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OpenVMStm Alpha Software Product Library - December  2000

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Welcome to this month's OpenVMS Alpha Software Product
Library Package. The December 2000 package includes the
changes described in the following sections.

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/


Removals from the Software Products Library (December 2000)

The following older version will be removed from the
December release.  Compaq DECwindows Motif V1.2-5 is the
currently shipping version

               Product Name                 Version  UPILV
 DECwindows Motif                            1.2-4   00ZAA


Future Removals from the Software Products Library (March 2001)

DEC PL/I for OpenVMS is now a product of Kednos Corporation,
and will be removed from our March 2001 release. Kednos
plans to continue to sell and support PL/I after the
retirement by Compaq.


               Product Name                 Version  UPILV
PL/I for OpenVMS                             4.2    0HZAA




             © 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation


Product Name Changes

Many products are changing names in order to meet Compaq
rebranding goals. The following products have changed their 
name with this release:

 Former Product Name    New Product Name   Updating   UPILV
                                           Binaries? (No change)

DIGITAL Capacity       Enterprise Capacity    Y       23MAA
Planner                and Performance
                       Planner
DIGITAL Capacity       Enterprise Capacity    Y       606AA
Planner Data Analyzer  and Performance
                       Analyzer
DIGITAL Capacity       Enterprise Capacity    Y       604AA
Planner Data           and Performance
Collector              Data Collector
DIGITAL Capacity       Enterprise Capacity    Y       605AA
Planner Reducer        and Performance
                       Reducer

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.  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  (July, 2000)

             Product Name               Version     UPILV
DECintact for OpenVMS Alpha Systems       3.0B      5N4AA,
                                                    5N5AA,
                                                    5N6AA

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)

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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.

























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Compaq, the Compaq logo, ACMS, All-In-1, CDA, DECforms,
DECintact, InfoServer, LinkWorks, Mailbus, MicroVAX,
PolyCenter, StorageWorks, ULTRIX, VAX, VAXELN, and VMS
Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

BASEstar, Datatrieve, and OpenVMS are trademarks of Compaq
Information Technologies Group.

The following are third-party trademarks: Motif, and UNIX
are trademarks of the Open Group.

MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks
or registered 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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