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Subject: IBM Software News Alert, 1996 Issue 6
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                        IBM  SOFTWARE  NEWS  ALERT

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1996 Issue 6                                           13 September 1996
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IBM* Software News Alert brings you a summary of the latest news about
IBM software, along with World Wide Web URLs you can access for more
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First Real-Time, Continuous-Speech Recognition Product for Healthcare
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Advanced speech-recognition technology in IBM Medspeak/Radiology* for
Windows NT** permits real-time, continuous dictation by radiologists.
  Go to:
  http://www.solutions.ibm.com/healthcare/news/pressrel/mdspkpr.html

OS/2 Warp 4 Coming on 25 September
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OS/2 Warp* 4 will be a leading client-based operating system in today's
intranet/Internet environment. It offers integrated speech navigation
and dictation, Java** technology, an improved user interface, easy
Internet access, and true cross-platform performance.
  Beginning on 25 September, go to:
  http://www.software.ibm.com
  or to
  http://www.software.ibm.com/software/news96.html
  and scroll down or click on "Go straight to the latest news"

Eighty Bonus Applications with OS/2 Warp 4
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OS/2 Warp 4 will come with an Application Sampler CD and a BonusPak* of
80 native OS/2 business, personal productivity, security, utility,
educational, and reference applications that give customers immediate
software solutions.
  http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/nwswarp9.html

Certification Program for OS/2 Warp 4
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The IBM Certified OS/2 Engineer for OS/2 Warp 4 certification ensures
that IT professionals have the skills to install, administer, and manage
OS/2, and to exploit new features -- such as built-in Java and speech
recognition -- that distinguish OS/2 Warp 4 from competitors' offerings.
  http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/nwswarp10.html

Remote Support Tool Featured in OS/2 Warp 4
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OS/2 Warp 4 will come with IBM Remote Support for OS/2**. This product,
from International Software Solutions, enables IBM service consultants
to help users over a telephone, much as an on-site help desk would.
  http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/nwswarp11.html

ColoradOS/2 1996 Developer Conference, 13 through 18 October
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At the fifth annual ColoradOS/2** conference, 13 through 18 October,
OS/2 programmers get together to share and acquire the latest
information about OS/2 programming and technology.
  http://www.colos2.com

Worldwide Demonstration of OS/2 Warp 4, Saturday, 26 October
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"Connect the World" is a worldwide demonstration of the power of OS/2
Warp 4, staged by OS/2 user groups, Team OS/2 volunteers, and other OS/2
enthusiasts around the world. To join this demo or learn more about it:
  http://www.tbos2cla.com/ctwwm/demosite.html

CommercePOINT Makes IBM One-Stop Shop for Doing Business on Web
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IBM CommercePOINT*, the first family of products and services designed
to provide end-to-end electronic buying and selling on the Web, enables
electronic trades, virtual marketplaces, and personalized online
shopping environments.
  http://www.internet.ibm.com/news/230a.html

64-Bit AS/400 Users Get Web Software, Performance Boosts, Lotus Notes
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IBM customers using AS/400* Advanced Series business computers based on
64-bit, PowerPC* technology can receive free, built-in Web serving
software, free performance improvements of up to 50 percent, and support
for Lotus Notes**.
  http://www.software.ibm.com/software/news96.html
  and scroll down or click on "Go straight to the latest news"

Millennium, Lotus Announce Harvard-Square.Com Cyber-Village
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Harvard-Square.Com, a Web site built by Millennium Productions using
Domino, Lotus' Internet applications server technology, offers a virtual
experience of the vibrant Cambridge, MA community of Harvard Square.
  http://www.lotus.com/corpcomm/3b22.htm

Lotus Domino Brings Power of Web to Human Resources
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Human Resource organizations are exploiting Lotus Notes to provide
employee self-service solutions. Using Domino**, Lotus' interactive Web
application server, HR reaches employees by offering solutions via
corporate intranets.
  http://www.lotus.com/corpcomm/3b26.htm

Net.Action Offers Powerful Platform for Web Site Creation and Management
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Lotus announces the beta of Net.Action** (formerly Net.Presence), a
powerful platform for designing, creating, and managing a Web site.
Net.Action is the first component of Lotus Internet Applications**,
which will automate essential business processes via the Internet.
  http://www.lotus.com/corpcomm/3b2a.htm

Lotus Introduces Industry's First Customized, Web-Based Support Service
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Personal Page** lets users create Web pages to access Lotus support
information that is personalized to their specific needs. Accessible
through a Notes client or a Web browser, these customizable pages are
automatically updated with information about topics the user designates.
  http://www.lotus.com/corpcomm/3b32.htm

