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PR: Broader Access, More Options for OS/2 Warp Server Users
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F Sipples)
Mon Mar 24 00:17:26 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 22 Mar 1997 17:26:54 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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Broader Access, More Options for OS/2 Warp Server Users
IBM Offers New Freedom for Customers With Windows NT and Mobile Clients
AUSTIN, TX, March 17, 1997... IBM today announced two beta programs that will
further establish OS/2* Warp Server as an ideal server operating system
platform for businesses in network computing environments.
Building off of IBM's recent Windows** 95 and NT client enhancements for OS/2
Warp Server, the Primary Logon Client for Windows NT, which is now in beta,
gives customers with Windows NT clients the option of using OS/2 Warp Server
as their server operating system platform. With this enhancement, validating
the user's ID and password on the OS/2 Warp Server eliminates the need for a
Windows NT server for these functions. This results in easier administration
of, and increased security for, Windows NT clients on an OS/2 Warp Server
network.
The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server, which is also in beta,
allows all point-to-point protocol (PPP) clients, including Windows** NT,
Windows 95, IBM 8235 and Shiva*** users, to remotely access an OS/2 Warp
Server as if they were locally attached. This enhancement offers OS/2 Warp
Server users the market's widest variety of remote client access support and
offers new levels of performance and security and reduced cost of ownership,
adding further value to the industry's most feature-complete server operating
system solution.
"These enhancements for OS/2 Warp Server deliver two key capabilities our
customers have been looking for," said Steven King, product manager for OS/2
Warp Server, IBM Personal Software Products Division. "First, the highest
level of remote access support for clients in the industry, and second,
customers now have a choice of server operating system platforms. OS/2 Warp
Server is now the best option for customers who are running Windows 95 and NT
clients, as well as many others."
OS/2 Warp Server in a Network Computing Environment
These enhancements help propel customers into the world of network computing
and further establish OS/2* Warp Server as the premier server operating system
solution for Internet and intranet environments. OS/2 Warp Server already
provides a high level of concurrent user connections, with the addition of the
Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server, more popular industry
clients are able to establish dial-in connections; making it easy for users to
gain access to a Web server. OS/2 Warp Server customers may also download a
copy of IBM's base Internet Connection Server 4.2 for OS/2 Warp Server to get
the newest version with a higher level of functionality, performance and ease
of installation.
Whether accessing the network locally or remotely, OS/2 Warp Server delivers
industry leading support for the widest set of client platforms. With the
Primary Logon Client for Windows NT, Windows NT users now have full access to
the rich features of OS/2 Warp Server.
Some key functions gained with this feature include:
Primary authentication provider support allows Windows NT users to choose
which server will authenticate their logon and allows Windows NT clients to
have a single centralized location for their user information.
Centralized account definition and administration support gives system
administrators the capability to define and administer all users from an OS/2
Warp Server domain. This same user account can be used for OS/2, DOS, Windows
3.x, Windows 95 and Windows NT clients.
Roaming user support allows users to access their personalized desktop at
Windows NT workstations utilizing system policies to control access.
Network provider support ensures Windows NT client access to the resources in
a heterogeneous server network.
The Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server allows more types of
clients to remotely access an OS/2 Warp Server from anywhere. Thus, customers
or employees traveling on the road with a laptop computer or working from a
home PC have the same access to network resources and files as if they were
locally attached to the server.
"With this announcement, IBM sends a clear message that it is enhancing OS/2
Warp Server as a foundation for intranet/Internet network computing
solutions," said Tim Sloane, director of Internet research, at the Aberdeen
Group. "By extending OS/2 Warp Server's support for native Windows 95 and NT
clients, along with new remote access function, IBM is increasing OS/2 Warp
Server's appeal as an open network computing server."
Availability
Limited beta programs for both enhancements have recently begun. IBM's
Enhanced Remote Access Server for OS/2 Warp Server and Primary Logon Client
for Windows NT are planned for general availability in the second quarter of
1997.
About OS/2 Warp Server
OS/2 Warp Server, released at the end of February 1996, is IBM's
business-server solution for customers ranging from small businesses to large
enterprises. It is the most feature complete server operating system solution
in the market, offering a foundation for application serving and file and
print sharing, plus a wealth of integrated features including systems
management, backup and recovery, remote access, enhanced TCP/IP support,
advanced print function, LAN Internet access and a downloadable Web Server at
no charge. ###
*IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation **Windows is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation ***Shiva is a registered
trademark of Shiva Corporation
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.software.ibm.com. The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to
receive facsimiles of prior IBM product press releases. Dial 1-800-IBM-4FAX
and enter "99" at the voice menu.
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