
 Copyright (C) 1992-1994 IBM Corp.

 IBM OS/2 Awards and Press Coverage

 From the PS Assistant (101st Ed.) by Mark Chapman (IBM's PC
 Company - Americas)

 Additional contributions by Nigel Freeman (IBM UK) and Mark Selleck
 (IBM US).

 Reprinted with permission.

 Edited by Chris Novak, (IBM US) BESTeam Program.

 Information current as of January 10, 1995

 IBM has announced that sales of OS/2 2.x have exceeded 8,000,000.
 This number includes all 32-bit OS/2 sales from April 1992 thru
 December 1994.

 Sales of OS/2 Warp have exceeded 800,000 copies shipped from
 November 1994 thru December 1994.  This does NOT include OS/2
 2.0 and 2.1 upgrades, since OS/2 Warp w/WINOS2 is not yet
 available.

 OS/2 Awards (newest to oldest)

 52 total OS/2 Industry Awards as of January 2, 1995.

    52              Computer Shopper (January 1995)
                Best Buys of 1994: Best Operating System
                            OS/2 Warp 3.0

    51          InfoWorld Magazine (November 14, 1994)
                          Test Center Hot Pick
                            OS/2 Warp 3.0

    50           PC World Norge (Norway) November 1994
                            Product of the Year
                             OS/2 Warp V.3

    49                 InfoWorld 14 November 1994
                            Hot Pick Award
                   Best of Class/Technical Achievement
                         OS/2 Warp Version 3

    48                       PC Week Labs
                          Product of the Week
                          OS/2 2.11 for SMP

    47                   BYTE (USA) - June 1994
                          Readers' Choice Award
                      Software Product of the Year
                         (OS/2 for Windows 2.1)

    46                 Ziff-Davis (Europe) - 6 June 1994
                        Software Excellence Award
                   Grand Award for Technical Excellence
                         (OS/2 for Windows 2.1)

    45                 COMDEX trade show (USA) - May 1994
                           COMDEX Best of Show
                    Best System/Development Software
                     (Personal OS/2 Beta version 1)

    44                 COMDEX trade show (USA) - May 1994
                           COMDEX Best of Show
                                 Overall
                     (Personal OS/2 Beta version 1)

    43                 PC Magazine (USA) - 31 May 1994
                          Editor's Choice Award
                         32-bit Operating System
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    42                 PC World (Spain) - 31 May 1994
                         PC World Special Award
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    41                   Binary (Spain) - 19 May 1994
                        (Spanish edition of BYTE)
                        Award for Excellence 1993
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    40              BYTE Magazine (USA) - April 1994
                     Chaos Manor User's Choice Award
                      Operating System of the Year
                         (OS/2 for Windows 2.1)

    39                 InfoWorld (USA) - 28 March 1994
           Readers' Choice - Overall Product of the Year 1993
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    38                 InfoWorld (USA) - 28 March 1994
           Readers' Choice - Software Product of the Year 1993
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    37                 InfoWorld (USA) - 28 March 1994
                          Interoperability Award
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    36            CHIP Magazine (Germany) - 22 February 1994
                     Operating System of the Year 1993
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    35               Datamation (USA) - 15 February 1994
                         Product of the Year 1993
                               PC Software
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    34               PC Expert (France) - February 1994
                         Technical Excellence Award
                             Operating Systems
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    33             Windows Magazine (USA) - February 1994
                            1994 WIN 100 Award
                             Operating Systems
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    32               BYTE Magazine (USA) - January 1994
                            Best Products of 1993
                          BYTE Award of Excellence
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    31             Computer Shopper (UK) - January 1994
                             Best Buys of 1993
                           Best Operating System
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    30          PC Week Magazine (USA) - 27 December 1993
              PC Week Laboratories Products of the Year 1993
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    29            Houston Chronicle (USA)- December 1993
                           Best Operating System
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    28                PC Magazine (UK) - December 1993
                      1993 Technical Innovation Award
                       Best Desktop Operating System
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    27      Chinese Micro-Computer Extended Foundation (Taiwan) -
                              December 1993
               The Best Chinese Information Products of 1993
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    26              PC/Computing (USA) - November 1993
                    MVP (Most Valuable Product) Award
                    Operating Systems and Environments
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    25              PC/Computing (USA) - November 1993
             MVP (Most Valuable Product) Award  -- Finalist
                          Multimedia Software
                  (MMPM/2, an integral part of OS/2 2.1)

    24                 BYTE (USA) - November 1993
                           COMDEX Best of Show
                                 Overall
                                (OS/2 2.1)

    23               Ziff-Davis (Europe) - June 1993
                        Software Excellence Award
                    Operating Environment and Desktop
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    22                PC Magazine (Chile) - May 1993
               Best Operating System for Personal Computers
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    21            PC Professionell (Germany) - May 1993
         Innovationen des Jahres ("Innovation of the Year") 92/93
                        Systems Software category
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    20               InfoWorld (USA) - 26 April 1993
                    Software Product of the Year 1992
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    19               InfoWorld (USA) - 26 April 1993
                    Overall Product of the Year 1992
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    18             Soft et Micro (France) - April 1993
                          1993 "Must-Have" Award
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    17       PC Magazine en Espanol (Mexico) - 31 March 1993
                   Premio a la Excelencia Tecnica 1992
                            en la categoria de
              Sistemas Operativos y Estandares de Software
                    ("1992 Technical Excellence Award
               Operating Systems and Software Standards")
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    16         Computergram International (USA) - March 1993
                           Product Excellence
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    15              PC Magazine (Brazil) - March 1993
                       Best System for Multimedia
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    14              PC Magazine (Spain) - March 1993
                        Product of the Year 1992
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    13         The Washington Journal (USA) - February 1993
                              Best of 1992
                            Operating System
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    12       Softwarove Noviny (Czech Republic) - February 1993
                         Product of the Year 1992
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    11        Computer Language (USA) - 23 February 1993
                 Jolt Cola Award for Product Excellence
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    10             Datamation (USA) - 15 February 1993
                          Product of the Year
                              PC Software
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    9             PC Magazine (Italy) - 3 February 1993
                          PC Technology Award
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    8          Corporate Computing (USA) - January 1993
                           Best Buy of 1993
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    7     PC World Norge (Norway) - December 1992
            Aarets Dataprodukt ("Product of the Year") 1992
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    6           PC Week Magazine (USA) - 28 December 1992
                PC Week Laboratories Top Products of 1992
                           Operating Systems
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    5           Information Week (USA) - 22 December 1992
                           1992 Top Products
                     The 10 Most Likely to Succeed
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    4             PC Magazine (USA) - 22 December 1992
                       Technical Excellence Award
                    Operating Systems and Standards
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    3              PC/Computing (USA) - December 1992
                   MVP (Most Valuable Product) Award
                   Operating Systems and Environments
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    2                PC World (USA) - December 1992
                      PC Industry Achievement Award
                    Most Promising Newcomer, Software
                                (OS/2 2.0)

    1                  BYTE (USA) - November 1992
                           COMDEX Best of Show
                                 Overall
                                (OS/2 2.0)

  Ziff-Davis Europe (6Jun94) - Software Excellence Awards - Best
 U.K. Product (IBM Person to Person for Windows)

  Datamation Magazine (15Feb94) - Product of the Year 1993,
 Second Place (Reader's Poll)                                           -
 Networking Software (LAN Server)

  Byte Magazine (Jan94) - Best Products of 1993, Award of Merit
 (IBM Continuous Speech Series-ICSS)

  Byte Magazine (Dec93) - COMDEX Best of Show, Multimedia
 Software (Ultimedia Video IN/2)

  Byte Magazine (Dec93) - COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, New
 Software (Personal Dictation System)

  Byte Magazine (Jun93) - COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, New
 Technology (Personal Dictation System)

  Byte Magazine (Dec92) - COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, New
 Software (IBM Continuous Speech Series-ICSS)

  Software Support Professional Association (SSPA) (Dec93) -
 Software Technical Assistance Recognition (STAR) award, High
 call-volume, (IBM PSP Service and Support organization)

  InfoWorld Magazine (Nov93) - Excellent rating (Technical Support)

  Data Communications Mag. (21Jan94) - Hot Product Award
 (AnyNet/2)

  Network World Magazine (Oct93) - Enterprise Technology Award,
 Middleware (AnyNet family)

  Lan Computing Magazine (Oct93) - Standards Achievement Award
 (Network Management Software)

  Byte Magazine (Jan94) - Best Products of 1993, Award of Merit
 (IBM Continuous Speech Series-ICSS)

  Byte Magazine (Dec93) - COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, New
 Software (Personal Dictation System)

  Byte Magazine (Jun93) - COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, New
 Technology (Personal Dictation System)

  Byte Magazine (Dec92) - COMDEX Best of Show Finalist, New
 Software (IBM Continuous Speech Series-ICSS)

 Stories behind the awards

 This section contains detailed stories about the circumstances behind
 many of the awards OS/2 has received.

 Product of the Year '94 for OS/2 Warp V.3

 OS/2 Warp V3 received the "Product of the year '94" award from PC
 World Norway. The election was based on votes from PCW Norway
 readers, and a research made by MMI i august '94.  This is the most
 important award overall in the Norwegian marketplace.

 "OS/2 Warp V3 is the best, the most revolutionary, and the most
 important desktop operating system in the marketplace today," quote:
 Bernhard Steen, PC-World Norway.

 InfoWorld Hot Pick Award, Best of Class/Technical Achievement for
 OS/2 Warp Version 3:

 "In a feat that would make any OLE user envious, we were able to
 create a document, drop in a live link to a spreadsheet, merge the
 spreadsheet result with address information from the PIM contact
 database, and then fax the finished document, all with drag-and-drop
 operations across applications. ... OS/2's WorkPlace Shell has set the
 standard for GUI sophistication... Its object-oriented look and feel,
 coupled with OS/2's underlying System Object Model, make it one of
 the most visually compelling environments available. ...OS/2 Warp
 does a terrific job of integrating various protocols and requesters. We
 had no problems setting it up with IPX, TCP/IP, NetBIOS, and
 NetBEUI, and using these protocols for NetWare, LAN Server, and
 Internet access. ...Considering all the added value that you will get
 with the BonusPak, OS/2 Warp at $89 is perhaps the best software
 buy we've ever seen. We rate value excellent." (Randall Kennedy
 and InfoWorld Review Board, InfoWorld, 14Nov94)

 6 June 1994 Ziff-Davis (Europe)  #46

 Software Excellence Award

 Grand Award for Technical Excellence

 Background:

 At a dinner on 6 June 1994 in Cannes, IBM OS/2 for Windows 3.1
 was awarded the top prize in the Ziff Davis Europe Software
 Excellence Awards.

 OS/2 for Windows 3.1 won the Grand Technical Excellence Award.
 The other two finalists in this category were Novell Dos 7 and
 Stacker 4.0 for Windows and DOS from Stac Electronics.

