utilities for OS/2 (LMU)?

  IBM LAN NetView Management Utilities for OS/2 (LMU) provides systems
  management of LANs for a complex mix of DOS, DOS/Windows, OS/2 & Novell
  servers and requesters, and Apple MacIntosh clients for both Token Ring
  and Ethernet LANs.  LMU manages both servers and requesters in IBM LAN
  Server and Novell NetWare networks by providing the following complete
  and comprehensive systems management functions:  compact.

   - Operations management

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   - Configuration management
   - Performance management
   - Fault/Problem management

  Specifically, LMU provides the customer with:

  A graphical display of LAN stations and their status, panel-driven
  commands and notification of alert conditions.

  A transport method by which systems management applications can be
  invoked remotely and systems management data can be sent to a central
  collection point.

  A set of IBM-supplied LAN systems management applications.

  Software to maintain an OS/2 database that contains the response
  information from the IBM-supplied management applications.

  Communications with higher level NetView platforms such as; NetView for
  390, LAN NetView, NetView/6000 and with LMU/6000 management of your IP,
  IPX and NetBIOS devices from one NetView/6000 console, giving integrated
  PC LAN status into enterprise management.

  How do NetFinity and LMU relate?

  NetFinity can be used in conjunction with LMU as a complementary product
  that provides hardware management services in addition to the systems
  management features and functions of LMU.  In addition to its standalone
  capability, LMU will be integrated into the next release of LAN NetView.
  The desired design point is to integrate all relevant management
  applications like NetFinity and LMU onto the management platform
  designed for workgroup management, LAN NetView.

  How does the asset information provided by LMU and NetFinity compare?

  LMU and NetFinity provide comparable/equivalent asset information for
  the workstation hardware.  However, NetFinity information is more
  detailed and granular, as appropriate for an application that is
  specific to PC hardware management.  LMU provides asset information
  about the workstation beyond the PC hardware information, including
  application software information.




  IBM INTRODUCES VISUALIZER
  _________________________


  May 24, 19194

  IBM INTRODUCES VISUALIZER TO HELP USERS TURN DATA INTO BUSINESS
  INFORMATION



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  SOMERS, N.Y., May 24, 1994 . . . Enabling workgroups to make the most of
  their data, IBM today announced the IBM Visualizer family, modular
  software designed to link decision makers with information that can help
  them understand their business and respond more rapidly to market
  changes and opportunities.  The Visualizer family consists of modules
  that enable business professionals to easily query, analyze and present
  data.

  Visualizer Query, the core of the family, provides powerful, yet
  easy-to-use query and reporting capabilities.  The first release of
  Visualizer Query is optimized for access to all members of IBM's robust
  relational database family, DB2*.  By the end of 1994, Visualizer will
  work with databases from a variety of suppliers such as Oracle and
  Sybase.

  Building on Visualizer Query, a number of optional modules will provide
  a range of charting, analysis, planning and development capabilities.
  One module will enable users to query multimedia data sources such as
  scanned images, video clips and audio.

  This modular approach allows users to pick and choose those functions
  best suited to their unique business needs and assures compatibility and
  scalability between Visualizer modules.

                      Exceptional Ease-of-Use

  Based on the IBM System Object Model (SOM) object technology, Visualizer
  provides an exceptionally easy-to-use and flexible end user interface.
  Data sources and Visualizer modules are represented as visual symbols or
  objects which can be easily moved around the desktop to perform query,
  reporting or analysis.  Each activity or action can be performed with a
  few clicks of the mouse.  For example, printing is as simple as dragging
  a chart or report object and dropping it onto the printer object.

  Visualizer results can be easily communicated across the workgroup
  through links with Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)-enabled desktop
  applications such as word processors and spreadsheets, as well as Vendor
  Independent Messaging (VIM)-enabled e-mail packages.

  "Today's corporations are constantly looking for ways to turn data --
  such as sales performance or regional inventory levels -- into
  information that can help them build or maintain competitive advantage,"
  said Dick Sullivan, director of workgroup solutions marketing, IBM
  Software Solutions.  "Visualizer helps marketing, sales, financial and
  customer service professionals make informed business decisions by
  offering an intuitive visual interface that has the power to help them
  locate their data, make sense of it and act on the results, quickly and
  accurately."

                          Visualizer Query

  Designed for business professionals that need access to distributed
  relational data, Visualizer Query provides useful features such as
  point-and-click menus, help texts and toolbars for browsing data.

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  Visualizer Query allows users to join and group data tables for analysis
  and use a powerful reporting function to create detail, summary and
  exception reports.  While Visualizer does not require users to know SQL,
  more technical professionals can directly manipulate SQL statements
  produced by Visualizer Query if they wish.

  To facilitate the location of data, Visualizer Query works with IBM's
  DataGuide*, a data cataloging tool that helps users pinpoint and manage
  data.  DataGuide enables a user to understand where a particular piece
  of data is stored, how it relates to other data in the enterprise and
  which member of the workgroup is responsible for its maintenance.

  Visualizer Query will be generally available on OS/2 in August at a
  single user list price of $199, and on AIX in June at an average
  concurrent user list price of $300.  Visualizer Query for OS/2 will also
  be available with DB2/2 for $549.  IBM also intends to deliver a
  Microsoft Windows** version of Visualizer Query by mid-1995.

                         Optional Visualizer Modules

  Additional Visualizer modules will enable users to convert data gathered
  by Visualizer Query into useable business information, or to automate
  and customize the Visualizer working environment.  These modules
  include:

       o    Visualizer Charts - Provides six charting formats:  pie, line,
            bar, scatter, mix and surface.  These charts will be available
            in 2D or 3D formats and can have customized titles, colors and
            fonts.

       o    Visualizer Procedures - Allows non-technical users to automate
            procedures using scheduling and timing functions so that
            repetitive tasks, such as weekly reports, can be run on an
            automatic or off-hour basis.

       o    Visualizer Development - Provides a comprehensive set of
            object-oriented programming tools for GUI customization to
            meet the needs of individual end users.

       o    Visualizer Ultimedia* Query - Enables users to access text,
            images, video and audio data from the desktop.  Searches will
            also be able to be conducted, via Query by Image Content
            (QBIC), on the basis of the color, texture and shape of items.

       o    Visualizer Statistics - Provides over 50 statistical analysis
            options and methodologies including:  sample testing, trend
            identification, probability analysis, quality control,
            variance analysis, and forecasting.

       o    Visualizer Plans - Builds multidimensional models and provides
            the ability to "slice-and-dice" the information to gain new
            visual perspectives.



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  Visualizer Charts and Development for OS/2 will be generally available
  in August.  Visualizer Ultimedia Query, Plans, Statistics and Procedures
  for OS/2 will be generally available in September.

                     Client/Server Integration

  To ensure Visualizer users can take advantage of the benefits of their
  existing host-based applications, Visualizer will work with IBM's QMF*,
  Query Management Facility and AS, Application System.

  These host-based applications provide robust query and analysis
  functions for large datasets.  Their integration with Visualizer will
  enable users to extend the power of QMF and AS resources to the
  workstation environment.  Support for QMF and AS will be available in
  November.





  IBM VISUALGEN: A NEW GENERATION OF RAPID APPLICATION DEV
  ________________________________________________________
  TOOLS
  _____


  May 24, 1994

  SOMERS, N.Y., May 24, 1994 -- With IBM's new VisualGen*, enterprise
  customers building applications to run on a wide variety of workstation
  and host environments gain a new ally in the fight to enhance
  productivity and leverage existing skills and resources.  A new
  OS/2*-based client/server rapid application development tool, VisualGen
  assists medium and large size enterprise businesses to create
  industrial-strength, distributed applications.

  "Enterprise customers are under intense pressure to remain profitable,
  while actively reengineering and right-sizing critical business
  functions," said Steve Mills, general manager of IBM's Software
  Solutions Division.  "The VisualGen solution capitalizes on customers'
  existing technology and moves them into the client/server environment so
  necessary to the success of many businesses today."

  VisualGen's sophisticated development environment effectively frees
  programmers from dealing with underlying system and subsystem
  complexities, while facilitating the creation of complete robust client
  server applications supporting multiple environments, including OS/2,
  MVS/ESA*, VSE/ESA* and Windows 3.1**.

  VisualGen's unique drag and drop visual construction paradigm
  automatically generates code making it easier to build distributed
  database client/server applications, while its object-based
  state-of-the-art testing tools allow programmers to immediately test
  applications end-to-end.



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  "With VisualGen, customers can create and test client/server
  applications interactively on the workstation and then generate the
  client/server pieces of the application from a single workstation
  development platform."  says John Schwarz, vice president, application
  development solutions and director of the Toronto laboratory, IBM
  Software Solutions Division.  "VisualGen is a high-powered software tool
  with the functions our customers want, object-oriented GUI design and
  construction, support for a broad range of middleware options, all in a
  highly productive 4GL environment."

  "When we decided to upgrade our application development systems, we
  wanted to reengineer our existing applications in a cost-effective and
  productive way," said Alain Doucine, president of Creative Systems
  Products, Quebec.  "VisualGen was the ideal tool, as it opened many
  options for us -- and for less than 20 percent of our initial
  development costs."

  VisualGen is tightly integrated with IBM's DB2* family of relational
  database products and will be integrated with the IBM LAN library and
  management facility and the IBM LAN data dictionary tools announced
  today as part of IBM's application productivity family.

  IBM's Software Solutions Division provides data management, application
  development and workgroup software for mission-critical applications on
  PCs, workstations, LANs and host systems.



  UPDATE FOR TECHNICAL CONNECTION CD-ROM
  ______________________________________


  May 16, 1994

  The Technical Connection Personal Software CD-ROM is now available for
  purchase in subscriptions in addition to single issues.  A yearly
  subscription is available either in 4 quarterly updates or as 12 monthly
  updates.  The content has been modified based on feedback from users and
  customers of the Beta edition.

  This CD-ROM provides technical information, service, and solutions for
  OS/2 2.0 and later versions, DOS, and LAN.  This easy-to-use CD is a
  convenient way to have immediate access to many areas of technical
  support never before located on one media at your desktop.

  The Technical Connection contains databases with information on closed
  OS/2 APARs, technical bulletins, compressed Corrective Service
  Diskettes, Reference and Diagnostic Diskettes, several newsletters, and
  a new our expert system tool, AskPSP.  It facilitates interactive
  exchange and dynamically establishes potential solutions to your problem
  -- in essence becoming your "personal help desk" without ever having to
  pick up the phone.

  The Technical Connection consists of over 600 MB of information,
  including the recent OS/2 2.1 ServicePak, over 1500 cases for AskPSP,

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  the latest in closed OS/2 APARs, and more updates to the technical
  information on OS/2, LAN, DB2/2, and other products.  The install
  process is more user-friendly.  Beta users will find that we have moved
  some icons for quicker accessibility and added some new ones including a
  device drivers icon to make the data more easily accessible.  The latest
  version of the OS/2 Collection (SK2T-2176-00) dated March, 1994, is
  included with any initial purchase.  It contains over 275 books for a
  wide variety of OS/2 products.

  The Technical Connection product is also being offered in conjunction
  with the IBM Personal Systems Support Family (announced May 10) as part
  of Support Line Premium service or as an option for those purchasing
  Support Line Standard.

  IBM customers may order the Technical Connection by calling
  1-800-992-4777 (U.S. and Canada only).

  The prices are

                        U.S.

  Single issue          $59

  Year subscription
  in quarterly issues   $119

  Year subscription
  in monthly issues     $299


  Shipping is included. Applicable taxes will be added.

  This product is available currently only in the U.S. and Canada.
  Customers should allow 3 weeks for delivery.




