PMVNC puts OS/2 and Windows on speaking terms

2003-04-21 19:01:20 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/, James Nietz]

TechRepublic has recently published an article about how to use PMVNC under OS/2 to remotely control Windows 2000 servers.

"With programs like PMVNC, you can not only keep your OS/2 workstation running, but you can keep it relevant by giving it the ability to remotely access and control Windows servers. PMVNC may not be perfect, but it's a useful utility that every OS/2 support tech should have."

SMSD/2 succesfully putted into operation

2003-04-21 13:03:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru, Igor Vaskov]

Mobile Express Paging company migrated to system of SMS messages distribution based on SMSD server, which allows send SMS to mobile phones of any operator in the world.

Local companies and admins should contact Igor Vaskov to subscribe to the system. Additional information is published on www.granit.msk.ru web-page.

Mobile Express Paging - is a big and stable member of russian paging market.

Igor Vaskov - is a developer of CASE systems, expert in paging communications, consultant in ERP technologies.

Everblue: GIMP for OS/2 PM beta release!

2003-04-08 12:05:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [VOICENWS, Adrian Gschwend]

netlabs.org is proud to anounce the first PM version of GIMP for OS/2! Gimp is the Gnu Image Manipulation Program, often called the free "Photoshop".

It is available for a long time already for XFree86/OS2, now you can finaly run it without XFree86/OS2 installed! This is done with Everblue, the XLib implementation on OS/2 PM which is included in the WarpIN package we now provide.

Check everblue homepage for information and download of this Gimp package!

Thanks a lot to Sebastian Wittmeier, Brian Smith and the former GIMP porters for their support!

Please *read the readme carefully*, you will find important information in there.

Hibernation mode survey

2003-04-03 19:16:27 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com]

The Big poll at www.os2world.com is asking if you using Hibernation mode (Fn + F12) on recent Thinkpad models with a Convenience Pack.

Goldencode has started Java 1.4 Beta test

2003-03-28 23:02:55 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [VOICENWS, JВrg Sievers]

Goldencode has started the first beta test of their JVM 1.4 for OS/2. It is a 'private' (or better named 'closed'?) beta. Only beta testers known by Goldencode receiving the JVM, updates and information.

Read The J2SE 1.4.1 for OS/2 FAQ for details about the product.

New product SMSD (successor of SNPPD)

2003-03-04 21:26:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru, Igor Vaskov]

Igor Vaskov informed us that fresh version of SMSD was released (universal SMS messages gate-router). This is successor of SNPPD software with more advanced features. Additional information is published at www.granit.msk.ru site (russian text).

The interest to this software grows rapidly because it allows paging operators use all advantages of modern technologies (Internet and SMS-paging).

Wireless Connectivity under OS/2 Discussion

2003-03-02 18:59:57 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [www.os2world.com, Lewis G Rosenthal]

I've set up an open mailing list on my server for discussion of wireless connectivity under OS/2. Topics of discussion include wireless networking (802.11x, IrDA, Bluetooth, etc.) and related networking protocols & technologies (TCP/IP, IPX, routing, etc.) in an OS/2 environment (or connectivity between OS/2 and other operating systems).

To subscribe to the list, send a message to robot with the command "subscribe os2-wireless_users" in the body (omit the quotes).

Until archives are available on the web, you may catch up on prior messages by downloading either the daily digests or the archives via anonymous ftp. Note the difference between digests and archives: digests appear as one long message; archives include all email headers for each message. *.sub files in the digests directory conatin listings of the relevant digest's subjects.

New software product PM Downloader

2003-02-23 18:03:11 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Software, software updates]

eCo Software releases new product PM Downloader - interactive multithreaded network retriever for OS/2 Presentation Manager which supports HTTP and FTP protocols for downloading files. Indispensable utility for any user working in Internet!

