 
  THE OS/2 WARP WEEKLY - A production of PSP Worldwide Marketing Support
      Covering information relevant to OS/2 Warp and LAN Server
            ISSUE 22- 6/30/95 (A real collector's item)
 
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The OS/2 Warp Weekly is now available on the Internet. See PSPINFO to   d out h
find out how to get to the Internet version of this newsletter.
 
 
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                        CONTENTS
 
1.  MICRO CENTRAL EXPANDS OS/2 LINE
2.  OS/2 WARP:  PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE WORLD
3.  ICL TO PRE-LOAD OS/2 WARP
4.  IBM ANNOUNCES SERVICE EXTENSION FOR OS/2 2.1 and 2.11 USERS
5.  ANOTHER DISASTER RECOVERY TOOL FOR WIN 95 USERS
6.  OS/2 WARP DEVICE DRIVERS
7.  R:BASE PRESENTATION MANAGER PROMOTION
8.  GOOD NEWS FROM THE CONTINENT
9.  NEW PRODUCTS FROM IBM
10. GAMES GALORE
11. WARP'D HUMOR
 
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1.              MICRO CENTRAL EXPANDS OS/2 LINE
 
Micro Central, a New Jersey-based software distributor, has added dozens
of OS/2 applications to its product line.  Altogether, the company now
carries 39 OS/2 titles, mostly from little-known developers.  Micro
Central began expanding its OS/2 line more than a year ago when one of
its key accounts asked for OS/2-based applications which the company did
not have at the time
 
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2.         OS/2 WARP:  PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE WORLD
 
The question "Who uses OS/2" posted on a UK conferencing system
garnered the following response:
 
- Amadeus runs OS/2 to provide reservations services to Travel Agents
   Europe-wide.
- The European Patent Office uses OS/2 to process patent examinations
   Europe-wide.
- Both Barclays and Midland Banks use OS/2 at their Personal Banker
   stations.
- Next time you're at Heathrow checkout SITA's CUTE/OS  terminals at
   every gate.  This is OS/2 2.x being used to provide communication
   gateways for the various airline reservation systems.
- The most exclusive Cruiseline company in Europe uses OS/2 to book cruise
   passengers.
- British Aerospace use OS/2 to distribute weather information to military
   and civilian airports throughout the UK on a minute-by-minute basis.
- The UN uses OS/2 to distribute all kinds of global data from one
   department to another.
- Unilever uses OS/2 to globally maintain and distribute the most valuable
   asset of its Ice Cream division - the recipes.
 
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3.                ICL TO PRE-LOAD OS/2 WARP
 
ICL, a leading European computer manufacturer, has signed a pre-load
contract with IBM. The deal means that ICL will pre-load OS/2 Warp onto Fujitsu
ICL, ErgoPro and ErgoLite PCs sold worldwide.
 
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4.   IBM ANNOUNCES SERVICE EXTENSION FOR OS/2 2.1 AND 2.11 USERS
 
 IBM announced that it is extending program service for OS/2 2.1*
 through February 1996.  This action is being taken to protect our
 customer's investment in OS/2 2.1 mission critical applications
 that are still being implemented during 1995.   A complete list, of the
 OS/2 software components included in the service extension, is
 outlined below:
 
 PRODUCT                                                PROGRAM NUMBER
 OS/2 2.1  3.5-inch media                                   61G0900
 OS/2 2.1  5.25-inch media                                  61G0901
 OS/2 2.1  CD-ROM                                           61G0904
 OS/2 2.1  Upgrade 3.5-inch media                           61G0902
 OS/2 2.1  Upgrade 5.25-inch media                          61G0903
 OS/2 2.1  Upgrade CD-ROM                                   71G1877
 Developers Tool Kit for OS/2 2.1 3.5-inch/CD-ROM           61G1416
 Developers Tool Kit for OS/2 2.1 5.25-inch/CD-ROM          61G1417
 Developers Tool Kit Upgrade for OS/2 2.1 3.5-inch/CD-ROM   61G1564
 Developers Tool Kit Upgrade for OS/2 2.1 5.25-inch/CD-ROM  61G1564
 OS/2 2.1 for Windows* Version 3.1 3.5-inch media           71G5391
 OS/2 2.1 for Windows Version 3.1 5.25-inch media           71G5392
 OS/2 2.1 for Windows Version 3.1 CD-ROM                    71G5395
 
 If required, service for OS/2 2.1 can be extended beyond February 1996
 via a software special bid.
 
 For US customers, questions about the impact of this announcement on your
 customer's current Personal Systems Support Family (PSSF) Support Line
 contract should be sent to the PSSF Project Office at RHQVM17(PSSF)
 or call (800) 799-7765.
 
 All other questions about this announcement should be sent to
 AUSVM1(TSSTA).
 
 
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5.  THE JUNE MONTHLY UPDATE OF NEW DEVICE DRIVERS FOR OS/2 NUMBERED 45
 
The OS/2 Hardware Compatibility List and monthly updates to the list
is available electronically. The complete list is PCMTABLE.ZIP.  Monthly
updates of OS/2 Device Drivers are located in NUDRIVRS.ZIP. The files can
be found on the following Bulletin Board Systems.
 
