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Conference abbott::mailworks-vms

Title:MailWorks for OpenVMS
Notice:kit info notes 3-6; policies note 2; reporting bugs note 7
Moderator:KOALA::LAVASH
Created:Wed Jul 28 1993
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1583
Total number of notes:6814

1535.0. "Is this the last release?" by DV780::SHAWS () Wed Feb 05 1997 18:07

    If this has been addressed elsewhere in this conference forgive, I did
    try to find if it had.
    
    Can someone please clarify for me, is the current version of Mail
    Works for OpenVMS is that last release? If that is true, then my clinet
    should be preparing for Office Server. Is that true as well?
    
    Thanks.
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1535.1MailWorks VMS is end of lineIOSG::HOLTDDave HoltThu Feb 06 1997 07:1915
I'm afraid I don't know your first name but you will not see another version of
MailWorks on OpenVMS.

One of the major goals of OfficeServer is to provide a platform for this user
base to move to and we are providing migration tools in the OfficeServer kit to
enbale this. Presentations about this have been given around the World for the
past year or so. If you need some supporting literature to show your customers
then let me know.

The market name will be:

	DIGITAL Office Server for OpenVMS V4.0

Regards,
Dave Holt, OfficeServer PM
1535.2Thanks DaveDV780::SHAWSThu Feb 06 1997 14:5411
    Thanks Dave.
    
    I am working with a client who is  struggling with a life after Mail
    Works decision.  They know about Office Server, but they have also not
    been thrilled with Digital and Mail Works recently. Lack of Sales
    attention from Digital is a problem. The every recipient gets a copy of
    a message rather than one shared per server is a major irritant about
    Mail Works for them.  The lack of an easy way to relate read reciepts
    to the original message subject also is an irritant.
    
    Steve.
1535.3Office Server or OfficeServer ?UTRTSC::SCHOLLAERTAjax: World Champions 1995Fri Feb 07 1997 10:351
    
1535.4DIGITAL Office ServerIOSG::HOLTDDave HoltMon Feb 10 1997 11:1317
We cannot use the term OfficeServer (one word) because of trademark issues,
therefore the market name of the first release and all the packaging will be: 

	DIGITAL Office Server for OpenVMS V4.0

We still use the development name of OfficeServer, or Oserver or OSVR internally
though the engineering code name is Nimbus (confused? - you should be).

During installation of Office Server and other times when the system manager is
administering the systems the term displayed will be Office Server.

The idea is that the name DIGITAL Office Server will appeal to the ALL-IN-1
Office Server community and the MailWorks community that may have made an
earlier conscious decision to buy MailWorks and not ALL-IN-1.

Regards,
Dave
1535.5what's in a nameUTRTSC::SCHOLLAERTAjax: World Champions 1995Mon Feb 10 1997 12:4615
    >       DIGITAL Office Server for OpenVMS V4.0
    
    DOS for VMS, I like that... 
    
    >though the engineering code name is Nimbus (confused? - you should be).
    
    I want to bet a sixpack Grimbergen that the name will change 
    at least two times before SSB.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Jan (supporting x400mail, MAILworks, MailWorks, Objectworks,
    LinkWorks, EBD, Teamroute, Epic ,Decwrite, OSF, Unix, have to go
    now...)