  IBM PEN FOR OS/2 1.0 AND PENDOS 2.2
  ___________________________________


  May 31, 1994

  The IBM Pen for OS/2 (R)1.0 operating system provides extensions to OS/2
  2.1, allowing users to access programs, operating system services and
  functions using a pen, instead of a mouse or keyboard.  Pen for OS/2 1.0
  provides handwriting recognition and "soft" keyboard data entry and
  supports existing programs, including those not designed to use a pen.
  Pen for OS/2 1.0 expands the capabilities of OS/2 2.1 with:

    o   Interactive teleconferencing
    o   Handwritten notes
    o   Freehand drawing
    o   Annotation of documents

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    o   Data capture in mobile environments
    o   Presentations with mark-up and pointing
    o   Signature capture

  The PenDOS** 2.2 operating system provides extensions to DOS Version 5.0
  (or later), letting users access DOS programs, operating system services
  and functions using a pen, instead of a mouse or keyboard.  PenDOS 2.2
  allows the pen to function as the primary computer interface by the
  recognition of handwritten characters, and allows "soft" keyboard data
  entry and mouse emulation.  PenDOS expands the capabilities of DOS with:

    o   Full recognition of handwritten alphanumeric or symbolic
        characters with language-specific dictionaries
    o   A gesture macro editor that maps single or multiple DOS commands
        or application commands to a particular hand-drawn symbol
    o   A handwriting trainer to customize the recognizer to a personal
        handwriting style and improve recognition accuracy
    o   A freehand fax applet
    o   A expense account applet

  PenDOS 2.2 provides the same capabilities as Pen for OS/2 1.0 and has
  integrated features that interpret handwriting as commands and data.
  This allows the keyboard to be eliminated in some applications, reducing
  physical dimensions and weight.

  PenDOS 2.2 provides user-assignable gestures for macro execution or menu
  item selection, and device drivers to support industry-standard video
  displays, digitizer tablets and pen computers.

  Price:    $99 for either Pen for OS/2 1.0 or PenDOS 2.2
             89 for Additional Licenses

  Planned Availability Date:  June 3, 1994

  IN BRIEF . . .

  PEN FOR OS/2 1.0

    o   Runs existing OS/2 Presentation Manager (R), Win-OS/2 (TM), and
        DOS applications unmodified
    o   Mouse emulation for existing applications
    o   On-screen, pop-up keyboards for text entry
    o   Set of standard gestures (symbols written with the pen or touch
        that trigger system or application functions)
    o   Assign gestures for fast menu item selection or macro execution
    o   Handwriting recognition that translates pen input into
        alphanumeric text and forwards that text to an application
    o   Device drivers for the most popular opaque tablets and allows for
        others to be added in the future
    o   LAN-based chalkboard applet
    o   Sketch Pad tool for creating freehand drawings inserted into
        applications through the system clipboard

  PENDOS 2.2

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    81  Handwriting recognition translates pen input into characters and
        forwards that text to the system or application
    o   On-screen keyboards for text entry
    o   Mouse emulation for existing applications
    o   Standard gestures (symbols written with the pen that trigger
        system or application functions)

  OVERVIEW   DESCRIPTION

  PEN FOR OS/2

  The customer's current investment in applications is protected by the
  ability to run existing OS/2, Win-OS/2 and DOS applications without
  modifications.  With Pen for OS/2, the customer can add pen functions to
  their existing applications, while retaining the vast majority of the
  existing code.

  Pen support enhances the usability of all application programs by
  allowing users to manipulate existing applications with a more direct
  and natural approach.  The availability of "electronic ink" enables new
  applications and features such as handwritten annotation of text and
  images, and interactive communication using handwriting and drawings.
  Pen for OS/2 provides pen input capability for mouse emulation, keyboard
  emulation and handwriting recognition on existing OS/2, Windows, DOS
  applications.  Pen for OS/2 allows applications to include advanced pen
  capabilities such as:  high fidelity annotation of images, signature
  capture, and character recognition within forms.

  New applications will provide the largest area of extended user
  productivity.  These applications will allow the user to add comments,
  images, add handwritten notes and drawings to documents, fill in forms
  quickly and naturally, and make using the computer much easier.  New
  applications will also allow people who were previously unable to use
  computers because of the mobile nature of their work to have a computer
  that can go where they go, helping them when they need it most.

  PENDOS 2.2

  The customer's current investment in DOS applications is protected by
  the ability to run existing DOS applications without modifications.
  With PenDOS, the customer can add pen functions to existing
  applications, while retaining the vast majority of the existing code.
  PenDOS can run on the desktop with an external digitizer attached to a
  personal computer, or PenDOS can run on many available tablet-or
  pen-enabled notebook computers.  Running PenDOS does not limit usage to
  one specific hardware or operating system vendor.  The underlying
  operating system is industry standard DOS.

  Pen support enhances the usability of all application programs by
  allowing users to manipulate existing applications with a more direct
  and natural approach.  The availability of "electronic ink" enables new
  applications and features such as handwritten annotation of text and
  images, and interactive communication using handwriting and drawings.

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  PenDOS provides pen input capability for mouse emulation, keyboard
  emulation and handwriting recognition on existing DOS applications and
  DOS applications written to the PenDOS application programming interface
  (API).  PenDOS allows applications to include advanced pen capabilities
  such as:  high fidelity annotation of images, signature capture, and
  character recognition within forms.

  New applications will provide the largest area of extended user
  productivity.  These applications will allow the user to add comments,
  images, add handwritten notes and drawings to documents, fill in forms
  quickly and naturally, and make using the computer much easier.  New
  applications will also allow people who were previously unable to use
  computers because of the mobile nature of their work to have a computer
  that can go where they go, helping them when they need it most.




  LOTUS SMARTSUITE FOR OS/2 DOC PACK
  __________________________________


  MAY 31, 1995

  Documentation for Lotus** SmartSuite for OS/2 (R) is now available in a
  complete set under a single part number.  Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 Doc
  Pack provides a set of comprehensive documents that meets diverse
  customer requirements.

  Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2 Doc Pack contains:

  o   Lotus 1-2-3** Spreadsheet for OS/2
      -   Setting Up
      -   User's Guide
      -   Datalens Drivers for 1-2-3

  o   Freelance** Graphics Presentation Graphics for OS/2
      -   Smart Start
      -   Summary
      -   Graph Tool Handbook
      -   LAN Administrator's Guide
      -   Setting Up
      -   What's New
      -   User's Guide

  o   Ami Pro** Word Processor for OS/2
      -   Style Sheet Guide
      -   User's Guide

  o   cc: Mail** for OS/2 (single user)
      -   cc: Mail for OS/2 WPS

  One-Time Charge:  $129

  Availability Date:  May 31, 1994

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  COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/2 V1.11 WR06150 AVAILABILITY
  ___________________________________________________


  June 2, 1994

  Communications Manager/2 (CM/2) is the premier communications manager
  for OS/2* workstations.  CM/2 V1.11 will be available 6/1/94 under PTF
  number WR06150, for CM/2 1.10 licensed customers.  WR6150 is a total
  refresh of CM/2 that can be obtained, at no charge, through normal
  service channels.  WR06150 will be available on either diskette or
  CD-ROM.  To order call 1-800-992-4777.

  CM/2 1.11 is a service release for CM/2 1.10.  In addition to containing
  normal service fixes, CM/2 1.11 includes additional function which
  customers should consider in making a purchase or upgrade decision.

  Below is a summary of the new function provided in CM/2 1.11.

  SNA Phone Connect

    The new SNA Phone Connect feature in CM/2 1.11 addresses mobile
    computing requirements by enabling customers to use SNA applications
    from home, on the road, or wherever there is a phone line.

      o SNA Applications across Asynchronous and Hayes (**) AutoSync
        Connections

        SNA Phone Connect enables customers to use SNA applications across
        asynchronous and Hayes AutoSync connections.  With this support
        customers can use applications such as 3270/5250 emulation and SNA
        LU6.2 APPC, between CM/2 1.11 and an AS/400*, Advantis(**) IN
        Gateway, or a S/370* host.

      o V.25bis Autodial and Autoanswer Support

        SNA Phone Connect supports SDLC and X.25 over the IBM Wide Area
        Connector (WAC) adapter at a maximum speed of 64 Kbps.  It also
        supports SDLC over the IBM MultiProtocol Communications Adapter,
        and the IBM PS/2* MultiProtocol Adapter/A.  SNA Phone Connect
        implements the V.25bis protocol to communicate with these
        adapters.

  Additional Hardware Support

    CM/2 1.11 supports the IBM 5250 Emulation PCMCIA adapter and IDLC over
    the IBM WaveRunner* Digital Modem.

  X.25 Enhancements

    CM/2 1.11 supports V.25bis Autodial, X.32 Exchange ID (XID) and X.25

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    facilities (including Network User ID and Closed User Group).  This
    release also supports the ARTIC X.25 Interface Coprocessor ISA bus
    adapter, and the WAC ISA bus adapter.

  3270/5250 Emulator Enhancements

    The CM/2 1.11 3270 emulator has integrated APL support and
    Import/Export support for transferring Text and PC documents between
    workstations and OfficeVision/MVS*.

  Operating System Support

    CM/2 1.11 supports OS/2 version 2.0 or higher.

  Miscellaneous

    The CM/2 1.11 CD-ROM package now includes CM/2 and NTS/2 diskette
    images, CM/2 Redbooks, and a wide variety of APPC, APPN, and CPI-C
    books.

    The Distributed Workstation option has been enhanced to allow creation
    and modification of configurations after initial install on the
    distributed workstation (previously restricted to the server).

    CM/2 1.11 is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
    Korean and Spanish versions.  The Korean and Spanish versions are new
    in this release.




  IBM ANNOUNCES VERSION 1.06 OF IBM ANTIVIRUS (DOS, WINDOWS,
  __________________________________________________________
  OS/2,
  _____


  June 3, 1994

  IBM AntiVirus Services announces version 1.06 of IBM AntiVirus.  These
  new products provide unprecedented computer virus protection for DOS,
  Windows*, OS/2* and Novell NetWare*.

  IBM AntiVirus version 1.06 forecasts a LONG, HOT SUMMER for the
  competition.  With patent pending features like our fast fuzzy scanning
  engine and neural network technology for unknown boot sector viruses,
  version 1.06 is up-to-the-minute protection from IBM Research.  With
  three new viruses appearing every day, don't settle for less!

  IBM AntiVirus version 1.06 features include:

  o  New Installation program       o  Graphical User Interface
  o  Automatic Scanning             o  Install-and-Forget Operation
  o  Change Detection               o  Fuzzy Scanning Engine
  o  Heuristic Analysis             o  Thorough Examination
  o  Advanced Resident Detection    o  Verification before Disinfection

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  o  DOS Shield scan on file open   o  Scan inside popular compressed files
  o  Rescue Diskette                o  Advanced False Alarm Elimination

  IBM AntiVirus LAN version 1.06** includes these additional features:

  o  Install from the LAN           o  Execute from the LAN
  o  Administrator Interface        o  Password Protection
  o  LAN Messaging When Virus Found o  User Profiles

  IBM AntiVirus for NetWare* version 1.06** features include:

  o  NetWare* Loadable Module (NLM) o  Scheduled Scanning
  o  Real-time Scanning             o  Full-time Access
  o  Alerts                         o  Logging

  Enterprise licenses (site license) of IBM AntiVirus to protect DOS,
  Windows*, OS/2*, and Novel NetWare* may be obtained by phoning IBM
  AntiVirus Services Marketing on 1-800-742-2493.

  Single copies (client versions) of IBM AntiVirus to protect DOS,
  Windows* and OS/2* systems may be purchased for $59.95 by phoning IBM
  AntiVirus Direct on 1-800-551-3579.  Major credit cards, checks, and
  purchase orders are accepted.

  Availability date:  June 21, 1994






























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  COMPLINK, LTD. ANNOUNCES NETSWITCH FT OS/2 MESSAGE SWITCHING
  ____________________________________________________________


  April 11, 1994

  CompLink Ltd. announced through its subsidiary, Technology Development
  Systems (TDS) Incorporated, the availability of NetSwitch FT, a fault
  tolerant version of it's world class electronic mail integration and
  transaction processing system.  NetSwitch, a sophisticated message
  handling system based on the X.400 standard, is used in electronic mail
  integration and transaction processing applications.  NetSwitch and
  NetSwitch FT provide backbone, access unit and gateway facilities for
  every major mail system, service provider and physical delivery device
  including Telex and FAX.  In transaction processing environments
  NetSwitch is used in sales force and work force automation applications
  to route transactions between remote laptops, desktops and PDAs and
  the home office LAN, mainframe, and mini computer based applications.
  Fault tolerance makes NetSwitch FT ideal for critical applications.

