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          PRODUCT NAME:  ALL-IN-1, Version 2.4                SPD 27.30.04

          DESCRIPTION

          ALL-IN-1 is a customizable, menu-oriented software product
          that provides generic office applications and a facility for
          integrating other business-oriented applications. ALL-IN-1
          unifies these applications into an easy-to-use, menu-driven,
          information system.

          Through ALL-IN-1's electronic mail and links into Digital Equip-
          ment Corporation's networking facilities, users can transport or
          receive information that has been created on desktop, departmen-
          tal, and corporate systems.

          ALL-IN-1 consists of:

          o  ALL-IN-1 Office Applications

          o  VAX FMS (includes both FMS and Forms Language Translator)

          o  Message Router VMS Gateway (includes both the Message Router
             and the Gateway to VMS Personal Mail Utility)

          o  CDA Converter Library for VMS (required for use with CDA
             Support)

          o  ALL-IN-1 PC Server for VMS (license only)

          o  VAX Notes and ALL-IN-1/VAX Notes Interface (Group Conferenc-
             ing)

          ALL-IN-1 provides an environment in which users access appli-
          cations in a consistent manner. Users' documents are stored in
          folders in the user's file cabinet where they are accessed from
          the office applications.

                                       DIGITAL                   July 1990

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          The generic office applications are built upon the base system
          facilities. These facilities are available when customizing
          or developing applications that are to be consistent with the
          ALL-IN-1 environment.

          Office Applications

          Document Processing

          The Document Processing application enables users to create,
          edit, print, delete, and read documents. The editor used is
          dependent upon the user's preference indicated in the User
          Profile. ALL-IN-1 users have a choice of three editing styles -
          EDT, WPS, and WPS-PLUS.

          EDT and WPS are both ASCII editors. EDT uses keying conventions
          and terminology that make it oriented towards the more technical
          user. WPS uses keying conventions and terminology that make it
          a subset of WPS-PLUS. WPS is available to users who have a word
          processing orientation but desire ASCII output.

          The optionally installable WPS-PLUS for ALL-IN-1 is Digital's
          full function word processor. Highlights of the WPS-PLUS fea-
          tures are:

          o  Insert or Overstrike Mode

          o  User control of margins and tabs, including left-justified,
             right-justified, and decimal-aligned tabs

          o  Automatic Centering, Underlining, Bolding, Double Underscor-
             ing, Change Bars, and Redlining

          o  Technical Characters and Scientific Equations editing

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          o  Support for Wide Documents up to 256 characters

          o  Numbered Footnotes, Paragraph Numbering to nine levels,
             Automatic Table of Contents generation, Table of Authorities,
             and Word Indexing

          o  Widow/Orphan control and No-break Blocks

          o  Column Cut and Paste

          o  List Processing and Sort to produce form letters and maintain
             mailing lists

          o  Abbreviation and Library documents

          o  Two-dimensional Editor for creation of diagrams and equations























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          Electronic Messaging

          The Electronic Messaging application provides a means of ex-
          changing messages with other users. The user can create, edit,
          print, delete, read, and send messages. The ``envelope'' or
          message header (which contains addressee(s), subject, and mail
          classification) and the text of the message can be edited.

          When creating a message, the user specifies the addressee(s)
          to whom the message is to be sent and, optionally, any ad-
          dressee(s) to receive copies of the message. To save time with
          addressing, the user can create distribution lists or nicknames
          (seen only by the user). Incoming messages can be forwarded
          and/or answered. Answers can be directed to the sender only,
          or to all the recipients of the message. Confirmation that the
          addressee(s) has received and/or read the message can be re-
          quested. Priority for delivery of the message can be assigned as
          Express, First Class, or Second Class. The user can specify the
          sending of a message be deferred to a time chosen by the user.

          Messages appear and are treated as documents to the user. ALL-
          IN-1 maintains folders for incoming, read, created and sent
          messages. Once a message is sent, one copy of that message is
          shared (per system or cluster) by the sender and receiver(s) and
          cannot be edited. Messages can be re-filed and cross-filed in
          the user's file cabinet. Documents already in the file cabinet
          can be sent to other users.

          The user can choose to have all incoming messages automatically
          forwarded to another user. Additionally, the user can create a
          reply message that is sent in response to all incoming mail (for
          example, "I am on vacation until"..).

