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FYI Subjects

IN THIS SECTION

o  Digital and Microsoft COM Design Review

o  Correction of Order Numbers in PrintServer Article

o  Products Being Retired

DIGITAL AND MICROSOFT COM DESIGN REVIEW

On July 15, 1994, Digital and Microsoft hosted a detailed technical review
of the preliminary common object model (COM) specification with users,
system integrators, and system vendors. Feedback from the design review will
be used to modify the preliminary specification.

A phased adoption plan for users interested in COM was outlined. The first
phase involves making use of the distributed OLE capabilities inherent in
ObjectBroker V2.5, followed by design planning based on the COM
specification, piloting based upon an advanced developers' kit, and full
deployment. Microsoft will begin shipping COM in its operating systems
starting with Cairo. Digital will begin shipping COM in ObjectBroker
software, with full implementation scheduled for V3.0.

For further information, please consult the "Common Object Model for
ObjectBroker and OLE" article in the February 14, 1994, issue of Digital's
Customer Update.

Correction of Order Numbers in PrintServer Article

The following order numbers are corrections of those in the "PrintServer
Software for Third Party UNIX Platforms" article in the July 5, 1994, issue
of Digital's Customer Update.

Order No.	 Description

QA-0V9*K-H*	 PrintServer Software for Solaris
QA-0V9*N-H*	 PrintServer Software for Pyramid OSx
QA-0V9*P-H*	 PrintServer Software for Unisys System V
QA-0V9*Q-H*	 PrintServer Software for Silicon Graphics IRIX
QA-0V9*R-H*	 PrintServer Software for Sequent Dynix

Products Being Retired

 				 Last          Last           Recommended
Description                      Order Date    Ship Date      Migration

Rackmount DEC 3000 Model 800 Systems (See Note 1):
Rackmount DEC 3000 Model 800	 12/2/94       1/10/95	      PE54B-AA/LA
64/96 MB Systems (PE522-**)

Rackmount DEC 3000 Model 800	 Same	       Same	      PE54B-JA/KA
System Building Blocks
(PE523-*A)

Rackmount DEC 3000 Model 800	 Same	       Same	      PE54C-JA/KA
Server System Building Blocks
(PE533-*A)

Rackmount DEC 3000 Model 800	 Same	       Same	      PE54C-JA/LA
Server (PE532-AA)

Rackmount DEC 3000 Model 800	 Same	       Same	      PE54C-JA/LA
Server with NAS 200 Package
(PE532-LA)

DEC 3000 Model 800 Systems (See Note 2):
DEC 3000 Model 800 System	 12/2/94       2/10/95	      PE54*-**
Building Blocks (PE520-*A)

DEC 3000 Model 800 64 MB 	 Same	       Same	      Same
System (PE521-**)

DEC 3000 Model 800 Upgrades	 Same	       Same	      Same
(PE52U-**)

Selected DEC 3000 Model 300 Systems (See Note 3):
DEC 3000 Model 300 Packaged	 9/12/94       11/23/94	      PE320-CA
Systems: VR319, RZ25,
DEC OSF/1 (PE301-A*)

DEC 3000 Model 300 Packaged	 Same	       Same	      Same
Systems: VRC16, RZ25,
DEC OSF/1 (PE301-B*)

DEC 3000 Model 300 Packaged	 Same	       Same	      PE321-C*
Systems: VRT19, RZ26,
DEC OSF/1 (PE301-C*)

DEC 3000 Model 300 Packaged	 Same	       Same	      PE320-PA
Systems: VR319, RZ25,
OpenVMS (PE301-M*)

DEC 3000 Model 300 Packaged	 Same	       Same	      Same
Systems: VRC16, RZ25,
OpenVMS (PE301-N*)

DEC 3000 Model 300 Packaged	 Same	       Same	      PE321-P*
Systems: VRT19, RZ26,
OpenVMS (PE301-P*)

DEC 3000 Model 300		 Same 	       Same	      PE320-CA
System Building Blocks: 32 MB,
DEC OSF/1 (PE300-CB)
(PE300-**)

DEC 3000 Model 300		 Same	       Same	      PE320-DA
System Building Blocks: 64 MB,
DEC OSF/1 (PE300-D*)

DEC 3000 Model 300		 Same	       Same	      PE320-PA
System Building Blocks: 32 MB,
OpenVMS (PE300-P*)

DEC 3000 Model 300		 Same	       Same	      PE320-RA
System Building Blocks: 64 MB,
OpenVMS (PE300-R*)

DEC 3000 Model 300		 Same	       Same	      PE320-ZA
System Building Blocks
(PE300-Z*)

POLYCENTER System Census (See Note 4):
POLYCENTER System Census	 Effective     Effective      See Note 4
Consolidator for ULTRIX RISC	 Immediately   Immediately
(QL-ML6**-**)

POLYCENTER System Census	 Same	       Same 	      Same
GUI for ULTRIX RISC
 (QL-ML9**-**)

POLYCENTER System Census	 Same	       Same 	      Same
ULTRIX RISC Package
 (QB-245**-**)

POLYCENTER System Census	 Same	       Same 	      Same
RISC/PC Starter Package
 (QB-288**-**)

NOTES: (1) The newly announced Rackmount DEC 3000 AXP Model 900 system is
           available now and is the direct replacement and family follow-on
           product for the Model 800. To protect user investments, upgrades
           from the Model 800 to the Model 900 are made easily via a field
           installable CPU module swap. Users should look at their long
           range needs and plan with the retirement schedule in mind.

       (2) The new DEC 3000 Model 900 will take the place of the Model 800
           for users requiring high end Alpha AXP system performance and
           expansion.

       (3) Digital is not retiring the Model 300; it is only streamlining
           its product offerings.

       (4) POLYCENTER System Census continues to offer an ULTRIX agent that
           is managed by the OpenVMS AXP and OpenVMS VAX servers.

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