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Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:32:51 PST8PDT
From:	"Mark Abramowitz" <marka@relaypoint.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: Warp Server Announcement from IBM

FYI:

New OS/2 Warp Server Manages Windows NT Servers

June 29, 1998

Provides New Server Management and Universal Device Driver Support

AUSTIN, June 29, 1998 . . . IBM* today announced the next release of OS/2
Warp Server will allow users to administer Windows NT** 4.0 servers from
an OS/2* Warp Server screen, eliminating the need for signing onto
multiple servers and simplifying network access.

The new release also will provide industry standard support for
Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) device drivers and adapters such as Small
Computer System Interface (SCSI), and Local Area Network (LAN) ethernet
and token rings. This will give customers immediate availability of I2O
SCSI an LAN device drivers.

"As we roll out the next version of OS/2 Warp Server early next year you
will see that we are putting a strong emphasis on the needs of our
enterprise customers," said Jeff Smith, director of IBM's OS/2 Business
Unit. "Both the Windows NT server management and our support of the I2O
device driver specification are enhancements that should help our
customers to better manage their enterprises."

Windows NT Server Management

The new server management capabilities in the upcoming version of OS/2
Warp Server should help system administrators to better manage their
multi-vendor network through an OS/2 Warp Server. The new Windows NT
server management gives administrators the ability to create, update, and
delete user accounts (IDs), passwords, and groups, via OS/2 Warp Server's
simple graphical user interface or rich command line interface. The user
information can be synchronized seamlessly with Windows NT servers in the
OS/2 Warp Server network. In addition, end users will only need to log on
to one server to access all files, applications and printers -- rather
than entering multiple IDs and passwords to access information on
different server platforms.

In a typical scenario user accounts (IDs), passwords, and some
applications would reside on an OS/2 Warp Server while other servers in
the network would host (or serve) applications such as databases or
transaction software. In addition, one or more servers would also host (or
serve) Windows NT for file/print and Win32 applications. With the new
version of OS/2 Warp Server, end users will be able to access all servers,
files, applications, and printers through a single OS/2 Warp Server.

Universal Device Driver Compatibility

The next version of OS/2 Warp Server will also support the Intelligent
Input/Output Architecture Specification adopted by the I2O Special
Interest Group Membership. The specification defines a standard for
classes of device drivers such as SCSI, and LAN ethernet and token rings.
Enterprises can now be confident that as long as a device driver supports
the I2O specification, OS/2 Warp Server will support that device driver.
Compliance with this specification also ensures that OS/2 Warp Server
users will not have delays in availability of I2O SCSI and LAN device
drivers.

The Next Version Of OS/2 Warp Server

OS/2 Warp Server is a member of IBM's family of enterprise servers which
offer extraordinary scalability, reliability, and performance. In addition
to the feature and functionality found in today's OS/2 Warp Server, the
new release will offer customers out-of-box Year 2000 and euro currency
readiness. It will also include a high-performance Journaling File System
offering faster performance, improved scalability and enhanced Web serving
capabilities. The next version of OS/2 Warp Server is planned for beta
availability in late 1998 and general availability in 1999.

IBM Software

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years
of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Software offers the
widest range of applications, middleware, and operating systems for all
types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of
the new era of e-business. The fastest way to get more information about
IBM software is through the IBM Software home page at
http://www.software.ibm.com. More information on the OS/2 family of
products is available at http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp.

*IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corp. **Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

IBM considers a product Year 2000 ready if the product, when used in
accordance with its associated documentation, is capable of correctly
processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the
20th and 21st centuries, provided that all products (for example,
hardware, software, and firmware) used with the product properly exchange
accurate date data with it. We have updated the specifications of our
ready products that do not include a readiness statement in the
appropriate product specifications.

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- Mark
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