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Communications Server Web Administration Beta.
Available today:
Beta code for remote, Web-based administration from IBM Communications
Server for OS/2 Warp. Current customers can take advantage of this new
function by downloading it from the WWW at URL:
If you need any further information on IBM Communications Server for OS/2 Warp, see the Web site:
http://www.networking.ibm.com/cms/cs2abt.html
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NetChat is a small and fast personal communication tool for OS/2 and Win95. It is designed to hook two people up directly (without using the IRC channels, servers, IP servers, etc.) for a ONE-ON-ONE personal direct text chat.
One button Hailing makes it a simple and painless way to connect.
NetChat for OS/2 utilizes a "Hailing feature" to accomplish this. The hailing feature uses a built in seamless e-mail facility to send your current IP address to another NetChat user in a specially coded e-mail letter.
OS/2 3.x or 4.x required with TCP/IP installed (or the light version in the Warp 3.x iak). An internet connection with an e-mail account is also required.
The Win95 version, of course, requires having Win95 installed with TCP/IP and an internet connection with an e-mail account.
No other servers, e-mail or support software are needed.
Available for download NOW at : hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming
and to be transfered eventually to :
hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/misc
Also :
Available for download NOW at :
ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/incoming
and to be transfered eventually to :
ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/network/tcpip
Also :
NetChat Support Page : http://cud.cow-net.com/badams/index.htm
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Win free software or an iomega ZIP Drive at the Best of OS/2 web site. The Best of OS/2 site is sponsoring a contest to promote the new and improved look of Best of OS/2. The URL is:
This site is very popular among OS/2 users because of its instant announcement facility and interactive help forum. We have now added links to the most popular OS/2 ezines and a DejaNews link for comp.os.os2.announce. Page views at the site have averaged slightly better than one every two minutes during the last 30 days.
If you use OS/2, please visit the site and enter the contest.
Contest details are available at http://www.bestofos2.com
For additional information, please contact Marianne Roderus.
Email: innoval@ibm.net
Voice: 914-835-3838 (8:30am to 6:00pm, M-F, New York time)
Fax: 914-835-3857
Mail: InnoVal Systems Solutions
600 Mamaroneck Ave
Harrison, NY 10528 USA
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Indelible Blue Announces VisualAge Java Preorders.
In case you aren't already on our IB News list server, I thought I'd let you know that we have part numbers and pricing for VisualAge Java, and that we are currently taking preorders. The product itself will ship at the end of July. Here's the pertinent info: VisualAge for Java Pro - Part #4226980 Price - $89.00 VisualAge Java v1 Academic - Part#4226981 Price - $45.00***Requires proof of academic affiliation****
Send inquiries, etc., to sales@indelible-blue.com
In case you're wondering what I'm talking about when I mention our list server, Indelible Blue runs a mailing list which currently has about 2,000 members. We send out messages concerning the latest happenings with OS/2 and Indelible Blue at a rate of about one every other week. If you're interested in becoming a member of our mailing list, just hop on over to our home page and follow the instructions there - www.indelible-blue.com/ib.
As always, questions, comments, etc. to yours truly at
tracey@indelible-blue.com
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TrueSpectra Releases New Version of Best-Selling Photo>Graphics for OS/2
Toronto, Canada - TrueSpectra Inc. today announced an enhanced version of their best-selling Photo>Graphics for OS/2, a highly advanced and innovative graphics creation and editing application. The release of Photo>Graphics PRO for OS/2 V2.0 features many important new features, using an innovative object based design for advanced integration of photographic images, user draw and text layout.
Following on the successes of the critically acclaimed Photo>Graphics for OS/2, Photo>Graphics PRO V2.0 builds upon the original creative design with extensive support for additional graphic file formats, TWAIN for OS/2 scanner device drivers and optimized Postscript printing. Included are new features for automation via the OS/2 REXX language, new drawing tools, additional image effects, and even greater support for creation of Web based graphics. The package also contains a royalty-free Image and Clipart library and a 5-user license copy of the product built using IBM's OpenDoc component technology.
Since the original version release in mid-1996, Photo>Graphics has been a Top 10 selling application with exceptional customer reviews extoling the simplicity with which professional quality graphics are created. The release of PRO has generated tremendous amounts of excitement, with orders already pouring in.
Photo>Graphics PRO is built upon TrueSpectra's patent-pending ColorWave Graphics Engine which integrates resolution independent graphic objects with a highly efficient, real-time rendering engine. The result is the ability to create fully scalable professional graphics on existing hardware. Versions of the ColorWave engine and the Photo>Graphics application are preparing for release on other platforms including Windows 95 and Windows NT, Macintosh, and multiple UNIX variants.
Photo>Graphics PRO v2.0 requires a PC running OS/2 Warp 3.0 or later with a 486/66MHz or higher processor, 8MB RAM, and at least 256 color video support (64,000 colors or higher is recommended).