          Two styles of user interface are provided. One interface uses
          menus similar to other ALL-IN-1 applications and the other
          interface (hard-copy mode) is utilized, for efficiency, mainly
          over dial-up lines. This mode does not display the full screen
          menu but displays the menu in a strip form.

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          Exchange of messages with ALL-IN-1 users on other systems in
          a DECnet network is provided by Message Router for VMS. Mes-
          sage Router VMSmail Gateway allows ALL-IN-1 users to exchange
          messages with users of the VMS Personal Mail Utility. Refer
          to Message Router for VMS Software Product Description (SPD
          26.33.xx).

          Time Management

          Time Management offers the facility to maintain a personal
          calendar of events and tasks. An ``Events at a Glance'' screen
          gives the user an editable picture of the day's events, which
          makes it easy to quickly make changes. Likewise, the ``Tasks
          at a Glance'' screen gives the user an editable picture of the
          tasks for the day. These pictures are combined on an ``Events
          and Tasks'' screen where other Time Management operations can be
          performed.

          Users can tailor Time Management to their own style and display
          only the screens and options that are of interest to them.

          Users can schedule, reschedule or cancel an event. In an event
          involving other people, Time Management can use the Electronic
          Messaging application to deliver meeting notifications and con-
          firmations. If there are other attendees, Time Management uses
          the Electronic Messaging application to deliver meeting notifi-
          cations and confirmations. Users can also reserve unavailable
          time on their calendars. An entry in the user's calendar can be
          marked confidential and other users cannot read the description
          of the entry. Recurring events can be scheduled whereby an at-
          tendee's "Yes" reply schedules all occurrences of the meeting on
          the calendar.

          Time Management has the ability to perform a multi-node scan.
          This scan will return a graph of potential attendees' free time
          PRIOR to the scheduling of the meeting. It will scan both local
          and off-NODE calendars in real time.


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          The Tasks facility is provided to track reminders, to-do lists,
          action items, and so forth. Tasks are not necessarily tied to a
          specific day or time of day. Tasks can be viewed by selection
          criteria such as: open versus closed, a range of beginning
          dates, deadlines, and so forth.

          Communications

          The Communications application enables users to access other
          computer systems without having to understand anything about
          communication technology.




























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          For more knowledgeable users, entire communications sessions
          can be automated through the use of Control Documents (Control
          Documents are standard ALL-IN-1 documents that contain a set
          of special commands). Connection to other computer systems is
          fully automated if autodial modems or hardwired connections
          are permitted. The connection is by means of a VMS terminal
          port (RS232 type) and can be connected to any computer system
          supporting such terminal types.

          Facilities are also provided to transfer files to and from a
          DECmate II, DECmate III, VMS, and in or out of the user's file
          cabinet.

          Desk Calculator

          The Desk Calculator enables the user to perform interactive cal-
          culations and include the results in documents. Desk Calculator
          operates in two modes: Calculator and Formula. Formula mode is
          used for complicated formulas that combine trigonometric and
          arithmetic functions. Calculator Mode is used for simple arith-
          metic computations. The alternate keypad is operated the same
          way as a standard calculator.

          File Cabinet/File Cabinet Management

          The ALL-IN-1 File Cabinet is similar in function to a standard
          office filing cabinet - documents are contained within folders.
          Folders are in alphabetical order and documents within the
          folders are in order by date and time of creation. The latest
          document is listed first, except for the INBOX where the latest
          document is listed last.

          Documents are grouped together in user-specified folders. In-
          formation (such as title, date created, document number, au-
          thor, keywords, and type) associated with each document is
          maintained in the filing cabinet. When a document has multiple
          cross-filings, only one copy of the document body is stored.

          Documents deleted by a user are filed in the Wastebasket until
          the Wastebasket is emptied.

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          A Scratch Pad facility is provided where parts of documents
          or contents of the user's screen can be temporarily placed.
          Contents of the scratch pad can be inserted into a document,
          edited, printed, mailed or read.

          The File Cabinet provides access to documents through a common
          mechanism regardless of the format of the documents. Support is
          provided as standard for ASCII, DX and WPS-PLUS formats.

          Facilities are provided for the user to maintain and manage the
          contents of their filing cabinet. The user can print or delete
          more than one document at a time. Selection of the documents can
          be made with user specified criteria.

          Documents (individual or by folder) can be re-filed, cross-
          filed, or duplicated. Information such as title and associated
          keywords can be changed.

          ALL-IN-1 provides a feature that allows the user and system
          manager to archive/restore any ALL-IN-1 document from the shared
          areas or from a user's file cabinet.

