       $                               Compaq   Software Product  Description   C ___________________________________________________________________   E PRODUCT NAME:  Compaq Notes Version 2.5 for OpenVMS Alpha Systems SPD  47.19.02   DESCRIPTION   G Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha Systems is a computer conferencing soft- D ware product designed to provide users with the capability of creat-F ing and accessing enterprisewide, online conferences or meetings. Com-C puter conferencing is a proven, computer supported, electronic mes- F saging technology that lets users participate in open discussions withF people in different locations and at different times. Compaq Notes forC OpenVMS Alpha helps save travel time and money because participants D can join in a discussion from their own desks at a time of their own choice.   D Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha can be used for a variety of applica-F tions such as an electronic bulletin board, collaborative document au-C thoring and review, and internal classes or seminars. One major ad- F vantage of Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha is that the conference main-I tains a detailed record of the proceedings of a discussion. These records D can later be searched by a variety of criteria, such as name of par-C ticipant, subject, or keyword. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha elim- D inates reinvention of the wheel by providing a mechanism for sharingD expert knowledge across the enterprise. In general, Compaq Notes forC OpenVMS Alpha enhances the communications flow across the corporate 
 hierarchy.  D Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha is implemented as a client/server ap-D plication. The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha clients can run in oneE of two ways. Users can be on either the DECwindows platform with easy F access to functions through direct manipulation with a mouse in a win-G dow, or the character cell terminal using a TPU interface. Compaq Notes   C                                                           July 1999        G for OpenVMS Alpha servers run on OpenVMS systems in either a standalone  or networked environment.   F The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha Full-function option allows the useF of all the features described below. The one exception is the PersonalC Use license that allows all of the features below except for access E from remote clients. The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha Client option E allows all of the features described below with the exception of cre- F ation of conferences. The Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha for TeamLinksF option allows Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha server features to be ac- cessed by TeamLinks PC Clients.    Features   Distributed Access  C Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha has been designed for optimal multi- E node access in a DECnet or TCP/IP network, using server technology to H achieve rapid response - even from distant nodes. Compaq Notes for Open-C VMS Alpha conferences can exist on any Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Al- C pha or VAX server node in a DECnet or TCP/IP network and can be ac- C cessed from any Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha client, Comapq Notes E for OpenVMS VAX client, Conferencing for Windows client or Conferenc- C ing for Macintosh client in a DECnet or TCP/IP network, thus offer- F ing true distributed processing capability. Users on remote nodes needF not have an account on the node where the conference is located in or-F der to participate in a discussion. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha canF also be used on any single node OpenVMS configuration. Conferences canD exist on any node where the full function server is installed in ei-* ther standalone or networked environments.   Moderator Support   C A moderator is a person responsible for managing a conference. Com- G paq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha allows both public and private conferences. D For private conferences, the moderator can restrict access to a spe-D cific group of participants by specifying name and network location.D Public conferences have no restrictions on who may participate. Mod-F erators can send announcements of new conferences to participants, and  "                                  2       D have the ability to delete notes entered by other participants. Mod-G erators can also create special notices that are displayed for all par- / ticipants each time the conference is accessed.    Ease of Use   F Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha is designed with the inexperienced userD in mind. All functions can be accessed by easy-to-use commands, sup-F ported with on-line, context-sensitive help. Documentation is designedD to familiarize new users with Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha quickly and easily.    Choice of Editor Interfaces   C The character-cell interface to Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha pro- E vides three separate screen-oriented user interfaces for editing, al- G lowing users to specify use of EVE (an extensible interface), EDT-style K keypad interface, or WPS-style GOLD KEY keypad interface on ANSI-compatible 
 terminals.  C A line mode editor also is included in Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Al- ) pha for use on non-ANSI terminal devices.   E Users of the DECwindows interface can enter notes that contain graph- F ics and text by including entire compound documents based on DDIF file format.    Topics and Replies  D The structure of a Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha conference is sim-D ply a topic followed by replies to that topic, so there is no diffi-G cult hierarchy to navigate. A conference may have more than 50,000 top- C ics, and each topic may have a similar number of replies. Directory J listings show all topics by author, title, date, and the number of repliesE posted to each topic. All notes can be read either sequentially or at D random. Also, users may read only those notes that they have not yetG seen. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha allows the user to search for var- E ious topics and replies using the SEARCH, DIRECTORY, and KEYWORD com-  mands.  "                                  3       G The DECwindows interface to Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha allows users D to open multiple read windows per conference, as well as have multi-! ple conferences open at one time.    Notebook  H The Notebook is a user's personal list of conferences of interest. UsersC can easily add or delete conferences from their Notebook. The Note- D book allows users to define personal names for conferences and, in aG distributed environment, allows remote conferences to be accessed with- F out DECnet or TCP/IP node specifications. The Notebook contains an es-D timate of the number of notes the user has not yet seen. When a con-E ference is accessed, the Notebook determines whether or not new notes D have been made since the last time the user accessed the conference.D The Notebook also maintains a profile of user preferences, including@ personal name, editor choice, and default printer specification.   Markers   C Markers are user-defined names pointing to relevant notes in a con- D ference. Markers can be used whenever a user needs to have a specialE reminder of things to do, or to recall notes that are frequently ref-  erenced.   Keywords  E Keywords allow the user to group notes that are concerned with a par- C ticular subject or do not have other attributes (such as title, au- C thor, or time of entry) in common. Keywords are useful for grouping G notes that may not have the keyword in the note text or title, but that . do address the subject the keyword represents.  