  The NetSwitch products' modular structure, scalability and LAN/WAN
  compatibility makes it cost effective as a single system gateway, a
  worldwide corporate message switch and a backbone resource on which to
  implement and interconnect both industry and enterprise based electronic
  data exchange format standards.  The product family exploits multiple
  WAN technologies (e.g. wireless and wire-line network services, private
  data networks, and direct dial networks) for interconnecting users and
  host systems/applications.  Additionally, multiple NetSwitch sites can
  be networked together providing least cost routing and message switching
  to take advantage of various communication resources available
  throughout an enterprise.  This allows customers worldwide to use
  NetSwitch as a corporate-wide resource linking business offices, sales
  and distribution channels, and manufacturing facilities on an
  intra-company as well as inter-company basis.

  The products will be jointly marketed by CompLink Ltd. and its TDS
  subsidiary whose development facilities, located in suburban Chicago,
  are gaining recognition for leadership in message switching systems
  and related technologies.  TDS and CompLink specialize in development
  of systems that optimize the power of leading edge PC technologies for
  networking, communications and business automation applications.
  Other product offerings include LapControl, an electronic software
  distribution system used to geographically distribute software to
  laptops, desktops, and pen-based systems; Sales+, a suite of Sales
  Force Automation Applications for Order Entry, Client Management and
  Sales Analysis; and Worldlink, a comprehensive message environment for
  E-Mail and FAX enabling the desktop.

  CompLink Contact: (516) 829-1883
  Rick Gomes, VP Marketing


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  175 Community Drive
  Great Neck, NY 11021




  SPIDER SERVER FOR OS/2
  ______________________


  April 20, 1994

  Link Development Corporation has announced the availability of SPIDER
  SERVER for OS/2 (SS/2), the newest addition to its line of connectivity
  products.

  The product line - known as SPIDER - provides fast, easy-to-use,
  real time connectivity between applications running on a variety of
  remote systems and applications running on IBM mainframes.  "It's the
  way to go for those organizations that want to migrate applications to
  newer, more cost-effective platforms while maintaining communications
  with mainframe-based legacy systems", said Gary Ellis, Director of
  Product Development.

  Applications running on remote systems use a simple connectionless
  Application Programming Interface (API) to communicate with applications
  running on the mainframe or with other applications in the network.

  Various remote environments are supported by SPIDER, including DOS,
  WINDOWS, UNIX and OS/400, as well as the OS/2 version just announced.
  Supported mainframe environments include batch, TSO and CICS.

  Prices for a total SPIDER solution consisting of single OS/2 and
  MVS/CICS licenses start at $20,000.

  For further information on the company and its products, call
  (414) 774-2010, fax (414) 774-7257, or write to: Link Development
  Corporation, 2401 N. Mayfair Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226.




  LOTUS ANNOUNCES SMARTSUITE RELEASE 1.1 FOR OS/2
  _______________________________________________


  SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 1994--Lotus Development Corp. today announced it
  will begin shipping in May SmartSuite Release 1.1 for OS/2, an update
  providing advanced networking support and enhanced cross-application
  integration to the first complete 32-bit desktop application suite for
  IBM's OS/2 2.1 operating system.

  SmartSuite Release 1.1 for OS/2 includes 1-2-3 Release 2.1 for OS/2 and
  Freelance Graphics Release 2.1 for OS/2, both announced today, as well
  as the recently shipped Ami Pro 3.0a for OS/2 and "cc:Mail" for OS/2
  Workplace Shell 1.0. New to SmartSuite Release 1.1 for OS/2 is the Lotus

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  Application Manager, an integration utility pioneered in SmartSuite 2.0
  for Windows.  The SmartSuite for OS/2 Lotus Application Manager is
  included as a standalone component that resides on the OS/2 Workplace
  Shell desktop when OS/2 applications are minimized or fits into the
  upper right hand corner of an application's title bar when maximized.
  A simple click on the Lotus Application Manager's icon palette allows
  users to switch between SmartSuite applications, Lotus Notes, and an
  OS/2 window.

  The new versions of 1-2-3 and Freelance Graphics now support VIM
  mail-enabling and IBM's CID (Configuration, Installation, Distribution)
  technology, facilitating fully automated, completely unattended remote
  installation of software applications to networked personal computers.
  Additionally, both 1-2-3 and Freelance Graphics are the first Lotus
  applications to utilize a common, graphical install engine that will
  become standard across SmartSuite for OS/2. Both applications have been
  enhanced with better font-handling and other improvements requested by
  customers.

  Additional 1-2-3 enhancements include:

   o Four new DataLens drivers:  SQL Server, Paradox 4.0, IBM DB/2
     and Oracle 7;
   o New C-API Extensions for accessing range name tables, accessing
     cell color and font attributes, and storing custom functions
     in cells;
   o Additional SmartIcon palettes for editing and formatting;
   o New @functions for enhanced analytical functions.




  FOOTPRINT SOFTWARE INC. ANNOUNCES FOOTPRINT POWER APPLETS
  _________________________________________________________
  FOR OS/2
  ________


  May 3, 1994

  Footprint Software Inc. announced plans to release a new collection of
  home/office productivity tools for OS/2.  The collection of applications
  is tentatively called Footprint Power Applets, and all components will
  be SOM enabled and designed to exploit the Workplace Shell.

  Footprint Power Applets include 11 components: Word Processing, Spread-
  sheet, Database, Charting, Report Writer, To Do List, Phone Book,
  Calendars, Communications, Fax and Financial Tools - Lease Calculator,
  Mortgage Calculator and Comparison, and Savings Planner.  Each
  component is accessed through a common folder, under its own icon.  The
  user may run as many or as few components as desired.

  Components are supplied by Footprint Software and other leading OS/2
  software developers.  The Applets are feature rich and are comparable
  to many of the standalone applications currently available for OS/2.
  Features include WYSIWYG display in the word processor, drag and drop

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  scheduling and printing with the PIM tools and terminal emulation with
  communications components.  Footprint Power Applets offer users
  considerably more than the productivity folder that currently ships with
  OS/2.  Footprint recognizes that not everyone needs or wants multiple
  expensive and space hungry applications.

  Groups of components share common user interfaces.  For example the
  personal information management tools share the same "look and feel" and
  the productivity tools share the same "look and feel".  This makes the
  product easy to learn and easy to use, for computer novices as well as
  experts.

  This Super Suite addresses all the basic daily needs of small office/home
  office and individual users, enabling the user to be organized,
  productive and connected.  No other package available offers so much for
  so little.  Footprint Power Applets will be release in the third quarter
  1994.

  Footprint Software Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in PC software
  development and implementation.  Footprint is a leading developer and
  provider of financial services software in Canada.  Footprint entered the
  retail software market in 1993 with the introduction of Footprint Works
  for OS/2.

  For Information contact:

  Footprint Software Inc.
  Sharon Manuel, Vice President of Retail Products
  416-943-4607  416-860-1780 FAX




  DIACOUSTICS ANNOUNCES A NEW MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR
  ___________________________________________________________
  OS/2
  ____


  May 25, 1994

  DiAcoustics announced at COMDEX its latest multimedia solution:  MIDI
  Renderer.  This is the first commercially available product to allow
  users to create digital WAV files from any MIDI music file.

  MIDI Renderer is a user modifiable software synthesizer capable of
  producing CD quality digital music on existing audio cards without any
  hardware upgrades.  MIDI Renderer is an economical alternative to buying
  a new wavetable sound card.  Using the software on any existing audio
  card (FM, non-FM or even wavetable based) the user can produce sound
  that outperforms wavetable sound cards.  Not only is the resulting sound
  quality improved, but also this product offers more user choices than
  any current sound card.




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  With MIDI Renderer a user can have 128 simultaneous notes, which can a
  each be assigned to a different instrument if desired.  The result is
  full orchestra capability.

  MIDI Renderer comes with a set of standard defaults that require no a
  adjustments for achieving outstanding performance.  But for those users
  who ask "What if?", it also offers many user modifiable features.  These
  advanced features allow the creation of new instruments using different
  synthesis techniques such as sampling, additive synthesis, wave
  sequencing, and frequency modulation.  Even the most demanding user will
  be pleased.

  Anyone using an FM based sound card will greatly benefit from this
  product.  MIDI Renderer has a list price of $129, and will be available
  at a special introductory price of $69.95 until August 31st.  MIDI
  Renderer can be ordered by calling 1-800-365-6134.  Shipping will start
  May 23, in CD-ROM media for OS/2 and DOS platforms.

  Contact DiAcoustics for complete details, minimum system requirements
  and specifications.

  DiAcoustics
  555 Sparkman Drive Suite 600-F
  Huntsville, AL 35816
  205-722-0490




  ADDITIONAL NEW OS/2 APPLICATIONS:
  _________________________________


  The following new or updated ISV (Independent Software Vendor) OS/2
  applications have recently been announced:

  NOTE:

       This is not an inclusive list of all recently announced OS/2
       applications.  For a complete list of most available OS/2
       applications, see the "OS2APPS" document package available
       internally in IBM on MKTTOOLS and PCWIN, and externally on OS/2
       BBSs from various online services such as Compuserve, PRODIGY, and
       OS2BBS.  This package contains documents givng a list of OS/2
       2.X-exploitive applications, as well as a document giving a list of
       other OS/2 applications.  Included in these lists are the
       Independent Software Vendor names and phone numbers.   To look at
       these documents, you need to download a file from the BBS called
       APPOS2.ZIP, and then "unzip" the file to create the documents.

       You can also find descriptive information on over 1000 different
       OS/2 applications from IBM and ISVs in the following IBM
       Publication:

         OS/2 APPLICATIONS DIRECTORY - IBM Publication # G362-0029

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       Call 1-800-879-2755 to order this.

  RELISH 2.2 - SUNDIAL SYSTEMS CORP.
  ___________________________________

  The Relish 2.2 calendaring system now supports IBM's Systems Object Model
  (SOM), allowing Relish modules to run without loading the entire
  program.  The program also allows users to search for information with
  invoking a standard search dialog box.  Instead, users can simply type
  while in a module, such as the phone book, and Relish will find a match.

  Contact:

       Sundial Systems Corp.
       Seal Beach, CA
       (310) 596-5121

  SKYSCRAPER-DESKTOP MANAGER FOR OS/2 - BINARY GRAPHICS INC.
  ___________________________________________________________

  This tools represents applications and groups of applications as desks in
  a "virtual office," each of which has its own button on the toolbar.

  Contact:

       Binary Graphics Inc.
       San Rafael, CA
       (415) 491-1565

  QUICK/2 INSTALL - PARALLEL STORAGE SOLUTIONS
  _____________________________________________

  The Quick/2 Install program provided technology that allows a complete
  install of OS/2 in less than 15 minutes.

  Contact:

       Parallel Storage Solutions
       Elmsford, NY
       (914) 347-7044

  WIPEOUT - BOCASOFT INC.
  ________________________

  A new module for the WipeOut program allows Berleley Systems Inc.'s
  After Dark screen savers to run under OS/2.  WipeOut users can download
  the module from Compuserve or call Indelible Blue Inc. at (800)
  776-8284 to receive the module for a $5 shipping fee.

  APPLAUSE - SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  _____________________________________

  The Applause program is a viewing and scanning utility for OS/2.  It can
  print images, view a variety of file formats, capture screens, and
  convert to new file formats.

  Contact:
       Solution Technology, Inc.

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       Boca Raton, FL
       (407) 241-3210

  SMART-LOCK LITE - CORPORATE INFO MANAGEMENT
  ____________________________________________

  The Smart-Lock Lite program is a low-end version of the full function
  Smart-Lock program from Corporate Info Management.  This program
  restricts access to the overall system, or individual components such as
  the Workplace Shell.  It thus allows users to share a PC, where each
  user has their own secure environment.

  Contact:
       Corporate Info Management
       Munich, Germany
       011-49-8142-98-110

  DESKMAN/2 VERSION 1.5 - DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  ______________________________________________________

  The DeskMan/2 OS/2 Workplace Shell Image Backup Facility has been
  enhanced with the "VUEMan/2" feature, which allows automatic WPS startup
  layouts, command line options to override starting WPS layouts, command
  line options to switch active layouts while running, a "Keep on Top"
  option to maintain VUEMan/2 window visibility at all times for ease of
  use, and optional hotkey transfer to the VUEMan/2 window.  In addition
  many new features and enhancements have been added the DeskMan/2
  function.

