IBM reply to "IBM suffocates Warp"
(article on ZDNet)


A short time ago, ZDNet posted an article entitled "IBM suffocates Warp", by Joseph C. Panettieri and Esther Schindler. The original article can be found at:

http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/0518/19mibm.html

THE IBM REPLY

" To the Editor:

The assertion that IBM has "officially signed OS/2 Warp's death certificate" (Smart Reseller, 5/18/98) is simply not true. IBM has clearly and repeatedly stated that if it makes sense from abusiness perspective for us to support Intel's upcoming Merced chip, then we will do so.

While the article states that IBM has no plans for future updates for the OS/2 Warp client we do, in fact, continue to deliver upgrades to both the client and server products via CD and our Internet delivery site called Software Choice at
http://www.software.ibm.com/os2warp.
 This method delivers more value for our target customers because it allows them to download fixes and upgrades when they need them, instead of waiting for a new product release or update. They can also select which features they need for their particular businesses and thereby reduce testing of product features that will not be used.
Our recent delivery of a preview of Java 1.1.6 for OS/2 Warp at
http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/javainfo/porting/portos2.html is an
example.

And contrary to the article, the next release of OS/2 Warp Server will have many enhancements that address the areas that are important to our medium to large enterprise customers. These enhancements include out-of-box support for Year 2000 and euro currency, and a new high-performance Journaling File System from IBM's Unix operating system, AIX, that will offer faster performance, improved scalability and enhanced Web serving capabilities.

We look forward to sharing with the reporters and readers of Smart Reseller additional information on the features that will be included in our upcoming releases of OS/2 Warp Server and WorkSpace On-Demand, as well as added functionality for the OS/2 Warp client.

Regards,
Richard Seibt
General Manager
OS/2 Business Unit"
@Macarlo, Inc.
@Macarlo's Shareware & Web
OS/2
Java Lobby Member
Java Site Accredited

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