IBM Announces Availability of OS/2 WARP With Windows Application Support
Built-In

Upgrade for OS/2 2.1 Users Available in 13 Languages

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22, 1995 .... IBM today announced OS/2 Warp with
WIN-OS2, an upgrade for customers running OS/2 2.0, OS/2 2.1 and OS/2
2.11. OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS2, commonly referred to as "fullpack," gives
the millions of users of previous versions of OS/2 the new OS/2 Warp
operating system with integrated and optimized Windows 3.1 application
support. The product is being released simultaneously in more than 13
languages.

The first edition of OS/2 Warp, announced on Oct. 11, 1994, is aimed at
OS/2 for Windows users or those already running DOS and Windows on their
PCs. It is designed to take advantage of Windows functionality already
installed on a system and does not come with WIN-OS2 function built-in.

                 New to this release of OS/2 Warp

The WebExplorer, a native OS/2 application allowing users to navigate
easily through the Internet's Worldwide Web, is now complete and included
in the BonusPak for OS/2. Current OS/2 Warp customers can receive the
finished WebExplorer by simply clicking on the "Retrieve Software Updates"
icon in the Internet Connection for OS/2 folder. The Internet dialer, used
to connect to an Internet provider other than The IBM Global Network, now
includes Point to Point Protocol support. OS/2 Warp now supports Ontrack
Disk Manager used on Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard files greater
than 528Mbs. It includes support for Cannon Bubble Jet printers, an
updated MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum 16 driver; more IDE CD-ROM drives;
additional PCMCIA support for late model IBM ThinkPads; support for
diskette compression technology (DMF) used by Microsoft in their Office
suite of products.

"With this release of OS/2 Warp, our existing customer base of more than
seven million can benefit from the features and functions already enjoyed
by the one million Windows users who have upgraded to OS/2 Warp," said
Wally Casey, director of marketing, IBM Personal Software Products.
"Because it is available simultaneously in 13 languages, we can quickly
and measurably increase our leadership position as the highest volume
32-bit IBM compatible operating system vendor in the industry."

The new OS/2 Warp boasts the same usability features, slimmed-down system
requirements and BonusPak of popular applications delivered in the initial
release of OS/2 Warp last October. OS/2 Warp has the same multitasking and
Crash-Protection that made OS/2 famous, and it runs Windows and OS/2
applications in as little as 4Mbs of memory.

The BonusPak, which ships with every copy of the operating system, lets
OS/2 Warp users experience the advantages of native OS/2 applications. It
offers more than a dozen popular applications, including easy access to
the Internet with the IBM Internet Connection via the IBM Global Network;
CompuServe; and IBM Works, an object-based suite of applications for word
processing, database, charting, graphics, spreadsheet and personal
information management.

Minimum hardware requirements for OS/2 Warp include a 386SX or higher
processor with 4Mbs of memory. OS/2 Warp will allow OS/2, Windows 3.1, and
DOS applications to run on the same desktop.

With OS/2 Warp, customers receive 60 days of free service by telephone. In
addition, help is available though a variety of on-line services including
Internet, TALKLink, Prodigy and CompuServe. Support for the IBM Global
Network is available 24 hours daily, seven days a week, at
1-800-727-2222.

                    Pricing and availability

OS/2 Warp will be available in the U.S. through IBM dealers, superstores
and a variety of general retail outlets by Feb. 24, 1995 in the U.S. The
products carry suggested list prices of $129 for OS/2 Warp Version 3
without WIN-OS2 code and $199 for OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS2 code.
For OS/2 2.1 and 2.11 customers, there is an upgrade available to OS/2
Warp with WIN-OS2 for $129. Street prices will vary.

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