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 New OS/2 Manages Windows NT

Contact: Jay Cadmus
IBM
919-543-4299
jcadmus@us.ibm.com

       NEW OS/2 WARP SERVER MANAGES WINDOWS NT SERVERS
Provides New Server Management and Universal Device Driver Support

AUSTIN, June 29, 1998 . . . IBM* today announced the next release of
OS/2 Warp Server will allow users to administer Windows NT** 4.0
servers from an OS/2* Warp Server screen, eliminating the need for
signing onto to multiple servers and simplifying network access. The
new release will also provide industry standard support for
Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) device drivers and adapters such as
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), and Local Area Network (LAN)
ethernet and token rings. This will give customers immediate
availability of I2O SCSI and LAN device drivers. "As we roll out the
next version of OS/2 Warp Server early next year you will see that we
are putting a strong emphasis on the needs of our enterprise
customers," said Jeff Smith, director of IBM's OS/2 Business Unit.
"Both the Windows NT server management and our support of the I2O
device driver specification are enhancements that should help our
customers to better manage their enterprises."

Windows NT Server Management
The new server management capabilities in the upcoming version of
OS/2 Warp Server should help system administrators to better manage
their multi- vendor network through an OS/2 Warp Server. The new
Windows NT server management gives administrators the ability to
create, update and delete user accounts (IDs), passwords, and groups,
via OS/2 Warp Server's simple graphical user interface or rich
command line interface. The user information can be synchronized
seamlessly with Windows NT servers in the OS/2 Warp Server network.
In addition, end users will only need to log on to one server to
access all files, applications and printers -- rather than entering
multiple IDs and passwords to access information on different server
platforms.

In a typical scenario user accounts (IDs), passwords, and some
applications would reside on an OS/2 Warp Server, while other servers
in the network would host (or serve) applications such as databases
or transaction software. In addition, one or more servers would also
host (or serve) Windows NT for file/print and Win32 applications.
With the new version of OS/2 Warp Server, end users will be able to
access all servers, files, applications and printers through a single
OS/2 Warp Server.

Universal Device Driver Compatibility
The next version of OS/2 Warp Server will also support the
Intelligent Input/Output Architecture Specification adopted by the
I2O Special Interest Group Membership. The specification defines a
standard for classes of device drivers such as SCSI, and LAN ethernet
and token rings. Enterprises can now be confident that as long as a
device driver supports the I2O specification, OS/2 Warp Server will
support that device driver. Compliance with this specification also
ensures that OS/2 Warp Server users will not have delays in
availability of I2O SCSI and LAN device drivers.

The Next Version Of OS/2 Warp Server
OS/2 Warp Server is a member of IBM's family of enterprise servers
which offer extraordinary scalability, reliability and performance.
In addition to the feature and functionality found in today's OS/2
Warp Server, the new release will offer customers out-of-box Year
2000 and euro currency readiness. It will also include a
high-performance Journaling File System offering faster performance,
improved scalability and enhanced Web serving capabilities. The next
version of OS/2 Warp Server is planned for beta availability in late
1998 and general availability in 1999.

IBM Software IBM is the world's largest information technology
company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate.
IBM Software offers the widest range of applications, middleware and
operating systems for all types of computing platforms, allowing
customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. The
fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the
IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com. More
information on the OS/2 family of products is available at
www.software.ibm.com/os/warp.
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