Hacksaw 1.0c Available.
Announcing version 1.0c of Hacksaw for OS/2 and Windows 95/NT! (Version 1.0b was never released, except for testing, to the user who suffered from the first of the following fixed bugs.) Here are the things we've fixed:
Please re-download the same Hacksaw package(s) you got as version 1.0 or 1.0a, as they have now been replaced by the new version. And unzip it/them into the same directory(s) in which you currently have the 1.0 or 1.0a versions.
If you have the OS/2 version: If you've made any changes to either of the included REXX programs (*.CMD files) or to BLAMSPAM.CFG, then be careful not to overwrite them when you unzip the new version.
There is no HACKSAW.INI file in the package files, so unzipping
the new version into your existing directory will not overwrite
your settings.
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With the coming millenium, many older computer products (including PC software) may be unable to cope with dates beyond December 31, 1999. Much of the world's software was written to handle only two-digit years (00 through 99).
Now is the time to examine whether you're ready for the year 2000. Problems can occur even before January 1, 2000, because computers used to handle everything from insurance policy renewals to sales forecasting to loan payment calculations may have problems well before the actual date.
PLEASE NOTE: IBM OS/2 Version 2.11 and earlier are NOT Year 2000 Ready. If you are running Version 2.11 or earlier releases of OS/2, please consult your IBM software specialist or reseller to obtain an upgrade to the latest version of OS/2 Warp.
OS/2 Warp (Version 3 and Version 4 releases) are Year 2000 Ready. That is to say that the base API (Application Programming Interface) calls in these releases support dates beyond December 31, 1999. Applications running on these releases may or may not be Year 2000 Ready, so please be sure to include such applications (particularly mission-critical applications) in your Year 2000 review.
For more information on preparing for the millenium, please see IBM's Year 2000
web site at http://www.ibm.com/year2000. Through this web site you can access
a comprehensive list of IBM products which are Year 2000 Ready.
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Post Road Mailer Free Edition.
June 12, 1997 - Harrison, New York. InnoVal Systems Solutions is pleased to announce a free edition of its best selling email client software, the Post Road Mailer. The "Free Edition" is identical, in every respect, to the commercial Pro Edition, Release 2.5. Only the software license is different. Nothing is crippled and there are no time limitations.
"We are getting ready to release a Java edition of the Post Road Mailer later this year," said Dan Porter, president of InnoVal. "We are truly excited about it and all the new and expanded functions it will include. It will be, without question, the most feature-rich, comprehensive, high performance professional email client on the market for any operating system. At the same time it will be the easiest to use. We want the entire OS/2 community to know that. Offering a free edition of our native OS/2 mailer is one way to get the word out."
Additional details are available at http://www.innoval.com/free.
For additional information, please contact Marianne Roderus.
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Bank of Montreal: Ahead of the Trend with an OS/2 Solution.
The Bank of Montreal is installing 14,000 workstations in 1,200 branches across Canada. By keeping its data off of the workstations and only on servers, the bank reduces management costs by a factor of five. IBM's NetView Distribution Manager* distributes new software to OS/2* LAN Servers at the branches, rather than to all 14,000 workstations. On the workstations, OS/2 Warp* prevents users from altering the desktop, and prohibits users from accessing a system prompt while they have access to mission-critical banking applications.
For more info, see http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm/june/.
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IBM, Netscape, Oracle and Sun Unite on Object Standards.
Companies Publish Joint Position Paper Geared To Making it Easier to Develop Scalable, Reliable Enterprise Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 10, 1997 . . . Furthering their collaboration to promote standards-based computing, industry vanguards IBM, Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP), Oracle and Sun Microsystems today announced they have reached agreement on ways to bring CORBA* and JavaBeans* closer together. The companies have published a joint position paper that outlines specific enhancements to CORBA to provide a component model that supports other component models such as JavaBeans.
A significant step towards simplifying development of enterprise applications, the enhancements enable visual development tools to automatically generate JavaBean interfaces for CORBA components. Last week, the companies submitted the joint position paper to the Object Management Group standards body which has posted the paper on its Internet site at http://www.omg.org.
The companies began their collaboration in March and are leading an industry effort to promote a standards-based approach to enterprise computing based on the OMG's CORBA Internet Inter-ORB Protocol* standard. To further ensure interoperability between their software products, the companies also support the JavaBeans component model for building cross-platform applications. The companies are committed to working together to make it easier to develop scalable, reliable enterprise applications.
