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IDK, Inc. is proud to announce the upcoming Feb 19th release of KeyRing/2, the
Secure Password Keeper for OS/2!
Are you tired of writing your passwords on yellow sticky notes or using the same
password for everything so you don't forget? Would you like a secure place to keep
all your passwords and secrets? Look no further!
KeyRing/2 acts like an impregnable safe filled with all your passwords. Only
you can open that safe with a master password.
KeyRing/2 is a secure database for all your passwords, product registration codes,
lock combinations, bank PINs, you name it. By entering a single password you can
instantly retrieve all your passwords and secrets.
The USA/Canada version of the program uses Blowfish (448 bit) encryption. This
military-grade encryption technology is generally much stronger than the password
security algorithms used in the web pages and applications you access.
The export version of KeyRing/2 uses DES (48 bit) to encrypt your secrets and
is user upgradable to 448 bit encryption, if the US encryption export laws allow.
KeyRing/2 can interact with your clipboard, allowing you to cut/paste your passwords
into any program running on your desktop. It can automatically launch Netscape and
open your favorite web sites that require passwords.
KeyRing/2 allows you to break your secrets up into several categories, allowing
you to find them quickly. With KeyRing/2, you can sort your secret databases in
many different ways.
KeyRing/2 can optionally assign an icon to each of your secrets to allow you
to find them quickly. KeyRing/2 has over 130 icons built in and you may use any
external ICO files you might have on hand. IDK, Inc. has a library of thousands
of icons available for free download.
We are applying for a crypto export license to allow the shipment of the Blowfish
version out of North America.. Stay tuned for further developments.
KeyRing/2 has the following features:
Manages many hundreds of secrets
Launches Netscape and opens your favorite secure web page
Changes Netscape's current URL if Netscape is already running
Uses very strong encryption (USA Version)
Can interact with most desktop applications via the clipboard
Extensive help built in
"Boss" key to hide your secrets from people peeking over your shoulder
User configurable - you can define column names in the database
Tracks age of passwords and warns you if they are old/expired
Languages supported: English and Spanish; Catalan coming soon.
Drag and drop interface
Generates random passwords in several styles
Multimedia support
For an INF file with all the details and screen shots, see:
http://www.idk-inc.com/kr2index.htm
The grand unveiling will occur at the February 19th meeting of the Southern California
OS/2 Users Group. For meeting info see:
VOICE - Providing Education and Information for the OS/2 Community. Membership
Meeting and a SpeakUp with Sundial!
Date : Monday, February 7, 2000
Time: 8:00PM EST (01:00GMT)
VOICE is proud to host a speakup with special guests from Sundial Systems. This
event is scheduled on the WEBBnet! (irc.us.webbnet.org) So be sure to flip on over
to #VOICE Monday night February 7, 2000 and Speakup with the Sundial Team.
A web interface can be found at http://www.webbnet.org/server.html...
It's as easy as clicking on either one of two "Live Chat" circles.
VOICE invites EVERYONE to attend. Bop on over to the WEBBnet join #VOICE, take
a little refuge from the ugly winter doldrums (at least down south) relax and enjoy
an evening with VOICE members and the Sundial Team.
Should you need more information on using the webbnet and IRC, assistance is
available at http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html24hrs
a day.
Hookup and Speakup Monday February 7, 2000 8:00PM EST (01:00 GMT)
For information about VOICE visit:
Abel McClendon
secretary@os2voice.org
IBM is open sourcing its Journaled File System (JFS) Technology for Linux. For
details see:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jfs/index.html
This page reads, in part:
Journaled File System Technology for Linux
IBM's journaled file system technology, currently used in IBM enterprise servers,
is designed for high-throughput server environments, key to running intranet and
other high-performance e-business file servers. IBM is contributing this technology
to the Linux open source community with the hope that some or all of it will be
useful in bringing the best of journaling capabilities to the Linux operating system.
Work is currently underway to complete the port of this technology to Linux.
One WarpCast reader, Aaron Williams (aaronw@home.com),
has downloaded a copy of the code and reports that it, "includes the OS/2 support."
The NetRexx WebRing:
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=netrexx&id=2&list
links to an interesting site that seems to be an implementation of VM on OS/2:
http://www.baltics.ru/~andrew/
It's hard to tell as the site is 95% Russian (Cyrillic Windows 1251 character
set seems to work best) and well beyond my abilities in Russian.
