New IBM Communications Software and OS/2 Warp Offer Winning Combination

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb., 21, 1995 - IBM, the world's largest
software vendor, introduced today three next generation terminal emulation
products providing high performance, ease of use and the most
comprehensive data and application access available for users of OS/2 and
OS/2 Warp.

The new IBM emulators allow a PC to seamlessly interact with host computer
applications which typically provide mission-critical func- tions because
of the security and data integrity in that environment. When customers run
an emulator on OS/2, a true multitasking operating system, they can for
example, use the emulator for host database accessor transaction
processing, while a workstation application simultaneously prints a
lengthy document.

Now joining IBM's family of emulators are: Personal Communications AS/400
for OS/2; Personal Communications/3270 for OS/2; and Personal
Communications AS/400 and 3270 for OS/2. The first two products connect a
PC with AS/400 and System/390 computers respectively, while the third
product offers connectivity to both host systems in a single package.
These products also offer the benefit of access to local-area network
(LAN) applications for greater desktop productivity.

These new, next generation software emulators for PCs, were expressly
designed to take advantage of the fast 32-bit architecture, multi- tasking
and multithreading capabilities of Warp or OS/2 version 2.1 and 2.11.

"Corporations have invested in mission-critical applications running on
host computers for their core business needs," said Lois Dimpfel,
vice-president, IBM Networking Software Products. "PC-based terminal
emulation unlocks that host investment. Customers can gain the high
productivity advantages of OS/2 at the desktop in combination with the
power of host-based applications."

These products are a continuing example of IBM's leadership in the terminal
emulation market. This was further supported recently with IBM winning top
praise for Best Technology, Best Service/Support, and Best Documentation
in the terminal emulation category of a recent Computerworld survey on
reader's brand preferences for local area network products. In addition,
readers said they had more IBM emulators installed in their sites than any
other brand and that IBM was the vendor most preferred to do business
with.

Greater Productivity And Ease of Use

The new 32-bit Personal Communications family for OS/2 provides the most
robust features available in the market, including Dynamic Data Exchange
(DDE) support for linking data in different applications and data
compression which helps move large quantities of information across a
network.

In addition to comprehensive host platform access and a robust feature set,
the new emulators support credit card-sized PCMCIA adapters, a rich set of
local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) environments
including NetBIOS, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and mobile computing through
asynchronous dial-up connections.

For greater ease of use, IBM's Personal Communications family takes
advantage of workstation graphical user interfaces to provide a con-
sistent look and feel across the entire family. Furthermore, interface
features familiar to the host user such as AS/400 shared data folders,
have been integrated for increased usability. Consistency across the
family minimizes migration training when moving from older 16-bit
operating systems to the next generation 32-bit OS/2 versions.

Developers can also realize greater productivity by taking advantage of the
user interface and features in the Personal Communications family in
combination with other IBM products. For example, developers can construct
a user-friendly shell around the host application, or integrate the
application into a client/server architecture using IBM's
Advanced-Peer-to-Peer-Communications (APPC).

The Personal Communications family is consistent with the application layer
of IBM's Open Blueprint, an open, multivendor, client/server strategy. The
Open Blueprint allows the development, execution and management of
distributed applications and distributed services.

Personal Communications emulators for OS/2 will be generally available
February 24. Personal Communications/3270 for OS/2 is $475 for a single
license with additional licenses priced at $395. Personal Communications
AS/400 for OS/2 is $395 and additional copies are $330 each. The
combination emulator is $545 and $455 for additional licenses. Upgrades
from earlier IBM or competitive emulators are available for prices ranging
from $145 to $225.

Customers can call (800) 426-3333 for additional product information.

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