 Imported Text   E Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha allows notes and replies to be created D outside of Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha (using any editor that canG produce ASCII or DDIF output files) and then later imported to the con-  ference.   Mail Integration  "                                  4       G Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha uses the OpenVMS mail facility (included E in the OpenVMS Operating System) to allow users to send notes or mes- @ sages to other users from within Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha.   DEClinks - formerly LinkWorks   H DEClinks allows the user to create links between notes in a Compaq NotesE for OpenVMS Alpha conference as well as links between notes and other F applications that support DEClinks, such as the OpenVMS Alpha mail fa-D cility. DEClinks is useful in establishing links between elements inC different databases and also allows easy navigation along the paths I established by the links. For more information regarding DEClinks, pleasepF refer to the DECwindows Motif for (OpenVMS Alpha) Software Product De- scription (SPD 36.09.xx).i   HARDWARE REQUIREMENTSc   Processors Supported  E Any Alpha system that is capable of running OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.0p - 7.1.  0 Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1)  * Disk space required for      11,000 blocks
 installation:r)                              (5.5 Mbytes)q  ) Disk space required for      6,000 blocksi permanent use:'                              (3 Mbytes)i  E These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. ThefD sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user's8 system environment, configuration, and software options.  * Memory Requirements for DECwindows Support      "                                  5 e  o  D The minimum supported memory for this application running in a stan-E dalone DECwindows environment with both the client and server execut-   ing on the same system is 12 MB.  D The performance and memory usage of DECwindows applications are par-C ticularly sensitive to system configuration. Less memory may be re-fG quired on the client system (the system where the software is installedtC and executed) if the server (the component that displays the appli-pC cation) resides on another system. More memory may be required on asE system with several applications running or where it may be desirablee- to improve the performance of an application.n  E The minimum memory supported is 12 MB. However, the use of this soft-iE ware in conjunction with increased memory capability improves perfor-rC mance. The memory size suggested for most typical hardware configu-  rations is at least 16 MB.   CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT   C This layered product is fully supported when installed on any validlE and licensed OpenVMS Cluster* configuration without restrictions. TheFD HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS section of this product's Software Product De-@ scription details any special hardware required by this product.  D *  OpenVMS Cluster configurations are fully described in the OpenVMSG    Cluster Software Product Description (29.78.xx) and include CI, Eth-r0    ernet, and Mixed Interconnect configurations.   OPTIONAL HARDWAREq  E Notes for OpenVMS Alpha supports screen-oriented editing only on ter-eF minals that respond to ANSI control functions and that operate in ANSIC mode. Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha screen-oriented editing is de-sG signed to optimize the features of the VT200 and VT100 families of ter-wF minals. Line mode editing is provided for non-ANSI terminals supported  by the OpenVMS Operating System.        "                                  6    e   SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTSr  B This product has been tested on the following versions of OpenVMS:   For Systems Using Terminals:  4 o  OpenVMS Alpha Operating System Versions 1.0 - 7.1  $ For Workstations Running DECwindows:  4 o  OpenVMS Alpha Operating System Versions 1.0 - 7.1  ; o  DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.1 or highery   OpenVMS Tailoringe  D The following OpenVMS classes are required for full functionality of this layered product:a   o  OpenVMS Required Savesets   o  Network Support   o  Secure User's Environment   o  Utilities   o  Miscellaneous Files   o  Example Files   o  OpenVMS Workstation Support   GROWTH CONSIDERATIONSd  D The minimum hardware/software requirements for any future version ofC this product may be different from the requirements for the current  version.    "                                  7 c      DISTRIBUTION MEDIA  E This product is available on the consolidated DIGITAL CD-ROM SoftwareaC Library for OpenVMS Alpha as well as on individual CD-ROM. Documen- 4 tation in hardcopy format can be ordered separately.   YEAR 2000 READYn  F This product is Year 2000 Ready when run on a Year 2000 compliant ver- sion of the operating system.i  D "Year 2000 Ready" products are defined by Compaq as products capableE of accurately processing, providing, and/or receiving date data from,hF into and between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, and theC years 1999 and 2000, including leap year calculations, when used innF accordance with the associated product documentation and provided thatG all hardware, firmware and software used in combination with such prod-u< ucts properly exchange accurate date data with the products.  C For additional information visit the DIGITAL Brand area on Compaq'sp# Year 2000 Ready web site located ate0 http://www.compaq.com/year2000/warranties3.html.   SOFTWARE WARRANTYi  F This software is provided by Compaq with a 90 day conformance warrantyF in accordance with the Compaq warranty terms applicable to the license	 purchase..  H The warranty period is 90 days. It begins when the software is installedF or thirty days after delivery to the end user, whichever occurs first,F and expires 90 days later. All warranty related support for this soft-@ ware will end one year after release of the subsequent versions.  