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1995 Issue 3                                               15 March 1995
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                         SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Title                              Abstract
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All About the IBM Technical        Letter from IBM vice president.
Interchange, 21-25 May 1995, New   Agenda. Conference highlights.
Orleans                            Exhibitor list. General information.
                                   Registration form. Technical
                                   Interchange session details.
                                   NOTE: This item is 3,184 lines long.

IBM Announces Availability of      "Fullpack" upgrade for OS/2 2.x.
OS/2 Warp with Windows             OS/2 Warp with and without WIN-OS2.
Application Support Built In       New to this release of OS/2 Warp.
                                   Existing OS/2 customer base can
                                   upgrade to OS/2 Warp. Same features
                                   as in OS/2 Warp without WIN-OS2.
                                   BonusPak. Hardware requirements.
                                   Support. Pricing and availability.

IBM Releases PC DOS 7 with         The 14th release of DOS. Enriches the
Integrated Stacker 4.0             DOS environment. Enhanced platform
Compression                        for DOS developers. More free memory
                                   and space. Integrated Stacker 4.0.
                                   Tailor-made for the mobile market.
                                   New features in PC DOS 7. Upgrading,
                                   pricing, and availability. IBM
                                   Personal Software Products Division.

IBM PC DOS Version 7 Announcement  From the official IBM announcement.
Details                            NOTE: This item is 349 lines long.

IBM Previews OS/2 Warp Connect at  Complete connectivity solution.
CeBIT                              Connecting to everything. A one-box
                                   solution for small businesses and
                                   workgroups. The perfect network
                                   client. Enterprise offerings. Final
                                   beta begins.

IBM Demos Current OS/2 for the     A simple recompile away. ISVs and
PowerPC Beta; ISVs Show Support    their products. IBM exhibits.
for OS/2 for the PowerPC at CeBIT

ISVs Praise IBM Certification      Two ThinkPads awarded. Ready! for IBM
Program                            LAN. Ready! for OS/2. Tested and
                                   Approved for IBM LAN Systems. Program
                                   overviews and more information.

The Developer Connection for OS/2  OS/2 development tools on CD. Annual
-- the Power of the Future,        subscription. Part of Workplace Shell
Delivered to Your Door!            environment. Developer Connection
                                   Browser. Latest product versions. The
                                   Developer Connection for LAN Systems.
                                   The Developer Connection
                                   Device-Driver Kit for OS/2.
                                   Highlights. Features and benefits.
                                   Requirements. Support. Worldwide
                                   ordering information.

Roadmap to IBM Software Services   48-page catalog mapped to business
                                   phases. Expressway. Scenic route.
                                   WWW viewing information. Hardcopy
                                   ordering information.

New C Set ++ Tools Improve         Extending object technology to all
Developer Productivity             popular platforms. Announcement
                                   highlights. Leading-edge
                                   technologies in C Set ++. Support
                                   for MVS. Support for Sun Solaris.
                                   Applications for all supported
                                   platforms. Conformance to Open
                                   Blueprint. Service and support.
                                   Pricing and availability.

IBM Enhances MVS for Application   UNIX programming interfaces for MVS.
Development                        Developers moving applications to
                                   S/390. IBM reaches out to European
                                   software developers.
                                   Open/multivendor support. Object
                                   technology enhanced. Support for
                                   LANs. Availability.

IBM Announces Object Technology    International education program.
University                         Settings that mirror application
                                   development projects. Three major
                                   training programs. Program format.
                                   Schedule.

18 Companies to Form Consortium    Linking computers, network services,
to Develop Open Specs              and office equipment. SmartOffice
                                   vision. Open industry specification.
                                   Tiered membership.

IBM Software Page Debuts on the    Unified IBM software information in a
Internet                           multimedia "magazine". Where to find.

New Version of CompuServe          Version 2.0.1 is a native OS/2
Information Manager for OS/2       application. Special OS/2
                                   capabilities. Limited-time free
                                   downloading.

New IBM Communications Software    Three terminal emulation products.
and OS/2 Warp Offer Winning        PC interaction with mission-critical
Combination                        host functions. Connection to AS/400
                                   and System/390. Advantages of OS/2
                                   combine with host-based power. IBM
                                   leadership in terminal emulation.
                                   Greater productivity and ease of use.
                                   Asynchronous dial-up connections.
                                   Consistent user interfaces. Greater
                                   productivity for developers.
                                   Consistent with Open Blueprint.
                                   Prices.

IBM's DB2 for AIX Establishes      TPC-C benchmark testing. On an
Performance Record                 RS/6000 multiprocessor. On an
                                   RS/6000 uniprocessor. Larger
                                   workloads, greater throughput. DB2
                                   for AIX. AIX Version 4. IBM
                                   relational database family.

IBM Independent Vendor League      Tuning and utility kit. Several
(IVL) News Service: Performance    performance-tuning utilities. Price.
Plus, Version 3                    Independent Vendor League.

IBM Independent Vendor League      First of four training videos.
(IVL) News Service: OS/2 Warp      Topics. Prices. More information.
Training Video Released            The Independent Vendor League.

Workshop - DCE/OSF: Writing        Four-day workshop. Topics. Tuition.
Secure Distributed Applications    Schedule. Location. Enrollment. More
                                   information.

Workshop: OS/2 Warp System Debug   Two-day workshop. Benefits.
Tools - Basic Skills for           Objectives. Audience. Topics.
Low-Level Program Debugging        Prerequisites. Tuition. Schedule.
                                   Location. Enrollment. More
                                   information.

Workshop: OS/2 Warp System Debug   Three-day workshop. Benefits.
Tools - Diagnosing Traps in        Objectives. Audience. Topics.
Application Programs               Prerequisites. Schedule. Location.
                                   Enrollment. More information.

Recommended Books for OS/2         List of books recommended by an IBM
National Language Support          NLS expert.

IBM Independent Vendor League      Updated list by current and future
(IVL) News Service: OS/2 Warp      release dates.
Book List

Two New ITSO Redbooks and Three    Abstracts and prices. Ordering
CDs for AIX and Open Systems       information. Redbook lists and
Professionals                      catalogs. More information.

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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.

Q and A About The Developer        What it is. Prices. DAP discounts.
Connection for OS/2                Contents. CompuServe forum.
                                   Additional licenses. Future growth.
                                   License expirations. Availability
                                   outside USA. How to subscribe.
                                   CompuServe introductory membership.
                                   Access to OS2DF2 forum on CompuServe.
                                   DEVCON FORUM on TalkLink.

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

Professional Certification         Four certified roles. Testing. More
Program from IBM for OS/2 and LAN  information.
Server

IBM Independent/International      Overview. IVL News Service.
Vendor League                      Enrollment.

800 Phone Numbers

Trademarks, Registered Trademarks,
Service Marks

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