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         OpenVMS is pleased to introduce the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3
          operating system, which is shipping now. OpenVMS has more than
          20 years of proven reliability and is continuing to improve its availability
          and performance by delivering new technology into the base operating
          system and the OpenVMS Cluster Software environment. In addition,
          the base infrastructure technologies needed to support eBusiness applications
          are being incorporated into the OpenVMS license, so OpenVMS
          is eBusiness and Internet ready!
         OpenVMS V7.3 delivers the following new capabilities:
         Continuous improvement of OpenVMS availability!
           
       
        - Improved
          disaster tolerant capabilities with ATM & Gigabit Ethernet as cluster
          interconnects because of their inherent high performance and long distance
          capabilities.
        
 - Greater
          system availability during backups with faster reintegration of shadow
          members after copies.
        
 - Enhanced
          VMS support for the latest ENSA Storage offerings.
        
 - Greater
          serviceability for the new AlphaServer GS systems with CPU Online Add/Remove.
          
Higher
            system and application performance! 
          -  Substantial
          application performance benefits can be realized with the new Extended
          File Cache.
        
 -  Improved
          cluster, SMP and system performance through enhancements to RMS and
          the clusterwide Lock Manager, as well as FastPath support for Fibre
          Channel and SCSI storage architectures.
          
Expanding
            OpenVMS security options! 
          -  VMS adds
          industry standard Kerberos V5 security, which allows VMS applications
          to communicate and authenticate with NT5 domains and UNIX platforms.
        
 - VMS Intrusion
          Detection expands to be cluster-wide, reducing chances of system break-ins.
          
Value-added
            OpenVMS system management functionality! 
          - ECP Data
          Collector and ECP Performance Analyzer are now available at no additional
          charge with OpenVMS Version 7.3.
          
Plus
            the OpenVMS license is expanded to include all these new eBusiness
            Technologies! 
          -  
          Secure Web Server V1.0 for OpenVMS Alpha (Based on Apache)
        
 -  Mozilla
          Web Browser (Alpha only)
        
 - COM for
          OpenVMS
        
 - Extensible
          Markup Language API (XML parser)
        
 - Java2
          SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.2.2
        
 - Attunity
          Connect "On Platform" Package (native JDBC driver included)
        
 - Reliable
          Transaction Router (RTR)
        
 - OpenVMS
          Enterprise Directory for eBusiness (X.500)
      
  
          For more
            detailed information on OpenVMS Version 7.3: 
            » OpenVMS version 7.3 new features and benefits.
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