Contact:  Rollin White (Rollin@scoug.com)
1-562-596-5121 office

Tuesday, July 27, 1999

Press Release - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Warp Expo West has announced a very special plan for OS/2
software developers and vendors.

  "We're calling it our Vendor100 plan," said Warp Expo West
Chairman Rollin White, "and it is free, absolutely free, no
strings attached of any type.  We want to make sure that
OS/2 software developers and vendors everywhere, whether
they make use of one of our free exhibitor tables or not,
have a presence at Warp Expo West."

  The Vendor100 plan, as explained by White, is quite
simple.  Any OS/2 software developer of any size can have
their software displayed at Warp Expo West, and any other
OS/2 offering can likewise be promoted.  If the developer or
vendor cannot attend, the Warp Expo West staff will fill in.

  "If you have an existing OS/2 software product," said
White, "you can sign up for free for Vendor100.  If you
offer an OS/2 service of any kind, you can sign up for free
for Vendor100.  If you've published an OS/2 book, or you
host an OS/2 oriented web site, or if you have any other
product or service related to OS/2, you can sign up for free
for Vendor100."

  The benefits of being a part of Vendor100 are striking.
"For starters, you get your product or service onto the Warp
Expo West web site as soon as you sign up, so right away
you're getting additional exposure," explained Carla
Hanzlik, the Warp Expo West webmistress.  "Then, you'll get
front line exposure at Warp Expo West even if you haven't
reserved one of our free exhibit tables.  We'll make sure
your product materials get into the hands of the Warp Expo
West attendees."  Hanzlik described the Vendor100 plan while
she was busily designing new web pages for Warp Expo West.
"If you have brochures, or a printout of your web site, or
demo CDs or diskettes, or promotional items of any kind,
we'll make sure those items are received by our guests and
available on our special Vendor100 tables.  And our staff
will be at these tables to direct guests to the particular
types of products they're looking for, so not a single
Vendor100 product will be overlooked by any attendee."

  Signing up for Vendor100 is easy.  "Email me," said White,
"and we'll get you signed up for free.  Every attendee who
comes to Warp Expo West wants to see OS/2 products and
services.  They want to know the large offerings, the
shareware and freeware, the books and websites that will
give them the tools they need and solve the problems they
have."

  To join Vendor100 for free, email Rollin White at
Rollin@scoug.com.

  "Vendor100 will give your product or service a free
presence at Warp Expo West," continued White, "and we want
every single OS/2 developer and vendor to be represented
there."

  Steve Schiffman, the Warp Expo West facilities manager,
was especially pleased with the planning he's having done
for the exhibit hall and the Vendor100 displays.  "We've
carefully measured the rooms and located every electrical
outlet and network connection," said Schiffman, "and we're
making complete floor diagrams showing lighting, tables,
aisles and doorways.  Every exhibitor will be included in
the high-traffic area, and the Vendor100 tables will be
specially located to maximize their impact and to move
guests past all of the exhibitors who have taken one of our
free exhibitor tables."

  Warp Expo West, "A Warpfest of OS/2 Excitement", is free
for guests and exhibitors alike.  The show takes place on
September 18 in sunny Southern California, and the web pages
are located at http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest

  "Vendor100 is another means for promoting OS/2 products,"
concluded White.  "With the product literature and samples
in front of the attendees and the vendors' online ordering
systems in place, we hope to connect a lot of OS/2 users
with the programs and services they need."

  Sponsored by The Southern California OS/2 User Group.

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