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IBM Office and Document Control System, or ODPS, was an integrated office system for the Asian languages, announced in 1984, that ran on IBM's mainframe computers under VM, offering such functions as email, calendar, and document processing & storing.

Software Components and Functions

ODPS consisted of four software components with the functions described below.[1]

Office Support Program

The Office Support Program, or OFSP, was PROFS enabled to process the Double Byte Character Set of the Asian langaues and added some more functions. It could handle email, address, scheduling, storing/search/distribution of documents, and switch to PROFS in English.

Document Control Program

The Document Control Program, or DCP, was a porting from DCP, enabled for processing the Double Byte Character Sets with additional functions. It allowed preparation and printing of documents, with a SCRIPT-type editing method.

Document Control Program/Workstation

The Document Control Program/Workstation allowed preparation of documents on IBM 5550, PS/55 and other "workstations" (personal computers), that offered IBM Kanji System functions.

Facsimile　Program

The Facsimile　Program offered sending/receiving of facsimile data.

IBM OfficeVision and Lotus Notes

ODPS was later renamed as IBM OfficeVision/VM [2] and its MVS version (using DISOSS) was not offered. After IBM's buyout of Lotus Development in 1995, the ODPS users were recommended to migrate to Lotus Notes.

In Japan, Korea and Taiwan

ODPS was developed in IBM Tokyo Programing Center, located in Kawasaki, Japan, later absorbed into IBM Yamato Development Laboratory. It first became available in 1984 for Japanese, and then was translated into Korean by IBM Korea and into Traditional Chinese by IBM Taiwan.

See also

References

  1. ^ IBM enhances its integrated office work software, ODPS (in Japanese)
  2. ^ I.B.M. Plans Major Move In Software (The New York Times, May 9, 1989)]
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