Main features:

• Handy GUI interface for managing your downloads
• HTTP/FTP downloading with resuming capability
• HTTP/FTP/SOCKS proxy management
• Control from external applications through named pipe
• Adding downloads using drag and drop
• Traffic limitation
• Log downloads history
• Play sound events
• Supports downloading of files larger then 2 G.B.
• Flexible and configurable
• Small in size

Contact the author of PM Downloader Eugene Romanenko by e-mail and send him your suggestions and commercial offerings related to integration of PMDownloader to your own software solutions.

Moreover, you can support the author and invest money into the future development of PM Downloader.

URL: http://eros2.by.ru/pmdownloader_en.shtml

Russian version of Virtual PC

2003-02-22 21:03:31 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Software, software updates]

eCo Software company releases russian resources of popular software product Virtual PC. Registered users of eComStation/Rus can download resources file from page of updates.

InnoTek-Serenity Agreement Includes Java 1.4.1_01

2003-02-20 01:21:00 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.com, Bob St.John]

InnoTek and Serenity Systems have reached a basic agreement to include Java 1.4.1_01 by InnoTek in the upcoming release of eComStation Entry 1.1.

In addition, to InnoTek products will be added to the eComStation Application Pack 1.1. Those include Macromedia Flash 5 for OS/2 and Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05. The eComStation Application Pack 1.1 already includes Smart Suite 1.7.1, Applause and HOBLink X/11 Server for OS/2.

The demo version of Macromedia Flash 5 for OS/2 product is in the Entry product. Now the full licensed product is in the Application Pack.

The Adobe Acrobat 4.05 support from InnoTek project uses ODIN. This means a runtime environment for Acrobat Reader 4.05(Win32) to run on OS/2. Everything is integrated, so the user just installs the app and behind the covers, the Windows files are extracted and put into the install dir together with InnoTek's code.

The user gets an icon on your desktop (no reboot!) that allows them to launch Acrobat Reader. No plugin for a browser is provided, you have to use the Reader as a Helper Application in Netscape or Mozilla instead.

I am grateful to InnoTek for their continued work to support eComStation and OS/2 users.

Microsoft To Buy Connectix To Enter Server Consolidation Market

2003-02-20 00:38:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Microsoft plans to take a giant leap into the server consolidation space this week by announcing the acquisition of virtual server software company Connectix.

Connectix also makes Virtual PC for Windows, Virtual PC for Mac and Virtual PC for OS/2, which allows customers to run multiple operating systems on a PC.

The technology will be integrated into the Windows code, sources said.

Java Version 1.4.1_01

2003-02-18 15:36:08 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [VOICENWS, Timo Maier]

The InnoTek OS/2 Platform Enablement Kit for Sun Java 2 Standard Edition Version 1.4.1_01 ("OS/2 Kit for Java") is a software package designed to address the needs of enterprises still running the IBM OS/2 platform while requiring access to the latest Java technology from Sun Microsystems.

The OS/2 Kit for Java consists of an integrated toolset to allow deploying the original Sun Java 2 Standard Edition, Runtime Environment 1.4.1_01 or the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition 1.4.1_01 on the OS/2 platform. This also includes future versions of the Sun Java platfrom, once supported by the OS/2 Kit for Java.

InnoTek licenses the OS/2 Kit for Java both to individual end users and enterprises. The OS/2 Kit for Java includes licensed material from Sun Microsystems which is licensed to the end user under the conditions of the original Sun licensing agreement. InnoTek OS/2 Kit for Java therefore is a distribution of the original Sun Java Standard Edition combined with InnoTek components to enable the use of the latest Java technology on the OS/2 platform. The license fee for enterprise customers is charged only for the InnoTek components - the original Sun Java distribution is provided free of charge.

InnoTek OS/2 Kit for Java is available for free personal use. Personal use requires an individual download and installation. Commercial or enterprise use requires a per seat license from InnoTek. Also, support is not available for the free personal license.

For licensing inquiries, please contact InnoTek. Note: InnoTek currently does not accept single orders for quantities smaller than 500 licenses.

