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1994 Issues 12 and 13                                    14 October 1994
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                         SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Titles in Issue 12                 Abstract
------------------                 --------

New! The Developer Connection for  Free copy with The Developer
LAN Systems                        Connection for OS/2, Volume 5.
                                   Contents of Volume 1. LAN Systems
                                   toolkits - OS/2. LAN Systems toolkits
                                   - AIX. LAN Systems tools. Product
                                   overviews. Sample code. Service. LAN
                                   Systems information. Redbooks.
                                   Technical References. White papers.
                                   More information.

IBM Makes Enhanced Migration Tool  SMART 2.0 now generally available.
Widely Available to Developers     Distributed on The Developer
                                   Connection for OS/2 CD-ROM. Two tools
                                   in SMART Toolkit. IBM supports One
                                   Up's SMART Partner Program. Mirrors
                                   migration program marketing
                                   withdrawn.

New Features in SMART Toolset      32-bit Windows code migration
Version 2                          support. User-defined migration
                                   databases. Migration Command
                                   Language. Statement parsing.
                                   Skill-level assessment determines
                                   effort needed.

Help for Completing Migration      One Up's SMART Partner Program.
Effort After Using SMART           Porting centers and technical
                                   support.

The SMART Partner Program from     Capitalize on business opportunities
One Up                             in the OS/2 market. Education
                                   Partner. Development Partner. More
                                   information.

IBM PSP Opens Home Page on         Contents. Hypertext. Where to find
Internet                           the PSP home page.

IBM's Home Page on Internet        Lead stories. Links to other IBM
Significantly Expanded             organizations. Where to find the IBM
                                   home page.

"OS/2 Developer Mailshot" to EMEA  Direct-mail marketing service to
DAP Members                        3,000+ EMEA DAP members. Dedicated or
                                   shared mailing at special rates.
                                   Mailshot costs. Sample pieces.
                                   Inquiry form.

EMEA DAP Offers Incentives for     Bring your application to life.
Voice-Enabling Your Application    Speech-enabling opportunity for EMEA
with the IBM Personal Dictation    DAP members. Speech-enablement
System                             offerings. IBM EMEA Developer
                                   Assistance Program enrolment. ISMS
                                   Direct Services information.

IBM EMEA DAP Enrolls 3,000th       Why the 3,000th member joined the
Developer                          EMEA DAP. Eligibility for EMEA DAP.
                                   More information.

U.S. Commercial/Premier DAP and    DAP member discounts for software
Canadian DAP Discounts             translation services, DBCS technical
                                   support and training, and
                                   international software market
                                   information.

Roles of IBM's Developer           IBM DAP is for software developers.
Assistance Program and             IVL is for non-software products.
Independent/International Vendor
League

Second Edition of Product          First book specifically about
Marketing Handbook                 marketing software products.
                                   Contents. Directories, glossaries.
                                   IBM involvement. About the author.
                                   More information and ordering.

Marketing Materials Solicited      Distributed to retailers through IBM
from ISVs and IVL Members for      Canada Retail Program. Address for
Distribution Within Canada         sending materials.

Opportunity for ISVs Interested    "Matchmaker" events at COMDEX/Fall
in Selling in Japan                '94. Japanese OS/2 Consortium.
                                   Purposes of "Matchmaker" events.
                                   Application categories of interest.
                                   Events at COMDEX. Post-COMDEX
                                   benefits. Software evaluation prior
                                   to COMDEX. Inquiry form.

National-Language Versions of      Specific versions available. Prices.
OS/2 Now Available in the USA      Support.

IBM AntiVirus Version 2.0          Fully 32-bit OS/2 application. Fewer
Supports OS/2 Warp                 false alarms, more reliable
                                   disinfection.

IBM Raises the Bar in Visual       Visual programming. Highlights. IBM
Programming                        COBOL for OS/2. VisualAge 2.0. C Set
                                   ++ beta program. Application
                                   productivity family.

IBM Extends VisualAge to Access    VisualAge. Taligent. Availability.
AS/400 for Easy, Object-Oriented
Programming

Version 2.0 of IBM VisualAge for   Two base products for each platform.
OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM        New functions. Highlights. Overview.
VisualAge for Windows              Description. Enabling new
                                   applications. Enable customer's
                                   competitive advantage. Time to
                                   market. Application developer
                                   productivity. Improved application
                                   quality. Improved worker
                                   productivity. Product positioning.
                                   ENVY/400 transition plan. Hardware
                                   requirements. Software requirements.
                                   Hardcopy publications. Displayable
                                   softcopy publications. Additional
                                   License Copies. Additional License
                                   Copy Upgrade. Charges. Program
                                   Upgrade. VisualAge features upgrade
                                   plan.
                                   NOTE: This item is 903 lines long.

