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Software Updates

IN THIS SECTION:

o  PATHWORKS V5.0A for DOS and Windows

o  PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 and PATHWORKS V5.0 for OS/2

o  DCE for OpenVMS V1.2

o  DECmodel for Windows V1.1

PATHWORKS V5.0A FOR DOS AND Windows

PATHWORKS V5.0A for DOS and Windows client software lets users configure
PATHWORKS components around their network operating systems (including LAN
Manager, NetWare, and Windows for Workgroups) without manual intervention.
Supported clients include those using:

o  Microsoft Windows for Workgroups V3.11.
o  Microsoft LAN Manager V2.2.
o  Novell NetWare NETX Shell.

The V5.0A release also includes all software corrections generated since
V5.0 shipped in January 1994. Starting with this release, PATHWORKS for DOS
and Windows client software is now available on CDROM, requiring access to a
CDROM reader (ISO 9660). Note that setup and troubleshooting diskettes are
included in the CDROM media kit for users who have not established a network
connection. Thus the CDROM media and documentation kit consists of one CDROM
and six diskettes.

The PATHWORKS V5.0A for DOS and Windows update software is available now:

o  To users with the Media and Documentation Update Service (MDDS), through
   the normal update process. These users will receive a kit comprising
   several diskettes.

o  To users with or without MDDS, through various bulletin board services:
   - DSNlink (for Digital service users).
   - CompuServe.
   - Internet.

o  To users without MDDS, as a separately orderable kit through normal
   Digital channels, in diskette form (QA-0TL*J-HC).

All new orders for PATHWORKS for DOS and Windows client software will be
filled with V5.0A software. A PATHWORKS V5.0 for DOS and Windows license
grants the right to use these updated components. Refer to the terms and
conditions listed in PATHWORKS V5.0 for DOS and Windows SPD 55.07.14 for
detailed information.

Order No.        Description

QA-0TL*A-H8	 PATHWORKS V5.0A for DOS and Windows media and documentation
                 (CDROM)
QA-0TL*J-HC	 PATHWORKS V5.0A for DOS and Windows update-only kit
                 (diskettes)

The MDDS is available for the CDROM media and documentation kit. Users can
change their MDDS contract now if they wish to receive future updates of
PATHWORKS client software on CDROM. The all-diskette kit will remain
available for approximately the next year.

PATHWORKS V4.1 FOR OS/2 AND PATHWORKS V5.0 FOR OS/2

PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 software (SPD 55.24.05) allows OS/2 workstations to
participate in DECnet Phase IV networks as end (nonrouting) nodes. OS/2
workstations can be connected to OpenVMS, DEC OSF/1, Windows NT, or OS/2
systems and can utilize selected resources and services of those systems.

PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 software supports the latest releases of the OS/2
operating system plus the IBM LAN Server and Microsoft LAN Manager network
operating systems. PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 layers on valid retail versions
of either network operating system, offering greater flexibility for OS/2
users.

The PATHWORKS V4.1 software provides DECnet support to OS/2 systems
configured as either clients or servers. Please note, however, that this
release is aimed primarily at integrating OS/2 servers into a PATHWORKS
environment; client applications are not included.

PATHWORKS V5.0 software will include a DECnet virtual device driver that
will permit DECnet based PATHWORKS for DOS/Windows applications to run on
OS/2 client systems.

Among the benefits of the new V4.1 release:

o  Users with Lotus Notes servers can now incorporate OS/2 Notes servers
   into PATHWORKS networks.

o  The V4.1 release has a simplified user installation procedure with a
   graphical user interface. The installation utility follows OS/2
   Presentation Manager paradigms, so users familiar with OS/2 will be
   comfortable using PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2.

PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 software is available now through local Digital
sales offices and Digital's business partners. For explanations of PATHWORKS
licensing options, please refer to the "PATHWORKS Licensing Practices"
article in the October 25, 1993, issue of Digital's Customer Update.

Listed below are PATHWORKS order numbers for client based licenses. To use
the features of PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2, a client license must be obtained
for each PC. This license gives users the right to use both the V5.0 client
software and previous versions of PATHWORKS client software (such as V2.0b
and V4.1).

A PATHWORKS V5.0 license PAK is supplied, permitting an OS/2 system running
the PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 software to access PATHWORKS V5.0 servers. When
the PATHWORKS V5.0 for OS/2 software ships, users need purchase only a media
and documentation kit.