 The Ziff-Davis Europe Software Excellence Awards honor the
 publishers and republishers of the best Software products in the
 European market.

 OS/2 for Windows was also entered into the Environment/Desktop
 category, but lost out to The Norton Desktop 3.0 for Windows. The
 other finalist in this category was Microsoft Windows NT 3.1.

 In the 1993 awards, OS/2 Version 2.0 won the Environment/Desktop
 category, but not the coveted top honor, the Grand Award for
 Technical Excellence.

 IBM Person-to-Person for Windows, developed at IBM Hursley in
 England, was awarded the prize for Best UK Product.  (The OS/2
 version has been available for some time, and other language versions
 are also now available.)

 May 1994 - COMDEX  #44, #45

 Background:

 The Personal OS/2 beta (OS/2 for Windows Performance Beta 1
 Version 2.99) was chosen by BYTE's editors as the overall Best
 Product at COMDEX in Atlanta at the end of May.

 Personal OS/2 from IBM, the beta of a 4MB version of OS/2 for
 Windows that is slated to ship this year, was named "Best of Show"
 and "Best System/Development Software Category" in BYTE magazine
 and The Interface Group's" Best of COMDEX/Spring and Windows
 World '94" award ceremony in Atlanta today.  Candidates for the
 "Best of Show" award were the 12 winners of the individual
 categories.  Personal OS/2 captured the award, surpassing Digital's
 Alpha microprocessor, Apple's PowerBook 500, and Microsoft's OLE
 Custom Controls, WinG and Windows NT.

 The Personal OS/2 Beta also won best of system/development
 category, beating out Microsoft's Windows NT Workstation, Windows
 NT, and Chicago, Microsoft's newest version of Windows (not yet
 released).

 "We were surprised," said Lee Reiswig.  "This is the beta test
 version, and it doesn't contain all the capabilities and exciting parts,
 but it still managed to get best of show."

 When presenting the award Jerry Pournelle said it was because of the
 significant impact this product will have on the future of the industry.

 Wally Casey, IBM's Director of Marketing, said if you were going to
 Chicago from here, you have to set your watch back two years.  The
 entire crowd broke out in laughter.

 Beta code normally does not receive such an honor.  However, the
 editors were evidently so impressed with the quality and performance
 of this most recent version of OS/2 ((to be released officially later
 this year))  that they bestowed the award anyway, even when faced
 with offerings from Microsoft.

 The awards were sponsored by BYTE magazine and The Interface
 Group, which puts on the COMDEX show.

 More detail (IBM Press release dated 1 June 1994):

 QUOTE

 IBM OS/2 is "Best of Show" at COMDEX/Spring, Windows World '94

 AUSTIN, Texas, June 1, 1994 ...

 IBM's PC software star, OS/2, won its 40th major award last week
 at COMDEX/Windows World '94 where the beta of a new version
 earned the top honor, "Best of Show."

 The award was presented by BYTE magazine and by show sponsors,
 The Interface Group, at a ceremony on the show's final day. In
 bestowing the honor, the editors of BYTE recognized the
 performance-tuned OS/2 beta for the impact it will have on the
 industry's future.

 OS/2 was singled out from more than 1,000 products demonstrated at
 the show, including offerings from Microsoft, Apple and Lotus
 Development Corp.

 "This is a particularly sweet victory for OS/2, coming at the major
 Windows show of the year, where Microsoft's Chicago was
 demonstrated publicly for the first time," said Wally Casey, director
 of marketing for IBM's Personal Software Products division.  "We are
 being recognized for what we are delivering -- a powerful, versatile
 operating system that can awaken the productivity of a wide range of
 hardware, from laptops to the biggest servers."

 The beta program will test a smaller, faster version of OS/2 in
 response to the needs of the expanding mobile and small business
 market.  Because it requires only 4 MB, the product will extend the
 same powerful features delivered by other OS/2 products to a much
 broader audience -- users with smaller and less powerful computers.

 "The OS/2 development team continues to deliver on every challenge
 it faces," said Lois Dimpfel, director, Programming Center, for IBM's
 PSP division.  "What OS/2 will deliver for customers this time is an
 environment far superior to Windows which provides a practical
 alternative for the traveling or home worker, as well as for corporate
 productivity seekers."

 Like other OS/2 products, the beta will deliver pre-emptive
 multitasking, advanced 32-bit graphics, potent multimedia support, an
 object-oriented graphical interface, and the unique ability to run DOS,
 Windows and OS/2 applications concurrently. The beta boasts an
 updated interface that is scheduled to include animated icons,
 superior graphics and an easy dashboard utility. It also features
 PlayAtWill, which automatically configures and monitors PCMCIA
 devices in real time. Additional printer, CD ROM and PCMCIA support
 is included for multimedia and portable users.

 UNQUOTE

 31 May 1994 PC Magazine (USA)  #43

 Editor's Choice Award -- 32-bit Operating System

 Background:

 The 31 May 1994 issue of PC Magazine gives OS/2 2.1 the "Editor's
 Choice" award in its review of the 32-bit Operating Systems on the
 market.  OS/2 beat Windows NT, NextStep, and the various flavors of
 PC Unix.

 Now IBM can add the vaunted "Editor's Choice" insignia to the list of
 prizes in its OS/2 ads.

 The May 31, 1994 edition compares 32-bit Operating Systems. The
 key table from the article is as follows:

    ............................................................
    .  Suitability to task:                                    .
    .                               Win NT       OS/2          .
    .                               ---------    ---------     .
    .    Application development    Excellent    Excellent     .
    .    Graphics and multimedia    Good         Good          .
    .    Business productivity      Fair         Good          .
    .    DOS/Windows emulation      Excellent    Excellent     .
    .    Networking/connectivity    Good         Excellent     .
    ............................................................

 A more complete extract from PC Magazine follows:

 PC MAGAZINE MAY 31, 1994 VOLUME 13 NUMBER 10 pg. 204

 EDITORS' CHOICE, OS/2, Version 2.1

 "If you're looking for a true 32-bit, multithreaded, multitasking
 operating system suitable for both desktop and server duty, look no
 further.  OS/2 2.1 delivers a robust platform that offers a
 user-friendly desktop paradigm, flawless DOS and Microsoft Windows
 support and excellent connectivity to all classes of computers."

 "Buying an advanced OS is like buying a house:  You can't do without
 one, but even the nicest ones force you to live with compromises.
 Our choice goes to the operating system we feel currently offers the
 most on the plus side--with the smallest number of drawbacks.

 "Our Editors' Choice designation goes to IBM's OS/2, Version 2.1.
 This operating system impressed us with its stability, its true
 object-oriented GUI interface, and strong DOS and Microsoft Windows
 emulation.  OS/2 is far less hardware-intensive than most of the
 other reviewed operating systems, running comfortably with 8MB of
 RAM, even on a 386.  This and its low price make it a strong
 candidate as a coporate desktop standard.

 "Additional high points include OS/2 2.1's implementation of SOM, a
 powerful language-independent object model; and REXX, IBM's
 cross-platform procedures language..."

 The rest can be obtained from PC Magazine itself.  SCO Open Desktop
 received an honorable mention, with Windows NT recieving a "we
 were impressed." statement.

 The other Operating Systems included in the "FACE-OFF" were:

 - Interactive Unix 4.0,
       - Nextstep 3.2,
       - Novell UnixWare 1.1,
       - Solaris for x86 2.1.

 31 May 1994 PC World (Spain)  #42

 PC World Special Award

 Background  (from Jose Pedro Moro, IBM PSP Spain):

 The editors of PC World have voted to give to OS/2 their Special
 Award.  The Award will be presented at a dinner on the 31st of May.
 "PC World" is the biggest selling PC magazine in Spain.

 19 May 1994 Binary (Spain)  #41

 (Spanish edition of BYTE)

 Award for Excellence 1993

 Background  (from Jose Pedro Moro, IBM PSP Spain):

 Binary (the Spanish edition of Byte), has given to OS/2 2.1 their
 "Award for Excellence for 1993".  The award was presented
 yesterday evening, the 19th of May.  "Binary" is a very prestigious
 magazine, focusing on technical issues.

 28 March 1994 InfoWorld (USA)  #37, #38, #39

 #37      Interoperability Award

 #38      Readers' Choice - Software Product of the Year 1993

 #39      Readers' Choice - Overall Product of the Year 1993

 Background, InfoWorld Magazine, 28 March 1994:

 "Acclamation by peers -- not a bad measure, but it doesn't reflect
 what the customers think about the product.  That's how InfoWorld's
 Product of the Year differs; we give you a chance to tell us and the
 industry which products made it to the top.

 In January, we asked 100,000 InfoWorld readers to vote for best
 products in the software, hardware, and networking categories and1
 the top overall product of 1993.  The results are in and very
 interesting.  In hardware, the IBM ThinkPad 720C beat the
 competition; and in both Software and Overall, OS/2 2.1 was the
 clear winner.

 For IBM it was a very good year.  We have to declare OS/2 the
 Reigning Champion when it comes to our Product of the Year
 balloting. Version 2.0 ... won last year's overall category as well.
 Today's OS/2 both meets expectations and can run comfortably on the
 average new PC. At one time thought of as the Rodney Dangerfield of
 computer operating systems, OS/2 is getting plenty of respect from
 InfoWorld's readers." (InfoWorld Magazine, 28 Mar 94)

 "How well does an operating system get along with others on the
 network?  The top grade went to OS/2 2.1.  In the interoperability
 tests published in November, OS/2 2.1 provided the broadest native
 connectivity of all the operating systems tested.  Network access
 integrates easily into the Workplace shell, down to the printer
 objects." (InfoWorld Magazine, 28 Mar 94)

 (from an IBM press release 17 May 94, referring to InfoWorld March
 1994):

 In addition to sweeping these readers' choice awards for the second
 year, the editors of InfoWorld recognized OS/2 this year with yet
 another "Product of the Year" distinction for interoperability.

 "OS/2 2.1 was the only operating system where we could get
 NetWare, LAN Server and TCP/IP running simultaneously and still be
 able to run all our OS/2, DOS and Windows applications with RAM to
 spare," beamed Nicholas Petreley of the InfoWorld Enterprise Team.
 "Combine that with the multitasking and powerful OS/2 Workplace
 Shell, and we can't imagine ever going back to a DOS/Windows
 environment."

 22 February 1994 CHIP Magazine (Germany)  #36

 Operating System of the Year 1993

 Background:

 OS/2 was choosen 'Software of the Year 1993' (Operating Systems
 Category) by a German PC Magazine (CHIP) on 22 Feb 94.  It was
 selected by about 13,000 readers of the magazine.

 In addition, OS/2 was choosen second in the category 'Best Overall
 Software' behind Corel Draw 4.0.