InnoTek provides comprehensive support offerings for its OS/2 Kit for Java. Apart from free online support which is provided on a best effort basis, enterprise class support options are available.

InnoTek enterprise support provides the following services to corporate users:

• Defect support -- InnoTek guarantees identical behavior of the OS/2 Kit for Java compared to the original Windows Java environment. If a customer encounters a problem which cannot reproduced on a Windows system, InnoTek will provide a solution which may either involve a code fix or a workaround for an OS/2 platform problem.
• Competitive Performance -- InnoTek guarantees excellent performance for your Java applications when using the OS/2 Kit for Java. Unless limited due to an OS/2 architecture or implementation deficiency, InnoTek delivers performance comparable to the original Windows environment.
• Technology Updates -- As part of the standard product support, InnoTek provides updates to the latest Java technology as it becomes available from Sun Microsystems in a timely manner. As a rule of thumb, InnoTek aims at providing an updated OS/2 Kit for Java no later than 20 working days after a new Java platform release by Sun Microsystem. Upon customer request, InnoTek also provides OS/2 Kit for Java releases for beta or prerelease versions of the Sun Java platform so customers can evaluate tommorow's Java technology from the very beginning.
• Deployment Service -- InnoTek provides support for deploying the OS/2 Kit for Java in your corporate OS/2 environment. The base product provides support for unattended installation using the CID mechanisms. For specific environments, InnoTek will provide custom installation methods.

For free support on a best effort basis by the InnoTek end user community, please refer to the InnoTek Online Support Forums.

For more information on InnoTek enterprise support options for the OS/2 Kit for Java, please contact InnoTek.

Program URL: http://www.innotek.de/products/javaos2/
JRE: http://anduin.net/javaos2/install.exe
SDK: http://anduin.net/javaos2/install_sdk.exe

coolfm 2.0 preview 3

2003-02-17 17:05:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Software, software updates]

A new release of a popular OS/2 software. coolfm supports a wide range of USB, BT8xx PCI and ISA based FM-tuners. coolfm benefits you with easy configuration, visual stations tuning, alarm clock and real-time record from radio.

Nice skins of coolfm make your work with a computer more colorful and pleasant.

Rock your PC or Notebook now! There are tons of music and joy inside!

p.s. Thanks to Bela-Andreas Bargel and Axel Hagedorn for persistence.

p.s. to prevent traps, copy usb and bttv dlls to directory mentioned in libpath

Distribution of OS/2 Software in countries of exUSSR

2003-02-03 15:26:40 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Software, press-releases]

To simplify supply of local russian companies with eComStation software, eCo Software have signed an agreemment with Mensys BV.

Full list of available OS/2 software is published here. Current delivery time is one hour till two monthes (this maximum term should be reduced down to one week). Contact e-mail.

Mensys BV is a large electronic shop which also takes part in construction of eComStation operating system distribution pack.

eCo Software is a producer of native generally available software for eComStation.

VisualAge for Smalltalk

2003-01-29 00:43:08 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [en.os2.org, jsk]

IBM has released the version 6.0.1 of their VisualAge for Smalltalk development product. It is on the same level as the Windows, Linux and Java versions.

Migrating from Warp 4 to MCP 2

2003-01-21 02:08:56 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [en.os2.org, Roderick Klein]

During some testing I have been doing for eComStation I have been wondering why you need to install MCP 1 first and THEN MCP 2 if you want to migrate your Warp 4 installation. Where is the difference between MCP 1 and MCP 2 installer. As far as I could tell NONE! I did the test. I installed a Warp 4 (fresh installation) and started with MCP 2 refresh. It did not work.

So what is it checking on that its stopping during installation ? Just copy from an MCP 1 system the \os2\install\syslevel.os2 file. Copy this in your Warp 4 system in \os2\install and overwrite the Warp 4 version. I was able to painlessly migration from.

Please note, you use this advise on your own risk. Always make a backup before doing these kind of experiments.

Let me know how it works for you.