Only one copy of the media and documentation kit is required per network,
including the FPA (File and Print Access) media kit.

Digital will offer complete upgrade and support services for PATHWORKS V5.0.

Order No.	 Description

QM-YFW*A-AA	 PATHWORKS V5.0 for OS/2 CCS license: equivalent to
                 QM-36E*A-AA plus QM-2CL*A-AA
QM-36E*A-AA	 PATHWORKS V5.0 for OS/2 CNS license: use of PATHWORKS V4.1
                 for OS/2 client software (applications, transports,
                 management); no PATHWORKS server rights
QM-2CL*A-AA	 PATHWORKS V5.0 FPA license: access to an unlimited number
                 of PATHWORKS LAN Manager servers; no rights to PATHWORKS
                 client software
QM-YFW*B-AA	 PATHWORKS V5.0 for OS/2 migration license: migration from
                 prior PATHWORKS for OS/2 client license to PATHWORKS V4.1
                 for OS/2; for users without service contracts
QA-YFW*A-HC	 PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 media and documentation kit (3.5
                 inch high density diskettes) for QM-YFW*A-AA, QM-36E*A-AA,
                 and QM-YFW*B-AA
QA-YFW*A-GZ	 PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 documentation-only kit for
                 QM-YFW*A-AA, QM-36E*A-AA, and QM-YFW*B-AA

The key technical data for the V4.1 release are as follows:

o  PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 runs on Intel platforms (386, 486, and Pentium)
   and requires 2 Mbytes of memory in addition to requirements for the OS/2
   operating system and the selected network operating system.

o  PATHWORKS V4.1 for OS/2 will run on Intel 286 processors only on OS/2
   V1.3. This restriction is due to the OS/2 V2.x operating system, which
   does not support Intel 286 processors.

o  The PATHWORKS for OS/2 product now supports the latest operating system
   and network operating system from either IBM or Microsoft. The PATHWORKS
   V4.1 for OS/2 release layers on valid retail configurations supported by
   either vendor, as follows:
   - OS/2 server configurations: IBM OS/2 V2.1 and LAN Server V3.0;
     Microsoft OS/2 V1.3 and LAN Manager V2.2.
   - OS/2 client configurations: IBM OS/2 V2.1 and LAN Manager V2.2; IBM
     OS/2 V2.1 and LAN Requester V3.0; Microsoft OS/2 V1.3 and LAN Manager
     V2.2.

o  Microsoft is no longer updating LAN Manager for OS/2 and Digital is not
   modifying Microsoft LAN Manager for OS/2 code. Users committed to OS/2
   should migrate to IBM LAN Server.

o  Some users deploying OS/2 as an interim measure in a migration to Windows
   NT may decide to remain with Microsoft LAN Manager for OS/2 V2.2 despite
   its limitations. They should note that this software supports IBM OS/2
   V2.1 only as a client system.

o  The Microsoft LAN Manager for OS/2 code included in PATHWORKS V2.0b for
   OS/2 remains current. Therefore, service users will not receive updates
   of this code. In addition, the Microsoft LAN Manager V2.2 client software
   is available from Microsoft on CompuServe.

o  PATHWORKS for DOS/Windows (LAN Manager) clients will interoperate with
   IBM LAN Server V3.0.

DCE FOR OpenVMS V1.2

The DCE for OpenVMS product family provides the OpenVMS implementation of
the distributed computing functionality specified by the Open Software
Foundation (OSF). The DCE is a comprehensive, integrated set of services and
tools that support the creation, use, and maintenance of client/server
applications in heterogeneous, multivendor environments.

Using the DCE, application programmers can design and build client/server
applications that run over a variety of operating systems and networks. They
simply code to the DCE Remote Procedure Call, using a set of standardized
APIs to reap the benefits of all the underlying DCE components. The DCE also
masks from the application programmer the complexities and differences
between the underlying network, operating systems, and hardware platforms.
The programmers no longer need to worry about network protocols or data
representation while passing data among heterogeneous computing systems. The
DCE makes network elements transparent to the programmer and helps makes
multivendor interoperability and application portability a reality.

As the DCE is implemented on virtually every major industry platform,
programmers can design and build DCE applications to run in almost any
multivendor environment. Digital provides support for the DCE on its
OpenVMS, DEC OSF/1, and (later this year) Windows and Windows NT platforms.
For further information please see the "Distributed Computing Environment
for OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1" article in the February 14, 1994, issue of
Digital's Customer Update and the "Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
for Windows NT" article in the April 12, 1994, issue.