  Contact:
       Development Technologies, Inc.
       Forest Acres, SC
       (803) 738-0218
























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               OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS

  OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS
  _________________________________



  OEC ANNOUNCES OS/2 R1.1 TOOLKIT AVAILABILITY
  ____________________________________________


  April 27, 1994

  Open Environment Corporation (OEC) has announced the availability of
  the OEC R1.1 Toolkit on additional systems including OS/2 (R).  The OEC
  toolkit features links to popular graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and
  data sources which allow the developer to build distributed three-tiered
  client/server applications.

  The OEC Toolkit was first released supporting AIX/6000 (TM) and HP-UX **
  development environments in October 1993.  The OEC Toolkit now supports
  the development of distributed applications in the following open systems
  client/server environments:

    - AIX/6000
    - OS/2
    - HP-UX
    - OSF/1 **
    - Ultrix **
    - OS for SUN **
    - SVr4 **

  The OEC Toolkit also provides Run-time, Data Access Packages and
  Connectivity Packages which support these environments.  Please refer
  to Software Announcement letters 294-135 (March 22,1994) and 293-572
  (October 5, 1993) for specific details.

  For further information, contact:

  Omar Hussain, Open Environment Corporation, (617) 562-5834




  NEW AISPO PRODUCT:  WORKSTATION INTERACTIVE TEST TOOL
  _____________________________________________________


  April 19, 1994

  IBM ANNOUNCES:  WORKSTATION INTERACTIVE TEST TOOL FOR PRESENTATION
                  MANAGER/2 (Product Number 5764-084 R1.0; PRPQ# P94012)

  General Availability:     April 22, 1994 (US)
                            May 13, 1994 (WT)

  Geographic Availability:  Worldwide



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               OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS

  Workstation Interactive Test Tool for Presentation Manager*/2 (WITT/PM)
  is a capture/playback tool for automating unit and regression testing.
  WITT/PM records OS/2 PM defined objects, keystrokes, mouse movements
  and application responses as you step through your application,
  automatically generating test scripts.  WITT/PM can capture and compare
  screens, as well as mask out non-compare areas.  You can playback you
  test scripts interactively or in unattended 'batch' mode and have
  WITT/PM compare your application responses for consistency between
  modifications.  Since WITT/PM is fully programmable, its test scripts
  can be made as sophisticated as you like with its own powerful command
  language and the 2/REXX language.  You can use WITT/PM to build a
  reliable "bucket" of regression test scripts.  These scripts may be
  reused a month or a year from now in order to test your application
  changes.  It tests graphical user interface (GUI) applications generated
  by Object Oriented tools as well as traditional procedural languages.
  WITT/PM's GUI interface and online tutorial gets you up and running
  FAST.

  WITT/PM is IBM's newest addition to the WITT Family of test products.
  The WITT Family currently consists of WITT/OS2 (5648-031), WITT/PM
  (5764-084), and X/WITT (5765-222).

  Where WITT/OS2 installs on your OS/2 desktop and allows you to test
  Host and OS/2 applications, WITT/PM installs on your OS/2 desktop and
  allows you to test ONLY OS/2 PM and Text applications (X/WITT installs
  on AIX and tests X Window applications on AIX, SUN, HP, APOLLO and MVS).

  WITT/PM is positioned as a low cost solution for customers testing
  workstation based applications.

  TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
  The product has a 2 week test period. There is no Warranty.




  IBM PSP DEVELOPER SUPPORT NEWS: ISSUE 5
  _______________________________________


  May 5, 1994

  Announcing 1994 Issue 5 of IBM (R) PSP Developer Support News in three
  formats -- ASCII, .INF, and PostScript. Issue 5 prints 101 pages on an
  IBM 3820 printer.

  Produced monthly, and distributed electronically, by the IBM Personal
  Software Products (PSP) Developer Support organization in Boca Raton,
  Austin, and Atlanta, this newsletter gives members of IBM's Developer
  Assistance programs the latest information about all the IBM technical,
  business, and marketing programs in place to help them develop and
  market their PSP software successfully.

  IBM PSP Developer Support News is *only* distributed electronically; IBM
  is not producing printed copies for distribution.

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               OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS


  The file names, dates, and number of pages for all issues thus far are:

  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                            70
    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

  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 number represented as alpha (A=1, ..., G=7, H=8, ...)

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

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


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  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 GEnie, in OS/2 Software Library 16
  o Gopher, in index.almaden.ibm.com, OS/2 Information menu; also in
            bobblair.austin.ibm.com
  o IBM Canada BBS, in file area 11, OS/2 Programming
  o IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) BBS, in file area DOCS.PUBS
  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, in anonymous ftp server software.watson.ibm.com, in
              directory /pub/os2/info
  o NIFTY-Serve (Japan), in FIBMFEEL forum, library section 4
  o PRODIGY, in the OS/2 Club topic's download library under IBM Files

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

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

  We hope our newsletter serves your needs, and we'd like your feedback --
  see the newsletter for how to reach us.




  OS/2 & LAN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TOOLS GUIDE
  __________________________________________


  April 19, 1994

  The OS/2 & LAN Systems Development Tools Guide is a treasure trove of
  tools for application developers. It tells you about the many tools,
  produced by independent software vendors and IBM, that can help
  developers reap the benefits of the advanced technologies in OS/2 2.1,
  LAN Server 3.0, and related products.

  The Guide features detailed information about more than 400 OS/2 and LAN
  Systems tools and utilities divided into 35 categories and indexed by
  both company and product name.

  The Guide comes both in hardcopy and in a softcopy OS/2 .INF file.

  Hardcopy
  --------
  Customers in the USA may order the guide by calling either
  1-800-444-4881 (Miller Freeman Inc.) or 1-800-879-2755 (IBM Software
  Manufacturing Solutions). When calling the IBM number, specify
  publication G362-0025-00. There is a 9.95 USD charge (plus shipping,
  handling, and applicable sales taxes).

  IBM employees in the USA may order publication G362-0025-00 through
  PUBORDER.

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               OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS


  Customers and IBM employees outside the USA may order publication
  G362-0025-00 from the IBM Software and Publications Center in
  Copenhagen, Denmark.

  Additionally, copies may be obtainable from some of the Developer
  Assistance Programs in other countries and geographic areas. Contact
  them for information.

  NOTE: The OS/2 .INF softcopy version of the Guide is not available
  through this method. It will be distributed at no charge on various
  e-mail and BBS systems.

  Softcopy
  --------

  IBM intends to make the OS/2 .INF version of the Guide available
  wherever the monthly electronic PSP Developer Support News (DSNEWS) is
  distributed. The file name is OS2TG.

  Contents of the ZIPped File OS2TG.ZIP
  -------------------------------------

  This announcement file is part of a ZIPped package that also contains
  the Tools Guide in .INF format and several formats of the product
  nomination form. When UNZIPped, the files are:

  OS2TG    ANN     3665 bytes   This announcement file
  TG       INF   539749         The Tools Guide in .INF format
                                  (To look at this file from within OS/2,
                                   type VIEW TG)
  NOMINATE TXT    10656         Nomination form in ASCII format
  NOMINATE EXE   186877         Self-extracting nomination form in
                                  Encapuslated PostScript format
                                  (executing NOMINATE produces the .EPS
                                   file)

  Note: Within the file TG.INF is a version of the product nomination form
  that you can print using the OS/2 VIEW facility.

  If you are unable to print and use any of the formats of the product
  nomination form included in this ZIPped file, we will be glad to send
  you a fax copy of the form. Call the IBM Developer Assistance Program
  at 1-407-982-6408.

  Call for Tools and Applications to List in Next Issues
  ------------------------------------------------------

  IBM Software Developer Support is currently soliciting tools developers
  to list their products in the next edition of the OS/2 & LAN Systems
  Development Tools Guide.




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               OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS

  We are also accepting product nominations for listing in the OS/2
  Applications Directory. This book includes development tools as well as
  32-bit OS/2 and LAN Systems applications.

  To nominate your application for listing in the OS/2 Applications
  Directory, or your development tool for listing in both guides, use the
  product nomination form files listed above.




  PRODUCT NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT OS/2 & LAN APPS AND TOOLS
  ______________________________________________________
  GUIDES
  ______


  May 18, 1994

  Did you know that IBM publishes two big books full of listings of OS/2
  and LAN Systems applications and development tools produced by IBM and
  Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)?

  Finding all those apps and tools is an ongoing task, so we're asking for
  your help.

  The IBM Developer Assistance Program is currently soliciting nominations
  of IBM and ISV products to be listed in the next editions of the OS/2 &
  LAN Systems Applications Directory and the OS/2 & LAN Systems
  Development Tools Guide.

  Nominations will be accepted through 15 August 1994, and the next
  editions of the books are planned for release during November.

  A Product Nomination Form has been developed and should be used for
  submitting nominations. The Product Nomination Form is available through
  the following methods:

  o  The IBM FAX Information Service, phone 1-800-426-4329 within the USA
     and 1-800-465-3299 within Canada. The document number for the Product
     Nomination form is 1011.

  o  The PSP Developer Assistance Program hotline, 1-407-982-6408, or fax
     1-407-998-7610. IBM will then mail or fax the Product Nomination Form
     to you.

  o  Within the softcopy .INF version of the current Tools Guide. The .INF
     version is available from many of the same sources as PSP Developer
     Support News. Some of these sources are:

     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 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

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     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

     Look for a PKZIPped file named OS2TG.

  o  Within IBM, in the OS2TOOLS catalog, package OS2TG, file OS2TG EXEBIN
     or through the VM command REQUEST OS2TG FROM V1ENG AT BCRVM1

  (SM) America Online is a service mark of America Online, Inc.
  (R)  CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc.
  (R)  GEnie is a registered trademark of General Electric Information
         Services Co.
  (R)  PRODIGY is a registered trademark of PRODIGY Services Co.




  IBM ADVERTISING PROGRAM OFFERS ADVERTISING DISCOUNTS
  ____________________________________________________


  May 23, 1994

  IBM ADVERTISING PROGRAM OFFERS ADVERTISING DISCOUNTS TO HARDWARE,
  SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND PC MANUFACTURERS

  ATLANTA, May 23, 1994 . . . IBM today announced a program that offers
  advertising discounts for PC manufacturers and developers of hardware
  and software products for OS/2* and LAN Systems to use in high-impact
  publications.

  Starting this month, companies can use the Personal Software Products
  Advertising Program to increase and enhance their advertising through
  the use of discounted rates negotiated for them by IBM.

  "This program is for certified developers of products for OS/2 and LAN
  Systems," said Joanne Meleski, advertising manager for IBM's Personal
  Software Products division.  "It promotes the benefits of our
  certification program; increases industry awareness of our products and
  the applications that run on them; and complements our ongoing national
  PSP advertising.  It's a win-win proposition."



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               OS/2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NEWS

  In addition to reduced rates, the PSP Advertising Program provides
  developers with OS/2 and LAN systems certification marks to spotlight
  their products and complement national IBM advertising.  The
  certification marks are available to developers whose products pass the
  IBM Certification Program, which signifies that hardware and software
  products are compatible with IBM operating systems or LAN systems
  products.




  BUSINESS GRAPHICS FOR VISUALAGE
  _______________________________


  Dakota Technologies has announced ChartsParts for VisualAge - IBM's new,
  object-oriented, visual application development environment.  ChartParts
  provides business graphics objects that can be used with Visualage
  developed applications.

  ChartParts will be available May 16,1994.  The product will be sold
  through distribution and direct from Dakota for a retail price of
  $249.00.

  For Additional Information:
    David Flournoy, Marketing,
    Dakota Technologies,
    P.O. Box 10694,
    Rockville, MD 20849,
    Phone:  301.738.0259,
    Fax:  301.279.8739,
    Compuserve I.D. (70761,2060).
























