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Arca Noae brings OS/2 into the 21st Century

A Global PresenceGlobal. With a worldwide virtual and physical presence, through our network of strategic and consulting partners, Arca Noae is here to support enterprises from large to small, as well as individual users. Companies relying upon OS/2 usually do so for critical infrastructure operations and cannot risk losing such a vital piece of their overall technology. However, these same enterprises often find themselves at a loss for talent and hardware upgrade recommendations. Arca Noae knows this and has answers.

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Keeping the Platform SecureSecure. One of Arca Noae’s founding principles is information security. Providing solutions to bring OS/2 in line and on par with today’s data encryption standards, fostering new web browser and networking technology for the platform, secure authentication and file transfer across the office or home LAN and across the internet, Arca Noae is here to support your security needs. we put those principles into practice on our websites and in our online store, always vigilant about the data with which we have been entrusted. Need a security audit?

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Strong Community TiesLeader. Arca Noae maintains close ties to the OS/2 community, sponsoring new development for the platform and engaging with users and systems administrators to better understand their needs. Arca Noae principals and engineers regularly speak at OS/2-focused events, and are involved with online discussions, assisting other developers and users beyond company borders.

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  • Getting a little more DOS headroom under ArcaOS 5.1 March 14, 2025

    If you have installed DOS support under ArcaOS 5.1.x on a UEFI-based system, you may be able to gain another 64K or so of usable conventional DOS memory by disabling the Compatibility Support Module (CSM) in the system BIOS. This 64K may be a game changer for applications using EMS, as conventional memory can run […]

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  • Why update or upgrade to ArcaOS 5.1.1? February 22, 2025

    If you’re holding off upgrading from ArcaOS 5.0 to 5.1 or updating from 5.1.0 to 5.1.1, here are a few things to consder to get you off the fence. ArcaOS 5.1.1, over a year and a half in development, incorporates over 50 improvements and refinements, from smoother installation and better integration with other operating systems […]

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  • Arca Noae Managing Member, Lewis Rosenthal, to speak at Warpstock Europe 2025 February 21, 2025

    It’s official: Arca Noae’s Managing Member, Lewis Rosenthal, is scheduled be live and in person at Warpstock Europe 2025 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, May 16-18, to speak about Arca Noae, ArcaOS, new features in version 5.1.1, and future plans for the OS. More information on this informative event is available on the Warpstock Europe website.

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  • AMouse driver package v4.01 released February 18, 2025

    Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new release of our AMouse driver package. This is a major update with significant parts of the code rewritten.  If you have ArcaOS version 5.1.1 then you already have this update. This update is now available for those who don’t have ArcaOS 5.1.1. The […]

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