          Compound Document Architecture (CDA) Support

          ALL-IN-1 provides support for the following new data types:

          DDIF     the standard CDA encoding format
          -

          DOTS     the format for packing and transferring composite CDA
          -        documents

          DTIF     the CDA encoding format for tables
          -

          PS -     PostScript[R] the final form document format

          Users will be able to send and receive these document types in
          mail, store them in their filing cabinet, read, print, copy and
          convert them.

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          ALL-IN-1 will allow the new datatypes to be read with the excep-
          tion of PostScript. The quality of formatting of the displayed
          data depends on the CDA facilities provided by the underlying
          VMS system. For VMS V5.1 and V5.2, ALL-IN-1 uses the RMS text
          extension mechanism which produces minimally formatted text.
          This method ignores external references from DDIF documents and
          only shows the main document. For VMS V5.3, ALL-IN-1 uses the
          CDA character cell formatter which gives improved results with
          correct formatting and the inclusion of externally referenced
          files. ALL-IN-1 automatically uses the appropriate mechanism
          depending on the underlying VMS version.

          Note: Upgrading to VMS V5.3 requires that ALL-IN-1 be re-linked
          to pick up the new CDA functionality.

          ALL-IN-1 will attempt to print CDA documents in PostScript if
          the destination printer is capable of it; otherwise, ALL-IN-1
          will convert the document to text before printing.

          The CDA conversion function will be used to convert to/from the
          new datatypes.


















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          If a user attempts to edit any CDA document using a standard
          editor, the normal handling will result in a message telling the
          user that the document format is not supported by the editor.
          However, the user may convert a CDA document into a suitable
          format for editing and then use the appropriate editor. Through
          conversion, there is a potential for formatting attributes to be
          lost.

          Application programmers will have access to the new CDA tools
          through the provision of new API functions.

          Directories

          The Directories subsystem provides access and maintenance to
          directories available to the user. The user can view a direc-
          tory, maintained by the system manager, which contains telephone
          numbers and addresses. A directory of all the ALL-IN-1 users can
          also be viewed.

          Facilities are provided for the user to maintain and view a
          personal telephone directory, nicknames, and distribution lists.

          With the installation of Distributed Directory Service, ALL-IN-1
          provides the user with the ability to perform mail directory
          searches on defined criteria such as name, department, location,
          and organization.

          Group Conferencing

          ALL-IN-1 V2.4 introduces Group Conferencing. An ALL-IN-1 user
          interface has been applied to Digital's VAX Notes application to
          provide the Group Conferencing feature.

          This feature gives users the ability to communicate on a many to
          many basis while taking advantage of ALL-IN-1's ease of use. Ap-
          plication developers can benefit from VAX Notes being integrated
          at the API level in developing business or professional specific
          applications that can use this Conferencing capability.

          System Wide Features

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          Menu Navigation

          Applications are accessed through a hierarchy of menus. Experi-
          enced users can bypass menus in a simple manner.

          The user can interrupt their current activity to read a new mail
          message, display the current time, or to access Time Management,
          Directories, Desk Calculator and Scratch Pad.

          Users familiar with VMS commands can have direct access to the
          commands without leaving ALL-IN-1.

          Help

          Users can invoke Help for any part of ALL-IN-1 by pressing the
          HELP key. The HELP facility provides basic information on the
          function in question without the user having to reference the
          documentation.

          On-line Training

          Users can learn how to use the system using the on-line Training
          facilities. Training leads the user through sets of interactive
          screens and explains how the various features of ALL-IN-1 work.

          User Defined Process

          User-Defined Processes (UDPs) automate frequently repeated key
          sequences. There is no limit to the number of UDPs or the number
          of keystrokes that can be stored in a UDP. One UDP can invoke
          another UDP.

          Printing

          The Printing facility provides the user the ability to specify
          where a document is to be printed, the number of copies, and
          the output format. The output can be directed to any of the
          printers available to the ALL-IN-1 users, another document, or

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          to the user's terminal. Documents that specify Runoff handling
          are automatically processed by Digital Standard Runoff (DSR)
          before output. Printing is handled in the background and frees
          the terminal for other actions when interaction with the print
          formatter is not needed.

          Job Services

          ALL-IN-1 provides users the ability to perform operations on
          their jobs in print, batch, and server queues. Using the mul-
          tiple select indexing capability, users can get information on
          jobs, delete jobs, edit their attributes, and restart currently
          executing jobs.