The JavaBeans component model has drawn broad industry support. Today, more than 65 companies announced support for JavaBeans with more than 50 of those companies planning to deliver more than 90 components -- or pre-built blocks of software code -- for inclusion in a new component directory to be hosted on the Netscape* DevEdge Internet site for developers. The new component listing, which goes live this week at http://developer.netscape.com, makes it easy for developers to find useful JavaBean components and build a variety of enterprise applications.
The more than 65 companies include: Actra, AlphaBlox, Apertus Technologies, Application Methods, Argent Software, B2Systems, BEA Systems, Bennet-Tec Information Systems, Bluestone Software, Borland International, Brio Technology, Bristol Technology, Corel, DameWare Development, Digital Harbor LC, Elemental Software, Ensodex, EnterpriseSoft, Fulcrum Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, I-Kinetics, Infoscape, Intelligent Environments, Interweave Software, Intra2000, InWorld VR, IT Design USA, JHB Soft, Jrad Technologies, JScape, KL Group, Live Software, McRae Software International, NCware Technologies, NetDynamics, NetFactory, Netmosphere, Netscape, Neuron Data , Novera, Novonyx, Object Design Inc., Object/FX Corporation, OnDisplay, OpenConnect Systems, Oracle, Patil Systems, POET Software, ProtoView Development, Rogue Wave Software, Sarrus Software, SCO, Seagate Software, Segue Software, Shafir, Shana Corporation, SQRIBE Technologies, SR Gen, Stingray Software, Sun, Sybase, Sylvan Ascent, Symantec, Thought, Visual Numerics, Wall Data, webMethods and XDB Systems.
In addition, as a result of IBM expanding its Object
Connection Program to Java last year, 29 JavaBeans have already
been delivered of the 546 JavaBeans that IBM has planned. The
growing membership of the Java Object Connection Program
currently numbers 191 participants. The IBM Object Connection
Program is a vendor incentive program that provides a variety of
free services to developers worldwide who are interested in
building a library of reusable components for VisualAge or entire
applications.
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IBM announces WebExec for IBM Software Servers.
Research Triangle Park, NC, June 9, 1997 ... IBM Software Solutions today announced the availability of the IBM Software Server WebExec, a Web-based tool which provides customers with remote, integrated cross-server administrative capability. With this announcement, IBM takes Web-based server administration to a new dimension. The WebExec makes the management of IBM Software Servers easier than ever by utilizing cross-platform Java technology.
WebExec provides an integrated approach to centralized, remote administration of the IBM Software Servers. It allows network administrators to remotely manage the Software Servers via the Internet--or the company intranet--using any standard Web browser that supports HTML 3.0, JavaScript, and Java. Organized as a set of modular functions, WebExec provides immediate benefits with future expandability. WebExec provides significantly easier management capability of the IBM Software Servers. A simple consistent graphic interface provides a convenient, at-a-glance status of each server and preserves the look and feel across servers and platforms. WebExec permits systems administrators to execute basic server administrative tasks such as start or stop the server, monitor server status, view log and statistical information, and access individual server Web-based capabilities. WebExec can grow with business and systems needs. WebExec will accommodate the integration of non-IBM software servers, and users can seamlessly add Web-accessible applications to the administrative function set. Any application that can be accessed via a Java-enabled browser can be added to the WebExec function set. WebExec will initially support the following Version 4 IBM Software Servers: - DB2 Database Server for OS/2 and Windows NT
- Internet Connection Server for OS/2, AIX, and Windows NT
- Lotus Domino Server for Windows NT
- Transaction Server for OS/2 and Windows NT
All the IBM Software Servers on NT, OS/2 and AIX platforms will be supported over time.
IBM Software Server customers can download WebExec today at no charge from http://booksrv2.raleigh.ibm.com/eagle/. This site also provides a number of support features for the WebExec product including: on-line forums for feedback, comments, and service; a feedback survey; and extensive product documentation.
This is an opportunity for all Software Specialists to provide
valuable information to their customers by bringing the no-charge
WebExec product to their attention.
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Red Storm Entertainment and IBM Team on Java.
Companies Cooperate to Enable New Levels of Response, Reliability
CARY, N.C., June 11, 1997 . . . Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. and IBM today announced a technology development agreement that the companies expect will enable significant breakthroughs in the performance of online gaming applications over the Internet.
Under the terms of the agreement, Red Storm will use IBM Java**-based software technology, code named InVerse, in the development of future collaborative games for the Internet. Red Storm will help IBM evolve the InVerse technology for use in Web applications that require large-scale, real-time collaboration.
