New OS/2
Warp Server
Manages
Win NT Servers
|
AUSTIN - IBM today announced the next release of OS/2
Warp Server will allow users to administer Windows NT 4.0 servers from
an OS/2 Warp Server screen, eliminating the need for signing onto to multiple servers
and simplifying network access.
The new release of OS/2 Warp Server will
also provide industry standard support for Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) device
drivers and adapters such as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), and Local Area
Network (LAN) ethernet and token rings. This will give customers immediate availability
of I2O SCSI and LAN device drivers. "As we roll out the next version of OS/2
Warp Server early next year you will see that we are putting a strong emphasis on
the needs of our enterprise customers," said Jeff Smith, director of IBM's
OS/2 Business Unit.
"Both the Windows NT server management and our support of the I2O device driver
specification are enhancements that should help our customers to better manage their
enterprises."
Windows NT Server Management
The new server management capabilities in the upcoming
version of OS/2 Warp Server should help system administrators to better manage their
multi- vendor network through an OS/2 Warp Server. The new Windows NT server management
gives administrators the ability to create, update and delete user accounts (IDs),
passwords, and groups, via OS/2 Warp Server's simple graphical user interface or
rich command line interface. The user information can be synchronized seamlessly
with Windows NT servers in the OS/2 Warp Server network.
In addition, end users will only need to log on to one server to
access all files, applications and printers -- rather than entering
multiple IDs and passwords to access information on different server platforms.
In a typical scenario user accounts (IDs), passwords, and some
applications would reside on an OS/2 Warp Server, while other servers in the network
would host (or serve) applications such as databases or transaction software. In
addition, one or more servers would also host (or serve) Windows NT for file/print
and Win32 applications.
With the new version of OS/2 Warp Server, end users will be able to access all
servers, files, applications and printers through a single OS/2 Warp Server.
Universal Device Driver Compatibility
The next version of OS/2 Warp Server will also support the Intelligent Input/Output
Architecture Specification adopted by the
I2O Special Interest Group Membership. The specification defines a standard for
classes of device drivers such as SCSI, and LAN ethernet and token rings. Enterprises
can now be confident that as long as a device driver supports the I2O specification,
OS/2 Warp Server will support that device driver. Compliance with this specification
also ensures that OS/2 Warp Server users will not have delays in availability of
I2O SCSI and LAN device drivers.
The Next Version Of OS/2 Warp Server
OS/2 Warp Server is a member of IBM's family of
enterprise servers which offer extraordinary scalability, reliability and performance.
In addition to the feature and functionality found in today's OS/2
Warp Server, the new release will offer customers out-of-box Year
2000 and euro currency readiness. It will also include a high-performance Journaling
File System offering faster performance,
improved scalability and enhanced Web serving capabilities. The next version of
OS/2 Warp Server is planned for beta availability in late 1998 and general availability
in 1999.
IBM Software IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80
years of leadership in helping businesses innovate IBM Software offers the widest
range of applications, middleware and operating systems for all types of computing
platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business.
The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM Software
home page at http://www.software.ibm.com. More information on the OS/2 family of
products is available at http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp.
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