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                   TRADE PRESS NEWS ARTICLES

  TRADE PRESS NEWS ARTICLES
  _________________________



  WORKPLACE OS DESCRIPTION BY LEAD ARCHITECT
  __________________________________________


  From "PowerPC News"

   WORKPLACE OS: A MACHINE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES

   "We'll have to come up with some better names - we know that" says Paul
   P Giangarra, lead architect of Workplace OS, referring to his baby.
   Its seems, therefore, that when the operating system finally appears
   later this year, it will bear the imaginative title 'OS/2 for PowerPC'.
   The architect hasn't had much time to do any architecting over the last
   couple of months.  Instead he's been working as evangelist-in-chief for
   the technology which is the foundation of IBM's hopes for desktop
   software/the desktop.  "What we are trying to do is something that IBM
   has not done very well, and that is spread the word" he says - giving
   the impression of a man who has been virtually living on aeroplanes.
   Recently he has spent his life talking to software authors, large
   corporates and, of course, journalists.  It's a role that he obviously
   relishes - presenting information about the software with a verve
   reminiscent of Jeff Goldblum's scientist in 'The Fly'.

   Giangarra has been with IBM since 1977 and after working on a number of
   operating system and communications projects, ended up as chief
   designer for OS/2.  A biography from IBM is at pains to point out that
   he didn't join the OS/2 effort until version 1.2 was virtually
   complete, so you can't place the earlier incarnations at his door - it
   is in versions 1.3 and 2.0 that we can see his work.

   Workplace OS' structure is now well defined.  Its heart is a
   microkernel, a thin layer of code which provides the lowest of
   lowest-common-denominator functions necessary to the operating system.
   The basics for inter-process communication, I/O, interrupts, memory
   management and multiprocessor support - these are the province of the
   microkernel.  When IBM was looking around for a suitable foundation it
   came across Carnegie Mellon University's Mach 3.0 which it took,
   trimmed, tweaked, hardened and then used.  It is the same microkernal
   that is used in Taligent, but more of that later.

   Like any good foundation, Mach it is more or less invisible to the end
   user.  To IBM, however it is vital, acting as an isolating layer
   between the hardware below and the other software above.  It is worth
   noting that the Microkernal does not provide complete isolation:  there
   are still issues such as 'Endianess' - the byte ordering, which it
   cannot hope to paper over.  Still, it does allow IBM to concentrate a
   lot of the messy, hardware specific parts of the operating system into
   one place.  Microkernal-based operating systems tend to be easily
   portable operating systems.

   As we have said, the microkernal only deals with the low level stuff.

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   Everything else that goes to make up the operating system sits on top,
   either in 'personality neutral services' or the operating
   system-specific 'personalities'.


   +---------OS/2 For PowerPC------------------+
   ]                                           ]
   ] +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ ] +-----------+
   ] ]   OS/2    ] ] DOS/Win   ] ]Personality] ] ] Other     ]
   ] ]Personality] ]Personality] ] Neutral   ] ] ]Personality]
   ] ]           ] ]           ] ] Services  ] ] ]           ]
   ] +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ ] +-----------+
    +--------------------------------------------------------+
    ]                  IBM MICROKERNAL                       ]
    ]                    (MACH-BASED)                        ]
    +--------------------------------------------------------+

   Giangarra favours the shorter, but more descriptive phrase "shared
   stuff" for Personality Neutral Services.  The shared stuff modules - of
   which there are many - contain all the things common to many operating
   systems, but which don't have a place in the kernel.  Shared stuff
   means that networking, file systems and the like only have to be
   implemented once.  Certainly, if the personality-writer has an
   overwhelming desire to create a bespoke file system he, or she can
   write one, but generally its possible, to fall back upon Personality
   Neutral Services.  PNS modules can even implement services
   traditionally outside the scope of the operating system - for example a
   multimedia "engine", which can then be shared by all of the
   personalities.  The idea is that third party developers will be wooed
   into developing such plug-ins.  In the great scheme of things PNS is
   incredibly important.  It allows IBM to add capabilities to its
   operating system by stealth and it should also allow a more-or-less
   smooth integration of object-orientated services as they are developed.

   Though wide in scope, PNS facilities do not provide a graphical user
   interface, neither do they necessarily bare their interfaces to
   programmers at large.  Instead they are accessed via the operating
   system personalities.  These provide developers and users with the
   application programming interfaces, graphical user interfaces,
   semantics and thread -scheduling that they are used to seeing from
   their respective operating systems.

   This summer, IBM will introduce several enhancements to the Intel-based
   OS/2:  a symmetric multiprocessing version will appear, and the
   mainline Intel-based offering will be slimmed down considerably.  "The
   goal here is to be able to pre-load on a 4MB machine", Giangarra says,
   explaining that the operating system will be approximately 2MB smaller
   than it is today.  Eventually (sometime in 1995), WPOS will be ported
   to the Intel platform and the summer release probably represents the
   last honing of the native Intel implementation.

   OS/2 for PowerPC will have to wait some time for the innovations.  It
   is unlikely that it will ever fit into 4Mb, mainly because of the code
   expansion inherent in the move from CISC to RISC.  The PowerPC

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   Reference Platform document specifies 8MB as the minimum configuration
   suitable for WPOS, compared to 16Mb for AIX or Windows NT.  Giangara
   says that OS/2 for PowerPC will initially lack multiprocessing support,
   but once PowerPC 604-based multiprocessing machines appear, "we will
   have the server".

   So far, we know that IBM is working on two personalities for Workplace
   OS - the OS/2 personality and the DOS/Windows personality.  Combined,
   these two produce OS/2 for PowerPC - a split personality, if you like.
   At the heart of the DOS/Windows side sits an Instruction Set
   Translator, which converts Intel i86 instructions into PowerPC code on
   the fly.  In principle, IBM's IST is similar to that used in Insignia
   Solution's SoftWindows, detecting code loops and storing them in a
   cache so that they only have to be translated once.  However, while IBM
   declines to give details, the noises coming out of its emulation labs
   sound very gung-ho.

   To date, the best description of IBM's emulation approach, comes not
   from IBM itself, but from April's edition of Byte magazine.  An
   excellent article by Tom Halfhill suggests that IBM's IST performs an
   initial "discovery" pass of the Intel binary, to construct a directed
   graph which represents the application's flow of execution.  This means
   that the program can be split into basic blocks which are then
   translated.  The range of optimization techniques that the article
   outlines is impressive and the article quotes IBM as saying that the
   emulation performs as well as a 486DX/33 on a PowerPC 601 processor.
   Unfortunately, it neglects to mention clock speed.  As previously
   reported, the IST is not available to the actual OS/2 module, so your
   existing OS/2 for Intel applications will need to be recompiled for the
   new processor.

   In addition to the instruction set translator, IBM continues to take
   advantage of its now-lapsed rights to the Windows 3.1 source code.  The
   company has taken this source and compiled a number of the APIs into
   native PowerPC code.

   How long it can maintain this approach, as Microsoft's Windows code
   diverges from 16bit Windows 3.1 towards 32bit Windows 4 (Chicago)
   remains to be seen.  An alternative approach to running Windows might
   be to use the Wabi technology from Sunsoft.  IBM's AIX division is
   taking this tack, but Wabi currently lacks breadth of application
   support and Giangarra was dismissive of its abilities:  "We in the OS/2
   world do not believe that Wabi will support enough Windows
   applications" he says, adding "I personally don't have that much faith
   in Wabi's ability to provide a good Windows facility for OS/2 users".

   As for other personalities, an AIX module is also planned to appear at
   some unspecified future date.  It is not a priority since, AIX will run
   quite happily on the Power Personal machines when they first appear.

   The biggest question that seems to be in a lot of users' minds is "will
   I be able to run Macintosh software on IBM Power Personal machines.  To
   be more precise, it is a question that is interesting a lot of Mac
   users at the moment.  The answer is 'no' at least not under Workplace

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   OS.  IBM says that there is no development going on to produce a
   Macintosh personality for WPOS.

   The slightly longer answer is 'yes' you will be able to run Macintosh
   software, but only under the forthcoming PowerOpen-compliant version of
   AIX which is due in the second half of the year.  This will include
   support for Macintosh Application Services.  IBM has made it clear that
   people should not hold their breath waiting for an Apple System 7
   personality.

   Which leaves Taligent.  Taligent, originally a joint venture between
   Apple and IBM, but now with added Hewlett-Packard, would make a feature
   in its own right.  Originally conceived as a project to build a
   top-to-bottom object-oriented operating system, the focus has gradually
   changed until now, the emphasis is on producing a rich set of
   object-based developers tools and "frameworks".  A framework is a large
   grouping of objects, which together form the basis of a simple
   application-ette.  A framework could be a graphing engine, a text
   editor or a file-system.  Developers can take frameworks and customize
   them accreting their own objects, or customizing those supplied.

   IBM's plan is to gradually pull Taligent technology into WPOS in an
   evolutionary way.  Eventually Taligent may exist as the full operating
   system it was meant to be, but in the meantime Taligent parts will be
   added to the OS/2 Personality where it will enhance the graphical user
   interface etc. At the same time other bits of Taligent will appear as
   personality neutral services, adding Object extensions to any other
   operating systems hosted by Workplace OS.

   The biggest unknown about OS/2 for PowerPC and Workplace OS is when it
   will appear.  Generally, IBM is simply saying that it will be in the
   second half and some observers suspect that means fourth quarter.  In
   fact the schedule seems to be slipping.  As we went to press an IBM
   spokes-person acknowledged that the finished product may not appear
   until the beginning of 1995.  It may appear in beta this summer
   however.  Another IBM spokes-person tells us that WPOS will appear in
   beta form with the first of the PReP compliant PowerPC machines when
   they appear in the second half.

   No wonder IBM is so keen on getting Windows NT ported.  Without the
   Microsoft offering, the only finished OS available would be AIX.  Even
   with NT, however, the first Power Personal systems will lack the
   finished "Human-Centric" interface which is so important to the
   division's success.

   The sight of IBM and Motorola paying for the privilege of porting NT to
   the PowerPC chip has enraged some OS/2 aficionados - a particularly
   lively debate is underway on the CompuServe PowerPC Forum at the
   moment.  However IBM is caught in a cleft stick.  It cannot afford to
   rush the operating system out and have it go off half-cocked.  That was
   the fate of the first incarnations of OS/2 and IBM has learned its
   lesson.  WPOS has the potential to be an excellent and innovative
   operating system, but one false move at the start could kill it.
   Neither is AIX the kind of operating system that will capture the

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   hearts of the vast majority of PC buyers.  So, Power Personal is left
   with Windows NT as a stop-gap.  However, if Workplace OS is as good as
   IBM says, it should have the potential to blow NT away on the client
   machines:  "We aim to raise the bar on what people expect from a
   personal computer" says Giangarra, and it is a bar that could do with
   some raising.

   (c)PowerPC News - Free by mailing:  add@power.globalnews.com




  IBM'S VISUALAGE ENVIRONMENT: A DEVELOPER'S DREAM COME TRUE
  __________________________________________________________


         - PC WEEK, 04/11/94, By Bill Machrone

  VisualAge is the most exciting development tool I've seen --that I can
  talk about -- in a long time.  It's IBM's new visual development
  environment, and it's a knockout.

  VisualAge is a fully visual, object-oriented environment that works well
  for individual developers and has impressive features for teams.  It
  lets you build applications and GUIs by pointing and clicking and
  drawing connections from one place to another.  Behind the pretty face
  is a wide range of tools and functions, including an interface to
  relational databases such as DB2, Oracle, and Sybase.  Equally or more
  important is a comprehensive set of DLL services that allow you to
  encapsulate, use, and reuse legacy code, including smart input and
  output interfaces that let you do pre-or post-processing on the data
  being passed between the legacy code and the applications you're
  generating.

  Back in the old days, we used to call them subroutines or modules.
  Today, they're just parts.  VA ships with more than 2,000 parts, ranging
  from highly granular or detailed processes to complex operations.  You
  drag the parts you need to the work area on your screen, then connect
  them with arrows in the order you want.  Additional arrows point to the
  input and output fields and buttons on the screens you design.
  Encapsulated legacy apps become parts, and you communicate with them in
  the same way.  VisualAge ap-plications can be surprisingly complex
  without writing a line of code.  If you do need to write code, you drop
  into Smalltalk.

