DIGITAL UNIX(r) Alpha Software Product Library-October 1998 AV-RAZDC-TE Welcome to this month's DIGITAL UNIX Alpha Software Product Library Package. The October 1998 package includes the changes described in the following sections. Products Shipping Two Versions The following products are shipping two versions of their products: Product Name UPILVVersions Shipping Networker for DIGITAL UNIX 2ALAA 5.2 POLYCENTER Networker Save and Restore 2ALAA 4.2B TeMIP OSI AM Management Development Toolkit for Digital UNIX 2HEAA 3.1 TeMIP OSI Management Toolkit for Digital UNIX 2HEAA 2.1A Products Removed from the Current Library The following products, which shipped as part of the July 1998 Software Product Library Package, have been removed from the October 1998 package: Product Name Version UPILV Due to Sale: DECmessageQ for UNIX (Runtime) 3.2A 2W7AA DECmessageQ for UNIX (Development) 3.2A 2W8AA (c)Digital Equipment Corporation. 1998. All rights reserved. Products Removed from the Current Library-continued Due to Retirement: DIGITAL ACMS Desktop (1) 2.2 GZGAC DECmigrate for DEC OSF/1 AXP Systems 1.2 MWNAA DEC Softwindows 2.0 for Digital UNIX (also called SoftPC V6) 6.0 0HSAA (1) Replacement for ACMS Desktop for DIGITAL UNIX The ACMS Desktop for DIGITAL UNIX product has been replaced by a newer technology. The product that will now provide desktop user connectivity to ACMSxp transaction processing applications is called TP Desktop Connector for ACMSxp. For this reason, the ACMS Desktop for DIGITAL UNIX product has been removed from Software Product Library Package. The TP Desktop Connector for ACMSxp product is not included with the Software Product Library Package but is currently available from our Software Supply Business. The order numbers: QL-644AL-3* Concurrent Use License (* denotes variant field) QA-644AA-H8 Media and Documentation Kit Customers that are using ACMS Desktop for DIGITAL UNIX in production will be supported out of engineering until such time as a customer specific migration strategy to TP Desktop Connector for ACMSxp has been implemented. We believe that all ACMS Desktop for DIGITAL UNIX customers have already been notified of this change. However, if you have any remaining issues that need to be addressed, please contact: Jerry Hershey ACMSxp & TP Connectors Product Manager (978) 506-5872 jerry.hershey@digital.com Future Product Removals due to Retirement (January 1999) Product Name Version UPILV No Products Currently Scheduled Product Name Changes The following products are changing their names with the release of new versions: Former Product Name New Product Name UPILV DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor DIGITAL Commander 4XGAA Networker Save and Restore for DIGITAL UNIX Networker for DIGITAL UNIX 2ALAA Migration Information for DECmessageQ Digital Equipment is a distributor for BEA Systems BEA MessageQ, the successor product to DIGITAL DECmessageQ, and will continue to sell, distribute and support MessageQ on DIGITAL platforms, including OpenVMS(tm) (Alpha(tm) and VAX(tm)), DIGITAL UNIX, and Windows NT(r) Alpha, along with other vendor platforms, as part of a multi-year agreement between DIGITAL and BEA Systems. Effective 30 April 1998, DIGITAL will be distributing BEA MessageQ using BEA Systems license terms and conditions, and will be providing BEA-manufactured software binaries and documentation. The former product, DIGITAL DECmessageQ, is being retired, as per contract terms, and BEA MessageQ is being provided as a successor product. Also as part of this transition, we will no longer be distributing DECmessageQ/BEA MessageQ V3.2, but moving our current release level to V4.0A, as none of the V3.x DECmessageQ releases are Y2K ready, and the V4.0 releases have been tested and found Y2K ready by BEA Systems engineering. As the BEA-provided product does not support DIGITAL License Management Facility (LMF), and therefore is not eligible for inclusion in the Software Product Libraries (SPL), we will only be offering Individual Product Offerings (IPO) kits, using a CD-ROM media type. Customers who wish to purchase the BEA MessageQ product can continue to order the IPO via the normal DIGITAL ordering channels, and orders will be fulfilled by DIGITAL Software Supply Business (SSB). DIGITAL Multivendor Customer Services (MCS) continues to provide first and second-tier support services for MessageQ, and customers with existing support contracts will continue to receive support as they did with DIGITAL DECmessageQ. IMPORTANT YEAR 2000 INFORMATION Some of the products on the Software Product Library may not be Y2K ready, or their Y2K status may be unknown at this time. The following section identifies those products and provides information on planned actions. Products with Planned Updates for Y2K Please be advised that the currently shipping versions of the following products are not Y2K ready. Plans are in place to release Y2K ready versions in the near future. (See Y2K Website for release dates - http//www.digital.com/year2000/). We will continue to ship the current version until the Y2K ready version is available. At that time the Y2K ready version will replace the current version on the SPL. Product Name Version UPILV DIGITAL Capacity Planner 4.0 A23QAA (1)POLYCENTER Security Intrusion Detector 1.2A 33XAA POLYCENTER Networker Save and Restore -This is an older version of the product shipping as an additional version in support of the DIGITAL UNIX Operating System 3.2 stream. 4.2B 2ALAA DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor MAILbus Scanning Module 3.0 5TSAA DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor MailWorks Scanning Module 3.0 5TNAA (1)For Y2K information, contact Touch Technologies. Retiring Products Please be advised that the following products have begun the retirement process. These products may not be Y2K ready, and there are no plans to determine their readiness or to release Y2K ready versions. However, these products will remain on the Software Product Library until they reach End of Service Life. Product Name Version UPILV Digital Speech Recognition Software 1.1A 4AYAA DECtalk Software V4.2 for Digital UNIX 4.2A 228AA DECtalk Software V4.2 for Digital UNIX 4.2A 5WAM DECWatchdog /Autopilot for OSF/1 Alpha 2.1 0ZMAA StorageWorks HSZ40 Array Controller 1.1A 3DCAA Local Language Products Please be advised that the Y2K readiness status for the following local language products has not been determined. These products may not be Y2K ready. There will be an update on their Y2K status on the next SPL. Product Name Version UPILV F-RJE for DEC OSF/1 1.0 3L0JA F6680 Data Stream Programming Interface 1.0 3KZJA DEC FUSE/Japanese for Digital UNIX 2.1A 092JA DEC MAILworks/Hangul Server 1.0A 0PC4A DEC SNA 3270 Data Stream Programming Interface /Japanese 1.0 3HJJA DEC SNA Printer Emulator/Japanese 1.0 3H0JA DEC SNA Remote Job Entry/Japanese 1.0 3H1JA DECwindow SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator/Japanese 2.1A 30AJA DSM/Japanese for Digital UNIX 1.0D 0W0JA MailWorks V2.0 for UNIX/Japanese 2.0 0PCJA PostScript Printing Services/Japanese 1.0 2KNJA 7PrintServer Software/Japanese 5.1 0V9JJ VXT Terminal Software/Japanese 2.1 XNGJC 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 Product Library. This matrix is located on disc 1 in the following file: /readme/sw_compat_matrix.ps (.txt) A Final Note If you have questions or concerns regarding the Software Products Library Packages, please contact us at: cdrom_docs@zko.dec.com ___________________ (tm) All-In-1, Alpha, DEC COBOL, DEC FUSE, DEC SNA, DEChub, DECmigrate, DECtalk, DECwindows, DIGITAL, MAILbus, MailWorks, OpenVMS, POLYCENTER, PrintServer, StorageWorks, TeMIP, VAX, and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. (r) Postscript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. OSF/1 is a registered trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.