          Profile

          Each ALL-IN-1 user has a user profile which contains information
          pertaining to the user.

          The user can access and modify part of their user profile in-
          cluding full name, address, telephone number, department, and
          title. In addition, user preference information (such as work
          week and working hours, editing style, mail notification, and
          read receipt handling) can be modified.

          The System Manager maintains information such as user privi-
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          Index Select

          A user can create an index selection list by selecting or de-
          selecting objects from the index. Operations (such as print,
          delete, cross-file, and so forth) can be on the list as if
          they were a single entity. An index menu lists the options
          available to the current selected index. Within an index, a
          user can scroll either forward or backward.

          International Support

          ALL-IN-1 is designed to support multi-lingual operations. This
          support is subject to availability of the specific transla-
          tion (refer to the System Support Addendum SSA 27.30.04-x).
          ALL-IN-1 can be deployed in a multi-lingual network and can sup-
          port multi-lingual operations on a single system. However, all
          language kits, including U.S. English, must be the same version.

          System Management

          The System Management utilities are used to perform routine
          maintenance of ALL-IN-1 such as scheduling and rescheduling
          of housekeeping procedures, management of printers, direct
          maintenance of network and DDS profiles, metering, and quota
          management of the shared area. A system manager has the option
          of creating a non VMS privileged system administrator for the
          purpose of administering the management of the following: user
          accounts (create, delete, move, rename), document archiving,
          system distribution lists, scheduling of housekeeping tasks,
          monitoring of ALL-IN-1 exception and information reports, and
          the initiation of ALL-IN-1 shutdown.

          ALL-IN-1 supplies a metering facility which allows system man-
          agers and ALL-IN-1 Application developers the ability to define
          and create their own meters. Meters will record the number of
          times metering is called, CPU usage, Direct I/O, Buffered I/O,
          Page Faults, and Application specific metered resources.

          Customization and Application Development

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          ALL-IN-1 is a form-driven system which uses the VAX FMS (Forms
          Management System). In conjunction with VAX FMS and VAX FMS
          Form Language Translator, the ALL-IN-1 Application Development
          utilities allow changes to be made to the ALL-IN-1 system. ALL-
          IN-1 can be altered to fit customer-specific requirements and
          provides a platform for application development and integration.
          ALL-IN-1 provides a programming interface to common functions
          and mechanisms to pass control from one application or function
          to another (for example, Flow Control). These functions have
          been enhanced in ALL-IN-1, Version 2.4.

          The features within Customization Management allow system man-
          agers and application programmers to modify their standard ALL-
          IN-1 system in a controlled and disciplined manner. It provides
          the ability to create, modify, index, and control customizations
          as well as providing a modification history record for each
          customization.

          For more information on VAX FMS, refer to the Software Product
          Description (SPD 26.10.xx).

          Server for ALL-IN-1 Clients

          ALL-IN-1 provides server support for PCs by implementing
          client/server technology. The license for ALL-IN-1 allows usage
          of the ALL-IN-1 PC Server for VMS. The Media Kit must be ordered
          separately. For more details on the capabilities of the server
          and available clients, refer to the ALL-IN-1 PC Server for VMS
          Software Product Description (SPD 31.71.xx).

          IBM[R] 3270 Terminal Support

          ALL-IN-1 can run on the following IBM terminal keyboards on CUT
          mode terminals which are supported using the CMX04 option card
          in a DECserver 550:

          o  122 Key Typewriter (native mode)

          o  122/104 Key Typewriter (emulation mode)

          o  102 Key Typewriter

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          o  87 Key Typewriter

          The ALL-IN-1 Kit contains a 3270 keyboard Quick Reference Card
          showing the ALL-IN-1 functions.

          Documentation

          The following documentation is standard with ALL-IN-1:

             Read Me First

             System Management Guides

                Release Notes
                Installation Guide
                Differences between ALL-IN-1 V2.3 and V2.4
                Administration Guide
                Guide to Modifying Printer Tables
                Management Guide
                Mail Management Guide
                Group Conferencing Installation Guide
                CDA Converter Library Documentation Set
                Message Router Documentation Set
                VMSmail Gateway Documentation Set
                FMS Documentation Set
                VAX FMS V2.4 Installation Guide
                  VAX FMS Form Driver Reference Manual
                  VAX FMS Utility Reference Manual
                VAX-11 FMS Language Interface Manual