Version 2.0 of IBM Smalltalk for   Members of the IBM Smalltalk family.
OS/2 and Version 2.0 of IBM        Highlights. Robust,
Smalltalk for Windows              standards-compliant Smalltalk
                                   language. Portability across
                                   supported platforms. Integrated
                                   development environment. Open
                                   enterprise. Product positioning.
                                   Statement of general direction.
                                   Hardware requirements. Software
                                   requirements. Publications.
                                   Additional License Copies.
                                   Additional License Copy Upgrade.
                                   Charges. Program Upgrade.
                                   NOTE: This item is 494 lines long.

The IBM COBOL Family               Highlights. Family description. LAN
                                   development -- with or without the
                                   host. Host extension to the
                                   workstation. Tools. Compatibility.
                                   IBM COBOL for OS/2. IBM COBOL for
                                   AIX. IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Release
                                   2. Services.
                                   NOTE: This item is 515 lines long.

The IBM PL/I Family                Highlights. Family description.
                                   Compatibility. IBM PL/I for AIX. IBM
                                   PL/I for MVS & VM Release 1.1.1. IBM
                                   PL/I for OS/2. Services.

IBM VisualGen Team Suite, Version  LAN-based 4GL development environment
1.0                                for mission-critical transaction
                                   processing applications. Beta program
                                   participation. Highlights.
                                   Description. Scope of the suite.
                                   Requirements definition.
                                   Configuration management, versioning,
                                   build, and distribution. Application
                                   definition, test, and generation.
                                   Data modeling, design, and
                                   administration. VisualGen Team Suite
                                   deployment. Support for
                                   Solution/2000. Support for industry
                                   modeling. Services. Charges.
                                   NOTE: This item is 363 lines long.

IBM TeamConnection for OS/2,       Highlights. Part of VisualGen Teams
Version 1.0                        Suite. Description. TeamConnection
                                   customer value. TeamConnection
                                   services for the LAN environment.
                                   TeamConnection repository
                                   administration services.
                                   NOTE: This item is 333 lines long.

IBM DataAtlas for OS/2, Version    Highlights. Description. Statement of
1.0                                direction. Services.

OS/2 for PowerPC                   Workplace Technologies and OS/2 for
                                   PowerPC will deliver the next
                                   generation of computing. The demands
                                   on today's developer. IBM is changing
                                   the landscape of operating systems.
                                   IBM delivers Workplace. Four
                                   challenges for developing the next
                                   generation of software. Procedural
                                   monoliths. 16-bit versus 32-bit
                                   processing. Putting your money where
                                   the market is. Implementing new
                                   technologies. Workplace -- IBM's
                                   vision of computing. Workplace
                                   technologies. Advantages of
                                   Workplace's Microkernel architecture.
                                   Portability. Scalability.
                                   Reliability. Investment protection.
                                   Making room for innovation. The power
                                   of human-centered computing. Speeding
                                   development and controlling costs
                                   with object technologies. SOM.
                                   OpenDoc. Taligent frameworks.
                                   Distributed technologies. OS/2 for
                                   PowerPC -- the first delivery of
                                   Workplace's promises. The Workplace
                                   Microkernel-based architecture. The
                                   IBM Microkernel. Operating-system
                                   personalities. Workplace shared
                                   services. Turning our technology into
                                   your solutions: IBM wants to partner
                                   with you. Developer's Toolkit for
                                   OS/2 for PowerPC. Unlocking enormous
                                   possibilities.
                                   NOTE: This item is 662 lines long.

OpenDoc and OLE 2.0                Paper produced by Component
Point/Counterpoint                 Integration Labs during September
                                   1994. OpenDoc facts. Point and
                                   counterpoint.

Approved OpenDoc Development       For OpenDoc for OS/2, Macintosh, and
Schedules                          Windows.

Taligent Briefings in Europe       Taligent's goal. Deployment of TalAE
                                   on investors' operating systems in
                                   1995. No firm plans for TalAE on
                                   non-investors' platforms. Continued
                                   intention to incorporate system
                                   frameworks within IBM Workplace
                                   technologies. IBM is first vendor to
                                   deploy Taligent.

The Technical Connection           CD-ROM with OS/2, DOS, and LAN
Available Worldwide                service and technical information.
                                   Same as product announced earlier in
                                   USA. More information.

Happy Anniversary, Developer       First anniversary celebrated.
Connection!                        Genesis of The Developer Connection.
                                   Based on Developer Assistance Program
                                   PDK. Developer Connection team. A
                                   peek at future plans.

SMARTsort Beta-Test Program        SMARTsort features. Cross-platform
                                   operation. Three phases. More
                                   information.