  Smalltalk and IBM?  The two aren't exactly a recognized team, and
  therein lies a tale.  IBM has made a high-level commitment to objects,
  open platforms, and interoperability.  To do so, it has had to expand
  its portfolio of languages and competencies.  While the objectmeisters
  in Austin and the Taligent toilers work on the underpinnings of the
  future, the languages folks have branched out to give us more
  object-oriented development environments such as VisualAge.

  These disparate pieces will take time to reach a common ground.  IBM,
  with no track record in object-oriented languages outside C++, acquired

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  the technology underlying VA from Object Technologies International.
  OTI's products are robust and well respected by the object-oriented
  crowd and by Smalltalk insiders in particular.  The first iteration of
  VisualAge will not have SOM support, but a follow-on release will
  address SOM objects, including the ability to create them in Smalltalk.

  VA has three great strengths:  visual development, database access, and
  use of legacy code.  It creates three tiers of users:  fabricators,
  builders, and users.  Only fabricators need to know Smalltalk; the rest
  can use and reuse the available objects and database links.  Big
  companies won't bat an eye at VA's $5,000 price for the team edition.
  The $2,500 price might give pause to single users, but it's competitive
  with PARTS, Enfin, and PowerBuilder.  I'd love to see a version priced
  below $500 to compete with Visual Basic.  Developers won't object to
  running a 24M-byte 486, but users will have a tougher time coming up
  with 12M bytes to run compiled apps quickly.  Still, this product is too
  good to leave in the IS department.




  IBM SHIPS 5M COPIES OF OS/2 --EARNS 37TH INDUSTRY
  _________________________________________________
  RECOGNITION AWARD
  _________________


  May 18, 1994

  Customers Establish Popular PC Software as Industry Standard

  AUSTIN, Texas, May 18, 1994 . . . IBM's award-winning OS/2* has become
  the industry's 32-bit PC operating system standard as evidenced by the
  shipment of the software's five millionth copy.  Since the release of
  OS/2 2.0 in March 1992, OS/2 has ranked consistently near the top of
  software best-seller lists and nabbed almost every major software award
  -- 37 prestigious honors in all -- from Technical Excellence to Readers'
  Choice to Overall Product of the Year.

  The editors of PC Magazine, an influential publication known for its
  comprehensive product testing, bestowed the honor of "Editors' Choice"
  on OS/2 2.1 in their May 31 issue.  After extensive evaluations of
  32-bit operating systems, PC Magazine recommended OS/2 over Windows** NT
  and other competitive products.  In fact, OS/2 has shipped nearly 20
  times the number of NT copies shipped to date.

  In awarding the "Editors' Choice" designation, the publication said,
  "[OS/2] impressed us with its stability, its true object-oriented GUI
  interface and strong DOS and Microsoft Windows emulation."  The
  publication rated OS/2 "Excellent" in the following categories:
  Application Development, DOS and Windows Emulation and Networking and
  Connectivity.

  "OS/2 continues to prove the skeptics wrong as it converts more and more
  users," noted industry consultant Sam Albert, president of Sam Albert
  Associates, Scarsdale, N.Y. "OS/2 is delivering today what Windows NT

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  hasn't and Chicago hopes to deliver -- a reliable, industrial-strength
  32-bit operating system."

  The readers of InfoWorld, a PC publication targeted at people involved
  in all areas of computing, recently gave OS/2 top honors in two
  categories for the second consecutive year:  "Overall Product of the
  Year" and "Software Product of the Year."  In addition to sweeping these
  readers' choice awards for the second year, the editors of InfoWorld
  recognized OS/2 this year with yet another "Product of the Year"
  distinction for interoperability.

  "OS/2 2.1 was the only operating system where we could get NetWare, LAN
  Server and TCP/IP running simultaneously and still be able to run all
  our OS/2, DOS and Windows applications with RAM to spare," beamed
  Nicholas Petreley of the InfoWorld Enterprise Team.  "Combine that with
  the multitasking and powerful OS/2 Workplace Shell, and we can't imagine
  ever going back to a DOS/Windows environment."

                  Another Product of the Year Award

  Earlier this year, readers of DATAMATION also selected OS/2 as their
  "Product of the Year" for a second straight year.  OS/2 won the readers'
  choice award in the very competitive PC Software category.

  "The fact that both readers and editors of top computer publications are
  recognizing OS/2 -- in some cases for two consecutive years -- is a
  strong testament to the growing momentum and industry-wide enthusiasm
  for OS/2," said Wally Casey, director of marketing for IBM's Personal
  Software Products division.  "Users and editors alike are demanding a
  powerful operating system, and as the growing number of awards
  illustrates, they are repeatedly choosing OS/2.  Combine this with the
  fact that we've shipped more than five million copies of OS/2 and
  there's no doubt that OS/2 is clearly the leading 32-bit PC operating
  system on the market."

  In addition to receiving top honors in the United States, OS/2 has been
  recognized around the world by numerous publications and industry
  organizations, ranging from a "Best Chinese Information Product of 1993"
  award from Taiwan's Chinese Micro-Computer Extended Foundation to a
  "1993 Must-Have Award" from Soft et Micro in France.  Most recently,
  OS/2 earned a Technical Excellence Award from France's PC Expert and was
  named "Operating System of the Year" by Germany's CHIP Magazine.




  THIRD-PARTY SUPPORT FOR OS/2 GROWS
  __________________________________


  May 20, 1994

   EXCERPT: COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS 05/16/94  P. 75, 82 NCN



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  "IBM Corp. is rolling along with third-party support from major players,
  although the world's largest application vendor has yet to write a
  32-bit application supporting OS/2.

  "Since its release, third-party support for OS/2 has grown to 2,000
  applications, according to IBM's director of personal operating systems,
  Lois Dimpfel.  A list of ISVs with applications for OS/2 includes such
  vendors as Lotus Development Corp., which recently announced a new
  version of SmartSuite for OS/2....  'We have been talking a great deal
  in terms of Windows but not OS/2,' said Hilme Ozguc, a Lotus product
  manager.

  "But he added that customer feedback indicated that people were not
  willing to wait for the next major release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows,
  and were saying 'We are disappointed with Windows NT, so we are going to
  go with OS/2...."  Not only is IBM seeing results from third-party
  support, its OS/2 for Windows operating system is selling well,
  according to IBM officials.  The company contends that IBM has shipped
  500,000 copies of OS/2 for Windows since its introduction at
  Comdex/Fall, and overall IBM shipped 5 million copies of OS/2 since its
  introduction...."




  TCP/IP FOR OS/2 A WINNER!
  _________________________


  An article in the May issue of Australian Communications Magazine
  reviewed Windows and OS/2 TCP/IP products.  The reviwers come down
  strongly in favour of IBM's OS/2 product above all other products
  reviewed.  One paragraph reads:-

  "On the OS/2 side, we picked one winner: IBM's TCP/IP for OS/2, which
  offered a relatively painless configuration routine and led the pack in
  performance.  While pundits keep up with their IBM-bashing, Big Blue is
  quietly making good on its commitment to open networking.  TCP/IP for
  OS/2 is an excellent case in point: it offered not only the best
  performance of any package in this test but also one of the most
  complete sets of TCP/IP applications."




  PERSONAL SYSTEMS MAGAZINE, MAY/JUNE, 1994 ISSUE
  _______________________________________________


  The May/June, 1994 issue of PERSONAL SYSTEMS Magazine has been mailed to
  all subscribers.  Additional copies can be purchased by sending in the
  form shown below.

  PERSONAL SYSTEMS Magazine is a bimonthly publication by the IBM End User
  and Software Solutions Services and Support Department in Roanoke,
  Texas.  It provides a variety of comprehensive articles and information

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  items on IBM Personal Systems and LAN Systems software solutions and
  products.  Registered IBM Personal Systems Technical Coordinators
  receive a free subscription.  Other customers can sign up for
  subscription by $50 per year.  Call 1-800-678-8014 to order or receive
  information on a subscription.

  The articles and subjects included in the May/June Issue include the
  following:

  "Wrightsizing" at USAir.

       This chronicles how USAir uses its new OS/2 network at its
       Pittsburgh hub to become one of America's most efficient airlines.
       Presented with the opportunity to break new ground during a $1
       billion construction effort at the Greater Pittsburgh International
       Airport, USAir and IBM worked together to implement a revolutionary
       airport management solution.,

  Getting the Word Out at Chemical Banking Corporation

       As more and more banks consolidate, the need for widespread, rapid
       communication becomes critical.  When a merger resulted in 460
       remote sites, Chemical Banking Corporation began its search for a
       full-service facsimile solution.  The Solution?  A successful
       installation of SofNet's FaxWorks OS/2 LAN.

  Threads

       Threads give OS/2 its high-performance multitasking ability.  Phil
       Lieberman of Lieberman and Associates Design & Engineering Group
       outlines the concepts behind threads and preemptive multitasking.
       He also explores OS/2's powerful interprocess communications and
       coordination mechanisms that keep things moving efficiently.

  Redirected Installation of OS/2 2.x

       This article explains how to manually construct an OS/2 Remote
       Installation Code Server and the client boot diskettes for
       redirected installation of five OS/2 2.x products.

  Little Solutions

       Several little solutions give the top tips for LAN Server 3.0
       performance, including a configuration tool, Entry versus
       Advanced, cache size, fixed disk utilization, CPU utilization,
       network interface cards, network media utilization, and more.

  Questions and Answers

       A variety of OS/2 questions are answered in this issue.

  Back Up for the Future

       Don't let a disaster, natural or other wise, leave you "data-less".

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       Plan for a disaster--give yourself some peace of mind.  Several
       options for the backup and recovery of both individual hard drives
       and LAN-based storage facilities are reviewed in this article.

  Lost in Cyberspace

       Todd Watson takes you on a ride down the information superhighway
       in this humorous analysis of the mysteries of the Internet.  He
       weighs the perils against the thrills to determine if he is ready
       for a life in "cyberspace."  You may find that his journey
       parallels your ambivalence in this "turbulent technogeneration."

  The Book Shelf

       Three books are reviewed:  "IBM Personal Systems:  A Business
       Perspective, 7th Edition"; "ThePowerPC Revolution"; and "Voice
       Communication With Computers."

  LAN Server Ultimedia 1.0 Performance and Tuning

       Distributed multimedia, the next generation of information-sharing
       technology, significantly improves the efficiency, effectiveness,
       and quality of communications.  IBM LAN Server Ultimedia 1.0
       supports both data and multimedia applications simultaneously.  This
       article describes how the Ultimedia product achieves this objective
       and how you can optimize your system.

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  PC/3270 ON THE TOP-SELLING DOS SOFTWARE LIST
  ____________________________________________


  From "Computer Reseller News", April 25th edition

  IBM's Personal Communications/3270 product continues its impressive
  record of being one of the top selling DOS and Windows products.
  Corporate Software reports in the April 25th edition of 'Computer
  Reseller News' that IBM's Personal Communications/3270 had the second
  largest sales volumes of DOS software for February, 1994.  This follows
  on the heels of a similar report in a December 1993 edition of Computer
  Reseller news which stated that Personal Communications/3270 was the
  eighth largest selling DOS software product at that time.

  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
  --------------------
  IBM Personal Communications/3270 provides easy to use host connection
  for both DOS and Windows users.  Personal Communications/3270 supports
  3278/79 Models 2 through 5, 3287 printer emulation, IND$FILE file
  transfer, local printing support via ZipPrint, hotspots, macros, auto
  font sizing, DDE, HLLAPI and SRPI support and much more.

  Make a list of everything an emulator should be.  Then add a few lines.
  With IBM Personal Communications/3270 V3.1, you can have it all!  IBM
  Personal Communications/3270 V3.1 lets you access the host mainframe
  from more locations, more efficiently and with more function than ever
  before.  IBM Personal Communications/3270 does more than merely allow
  PCs to emulate IBM 3270 display terminals, transfer files with the host
  automate processes via the emulator APIs and function as a LAN gateway.

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  There's new connectivity support including IPX/SPX (Netware for SAA),
  TCP/IP (Telnet3270) and enhanced Async support for out-of-office
  connectivity.




