Software Announcement January 23, 2001 IBM 4690 Operating System V2R4 Supports the New IBM SurePOS 4694 Models Overview Key Prerequisites At a Glance IBM 4690 Operating System Refer to the Technical Information Version 2 Release 4 (V2R4) builds section. IBM 4690 Operating System V2R4 on the technical innovations of V2R3 enhancements include support for: and provides support for current • hardware and application software, Planned Availability Date IBM SurePOS 4694 Point-of-Sale as well as StoreFlow V1.5.1 and System Models 106, 146, 206, IBM SurePOS 4694 Point-of-Sale January 26, 2001 and 246 System Models 106, 146, 206 and • 4610 Single Station Thermal For support dates for the various 246 and the 4610 Single Station Printer Thermal Printer. Refer to Hardware 4694 Models, refer to the Technical Announcement 101-005, dated Information section. • StoreFlow V1.5.1 January 23, 2001. Also refer to For 4690 Application support of the Software Announcement 201-008, This new release also 4610 SureMark Single Station dated January 23, 2001. printer, refer to the Technical • Supports terminal off-line for IBM 4690 Operating System V2R4 Information section. Java applications provides continued Java Virtual • Provides increased Terminal Machine (JVM) support and also RAM disk and Total Memory incorporates double-byte integration support (DBCS) and the support of selected double byte I/O devices. • Is compatible with JavaPOS This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 201-013 This API Extension provides a Java interface to the Description RS-232/serial port which is used to connect various devices to the POS such as check reader, smart card 4690 OS is a retail hardened, multi-user, multi-tasking, reader, signature capture, and coin dispenser. The high performance operating system provided to support Javax.comm API is used to implement this interface only in the terminal. • Execution of retail applications written in Java, C++, C, and CBASIC • USB Controller/Keyboard • Access to unique I/O devices for point of sale Support for USB attachment of alphanumeric Point Of Sale Keyboard to SurePOS 700 terminals, acting as • Terminal to controller communications either a terminal, controller, or controller/terminal in • Communications with external networks the same manner that a PS/2 port-attached ANPOS keyboard on a 4694 is currently supported. Version 2 Release 1 of 4690 OS was announced in January 1999. V2R1 offered 4690 customers a significant • 4610 Single Station Printer support — Models TM6 and enhancement with the addition of a Java Runtime TM7 Environment (JRE) to the 4690 Controller and Terminal. The same level of support as is currently available on The Java capabilities of the OS represent the latest the dual station 4610 printers is provided, plus technology in portable programming environments. The 4690 Java implementation allows our customers to invest − Two color print in application development with the assurance that if they − Scalable fonts need to change the underlying platform (hardware or − Tone support operating system) their investment in Java application − Upside down print development is preserved. 4690 Version 2 also provided a graphics capability and a graphical user interface Except for the tone support, all of these functions are implemented through the JRE. also supported on the 4610 TI3/TI4 dual station printers when they have the appropriate level of microcode Version 2 Release 2, built on the technical innovations present. For 4690 Application support of the 4610 of Release 1 and provided additional value through the SureMark Single Station printer, refer to Technical enablement of additional interfaces to support the Information section. extension of current CBASIC applications with Java, enhancements to the general utility of the 4690 OS JRE, • Increased number of TCP/IP Sockets and enhancements to software development products. The number of IP sockets supported by 4690 has been Version 2 Release 3 continued to extend the functional increased to 256 from the current 128. The default capability of 4690 OS by providing support for IBM remains 48. SurePOS 700 Series point of sale hardware, enhanced • Class Path is increased to 2016 characters from 1008. graphics (16 bit colors), new 4694 models, long file name support, JavaPOS 1.4 support, VisualAge C/C++ • JavaPOS support support, Web Browser enablement and Symbol wireless 802.11 standard support. Enhanced 4690 OS JavaPOS support to include automatic detection of POS devices. Version 2 Release 4 provides continued JVM support and • also incorporates double-byte integration (DBCS) and the Debug enhancements support of selected double byte I/O devices. • Java terminal offline support Key functions required for StoreFlow are included in • Improved Java terminal application load performance V2R4. The new functions include the following: Euro Currency • Terminal RAM disk This program is EuroReady. − Terminal RAM disk size increased so that each of For more information on the implications of the euro, visit the two RAM disks can be configured for up to 64 the IBM euro Web site at: MB of RAM in the IBM RSS system units. http://www.ibm.com/euro − Pre-load Terminal RAM Disk Application files can now be loaded at IPL time. EuroReady Products • Total Memory RAM support in terminal and controller IBM considers an IBM product to be EuroReady if the has been increased to 256 MB each. product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is capable of correctly processing • Currency enhancements monetary data in the euro denomination and of respecting − Support for the following Ethernet Network the euro currency formatting conventions (including the Interface Cards: euro sign). This assumes that all other products (for example, hardware, software and firmware) that are used -- 10/100 EtherJet Management Adapter 2 for with this product are also EuroReady. IBM hardware Desktops products that are EuroReady may or may not have an -- Etherjet Management Adapter for Netfinity engraved euro sign key on their keyboards. − Support for new IBM xSeries 200 IDE models (8478-11x, 41x and 51x) • RS232 Device support for Java applications (JavaX.comm) 201-013 -2- Currently, EuroReady status applies primarily to IBM products specific to the EMU countries. Products that are not specific to these countries are deemed to be “not ready” for euro unless otherwise stated in the product′s country-specific specifications. IBM Hardware Ready IBM supplies certain IBM products which include third party software (pre-loaded or not) and/or third party attached hardware. In these instances IBM is not in a position to assert that these third party products are, in themselves, EuroReady. Therefore, such IBM products will be designated as Hardware ready. EuroReady Solutions IBM considers a solution to be EuroReady when the solution providers have: • Analyzed the euro requirements, including the need to comply with relevant EC rules • Built in appropriate function and can clearly demonstrate this by: • Detailing euro related requirements • Describing how these will be implemented in the solution • Declaring when the implementation will be generally available The euro capabilities of a EuroReady solution will be clearly identified as features of the Solution specification as described in the contracts document. Product Positioning IBM 4690 Operating System Version 1 is one of the most widely installed point of sale operating systems in the world. IBM 4690 Operating System Version 2 builds on the success of Version 1 by offering extended functions, proving the continued viability of the 4690 solution in the marketplace. Hardware and Software Support Services SmoothStart /Installation Services IBM SmoothStart and Installation Services are not provided. Trademarks StoreFlow, SurePOS, SureMark, EtherJet, xSeries 200, e(logo)server, and SmoothStart are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. VisualAge, Netfinity, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. -3- 201-013 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information January 23, 2001 The course will provide key benefits and capabilities of Education Support the technically innovative, retail hardened 4690 operating environment, which includes both 4690 OS and cross The following self-study course will be available during platform middleware. The course objective is to equip the first quarter of 2001. It will be available as an IBM technical professionals with the skills to define end user publication. technical requirements, articulate an overall solution architecture, integrate the solution components, manage Course Course Availability problems and do basic planning for solution Course Title Number Publication Date implementation. 4690 RE1080 SK2T-0491 1Q01 Visit the following Web site for additional information: Technical Solutions http://www.IBM.COM /education/retail/ Technical Information Specified Operating Environment Hardware Requirements 4690 OS 4690 OS 4690 OS V2R4 with Supported V2R4 Minimum Java Memory Terminals Support