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February 19, 1997 Announcements

Latest Java Enhances Warp.

In a move to keep current, IBM Corp. has released enhancements to its OS/2 Warp operating system with the latest version of the Java programming language. IBM is making the enhancements, which include an upgrade to Java version 1.02, available for general download from one of the company's Web sites, the computer giant said today.

"We've had [OS/2 Warp with] Java 1.02 in beta since November of last year, but we've been holding that in beta for the last couple of months to address performance and stability," said Tim Thatcher, an IBM program manager for OS/2. The enhancements also include downloadable Java upgrades for OS/2 Warp version 3 and OS/2 Warp Connect, the company said.

IBM's Personal Software Products division has been running about 90 days behind the latest JavaSoft upgrades of the Java language, Thatcher said, so it can be wrapped into OS/2 without glitches.

"One of the things we've been focusing on in the last couple of months has been stability and performance," Thatcher said. He said that since the beta release became available, IBM has executed a "60 percent performance improvement."

Though OS/2 has maintained only a fraction of the market share of the more popular, Microsoft Corp.-owned Windows platform, IBM has renewed its commitment to its PC operating system as part of an overall network-centric computing strategy, officials have said. The OS has seen its focus shift more to a large corporate-targeted system.

Those users, while interested in jumping into the Java environment with their own applications and applets, have been patient with IBM as it works the programming language into its OS/2 platform, Thatcher said. "Basically, we've got a commitment to stay current with the industry [on Java]," Thatcher said. "IBM, as a whole, is very committed to the Java initiative. From an OS/2 perspective, we want to be with the rest of the industry as it moves to the next level of Java."

Thatcher said a new beta for the next level of Java should be available sometime around April.
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H.O.T. Scanner deals!

House Of Technology is pleased to announce it has scanner bundles, providing a complete scanning solution. We will sell direct to you, or you can go through your VAR or local software store.

We have the previously advertised Microtek E3, E6, & 35T packaged with Impos/2, and to sweeten the deal the prices just dropped ! H.O.T. also has Hewlett-Packard 4p & 4c's packaged with Solution Technology Inc.'s TWAIN for OS/2 softwares.

Check out our web page for details. Prices subject to change. S&H extra.
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Smalled v1.45 Released.

I am glad to announce the release of Smalled v1.45. As usual the new release contains a rather large number of new stuff. The major changes this time were in the prefrences area. So if you start to use this new version, please take the time the first time you use it to redo your settings. This will also remove any obsolete Smalled entries in the OS2.INI file.

As usual the smalled can be found on the following sites:

ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu
ftp://www.cdrom.com
ftp://ftp.leo.org
ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro

The name of the archive is smled145.zip
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DBExpert(tm) Database Joins the Sundial Systems Family.

Sundial Systems Corporation and Designer Software, Inc., today announced that Sundial Systems has acquired Designer's principal product line, DBExpert for OS/2.

DBExpert, available in both full- and run-time versions, is an end-user relational database product that works with several different database formats. It provides an environment for building and utilizing personal and departmental database applications using tables, queries, forms and reports -- without the need for traditional programming. It can also be used to develop and deploy front-end applications for enterprise-level relational databases such as those stored in DB2. First released in 1995, DBExpert was significantly upgraded to Version 2 in 1996.

Sundial Systems is one of the leading publishers of OS/2 productivity applications. Historically known for its Relish and Relish Net personal and group information management products, Sundial broadened it range of offerings during the first half of 1996 by adding both the Clearlook word processor (originally from Clearlook Corporation) and the Mesa 2 spreadsheet (originally from Athena Design, Inc.) to its family of products. The addition of DBExpert further expands that range into a full family of offerings.

Sundial Systems has already assumed marketing, distribution, and technical support responsibility for the current version of DBExpert. Existing pricing and support policies remain in effect but are now under the Sundial banner. New email support addresses (dbexpert@sundialsystems.com and dbexpert@ibm.net) have been put in place and DBExpert has been added to Sundial's support area on CompuServe (Section 5 of OS2AVEN). All existing Designer Software customers have become Sundial Systems customers.

On-going development of future DBExpert versions will be a joint effort of both Designer Software and Sundial Systems. This will ensure feature and function continuity for the existing customer base while providing additional resources and expertise where they can best be leveraged within the product.