 By the way, Windows 3.1 scored third in this category (it was first
 in 1993).

 15 February 1994 Datamation (USA)  #35

 Product of the Year 1993 - PC Software

 Background:

 The February 15, 1994 issue of Datamation lists its "1993 Products
 of the Year" (selected from products introduced between June 1, 1992
 and May 31, 1993).

 IBM products not only placed in each of the 8 product categories, but
 the IBM ThinkPad Family was also named their overall winner. Here
 are Datamation's selections (in the PC Software category):

 PC Software
    1. IBM OS/2 2.1
    2. Delrina Technology PerForm Pro Plus 1.0
    3. WordPerfect for Windows 5.2

 February 1994 WINDOWS Magazine (USA)  #33

 1994 WIN 100 Award - Operating Systems

 Background (IBM PSP USA Press Release, 9 March 94)

 OS/2 CHALKS UP WIN 100 AWARD

 IBM'S OS/2 NAMED ONE OF THE BEST WINDOWS PRODUCTS OF THE
 YEAR

 AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 1994 ...

 Catapulting to the top of the competitive operating systems category,
 IBM's OS/2* captured WINDOWS Magazine's "WIN 100 Award."
 Named one of the best Windows** products of the year, IBM's
 award-winning, 32-bit operating system beat Windows NT for this
 year's recognition.

 The WIN 100 Awards are selected by the editors of WINDOWS
 Magazine annually, recognizing the top 100 Windows hardware and
 software products of the year.

 "IBM's desktop operating system comes of age in a version that
 provides performance equal to (and in some cases, better than)
 Windows 3.1 while running Windows applications," said Jake
 Kirchner, the magazine's executive editor.  "It's not surprising that
 WINDOWS Magazine chose OS/2 2.1 for a WIN 100 Award this year.
 OS/2 supports Windows 3.0 and 3.1 applications in Standard and
 Enhanced mode and offers 32-bit processing."

 Wally Casey, director of marketing for IBM's Personal Software
 Products division noted, "OS/2 has been designed as an integrating
 platform with capabilities to support DOS/Windows as well as OS/2
 applications.  OS/2's popularity continues to surge due to strong
 customer demand, especially with the recent introduction of OS/2 for
 Windows.  By giving OS/2 the WIN 100 Award, the editors of
 WINDOWS Magazine acknowledge the industry-wide acceptance of
 OS/2 as the 32-bit operating system of choice, even among Windows
 users."

 OS/2, like Windows, is an operating environment for PCs. OS/2,
 however, not only runs DOS and Windows applications, but it runs
 several at the same time, and in many cases faster than in Windows.
 In addition, OS/2 allows users to run the latest 32-bit applications.
 OS/2 for Windows provides this same capability to users who already
 own Windows 3.1.  For the price of Windows or DOS utilities, users
 get better performance, fewer crashes, and true multitasking.

 January 1994 Byte Magazine (USA)  #32

 Best Products of 1993 - Byte Award of Excellence

 Background:

 (IBM PSP USA Press Release, 16 Feb 1994)

 OS/2 WINS BYTE MAGAZINE'S 1993 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

 February 16, 1994

 IBM's award-winning 32-bit PC operating system, has snapped up
 BYTE Magazine's "1993 Award of Excellence,".

 OS/2 2.1 was the only software/operating system recognized as one
 of the three "top vote-getters," sharing the honors with the
 IBM/Apple/Motorola PowerPC 601 and Intel's Pentium processor.

 BYTE Magazine's 1993 Editorial Awards, which comprise Awards of
 Excellence, Merit and Distinction, recognize breakthrough products
 that set the standards for innovation and price/performance. According
 to BYTE, of the many computer-related products and technologies that
 debuted in 1993, only 71 earned the prestigious awards and, of those,
 only 16 are honored with Awards of Excellence.

 Jon Udell, BYTE's senior technical editor-at-large, lauded IBM's
 OS/2. "Running OS/2 2.1 on an 8 MB machine that hasn't a prayer of
 running Windows NT, I find that it delivers many of the same
 benefits: robust multithreading and multitasking, a comprehensive
 32-bit API, an advanced file system, and support for Windows 3.1
 software," Udell said.  "Software developers have known for years
 that OS/2 is a far more productive environment than DOS plus
 Windows. With the polish and maturity of version 2.1, more and more
 users are discovering the same advantage."

 December 1993 PC Magazine (UK)  #28

 1993 Technical Innovation Award - Best Desktop Operating System

 Background (from PSP EMEA press release, 2 December 1993):

 IBM OS/2 2.1 has won another top industry award.  The UK's "PC
 Magazine" has awarded it the "Best Desktop Operating System"
 accolade.

 The judges were trade journalists and product experts from the
 Ziff-Davis publishing organisation.  They rated OS/2 2.1 the best
 Desktop Operating System, beating competitors such as Windows NT
 3.1 and MS-DOS 6.0.

 OS/2 2.1 was also one of the finalists in the overall "Product of the
 Year category (won by the Intel PCI bus).

 The citation praises OS/2 2.1 for "its ability to run applications from
 other operating systems ((DOS and Windows)) to a standard that's as
 good as, if not better than, the native platforms", and calls it "a
 staggering technical achievement that all this power is actually usable
 on a 386DX with 6MB of RAM."

 November 1993 PC/Computing (USA)  #26

 MVP (Most Valuable Product) Award - Systems Software Background
 (IBM PSP US Press Release, 17 Nov 1993):

 IBM's OS/2 NAMED TOP PC OPERATING SYSTEM

 LAS VEGAS, Nov. 17...

 Industry acceptance continues to build for IBM's advanced 32-bit
 operating system, OS/2.  For the second consecutive year at
 COMDEX, OS/2 was awarded PC/Computing's prestigious Most
 Valuable Product award in the Systems Software category.  OS/2 2.1
 was chosen over Windows NT 3.1 and Novell DOS 7.0 for the honor.

 The publication's December cover story recommended readers try
 OS/2 2.1 and not "sit around waiting for the next generation
 operating system.  It's here now, and it works great...   It is, in
 short, everything you'd want an operating system to be."

 "These awards aren't easy to win, and it's particularly pleasing
 because the team in our Boca Raton lab produced a great product in
 OS/2 2.0 and won this award last year" said Lee Reiswig, president
 of IBM's Personal Software Products.  "Now they've produced an even
 greater product in OS/2 2.1 and won again this year against more
 competition.  Congratulations are in order for all of the talented folks
 at IBM who made OS/2 2.1 MVP 1993."

 The award was presented during a spectacular ceremony held at
 Caesar's Palace on the eve of COMDEX.  Paul Somerson,
 PC/Computing editor-in-chief, said "We look for technological
 innovation and ease-of-use above all else.  Products must not only be
 the best in their category but also address a wide variety of customer
 needs," he said.  "OS/2  has the most attractive user interface
 available on the PC and it's a true 32-bit, multithreaded operating
 system."

 June 1993 Ziff-Davis (Europe)  #23

 Software Excellence Award - Operating Environment and Desktop
 Background (from PSP EMEA press release 7 June 1993):

 IBM OS/2 WINS ANOTHER MAJOR AWARD --

 ZIFF-DAVIS EUROPE SOFTWARE EXCELLENCE AWARD

 Cannes, 7 June 1993

 At the Ziff-Davis Europe Software Excellence Awards presented here
 today, IBM OS/2 2.0 won the "Environment and Desktop Award", and
 was a finalist in the "Technical Excellence" category.

 The Software Excellence Awards are determined by a panel from the
 Ziff-Davis publishing group.  The Senior Software Editors of three
 Ziff-Davis Europe magazines ("PC Magazine" from the UK, "PC
 Expert" from France and "PC Professionell" from Germany) evaluated
 software released between 1 April 1992 and 30 March 1993.

 IBM OS/2 2.0 was the outright winner of the "Environment and
 Desktop Award", where the other finalists were Microsoft Windows
 for Workgroups, Hewlett-Packard New Wave, and Norton Desktop for
 Windows. OS/2 was also a finalist for the overall "Technical
 Excellence Award", which was won by Borland Paradox for Windows;
 the only other finalist in this top-of-show category was Lotus
 AmiPro v 3.

 March 1993 PC Professionell (Germany)  #21

 "Innovationen des Jahres 92/93" award - System Software category
 Background (Note from Herbert Kahl, PSP Germany, 26/3/93, to
 Gordon Bell):

 During the Hannover fair CeBIT OS/2 2.0 got another award.

 The journalist from the German "PC Professionell" published by ZIFF
 (ZIFF/DAVIS), that is the German version of the American PC
 Magazine, gave the innovation award in the category "system
 software" to IBM OS/2 2.0.

 The other two finalists were "VIDEO FOR WINDOWS 1.0" by
 Microsoft and "QUICKTIME FOR WINDOWS 1.0" by Apple.

 THE WINNER WAS IBM OS/2 2.0.

 The award is called "INNOVATIONEN DES JAHRES 92/93", which
 means "Innovations of the year 92/93", with 8 different categories:

 - PC's/Notebooks
     - Hardware periphery
     - Adapter cards and features
     - Hardware technology
     - Application software
     - System software
     - Utilities
     - Software technology

 There was a celebration with about 500 selected guests in the
 evening of the 24th of March, where we got the award, and also a
 photo session at the CeBIT.

 (The awards were published, in German language, in the May 1993
 edition of PC Professionell, pp 114-132.)

 26 April 1993 InfoWorld (USA)  #19, #20

 #18      Software Product of the Year 1992

 #19      Overall Product of the Year 1992

 Background (IBM PSP USA Press Release, 26 April 1993):

 IBM's OS/2 2.0 CHALKS UP MORE INDUSTRY AWARDS!

 SOMERS, N. Y., April 26, 1993...

 OS/2* 2.0, the advanced operating system for personal computers,
 has been honored as "Product of the Year" in two categories by the
 readers of InfoWorld, a leading computer industry trade journal, IBM's
 Personal Software Products division announced today.

 In balloting conducted among the magazine's readers in March, IBM's
 OS/2 was named "Software Product of the Year" and  overall
 "Product of the Year," both for 1992.

 InfoWorld's awards recognize "superior achievement" in personal
 computer hardware, software and networking products, according to
 the magazine.  Although the editors nominate the products in each
 category, the readers select the winners.  The overall "Product of the
 Year" award is based solely on write-in votes from the readers.

 "InfoWorld's readers represent an important audience for us and their
 grass roots support is an important measure of the industry," says
 John Patrick, vice president of sales and marketing for Personal
 Software Products.  "As evidenced by these awards, OS/2 2.0
 continues to achieve significant market momentum as the leading
 32-bit operating system for today's high-performance personal
 computers."

 (Extract from InfoWorld, April 26, 1993)

 "We asked our readers to choose the top products in the key
 categories: hardware, software, networking, and the overall best
 product of 1992.  The ballots offered readers lots of choices, yet the
 winners were easy to spot.  We thank the readers who voted.  Your
 efforts help us and the industry understand your product needs and
 preferences.