  FULL FUNCTION OS/2 NEARS - PCWEEK MAY 11 1994 (AUSTRALIA)
  _________________________________________________________


  Enterprise version may preempt Chicago  -  PCWEEK May 11 1994 (Australia)

  By Mark Moore and Mary Jo Foley

    o IBM readying enterprise version of OS/2 with built-in ..
      - Systems management
      - Taligent Frameworks subsystem modules
      - OpenDoc support

    o Enterprise version - FF OS/2  (Full Function OS/2) will include
      many features expected in MS Chicago. Both upgrades are expected
      to ship late this year.

    o FF OS/2 is a key part of IBM's strategy to match MS Windows & NT
      offerings - officials stated at IBM's Tech Interchange conference
      in US last week.

    o For low end, IBM plans to ship in August, Personal OS/2, a successor
      to OS2 for Windows.

    o MS has spent minor amount of money on (developing) NT compared with
      what we've spent on OS/2 (and OS/2 on PowerPC), - Lee Reiswig Pres
      IBM's PSP division. "My priorities are to capitalise on NT being too
      big and too slow, and Chicago not being here yet."

    o FF OS/2 will provide hooks to security features and system management
      components such as DCE, which lets users manage resources across
      multi-vendor networks.

    o FF OS/2 will provide for Taligent Frameworks, a set of O O modules
      for graphics, device drivers, memory management, and so on that can
      be accessed by applications.

    o "Decent security management and the ability to integrate into
       an enterprise security umbrella would be an advantage," -
       PCWEEK Corporate Partner

    o Support for OpenDoc, the compound document  architecture being
      developed by IBM, WP, and Apple Computer, will let users share
      graphics, text, data and program features among documents.

    o FF OS/2 will also implement the Plug and Play spec that automates
      configuration of PC peripherals and software. In addition, it
      will include requestor for LAN server, NetWare and possibly VINES

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      networks, and peer-to-peer services as an add-on, IBM officials
      said.

    o "Most people (including me!) agree that from tech perspective
      OS/2 is much better than Win 3.1 and it's a more mature product
      than NT," - PCWEEK Corporate Partner

    o "For me the best thing about this is a clear signal that IBM remains
      firmly committed to OS/2 and to competing with MS aggressively in the
      desktop OS arena.In the longer term that's great news for us as
      customers," the partner said.

    o Separately, IBM this month will start beta testing a new version
      of OS/2 geared towards the first time Windows or OS/2 user.
      Personal OS/2 codenamed WARP and previously known as OS/2 lite,
      is faster, more compact, and easier to install than OS/2 for
      Windows, according to Lois Dimpfel, IBM's director of Personal
      Operating Systems.

    o Pers OS/2 will run with a previously installed copy of Windows
      and will be able to run Win apps with native OS/2 apps, Dimpfel
      said. Personal OS/2 includes an updated version of the WPS
      interface with 3D icons. IBM developers have greatly slimmed down
      the OS/2 kernel by removing code for performance tracing and some
      hooks to external systems, Dimpfel said. This means Pers OS/2
      will require only about 4M of ram to run with two apps.

    o Both Pers OS/2 and FF OS/2 will be offered at a promotional price
      of less than $US 100, said Dimpfel.

   OS Face-off
   ===========

   IBM OS/2 2.2 (Full Function)                MS Windows 4.0 (Chicago)
   -----------------------------               ------------------------
  >Beta due 2nd half '94; final targ 4Q        same

  >Built-in Sys mgmnt & security               B-i Sys Mgmnt, some security

  >Taligent Frameworks, OpenDoc                OLE 2.0, Plug 'n Play
   Plug 'n Play

  >May incl DCE services & bundled             Will incl nwk requesters,
   network requesters                          remote-nwk access, & DCE
                                               srvs add-on from DEC

  >Will incl updated Workplace Shell           Will incl updated U I

  >Could sell for less than $150               same
   ($100 US)





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  ANNOUNCING THE 1994 CLIENT/SERVER DATABASE CONFERENCE
  _____________________________________________________


    You dream of harmony among your I/S systems, while the reality you face
    is chaos from multiple C/S systems, suppliers, and products.
    Learn how to bring diverse parts to a unified whole at the 1994
    Client/Server Conference - a comprehensive technical education event.

    Explore whole new ways of thinking in three important theme areas...
    From Desktop to Data Access, The Network as a System, and Integrating
    Data and Process.

    The 1994 Client/Server Database Conference features much more for '94:
    - IBM*, independent consultants, and other major database providers
    - Seven keynote addresses
    - Over 50 mini-classes
    - Expanded focus to include LAN and network management/automation and
      data management/automation tools and techniques
    - Case study sessions with practical Client/Server scenarios
    - The latest on the DB2* family including DB2 V3, DB2/2*, DB2/6000*,
      DB2/VSE and VM (SQL/DS*), and OS/400*
    - An extensive product exhibition of the latest database technology
      and application architectures

    This is a singularly important event for CIO and information technology
    managers, technical planners, database administrators, and implementers
    of Client/Server distributed databases.

           Don't Miss Five Days of Harmony Creating Education

                        June 13 - 17, 1994
                    Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
                      New Orleans, Louisiana
                              $1,495

  TO REGISTER:  U.S. Customers call 1-800-IBM-TEACh xt 170 (1-800-426-8322)
                                Course Code: E5421
                Non-U.S. CUSTOMERS: Please contact your local IBM office.




  OS/2 WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, JULY 19-22, SANTA
  _______________________________________________________
  CLARA, CA
  _________


                     OS/2 World Conference & Exhibition
                              July 19-22, 1994
                        Santa Clara Convention Center
                          Santa Clara, California

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  The OS/2 World Conference and Exhibition is the only event that focuses
  exclusively on putting OS/2 to work in a corporate environment today,
  rather than what's happening years down the road.

  The independent technical program, featuring over 100 lectures,
  workshops and tutorials, will present you with the objective truth about
  OS/2, IBM, and third-party providers.  You can trust the information
  because our top-notch faculty has been carefully selected by the editors
  of OS/2 Magazine, OS/2 Developer Database Programming & Design, DBMS
  Magazine, LAN Magazine, and STACKS: the Network Journal.

  More importantly, the technical program is focused on you -- power users
  and IS managers overseeing your company's OS/2 installations.  You won't
  have to wade through sales pitches or corporate doublespeak.  Everything
  is geared toward you, the corporate OS/2 user, not the industry.

  An Objective and Balanced Faculty

       Classes will be taught almost exclusively by independent expert
       users, consultants, and trainers designed to offer objective and
       balanced classes to users and managers charged with deploying and
       maintaining OS/2 systems in corporate environments.  Instructors
       will be experts who work with OS/2 in the field, and have
       implemented OS/2 solutions for their companies or clients.

  Spend the Year Using What You've Learned

       As an attendee, you'll receive the complete 800+ page bound
       Conference Proceedings including overviews and case studies from
       all the conference sessions.  The OS/2 World Conference Proceedings
       volume is a powerful educational tool in itself.  You'll find
       yourself referring to it throughout the year, seeking answers to
       your specific problems.

  Get Your Toughest Questions Answered

       The OS/2 World Conference & Exhibition offers the same things you
       look for in an operating system -- functionality, reliability, and
       robust features.  Over 100 lectures, workshops and tutorials will
       you to find specific answers to the toughest question you face as a
       user or manger charged with deploying and maintaining OS/2 systems
       in a corporate environment.

       To help you quickly find the classes you need, the technical
       program is divided into eight dynamic tracks:

            Enterprise Networking, Client/Server and Information
            Management, Local Area Networking, Power Computing, Systems
            Administration, Corporate Software Development, Personal
            Programming, Power Computing, Multimedia.

  Put Your New OS/2 Technical Knowledge To The Test


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       Take your new knowledge straight from the classroom to the exhibit
       floor at the world's largest product exhibition dedicated to OS/2.
       Kick the tires and test drive the hardware and software that can
       make your system scream!  Leading industry suppliers will be
       showcasing applications software, communications hardware and
       software, databases, network solutions, utilities, multimedia tools
       and more.  Nowhere else will you have access to so many
       OS/2-specific products at one time under one roof.

  The scheduled Keynote Address speaker is Stewart Alsop, editor-in-chief
  of InfoWorld.

  For more information, call (415) 905-2354.

  To register, call 415-905-4994.




  OS/2 TECHNICAL UPDATE '94, ATLANTA, SEPTEMBER 11-14
  ___________________________________________________


                          OS/2 Technical Update '94
                        Georgia World Congress Center
                              Atlanta, Georgia
                            September 11-14, 1994

  Sponsored by IBM Corporation

  The IBM Connection

       Everyone's making the connection at this technical conference.
       Major corporations, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Resellers,
       System Integrators, Consultants, and the press recognize the
       success of IBM personal software and computer networking products.
       These products are tested, proven, and hard at work in countless
       locations worldwide.  At the OS/2 Technical Update '94, you can
       learn how to put these products to work for you for the first time,
       or build upon the product knowledge you already have.  Take
       advantage of the last U.S. opportunity to interchange with IBM this
       year.

  Get Your Conference Update

       The OS/2 Technical Update '94 in Atlanta will offer more than 100
       exciting topics loaded with up-to-the-minute information.  Learn
       about OS/2, the powerful operating system and development platform.
       Find out how to establish or improve your new or existing local
       area networks (LANs).  Get the latest scoop on future technologies
       and directions.  Discover why so many are gaining the competitive
       advantage by using IBM Software solutions, and how the
       interconnectivity of OS/ LANs help you successfully transition from
       personal productivity to total business solutions.


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                            CALENDAR

  Connect With The Future Today

       At the Technical Update conference, IBM developers, leading industry
       consultants and educators will present the latest in-depth
       information and share their personal experiences with IBM software.
       From more than 200 product-specific sessions, choose the topics
       which have the greatest impact on you and your business.  After the
       sessions, put it all together by attending the "Ask the Experts"
       panel for answers to your important questions about making IBM
       Personal Software Products work for you and your company.  Or, if
       you prefer, host a "Birds-of-a-Feather" session to share you ideas
       and impression with other conference participants.

  Link Up - Networld+Interop 94

       Get the best of two conferences.  The OS/2 Technical Update '94
       conference offers an added bonus to its Atlanta attendees.  Use
       your conference registration to visit the NetWorld+Interop Exhibit
       hall.  Plus for a nominal fee of just $200, you can choose among a
       variety of technical sessions at the NetWorld+Interop 94

  For more information or to register, call 1-800-636-6634.

































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                       PRODUCT PROMOTIONS

  PRODUCT PROMOTIONS
  __________________



  PC DOS 6.1 TO 6.3 UPGRADE PROMOTION
  ___________________________________


  Reference announcement letter 394-087, dated April 27, 1994

  For a limited time only, licensed users of PC DOS 6.1 can upgrade to PC
  DOS 6.3 online at no charge.  To download the upgrade, customers can:

    o   Connect with CompuServ (GO IBMPCDOSUPGRADE), or
    o   Connect with TalkLink (choose DOS environment), or
    o   Call the IBM PC Company Bulletin Board at 919-517-0001

  While the software is available at no charge, you may be required to pay
  connect charges to the networking service you use.  IBM PC DOS 6.1 must
  already be installed for this upgrade to work.

  The upgrade will be available until September 30, 1994.

  Commercial, state and local government and education customers are
  eligible to participate in this offering.  Federal government customers
  should call 800-333-6705 or 301-564-7970 to determine eligibility.

  IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this offering at any time.

  NOTE:  Those wishing to acquire PC DOS 6.3 upgrade diskettes and full PC
         DOS 6.3 documentation can do so by calling 800-3IBM-OS2
         (342-6672) in the USA (800-465-7999 in Canada).  A $24.95 (US)
         fee will be charged to the caller's credit card.

  This special offering is for licensed users of PC DOS 6.1 only.  Some
  PC DOS 6.1 customers may wish to upgrade to PC DOS 6.3 to take
  advantage of the new functions such as Smart Drive caching support
  for CD-ROMs, no swap diskcopy, multi-configuration aware utilities
  and more.

  A readme file and license information accompany the download.

  Six files are downloaded; the user can make the five specific 6.1 to
  6.3 (3.5-inch) upgrade diskettes locally.  These diskettes contain a
  specific 6.1 (and 6.3) "sniffer" that prevents the PC DOS 6.3
  executables from working except on systems with PC DOS 6.1 or 6.3
  installed.  This means the new 6.1 to 6.3 upgrade diskettes can be
  used as supplemental 6.3 backup diskettes.  The familiar SETUP
  command is used to begin the install.







