!#Title: October 2002 Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software Products Library Cover Letter COMPAQ Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software Products Library-- Q4/October 2002 AV-RAZDU-TE The ship date for this release has been adjusted to align with the release of Tru64 UNIX version 5.1B. Welcome to this month's Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software Products Library Package. The October 2002 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 website are welcomed: ODLCDROM@Compaq.com Products Shipping Two Versions Product Name UPILV Versions Shipping Compaq DECnet-Plus for Tru64 UNIX MTJAA 5.1 Compaq DECnet-Plus for Tru64 UNIX MTJAA 5.0B Compaq Open3D for Compaq Tru64 UNIX 0AFAA 4.96 Powerstorm 4D40T/4D50T/4D60T/4D51T 0AFAA 5.03 UNIX Graphics Support for Tru64 UNIX Compaq SNA Peer Server for Tru64 UNIX 2D7AA 1.6 Compaq SNA Peer Server for Tru64 UNIX 2D7AA 1.5A Compaq Wide Area Networking for Tru64 MVDAA 3.0B UNIX 4.0 F/G Compaq Wide Area Networking for Tru64 MVDAA 3.3 UNIX 5.0x Multimedia Services for Compaq Tru64 20ZAA 3.0 UNIX (Dev & Rt) 4.0F & 5.0A Multimedia Services for Compaq Tru64 20ZAA 3.1 UNIX (Dev & Rt) 5.1 Removals from the Current Library Product Name Version UPILV Enterprise Capacity and 5.3 23QAA Performance Planner As announced in the September 2001 Retirement Customer Letter, effective October 1, 2002, Compaq Services will not be available for the Tru64 UNIX ECP product set and PAWZ . The ECP product set consists of the ECP Analyzer, ECP Capacity Planner, ECP Data Collector, and ECP Reducer. Before your Compaq Support contract expires or beyond October 1, 2002, whichever comes first, you are advised to contact PerfCap, Inc., at http://www.perfcap.com for questions regarding future product updates, obtaining support pricing, and/or technical information. Future Product Removals due to Retire (January 2003) Product Name Version UPILV Compaq Fuse for Tru64 UNIX 4.2 092AA As announced in the November 2001 End-of-Service-Life (EOSL) Notification, effective December 31, 2002, Compaq Services will not be available for the Compaq Fuse for Tru64 UNIX. Engineering has recommended that customers migrate to a 3rd party product, C-Forge. C- Forge is an integrated development environment for UNIX. It provides full project management and complete edit/compile/debug cycle support. Code Forge, Inc. develops this product. System Tools CD The System Tools CD included with the Software Products Library contains diagnosis and supporting software for use by Compaqrvice engineers and Compaquthorized 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 is being provided with the Software Products Library in order to provide updates to the diagnosis software that was factory installed and shipped with the system. The System Tools CD may also contain new diagnosis software that is applicable to the system and should be checked for the most recent updates to the diagnosis tools. Many of the diagnosis software tools on this CD can also be obtained through links on the following Compaq web page: http://www.compaq.com/support/. The System Tools CD is created to ISO 9660 standards and the software on this CD can be accessed by multiple operating systems. Multiple copies of the diagnosis software may exist on this CD in order to support different hardware platforms and operating systems; for example, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, and Windows NT. If you have any questions on use of the software on this CD contact a Compaq representative or Compaq Authorized Service Provider representative. 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 © 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Compaq, the Compaq logo, and Tru64 are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries. UNIX is a trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and/or other countries. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.