COMPAQ OpenVMStm Alpha Software Product Library March 2000 AV-RDA6G-TE Welcome to this month's OpenVMS Alpha Software Product Library Package. The March 2000 package includes the changes described in the following sections. COMING IN JUNE: Software Patches on CDROM In our next release we will include a one-time introductory shipment of the OpenVMS Alpha Consolidated Software Engineering Change Order software patch kit distribution on CD-ROM. Be on the lookout of this special offer, and for pointers to our online survey, where you can let us know if this offering would be helpful to you. For details, please see the "Coming in June: OpenVMS Software Patches on CD-ROM" flyer in this release. KEEP-ME DISCS Many products that have shipped on the OpenVMS Alpha Software Product Library are due to be retired, and will be removed from our June, 2000 release. For your convenience, we have placed these products on two CD-ROMs labeled "Keep Me". Customers who chose to continue to use these products may wish to keep these discs as this is the final time the products will be included in the library. The OpenVMS Alpha Year 2000 Readiness Kit is shipping for a final time, and should be retained if customers are planning to use any of the products listed on the kit. Please see the "Products Planned for Removal" and the "Year 2000" sections of this letter for details. Compaq Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Management Tools (OMT) Beginning with this release, Compaq Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Management Tools (OMT) and Compaq Archive Backup System Windows NT Client are shipped on the Software Products Library CD-ROMs as subsets of the Compaq Archive Backup System base kit. Please refer to the Software Products Library Master Index or the Compaq Enterprise Integration Packages Installation Guide for further details. © Compaq Computer Corporation. 2000 1 OpenVMS Management Tools CD-ROM The OpenVMS Management Tools CD-ROM will not be removed as previously announced but will continue to be shipped with the Software Products Library until further notice. Removals from the Current Library due to retirement The following products have been removed from the Software Products Library due to their retirement. For your convenience, they have been included on the "Keep Me Disks", along with products schedule for removal from the June, 2000 Software Products Library. Product Name Versio UPILV n DEC COMMserver for OpenVMS 3.0A GCQAA DECserver 200 for VMS 3.3 VCBAA DECserver 500/550 for VMS 2.2 03KAA DECwrite/Deutsch for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNGA DECwrite/Francais for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNPA DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor (DEMM) 3.0 4XGAA DIGITAL Optical Storage Management 3.4A 0UBAB, Software for OpenVMS 0U9AB International Lexicons for OpenVMS AXP 1.1 2J0AA (American Medical) OpenVMS Management Tools 4.1A SSU (Session Support Utility) for OpenVMS 2.0 2T7AA Systems Terminal Server Manager 2.1 352AA 2 Future Removals from the Software Products Library (June 2000) The following products are planned for removal from the June 2000 Software Products Library. Due to the large number of retiring products, they have been placed on specific discs labeled "Keep Me." Customers intending to continue to use these products may wish to retain the "Keep Me" discs, as this is the final time the products will ship on this library. Product Name Version UPILV ALL-IN-1 OSO Teamlinks Connection/Japanese 2.5 5CTJA for OpenVMS ALL-IN-1/Japanese (Secondary Language Kit) 3.1 AABJA ALL-IN-1/Norsk Office Server Options for 3.1 AAANA OpenVMS ALL-IN-1/Portugues Office Server Options 3.1 AAAVA for OpenVMS ALL-IN-1/Suomi Office Server Options for 3.1 AAAFA OpenVMS DECADMIRE 2.1A 2SSAA DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B 0RGVA Interface/Cesky DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDSA Interface/Español DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDPA Interface/Francais DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDUA Interface/Italiano DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B 0RGUA Interface/Magyar DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDWA Interface/Polski DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B 0RGXA Interface/Russkij DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B 0RGSA Interface/Slovensky DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDMA Interface/Svenska DECwindows Motif/Hangul for OpenVMS AXP 1.2-3B MV44A DECwindows Motif/Hanyu for OpenVMS AXP 1.2-3B MV43A DECwindows Motif/Hanzi for OpenVMS AXP 1.2-3B MV42A DECwrite/Deutsch for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNGA DECwrite/Francais for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNPA DECwrite/Francais for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNPA Digital Application Generator VB 3.0 5AHAA Development ACMS Server Digital Application Generator VB 3.0 5AFAA Development ACMSxp Server 3 Product Name Changes The following products have changed their name with this release: Former Product Name New Product Name UPILV (No change) Advanced Server Compaq Advanced Server A93AA DEC FMS for OpenVMS Compaq FMS for OpenVMS MVSAA, MVTAA DECwindows Motif for Compaq DECwindows Motif MV4AA OpenVMS for OpenVMS DECwindows Motif OpenVMS Compaq DECwindows Motif XDDGA User Interface/Deutsch OpenVMS User Interface/Deutsch DIGITAL ACMS for OpenVMS Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS 2PZAA, 2Q0AA, 