 "Software Product of the Year: OS/2 2.0

 IBM shipped OS/2 2.0 in April 1992, and it appears to have found a
 waiting market.  The company had lofty ambitions for this release --
 a revised look with the Workplace Shell and promises of running DOS
 and Windows applications better than their native environments could.
 After five years of watching whether OS/2 would take off, our
 readers said that 1992 was the year for this operating system.

 "Overall Product of the Year : OS/2 2.0

 Weighed against all the other products available, our readers said - in
 a very strong voice - that OS/2 2.0 was the most important product
 of 1992.  Information managers and system designers need an
 operating system that allows them to build client/server networks.  It
 seems clear that IBM has cleared many of the hurdles that faced this
 operating system, and readers and users are taking a fresh look at
 what was once an underdog product."

 23 February 1993 Computer Language (USA)  #11

 Jolt Cola Award for Product Excellence

 Background (note from John Sorying, 24 Feb 1993):

 Last night (23 Feb 1993), COMPUTER LANGUAGE (a publication of
 Miller Freeman, Inc) hosted the COMPUTER LANGUAGE product and
 productivity excellence award ceremonies at the Santa Clara
 Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

 Following Bill Gates' talk (aka sales pitch for Microsoft products and
 architectures), Larry O'Brien, editor of COMPUTER LANGUAGE hosted
 the awards ceremonies.  Various products won "productivity awards"
 and the best of the "productivity award" winners received the
 "product excellence" award.

 Capping off the ceremony, Larry O'Brien announced that IBM OS/2 V.2
 won the COMPUTER LANGUAGE - Jolt Cola Product Excellence Award
 1992.  I had the honor of accepting on IBM's behalf.

 Jolt Cola (advertised as "Twice the caffeine" with "SUGAR the real
 thing") is held in high regard by programmers as one of the symbols
 of the programming community or culture.  For the programming
 community, this is a prestigious award.

 January 1993 PC World (Norway)  #7

 Product of the Year 1992

 Background (note from Lars Holck, PSP Product Manager, Nordics):

 Subject:  OS/2 award from "PC World", Norway

 The award was published (in Norwegian) in "PC World Norge" (part of
 IDG) nr.11, 1992,  pp 34-38.  The decisions were made by the
 editors and journalists of the magazine.  The name of the award was
 "Aarets Dataprodukt" ("Product of the Year").

 All in all 7 awards were given:
    - Olivetti Quaderno
    - Microsoft Excel 4.0
    - HP LaserJet 4
    - IBM OS/2 2.0
    - Intel Overdrive
    - Toshiba T4400SXC
    - Compaq Pagemarq 20

 There were no specific categories, just the selection of the "Best
 product of the year".  This is an annual award.

 OS/2 2.1 has reached the "Top 10" best-seller lists of several
 sales-tracking organizations.  Recent sales rankings of OS/2 2.1
 (from newest to oldest) include:

  Merisel (22Aug94) - #3 (Operating Systems - VAR)
  Merisel (22Aug94) - #4 (Operating Systems - Retail)
  Merisel (27Jun94) - #4 (Operating Systems - Retail)
  Merisel (27Jun94) - #5 (Operating Systems - Consumer, VAR)
  PC Data (Apr94) - #4 (Windows software) OS/2 2.1 for Windows
  PC Data (Mar94) - #6 (DOS software)
  PC Data (Mar94) - #7 (Windows software) OS/2 2.1 for Windows
  Ingram Micro (19Feb94) - #3 (Overall) OS/2 2.1 for Windows
  Ingram Micro (21Jan94) - #9 (Overall) OS/2 2.1 for Windows
  PC Data (Jan94) - #6 (DOS software)
  Ingram Micro (Dec93) - #1 (Operating Systems and Languages--Diskette)
  Ingram Micro (Dec93) - #2 (Operating Systems and Languages--CD-ROM)
  Software Spectrum (Oct93) - #1 (Operating Systems and Utilities)
  Corporate Software (Sep93) - #2 (Operating Systems/Utilities)
  G. Meier, Inc. (Sep93) - #3 (Utilities/Operating Environments)
  Merisel (30Aug93) - #3 (Operating Environments - Consumer, VAR)
  Merisel (30Aug93) - #4 (Operating Environments - Retail)
  Corporate Software (Aug93) - #2 (Operating Systems/Utilities)
  G. Meier, Inc. (Aug93) - #3 (Utilities/Operating Environments)
  Corporate Software (Jul93) - #3 (Operating Systems/Utilities)
  Ingram Micro (Jul93) - #4 (Overall)
  Ingram Micro (Jul93) - #3 (Utilities/Operating Environments - Retail, VAR)
  Corporate Software (Jun93) - #3 (Operating Systems/Utilities)
  Corporate Software (May93) - #3 (Operating Systems/Utilities)

 These are press clippings about IBM's OS/2 Warp Version 3.

 "Adopters of Warp are crazy about the Bonus Pak CD ROM, and well
 they should be.  It includes a "works" package with word processing,
 spreadsheet, database, and graphing packages, easy access to the
 Internet, a bunch of utilities, and much more." (Bill Machrone,PC
 Week Magazine, 21Nov94)

 "With OS/2 Warp ... IBM has beaten Windows 95 to the punch and
 raised the stakes in the war of the desktop operating systems to an
 all-time high.  A powerful product with enormous potential, OS/2
 Warp ... is unquestionably the best OS/2 to date.  A powerful weapon
 in Warp's favor is BonusPak, a collection of all the native OS/2 apps
 most people will ever need to be productive with OS/2.  In fact,
 BonusPak is so useful and complete that it may irritate as many ISVs
 as it attracts because it represents a free alternative to their
 products.  The most compelling of the BonusPak applications by far is
 the IBM Internet Connection for OS/2, an integrated suite of graphical
 navigation tools that provide single-click access to a SLIP Internet
 connection.  Most importantly, many of the BonusPak applications are
 tightly integrated into the OS/2 Workplace Shell...  For instance, in a
 feat that would make any OLE user envious, we were able to create a
 document, drop in a live link to a spreadsheet, merge the spreadsheet
 result with address information from the PIM contact database, and
 then fax the finished document, all with drag-and-drop operations
 across applications.  No operating system product to date has
 offered as much out-of-the-box value as OS/2 Warp.  Considering all
 the added value that you will get with the BonusPak, OS/2 Warp at
 $89 is perhaps the best software buy we've ever seen." (Randall
 Kennedy, InfoWorld Magazine, 14Nov94)

 "Like OS/2 for Windows 2.1 ... Warp integrates your existing
 Windows installation into the OS/2 environment.  This integration
 allows you to use Windows and its applications in the familiar
 manner, but with the advantage of using OS/2's preemptive
 multitasking and linear memory space to "wall off" applications from
 each other.  If one crashes, the others keep running.  Unlike OS/2 for
 Windows 2.1, Warp now works with Windows 3.11 and Windows for
 Workgroups, and it is compatible with applications written for
 Microsoft's Win32s API. IBM has done a great deal of work at making
 the object-oriented Workplace Shell easier to use.  The more you
 use it, the more sense it makes.  At the bottom line, it's obvious
 that IBM has put a great deal of time and effort into making Warp a
 highly optimized, easy-to-install, and easy-to-use operating system
 that offers next-generation power to existing users without requiring
 them to invest in additional hardware.  Interestingly, the dearth of
 true 32-bit native applications seems to have become a minor
 inconvenience instead of a major short-coming, especially because of
 how well OS/2 integrates with existing Windows installations and
 applications.  Experience counts, and Warp bears all the hallmarks of
 an experienced operating system." (Stan Miastkowski,Byte
 Magazine, Nov94)

 "We tested OS/2 WARP and Windows for Workgroups with 4MB RAM
 (OLE 2.0 test). The surprise was that only OS/2 could complete the
 tests with that little memory. Though performance was slow, both
 OS/2 2.11 and WARP struggled through to conclusion...If you don't
 have the hardware to handle Windows NT 3.5 and you want 32 bit
 performance and crash protection, then OS/2 WARP is your only
 choice right now and its a good choice...you won't leave your 16-bit
 apps behind...you really need 16MB of RAM to run NT (3.5). Windows
 for Workgroups peaks at 8MB, but if you need or want the features of
 a 32-bit OS and have 8MB of RAM, don't consider anything but OS/2
 WARP."

 Other quotes about OS/2 Warp:
 "For the first time, OS/2 really has become an end user's
    operating system..."
 "easier to install, easier to use, and more full-featured than
    previous versions"
 "better value than previous versions"
 "incredibly easy communications tools and direct access to the Internet"
 "excellent support of DOS games"
 "does a remarkable job of automatically identifying your system's
    components and setting itself up appropriately"
 "encountered no compatibility problems with hardware devices"
 "the help system improvements pale in comparison with OS/2 WARP's new
    tutorial...dramatic new tool"

 "...Microsoft Corp. for the first time faces (gasp!) significant
 competition in selling operating systems for IBM-compatible personal
 computers... Warp is a humdinger of a replacement for Microsoft's ...
 DOS/Windows 3.1 system....  Warp boasts a wide variety of powerful
 new features, including most of the ones that Microsoft has been
 promising to deliver in the form of Windows95, once known as
 Chicago....  Windows 95's delay makes Warp the hottest OS on the
 planet right now.  In addition to being available at least half a year
 before Windows95, Warp works just fine with only 4 megabytes of
 RAM.  By contrast, the prerelease beta versions of Windows95 making
 the rounds need at least 8 megs to function....  The other big plus
 with Warp is that it comes with built-in application software ranging
 from a pretty fine word processor, spreadsheet, and database
 combination to a series of programs that will put the user directly on
 the Internet.  The Internet connection should be a real treat to
 newcomers, because it makes it possible to hook your machine onto
 the worldwide network of computer networks at the click of a single
 icon.  ...Warp clearly is the software bargain of the year, if not the
 decade...." (James Coates, Chicago Tribune, 17Oct94)

 "When you're in a championship fight, behind on points, and your
 opponent lets his guard down, you swing with all your might.  IBM is
 doing just that as Microsoft's Windows 95 ... slips further behind
 schedule.  Big Blue is starting to ship a faster, friendlier version of
 OS/2 that runs in 4MB of RAM..., offers easier installation and a
 more attractive interface, and comes with a free set of productivity
 applications.  ...IBM claims this one will scan a user's system and
 configure itself with the proper graphics, sound card, and other
 drivers with a single mouse click.  OS/2's Workplace Shell has
 changed ... to a colorful Macintosh-style array of folders, with
 animated icons and a customizable, floating toolbar. Ten applications
 come bundled in OS/2's BonusPak, including a word processing,
 spreadsheet, database, and graphics mini-suite called IBM Works....
 Other applications include a PIM and communications programs
 ranging from CompuServe's CIM to IBM's Person to Person whiteboard
 conferencing package.  The OS is aimed at small-office, home, and
 notebook PC users.  OS/2 now looks like a genuine challenger to
 Windows 95." (Eric Grevstad,Computer Shopper Magazine,
 Nov94)

