JP Software, softwarehouse
of famousTake Command for OS/2 (I, @Macarlo, am registered user and recommend it!) , is announcing a new set
of four advanced scripting tools designed to give IS managers, network administrators,
and VARs the ability to run powerful batch scripts across a wide range of platforms
in corporate and network environments. The new products are:
4DOS Runtime Text-based
scripting for Windows 95/98,
DOS, and OS/2 DOS sessions
4NT Runtime Text-based
scripting for Windows NT
4OS2 Runtime Text-based
scripting for OS/2 Warp
Take Command/32
GUI-based scripting for Windows 95/98
Runtime and Windows NT.
>> Special offer on these new products for current
>> customers: 10% off any runtime product ordered
>> through 3/15/99 (see discounted price examples
>> below). Just provide your current serial number
>> when ordering.
If you are a JP Software customer you're probably already familiar with JPS advanced
batch language that makes your scripts more versatile, more powerful, and easier
to write. Now our runtime versions allow you to distribute those enhanced batch
files across your entire organization, for a fraction of the cost of full-product
licensing!
System Administrators
-- Use these tools for system management,installations, inventory, and many other
similar jobs.
VARs and Consultants
-- Offer script-based customizations to your clients using these powerful batch
file tools.
Workgroup Technical Leaders
-- Build simple scripts to help your users perform everyday tasks with ease.
All four new runtime products sport the full feature set of the
underlying command line tools: 4DOS, 4NT, 4OS2, and Take Command/32. The only thing
you won't see is a command prompt!
All four also support optional encryption to make script distribution more secure.
Pricing for runtime products starts at $369 for a 25-system license.
Here are some sample prices:
* Orders must be placed by 3/15/99 to receive this
special pricing for current customers.
Each runtime license includes a single-seat development license for the corresponding
base product, and licenses can be customized easily to include additional development
seats.
All four runtime products are expected to begin shipping in late
February, 1999. For more information, including a complete price table and information
on multi-product licenses for mixed operating system configurations, see JPS web
site.
Year 2000 Information by JPS Team
We receive frequent requests for information on "Year
2000 Compliance"
in our products. While that term is not well defined, we do offer a
straightforward Year 2000 Fact Sheet (from which the information below
is excerpted). The Fact Sheet documents how the date processing
features of our products are designed to behave when handling dates in
the 20th and 21st centuries. The complete Fact Sheet is available from
the Support area of our web site at http://www.jpsoft.com/.
(If you
need a printed copy send email to y2k@jpsoft.com
with your complete
mailing address, and we'll mail you one.)
The date functions in our products are designed to handle events
occurring during the life of the IBM PC-compatible computer system on
which the product was installed. These dates are typically associated
with file creation, modification or access; or with short-term
processes related to operation of the computer system. Therefore, the
date-related features of our command processors typically handle dates
between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2079. This fits dates within
one century, allowing the "windowing" approach described below.
Most date-related commands and functions can accept either a 2-digit or
4-digit year as input. 2-digit years between 80 and 99 are assumed to
refer to the years 1980 - 1999; those between 00 and 79 are assumed to
refer to the years 2000 - 2079. This technique is called "windowing",
because it views dates through a "window" on the calendar which begins
on January 1, 1980, and ends on December 31, 2079.
Year numbers in output are displayed as either 2-digit values (using the
windowing approach described above), or in some cases as 4-digit values.
The date functions in JP Software's products are not designed to handle
dates outside the range stated above, and generally will not do so
correctly. As a result, they cannot be used to process dates of events
which may fall outside that range, such as historical events, life
events (birth, death, etc.), and other dates which may be part of the
data stored or processed on your computer system.
For example, the date functions in our products will correctly calculate
the number of days between two dates within the allowed range, such as
January 11, 1983 and April 5, 2003. However, they will display an error
message or produce incorrect results when given dates outside the range,
such as calculating the number of days between January 11, 1973 and
April 5, 2003, or the day of the week for November 17, 2108 or October
5, 1847.
[Please note that all feature documentation, including that above, is
subject to the terms of our license agreements, and does not represent a
warranty of any kind by JP Software.]
CONTACT AUTHOR
JP Software Order Line: 800-368-8777 (US / Canada only)
Main Number: 781-646-3975
Fax: 781-646-0904
Technical Support: 781-646-0798 (voice mail) http://www.jpsoft.com/ e-mail adress: sales@jpsoft.com @Macarlo, Inc. @Macarlo's Shareware & Web OS/2 Java Lobby Member
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