2Q1AA DIGITAL DECforms for Compaq DECforms for 0J8AA, OpenVMS OpenVMS 0J9AA DIGITAL Enterprise Compaq Enterprise 5LVAA Integration Packages Integration Packages PATHWORKS (Advanced Compaq PATHWORKS A93AA Server) 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. They will continue to be tested for correct operation on new OpenVMS releases and on new hardware processor releases. For more information on Mature Products Support 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. Please consult the Software Products Library cover letters for tables listing products planned for the Mature Product Support program, as shown in the following table Products Beginning Mature Product Support (January through March 2000) Product Name Version UPILV Compaq Ada for OpenVMS Alpha Systems 3.5 0VRAA Compaq Ada for OpenVMS Alpha Systems 3.5 09PAA 4 IMPORTANT YEAR 2000 INFORMATION "This is a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure by Compaq Computer Corporation pursuant to the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998." With the March 1999 release, all of the actively selling products including local language products on the OpenVMS Alpha Software Product Library are Y2K ready. All products previously noted as having planned Y2K updates have submitted those updates this month and are included in this Software Product Library release. Products that have begun the retirement process may be exceptions to the above status. Please refer to the “Retiring Products” section below for further information. OpenVMS Year 2000 Readiness Kit Year 2000 enhancements for the OpenVMS Operating System and key layered products are provided on this CD-ROM, which is shipped with the Software Products Library and part of the "Prior Version Support Program". Refer to the Y2K Enhancement Kit documentation for details. Please note that the local language variants of DECwindows V1.2-3 shipped in this release of the Software Library are in the process of being retired. Support for bug fixes will be available for the next month until June 2000. The following products are Y2K ready with the enhancements in this kit: Product Name Version UPILV DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS (PCSI) 1.2-4 MV4AA DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS (PCSI) 1.2-3A MV4AA DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS (VMSinstall) 1.2-4 MV4AA DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS (VMSinstall) 1.2-3A MV4AA DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User Interface/Cesky 1.2-3B 0RGVA DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDGA Interface/Deutsch DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDSA Interface/Espanol DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDPA Interface/Francais DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2- XDDUA Interface/Italiano 3B DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User Interface/Magyar 1.2-3B 0RGUA DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User Interface/Polski 1.2-3B XDDWA DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2- 0RGXA Interface/Russkij 3B DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2- 0RGSA Interface/Slovensky 3B DECwindows Motif OpenVMS User 1.2-3B XDDMA Interface/Svenska DECwindows Motif/Hangul for OpenVMS 1.2-3B MV44A DECwindows Motif/Hanyu for OpenVMS 1.2- MV42A 3B DECwindows Motif/Hebrew for OpenVMS 1.2-4 08UTA 5 OpenVMS Year 2000 Readiness Kit - Continued Product Name Versio UPILV n DECwindows Motif/Japanese for OpenVMS 1.2-4 MV4JA DIGITAL Distributed Computing Environment (Cell 1.4 24EAA Directory) DIGITAL Distributed Computing Environment 1.4 24CAA (Development) DIGITAL Distributed Computing Environment (Run- 1.4 24CA9 Time) DIGITAL Distributed Computing Environment 1.4 24GAA (Security) Product Retirements 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 Versi UPILV on ALL-IN-1 OSO Teamlinks Connection/Japanese for 2.5 5CTJA OpenVMS ALL-IN-1/Japanese (Secondary Language Kit) 3.1 AABJA ALL-IN-1/Norsk Office Server Options for OpenVMS 3.1 AAANA ALL-IN-1/Portugues Office Server Options for 3.1 AAAVA OpenVMS ALL-IN-1/Suomi Office Server Options for OpenVMS 3.1 AAAFA DECwrite/Deutsch for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNGA DECwrite/Francais for OpenVMS AXP 3.0 2FNPA Digital Application Generator VB Development 3.0 5AHAA ACMS Server Digital Application Generator VB Development 3.0 5AFAA ACMSxp Server DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor (DEMM) 3.0 4XGAA Terminal Server Manager 2.1 352AA DEC COMMserver for OpenVMS 3.0A GCQAA 6 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 1in the following file: [README]SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.PS (.TXT) UPI of "IOU" designates a placeholder part number Some of the kits on the Software Products Library may be designated with a UPILV in the format "IOUnn". These kits are not separately orderable and do not have part numbers. The "IOUnn" UPILVs are supplied as placeholders only. Process Improvements Have Reduced the Number of Discs in this Release Problems experienced during our build process resulted in an increased number of discs for the last two quarters. Our disc count is now comparable to the count before these problems were encountered. We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused by the introduction of extra discs. ___________________ Compaq, and Compaq logo, Registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 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