 "After seven years of hard labor, OS/2 seems poised to get its first
 big rush of momentum.  Warp ... includes a suite of basic
 applications, easy Internet access, teleconferencing, ... PhotoCD
 software, and slick video technology.  It's also optimized to run
 games.  This is all built on a powerful 32-bit operating system that
 over the years has garnered a reputation for stability.  The curiosity
 of home users will be piqued by Warp. Even my brother, a staid bank
 VP and home PC user of late, said out of the blue recently, "I want
 OS/2."  Big Blue is also showing a new side: quickness and
 combativeness. Warp has beat Windows 95 out the door.  IBM is
 ready and, for the first time, prepared for a fight. (John Dodge, PC
 Week Magazine, 11Oct94)

 "OS/2 Warp is garnering rave reviews by testers...." (Business
 Week Magazine, p. 184, 17Oct94)

 "IBM has built a complete set of Internet tools into the next release
 of OS/2....  OS/2 will come with the plumbing to connect your PC to
 the Internet, a graphical World Wide Web browser (similar to Mosaic)
 all the tools you need to explore it, and 10 hours to cruise the net for
 free.  The new OS will also include the SLIP protocol for connecting
 over a modem. The new OS will also provide the graphical software
 you'll need to mine the Internet--FTP for downloading files; a
 graphical Gopher for searching; and telnet for logging onto other
 computers.  And WebExplorer ... for accessing documents with sound
 and video." (Carol Levin, PC Magazine, 11Oct94)

 "The millions that IBM sank into OS/2 bought a pearl of great value.
 Big Blue now owns an operating system that uniquely combines five
 key virtues: OS/2 is small, fast, modern, 80x86-tuned, and mature.
 What Chicago Windows95 won't be, at least in 1995, is mature.
 Major parts of Chicago--including its file-system manager, memory
 manager, and scheduler--are, although inspired by Windows NT,
 otherwise brand new.  The comparable pieces of OS/2 have been
 solidly in place for years." (Jon Udell, Byte Magazine, Sep94)

 "Chicago Windows95 is intended to be a 32-bit operating system;
 IBM's OS/2 already posesses 32-bits.  Chicago will feature an
 interface more like Apple's Macintosh; OS/2 already has that, too.
 Chicago will run all the current DOS and Windows applications; OS/2
 can, too.  'We could do all that two years ago,' said Wally Casey,
 director of marketing for IBM Personal Software Products Company.
 A new version of OS/2, due in September will offer faster
 performance and can run with only four megabytes memory. Microsoft
 is promising that Chicago will also run on four megabyte machines.
 In IBM's favor is a sentiment shared by many PC customers and
 developers that Microsoft's products don't always live up to the
 company's bold promises.  'People are so tired of Windows not
 working,' Stewart Alsop, editor of InfoWorld magazine said. 'OS/2
 works, and that's its advantage."  Lackluster sales of Windows NT
 also have not hurt OS/2.  'The single event that launched OS/2 from
 being a second-class citizen to the second-best-selling operating
 system was Windows NT.'  Dave Pollack, president of Athena
 Designs, Inc., a small software developer said.  'When Chicago
 ships, I think a lot of people will say, "Microsoft hasn't delivered on
 its promises." and they'll move to OS/2.'" (Laurie Flynn, New
 York Times, p. 8, 31Jul94)

 "It's fast, it's robust, and it works:  OS/2 takes the wind out of
 Chicago.  Windows95 has been in beta testing for something like nine
 months now, and it is still too slow on an 8MB system and too
 unreliable.  There are EMM386 problems, CD-ROM problems,
 SoundBlaster problems, and this new interface turns homely
 applications downright ugly. Suddenly OS/2 is looking very, very good.
 But wait, they'll speed up Chicago before it ships!  Maybe, but the
 OS/2 2.2 beta is already faster, lots faster.  It has networking
 built-in and makes Windows 3.1 apps look like Windows 3.1 apps.  It
 may have taken IBM 7 years to get it right, but I'm finally coming
 around." (Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld Magazine, 06Jun94)

 These are press clippings about IBM's OS/2 SMP 2.11.

 "OS/2 SMP's claim to fame is that more applications run on the IBM
 operating system than on any of its SMP rivals SCO MPX, Solaris
 2.4, or Windows NT." (David P. Chernicoff, PC Week Magazine,
 12Sep94)

 "The next generation X86 operating system has finally arrived.  And,
 no, it's not from Microsoft.  IBM's OS/2 for SMP Version 2.11, which
 brings the benefits of SMP (Symmetric multiprocessing) operation to
 existing OS/2 applications and Windows applications running in a
 Win-OS/2 session, is a technically impressive package that will have
 a significant impact on the power-hungry user community.  The
 operating system provides a fully multithreaded multitasking
 environment that is compatible with most Windows 3.1 applications
 (and runs them as fast or faster than the native Windows 3.1
 environment); its own 32-bit applications, which take advantage of
 its advanced performance and usability features; and support for SMP,
 which can provide significant linear performance improvement for
 CPU-intensive applications.  OS/2 for SMP ... is available in versions
 that support from two to 16 processors.  OS/2's ability to run DOS
 and Windows applications on their own VDM (virtual DOS machine) is
 a side benefit of OS/2 design that should greatly improve end-user
 performance with OS/2 for SMP.  SMP capabilities make it possible
 for an application to have the full power of an individual CPU
 available to its VDM, which could greatly improve performance over
 the uniprocessor model, or when running in a shared VDM.  The
 ability to dynamically turn processors on and off allowed us to get an
 immediate feel for the additional processors' impact on running
 applications." (David P. Chernicoff, PC Week Magazine,
 22Aug94)

 "IBM has chosen to retrofit the existing OS/2 2.1 to support
 80x86-based SMP platforms. Fortunately the necessary techniques are
 well understood--many Unix kernels have undergone the same
 transformation.  OS/2 SMP should be an effective first
 implementation, delivering real scalability for multithreaded OS/2
 programs as well as concurrent DOS/Windows sessions.  An
 attractive solution for inexpensive, small-footprint clients and
 servers." (Michael Kogan, Byte Magazine, Jun94)

 "OS/2 will enjoy some advantages over SMP products such as NT, ...
 Solaris for X86, UnixWare 2.0 ... and ... SCO UNIX and Open Desktop,
 according to John Navas, a principal with The Navas Group, a ...
 market research firm.  'OS/2 SMP will be able to multiprocess
 conventional OS/2 applications without recompiling,' Navas said.
 'OS/2 SMP will run in 8MB credibly, but NT and Unix systems require
 20MB or more to support SMP.'  IBM is claiming another technical
 advantage.  'Unix kernels, even in SMP implementations, are
 single-threaded, while ours is multithreaded,' said John Soyring
 director of strategic relations for IBM PSP.  'This makes the
 operating system itself go faster, since operating-system tasks can
 happen in parallel.'" (Mary Jo Foley, PC Week, 07Mar94)

 These are press clippings about OS/2 for Windows.

 "While W4WG Windows for Workgroups has some 32-bit features,
 it's not really a 32-bit operating system; and while it's not too bad
 at task switching, it's not really a multitasking operating system.  It
 knows about objects, but it's not truly an object-oriented system.  It
 will run some DOS programs well enough, but it's really awful with
 others.  It's a bad gaming environment.  The plain truth is that if
 you're running a lot of DOS programs, you'll really be better off with
 OS/2." (Jerry Pournelle, Byte Magazine, Apr94)

 "Someone at IBM came up with a great idea: Why charge all those
 Windows 3.1 users for the same code twice?  With this edition, IBM
 supplies the OS/2 code, and users supply their copies of Windows
 3.1.  If you're not an OS/2 user yet, and you already have Windows
 3.1, this is the edition to buy.  Installing OS/2 on an extended
 partition with Boot Manager offers the best of both worlds in terms of
 performance and overall ease of use.  Boot Manager lets you choose
 the partition from which you want to start, with the aid of a
 user-friendly menu, which is key.  The end result ... leaves the user
 with the choice of running DOS and Windows under a FAT file
 system, or multitasking DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications under
 HPFS." (Frank Comley, InfoWorld, 07Mar94)

 "On the marketing front, OS/2 for Windows presents an almost
 no-risk buy for the individual user.  Many a customer has paid more
 than the Special Edition's introductory price for a DOS memory
 manager....  And if nothing else, OS/2 for Windows certainly excels
 as a DOS memory manager and multitasker.  Under close scrutiny,
 OS/2 for Windows turns out to differ very little from OS/2 itself.
 Our initial tests indicate that other than the missing WIN-OS2
 components (which are supplied by your copy of Windows itself) and
 a few changes to the device drivers and DLLs that handle
 Windows-to-OS/2 communications, very little has changed from
 OS/2.  The similarity ... decreases the chance of radically different
 problems occurring at sites using both flavors of version 2.1. Since
 OS/2 for Windows relies on Microsoft Windows code running under
 OS/2 rather than modified Windows code integrated into OS/2, we
 expected performance degradation with respect to WIN-OS2.
 Surprisingly, OS/2 for Windows was faster in all tests.  Typically,
 the performance improvement was ... under 5 percent.  ...OS/2 for
 Windows establishes a new level of confidence in IBM as an
 operating system developer.  While IBM no longer has access to new
 Windows source code, OS/2 for Windows demonstrates that IBM
 doesn't need that code to enable Windows compatibility under OS/2."
 (Bradley Kliewer, OS/2 Professional, Jan94)

 "If you're a Windows user and you install the new OS/2 you keep
 your old Windows, complete with desktop and applications.  You can
 then move all your DOS applications to OS/2.  They'll run a lot better.
 This is particularly noticeable with visual and sound-intensive games,
 which in Windows are either jerky and clunky or won't work at all. In
 OS/2 you can have several of your favorite DOS games running all at
 once.  Game developers tell me the interface with Windows wasn't
 designed to allow the kinds of things game developers like to do.
 Now, you might not think games important, but consider: games are a
 good example of what hands-on multimedia is really like." (Jerry
 Pournelle, OS/2 Professional, Jan94)

 These are press clippings about OS/2 2.1 since May 1993.

