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| Date: | Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:12:55 EST |
| From: | SBT Information Systems <sbtaus@ibm.net > |
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| To: | 32bits@sbt.net.au |
| Subject: | OS/2 News & Views 13/6/97 |
OS/2 News & Views 13/6/97
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Sydney PC Users Group
OS/2 SIG
June Meeting
Topic: Bluebird, IBM's new server release has many important features for
----- net computers. Ian Morphett, wearing his IBM hat, will be our
demonstrator. There will also be first look at the new CHKDSK32
release.
When: Monday, June 16, starting 6pm sharp. Note that this is a week
---- earlier than the date shown in PrintScreen.
Where: Level 10, IBM Building, corner of Sussex and Market Streets
----- Sydney.
Door Prizes: Of course!
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See you there!
* RM 1.31 0375 * Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate that.
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Come to the meeting, we might also discover why Lotus Australia STILL
DOESN'T KNOW *when* will WordPro OS/2 ship in this country.
Since the beginning of this year, we have ordered Lotus WordPro through
TechPacific.
Once a week, we receive a back order status, and the ETA for WordPro is
always at a shifting date 4 weeks from the date of the fax.
The latest update from said: WordPro for OS/2 will be available end of June.
BUT, when I phoned Lotus today, I was told: 13 of July.
Basically, Wordpro OS/2 will ship on: (todays date +30d).
I believe the formula they're using is Y2K certified.
But if you think that's bad, spare a thought for the poor suckers, (sorry,
Udo) who forked out time and money to attend the Lotus's InterWeb97.
After being promoted that attendees will receive a copy of Lotus Notes, and
verifying that an OS/2 version is included, Udo discovered that the CD he
received can only be used on Win95.
Work the Web, indeed.
Then of course we hear how majority of new Notes installations go on
Windows, not OS/2. Have the Lotus folks been taking lessons from the PC
Company maybe ? Endorsing other platforms whilst actively disendorsing
their own. Must be reason and logic, in it, I'm sure.
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And I thought I had problems with IBM's GN.... (more on those later...)
If you are on BigPond, Telstra's NT server crashed big time, causing
loss of service as well as loosing user's mail.....
According to AFR:
"Telstra staff yesterday laid the blame for the fault on Microsoft's
Windows NT operating system, the foundation of the e-mail servers that
support the network.
"The number of users has nothing to do with it -- it's an inherent
problem in the operating system," a Telstra employee said.
The manager of public relations at Telstra Multimedia, Ms Myrna Van Pelt,
said investigations by technical staff indicated that the fault lay with
Microsoft's Windows NT.
"The problem is actually located in the operating system," she said.
Ms Van Pelt said technical staff could not be sure if messages lost over
the weekend would ever be recovered."
AFR: This material is subject to copyright and any unauthorised use,
copying or mirroring is prohibited.
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StarOffice 4 beta out!
Samuel G. Little 70544,10
StarDivision has released the first public beta of StarOffice v4.0
For some reason the files have a .Z extention instead of .ZIP, but they're
I've opened a couple of files and so far it has done a beautiful job. It
I'm impressed! :)
Sam Little
*************************************************************************
* BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
InJoy is the 32 bit, multi-threaded PPP/SLIP Internet Dialer for OS/2
Not a user interface or front end for PPP or SLATTACH included in OS/2,
Use InJoy alone or share a dial up connection with Mac's, WinNT/95/3.11
Complete description at: http://www.fx.dk/injoy/glance.htm
* NEW IN VERSION 1.1:
RAS support, two way Demand Dial, better leased line and NULL modem
Full list at: http://www.fx.dk/injoy/release.htm
* AWARDS, REVIEWS, and MORE:
Nominated as one of the best Internet utilities (cross platform).
For user comments and reviews see: http://www.fx.dk/injoy/reviews.htm
* FEATURE RICH:
Dial On Demand, Re-Dial, Re-Connect, IP Masquerading, Trace, High COM
Complete feature list: http://www.fx.dk/injoy/features.htm
* DOWNLOAD / SUPPORT / CONTACTS
Download : http://www.fx.dk/injoy/download.htm
Custom coded versions, special solutions and site licenses available:
F/X Communications Sales : sales@fx.dk
FUTURE PLANS ************
* We'll continue to work hard on InJoy and promise to provide the best
* We've been working on an Internet TUNNEL product to be released soon:
Tunnel software enables you to use the Internet to securely connect from
* Another major development project is an industrial strength PPP/SLIP
* We almost have a solution ready for those wanting to use IP Masquerading
A big THANK YOU to our existing customers - your support and encouragement has been outstanding.
