From: hoffman@xdelta.zko.dec.nospam Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 2:12 PM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: OpenVMS V7.3 SDK Info; Freeware V5 Follow-ups to this message have been set to vmsnet.sdk.openvms.fieldtest. Attached is the announcement of the start of the general external test for OpenVMS V7.3. Additional updates and features and information are expected to be made available as the OpenVMS V7.3 field test progresses. I am also now soliciting updates and new submissions for the OpenVMS Freeware V5 release. Submissions for the Freeware can be sent to openvms.freeware@compaq.com -- please note this email address is for submissions only and cannot accept requests for the field test kits. --------------------------- pure personal opinion --------------------------- Hoff (Stephen) Hoffman OpenVMS Engineering hoffman#xdelta.zko.dec.com -- Dear Customer, Thank you for your interest in the OpenVMS Version 7.3 Software Developer Kit (SDK) Program. We feel that this program has been very successful in the past, and we hope that you will decide to participate. The OpenVMS Version 7.3-EFT1 SDK will be available in July 2000 as an orderable kit through our DECdirect channel. You can order the kit by ordering part number QA-MT3AD-H8 at a cost of $39.95. Once the kit is available, it will be as simple as calling 1-800-ATCOMPAQ. Business Partners can order it on the Web through the Compaq Business Link at www.businesslink.compaq.com. The V7.3-EFT1 SDK will contain early releases of the OpenVMS V7.3 VAX and Alpha operating systems, as well as DECwindows and network products. The SDK will also contain many new features including: o Write Bitmap and Shadow Minicopy -- Performance and availability enhancements to Shadowing full copy. o Switched LAN as a cluster interconnect: - Support for Gigabit Ethernet and ATM as full switched cluster interconnects. - Allows all LAN devices to participate in load distribution of cluster traffic. o Lock Manager 2000 (Alpha only) -- Enhancements that improve cluster and application performance, SMP system performance, and scalability and application availability. o Extended File Cache (XFC) Version 1.0 support (Alpha only) -- Replacement for VIOC. Extends the capabilities of cluster file cache. o RMS Locking -- Reduces global buffer bucket locks by removing locks for read operations. Also allows RMS to read a record without taking a record lock. o Kerberos Version 5 Security Client (Alpha only) -- Allows OpenVMS applications to communicate and authenticate with NT5 domains and most UNIX platforms. o Clusterwide Intrusion Detection -- Expands the current individual node-base intrusion detection in OpenVMS today to be cluster-wide and cluster aware. o QIO Server (Alpha only) -- Provides improved performance over MSCP, improved scaling and system management control, reduced maintenance cost, and a public device driver interface to support third party driver writers. o SCSI Fastpath (Alpha only) -- Improves SCSI performance and scaling in SMP systems. o And more. The OpenVMS Version 7.3-EFT2 SDK is presently scheduled to be available in September/October 2000. Customers can choose to either purchase both the OpenVMS Version 7.3-EFT1 SDK and the OpenVMS Version 7.3-EFT2 SDK at a cost of $39.95 each, or just select one. Support for the SDK program will continue to be through the following Internet newsgroup: vmsnet.sdk.openvms.fieldtest Please see the OpenVMS Web Page www.openvms.compaq.com in late June 2000 timeframe for additional information for ordering this kit. Your involvement and support have been very important to the success of the overall SDK Program. We hope that you will continue to support Version 7.3-EFT1 as this program moves forward. Sincerely, OpenVMS Product Management