THE OS/2 WARP WEEKLY - A production of PSP Worldwide Marketing Support Covering information relevant to OS/2 Warp and LAN Server 6/16/95 ISSUE (A real collector's item) ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** CONTENTS 1. A VERY BIG DEAL- DATA CONTROL ORDERS 100000 COPIES OF OS/2 WARP 2. DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA UPGRADES 20000 WORKSTATIONS TO OS/2 WARP 3. Q/MEDIA WILL OFFER THEIR MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE ON OS/2 WARP PLATFORMS 4. SAY GOODBYE TO MAC, AND HELLO TO COPLAND 5. SOME INTERESTING HEADLINES NOT ABOUT THE IBM/LOTUS DEAL 6. NEW SECURITY PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR OS/2 WARP 7. NEW NEWSLETTER DISCUSSING OS/2 SOFTWARE PRODUCTS 8. WAS WIN 95 A LITTLE TOO HYPED? TWO NEWSCLIPS MAKE IT LOOK THAT WAY 9. OS/2 WARP MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DEBUTS ON THE INTERNET 10. WARP'D HUMOR ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$---**** 1. A VERY BIG DEAL- DATA CONTROL ORDERS 100000 COPIES OF OS/2 WARP Data Control, a nationwide training company in Brazil, signed a contract last week to buy 100,000 (yes, one hundred thousand) copies of OS/2 Warp. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$---**** 2. DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA UPGRADES 20000 WORKSTATIONS TO OS/2 WARP In 1991 Deutsche Lufthansa (DLH), the German airline, initiated a project to connect the worldwide DLH network to their central hosts in Frankfurt, Germany. The project is called 'Netz2000/WHC' (WHC is for Workstation Host Connection). DLH exchanged their dumb terminals for intelligent workstations to perform tasks like ticket selling, reservation, file transfer etc. Additionally, they implemented network management and automated software distribution for their network of 1000 LANs connecting 20000 OS/2 workstations. The solution includes Novell software as well as IBM software such as Communications Manager/2, DB2/2, DCAF, NTS/2 and NDM/2. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 3. Q/MEDIA WILL OFFER THEIR MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE ON OS/2 WARP PLATFORMS The announcement by Q/Media Software Corporation on June 8, 1995 that it has signed a comprehensive agreement with IBM is great news. Q/Media will develop multimedia software products for the OS/2 operating system on both CISC and PowerPC hardware platforms. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 4. SAY GOODBYE TO MAC, AND HELLO TO COPLAND Charles Haddad, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, 6-11-95 Apple is replacing the Mac with code-name Copland. Copland involves a complete retooling of the operating system and the computer's appearance. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 5. SOME INTERESTING HEADLINES NOT ABOUT THE IBM/LOTUS DEAL IBM UPS MARKETING ANTE FOR WARP TO INCREASE VISIBILITY OF OS/2 APS Jodi Mardesich, Computer Reseller News, 6-12-95 IBM introduced Developer API Extensions to increase awareness of OS/2 Warp Applications and simplify porting of Windows applications to OS/2 Warp. IBM MAKES PROGRESS WITH TALIGENT TOOLS Mary Jo Foley, PC Week, 6-12-95 IBM announced delivery of Taligent technology in the form of a run-time and development environment for its CommonPoint object frameworks on AIX. IBM-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT ComputerWorld, #20, 6-95 Ned Lautenbach, IBM Senior Vice President, recently visited Moscow with the hopes of increasing operations in Russia. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 6. NEW SECURITY PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR OS/2 WARP Maple Valley Software (Maple Grove, MN) announces the availability of version 1.04 of Workplace Security for OS/2 Warp - the add-on object level security product for OS/2 Warp. Workplace Security for OS/2 Warp is one of the new generation of object oriented software products based on System Object Model (SOM) technology. Unlike traditional software applications which must be started in order to use them, Workplace Security integrates seamlessly into OS/2 Warp's Workplace Shell user interface. You never have to start it or stop it, it's always there and it's always working. Workplace Security provides password controlled access to protect your desktop objects from unauthorized access, tampering or accidental shredding. Workplace Security prevents "locked" objects from being opened or having their settings changed without entering the correct password. It prevents "Locked" objects from being deleted, renamed, moved, copied, dragged, or from receiving dropped objects. Workplace Security is available from a number of sources: America Online - OS/2 Forum - System Tools library - WPSECURE Internet - hobbes.nmsu.edu - os2/warp/sysutils - WPSEC104.ZIP Compuserv - GO OS2USER - Open User forum - WPSEC104.ZIP Note: Workplace Security can be registered online on Compuserve. GO SWREG - Registration ID: 4733 For more information, send E-MAIL to mvsoft@aol.com or on Compuserve to 75131,1546 Registration is $25.00 USD ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 7. NEW NEWSLETTER DISCUSSING OS/2 SOFTWARE PRODUCTS Mt. Baker Software has started a newsletter for discussing their OS/2 software products. The first issue is now available at: http://www.swcp.com/Âbminor/MtBaker.html or the FTP anonymous site of: ftp.Mount-Baker.com or ftp.swcp.com or 198.59.115.2 The newsletter file is: mtb_5_95.zip (make sure to transfer in binary mode). The newsletter mainly covers the upcoming Beta test of a new personal financial package for OS/2. The file is in INF format. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 8. WAS WIN 95 A LITTLE TOO HYPED? TWO NEWSCLIPS MAKE IT LOOK THAT WAY NT CLIENTS' FORTUNES RISE Jason Pontin, InfoWorld, 6-12-95 "It's clear that the hype for Windows 95 got out of hand...We take our share of responsibility for creating unreasonable expectations," said Brad Silverberg, senior vice president of Microsoft's personal systems divisions. GATES PREDICTS SHORT LIFE FOR WINDOWS 95 Joel Shore, Computer Reseller News, 6-12-95 Gates expects Windows 95 to last only four years, while Cairo technology will guide future platforms. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 9. OS/2 WARP MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DEBUTS ON THE INTERNET June, 1995 marks the first appearance of the OS/2 Warp Monthly Newsletter on the Internet. The newsletter contains a wide variety of topics covering OS/2 Warp. The sections include Product Tips, Electronic 'Scapes, Entreprenuers, User Power and more. The URL is: http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/mnlvolume1.html. You can either browse the html version on-line or download an amipro, postscript or ascii version. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----**** 10. WARP'D HUMOR A mainframe: The biggest PC peripheral available. ----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****----$$$$----****