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PR: IBM Announce TCP/IP V4.1 for OS/2 Warp Server
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Sipples)
Sun Oct 12 14:27:35 1997
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Date: 12 Oct 1997 12:09:00 -0400
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
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PRESS RELEASE: IBM ANNOUNCES TCP/IP V4.1 FOR OS/2 Warp Server
Enhancements Provide Security and IP Network Management Ease
ATLANTA, October 8, 1997...IBM today announced TCP/IP Version 4.1 for
the OS/2 Warp Server family of products simplifying network
administration, improving security, and extending this capability to
Windows clients.
IBM is continuing to deliver OS/2 Warp Server capability to the Windows** 95
and NT client by extending its Dynamic IP client functionality to Windows
clients with TCP/IP V4.1. In addition, customers may experience a performance
increase in their web-serving capabilities. A 21% increase in
connections-per-second over TCP/IP V4.0 resulted from internal testing using
TCP/IP V4.1 with Notes Domino Server 4.6 on a WebStone 2.0 benchmark***. With
enhanced remote access, integrated Java capabilities, and now extended TCP/IP
support for Windows clients with increased performance, IBM is further
establishing the OS/2 Warp Server family of products as a cost-effective
server operating system for e-business solutions.
"We are building on the reliability of the OS/2 Warp platform with TCP/IP V4.1
by reinforcing IBM's pledge to offer a cost-effective, feature-complete
operating system for a network computing environment," said Steven King,
product manager for OS/2 Warp Server, IBM Personal Software Products division.
"These enhancements further strengthen OS/2 Warp Server as one of the best
options for customers working in a multiple platform environment."
Network Administrators Benefit from Dynamic IP Enhancements
TCP/IP V4.1 incorporates the Dynamic IP feature which includes Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Dynamic Domain Name System (Dynamic DNS)
technologies. Typically, network administrators must assign network IP
addresses and maintain host names at each individual computer and constantly
track changes every time a computer is either added, removed or relocated on
the network. Dynamic IP workstations automatically configure themselves for
network access and securely update their host name information. As a result,
less user or administrator intervention is required to configure computers for
network access.
With the growth of network computing and the demand for Internet access and
intranet development growing day-to-day, network administrators are being
faced with more challenges to build and maintain their TCP/IP infrastructure.
IBM helps simplify the IP administrator's job and improve the end-user's work
environment with several significant enhancements to the Dynamic IP server and
client, including:
- Dynamic DNS Proxy - Extends the benefits of a DDNS client not only to OS/2
Warp 4 clients, but also to any industry standard DHCP client including
Windows 95, Windows 3.11, and Windows NT. End-users running non-DDNS clients
can now take advantage of the full capabilities of DDNS through OS/2 Warp
Server.
- Incremental Zone Transfer & Checkpointing - Provides the ability to rapidly
replicate secondary DDNS servers as changes are made, without requiring the
total server to be replicated. In addition, checkpointing reduces the
recovery time in the event of a system failure.
- Reusing lease information - If a DHCP server is unavailable and an IP
address lease has expired, the client will automatically reuse the old IP
address, preventing any loss of productivity for the end-user.
- IP addresses reservation - Ensures IP addresses are available for critical
users. Administrators have the ability to reserve IP addresses for specific
end-users such as administrators or executives helping to ensure access for
critical personnel.
- Duplicate IP address detection - Eliminates IP duplication and reduces
system down time due to configuration errors.
OS/2 Warp Server Delivering An Open TCP/IP Solution
In addition to functional improvements to its Dynamic IP for OS/2 Warp Server,
IBM has made significant enhancements to its TCP/IP solution allowing OS/2
Warp Server customers to benefit from remote communication, security and IP
server management. These enhancements include:
- Enhanced TCP/IP Stack Configurable stack parameters: Allows system
administrators to tune the TCP/IP stack without requiring a reboot. IBM
currently is the only vendor to offer this feature.
- Remote Configuration - TCP/IP configuration and Dynamic IP server
configuration can be remotely managed through a Java-capable browser or
desktop. This includes being able to define users, passwords and resources in
a secure manner from an administrator's desktop in a remote location.
- Remote installation - Configuration settings done through the new
Java-enabled browser can be done during a local or remote installation. The
ability to provide secure remote configuration and installation of software
makes OS/2 Warp and Warp Server the preferred client and server platforms in
many businesses with branch offices worldwide today.
- Virtual Private Networks - Provides a secure communications channel from a
remote computer through public ISPs (Internet Service Providers), across the
Internet to an intranet protected by a firewall. As a result, customers can
use a local ISP instead of costly switched/leased phone lines and modems to
securely connect to their intranet from a remote location, such as a branch
office.
Availability
IBM's TCP/IP V4.1 for OS/2 Warp is available to OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp Server,
OS/2 Warp Server Advanced and OS/2 Warp Server SMP via Software Choice, IBM's
Internet software distribution Web site. OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp Server
customers who have purchased a Software Choice subscription or are under an
upgrade protection option for OS/2 Warp and OS/2 Warp Server are now eligible
to download TCP/IP V4.1 for OS/2 Warp at no additional cost. Customers may
contact their IBM representative or IBM Business Partner for more information
or visit the Software Choice Web site at http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp.
About OS/2 Warp Server
OS/2 Warp Server is IBM's business server solution for customers ranging from
small businesses to large enterprises. It is one of 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 additional charge.
* IBM and OS/2 Warp are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation
** Win 95 and Win NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation
*** For more information on performance figures, go to
www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/performance/pspperf.htmd install
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