Regards,
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Des Dougan at 22:16 PT 05-Jun-97; WARPing with OzWin II 2.12.2
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AUSTIN, TX, July 23, 1996 . . . Over the last two years, IBM's OS/2*
In addition, according to Mentis Corporation, OS/2 has maintained over the
As far as branch applications are concerned, IBM estimates that 80 percent
OS/2 was designed for the mission-critical business environment, and has
"The needs of today's banking industry are increasingly complex and
Comerica Bank, headquartered in Detroit, is one of the nation's largest
"One of our primary objectives is to make sure we get customers in and out
In addition, Comerica utilizes BankPro, a teller terminal application for
Trustmark National Bank, a large commercial bank based in Jackson, Miss.,
"For performance, stability and reliability, OS/2 comes out way ahead of
The bank chose to implement the next version of OS/2 Warp primarily for
First Virginia Bank was struggling to keep afloat with 350 servers and
"We are very pleased with OS/2's performance," said John Joback, executive
First Union Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is the sixth
In 1994, the bank decided to reengineer its commercial lending process, an
"When we reengineered the commercial lending process, we wanted to
OS/2 Warp is the foundation for a broad family of scalable products,
Now something different:
Tech: "What's the problem?"
10 minutes later…The user is still adamant that they are right. The Tech
Tech: "Sorry , Sir. We don't normally tell our customer this, but there is
User: 'I knew it!'
10 minutes later.
User: 'It didn't work. The power supply is still smoking.'
1 hour later.
User: 'I need a new power supply.'
Tech: "Then what did he say?"
Cheers, more soon........
SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd
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International version for OS/2 and Win32, available from their web site.
There are 12 files(~40MB total) in the OS/2 package, and full installation
requires 82MB, so make sure you've got plenty of time and lots of disk
space!
standard ZIP files. Installation went quite well by unzipping them all into
the same directory, and it didn't blow away the existing v3.1.
Documentation / help is integrated, BTW.
even seems faster than v3.1.
ANNOUNCE: F/X Communications releases InJoy Version 1.1 *************************************************************************
Warp. An UNBELIEVABLY fast and *easy_to_use* shareware dialer.
InJoy is an original dialer with lean, custom crafted PPP/SLIP code.
This gives InJoy its proven performance advantage while you continue to
use the IBM TCP/IP stack and your existing Internet applications.
and other nodes on your LAN.
support, IPTRACE support, expanded auto-start capabilities,
function key and command line support, bug-fixes, and more ...
Awarded a "5 Cows" from TUCOWS. Over 11 months in the top 5 of BMT's
most sold OS/2 shareware proves its worth.
Speeds, Ticker, Phone Number List, Scripts Auto-Learned, Connection
Log, Terminal Mode, RAS Support, and much more . . .
Support : support@os2net.demon.nl
Mail List : Details in README.DOC - Join over 400 OS/2'ers!
http://www.fx.dk Author : bj@fx.dk
featured and MOST STABLE dialer for OS/2.
a remote location to a private network. This networking environment is
called a virtual private network (VPN) and we look forward to bring this
to OS/2.
SERVER. It will be a Radius powered back end and a Java user interface
to control your Access Servers. We provide the whole solution. And, to
make this product more appealing to the private user we'll provide a
simpler interface and a subset of features tailored to their needs (and
pocketbook).
with CABLE MODEMS . . . look for that one soon, too.
( o o ) o-----------ooO-(_)-Ooo---------------------o | -- Bjarne Jensen | | President, F/X Communications. | | Software engineering, Internet consulting,| | Web-design & education. ____ ____ __ | | | __| / /\ \/ / | | http://www.fx.dk | |_ / / \ / | | E-mail: bj@fx.dk | _|/ / / \ | | Holbaek, Denmark |_| /_/ /_/\_\ | | ooO | o-----------(
)-Ooo-----------------------o
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IBM's OS/2 INCREASES MARKETSHARE IN BANKING SECTOR
Dramatic Growth at National and Super regional Level, at Community Banks
and in Branch Applications
operating system has emerged as an industry leader in the retail banking
arena, one of the most demanding industrial environments. Twenty of the top
30 U.S. commercial banks have made a significant investment in OS/2 with
19 of those running their branches on OS/2. According to Mentis
Corporation, a leading research firm for the banking industry, OS/2 has
increased its overall client operating system marketshare among large banks
from nine percent in 1994 to a projected 25 percent in 1996. This compares
to only seven percent for Windows NT** in 1994 and a projected nine
percent in 1996.
past two years approximately one-third of the marketshare in all large
U.S. banks for its server operating system, compared to the 13 percent held
by Windows NT. Within the community banking sector, OS/2 marketshare for
clients and servers has more than tripled, with Windows NT penetration
declining dramatically.
of all newly installed Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) worldwide today
run on OS/2 platforms and over 80 percent of all banking transactions
worldwide today are processed by technology running on OS/2. New OS/2
banking installations and upgrade customers include Comerica Bank, First
Union Bank, First Virginia Bank, and Trustmark National Bank. These and
other banks are investing in OS/2 because it provides unparalleled
multi-tasking, stability, scalability and flexibility, along with unmatched
access to corporate data, corporate applications, and enterprise- wide
networks.
