510 - 19 November 1991
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SYSTEM MANAGER V8.0
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This  bulletin is to announce the beta test phase System Manager
V8.0.  Development of this product has been taking  place  since
February  1991	and  the  major  new  facility is the ability to
interface to C-ISAM files under Unix.  Users of Global 3000 will
have  the  option  to  use  either  C-ISAM  or	normal Speedbase
databases.  Vertical software suppliers can use  System  Manager
V8.0 to access C-ISAM files.
 
There are a number of enhancements to some of the System Manager
command programs.  For example $STATUS can now tell  which  user
has  open files. The limit of eight print control files has been
removed.
 
Full details of System Manager V8.0 are in an  Advanced  Product
Information   document	 (API)	attached.   Further  copies  are
available from the TIS Software despatch department.
 
It is intended that System Manager V8.0 has three releases,  two
beta-test and one final release.
 
Beta   test  number  one  will	be  available  during  the  week
commencing 2nd December and  contains  all  of	the  changes  in
System Manager (Unix) to allow the C-ISAM interface to be used.
 
Beta  test  number  two follows about a month later and contains
the new and improved command programs in System manager as  well
as the contents of the first beta test.
 
The  final release of System Manager V8.0 depends on the success
of the beta test.