Circuit City Chooses Lotus Notes
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Circuit City Stores, Inc. has chosen Lotus Notes for its corporate-wide
intranet and groupware applications, and for enterprise-wide messaging
between the national chain's corporate offices, Circuit City
Superstores, CarMax Superstores, and the Internet.
  http://www.lotus.com/corpcomm/3b16.htm

Ameritech, IBM Begin Trial of High-Speed Internet and Network Access
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Ameritech Corporation and IBM are beginning a customer trial using
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)**, a new technology that could
dramatically improve overall use of the Internet and other popular
multimedia and data services.
  http://www.software.ibm.com/software/news96.html
  and scroll down or click on "Go straight to the latest news"

National Hockey League, IBM Form Alliance to Promote and Enhance Hockey
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The National Hockey League and IBM have formed an alliance, NHL
Interactive Cyber Enterprises** (NHL-ICE**), that will use new and
emerging technology to promote hockey worldwide.
  http://www.internet.ibm.com/news/2306.html

Tivoli/Plus Modules For Axent, Cybersafe, Vantive Solutions
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New Tivoli/Plus** modules provide customized integration of TME 10
(Tivoli Management Environment) with OmniGuard** from AXENT
Technologies, Inc.; CyberSafe Challenger** from CyberSafe Corporation;
and HelpDesk** from Vantive Corporation.
  http://www.tivoli.com/corporate/News/tivplus_axent.html

TransQuest Gives Tivoli Three-Year Network Computing Management Contract
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TransQuest, Inc., a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has awarded Tivoli a
three-year, multimillion dollar contract to improve service levels and
control management costs of Delta's worldwide client/server network.
  http://www.tivoli.com/corporate/News/transquest.html

New System/390 Hardware and Software Readies Users for Network Commerce
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New IBM products will help large- and medium-sized companies grow their
businesses on public and private networks, including the Internet. These
products include two new families of System/390* network servers, a
number of Internet-ready applications, new operating-system software,
and a range of advanced data storage products.
  http://www.s390.ibm.com/stories/gen3/more.html

OS/390 Release 2
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Release 2 of OS/390 features more than 30 large server software products
and tools. Areas of enhancement include Parallel Sysplex*, UNIX, TCP/IP,
distributed computing, CICS Internet support, datasharing and systems
management, cryptography, and new versions of the OS/390 Internet
BonusPak and the Internet Connection Secure Server.
  http://www.s390.ibm.com/os390/os390new.html

OS/390 Expected to Earn X/Open UNIX 95 Certification, XPG4.2 Branding
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OS/390 is expected to become one of the first operating systems in the
industry to obtain X/Open UNIX 95 certification and XPG4.2 branding.
  http://www.s390.ibm.com/os390/os390new.html

VM/ESA and VSE/ESA Enabled to Take Customers into the 21st Century
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VM/ESA* Version 2 Release 2, available in December, positions customers
for the 21st century, supporting 4-digit years. It supports IBM's newest
CMOS processors, S/390 Multiprise 2000* and S/390 Parallel Enterprise
Server - Generation 3*. Graphical user interfaces, TCP/IP programming
interfaces, and high-performance tape subsystems are enhanced.
  http://www.s390.ibm.com/stories/gen3/annmore.html

VSE/ESA* Version 2 Release 2, available in December, also supports
4-digit years, and is enhanced by faster parallel-processing
capabilities, better support for LANs, high-performance tape subsystems,
and application development services and tools.
  http://www.s390.ibm.com/stories/gen3/annmore.html

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Future Topics
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o  OS/2 Warp 4 details

o  Java and Windows 3.1

o  More about software for business and security on the Net

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Permanent Features on the IBM Software Home Page
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The IBM Software home page, http://www.software.ibm.com , has several
permanent links that you can click on, or go directly to the URL listed
below:

o  IBM network computing home page --
     http://www.internet.ibm.com/

o  Lotus Development Corp. --
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o  Tivoli Systems home page and systems management information
     http://www.tivoli.com

o  IBM Software Download Library --
     http://www.software.ibm.com/download/

o  Preparing for the year 2000 transition --
     http://www.software.ibm.com/year2000/index.html

o  Technical support for IBM and Lotus desktop software --
     http://www.software.ibm.com/software/help.html

o  DB2 Product and Service Technical Library --
     http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/support/servinfo/

o  IBM Software Guide, featuring 200 high-performance titles --
     http://www.software.ibm.com/sw-guide/index.html

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