Warpstock 2000: Celebrate Freedom in Philly!
Warpstock, Inc. (Internet)
Contact: David Ameiss, Secretary (david@ameissnet.com)
The Board of Directors of Warpstock, Inc. is pleased to announce Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania has been selected as the site for Warpstock 2000, the fourth annual
Warpstock event, during the weekend of September 9-10, 2000.
OS/2 users from around the world are invited to Philadelphia, the birthplace
of American freedom, to "celebrate their freedom to make OS/2 their operating
system of choice", according to Paul Hethmon, President of Warpstock, Inc.
Final details are still being arranged, but "a walk-through of the Warpstock
2000 site has already been completed, and it looks good," said Stan Sidlov,
Treasurer of Warpstock, Inc. Once the final arrangements are in place, another announcement
will be made, and details will be posted on the Warpstock Web Site,
The 4th annual Warpstock conference is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina
non-profit corporation.
F/X Communications announced today the second release of the Pluto IKE (Internet
Key Exchange) Server for OS/2.
The Pluto IKE Server for OS/2 is an extended and managed port of Pluto 1.1, found
in the Linux FreeS/WAN IPSec implementation. Pluto is released with source code
under the GNU General Public License - free of charge.
Pluto runs as a server and implements the IKE protocol (RFC 2409). It verifies
identifies, chooses security policies, and negotiates keys for IPSec (RFC 2401)
implementations.
IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is an Internet standard for interconnected,
secure networking devices and the predominant technology in Virtual Private Networks
(VPNs).
New features in this OS/2 version:
* New support for 1DES strengthens the IPSec compatibility and provides a significant
speed advantage over the safer 3DES encryption.
* Aggressive mode ISAKMP negotiation provides compatibility with implementations
that rely on extended authentication, such as user accounts, certificates or soft
tokens. This is an area of continued testing - please e-mail support@fx.dk
for the latest developments.
* Extended Road Warrior support for remote branch offices that has the IPSec
gateway on a dynamic IP address. Previously Road Warriors were defined to be individual
users.
* Fixed a problem with TCP/IP 4.1 and aliases.
Successfully tested with these 3rd party IPSec implementations:
1.F-Secure VPN+ 4.2 for Windows
2.PGPnet 6.5.2a IPSEC Client from Network Associates
The IPSec Plugin is released as part of the InJoy Dialer (dial-out), InJoy Connect"
(dial-in) and the InJoy Firewall. The Plugin enables these products to serve as
an IPSec gateway, an IPSec server or as a simple VPN Client.
The release of an IKE Server and IPSec support for OS/2 is exciting news for
enterprises seeking to provide secure connectivity for OS/2 branch offices, business
partners, and travelling employees as well as data communications in the local area
networks (intranet security).
Notice version 1.1 of Pluto is NOT compatible with previous versions of the InJoy
IPSec plugin. A new Plugin will be released shortly.
For more information about Pluto and the IPSec Plugin go to:
Need to replace a resistor and don't know what these color-stripes mean? Always
searching your resistor color reference card? Then you need resistor (now Ver. 0.7)!
Although it is in German it should be useable by any language.
TIP: for selecting the resistor series (E6 ... E96) click on the corresponding
field.
I am proud to announce that the Preview Edition of MIDI Station Sequencer 2.0
Build 2 is now available! This version fixes a few bugs and adds some new functionality.
1) Fixed some timing issues with the metronome when using MIDI out. (Always worked
fine when using wave file)
2) Added new option to track recording. Can now set the MIDI channel to ALL which
will allow any incoming MIDI messages on any channnel to be recorded on that track.
3) When rewinding a sequence the mixer settings were being reset. This has been
fixed.
4) Other miscellaneous bug fixes
For those of you who don't know what MIDI Station Sequencer is -- it's the most
advanced MIDI/Audio MIDI sequencer available for the OS/2 platform!
You can download the latest version at:
http://www.dinosoft.it/~midistation/index.html
Please give me some feedback and/or suggestions!
Network Packet Capture Software Lowers TCO of OS/2 and WorkSpace On-Demand* Environments
Orlando, Florida, February 1, 2000 -- Golden Code Development Corporation today
announced Network Trace for OS/2, its network packet capture software for OS/2.
