The Developer Connection Family Grows
by Tony Arcuri
The IBM Developer Connection program announces a new addition to the family! The IBM Developer Connection Device Driver Kit for OS/2 (Developer Connection DDK), an annual membership program, delivers the tools for development of new device drivers for your 32-bit OS/2 operating platform. This CD-ROM based offering enables rapid development of device drivers for your personal computer hardware by providing many complete device driver sources, test aids, and information from IBM's award-winning OS/2 and related operating systems. This new program replaces the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2.
If you are an Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV), software firm, or OS/2 developer providing support for personal computer hardware manufacturers, Developer Connection DDK will help you to significantly reduce your device driver development effort and time-to-market. For one full year after you license Developer Connection DDK, you will receive all future generally available releases free of charge.
If you are already receiving the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2, you have been automatically enrolled into the Developer Connection DDK program. Your membership is valid until one year after you ordered the IBM Device Driver Source Kit for OS/2. "And what happens if I am already a member of both the Developer Connection for OS/2 and DDK programs", you might ask? You are in great shape! Your membership in the Developer Connection DDK program is valid for one year from the order date of whichever product you last ordered.
With your license to Developer Connection DDK, you also receive The Developer Connection for OS/2, which is delivered four times a year. This program includes a large array of developer tools and samples. It allows you to preview the future by introducing Beta versions and demonstrations of operating systems, tools, and new technologies from IBM and IBM partners. A vast collection of technical information is provided online, and a quarterly newsletter delivers timely articles and insight on directions for OS/2, development products and techniques, and upcoming events.
Technical support for Developer Connection DDK is available electronically by the Driver Development Support Center. Technical assistance for The Developer Connection for OS/2 is available electronically on CompuServe, Internet, and OS/2 BBS. See the directory for further details.