The new features in DCE for OpenVMS V1.2 (SPD/SSA 43.05.02) are as follows:

o  DCE Security Server -- Provides secure communications and access via
   authorization and authentication services.

o  DCE Cell Directory Server (CDS) -- Provides location independent naming
   for resources.

o  Global Directory Agent (GDA) -- The Global Directory Agent provides a
   means of linking multiple CDS namespaces via the Internet Domain Name
   Server (BIND).

o  Code upgrades -- All DCE for OpenVMS products have been upgraded to the
   OSF DCE 1.0.3 code base.

o  NSedit -- This Motif based graphical tool enables users to navigate,
   manipulate, and peruse the CDS name space.

Key benefits:

o  Digital has the most comprehensive DCE offering in the industry: it
   supports DCE on OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1 systems today and will support DCE
   on PCs in the future. Note that the OpenVMS operating system, available
   on both the VAX and Alpha AXP platforms, is one of the first non-UNIX
   operating systems to provide full DCE core services.

o  The OpenVMS operating system is currently the only one that licenses the
   DCE Runtime Services layered product with the operating system at no
   additional cost. Retroactive to OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 and OpenVMS AXP V1.5,
   this is the only operating system that comes DCE-ready, combining open,
   standards based distributed computing technologies with the high
   integrity, feature rich OpenVMS computing environment.

o  The combination of DCE and OpenVMS strengths makes this operating system
   a highly reliable, available, and scalable system, ideal for
   client/server computing.

o  Digital's DCE products are OSF certified and interoperate with other
   vendors' OSF certified DCE implementations

The DCE for OpenVMS product family for consists of several layered products,
each licensed separately to provide users with maximum flexibility for
configuring a DCE environment, known as a DCE "cell." The products are as
follows:

o  DCE Runtime Services, which is required for all systems participating in
   the DCE cell -- The DCE Runtime Services kit includes DCE client
   functions as well as DCE administration tools. The right-to-use DCE
   Runtime Services is included with the OpenVMS operating system. Please
   note that media and documentation for this product are ordered and
   shipped separately from the OpenVMS operating system.

o  DCE Application Development kit, which is required for developers of
   distributed applications -- The kit provides programmers with an
   Interface Definition Language (IDL), an easy-to-use, ANSI C based
   language for writing remote procedure calls.

o  DCE Cell Directory Server, at least one of which is required for each DCE
   cell -- The DCE CDS is a central repository containing information about
   the location of resources in the DCE cell. It allows access to resources
   by a single name, regardless of physical location.

o  DCE Security Server, at least one of which is required for each DCE cell
   -- This server protects resources from illegal access and provides secure
   communications within and between DCE cells.

DCE for OpenVMS V1.2 is available now. The documentation kits listed below
are the same for both the VAX and Alpha AXP platforms. Both media kits
listed include the complete DCE hardcopy documentation; QA-24C*A-H8 also
includes online documentation.

Because of export restrictions, this product is not currently available as
part of the OpenVMS Consolidated Software Distribution CDROM. Also, the
software documentation for this product is not available as part of the
OpenVMS Online Documentation Library CDROM.

Order No.        Description

                 DCE for OpenVMS V1.2 Licenses:
QL-01S*9-AA	 DCE Application Development kit for OpenVMS VAX V1.2
QL-24C*9-AA	 DCE Application Development kit for OpenVMS AXP V1.2
QL-24D*9-AA	 DCE Cell Directory Server for OpenVMS VAX V1.2
QL-24E*9-AA	 DCE Cell Directory Server for OpenVMS AXP V1.2
QL-24F*9-AA	 DCE Security Server for OpenVMS VAX V1.2
QL-24G*9-AA	 DCE Security Server for OpenVMS AXP V1.2

		 DCE for OpenVMS V1.2 Documentation:
QA-01R*A-GZ	 DCE Runtime Services for OpenVMS documentation; contains
                 documentation for DCE Runtime Services, DCE Cell Directory
                 Server, and DCE Security Server
QA-24C*A-GZ	 DCE Application Developerment kit documentation; contains
                 all the documentation in QA-01R*A-GZ plus three additional
                 books on DCE application development

