Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:14:35 +0200 From: "EMEA WarpService" Subject: NewsFlash EWWS - Issue October 2001 Dear all, this is your latest EWWS NewsFlash. Feel free to forward to friends, collegues and others, who know or want to know about OS/2. Information on "How to subscribe" at buttom of mail. This issue covers: - InnoTek announces Virtual PC for OS/2 - InnoTek Co-StandbyServer for e-business - High availability clustering on OS/2 - WarpStock Europe 2001 Conference - Convenience Pak 2 getting closer - SmartSuite 1.7 about to release +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ a) InnoTek announces Virtual PC for OS/2 InnoTek has partnered with Connectix Corporation to develop, distribute and market virtual machine solutions providing Windows and OS/2 integration. Virtual PC for OS/2 is based on patent-pending Connectix technology to enable customers using IBM OS/2 Warp to execute additional operating systems at the same time on their OS/2 desktop. This is yet another way for customers to integrate Win32 applications into their OS/2 based environment. Unlike Terminal Server based Solutions, this even works on mobile systems (laptops) without any kind of LAN connection. Get the product flyer: http://www.innotek.de/products/virtualpc/Virtual_PC_OS2_Flyer.pdf Connectix Virtual PC for Windows will be amended by InnoTek OS/2 Additions for Virtual PC to provide the best platform for executing OS/2 under the Microsoft Windows platforms. Web Site: http://www.innotek.de/products/virtualpc For a Proof of Concept (PoC) or deployment in your environment, please contact IBM Enterprise Warp & Workspace Services at mailto:emeawarpatde.ibm.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ b) InnoTek Co-StandbyServer for e-business - High availability clustering on OS/2 The successor of Legato Systems' (formerly Vinca) well-known clustering solution "Vinca StandBy Server" is now ready to go. Unlike it's forefather, InnoTek Co-StandbyServer for e-business now supports LVM-based system, i.e. it runs on IBM OS/2 Warp Server for e-business (Warp 4.5) and higher as well. It also inherited the "Active-Active" capability from the Beta code of "Legato CoStandBy Server", i.e. there is no need for a dedicated standby server hardware. For example, a Lotus Notes server can be set up to be taken over by a DB2/2 server as soon as the Notes server fails - and vice versa! Get the product flyer: http://www.innotek.de/products/costandby/Co-StandbyServer.pdf For a Proof of Concept (PoC) or deployment in your environment, please contact IBM Enterprise Warp & Workspace Services at mailto:emeawarpatde.ibm.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ c) WarpStock Europe 2001 Conference The Warpstock Europe 2001 Conference will be held on November 2-4, 2001 at the 'KH Limburg' College near Hasselt, Belgium. * the session schedule is nearly final, see http://warpstock.os2.org/en/program/ * Golden Code Development comes as an exhibitor to present the new version of their Trace Suite. They also give a half-day workshop about it, and visitors get a 20% reduction when buying. * VirtualPC will be presented, and beta copies will be available at the show * Friday is a working day, and we scheduled many business related topics then so that corporate users can visit the event during work hours. Of course, those sessions will be repeated once over the weekend too. Topics: WSoD, Golden Code Trace Suite, StarFire Titan, VirtualPC, Co-StandbyServer, LSMT * We, EMEA Warp Team, will be there as speakers and contacts for you! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ d) Convenience Pak 2 getting closer As announced, IBM is releasing a Convenience Pak, for both Warp Client and Warp Server the 4th quarter of a year. Also this year's fourth quarter started and we see CP2 coming closer, giving, once again, great new features and updates to current options. This includes, but is not limited to: - Fixes to JFS, UDF, USB - Many new drivers in Base Install, like IBM's SciTech version, T20-23 support, etc - TCP/IP 4.3.2 - new Kernel features and improvements, like Dump processing - Includes latest Software Choice optione, like IBM Web Browser for OS/2 To get more informations, please see us at WarpStock Europe, or sent an email to emeawarpatde.ibm.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ e) SmartSuite 1.7 about to release We got confirmation from Lotus Development, that they are about to release SmartSuite 1.7 for OS/2 to the public. English version will be first, other NLV to follow in december. Smartsuite for example, now supports im- and export of Word and Excel documents created for Office 2000 and Office XP, along with many other fixes. Their even might be another version (1.8?) coming down the road. If there's something, you might want to see in there (fixes and little features), sent an email to emeawarpatde.ibm.com and we will see, what we can do. No promises !!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That's it for now. Stay tuned for the next NewsFlash. Warm regards.