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             Application Development Reference Guides

                Application Programmer's Getting Started
                Application Programmer's Reference Volume 1, 2
                Application Programmer's Guide
                Application Programmer's Mini Reference
                Application Programmer's Index
                User Interface Standards
                WPS-PLUS XAL
                Group Conferencing Programmer's Reference

             User's Reference Guides

                ALL-IN-1 Getting Started
                ALL-IN-1 User's Reference
                WPS-PLUS Editor Functions
                WPS-PLUS List and Sort Processing
                ALL-IN-1 Quick Look-up Guide
                WPS-PLUS Accessing External Applications
                IBM 3270 Keyboard Quick Reference Card for
                   ALL-IN-1 Functions
                Keyboard Layout Cards
                Group Conferencing User Guide

          Additional copies of these manuals can be purchased separately.

          For customers wishing to modify the documentation to reflect
          the customization of their ALL-IN-1 system, a Customizable
          Documentation Kit is available. The kit includes:

          o  Manuals

                ALL-IN-1 Writer's Guide
                Customizing ALL-IN-1 Documentation and Help

          o  Source files on Magnetic Tape (9 track 1600 BPI (PE) in
             Runoff format

                Getting Started
                Quick Lookup and User's Reference

          SOURCE CODE INFORMATION

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          In order to facilitate customization of ALL-IN-1, several source
          code modules are provided on all available distribution media
          for this product. This source code is provided without any
          warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

          Note: VAX BLISS-32 Implementation Language is required if .B32,
          .BLI or .REQ modules are to be used in customizing ALL-IN-1.

          INSTALLATION

          Only experienced customers should attempt installation of this
          product. Digital recommends that all other customers purchase
          Digital's Installation Services. These services provide for
          installation of the software product by an experienced Digital
          Software Specialist.

          For more information on additional service offerings, refer to
          the System Support Addendum (SSA 27.30.04-x).

          HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

          VAX, MicroVAX or VAXstation configuration as specified in the
          System Support Addendum (SSA 27.30.04-x).

          SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

             o  VMS Operating System (DECwindows needs to be installed for
                CDA support)

             o  DECnet-VAX is required for multi-node support

             o  VAX FMS (included with the ALL-IN-1 Kit)

             o  VAX Notes (included with the ALL-IN-1 Kit - required for
                Group Conferencing)

             o  CDA Converter Library for VMS (included with the ALL-IN-1
                Kit - required for CDA support)

          Note: ALL-IN-1 and ALL-IN-1 STARTER cannot coexist on the same
          system.

          Refer to the System Support Addendum (SSA 27.30.04-x) for avail-
          ability and required versions of prerequisite/optional software.

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          Country Component Software

          For information on country-specific modifications to this prod-
          uct, refer to the System Support Addendum (SSA 27.30.04-x).

          ORDERING INFORMATION

             Software Licenses: QL-AAA**-**
             Software Media: QA-AAA**-**
             Complete Documentation Kit: QA-AAA**-GZ

                ALL-IN-1/US Management Documentation:
                    QA-AAAAB-GZ
                ALL-IN-1/ US AP&I Documentation Kit:
                   QA-AAAAC-GZ
                Customization Kit: QA-AAAAD-GZ

             Software Product Services: QT-AAA**-**

             *  Denotes variant fields. For additional information on
                available licenses, services and media, refer to the
                appropriate price book.

          SOFTWARE LICENSING

          This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of
          Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions.
          For more information about Digital's licensing terms and poli-
          cies, contact your local Digital office.










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          LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT

          This layered product supports the VMS License Management Facil-
          ity. License units for this product are allocated on either a
          CPU-capacity or User basis.

          In addition, ALL-IN-1 provides a Personal Licensing Reporting
          Tool. System Managers and Administrators can easily recognize
          when the authorized (purchased) personal license limit has been
          reached or exceeded.

          For more information on the License Management Facility, refer
          to the VMS Operating System Software Product Description (SPD
          25.01.xx) or the VMS Operating System documentation set.

          For more information about Digital's licensing terms and poli-
          cies, contact your local Digital office.

          SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES

          A variety of services and options are available from Digital.
          For more information, contact your local Digital office.

          SOFTWARE WARRANTY

          Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital with
          the purchase of a license for the product as defined in the
          Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD.

          [R]  PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.

          [R]  IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
               Machines Corporation.

          [R]  The DIGITAL Logo is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corpo-
               ration.



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