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NEW RELEASE: Workplace Security version 2.0.4 (English and German)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (miker@ibm.net)
Fri Dec 8 17:08:47 1995
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 10:17:00 GMT
From: miker@ibm.net
Reply-To: miker@ibm.net
Submitted by: Mike Rydberg (miker@ibm.net)
Source: Mike Rydberg (miker@ibm.net)
Date received: 1995 December 4
Date posted: 1995 December 7
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Maple Valley Software
10875 Maple Valley Drive
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: (612) 493-5485
Compuserve 75131,1546
Internet mvsoft@aol.com
Workplace Security Version 2.0.4
December 5, 1995
Maple Valley Software (Maple Grove, MN) announces the availability
of version 2.0.4 of Workplace Security - the add-on object level
security product for OS/2 Warp.
New Features
============
Workplace Security is now available in both English and German
(Deutsch) versions. The installation utility is enabled for
IBM's Configuration, Installation, and Distribution (CID) architecture
to support unattended installations. In addition, this release
adds more settings for controlling access to program objects.
General Description
===================
Workplace Security provides password controlled access to protect
your desktop objects from being deleted, renamed, moved, copied,
dragged, or from receiving dropped objects. Workplace Security prevents
"locked" objects from being opened or having their settings changed
without entering the correct password. Workplace Security allows you
to control which menu items are displayed for the desktop and for any
folder or program object when the object is locked.
While Workplace Security provides access controls for your objects, it
does not provide file-level access security. Any DOS, Windows, or
non-Workplace Shell OS/2 file manager can access your files, regardless
if an object is locked or unlocked. Workplace Security's "object-level"
protection complements other file-level security products which do not
provide object level access controls.
Ease of Use
============
After installing Workplace Security a new "Password" page is
seamlessly added to the settings notebook for every "folder" and
"program" object on your desktop, including the desktop settings.
The "Password" page contains the access controls for the object.
Once a password has been entered for an object, a "Lock" menu item
is added to the objects menu. Simply select the lock menu item to
secure the object. When an object is locked, an unlock item is
displayed in the menu. Selecting the unlock menu item or clicking
on the object displays the password dialog. The correct password
must be entered to open the object.
Workplace Security features
============================
* Installation utility that provides easy product installation and
de-installation. The installation utility conforms to IBM's
Configuration, Installation, and Distribution (CID) architecture
to support unattended installations.
* Supports password controlled access to program objects, including
any OS/2 program, DOS program, seamless Windows program, command
prompt windows and program objects on the launchpad.
* Shadow objects fully supported to reflect the real
objects Workplace Security settings.
* Rexx support to automate object security setup.
Eases installation on large number of OS/2 Warp PCs.
* Enhanced online User Guide with graphics and
hypertext links.
* You can choose to display a "locked" icon and/or the
word "(Locked)" in the objects title when the object
is locked.
* Lockout option provides an alternative to the
built-in "Lockup" facility.
* Protect Contents option protects all objects in a folder
or on the desktop from being deleted, moved, copied,
renamed, dragged, or receive dropped objects.
* Remove special menu items option filters all menu items
from an objects menu, such as "Create Partition" from
the "Drives" folder.
* Master password provides an additional level of control in the
event an object's password is lost or forgotten. The master
password can be held by support personnel, or group
responsible for security in your organization.
* Global master password option requires the master password
to access any settings notebook for the desktop and all program
and folder objects.
Workplace Security is available from a number of sources:
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America Online - OS/2 Forum - System Tools library - WPSECURE
Hobbes (FTP) - hobbes.nmsu.edu - /os2/wpsutils - wsec204e.zip (English)
wsec204d.zip (Deutsch)
Walnut Creek - ftp.cdrom.com - /.4/os2/wpsutils - wsec204e.zip (English)
wsec204d.zip (Deutsch)
Compuserve - GO OS2SHARE - OS/2 Shareware library - WPSECURE.ZIP (English)
WPSECURD.ZIP (Deutsch)
Compuserve offers online registration. GO SWREG - Registration ID: 4733
BMT Micro (Web site) http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro
For more information, send E-MAIL to mvsoft@aol.com
or on Compuserve to 75131,1546
Registration is $25.00 USD