 "Nick loves OS/2 and is a self-professed enthusiast for that
 operating system.  And Steve, having just installed OS/2, is on the
 way to becoming one.  People seem to have a fascination with Next.
 Why?  Because it's pretty.  OS/2 is ugly in comparison.  It doesn't
 matter that ... OS/2 ... is infinitely more useful than NextStep in a
 work environment such as ours.  Nor does it matter that OS/2 has
 perhaps the best thought-out and most flexible desktop interface on
 the market.  It also doesn't matter that drag and drop in Windows is
 a nuisance, whereas in OS/2 it's a way of life.  IBM took risks to
 bring simple, dramatic improvements to the way we interact with a
 graphical desktop, like using the right mouse button to move objects
 and providing object templates that radically simplify the way we
 customize and use native OS/2 programs." (Nicholas Petreley,
 Laura Wonnacott, and Steve Irvin, InfoWorld Magazine,
 13Jun94)

 "Our Editors' Choice designation goes to IBM's OS/2 Version 2.1.
 This operating system impressed us with its stability, its true
 object-oriented GUI interface, and strong DOS and Microsoft Windows
 emulation.  OS/2 is far less hardware-intensive than most of the
 other reviewed operating systems, running comfortably with 8MB of
 RAM, even on a 386.  This and its low price make it a strong
 candidate as a corporate desktop standard.  Additional high points
 include OS/2 2.1's implementation of SOM, a powerful
 language-independent object model; and REXX, IBM's cross-platform
 procedures language.  In short: If you are looking for a true
 multithreaded, multitasking operating system suitable for both desktop
 and server duty, look no further.  OS/2 2.1 delivers a robust platform
 that offers a user-friendly desktop paradigm, flawless DOS and ...
 Windows support and excellent connectivity to all classes of
 computers." Comparison of 32-bit operating systems, including
 Interactive Unix, NextStep for Intel Processors, Novell unixWare, SCO
 Open Desktop, Solaris for x86, and Windows NT. (David Linthicum,
 PC Magazine, 31May94)

 "And that ... is the real bottom line.  OS/2 will do all that DOS and
 Windows will do, and more.  Many DOS games won't run in Windows
 but give OS/2 no trouble at all.  OS/2 networks extremely well to
 other OS/2 systems and acceptably well to W4WG Windows for
 Workgroups.  It's true 32-bit code, it truly does multitasking, it
 really know objects and object linking in ways Microsoft doesn't seem
 to have learned, and as long as you're not experimenting to find the
 limits, it's solid as a rock.  Technically, OS/2 is a winner, and it's
 sure to get better." (Jerry Pournelle, Byte Magazine, May94)

 "It looks as though OS/2 has won the battle to become the 1994
 champions of 32-bit desktop operating systems." (Datamation, p.
 43, 15Apr94)

 "A PC equipped with IBM's OS/2 2.1 operating system is well-armed
 to tackle multimedia--even more so, in many ways, than a PC
 running Microsoft Windows or a Macintosh with System 7.  Unlike
 Windows, OS/2 and its Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 (MMPM2)
 provide extensive multimedia support straight out of the box,
 including digital sound recording and playback, and viewing of IBM's
 Ultimotion and Intel's Indeo AVI video formats at up to 30 frames per
 second....  Further, the 32-bit architecture and pre-emptive
 multitasking of the OS/2 operating system arguably give it a major
 boost in tackling the demands of full-motion video, and are especially
 well-suited for video and playback from CD-ROM." (Rich Santalesa,
 Computer Shopper, Apr94)

 "How well does an operating system get along with others on the
 network?  The top grade went to OS/2 2.1.  In the interoperability
 tests published in November, OS/2 2.1 provided the broadest native
 connectivity of all the operating systems tested.  Net work access
 integrates easily into the Workplace shell, down to the printer objects.
 OS/2 was the only operating system where we could get NetWare,
 LAN Server and TCP/IP running simultaneously and still be able to
 run all our OS/2, DOS and Windows applic ations with RAM to spare.
 Combine that with the multitasking and powerful OS/2 Workplace
 Shell, and we can't imagine ever going back to a DOS/Windows
 environment." (Nicholas Petreley and Laura Wonnacott,
 InfoWorld Magazine, 28Mar94)

 "Gates would love to see Microsoft Home take off--because Windows
 NT certainly hasn't. As it turns out, NT is getting as warm a
 reception as New Coke.  Even Microsoft has pushed back development
 of native versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.... And the biggest
 surprise of all is that OS/2 seems to be making some real headway
 in the home marketplace.  IBM may have the last laugh after all."
 (Home Office Computing, Mar94)

 "IBM's OS/2 is seen more as a full-size environment, particularly
 with its well-defined object strategy in SOM (System Object Model)
 and DSOM (Distributed SOM) and the way that IBM has clearly
 committed itself over the long term to migrating to the new Taligent
 object model.  Combined with the growing number of users and a
 trickle of both desktop applications and of unique, useful application
 design tools, OS/2 continues to be a viable choice for customers, and
 IBM--ironically--ends up being a much more comfortable choice than
 Microsoft." (Stewart Alsop, InfoWorld Magazine, 21Feb94)

 "So, you've written off IBM's OS/2?  Not so fast.  Of five 32-bit
 GUIs we took to task for this story, OS/2 is ahead of the pack.  Its
 Workplace Shell is a sleek, well-crafted control center.  Aside from
 proven compatibility with more than 50,000 Windows and DOS
 applications, OS/2 has thousands of native apps written for it.  If
 you're going to choose a 32-bit GUI, you can't lose with OS/2."
 Comparison of NextStep 3.2, OS/2 2.1, SCO Open Desktop 3.0,
 Solaris 2.1 for x86, and Windows NT 3.1 (Randy Kennedy,
 PC/Computing, Feb94)

 "OS/2 2.1 leads the way with our readers' votes.  In a year flooded
 with new operating systems--Windows NT, UnixWare, Solaris, and
 NeXTStep--OS/2 emerged victorious.  Actually, it has done more than
 simply beat the newcomers.  This version has broken Microsoft's iron
 grip on today's computers.  Another plus for OS/2 is IBM's legendary
 support.  If your new program goes haywire under OS/2 at midnight
 on Friday night, you don't have to wait for Monday morning to get
 help.  IBM's HelpCenter is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
 Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computer Shopper, Jan94)

 "Microsoft would like everyone to call this the year of Windows NT.
 But it's not there yet.  It came too late, ran too slowly, and delivered
 too little.  The most impressive 32-bit operating system by far is
 IBM's OS/2 2.1.  OS/2 2.1 offers full, fast support for Windows 3.1
 (including 386 Enhanced Mode), DOS, and all versions of
 OS/2--especially the major applications developed for the WorkPlace
 Shell.  Don't sit waiting around for the next-generation operating
 system.  It's here now, and it works great.  IBM's OS/2 2.1 is a
 multi-threaded, 32-bit operating system that finally has a steadily
 growing body of applications using it....  OS/2 has the most
 attractive interface available on a PC, and it's fast, even at Windows
 emulation.  It is, in short, everything you'd want an operating system
 to be." (John Montgomery and John Taschek, PC/Computing,
 Dec93)

 "Offered as part of IBM's OS/2 2.1, Multimedia Presentation
 Manager/2 beats anything you'll find in Windows.  It's full of
 intuitive extras, from simple things like a volume-control knob icon
 to a well-laid-out master screen.  Build on this with IBM's Ultimedia
 software, and you've got a killer combination." (Matthew Lake and
 Ron White, PC/Computing, Dec93)

 "Right now, OS/2 seems to be riding a new wave of popularity.
 Published reports put sales past the 3 million mark.  With Microsoft
 Corp.'s Windows NT sputtering at the starting gate and Unix vendors
 still unable to deliver a unified version of the operating system for
 the Intel platform, OS/2 is looking better all the time.  And although
 LAN Server is not an integral part of the OS/2 kernel, it was built to
 run as a set of networking services on top of OS/2.  'OS/2 is
 probably the best environment for communications.  The OS/2
 Communications Manager supports so many protocols, you can connect
 OS/2 and LAN Server with almost anything,' Steve Rabin director
 of development technologies at American Software Inc. says." (Alan
 Radding, InfoWorld, 29Nov93)

 "Of the products reviewed, OS/2 2.1 is best suited for the majority
 of desktop PCs today.  It offers the best connectivity of the bunch.
 Also, OS/2 runs more 16-bit Windows programs than NT and runs
 them faster.  OS/2 offers functionality that NT does not--right mouse
 button support, hierarchical folders, and objects on the desktop.  Also,
 dragging and dropping is better in OS/2 than NT.  Although OS/2 does
 not have built-in network support, its integration with NetWare is
 mature and stable.  This allows connectivity with a proven
 mission-critical server.  OS/2 works with all the leading LAN
 standards (LAN Server, NetWare, Vines, and LAN Manager).  OS/2 got
 top honors for technical support.  We received in-depth answers to
 our questions as well as more than one solution to a problem in many
 cases.  OS/2 offers fine documentation--easy to read and
 comprehensive." Comparison of 6 operating systems, including
 NextStep, Open Desktop, Solaris, UnixWare, and Windows NT. (James
 Armstrong and Les Kent, InfoWorld, 22Nov93)

 "If you've never touched a GUI before, you'll probably fall in love with
 OS/2 2.1.  It's easy to use, attractive, and includes lots of online
 help.  If you're coming from the DOS world, or don't like what you're
 getting in Windows 3.1, you'll probably find that OS/2 is a slicker
 operating system overall than NT.  OS/2's Drive Manager beats
 Windows NT's.  Why?  You can drag and drop between it and OS/2
 applications.  Windows NT's File Manager ... is one of the worst
 features of Windows 3.1, and it's made its way into Windows NT
 intact.  Hey everybody: There is an alternative to Windows." (John
 Montgomery, PC/Computing, Nov93)

 "Resellers report that OS/2 2.1 has far outsold NT since NT shipped
 in mid-August (1993). IBM is shipping hundreds of thousands of
 copies of OS/2 2.1 each month....  Microsoft officials said that by
 late September the company had shipped about 200,000 copies of
 NT." (Robert L. Scheier and Marc Ferranti, PC Week, 18Oct93)

 "Suddenly, OS/2--last year's underdog in the 32-bit play-offs--has
 hit a home run with its Version 2.1, which surprisingly provides a
 better 32-bit environment for many current Windows 3.1 players than
 Windows NT does." (Frederic Davis, Windows Sources, Oct93)

 "Now that the NT team is back from vacation, I suggest that they ...
 look for inspiration in a most unlikely place: IBM's OS/2 Version 2.1.
 Because while the NT team was feverishly swatting NT bugs in
 Redmond, IBM was quietly turning the Workplace Shell into a work of
 art.  If I were in charge of NT, here is what I'd steal first:
 Multimedia Presentation Manager:  You get 30 - frames - per -
 second video and a robust set of tools that developers are raving
 about.  Multimedia is what 32-bit operating systems were made for,
 so do it right.  Individually Configurable DOS/Windows Sessions:  NT
 requires you to stuff all your Windows 3.1 apps in a single virtual
 machine; if one goes down, they all go down.  OS/2 lets you load
 each one in its own protected space.  No More File Manager:  Why
 can't files, directories, and even entire drives simply have icons that
 sit on the desktop alongside programs?  That's the OS/2 way, and
 it's amazingly easy to get used to.  You can even drag files into the
 shredder ..., a GUI gotta-have-it that Windows still doesn't have.
 Online Help:  Microsoft's is good.  IBM's is amazing.  In OS/2 2.1,
 every word of every manual is online and searchable.  Every piece of
 software should offer this much help." (Ed Bott, PC/Computing,
 Oct93)

 "OS/2 2.1 has clearly bested Windows NT in its ability to run
 16-bit DOS and Windows applications along with native apps.  OS/2
 is ... here now, and it's winning hearts in Corporate America for its
 robustness, excellent development tools, and broad range of
 connectivity options.  IBM says it's selling 300,000 copies per
 month.  OS/2 is an operating system that's going somewhere.  IBM
 has articulated plans to move OS/2 to a microkernel based
 architecture Workplace OS that will implement object orientation,
 portability, and support for multiple CPUs.  With TrueType support
 and vastly improved display and printer drivers,  OS/2 makes an
 excellent case for itself as a mature operating system.  IBM's plans
 for Workplace OS should give developers confidence in OS/2's staying
 power." (Bill Machrone, PC Magazine, 14Sep93)

 "Nick's become nothing short of an OS/2 fanatic, and that really has
 us worried.  Since he switched to OS/2, he definitely looks like he's
 enjoying his work more than he should be."

