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Software Announcement 299-276
September 28, 1999
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
Available Formats: PDF PostScript
At a Glance
IBM Software Choice Subscription Offerings deliver new features for:
OS/2 Warp 4
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
WorkSpace On-Demand
Eligibility Requirements change effective Janauary 1, 2000.
Delivery is planned as new features and updates become available.
Network StationT QuickOn for WorkSpace On-Demand
NetfinityR Client services
Primary Logon Client (PLC) and WindowsT Client Updates
TCP/IP Updates
WebSphereT V3
Browser for OS/2
Java Platform Update
Universal Data File System
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call
Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: SE001).
Overview
With the OS/2R 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:
Gain global access to new markets and sources of revenue
Improve productivity and quality
Speed development
Reduce delivery cycles and costs
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;
Software Subscription under Passport Advantage for:
OS/2 Warp 4
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
WorkSpace On-Demand
Software Choice Subscription for:
OS/2 Warp 4
Customer Entitlement:
Customers who purchase one of the following
OS/2 Warp 4
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
WorkSpace On-Demand
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.
Key Prerequisites
Software Choice requires one of the following, with a Software Subscription
under Passport Advantage or an IBM Software Choice Subscription.
OS/2 Warp 4 - and appropriate fix pack
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
WorkSpace O-Demand
Planned Availability Date
Refer to the Description section for individual availability dates.
Planned date for the eligibility requirement changes: January 1, 2000
Description
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:
Network Station QuickOn for WorkSpace On-Demand - This feature provides
significant reductions in the network bandwidth required to boot an Network
Station Series 2800 using WorkSpace On-Demand 2.0.
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.
Netfinity Client Services - A hardware systems management program with a
client component. Depending on the hardware configuration of your system and
the installation configuration selected during installation, some or all of
the following Netfinity Services will be available for use on your system:
Alert Manager
Critical File Monitor
Security Manager
Serial Connection Control
Software Inventory
System Information Tool
System Monitor
User Profile
ECC Memory Setup (requires ECC memory)
System Partition Access (requires a System)
Predictive Failure Analysis (requires a PFA-enabled hard disk drive)
RAID Manager (requires a RAID adapter)
DMI Browser (requires DMI Service Layer)
Target availability date for this client feature for OS/2 Warp 4 is first
quarter 2000.
Primary Logon Client (PLC) and Windows Client Updates - Minimizes attended
installation for three Windows32 Clients, Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows NTT. Additionally this updates Windows 95 Logon Client and the
Windows NT PLC on Software Choice to the same levels as OS/2 Warp Server for
e-business.
Target availability date for this server feature for OS/2 Warp Server for
e-business is first quarter 2000.
TCP/IP Updates - Two TCP/IP enhancements: the client update support Warp 4.0
and WorkSpace On-Demand and the server update will support IBM OS/2 Warp
Server for e-business.
Included in these enhancements are:
Scalability improvements provided in two new APIs
Support for a new Names Resolution mechanism introduced by MicrosoftT
Multi-adapter support with backup recovery capability.
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.
WebSphere V3 - The WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition, V3.0
provides:
Simple Installation
Support for LotusR DominoT V 5.0
Tivoli Ready modules (via complimentary download)
Enhanced Administration
XML Document Structure Services
Improved integration with VisualAgeR for JavaT
Target availability date for this server feature for OS/2 Warp Server for
e-business is third quarter 2000.
Browser for OS/2 - Update of the web browser for OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace
On-Demand and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business to support the current
Internet industry standards and enable transition to e-business for OS/2
platforms. The first availability date for these features for OS/2 Warp 4,
WorkSpace On-Demand, and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is targeted for the
second half of year 2000.
Java Platform Update - Update of the Java platform on OS/2 to include the
latest version of IBM's high performance Just-in-time Compiler including a
port of Java 2 tuned to run with the compiler. The first availability date
for these features for OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace On-Demand, and OS/2 Warp
Server for e-business is targeted for the first half of year 2000.
Universal Data File (UDF) System - UDF is a file system that allows OS/2 to
have read/write support for data only for DVDs. Target availability date for
this server feature for OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is the first quarter
of year 2000.
For more details, visit the IBM Software Choice Web site at URL:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp
Registration Instructions: When you purchase one of the Software Choice
Subscription Kit offerings, you will receive:
Proof of Entitlement
Software Choice registration card.
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:
Mail
IBM
Software Advantage Administration Center
4800 Falls of the Neuse Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone
Laurie Melchior
e-mail: MELCHIOR_at_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.
Year 2000
This Passport Advantage offering does not have date dependencies and is
therefore Year-2000-ready.
Euro Currency
This subscription offering is not impacted by euro currency.
Product Positioning
OS/2 Warp 4, WorkSpace On-Demand and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business offer
continued leadership in manageability, scalability, and stability
OS/2 Warp is an outstanding Java development and deployment environment
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business is a premier Internet server
WorkSpace On-Demand provides the seamless evolution from client server to
network computing
Periodic delivery of application-like enhancements lowers your cost of
ownership during rollout
Trademarks
Network Station and WebSphere are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
OS/2, Netfinity, Predictive Failure Analysis, and VisualAge are registered
trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United
States or other countries or both.
Windows, Windows NT, and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Domino is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks
of others.
Offering Information
Product Information is available through Offering Information (OITOOL) at:
http://www.ibm.com/wwoi
Technical Information
Specified Operating Environment
Hardware Requirements: None
Software Requirements
OS/2R Warp 4
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
WorkSpace O-Demand
Planning Information
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:
Software Choice registration card - You must complete the Software Choice
registration card, sign it to acknowledge acceptance of its terms, and
submit it via mail or fax in order to receive a user ID and password.
Proof of Entitlement (PoE)
Security, Auditability, and Control
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of
security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in
application systems and communication facilities.
Ordering Information
For Passport Advantage information, ordering information and charges, access
the URL:
http://w3.lotus.com/passportadvantage
For Software Choice information, and ordering information, access the URL:
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/swchoice/
Terms and Conditions
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement. PoE are required for
all authorized use.
Limited Warranty Applies: Yes
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
Volume Orders: No
Passport Advantage Applies: No
Passport Advantage Subscription Applies: No
Usage Restriction: Yes
AIXR/UNIXR Upgrade Protection Applies: No
Entitled Upgrade for Current AIX/UNIX Upgrade Protection Licensees: No
AS/400R Software Subscription Applies: No
Variable Charges Apply: No
Charges
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:
http://www.financing.ibm.com.
Call Now to Order
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_at_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.
Trademarks
OS/2, AIX, and AS/400 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries
exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks
of others.
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