The first Red Storm game to use this technology, Tom Clancy's POLITIKA, will preview at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta June 19 -21 and is planned to ship this fall. The InVerse technology is ideally suited to gaming applications as it can host a variety of interactive, multi-user Web sites -- from simple chat rooms to elaborate virtual communities.
InVerse fosters collaboration over the Internet by providing a versatile communications interface that can adapt to many styles of applications while dynamically coping with the complexities of the Internet.
Doug Littlejohns, president and chief executive officer of Red Storm Entertainment,said, "Red Storm's strategy is to develop products that raise game-playing to a level never possible before, where literally thousands of people anywhere can game-play together and build their own stories and outcomes. We made a thorough search for the technology that would help Red Storm achieve our ambitious goal of breaking the mold in online game-playing. As a proven technology leader, IBM is an ideal partner to help us address critical issues of Internet response time and reliability."
Richard Redpath, Red Storm project manager and senior architect for
IBM, said," Red Storm is on the cutting-edge of developing products
that enable fully dependable, real-time, massive collaboration on the
Internet. While this joint project focuses on delivering a highly
reliable, interactive solution for online game-playing, the
technology it uses is also well suited to support the needs of banks,
insurance companies, universities and other customers seeking to
deploy multi-user interactive applications on the Web."
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Software Choice: Enhanced Remote Access (PPP) Connection Servers.
The IBM Enhanced Remote Access Connection Server for OS/2 Warp Server is now available for download by any Warp Server customer who has purchased Upgrade Protection (UPO) and received their Software Choice user ID. This product is an upgrade to OS/2 Warp Server Remote Access Services Connection Server (LAN Distance) and is installed over existing Remote Access Server software.
The IBM Enhanced Remote Access Connection Server for OS/2 Warp Server (referred to as the PPP server) supports remote connections conforming to the industry standard Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). PPP is recognized throughout the networking industry as a standardized method for interconnecting a variety of hosts, bridges, and routers from one or more vendors. The PPP connection support now included with the OS/2 Warp Server Remote Access Services ensures long-term compatibility with other Internet standard based products on a variety of computer operating systems.
The PPP server allows connections from supported PPP clients including:
* Microsoft Windows 95 client
* Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 client
* IBM OS/2 Warp Internet Dialer
* IBM 8235 DIALs Connect for Windows Version 4.1
* IBM 8235 DIALs for OS/2 Warp Version 4.5.2 client or
* IBM 8235 DIALs for OS/2 Warp Version 4.03 client + patch
Existing Remote Access (LAN Distance) clients can coexist when the PPP enhancement is added:
* IBM LAN Distance Remote for OS/2 Warp Version 5.0
* IBM LAN Distance Remote for Windows Version 5.0
The IBM Enhanced Remote Access Connection Server for OS/2 Warp Server is located at:
http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/ppp/f-feat.htm
For more information on IBM Software Choice, please visit:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp
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Java 1.1 for OS/2 Warp: New Release.
The Java Development Kit 1.1 pre-release (beta) is now available from the following web address:
http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/javainfo/porting/portos2.html.
Java 1.1 for OS/2 Warp
The JDK 1.1 for OS/2 Warp beta is a fully compliant implementation of Sun Microsystems,* Inc.'s JDK 1.1 (Version 1.1.1), which includes support for JavaBeans*, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC*), and improved security features, as well as many other improvements. The JDK 1.1 for OS/2 Warp includes substantial improvements over the currently available JDK 1.02 with many new capabilities. Some of the more significant improvements include:
-- JavaBeans platform-independent component architecture lets developers write re-usable components once and run them anywhere. Customers can be assured that components developed with the JDK 1.1 for OS/2 Warp will be interoperable with other JavaBeans components, regardless of the operating system platform, reducing development and deployment costs.
-- JDBC provides an open interface specification to SQL databases, allowing customers using a Java-based application to transparently access information from legacy databases, such as IBM's DB2.
-- Signed Java-based applets -- such as bank loan applications -- can be downloaded from an intranet or Internet site and saved to the user's hard disk for added security.
-- Many Java-based applications will perform close to 30 percent faster, as measured by the CaffeineMark 2.5 performance benchmark, over the currently available Java 1.02 for OS/2 Warp.
-- Language internationalization implements UniCODE 2.0 and classes, so that global applications can run in any language and include the correct character set, time, date and currency for that locale.
-- For programmers, this release of Java for OS/2 Warp includes a new
debugger.
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