 "After a couple of weeks with the OS/2 desktop, the Workplace
 Shell, it becomes painfully obvious just how rinky-dink the native
 Windows NT interface really is.  And right now, there's no Norton
 Desktop that's going to come to your rescue." (Nicholas Petreley,
 Nancy Durlester, and Laura Wonnacott, InfoWorld, 13Sep93)

 "OS/2 is more than just another pretty GUI: It provides a library of
 graphical interface objects, an industrial strength embedded
 programming language and multiple threads for nimble multitasking.
 The REXX language which originated on IBM mainframes is the
 result of more than a decade of worldwide user recommendations and
 feedback....  With its convenient ... features, such as unlimited
 precision arithmetic and extendable unlimited hierarchies of data
 structures, REXX is well-matched to the class of hardware that users
 can finally afford to buy." (Peter Coffee, PC Week, 2Aug93)

 "While other 32-bit operating systems are struggling to just make it
 to the desktop, OS/2 is all grown up.  With version 2.1, OS/2 (a
 PC/Computing 1992 MVP winner) is not just powerful, but incredibly
 usable.  The best news about Version 2.1 is its uncompromising
 support for Windows 3.1 applications and popular
 peripherals--specifically CD-ROM players and a longer list of printers
 more than 250. Another surprise: OS/2 now comes with IBM's slick
 Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 (MMPM/2), making the operating
 system a powerful multimedia engine.  Version 2.1 adds 32-bit
 versions of the Graphics Engine and High Performance File System
 (HPFS), making this a complete 32-bit, multitasking, multithreading
 operating system.  The good news is that Version 2.1 is available on
 CD-ROM." (Tracey Capen, PC/Computing, Aug93)

 "There are ... significant advantages to moving beyond Windows or
 PC-DOS to OS/2. The first of OS/2's strengths is the oldest--the
 ability to keep the system up and running when one window crashes.
 The fact that OS/2 protects the system from such events is a major
 benefit.  Second, in the 32-bit video subsystem, OS/2 can provide
 greater varieties of color and performance, which makes some of the
 new multimedia applications much slicker.  Finally, OS/2 2.1 will
 allow pre-emptive multitasking, enabling the user, not the
 applications, to schedule what session is going to take priority.
 OS/2 2.1 is raising the ante in the card game." (Aaron Goldberg,
 PC Week, 26Jul93)

 "Unproven NT is getting a healthy dose of skepticism from IS
 managers.  'OS/2 is a mature operating system--it took years for
 IBM to get it right,' said an NT beta tester currently using OS/2 to
 develop applications for a large bank.  OS/2's relative stability
 compared to NT has drawn customers who require an operating
 system for mission-critical applications.  'I don't see what NT offers
 that OS/2 doesn't offer today,' said Neil Ferraiuolo, senior analyst at
 AIG trading Corp., a commodities trading firm in Greenwich, Conn."
 (Marc Ferranti, PC Week, 26Jul93)

 "Think of a system that offers significant advantages to the huge
 installed base of Intel microprocessors, provides true downward
 compatibility, costs less than NT, requires less hardware and is
 outselling everything else in its class by a wide margin.  Once, that
 system was Windows 3.0.  Today OS/2 2.1 fits the description."
 (Richard E. Hodges, PC Week, 5Jul93)

 "IBM has built a mature, powerful, ready-for-prime-time operating
 system.  It runs applications that require Window 3.1.  Its multimedia
 capabilities are impressive.  It supports DDE among Windows and
 OS/2 applications.  VARs specializing in multimedia should sell
 OS/2.  Integrators developing custom applications for internal use by
 corporate clients would be well-served ... by OS/2 2.1." (Joel
 Shore, Computer Reseller News, 7Jun93)

 OS/2 2.1 "gives us the ability to run 64 telephone lines into a single
 PC, and by the end of this year we will be able to run 5 T-1 lines
 with 24 lines each on a single machine. I know this can't be done
 in Windows 3.1.  We tried it but couldn't go beyond two or three
 applications running at once before it would start to slow down.
 Windows just wasn't designed to support this kind of multitasking."
 (Gary Green, president of Evergreen Systems, Inc., a supplier of
 voice and fax services and equipment, quoted in PC Week Supplement,
 24May93)

 OS/2 2.1 "can even enhance applications written for another
 operating system.  For example, Windows applications can be made to
 pre-emptively multitask between one another, which is not possible
 on plain Windows 3.1." (Eamonn Sullivan, PC Week Supplement,
 24May93)

 "The Workplace Shell is extremely flexible.  There's a way to do just
 about anything.  In fact, there are probably three ways to do
 anything." (Larry J. Seltzer, PC Week Supplement, 24May93)

 OS/2 2.1 "runs some Windows 3.1 applications 20 to 30 percent
 faster than native Windows." (David Moskowitz, president of
 Productivity Solutions, Inc., a consulting firm, quoted in PC Week,
 17May93)

 "OS/2 2.1 is indeed the most superior OS available.  It is
 technologically far ahead of any rival.  It is backwardly and
 downwardly more compatible than its nearest competitor. OS/2 2.1
 therefore represents the best springboard mankind possesses today for
 a great leap forward into personal computer empowerment for
 tomorrow's masses." (Edwin Black, OS/2 Professional, May93)

 "Enter OS/2 2.1--and it's a whole new game.  There's now a
 certain snap to the way OS/2 2.1 works.  It's kind of like the
 high-quality sound you get when you slam the door on a Mercedes.
 Something in the feel tells you that it is solid, rugged and dependable.
 It's impossible to get away from comparisons to Windows 3.1.
 Most impressive in OS/2 2.1's new feel is the solid and zippy
 performance of Win-OS2 3.1.  Like many DOS programs when running
 under OS/2, the modified version of Windows 3.1 built into 2.1 runs
 faster under OS/2 than under DOS 5.0.  The extra zip is noticeable
 throughout Win-OS2.  All in all, OS/2 brings many welcome changes
 and new capabilities.  Most important to many users is the
 now-fulfilled promise of better Windows than Windows. With
 Microsoft downplaying NT (Bill Gates was quoted recently as saying
 "If you don't know why you need NT, then you probably don't need
 NT"), OS/2 2.1 looms as the frustrated Windows user's best bet for a
 stable environment, a clear computing future, and preemptive
 multitasking." (Herb Tyson, OS/2 Professional, May93)

 These are press clippings on OS/2 2.0 since November 1992.

 "Weighed against all the other products available, our readers
 said--in a very strong voice--that OS/2 2.0 was the most important
 product of 1992." (InfoWorld, 26Apr93)

 "OS/2 multitasking capabilities provide one important network feature
 that is often overlooked--the ability to support multiple concurrent
 network requesters.  Using OS/2 2.0, it is quite possible to run the
 IBM, Novell and Banyan requesters concurrently, allowing a user to log
 in to multiple networks simultaneously." (Jim Gilliland, OS/2
 Professional, Mar/Apr93)

 "Beginners say that after one day with OS/2 they are doing things
 they were afraid to even try with DOS.  As such, any investment in
 DOS and Windows is not only protected, it is supercharged. OS/2 may
 indeed be the operating system of tomorrow.  But more important, it
 is the operating system of today." (Paul Duncanson, Jr., OS/2
 Professional, Jan93)

 "The operating system Windows 3.1 should have been."
 (PC/Computing, Dec92)

 "OS/2 has a lot of strengths in terms of handling multiple threads.  It
 is almost impossible to do real multimedia without it."  (Jeff
 Tarter, editor of SoftLetter, quoted in InfoWorld, 30Nov92)

 These are press clippings about IBM PC DOS

 "The installation of an operating system doesn't end once you've
 transferred files from floppy disks.  In our tests, PC DOS 6.1 and its
 RAMBoost optimizer provided the most conventional memory--620K....
 No Operating system improvement has been so welcomed as disk
 compression.  DoubleSpace in MS-DOS 6.2 took the longest to
 compress the drive (21 minutes), produced the least free space (about
 160MB), and the least total space (about 225MB).  PC DOS 6.1 and
 Novel DOS 7 took about 13 minutes to compress the drive.  PC DOS
 led slightly in the amount of free space--179MB compared to about
 176MB under Novell DOS.  Both can create compressed floppy disks
 that can be read by any PC regardless of whether that PC is using the
 compression scheme that created them.  And, PC DOS 6.1 will read
 Stacker compressed drives directly; MS-DOS 6.2 will not.  PC DOS
 6.1 has a full-screen DOS undelete feature that's easier to use and
 more versatile than Novell's full-screen counterpart.  PC DOS 6.1 is
 the only operating system to provide a complete set of full-screen,
 full-function undelete, backup, and antivirus tools.  PC DOS 6.1 is the
 only one ... that supports 1/4-inch tape and SCSI tape drives for
 easily backing up your files. (Ron White, PC/Computing
 Magazine, Jan94)

 "Our test results ... reinforce the fact that MS-DOS 6.2 and PC DOS
 6.1 are very similar operating systems.  We found greater difference
 in results from our testing of the bundled utilities, which is where
 the two DOSes differ the most.  Running our backup test suite
 showed PC DOS 6.1 noticeably faster at backing up and restoring to
 both the network and floppy disks. Final Score: PC-DOS: 8.5;
 MS-DOS: 7.9 (John M. Goodman, InfoWorld Magazine, 24Jan94)

