[WarpCast] OS/2 Updates from IBM - 9/29/99 |
Warpstock 99 - Atlanta, October 16-17, 1999 Two fun filled days of OS/2 and YOU! Registration discount has been extended to October 14th! Visit http://www.warpstock.org for full details ******************************************** Source: Isaac Leung (isaacl@ee.ubc.ca) Moderator: Trevor Smith (trevor@haligonian.com) ******************************************************************* This is from a regular announcement letters that I receive from IBM: _ A991258 Continuing support and features for IBM OS/2, IBM WorkSpace On-Demand and IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business -- All Yours Via IBM Software Choice (3.7KB) http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=can_announ&on=A99-125 8 Of note to OS/2 client users: -> NetFinity Client Services (Available: 1Q2000) -> TCP/IP Updates (Available: 1Q2000)- There will be two TCP/IP enhancements; the client update supporting Warp 4.0 and WorkSpace On-Demand and the server update which will support IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business. Included in these enhancements are: Scaleability improvements provided in two new APIs Support for a new Names Resolution mechanism introduced by Microsoft Multi-adapter support with backup recovery capability. -> WebSphere R3 (Available: 3Q2000) Support for Lotus Domino V 5.0 XML Document Structure Services Improved integration with VisualAge for Java -> BROWSER for OS/2 (Available: 2H2000). Must be a new or refreshed Netscape -> JAVA(TM) Platform Update (Available: 2H2000). New JIT and Java 2 -> Universal Data File (UDF) System - UDF is a file system that will allow OS/2 to have read/write support for data only, for DVD's. Target availability date for this server feature for IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is the first quarter of year 2000. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information on WarpCast, visit: http://www.warpcast.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------