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                       PRODUCT PROMOTIONS

  PC DOS UPGRADE SPECIAL AVAILABLE ON INTERNET
  ____________________________________________


  June 1, 1994

  IBM Personal Software Products has announced the worldwide availability
  of the PC DOS 6.1 to 6.3 Upgrade special offering via anonymous FTP on
  the Internet.  This special accommodation is being made available to
  licensed users of PC DOS 6.1 and will be available until September 30,
  1994.

  The anonymous FTP Internet address for the PC DOS 6.1 to 6.3 Upgrade is
  PCDOS.BocaRaton.IBM.COM (198.97.66.7).  While the software is available
  at no charge, you may be required to pay connect charges to the
  networking service you use.  IBM PC DOS 6.1 must already be installed
  for this upgrade to work.




  IBM TCP/IP PROMOTION
  ____________________


  Reference announcement letter 394-075, dated April 5, 1994

     For a limited time only, customers can acquire the base and NSF Kit
     of either TCP/IP Version 2.1.1 for DOS or TCP/IP Version 2 for OS/2
     (R) for a one-time charge of only $299.

     All orders under this promotion must be placed no later than
     September 30, 1994, by calling IBM Direct at 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255).
     The Date of Installation, as defined in the IBM Customer Agreement,
     must occur on or after April 5, 1994, but no later than December 23,
     1994.

     Commercial, state and local government and education customers are
     eligible to participate in this promotion.  Federal government
     customers should call 800-333-6705 or 301-564-7970 to determine
     eligibility.

     This promotion cannot be combined with any other discount or
     allowance.  Customers with a volume or special bid commitment can
     take advantage of this promotion or their volume/special bid
     discount.  Products acquired under this promotion, however, will
     count toward their commitment.

     BM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this promotion at any
     time.

     For a limited time only, customers can acquire the base and NSF Kit
     of either TCP/IP Version 2.1.1 for DOS or TCP/IP Version 2 for OS/2
     for a one-time charge of only $299.

     o   The programs come with a 60-day test period

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                       PRODUCT PROMOTIONS

     o   This promotion includes 90 days of technical support at no extra
         charge
     o   Final Order Date:  September 30, 1994
     o   Final Date of Installation:  December 23, 1994

     The IBM TCP/IP software family includes a wide range of applications
     from which customers can choose to customize TCP/IP to work as they
     prefer.

     This promotion combines an excellent set of standard TCP/IP
     offerings, at a very attractive price, for testing in OS/2 and
     DOS/Windows environments.  Included are:  FTP, TELNET (TN3270,
     TN5250, VT220, VT100 and ANSITERM), Printer Support (LPR/LPD), SMTP
     (E-Mail), SNMP, and the Network File System.

     PRODUCT
     NUMBER         PRODUCT NAME
     87G7184        IBM TCP/IP Version 2.1.1 for DOS Base Kit
     87G7185        IBM TCP/IP Version 2.1.1 for DOS NFS Kit
     65G1220        IBM TCP/IP Version 2.0 for OS/2 Base Kit
     65G1255        IBM TCP/IP Version 2.0 for OS/2 NFS Kit

     The base and NFS kits for DOS and OS/2 can be used to qualify as the
     base license when ordering additional licenses of IBM TCP/IP for DOS
     and OS/2.




  LAN NETWORK MANAGER PROMOTION THRU IBM DIRECT
  _____________________________________________


  For limited time, from April 12, 1994 thru September 30, 1994, IBM is
  offering a 35% discount off the list price on the entire family of the
  IBM LAN Network Manager V1.1 products, new or upgrade including the LAN
  Network Manager Entry and LAN Station Manager.  Order and demo package
  must be placed through the IBM Direct at 1-800-IBM-CALL (426-2255).

  The LAN Network Manager, a strategic SystemView* conforming OS/2* soft-
  ware application provides physical layer media management services for
  the fast growing Token-Ring LANs, particularly when it is used with the
  intelligent hub-IBM 8230 Controlled Access Unit (CAU), the IBM 8209
  Token-Ring to Ethernet and/or Token-Ring to Token-Ring Bridges, and
  PC Bridges. In addition, LAN Network Manager is capable of managing
  many other vendors' Token-Ring and networking devices in fault,
  performance, configuration and asset management.  The LAN Network
  Manager Entry, managed by the host NetView*, provides a single LAN
  segment support without graphics user interface (GUI). LAN Station
  Manager provides ring utilization (LAN performance & capacity planning)
  and workstation asset (VPD) information to the LAN Network Manager, with
  or without the S/390* NetView (with or w/o MultiSystem Manager/MVS) for
  enterprise-wide management.  Please review announcements, 292-482 dated
  09/15/92 and 294-010 dated 02/01/94 for detail information.


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                       PRODUCT PROMOTIONS

  Use Program 08222 and the following product numbers and prices to place
  an order.  Please review IBM Marketing Announcement 394-080 (04/12/94).

     Order   Feature          Program              List     Promotion Price
     Number  Number          Description           Price    (With 35% Off)
    _______  _______  ___________________________  ________ _______________
    5871-AAA  1472    LAN Network Manager 1.1       $5,240   $3,406

    5871-AAA  1476    LAN Network Manager Entry      1,365      887

    5875-UPG  1473    LAN Network Manager 1.1        3,150    2,048
                       from IBM LAN Manager 1.0
    5875-UPG  1513    LAN Network Manager 1.1        2,045    1,329
                       from IBM LAN Manager 2.0
    5875-UPG  1514    LAN Network Manager 1.1        1,155      751
                       from LAN Network Manager 1.0
    5875-UPG  3538    LAN Network Manager 1.1        1,155      751
                       from LNM 1.0, Japanese
    5875-UPG  1477    LAN Network Manager Entry V1     150       98
                       from LAN Manager Entry
    5874-UPG  1479    LNM Entry V1 from LAN Manager    100       65
                       Entry, Additional Licenses
    5871-AAA  1483    LAN Station Manager Version 1     66       43

    5871-AAA  1484    LSM V1, Additional Licenses       44       29




  IBM PERSON TO PERSON PROMOTION
  ______________________________


  May 24, 1994

  For a limited time only, eligible customers can acquire IBM's
  Person to Person (TM) desktop conferencing application for OS/2 (R)
  and Windows at a special one-time charge.

  Orders must be placed on or before August 31, 1994.  The Date
  of Installation, as defined in the IBM Customer Agreement, must occur
  on or after May 24, 1994, but no later than October 14, 1994.

  Commercial, state and local government and education customers
  are eligible to participate in this promotion. Federal government
  customers should call 800-333-6705 or 301-564-7970 to determine
  eligibility.

  Eligible customers can take advantage of this promotion by
  ordering from the IBM representative, IBM Direct at 800-IBM-CALL or
  by calling 800-342-6672.

  IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this promotion at
  any time.


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                       PRODUCT PROMOTIONS

  Final order date:  August 31, 1994

  Final Date of Installation:  October 14, 1994

  IN BRIEF . . .

  o   Real-time data conferencing among up to eight participants over
      LANs, ISDN and asynchronous connections
  o   Supports multiple network types and protocols within the same
      data call
  o   Optional image capture and real-time video sharing with the
      addition of IBM's ActionMedia II card

  Person to Person supports real-time data conferencing among up to
  eight participants, enabling them to share text, files, graphics,
  images and application screens with remote clients and associates
  over LAN's, ISDN and asynchronous connections.  This is an excellent
  solution for making remote presentations, enhancing help desks,
  providing distance learning and facilitating telecommuting.  Image
  capture and video sharing are also supported with the addition of
  IBM's ActionMedia II card.

  CHARGES

    Eligible Person to Person product numbers and one-time charges
    follow.

                                    PRODUCT        ONE-TIME
    DESCRIPTION                     NUMBER           CHARGE

    Person to Person for OS/2       53G3997            $ 99
    Person to Person for OS/2
      Additional License            53G4433              89
    Person to Person for OS/2
      10-pack                       62G4037             790
    Person to Person for Windows    79G0417              99
    Person to Person for Windows
      Additional License            79G0418              89
    Person to Person for Windows
      10-pack                       79G0420             790















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           OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION

  OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION:
  ___________________________________________


  The following publications and on-line services provide additional
  information and news on OS/2:

  Publications:

       OS/2 Magazine

            Subscription information: (800)-765-1291

            An OS/2 news magazine published monthly by Miller Freeman

       OS/2 Professional

            Subscription information: (612) 823-2657

            A monthly magazine for OS/2 professionals

       The OS/2 Advisory

            Subscription information: 1-800--695-8642

            A monthly newsletter of ideas, tips and tricks for OS/2 users.

       OS/2 Developer

            Subscription information: 1-800-926-8672

            A bi-monthly magazine for OS/2 developers.

       Inside OS/2

            Subscription information: (800) 223-8720

            A monthly newsletter of tips and techniques for OS/2 published
            by  The COBB Group.

       BI-WEEKLY/2

            Subscription information:

                Applied Management Informatics, LLC
                P.O. Box 58705
                Salt Lake City, UT 84158-8705

            A bi-weekly newsletter providing you with timely information
            about drivers, boards, compatibility issues, software
            problems, and other items as they relate to OS/2.

       Personal Systems

            Subscription information: 1-800-678-8014

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           OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION


            A bi-monthly magazine providing news and articles  on IBM
            Personal Systems Technical Solutions.  Published by the IBM
            Corporation End User and Software Solutions Services and
            Support Department.

       OS/2 APPLICATIONS DIRECTORY - IBM Publication # G362-0029

            The OS/2 Applications Directory includes over 1000 products
            that exploit one or more features of OS/2 Version 2.  Detailed
            descriptions are available for over 750 of the products from
            major software companies including Lotus, Computer Associates,
            Borland, SAS and many more.  The application solutions come
            from companies across the globe.  In addition to company
            information, product descriptions and prices, the directory
            contains both United States and
            worldwide sales contacts.

            The directory also includes a special section previewing over
            100 products that earned the IBM Ready for LAN Server 3.0 mark
            by completing the self-certification within 60 days of the
            announcement of the certification program.

            PRICE:  $11.50              LAST PUBLICATION DATE:  Jan, 1994

            To order, call 1-800-879-2755

  On-Line OS/2 BBS:

       The following on-line information systems have BBSs (Bulletin Board
       Systems) providing information on OS/2:

       America Online

            OS/2 information can be found in the OS/2 forum, in the
            Newsletters library

            Membership information: 1-800-827-6364

       Compuserve, Inc.

            OS/2 information can be found in *DAP library section 14 and
            in OPEN FORUM library section 15.

            Membership information: 1-800-848-8199

       DELPHI

            The OS/2 area of Delphi can be found by typing in GO GRO CUS
            FORUM 41. A second OS/2 area can be found in the PC topic
            area.

            Membership information: 1-800-695-4005


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           OTHER SOURCES OF OS/2 NEWS AND INFORMATION

       GENIE

            OS/2 information can be found in OS/2 Software Library 16.

            Membership information: 1-800-638-8369

       OS2BBS

            The OS2BBS is an IBM offering to customers. Customers join by
            calling 1-800-547-1283. The cost is $18 per month, with no
            other fees at this time.

            Membership information: 1-800-547-1283

       PRODIGY

            OS/2 information can be found in the OS/2 Club.

            Membership information: 1-800-PRODIGY


       IBM Canada BBS

            OS/2 information can be found in file area 11

       IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) BBS

            OS/2 information can be found in file area DOCS.PUBS

       IBM France OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS

            OS/2 information can be found in area PUBS01.


       IBM Personal Computer Company BBS

            OS/2 information can found in file area 11.

       Internet

            OS/2 information can be found in anonymous ftp server
            software.watson.ibm.com. in directory /pub/os2/info.

            Also using Gopher, in index.almaden.ibm.com, OS/2 Information
            menu; and in  bobblair.austin.ibm.com.

       NIFTY-Serve (Japan)

            OS/2 information can be found in FIBMFEEL forum, library
            section 4.





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                           TRADEMARKS

  TRADEMARKS
  __________


    *Trademark, or registered trademark, of the
     International Business Machines Corporation

   **Trademark, or registered trademark, of the
     respective hardware and software companies















































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