CompuAdd and IBM Sign OS/2 Joint   Preloaded on CompuAdd systems. Added
Marketing Agreement                value for customers.

IBM LAN Server 4.0 Wins Best of    Advancing the state of the art. Cited
Show at NetWorld + Interop         for new GUI, adapter support.

C and C++ Education for the PS/2   Introduction to C Programming on the
Platform                           PC. Advanced C Programming on the PC
                                   C++ Programming on the PC.
                                   Registration. More information.

IBM Multi-Language Computing: A    Across operating system platforms.
National-Language Structure        Preview announcement. Highlights.
                                   Overview. Character data support.
                                   Internationalization support.
                                   Universal character data. Character
                                   identification and conversion.
                                   Internationalization. Product
                                   previews. AIX. OS/2. OS/400. MVS. MVS
                                   and VM.
                                   NOTE: This item is 391 lines long.

Correction to Multimedia Help
Center Phone Number

How to Join the IBM Developer      Worldwide Services. US Commercial
Assistance Program                 Services. US Premier Services.
                                   Developer Assistance Program contacts
                                   worldwide.

IBM Canada OS/2 Developer          Worldwide DAP. Canadian OS/2 DAP. The
Assistance Programs                Developer Connection for OS/2.
                                   Certification Programs. Phone
                                   numbers in Canada.

The IBM Developer Assistance       Overview. Open to anyone actively
Program in Europe, Middle East,    developing for OS/2. Bulletin boards
and Africa                         and CD-ROMs. Discounts. Technical
                                   seminars. HelpFax. Application
                                   marketing. CompuServe support.
                                   Programming tools and information.
                                   More information.

Subscription Information for The   Worldwide phone and fax numbers for
Developer Connection for OS/2 and  ordering.
the IBM Device Driver Source Kit
(DDK) for OS/2

800 Phone Numbers

Trademarks, Registered
Trademarks, Service Marks

Titles in Issue 13                 Abstracts
------------------                 ---------

IBM's New OS/2 Warp Opens Worlds   Third generation. Warp preloads.
of Computing to Users              Ground-breaking software + service.
                                   Everyone gets a BonusPak. Internet
                                   Connection for OS/2. CompuServe
                                   Information Manager for OS/2.
                                   HyperACCESS Lite for OS/2. IBM Works.
                                   FaxWorks. Person to Person for OS/2.
                                   System installation made easy.
                                   Tutorial.  Graphics are great in the
                                   Workplace Shell. Plug & Play for
                                   PCMCIA. Multimedia and games.
                                   Multimedia application development.
                                   4 MB of memory. Service, support,
                                   prices, availability.

IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3 and IBM    New entry-level members in OS/2
OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WinOS2    Family. OS/2 Warp uses existing
                                   Windows, or runs OS/2 and DOS
                                   applications without Windows. OS/2
                                   Warp with WinOS2 runs Windows
                                   applications without having Windows
                                   previously installed. Planned
                                   availability. Highlights. OS/2 Warp
                                   Version 3 Distribution MultiPak.
                                   Support-line charges. OS/2 Warp
                                   Version 3 description. Usability
                                   enhancements. Installation
                                   enhancements. Performance
                                   enhancements. Enhanced support for
                                   displays. Enhanced support for CD-ROM
                                   drives and adapters. Mobile computer
                                   support enhancements. BonusPak for
                                   OS/2 description. IBM Developer's
                                   Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 3.
                                   Product positioning. Hardware
                                   requirements. Software requirements.
                                   Limitations. Additional License
                                   Copies. Additional License Copy
                                   Upgrade. Program Upgrade. Charges.
                                   NOTE: This item is 631 lines long.

OS/2 Warp Brings High-Octane       Tool for game development. Built-in
Performance to the PC Gaming       memory management. Settings for
World                              today's popular games. OS/2-specific
                                   games under development.

OS/2 Warp Offers Extensive         Many multimedia capabilities. MPEG
Multimedia Technology              support. A big hit in homes and
                                   edutainment. Optimizing the end-user
                                   experience. Creating a compelling
                                   development environment.

OS/2 Warp Version 3 Details        Specifications from the OS/2 Warp
                                   announcement brochure.

The OS/2 Family                    OS/2 Warp Version 3. OS/2 Warp LAN
                                   Client Version 3. Two editions.
                                   OS/2 LAN Server Version 4.0. OS/2 for
                                   Symmetrical Multiprocessing Version
                                   2.11. Fast facts about OS/2 Warp. IBM
                                   IBM OS/2 Warp operating system
                                   selection guide.

OS/2 Warp Book List                Forthcoming books about OS/2 Warp.

Trademarks, Registered
Trademarks, Service Marks

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        Where to Find IBM PSP Developer Support News (DSNEWS)

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

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

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