Later this spring, Sundial Systems will make available a new version of DBExpert which has been "rebranded" as a Sundial product and which contains several of the most-often-requested feature enhancements. That version will replace the version currently available in the channel (2.0.2) and will be the subject of a future announcement.

Over time, Sundial Systems also plans to provide a number of integration "hooks" between DBExpert and the other members Sundial's family of OS/2 productivity applications: Relish, Mesa 2, and Clearlook. These capabilities will provide users with a number of different ways to use to use and view information normally contained within any one of the products.

For further information on DBExpert and Sundial Systems, visit the Sundial Systems web site at www.sundialsystems.com or contact Carla Hanzlik, Vice President of Sundial Systems, at (562) 596-5121 or (562) 596-5366.

Please note: All Sundial Systems (310) area code phone numbers became (562) effective January 25th, 1997.
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Promote OS/2 Discussion Forum.

Here's your opportunity to be heard! Join the Promote OS/2 discussion forum http://www.millennium-technology.com dedicated to the promotion of OS/2. You do not have to be a member of Team OS/2 to participate. We will be conducting a weekly IRC chat session on Wednesday evenings at 9PM EST on efnet. Please join us in #PromoteOS/2. We welcome your input!!
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Stellar Frontier Demo Released.

Solar Systems is announcing the availability of the first public pre-release limited DEMO of Stellar Frontier. The demo is free of charge and available directly through our www site. Just click on the download link, pick a site from the list and download a copy. For installation follow the instructions on our web site.

With the release of this demo we also start our pre-order program. This allows people to purchase license keys to fully unlock all the features currently implemented in Stellar Frontier and receive the final retail copy as soon as it becomes available. The price for pre-orders is US$ 40.- More details can be found on our web site (in the same area as the download links).

Stellar Frontier is a real-time multimedia internet game where each player competes against other players around the world. The action is arcade-like with elements of strategy and the player will believe, through the use of multimedia, that he or she is flying through, and fighting battles in space. In its most basic concept the game play is similar to the popular Xtrek or netrek games which have been played on X-Window systems for years. More info is available at http://www.solarsystems.com/products/frontier/.
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TiMidity Now Available.

TiMidity is a program for converting MIDI files to waveform data suitable for output to conventional sound files (.wav, .au) or direct and in real time to your sound card. It is a port of the UNIX program by Tuukka Toivonen. It will play MIDI files with a sound quality on par with wavetable MIDI sound systems, which is vastly superior to the FM MIDI sound systems on typical low-range sound cards.

In order to output it to your sound card you require DART to be set up. OS/2 Warp 4 uses have it included. It is available for OS/2 Warp 3, but I'm not certain how you are supposed to get it. The EMX runtime library is also required.

TiMidity uses GUS patch files as sources for instruments samples. A complete collection requires about 8MB+ of disk space and is necessary to play MIDIs randomly download from the Internet. There is a package of two patches and some test MIDI files so you can determine it the system will work for you before you have to download all that.

This is distributed as Freeware under the GNU license. The source code is available, and it is a useful example real-life of how to program using DART.

TiMidity for OS/2 is available at http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~doconno/timidity.html.
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aPOP3d v1.20 Released.

The new version 1.2 of the aPOP3d package is now available. This package is all you need to set up an email server which has a lot of features, some of them not available in any other OS/2 email server package.

You may get the package from http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/apop3d.html.
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EmTec Innovative Software Releases v4.6b of the EmTec Network Suite.

You can find the program at http://www.emtec.com/ens/. The filename is ens46b.zip.

The EmTec Network Suite is a 32 bit multithreaded PM based Internet suite featuring:

1. Usenet Newsreader
2. FTP client
3. Gopher Client

Also includes a PM based full featured address book that integrates into the newsreader and a PM based ping application for pinging hosts.

All components are WPS aware and allow customization of fonts and color schemes via font and color palettes.
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Internet Gate v1.00 for OS/2 Available.

Internet Gate is a multiple proxy gate and firewall. If set up correctly, it can allow users on a Local Area Network (LAN) without Internet access to access the Internet through a single machine on the LAN connected to the Internet, either via a dial-up modem / ISDN connection or another ethernet card.