With Network Trace, network administrators can turn every OS/2 machine on their
network into a network probe. Easily accessible via existing remote management technologies,
such as telnet, it enables trace data to be gathered on any segment of the network
from a centralized location, in minutes. Since Network Trace is a software-only
implementation, there is no need for dedicated hardware.
"Typically, a large proportion of the time spent analyzing a network problem
is wasted sending a network engineer to a remote site to gather trace data.",
said Greg Shah, president and co-founder of Golden Code. "With Network Trace,
this cost is eliminated; network engineers can focus their time on analyzing traces,
rather than generating them."
Highlights
An invaluable aid in problem analysis, client-server application development,
performance tuning, preventative maintenance, and profiling, Network Trace for OS/2
offers:
- Hardware-independence. Network Trace can be used with a wide range of network
hardware - for example: 16/4 Token Ring, 10/100 Ethernet, wireless LANs, infrared,
FDDI, and ATM. Because it is a software-only implementation, it will work with any
speed adapter, including 100 Mbps Ethernet. This is achieved by interfacing with
any NDIS 2.01 compliant MAC driver.
- Reliability. Network Trace works reliably in stressful environments, tracing
WorkSpace On-Demand/RIPL boot storms of 40+ machines without dropping frames!
- Power. Network Trace forms the basis of a powerful, portable tracing solution
when installed on a single, network-enabled notebook computer. However, its true
benefits are realized when the software is deployed throughout the enterprise. In
such an integrated configuration, any remote OS/2 machine can produce traces, when
accessed from a central location using existing remote management technologies.
- Versatility. In order to support the widest range of customer environments,
Network Trace has a command line interface. This simplifies remote use and enables
automation via REXX. The trace files generated are Sniffer*-compatible, making them
readable by most existing network analyzer tools and with the forthcoming Golden
Code Trace AnalyzerTM.
- Low Overhead. Network Trace has minimal impact on system resources when it
is dormant: 0% CPU utilization and less than 15KB RAM utilization.
- Convenience. Since it is an NDIS 2.01 protocol, Network Trace requires neither
dedicated hardware nor a hardware key. In its standard mode of operation, it does
not interfere with the normal network activity of the installed machine.
Availability
Product sales and demonstration versions of Network Trace for OS/2 will be available
directly from Golden Code Development, beginning February 14, 2000. For additional
information, e-mail info@goldencode.com,
call 678-352-2301, or write to the address below.
About Network Trace for OS/2
Network Trace is the only network packet capture software commercially available
today for the OS/2 platform. It is designed to reduce the cost of ownership of OS/2
and WorkSpace On-Demand environments by providing IT managers with a simple and
cost-effective mechanism to gather network trace data across the enterprise. Network
Trace is part of the growing family of systems management technologies developed
by Golden Code Development. Additional information, including product brochures
and documentation, are available at:
About Golden Code Development
Golden Code Development Corporation is a consulting company and an independent
software developer, focused on minimizing the cost of ownership of its customers'
technology systems. The company's consulting operation develops highly-managed,
low-cost systems for its clients. Its software development business builds commercial
tools to help its customers more effectively manage their systems. Golden Code is
an IBM Business Partner. Additional information on Golden Code is available at http://www.goldencode.com/www.goldencode.com.
Contact Information:
Golden Code Development
Suite 135
1455 Old Alabama Rd
Roswell, GA 30076
U.S.A.
678-352-2301
*Third party product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective
owners.
Jan van Wijk has released LPTool 2.12. LPTool is a 'Laplink'-like tool for copying
files between two machines via the parallel port:
Now available from the Mensys Online Shop:
Lotus Smartsuite 1.5 for OS/2 in the following languages:
- English
- German
- Italian
- French
- Dutch
- Spanish
- Danish
URL:
http://shop.mensys.nl/cgi-bin/db2www/mns_art2.d2w/report?artname=AN8MRIE
for more info in the Lotus Smartsuite:
http://www.lotus.com/home.nsf/welcome/smartsuiteos2
Please note that Mensys now also has a secure ordering web site in place.
Right after the easing of the U.S. export restrictions there was a release of
the 128bit-SSL capable version of Netscape Communicator -- but only for Windows.
