Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:47:40 +0200 From: "EMEA WarpService" Subject: NewsFlash EWWS - issue April 2003 Dear European IBM OS/2 customers, we are happy to provide the latest information about and around OS/2 for your convenience. Remember, we are gathering information from various places and are usually not responsible for the content itself. This is your latest EWWS NewsFlash. This issue covers: - a) Java 1.41 Beta Program from GoldenCode - b) OS/2 Server Transition Residency - c) Windows Terminal Server Redbook - d) Warpstock US 2003 in San Fransisco, California - e) Open Watcom Compiler Beta - f) Updated Odin build - g) New Scitech Special Edition from IBM - h) Misc driver / tools updates +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ a) Java 1.41 Beta Program from GoldenCode As we have posted some time ago, GoldenCode Development has ported Sun's Java 1.41 to OS/2. A Beta Program is available and was shipped to selected OS/2 customers in the past weeks. Contact e-mail address for additional information about the beta program is infoatgoldencode.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ b) OS/2 Server Transition Residency Since quite a while another OS/2 related residency will be hosted in the ITSO Austin, TX. It will start on June 2nd and covers migrating OS/2 Servers to both Windows and Linux. Nominations can be submitted till May 1st. See: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/residencies/SE-A001-R01 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ c) Windows Terminal Server Redbook IBM has released an new redbook on: Implementing Windows Terminal Server and Citrix Metaframe on IBM eServer xSeries server Published: March, 26, 2003 More details are available at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp3629.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ d) Warpstock US 2003 in San Francisco, California The Warpstock Inc. board of directors is very pleased to announce that Warpstock 2003 will be held this year in the beautiful state of California. The BayWarp OS/2 User group has assembled an excellent package. There are still a few details to be determined, but so far I can tell you the date for the event will be the weekend of October 18-19, 2003. Hosting Hotel will be the Doubletree Hopefully by the end of this week the actual hosting facility will be announced. All three under consideration are in the general San Francisco/San Jose area and are convenient to either San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland airports. No prices are as yet available, but it appears that room rates will be more favourable then last years event in Austin, Texas. http://www.warpstock.org/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ e) Open Watcom Compiler Beta For those, who are looking for a up-to-date C-Compiler on OS/2, Open Watcom is a platform to consider. An update to OpenWatcom 1.1 Beta (2003/04/10 update) had been released. You can download it from: ftp://ftp.openwatcom.com/watcom/devel/1.1_beta +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ f) Updated Odin build "Odin is the name of the project and software that allows users to run Win32 (Windows 95 and Windows NT) applications in OS/2 Warp operating system natively, almost as if they were intended to be OS/2 applications in the first place. It also makes porting from Win32 to OS/2 easier by providing a Win32 API implementation in OS/2: the Odin32 API." A new daily build of ODin is available for Download from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/daily/ This project is not related to IBM, therefor IBM can and will not support this on OS/2 in respect to opening PMRs against issues caused from ODIN. If you consider the use of ODIN-based applications, an individual case-by-case solution can be worked out. Please contact us (emeawarpatde.ibm.com)! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ g) New Scitech Special Edition from IBM IBM has released an update to the Scitech Special Edition. It's now based on SNAP 2.0 and requires a valid Subscription (SWC or PA) to download. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ h) Misc driver /tools updates DANIS506 has been updated to 1.6.3 http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/storage/danis506r163.zip CDRTools has been updated to V2.01a09 http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/cd/cd-r/cdrtools2-2.01a09.zip RSJ CD-Writer had been updated to version 5.01 http://www.rsj.de/stage/en/cdwriter/default.asp ASPIROUT V1.1 Beta 8 has been released. http://home.clara.net/orac/os2.htm That's it for now. Stay tuned for the next NewsFlash. Warm regards.