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IBM: PR: IBM Enhances OS/2 Warp Server Support of Windows Clients
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F Sipples)
Wed Mar 19 14:47:39 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 19 Mar 1997 19:37:54 GMT
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
Reply-To: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
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New Clients Provide Easy, Centralized Administration of Windows Users on an
OS/2 Warp Server Network
AUSTIN, Texas, February 3, 1997 . . . IBM today announced three components
designed to improve its OS/2* Warp Server support of Windows** 95 and Windows
NT clients.
The new enhancements complement OS/2 Warp Server's strength as a platform for
businesses in both client/server and network computing environments, adding
further value to the industry's most feature-complete PC server operating
system.
The Windows client enhancements for OS/2 Warp Server consist of three separate
components: a new Windows 95 client, now available; a new Windows NT client,
currently in beta testing; and a "Network Neighborhood" enabler for OS/2 Warp
Server, also currently in beta testing.
With these enhancements, OS/2 Warp Server offers tight integration with
Windows clients similar to that of Windows NT Server. This results in better
administration of and increased security for Windows clients on an OS/2 Warp
Server network.
"As OS/2 Warp Server's install base expands, our customers want the best and
broadest support possible for multiple client operating systems," said Guy
Harrison, vice president of development, IBM Personal Software Products.
"OS/2 Warp Server already provides support for more clients than any other PC
server operating system in the industry."
OS/2 Warp Server already includes sophisticated systems management, backup &
recovery, a Web server (the IBM Internet Connection Server for OS/2), remote
access features and advanced printing capabilities, all for $629 (suggested
retail price***). The new client functionality establishes it as the
industry's leading PC server operating system for OS/2, Windows 3.x, Windows
95, Windows NT and DOS clients.
"The enhanced Windows clients for OS/2 Warp Server simplify the log-on and
password changes, which is a big plus for us," said David Asklock, staff
network administrator at DST Systems in Kansas City, Mo. "Also, giving
Windows users access to OS/2 Warp Server resources, directories, printers and
applications is now easier."
Centralized Administration, Improved Security and Increased Functionality
The Windows client enhancements allow system administrators to more completely
manage their Windows 95 and Windows NT users from an OS/2 Warp Server network.
Additionally, they create a designated home directory for Windows users
located in the OS/2 Warp Server domain. The home directory stores all specific
user information, such as applications and data, on the OS/2 Warp Server
system itself. This private directory will further tighten security to
protect customers' vital information and allow system a dministrators to
easily manage that information.
"Network Neighborhood" Enablement for OS/2 Warp Server
In addition, OS/2 Warp Server is for the first time a recognized resource on
the "Network Neighborhood" desktop object in Windows 95 and Windows NT. This
allows Windows users to view OS/2 Warp Server and its resources from their
desktop, providing easy, graphical access to information residing on OS/2 Warp
Server, just as if they were accessing an NT Server.
A Simplified Log-On Process
The enhanced clients also provide Windows users with an easy log-on to an OS/2
Warp Server network. Windows 95 users are able to access OS/2 Warp Server
with a single, primary log-on in which the user ID and password are validated
at the OS/2 Warp Server system. Windows NT users in mixed server environments
also log-on only once, through a "coordinated log-on" in which the user ID and
password are validated at both the OS/2 Warp Server system and the Windows NT
system. This simplifies administration by allowing system administrators to
provide Windows clients with a single user ID and password for access to both
systems.
Enhanced Usability for Windows Clients on OS/2 Warp Server
Desktop preferences and system policies for Windows clients can now be stored
and retrieved from an OS/2 Warp Server system. This allows users to work from
any Windows 95 or Windows NT system on the network and retrieve their own
desktop preferences, or "profiles," from OS/2 Warp Server, just as they would
from an NT Server.
Likewise, system administrators can use system policies to ensure that Windows
users will retain access privileges to all of the same resources, regardless
of where on the network those users are physically located. They are also
able to designate what their Windows clients can and cannot do, such as having
read-only access to data as opposed to editing capabilities.
Availability
The enhanced Windows 95 client functionality for OS/2 Warp Server is now
generally available via the World Wide Web at
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp-server at no additional charge to
licensees of Windows 95 who have purchased a connection to OS/2 Warp Server.
The enhanced Windows NT client functionality for OS/2 Warp Server and the
"Network Neighborhood" enabler for OS/2 Warp Server are both currently in beta
testing and are expected to be generally available in late February or early
March at no additional charge.
About OS/2
The OS/2 Warp family of products deliver today on the promise of network
computing with Internet/intranet connectivity, dependable systems management,
ease of use and scalability. This family of products includes OS/2 Warp, OS/2
Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server, OS/2 Warp Server SMP, and the Directory and
Security Server for OS/2, one of the IBM Software Servers. ###
* IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corp. ** Windows is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. *** Reseller prices may vary. All
other product and service names may be trademarks and/or service marks of
their respective owners.
For Internet users, IBM offers complete information about the company, its
products, services and technology on the World Wide Web. The IBM home page is
at http://www.ibm.com. The fastest, easiest way to find any information about
IBM software is to go to the IBM Software home page at
http://www.ibm.software.com. The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to
receive facsimiles of prior IBM product releases. Dial 1-800-IBM-4FAX or
415-855-4329 and enter "99" at the voice menu.
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