Anaheim....
 
It was announced that M.B.Foster Associates, Ltd., has licensed portions of it's
ODBC/Link technology to HP to replace the current PC/API.
 
According to Birket Foster (who had to supply me these answers, as I was getting
swamped with questions from attendees here)...HP will license both 16 and 32 bit
versions, plus Winsock interfaces (no serial interface) for Image/SQL and Allbase
only.  In addition, no multi-threading, as found in the product - only 1 DBE per
connection.
 
This provides equal function to the existing PC/API (for 16-bit) and adds 32-bit
to the suite - for those who need it.  If further function is needed, such as serial
links, MPE or KSAM files, users would "upgrade" to the ODBC/Link product.
 
Hope this helps answer some questions you might have.  For HPWorld 96
Attendees - both Kriss Rant and Birket Foster will be panelists on the
Client-Server Roundtable, Friday, 10:00 AM, Room A1, and will be addressing
these questions in more detail
 
Joe Geiser
Moderator, Client-Server Roundtable
HPWorld 96, Anahiem