		 DCE for OpenVMS V1.2 Media:
QA-24C*A-H8	 DCE for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha AXP CDROM; contains binaries
                 for all OpenVMS DCE products (VAX and Alpha AXP platforms)
QA-01R*A-H5	 DCE for OpenVMS VAX TK50; contains binaries for all OpenVMS
                 DCE VAX layered products (DCE Runtime Services for OpenVMS
                 VAX, DCE Application Development for OpenVMS VAX, DCE Cell
                 Directory Server for OpenVMS VAX, and DCE Security Server
                 for OpenVMS VAX)

		 DCE for OpenVMS V1.2 User Courses:
EY-H00E-SO	 DCE Technical Overview, 1 day
EY-I842-SO	 DCE Application Programming, 3 days
EY-K008E-SO	 DCE Internals Seminar, 5 days
EY-N898-E-SO	 DCE Administration, 5 days

Digital provides comprehensive consulting and integration services to assist
users in realizing the benefits of a client/server infrastructure based on
DCE. For more detail, see the "DCE Consulting and Integration Services"
article in the May 31, 1993, issue of Digital's Customer Update.

Basic Digital services are also available.

The hardware/software requirements for this product are: any system that
supports OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 or later, or OpenVMS AXP V1.5 or later.

DECmodel FOR Windows V1.1

Companies that have engaged in business process reengineering as a means of
refocusing their work according to process rather than function require
powerful, intuitive methods and technologies to manage the implementation of
the changes required. DECmodel for Windows V1.1 is an easy-to-use tool that
helps users and consultants visualize and communicate the dynamics of
complex business processes. It addresses a variety of business
transformation services, including not only business process reengineering
but information technology consulting, organizational effectiveness, and
computer downsizing.

The DECmodel for Windows solution requires no programming background to
build and demonstrate models, and users from various industries can utilize
its powerful visualization capabilities. The enhancements in the V1.1
release include a simpler user interface and  advanced printing and model
development features. A summary of DECmodel for Windows features:

o  Builds working simulations of large business processes, generally in the
   form of user described architectures or high level designs of
   administrative systems

o  Works best on business and systems processes that are:
   - Cross-geographic.
   - Cross-organizational.
   - Critical to the operation of the business.
   - Not limited to one person or group possessing detailed knowledge of the
     entire system.

o  Uses standard enterprise modeling methodologies in conjunction with
   object-oriented simulation and modeling tools and techniques.

o  Provides a way to test, verify, and validate ideas for improving business
   operations before extensive investment.

o  Accelerates the discovery of efficient design while reducing costs
   associated with design changes.

o  Animates processes and shows how transactions represent business events
   -- with start and stop times, sequences, dependencies, initial
   conditions, behaviors, and changes in output.

o  The initial model can be modified to reflect actual changes or answer
   what-if questions.

o  Models can be modified to represent optimal operation, test alternatives,
   view the impact of parallel processes, and develop a roadmap for getting
   from the current system to the future vision.

o  Can instantly generate tabular reports of information stored within a
   model, which can then be exported to popular spreadsheet and word
   processing software.

o  Multiple-page printing lets users print larger paper representations of
   a model or simulation.

o  Toolbar added to accelerate most commonly used functions.

o  Attribute values can now be propagated through a sequence of activities.

DECmodel for Windows V1.1 offers the following benefits:

o  Communicates "why", "when," and "how" work gets done.
o  Technology is intuitive and easy to use.
o  Validates redesign before implementation.
o  Surfaces the conflicts needed to bring about process change.
o  Places power of discovery in the hands of change agents.
o  Provides rapid model building and prototyping.
o  Training and support are readily available.

DECmodel for Windows V1.1 is available now in two ways:

o  As a packaged solution through the DECdirect service (800-DIGITAL) in the
   U.S.

o  As part of Digital's consulting services, particularly for business
   process reengineering, dynamic business modeling, computer downsizing,
   and industry specific consulting. Typically, a consultant builds a model
   for the user and then leaves a working runtime copy of DECmodel software
   at the end of engagement.

Order No.        Description

		 DECmodel for Windows V1.1 Packaged Solution:
QB-0QS*A-SA	 Packaged solution available through DECdirect service;
                 includes single-user runtime/development license,
                 documentation (tool usage, sample models), voucher for up
                 to five days of introductory training (overview, modeling
                 specifics, and methodology), one year of telephone/FAX
                 support (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST in U.S., varies by country
                 elsewhere), and hotline support plus upgrades in second
                 year and beyond

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