IBM Announces New Features for Warp
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New Features Coming for OS/2
Warp 4, WorkSpace On-Demand, and Warp Server for e-business
During the next 15 months, IBM
will release many
new features for OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace
On-Demand, and Warp Server for e-business. These
features will be available only through
subscription to IBM Software Choice and software
subscriptions to Passport Advantage. Read about
the new features and planned release dates.
IBM Software Choice Subscription Offerings deliver new features for:
Eligibility Requirements change effective Janauary 1, 2000.
Delivery is planned as new features and updates become available.
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: SE001).
With the OS/2® family of customers in mind, IBM plans to expand delivery of enhancements via IBM Software Choice .
Many mission-critical applications continue to rely on the stability and dependability of OS/2. The connected world of Network Computing continues to transform the world of OS/2 customers.
New Internet technologies are used to:
New to Software Choice:
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business, and WorkSpace On-Demand, are now included in the Software Choice Subscription Offering through Passport Advantage with Software Subscription.
Eligible customers can obtain the announced features through the IBM Software Choice Web site and through periodically available CD-ROMs.
Eligibility Requirements Change:
Effective January 1, 2000, the option to download features and updates from Software Choice for free will be discontinued for all future features and updates. The features and updates will only be available to those customers who purchase;
Customer Entitlement:
Customers who purchase one of the following
with a Software Subscription under Passport Advantage will automatically be sent an ID and password that provides access to the Software Choice features for the purchased program.
Customers who do not have Passport Advantage contracts can still obtain access to Software Choice if they have already acquired IBM OS/2 Warp 4 through the purchase of a Software Choice Subscription Kit.
Note: All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Software Choice requires one of the following, with a Software Subscription under Passport Advantage or an IBM Software Choice Subscription.
Refer to the Description section for individual availability dates.
Planned date for the eligibility requirement changes: January 1, 2000
Throughout the next 12 to 15 months we plan to release features on IBM Software Choice that can be used with OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace On-Demand and Warp Server for e-business.
Some of the features and their target availability dates are:
Using either a compact flash card or a hard disk installed in the Network Station Series 2800 as a local cache, large portions of the WorkSpace On-Demand client operating system downloads, as files to the local cache, the first time the Network Station Series 2800 boots. Boot performance is maintained by using those files for subsequent boots. This feature provides the WorkSpace On-Demand OS/2 thin client machine class (IBM8364B) and server side support. Included with the Network Station QuickOn for Workspace On-Demand is automatic synchronization, when an administrator applies a FixPak to the WorkSpace On-Demand 2.0 operating system on the server, those files in the FixPak, that are cached on any Series 2800 will be updated the next time that Network Station boots.
While a significant reduction in network bandwidth required to boot Series 2800 Network Stations is accomplished, boot time is not always reduced. Boot time will generally be reduced when the network bandwidth or the boot server become saturated when booting normally. For example, boot time improvement would not normally seen booting a single Series 2800 using this support verses booting using conventional WorkSpace On-Demand 2.0 remote boot. In this scenario neither the server nor the network reach their maximum capacity so the reduction in network traffic does not realize any boot time gains. However, if several clients are easily saturating a 10 MB Ethernet network to boot, this support can provide significant boot time reductions and maintain the Network Station Series 2800 boot performance.
Using the Network Station QuickOn for Workspace On-Demand is very easy and maintains the WorkSpace On-Demand goal and paradigm of server managed clients. All that is required is the creation of a machine definition using the GUI or CLI from the IBM8364B machine class for every Series 2800 Network Station that has flash memory or hard disk hardware installed. From then on the use of the flash memory or hard disk is transparent to the administrator.
The requirements to use this support are a WorkSpace On-Demand 2.0 boot server and Network Station Series 2800 machines with ATA compliant compact flash cards or hard disks installed. The compact flash card or hard disk must already be partitioned and formatted with a partition size of at least 48 MB. This partition may only be used for caching as other files present on the partition can be erased by the Network Station QuickOn for Workspace On-Demand caching system. Compact flash cards should be formatted with the FAT 16 file system. Hard disk caching partitions may be formatted with FAT 16 or HPFS file systems. Target availability date for this feature for WorkSpace On-Demand is October 1, 1999.
Target availability date for this client feature for OS/2 Warp 4 is first quarter 2000.
Target availability date for this server feature for OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is first quarter 2000.
Included in these enhancements are:
Target availability date for this server feature for OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace On-Demand, and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is first quarter 2000.
Target availability date for this server feature for OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is third quarter 2000.
For more details, visit the IBM Software Choice Web site at URL:
Registration Instructions: When you purchase one of the Software Choice Subscription Kit offerings, you will receive:
Your user ID and password will NOT be in the registration package.
Complete the Software Choice registration card, sign it to acknowledge acceptance of its terms, and submit it via mail or fax. You will then receive a user ID and password and additional CD updates during the subscription period. IBM does not guarantee that any upgrades will be announced.
Entitlement to receive the reserved features and updates expires when the customer's Software Subscription under Passport Advantage contract expires, or their IBM Software Choice Subscription expires.
Contact Information: Applies to customers who have purchased a Software Subscription under Passport Advantage or who purchased an IBM Software Choice Subscription.
If you have not received your user ID or password from IBM or have questions about what reserved features and updates you are entitled to receive, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
If, after receiving your user ID and password, either is lost or forgotten, contact IBM and a new user ID and password will be sent to you:
IBM
Software Advantage Administration Center
4800 Falls of the Neuse Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone
Laurie Melchior
e-mail: MELCHIOR@US.IBM.COM
Tie line: 436-1196
Telephone: 919-850-1196
Fax: 800-456-5329
For Password reset, damaged or misplaced CDs call 800-456-0550 Extension 1196.
IBM reserves the right to determine the contents of the IBM Software Choice Web site and CD-ROMs, and which features and updates will be offered, when, and to whom. All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
This Passport Advantage offering does not have date dependencies and is therefore Year-2000-ready.
This subscription offering is not impacted by euro currency.
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Product Information is available through Offering Information (OITOOL) at:
Customer Responsibilities: When purchasing a subscription, you must register your subscription according to the instructions.
Packaging: The following are included in the Software Choice Subscription Offering Kit:
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities.
For Passport Advantage information, ordering information and charges, access the URL:
For Software Choice information, and ordering information, access the URL:
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement. PoE are required for all authorized use.
Program Services: Program services will be provided as stated in the Customer Service and Support section of the specific Software Choice Catalog item. Generally, Program Services will expire with the release of a follow-on product or on the expiration date of the applicable operating system on which it is running.
Money-Back Guarantee: 30-day, money-back guarantee
Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer: No
Passport Advantage Applies: No
Passport Advantage Subscription Applies: No
AIX®/UNIX® Upgrade Protection Applies: No
Entitled Upgrade for Current AIX/UNIX Upgrade Protection Licensees: No
AS/400® Software Subscription Applies: No
The charges provided in this announcement are suggested retail prices for the U.S. only and are provided for your information only. Dealer prices may vary, and prices may also vary by country. Prices are subject to change without notice. For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative.
Contact your sales channel for Support Line pricing.
Customer Financing: IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries around the world. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms, and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at:
Contact the IBM Americas Call Centers (to help IBM serve you, use the Reference Code):
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX
Internet: ibm_direct@vnet.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers
Dept. SE001
P.O. Box 2690
Atlanta, GA 30301-2690
Reference Code: SE001
You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
IBM Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing organization, can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products.
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