reliable protection and manageability built directly into the operating
system. The level of satisfaction with OS/2 within the banking community is
so strong that some of the world's largest banking organizations are
furthering their commitment to OS/2.
nowhere will you find a more powerful, reliable and feature-rich PC
operating system," said John W. Thompson, general manager, IBM Personal
Software Products division. "The decision at financial institutions to
standardize on OS/2 demonstrates the leadership of the OS/2 Warp family in
this critical industry." Banks Look to OS/2 as Operating System of Choice
commercial and small business lenders. With approximately 400 branches in
Michigan, California, Texas, Illinois, and Florida, Comerica has some 6,000
workstations and 300 servers. In an effort to make its branch customer
service operations run more efficiently, Comerica Bank chose to implement
OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp Server.
of our branches as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest
quality of service in the process," said Ken Milczynski, vice president,
Comerica Bank Operations department. "We chose OS/2 Warp for its superior
multi-tasking capability, reliability, and ability to easily integrate with
our other products. With OS/2 Warp Server, we will be able to maintain our
hardware and software inventories on a real-time basis, as well as to
monitor the performance of our servers across branch offices."
OS/2, developed by Argo Data Resources, based in Dallas. According to
Milczynski, the capabilities inherent in BankPro were essential for the
bank to be able to continue providing great customer service. BankPro
currently runs exclusively on OS/2, and was one of the many reasons
Comerica chose IBM.
chose OS/2 for much the same reasons. With an employee base of about
2,200, the bank has 120 branches, with approximately 150 servers and 625
clients. Since migrating from DOS in 1995, the bank has been running LAN
Server 4.0 and OS/2 2.1. Trustmark believed that an upgrade was necessary
in order to remain competitive. OS/2 Warp Server and the next version of
the OS/2 Warp client, code-named Merlin, created a natural upgrade path.
Windows," said David Knight, assistant vice president and manager of
Client/Server Technical Services. With OS/2 Warp Server, the bank will be
able to enjoy "everything we had with LAN Server 4.0 and much more,"
according to Knight. "It's really going to save resources and time."
the attractive built-in Internet and intranet capabilities. "I am
extremely comfortable with the decision we made with OS/2 Warp and OS/2
Warp Server," said Knight. "It's the right way to go."
3,500 clients in over 355 branches in Maryland, Virginia and Tennessee,
all running on an antiquated 4700 DOS- based system. To remain competitive
and still provide great customer service, the bank realized it needed to
upgrade its systems and chose OS/2 Warp.
vice president of First Virginia Services, a subsidiary of First Virginia
Banks, Inc. "We have seven other supporting products that we use in
conjunction with OS/2, and I am very pleased with the way the whole
operation has come together. IBM's commitment to OS/2 has made a
significant difference for First Virginia. IBM continues to demonstrate
that it is committed to helping First Virginia succeed."
largest bank in the U.S. With an employee base of 45,000 in 2,000 branch
offices from Connecticut to Florida, First Union provides a wide range of
financial services to both commercial and retail customers.
important component of its commercial customer business. First Union
needed a reliable, true multi-tasking operating system to handle the heavy
demands of a mission-critical system. It selected OS/2 and has since
upgraded to OS/2 Warp, which it currently runs on 6,000 workstations and
2,000 servers bankwide.
increase productivity so that banking professionals would spend more time
on customer value-added functions," said Patrick McCartney, senior vice
president, First Union Corporation. "OS/2 was the only available operating
system that would truly support the multi-tasking we demanded. Everyone is
most impressed with its flexibility." The OS/2 Warp Family: The Total
Business Solution
ranging from OS/2 Warp, Family FunPak for OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Warp Connect,
AttachPak for OS/2 Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server and the IBM Directory and
Security Server, one of IBM's Software Servers. OS/2 Warp provides an
ideal client/server solution for customers ranging from the connected
consumer to small- and medium-sized businesses and departmental workgroups
to the corporate enterprise.
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User: 'There is smoke coming out of my power supply.'
Tech: "You'll need a new power supply.'
User: 'No I don't! Just need to change the STARTUP files.'
Tech: "Sir, the power supply is faulty. You'll need to replace it."
User: 'No way! Someone told me that I just needed to change the STARTUP
files and it will fix the problem! All I need is for you to tell me the
command.'
is frustrated and fed up.
a undocumented DOS command that will fix the problem."
Tech: "Just add the line LOAD NOSMOKE.COM at the end of the CONFIG.SYS. Let
me know how it goes."
Tech: "Well, what version of DOS are you using?"
User: 'MS DOS 6.22.'
Tech: "That's your problem there. That version of DOS didn't come with
NOSMOKE. Contact Microsoft and ask them for patch that will give you the
file. Let me know how it goes."
Tech: "How did you come to that conclusion?"
User: 'Well, I rang Microsoft and told him all about what you said, and he
started asking questions about the make of power supply.'
User: 'He told me that my power supply is not compatible with the NOSMOKE
command.'
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