IBM National Support Center BBS (data connection:919-517-0001),
CompuServe(IBM OS/2 Support Forum - Library - IBMFiles- PCMTABLE.ZIP),
Prodigy, LAN Server & OS/2 BBS - Sydney Australia,IBM Austria BBS -
Vienna,Austria, IBM BBS - Vancouver, BC., Canada,IBM PS BBS - Hong Kong,
IBM OS/2 BBS & IBM AP OS/2 BBS - Singapore. IBM BBS - Belgium, IBM BBS -
England, IBM BBS - Spain, OS2BBS - Denmark, Hotline BBS - Switzerland,
DAP & PSP BBS - Italy, IBM BBS - Jakarta, OS/2 BBS - Thailand.  This list
is also on the internal IBM Forum MKTTOOLS as PCMTABLE Package.
 
For more information contact:
Anthony G. D'Egidio
Phone (407)443-6302   External: IBMMAIL(USIB5GVL)
Fax   (407)443-7509   INTERNET: ad'egidio at vnet.ibm.com
Tie line 8-443-6302   Internal: BCRVM1(degidioa)
 
 
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6.          R:BASE OS/2 PRESENTATION MANAGER PROMOTION
 
    Through the end of this month ANY version of R:Base can be
    brought up to speed with the latest versions of R:Base for
    the OS/2 Presentation Manager.  The program has two options:
 
          OS/2 Transition Pack:
           For anyone who has a copy of R:Base and wishes to
           switch to OS/2, they can pick up the 4.5++ OS/2 Warp version
           now and then in August receive 5.1 OS/2 PM and 5.5 OS/2 PM
           later in the year.  All three releases cost only $295 this
           month saving you $100 off the regular price!!  Lan Packs are
           also available for $449 this month saving you $50.
 
          OS/2 PM Upgrade Pack:
            For those who currently own 4.5++ for OS/2 Warp they
            can get in line for the next two releases of OS/2 PM (5.1
            and 5.5) for $249 this month (saving $50), and Lan packs for
            $349 (also saving you $50).
 
          This pricing is guaranteed this month only.
 
          Microrim, Washington Sales Rep.
          1 (800) 628-6990 ext 231
          fax # (206) 649-2785
          E Mail bryanta@microrim.com
 
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7.        ANOTHER DISASTER RECOVERY TOOL FOR WIN 95 USERS
 
IBM is developing a utility to help users remove Windows 95 from
their drives, install Warp, and move applications from Windows to Warp.
The tool will be a part of IBM's anti-Windows 95 marketing campaign set
to begin in July.
 
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8.             GOOD NEWS FROM THE CONTINENT
 
GAME, SET AND MATCH FOR WIMBLEDON DATA
Sheila Jones, Financial Times, 6-23-95
 
OS/2 Warp has been installed in Wimbledon's press rooms, the
referee's office, players' lounge and in an information kiosk for
the public.
 
WARP FACTOR INTO CYBERSPACE
Tim Jackson, Financial Times, 6-26-95
 
Since the launch of OS/2 Warp with Internet access in Europe, IBM
has signed up over 40,000 European customers, making it Europe's
biggest Internet provider.
 
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9.                     GAMES GALORE
 
Merit Studios, computer game producer,  is making sure that the following
DOS-based games will be certified to run on OS/2.
 
Fighter Wing
The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki
Isle of the Dead
Maelstrom
Reunion
Psychotron*
Tom Landry  Strategy Football 94 Deluxe
Nerves of Steel
World Hockey 95
 
This one is Windows-based.
 
Future releases include CyberJudas and Harvester, whose Beta versions run			
fine on OS/2 -- that is, no loss of sound or music.
 
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10.                 NEW PRODUCTS FROM IBM
 
IBM'S PROJECT EAGLE TO TAKE ON BACKOFFICE
Jason Pontin and Ed Scannell, InfoWorld, 6-26-95
 
"IBM will announce next month a set of server bundles --
collectively code-named Project Eagle -- designed to compete with
Microsoft's BackOffice suite."
 
IBM TO OVERCOME THE WORK BLUES WITH A BROAD FUNPAK
Mary Jo Foley, PCWeek, 6-26-95
 
IBM will launch FunPak, the second of its OS/2 Warp client
application packs, the third week in July.  IBM's client-pack
strategy will be complemented by its server-pack strategy,
code-named Eagle, later this Fall.
 
IBM:  STAROFFICE SOFTWARE SUITE PLAN GETS GO-AHEAD
Jodi Mardesich and Steven Burke, Computer Reseller News, 6-26-95
 
IBM is continuing with plans to market StarOffice despite the
fact that it will compete with SmartSuite for OS/2, soon to be
owned by IBM after the pending acquisition of Lotus is complete.
 
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11.                      WARP'D HUMOR
 
A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.
 
 
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