OS/2 user still need the Fortify tool to extend their encryption to 128bit. OS2.org
is asking you which way of getting 128bit SSL support you would prefer.
If you want to see the results and some really interesting comments of our last
survey about the usage of Odin, then take a look at the survey archive.
http://en.OS2.org/forum/survey/
Just a short note to let you know that the OS/2 Switchboard has moved to a new
location. From now on you can find the site at the following URL:
http://os2.mensys.nl/switchboard/index.html
Please update you bookmarks and visit the Switchboard at its new location. There
are now more than 800 links to OS/2 related sites all over the world.
Version 0.28 of EuraPM2 is available.
EuraPM2 is a configuration and fee analysis software for the PBX Euracom by Ackermann.
You can download the software from:
http://home.t-online.de/home/C.Arnold/eurapm2/EuPM2_26.zip
This language of this site is German.
gadget for OS/2 users who access the Inet via a Linux gateway running Eric Schenk's
demand-dialer 'diald'. It displays the link state and average load data in a SysBar/2
cell. Is this a niche market or what?
Locate the "DialDM" FTP download link at:
http://www.dimensional.com/~serls/sorbis.html
The February "Warped Perspective" has been posted at OS/2 Headquarters:
This month's article deals with the issue of product naming and numbering schemes,
and recommends a new point release for OS/2 -- as well as an appropriate name for
it.
I have released version 2.11 of the LPTool utility, wich has a few MAJOR fixes
supporting directory synchronisation.
The LPTS.CMD REXX macro now performs synchronisation of directories (or complete
trees) in one or two directions based on date and time information on each side.
There is also better support for configuring LPTool for different LPT port addresses
(DEVICE command and LPTDD.CMD)
For those of you that don't know LPTool yet, its main purpose is file-transfer
using a standard LapLink parallel cable connection (same cable as LapLink, MS Windows
INTRSRV etc). It is being used mainly for synchronization of laptops that do not
have network connectivity.
It is not very fast (max 45 Kb/sec) but reliable...
It also supports remote execution of commands over the cable, including redirection
of output (similar to TCP/IP REXEC).
At the moment, only an OS/2 version exists, so you cannot exchange files with
a Windows or Linux machine.
You can get LPTool from my web-site:
LPTool, just like my DFSee utility, is FREEWARE. There is a nice screen-shot
with additional information there as well.
There is a new outfit in Seattle, WA called Xcentric Media Design that offers
free web based e-mail services, along with web hosting, web page design, network
design, and REXX programming services, etc. They can be found at:
OS/2 is mentioned on their web page as a supported environment, ~I see that here
are additional references to both Netscape for OS/2 and Warp Server for E-Business.
HobbyTronic Computerschau 2000
TeamOS/2 Germany will be present at the HobbyTronic 2000 from February 16 - 20,
2000 in Dortmund, Germany.
HOBBYTRONIC?
The HobbyTronic/Computerschau is for people who like fiddling about with electronics,
for wireless amateurs, DXers, tape and TV amateurs, video fans, for those who build
electro-acoustics, and for CB fans. Its enormous programme is for those who use
computers as a hobby, in their jobs and in training with devices, systems, accessories
and programs.
The action centre and the computer street offer a special service, where specialists
from all fields of electronics give valuable information and tips to every visitor.
The HobbyTronic/Computerschau, which is attended by almost 200 exhibitiors, has
become one of the most popular and largest exhibitions of its kind in Germany. Every
year more than 80,000 visitors attend.
WHEN? WHERE?
Date: February 16 - 20, 2000
Place: Westfalenhallen 6 - 8 , Dortmund, Germany
Opening times: Daily from 09:00 a.m. - 06:00 p.m.
ACTIVITIES OF TEAMOS/2
TeamOS/2 Germany will show you the following things:
* StarOffice / Lotus SmartSuite, Moneyplex, PM View 2000 etc.
* burning CDs
* Scanning
* Software Development under OS/2
* Information about Netlabs-Projects: eg. Odin and Everblue
* Networking under OS/2
* Helpdesk for OS/2 Problems
* Hardware-advice
If you need further information or if you want to help TeamOS/2 Germany in any
way, please feel free to contact us:
More Information can be found on our web page: