Object Desktop
2.0 released! Stardock paves way for the
next generation
of its advanced desktop environment
ATLANTA, GA, USA, MAY 27, 1998
- Stardock Systems, Inc.
Announced Object Desktop 2.0
today at E3 (a large electronic game conference in Atlanta, Georgia). The previous
version of the advanced OS/2 desktop environment is the most popular third party
OS/2 product ever created for OS/2. Previously sold as Object Desktop 1.5 Standard
and Professional editions, Object Desktop 2.0 will merge the features of both editions
into Object Desktop 2.0.
- With the changing OS/2 market, we decided the time was right to put our focus
purely on power users and corporate desktops. - said Brad
Wardell, President of Stardock Systems, Inc.
The new version boasts a completely new look over its predecessor, greatly improved
performance, and increased compatibility with OS/2 Warp 4. Stardock has also added
in features and improvements suggested by OS/2 users during the time between Object
Desktop 1.5's release and today. New features include a revamped Control Center
that includes "lay outs" for setting up virtual desktops, real-time internet
performance monitoring capabilities, virtual desktop start up features (allowing
users to launch a program into a particular virtual desktop). The Enhanced folder
has also received some new features including a tool bar to bring OS/2's GUI features
up and beyond what is expected to be available on Windows
NT 5.
- OS/2's user interface is still state of the art but there
were a few areas where the upcoming NT 5 that would have given NT some user interface
advantages. With Object Desktop 2.0, we've nipped that in the bud and OS/2 will
continue to have the world's most advanced GUI. - said Wardell.
Object Desktop 2.0 is the result of almost two years of effort by Stardock's OS/2
development team and the culmination of Stardock's advanced user interface technologies.
A full look at the features of Object Desktop 2.0 can be found at Stardock's web
site http://www.stardock.com. Object Desktop 2.0 will list for $99.95. The upgrade
price for users of Object Desktop will be $55 and the upgrade price from Object
Desktop Professional will be $39.
An early experience program will be available starting at the end of June for users
who want to have input on the upcoming new version. Only users of Object Desktop
Professional since the early experience version will only work on systems with Object
Desktop Professional already installed. The early experience program costs $35 to
join and includes a final version of Object Desktop 2.0 when it arrives.
Stardock expects to begin shipping Object Desktop 2.0 in early August. Users can
pre-order it or join the early experience program by visiting