Photo>Graphics PRO v2.0 has a suggested retail price of US $249.95, and is available through retail channels in North America, Europe and Australia. Registered owners of previous Photo>Graphics versions can upgrade for $99.95 until August 31st, 1997.
TrueSpectra can be contacted for orders and product information at 4950 Yonge
Street, Suite 802, North York, Ontario, Canada, M2N 6K1; 416-224-0076, fax
416-224-0309, and via the Internet sales@truespectra.com, or
http://www.truespectra.com.
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Based on monthly statistics collected recently, the following are the most visited web pages at IBM:
1. Most popular web page in the entire "ibm.com" domain: Netscape for OS/2 Warp download page at http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp.
2. Most popular web page in the "software.ibm.com" domain: OS/2 Warp family pages, at http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp (including OS/2 Warp Server link at http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp-server).
Also, the OS/2 Warp Device Driver Pack (hosted by service.software.ibm.com) came in at Number 4 overall.
(Monthly statistics tend to exclude short term "spikes" which might be associated with special events or promotions, better reflecting web usage which is both steady and high.)
Clearly OS/2 Warp users represent one of the most Internet-savvy populations in the world. That shouldn't be surprising, since OS/2 Warp Version 3 (1994) was the first commercial PC operating system with comprehensive Internet access built-in, and OS/2 Warp Version 4 is the first commercial PC operating system with built-in Java.
To continue that leadership, IBM plans several major enhancements later this year. Netscape will be releasing Netscape Communicator Version 4 for OS/2 Warp. Also, IBM introduces a new Java and web-managed version of TCP/IP for OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp Server (the first of its kind in the industry), incorporating the latest protocol improvements (such as preallocation of bandwidth). And IBM will release product codename "Bluebird," taking the headache out of managing PC applications, bringing the benefits of network computing (including Java) to X86 systems. But that's only the beginning...
Thank you, OS/2 Warp users!
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IBM's newsletter, "OS/2 Warp FM: Transmitting 100% Pure Java(tm) Energy," July issue, is now available on the Internet at http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/warpfm.
The July issue features the following stories:
I20 Lessens Device Driver Burden
Mike Lawrie at the Mike: IBM Support for OS/2
Interview: Director Greg Nurre on Services
OS/2 Team Sets Swiss Federal Railway on the Right Track
Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation Gets Mileage From OS/2 Education
Lessons for the Less Informed: Device Drivers
What OS/2 Customers are Saying about IBM's Network Computing Direction
PC Company Unleashes OS/2 Demand with License in a Box
IBM Delivers Enhancements for OS/2 Warp
Don't miss a single issue!
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June 27, 1997 - Harrison, New York. InnoVal Systems Solutions has released a shareware version of Hacksaw. This shareware version has no crippled features or time limitations. The software has been uploaded to Hobbes for placement in the /pub/os2/apps/internet/util directory. The name of the file is shackos2.zip. The file is also available from other sites through InnoVal's home page.
"We wanted customers to have a chance to fully investigate this power tool for FTP, SMTP, POP3 and HTTP," wrote Dan Porter, president of InnoVal, in a letter to customers. "Shareware seemed to be the best way to do so."
HACKSAW is not for everyone. It is designed for power users. It takes time to investigate the power and potential of this software. The shareware version is intended to give you as much time as you need to evaluate this software. When you start to use it regularly or for business purposes, you should register it. When you do so you will be entitled to download the latest version, entitled to free maintenance releases, and entitled to technical support.
The regular commercial street price for HACKSAW is $49.95. Shareware users will have an opportunity to register the program for only $29.95 through our home page at http://www.innoval.com.
For more information, please see InnoVal's home page at http://www.innoval.com or contact Marianne Roderus at the address or phone number shown below. Thank you.
Email: innoval@ibm.net
Voice: 914-835-3838 (8:30am to 6:00pm, M-F, New York time)
Fax: 914-835-3857
Mail: InnoVal Systems Solutions
600 Mamaroneck Ave
Harrison, NY 10528 USA
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PKWARE ships new version of PKZIP(R) for OS/2.
Brown Deer, WI - PKWARE, Inc., today announces a new OS/2 version of its world famous archiving and compression utility, PKZIP(R). The robust and flexible command-line 2.50 version starts shipping today. PKZIP runs as an Intel x86 32-bit native application under OS/2 2.0 or later. The ability to run as an efficient OS/2 native application is a big advantage over running in compatibility mode on other operating systems.
Important features of PKZIP 2.50 for OS/2 include the ability to:
* Compress or extract .ZIP files by using the popular 2.04g compression
method.
* Retain and restore extended attribute information.
* Retain and restore OS/2 HPFS Long File Names.
* Create self-extracting OS/2, Windows and DOS archives using the registered
version of PKZIP. Easy to use self-extracting files do not require PKZIP to
extract files from an archive.
