Autor: Gregorio Kus (Grego_at_RMnet.IT)
Data: Mon 04 Dec 1995 - 22:51:15 MET
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At the core of the 1996 product plan is the next version of the OS/2
Warp client, code-named Merlin. IBM plans to significantly enhance OS/2
Warp's user interface to be easier and more intuitive. As part of IBM's
plans for network-centric computing, the Merlin interface will be
network aware, making connections automatically as the user needs them.
Merlin will offer improved multimedia and game capabilities, enhanced
plug-and-play features, and an updated BonusPak. It will include the
Upgrade Advisor, a utility in the Just Add OS/2 Warp kit which
simplifies the installation process.
For corporate users, Merlin will offer C-2 security extensions and
improved input/output queue performance. It will include the Developer
API Extensions to make it easier for software developers to write
Windows 95 and OS/2 Warp applications simultaneously. It will also
feature integrated OpenDoc runtime support, which will enable developers
to start using OpenDoc components in their applications and give users
the ability to embed OLE 2.0 information in OS/2 Warp documents.
Another focus of the 1996 product strategy will be the IBM Microkernel
and microkernel-based versions of OS/2 Warp. Nearly 20 corporations,
universities and research institutes worldwide have licensed the
microkernel, laying the foundation for a completely open microkernel
standard. IBM plans portable, microkernel-based versions of OS/2 Warp
for both Intel and PowerPC platforms. The first portable version will
be OS/2 Warp for the PowerPC, which will ship later this year.
Finally, on the server side, Thompson confirmed IBM's plans for a series
of cross-platform application and enabling servers, code-named Project
Eagle. OS/2 Warp Server, currently in beta test, will be one of the
base operating systems upon which the Eagle series is delivered. OS/2
Warp Server is expected to ship in the first quarter of 1996, followed
by Directory and Security Services and the SMP version of OS/2 Warp.
"The bottom line is that 1995 has been a good year for OS/2 Warp," said
Thompson. "And we're anticipating that the future will be even brighter
as we continue to extend and improve OS/2 Warp as the desktop client for
connected consumers and strengthen OS/2 Warp as an advanced, battle-
tested server solution that will simplify distributed computing for
businesses and workgroups of all sizes."
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Wbrew chodzacym tu i owdzie pogloskom jakoby IBM rezygnowal z OS/2
Grego
-- /---------------------------------------------------------- Gregorio Kus Grego_at_RMnet.it gkus_at_envirolink.org
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