D Warranty is provided in the country of purchase. Compaq will provideC a service location that will accept reporting (in format prescribednE by Compaq) of a nonconformance problem caused when using the licensed0D software under normal conditions as defined by this SPD. Compaq willC remedy a nonconformance problem in the current unaltered release ofn  "                                  8 l  o  E the licensed software by issuing correction information such as: cor-oE rection documentation, corrected code; or a notice of availability ofAF corrected code; or a restriction or a bypass. The customer will be re-E sponsible for the preparation and submission of the problem report to  the service location.    WARRANTY EXCLUSION  D Compaq does not warrant that the software licensed to customer shallD be error free, that the software shall operate with any hardware andE software other than as specified in this SPD, that the software shalloC satisfy customer's own specific requirements, or that copies of thesE software other than those provided or authorized by Compaq shall con-n form to the SPD.  D Compaq makes no warranties with respect to the fitness and operabil-( ity of modifications not made by Compaq.  D If the software fails to function for reasons stated above, the cus-G tomer's warranty will be invalidated and all service calls will be bil-b' lable at the prevailing per call rates.    ORDERING INFORMATION  . Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha - Full-function  >    Software License (Concurrent and Personal Use): QL-960AA-*B1    Software Licenses (Unlimited Use): QL-0PGA*-**p    Software Media: QA-03XAA-H8    Software Media: QA-0PGAA-H8&    Software Documentation: QA-0PGAA-GZ)    Software Product Services: QT-0PGA*-**s  - Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha - Client Only:t  >    Software License (Concurrent and Personal Use): QL-VESAA-*B1    Software Licenses (Unlimited Use): QL-0QVA*-**c    Software Media: QA-03XAA-H8    Software Media: QA-0PGAA-H8  "                                  9 f  t  )    Software Product Services: QT-0QVA*-**n  - Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha for TeamLinks:t  !    Software Licenses: QL-006AA-2Bs    Software Media: QA-03XAA-H8    Software Media: QA-0PGAA-H8&    Software Documentation: QA-960AA-GZ)    Software Product Services: QT-006A*-**   F *  Denotes variant fields. For additional information on available li-D    censes, services, and media, refer to the appropriate price book.   SOFTWARE LICENSING  C This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of CompaqeE Computer Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. For more infor-)D mation about Compaq's licensing terms and policies, contact your lo- cal Compaq office.# License Management Facility Support   C This layered product supports the OpenVMS License Management Facil-  ity.  E License units for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha Full-function option G are allocated on an Unlimited System Use and Concurrent Use basis. EachlE Concurrent Use license allows any one individual at a time to use the D layered product. Each Personal Use license allows one identified in-$ dividual to use the layered product.  F License units for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha Client option are al-D located on an Unlimited System Use, Concurrent Use, and Personal UseF basis. Each Concurrent Use license allows any one individual at a timeF to use the layered product. Each Personal Use license allows one iden-- tified individual to use the layered product.a          "                                 10 r     E License units for Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha for TeamLinks option6D are allocated on a Personal Use basis. Each Personal Use license al-C lows one identified TeamLinks node to access Compaq Notes for Open- D VMS Alpha server features. A separate Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha= Full-function license is not required when using this option.   E For more information on the License Management Facility, refer to the J OpenVMS Alpha Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx)D or the License Management Facility manual of the OpenVMS Alpha Oper- ating System documentation set.m   SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICESf  F Mature Product Support with Sustaining Engineering is offered for Com-F paq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha that is equivalent to current version sup-D port and includes telephone support, tested software patches for anyG new problems, and availability of engineering-level resources for prob-eH lem escalation. However, Compaq will not be adding new features or func-F tionality to Compaq Notes for OpenVMS Alpha and no new versions of theC product are planned. Accordingly, License Subscription and Software.E Update Distribution Services will no longer be available. Please con-mE tact your local Compaq Services Sales Specialist for more informationmC about Mature Product Support with Sustaining Engineering for Compaq  Notes for OpenVMS Alpha.D A variety of service options are available from Compaq. For more in-, formation, contact your local Compaq office.  F The above information is valid at time of release. Please contact your8 local Compaq office for the most up-to-date information.  A      Compaq, the Compaq logo, and the DIGITAL logo are registeredc-      in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.c  @      All-in-1, Alpha, CI, DDIF, DEC, DEClinks, DECnet, DECspell,@      DIGITAL, EDT, GOLD KEY, OpenVMS, LinkWorks, TeamLinks, VAX,A      VT100 and WPS are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation.t  @      Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.    "                                 11 e  d    7      Motif is a registered trademark of The Open Group.0  @      Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.  +  Digital Equipment Corporation 1993, 1999.S All rights reserved.                                                                  "                                 12