* Create spanned .ZIP archives. A spanned .ZIP archive exists over more than
one diskette or other removable media.
* Allow self-extracting Windows and OS/2 archives to span multiple diskettes.
* Utilize a new command set which will make it easier for new users to
understand, and for experienced users to customize, through the use of more
configurable parameters.
* Recognize .ZIP archives imbedded with Authenticity Verification by
PKZIP for DOS v2.04g.
* Easily configure PKZIP's command-line interface to meet individual needs.
* Compress, extract, fix corrupt .ZIP files, and create self-extracting files
all using the same executable. A separate executable is not needed for each
different operation.
* View files from within an archive without extracting individual files.
A Distribution Licensed version of PKZIP 2.50 for OS/2 is also available.
The licensed version is for those who wish to facilitate the distribution of software or data to outside parties. This version includes access to an external data file containing additional self-extractor types for other operating systems and hardware platforms.
Those who register PKZIP 2.50 for OS/2 will receive the fast, file finding utility PKZFIND as an added bonus. This program is a file finding utility with an important plus. PKZFIND not only searches all directories on diskettes, local or network hard drives, or other media, but also will search through .ZIP files created by PKZIP. PKZFIND's flexible command-line interface will automatically switch to the sub-directory where the desired file is located. PKZFIND allows you to find any file, ZIPPED or not, simply and easily.
PKZIP has separate versions available for DOS, OpenVMS Alpha and VAX, and Windows 3.1x, Windows 95 and Windows NT. Native 32-bit versions of PKZIP are also available for Alpha or PowerPC systems running Windows NT.
Pricing and Availability
PKZIP 2.50 for OS/2 is available immediately for $47. You may order directly from PKWARE by calling (414)354-8699.
Additional information is available on the Internet at
http://www.pkware.com, by sending email to info@pkware.com,
or by dialing our BBS at (414)354-8670.
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Red Storm and IBM Team Up On Java Games.
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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Warpstock Presentation Schedules.
You've already heard the buzz about Warpstock. Now that most of the planning smoke has cleared up, we are preparing the Presentation Schedules. We want to know what _you_ the attendees and presenters want!
If you are interested in presenting at Warpstock, please do the following:
1) Check the website (http://www.warpstock.org/) and take a look at the current presentation schedule information. If you see a seminar that you would like to be a present, contact me at os2guy@one.net and let me know.
2) If you would like to present a seminar that is NOT listed, send a brief title for the presentation, as well as a paragraph description for the seminar, to me at os2guy@one.net. I will place the presentation information on the website and cement you in place as the presenter.
If you are looking for a certain type of presentation to be given:
1) Check the website (http://www.warpstock.org/) presentation schedule.
2) If it is NOT listed, send the suggested title for the presentation, a brief paragraph description of what the presentation should cover (target audience as well), and (if possible) a suggested presenter (contact info is required!). Send this information to me at os2guy@one.net and I will contact your potential presenter, and inquire as to their interest and availability.
3) If it is listed and there is no presenter listed, feel free to contact a
potential presenter yourself and let them know about Warpstock. Have them
contact me at os2guy@one.net if they are interested in presenting!
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Binary Newsreader v1.25 Released.
The Binary Newsreader (BNR) Version 1.25 is available now!
The Binary Newsreader (BNR) is designed for easy downloading and decoding single- and multipart binary files which are UUE- or BASE64 (Mime format) encoded from Internet newsgroups. BNR receives, connects and decodes the posts from a newsgroup and delivers ready-to-use binary files.
EXACTLY! It's made for all these alt.binaries... newsgroups.
You can get the Binary Newsreader V1.25 from the following pages: Technical Support Page: http://www.dataline.ch/~rch/ BMT Micro Product Page: http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/bnr.
If you have questions or comments, do not hesitate to send me an E-Mail.
You can reach me at ralf.christen@ibm.net
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Kermit 95 for OS/2 Updated.
Kermit 95 is 32-bit serial and network communications software for OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows NT, supporting direct serial and modem connections, TCP/IP Telnet and Rlogin, and various other networking methods, and offering more than 25 terminal emulations, plus Kermit and XYZMODEM file transfer, international character-set translation, and a powerful cross-platform scripting language for easy automation of all communications tasks:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
A major new release of Kermit 95, version 1.1.12, is now available. Its new features include:
. Support for 10-digit and other special dialing methods
. Support for 132 columns in OS/2 4.0
. File transfer pipes and filters
. Web browser interface ("URL hot spots")
. Greek character-set translation in file transfer and terminal emulation
(added to West & East European Roman, Cyrillic, Hebrew, etc, that were
already there)
. Lots more.
The full announcement appears on comp.protocols.kermit.announce, and at:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95news.html
Kermit 95 1.1.12 is available now in single quantities as well as in
inexpensive fully functional bulk right-to-copy and academic site licensed
forms. See the Kermit 95 website for details
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