Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 580
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:02:02 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Monday 31 March 2003
 Number  580
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Subjects for today
 
1   EWWS latest OS/2 newsletter : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>

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Date:  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:31:35 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  [os2genau] EWWS latest OS/2 newsletter

  Enterprise Warp & WorkSpace Services   ****    IBM Mannheim
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) IBM OS/2 Strategy for 2003
 - b) SciTech reaches agreement with Intel
 - c) SciTech to bring snap to Linux
 - d) IBM OS/2 Printer Driver updated
 - e) IBM PCM Testkit updated
 - f) IBM releases new Thinkpad T40 with OS/2 support
 - g) Several new drivers released

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a) IBM OS/2 Strategy for 2003

IBM Software Group has updated their OS/2 Strategy for 2003. Please read
the details
at: http://www.ibm dot com/software/os/warp/strategy/

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b) SciTech Reaches Agreement with Intel on Future OS/2 Graphics Driver
Support for
Integrated Graphics Chipset Platforms

SciTech Software, Inc. has reached an agreement with Intel(R)
Corporation which will
allow SciTech to provide future support for Intel Chipsets for
enterprise and business
customers worldwide running IBM's OS/2 operating system. The agreement
effectively
transitions all OS/2 graphics driver development, validation, and
support for Intel
integrated graphics chipsets from Intel to SciTech as of January 1,
2003.
As part of the agreement between the two companies, SciTech will make
their latest
device driver technology, SciTech SNAP Graphics, available for licensing
directly to
OS/2 customers of Intel's integrated graphics chipsets. SciTech will
also offer full
support for customers using SciTech SNAP Graphics on Intel integrated
graphics
platforms running OS/2.

http://www.scitechsoft dot com/news/press/intel_release.html

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c)S ciTech to bring snap to Linux

SciTech SNAP  Graphics for Linux is based on customer proven SciTech
Nucleus
Technology  (SciTech Display Doctor), which is currently deployed on
hundreds of
thousands of systems worldwide, and distributed by IBM. SciTech SNAP
Graphics for
Linux was developed from the ground up to address the needs of these
same demanding,
cost sensitive enterprise customers.  SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux
allows IT
managers to roll out a single display driver across the entire
enterprise; drastically
reducing associated test matrices, long-term support costs and improving
responsiveness.
Additionally SciTech SNAP Graphics helps future proof existing hardware
by providing
OS options regardless of changes in hardware vendor support offerings.

SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux Increase stability, simplifies
maintenance, reduces
costs and replace potentially uncertified, and buggy graphics device
drivers on your
enterprise! SciTech SNAP graphics for Linux supports multiple
distributions of Linux
with full 2D acceleration, and SciTech's proven certified binary
drivers.

To learn ore about SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux visit
www.scitechsoft dot com

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d) IBM OS/2 printer driver updated

The new printer print01 was test from the customer with 2 different pci
printer port
adapters and works fine.

Here the link:
http://www7.software.ibm dot com/2bcprod.nsf/186d96ebef23e6438625689c007ac1ef/de76ef2ea2efb5c986256bbc0047986b?OpenDocument

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e) The IBM PCM Compatibility Testkit tool had been updated.

The OS/2 PCM Compatibility Testkit is a software package that lets
personal computer
hardware manufacturers (PCMs) perform self-testing to be listed in IBM's
list of
compatible systems. This is for testers who want to ensure that their
hardware products
are compatible with OS/2 Warp.

http://www-3.ibm dot com/software/os/warp/hw-cert/pcm/pcm_ug.htm

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f) IBM releases new Thinkpad T40 with OS/2 support

IBM released new ThinkPad T40 which is declared to be compatible with
OS/2 (4.51,4.52)
with some minor limitations.

http://www.ibm dot com/news/usalet

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g) Several updates drivers for OS/2

IBM recently updated several drivers:
* UDF 2.01 Support
* USB Basic Device Support
* USB Mass Storage Device Driver
* T20 Lucent Modem Support

See http://www-3.ibm dot com/software/os/warp/swchoice/ for more details.

That's it for now. Stay tuned for the next NewsFlash.
Warm regards.
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