Internet Gate will allow you to use the following:
Email
World Wide Web
FTP
News
Telnet

IGATE can save you money by removing the need to get a separate dial-up account, with phone line and modem for each user that wants access to the Internet. Now they can all use the one link, at the same time.

The free shareware version is available from: http://www.execpc.com/~marco/.
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PlanetWide Web server Released.

We wish to announce the newest release of PlanetWide Web server for OS/2. A true 32-bit, multi-threaded application.

With the success of previous versions, v1.03b has been released to the public with a faster engine behind it.

Version 1.03b has is now available from the PlanetWide URL.

Visit our site for more information, and your free trial copy of the software. Our site is also powered by PlanetWide 1.03b.
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HTML Studio v1.50 Released.

HTML Studio v1.50 GA has just been released at http://www.program.com/panacea/.

Please enjoy this release and if you have any questions ore comments email us at panacea@program.com.
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Internet Adventurer Price Increase.

This is a note to let you all know that the price for registering Internet Adventurer will rise from $30 to $40 on March 1st.

The price is increasing because Internet Adventurer now has so many features that it's becoming the best Internet Suite around, and $30 is simply a lot less that it is worth!

Note that all registrations, also those made before March 1st, 1997 are valid for versions up to and including 2.99 !

So register now, via BMT Micro or Indelible Blue, before the price goes up ! For more info see http://www.teamos2.org/software/iadventure/.
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PMfax/Voice Special offer for OS2 User Groups.

PMFAX the fax folks, in conjunction with NiteHawk Enterprises, publisher and distributor of Keller Group Inc. PMfax communication software for IBM's OS/2, announced their special offer to user groups on its new product, Corporate PMfax/Voice for OS/2 v.3,

Upgrade PMfax/Voice US$45 (Standard price US$69)

The upgrade will work with any previous version of FaxWorks Pro OS/2 or PMfax, including the Lite versions shipped with Warp 4.

NiteHawk Enterprises has stipulated that this offer depends upon a minimum order of 50 copies from any one user group(s). Regional User Groups can combine orders to meet this requirements.

Corporate PMfax/Voice as offered is for distribution by OS/2 user groups only, no other re-distribution nor resale is authorized. Whilst distribution is restricted to user group, user groups may supply copies to non-members attending their local user group.

If you are interested, please contact pmfax@ibm.net for further details.

All OS/2 Warp owners should be able to take advantage of this since most, if not all, Warp copies come with the Bonus Pak, which contains FaxWorks Lite.

Feature for feature, this product is superior to any other fax application, regardless of platform.

PMfax/Voice 3 has an extensive list of new and enhanced features that allow Warp and Merlin users to take full advantage of OS/2:

Internet E-Mail support: Using Corporate PMfax/Voice and cooperating Internet e-mail products, a fax can now be sent to an Internet e-mail address. If the recipient is also using Corporate PMfax with VOICE, your message will appear in their "Universal Log" along with any other received fax, voice or text documents as "received items" in the fax software.

Along with the new Enhanced VOICE support, Universal Log, and Internet e-Mail support, OS/2 users can look forward to using the full REXX API, enhanced drag and drop operations, enhanced cover sheets, enhanced hardware support, faster printer driver and localization in over 25 languages for international users.

For full product specifications please go to http://www.kellergroup.com/.
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Process Commander Fixkit #1 Released.

Process Commander has been updated with Fixkit #1. It is available on Stardock's web site.

Process Commander is a new utility that lets OS/2 users recover from system hangs as well as make OS/2 operate the way the user wants it to.

The Stardock Process Commander webpage has been completely re-done for users who want to check it out.
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Visual Age 3.0 support in Wordup Graphics Toolkit.

PolyEx Software is proud to announce that WGT customers can now develop applications using IBM's Visual Age v3.0 for C/C++ and the Wordup Graphics Toolkit product together. Due to a recent poll we got many requests asking for Visual Age support.

This release should work with most all C compilers and others that can call C code, however testing has only been done so far with Visual Age and Watcom. Other compilers are planned, so stay tuned.

Current WGT/2 users may download the new dynamic version of the library from our web page.

The Wordup Graphics Toolkit is a multi-platform Game/Multimedia graphics library with versions available for OS/2, Windows95, and DOS.
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