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OpenVMS Alpha Software Products Library--March 2002

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Welcome to this month's OpenVMS Alpha Software Products
Library Package. The March 2001 package includes the
changes described in the following sections.

Software Products Library Website
You are invited to visit our website,
http://www1.sqp.com.   Special web versions of the
Software Products Library Master Indexes have been
linked to underlying product information.  If you are
looking for detail of what's shipping or ship history
for previous product versions, this site can help.
Your comments regarding our new website are welcomed:
ODLCDROM@Compaq.com

Changes to Compaq BASIC planned for June, 2002
With the release of V1.5, planned for the June Software
Products Library,  Compaq BASIC for OpenVMS Systems
will include the Compaq BASIC Translator.  The two
product kits will be combined, and the Compaq BASIC
license will open both products.

Product Name Changes
The following product has changed its name with this
release:

  Former Product      New Product Name       UPILV
       Name                               (No change)
DECwrite for        Compaq DECwrite for     2FNAA,
OpenVMS Alpha       OpenVMS Alpha            2FNAA

                           
                           
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Removals from the Current Library (March 2002)

         Product Name              Version    UPILV
DIGITAL Office Server Web          5.01      5TEAA
Interface

Compaq DECwindows Motif            1.2-6     XDDGA
OpenVMS User Interface/Deutsch

Future Product Removals due to Retirement (June 2002)

          Product Name             Version    UPILV
Compaq PrintServer Software          5.2      0V9AA

System Tools CD
The System Tools CD that is included with the Software
Products Library contains diagnosis and supporting
software, for example WEBES and DECevent, for use by
Compaq's service engineers and Compaq's Authorized
Service Provider service engineers.  The software and
associated documentation on this CD are for use on
systems that have hardware warranty, a service
contract, or service obligation.
                           
The System Tools CD and associated web pages may
contain new diagnosis software that is applicable to
the system and should be reviewed for the most recent
updates to the diagnosis tools.
http://www.support.compaq.com/svctools/

Mature Product Support Program
Compaq offers a Mature Product Support service for
products that are functionally complete, stable, and
have no new versions planned for release.

For more information on Mature Products Support and to
view a list of the eligible products, visit the
Software Support Services for Legacy Software Web page:
http://www.compaq.com/services/software/ss_mature.html

After products have entered the Mature Product Support
Program they will continue to ship on the Software
Products Libraries.

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Software Compatibility Matrix
Please refer to the Software Compatibility Matrix or
Software Product Description for Operating System
Support information.  The Software Compatibility Matrix
shows the minimum and maximum Operating System versions
supported by each software product on the Software
Products Library.  This matrix is located on disc 1 in
the following file:

          [README]SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.PS  (.TXT)

Licensing Information
A valid software product license is required to access
and use each software product on the Software Products
Library.  The subscription service, Consolidated
Distribution and Documentation Service, requires the
customer to purchase either a Service Contract that
provides the rights to use new versions of software or
to purchase the appropriate Software Update License for
each version.

Additional licensing information is available here:

http://www.compaq.com/products/software/info/terms/swl_sld.html

A Final Note
If you have questions or concerns regarding the
Software Products Library, please contact us at:

        ODLCDROM@Compaq.com
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Compaq, the Compaq logo, ACMS, All-In-1, BASEstar, CDA,
Datatrieve, DECforms, DECintact, LinkWorks, Mailbus,
MicroVAX, OpenVMS, PolyCenter, StorageWorks, ULTRIX,
VAX, and VMS and are trademarks of Compaq Information
Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other
countries.

Motif, and UNIX are trademarks of the Open Group in the
U.S. and/or other countries.

MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.

All other product names mentioned herein may be
trademarks of their respective companies.

Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial
errors or omissions contained herein. The information
in this document is subject to change without notice.


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