 "If you're a novice, I'd recommend IBM's PC-DOS 6.1.  The
 third-party utilities bundled with PC-DOS are first-rate.  They are
 complete third-party programs rather than the crippled versions that
 come with MS-DOS.  So why is PC-DOS the best option for novices?
 Documentation, for one thing.  Along with a full set of conventional
 books, the package has Que's Everyday DOS, a good beginner's text
 that costs $16.95 if bought separately.  What's really amazing is
 IBM's support policy.  Voice support isn't just free, it's toll-free--an
 incredible bargain in an age when most companies nickel-and-dime
 you to death when you're ill-prepared to argue.  This by itself might
 be a compelling reason to pick PC-DOS. If you call more than twice,
 you might save more than the cost of the product on support. (Brett
 Glass, PC World Magazine, Jan94)

 These are press clippings about other IBM products

 "IBM's Visual Age, which is a Smalltalk-based development tool for
 OS/2 and (soon) Windows, exemplifies a new breed of product.
 Thanks to IBM's groundbreaking SOM (System Object Model), Visual
 Age will help build distributed systems made of reusable
 components." (Jon Udell, Byte Magazine, Sep94)

 "IBM's VisualAge, released last month, is quite a break from IBM
 tradition.  Mainframe rigidity and text-based panels are gone, replaced
 by the interactive sizzle of Smalltalk-based visual tools.  VisualAge
 is an industrial-strength product, improving on the error handling and
 large-program performance of Digitalk Inc.'s Smalltalk/V and PARTS
 ... Workbench...." (PC Week, 25Apr94)

 "VisualAge is the most exciting development tool I've seen ... in a
 long time.  It's IBM's new visual development environment, and it's a
 knockout.  VisualAge is a fully visual, object-oriented environment
 that works well for individual developers and has impressive features
 for teams.  It lets you build applications and GUIs by pointing and
 clicking and drawing connections from one place to another. Equally or
 more important is a comprehensive set of DLL services that allow you
 to encapsulate, use, and reuse legacy code, including smart input and
 output interfaces that let you do pre- or post-processing on the data
 being passed between the legacy code and the applications you're
 generating. VisualAge applications can be surprisingly complex
 without writing a line of code.  If you do need to write code, you
 drop into Smalltalk.  IBM ... acquired the technology underlying VA
 from Object technologies International.  OTI's products are robust and
 well respected by the object-oriented crowd and by Smalltalk insiders
 in particular.  VA has three great strengths: visual development,
 database access, and use of legacy code." (Bill Machrone, PC
 Week, 11Apr94)

 "IBM's C Set++ 2.1 is a "clear winner" among 16 products in the
 comparison group. (Alan Zeichick, OS/2 Magazine, Oct94)

 "Development software for a complex and sophisticated operating
 environment such as OS/2 requires a significant suite of tools, as
 well as comprehensive, technical information resources.  IBM C Set++
 for OS/2, Version 2.1, represents a successful attempt at meeting
 most of these needs in a single package.  For any serious OS/2
 developer, the solid professional tools of C Set++ are a must."
 (Thomas E. Siering, PC Magazine, 29Mar94)

 "There are ... some terrific development tools and utilities for OS/2,
 among them IBM's own C/Set++...." (Will Zachmann, OS/2
 Professional, Mar94)

 "IBM Person to Person/2 is an easy system to use, containing
 everything you'd need to interact effectively with colleagues in remote
 places.  It is not the slickest product on the market, but a great
 deal of time and money has gone into its multi-way conversation
 facilities.  It's an easy system to use....  Running under OS/2 or
 Windows, P2P is virtually platform independent.  P2P provides
 excellent multi-way, multi-protocol, multi-platform data sharing
 across PSTN, ISDN or LAN."  (PC Magazine, U.K. Oct94)

 "IBM's Person to Person/2 is an OS/2 program that lets you create a
 realtime, extended computer conference.  It works over ISDN or
 asynchronous connections, and with ... NetBIOS, TCP/IP, and NetWare
 3.1x LANs.  With the appropriate hardware you can even add video
 conferencing to the process.  P2P is actually a collection of tools.
 The Chalkboard, arguably the most used module, is an electronic
 whiteboard.  You can paste text and graphics from virtually any OS/2,
 DOS, or Windows application into the Chalkboard for all to see.  A
 Mirror function keeps the Chalkboard image up to date should the
 actual data of the source application change.  The Talk tool is similar
 to a "chat" session on a BBS. It has the added advantage that a log
 is kept of everything being "said."  The File Transfer tool moves
 files from one system to another....  P2P's Video tool adds a
 tremendous sense of immediacy and vitality to the conferencing
 process.  Using an IBM ActionMedia Display Adapter and a video
 camera, you can send and receive live video, or share captured
 images via the Chalkboard or Clip utility.  Even without an
 ActionMedia card, you can receive video using software emulation.
 The ability to collaborate through a network and even cross-country,
 with or without video, has the potential of being a real productivity
 booster." (Dennis Fowler and Esther Schindler, Computer
 Shopper Magazine, Mar94)

 "IBM recently announced a ... product called Visualizer Ultimedia
 Query, an OS/2-based DB2 client.  Visualizer uses a technology
 known as QBIC (query by image content), developed by IBM's Almaden
 Research Center and the Santa Teresa Laboratory.  It can locate
 images from a database by shape or color. For example ... all gray,
 circular-shaped architectural images.  A photo editor could use
 Visualizer to retrieve pictures of flowers containing a specific shade
 of yellow or a particular arrangement of blossoms." (Tom Halfhill,
 Byte Magazine, Aug94)

 "With Ultimedia Workplace/2 IBM brings the light-table metaphor to
 OS/2 and extends it to include text, graphics, video, presentation,
 and sound files, so you can organize and catalog your multimedia
 files.  Creating a light table is as easy as creating any OS/2
 object--simply drag the Light Table template to the desktop or folder,
 and you're ready to start cataloging.    Double-clicking on any file
 type opens the appropriate browser or another associated program of
 your choice.  It lets you link light-table folders to dBASE IV,
 DB2/2, and OS/2 Database Manager, and Oracle databases to store
 and then later search for additional file information.  Workplace/2
 will appeal to users who are constantly creating media files, but who
 want a better way to track them than simple folders." (Rich
 Santalesa, Computer Shopper Magazine, Apr94)

 "With the release of a new multimedia authoring trio ... IBM is
 stepping to the forefront of business graphics.  Ultimedia Builder/2
 combines a multimedia authoring studio, similar to a Multimedia
 ToolBook, and a business graphics applications, in the realm of
 Harvard Graphics....  A companion product, Ultimedia Workplace/2 is
 the best multimedia browser-and-management system I've seen, and
 Ultimedia Perfect Image/2 is a well-executed scanner and
 image-editing application.  Workplace/2's run-time feature lest you
 play back your presentation on any OS/2 machine.  Perfect Image/2
 provides the final ingredient, allowing you to capture images from a
 video camera, VCR, still video camera, or television; edit them; and
 save them in a variety of formats.  If you haven't yet experienced
 OS/2 multimedia, you'll discover it's completely different from the
 sometimes cheesy experience offered by Windows multimedia.  IBM's
 implementation uses less disk space, plays back at twice the frame
 size, and doesn't suffer as much signal loss and jerkiness.  Because
 its OS/2, your spreadsheet can recalculate in the background while
 your animation plays." (Joe Abernathy, PC World Magazine,
 Jan94)

 "Offered as part of IBM's OS/2 2.1, Multimedia Presentation
 Manager/2 beats anything you'll find in Windows.  It's full of
 intuitive extras, from simple things like a volume-control knob icon
 to a well-laid-out master screen.  Build on this with IBM's Ultimedia
 software, and you've got a killer combination." (Matthew Lake and
 Ron White, PC/Computing, Dec93)

 "MMPM/2 (Multimedia Presentation Manager/2) extensions to OS/2
 2.1 ... allow users to view several video clips simultaneously.
 Unlike Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, which requires a video board to
 view 15 frames per second, MMPM/2 will speed that to 30/24
 frames per second, without hardware assistance." (Aileen Crowley,
 PC Week Supplement, 24May93)

 "OS/2 lovers now have a protocol analyzer they can sink their teeth
 into.  IBM's DatagLANce is a combination network monitor and
 protocol analyzer aimed at high-end LAN analyzers like Network
 General's Sniffer and HP's Network Advisor.  It's a worthy
 competitor, cost effective, and its smart statistics stand out."'
 (Network Computing Magazine, Oct94)

 "When it comes to IBM's DatagLANce network protocol analyzer, IBM
 has put together a superior product.  This software-only analyzer can
 even go head to head with Network General Corp's Sniffer and best
 the old workhorse on several counts.  With DatagLANce it is easy to
 bring up a variety of windows and navigate about troubleshooting a
 problem. You don't need much training, and the windows are
 uncluttered and come up quickly.  I found a few nice features that
 match or rival many of the top analyzers on the market.... Great
 protocol decodes, flexible displays, playback network-trace files,
 descriptions of packets captured, etc.  Overall, DatagLANce is a
 superior piece of software....  The way this product plays off the
 graphical OS/2 environment and its solid support for protocol decodes
 makes it a winner." (Communications Week Magazine, 22Aug94)

 For net managers committed to carrying multiprotocol traffic over
 FDDI networks IBM's DatagLANce LAN analyzer furnishes a very
 strong helping hand." (Data Communications Magazine, 21Jan94)

 "Analysts agree that LAN Server 4.0 has become a robust Netware
 Alternative." (Information Week, p. 24, 10Oct94)

 "There is no greater decision that many users will make next year
 than selecting their organization's next-generation LAN operating
 system.  An astonishing number of organizations are now waiting,
 watching, and window-shopping for what will become their next
 network operating system NOS....  Why is everybody getting antsy?
 It's because the NOS is no longer just a departmental plaything.  It
 has skyrocketed in importance in just the last few years.  In many
 organizations it's become the centerpiece of their information
 technology strategy....  But is it just a two-horse race?  Are Novell,
 Inc.'s next NetWare (4.x) and Microsoft's next NT (3.5) the only real
 competitors?  I think not.  And I sincerely hope not.  Two vendors
 does not a competition make.  There needs to be at least one more.
 And I think IBM's reworked NOS--in the form of LAN Server 4.0--is
 the most likely serious contender...." (Information Week, p. 25,
 03Oct94)

 "Users who tested an early version of LAN Server 4.0 praise its
 simplicity and easy administration as well as its built-in
 peer-to-peer networking capabilities." (Information Week, p. 20,
 03Oct94)

 "OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 Advanced is a real network comparable to
 NetWare in capabilities, reliability, and difficulty in using.  If you
 need to network OS/2, DOS, and W4WG workstations, it will do the
 job, and if you have many OS/2 systems to network, it's clearly a
 good choice." (Jerry Pournelle, Byte Magazine, May94)

 "And what about OS/2 LAN Server?  In PC Week Labs performance
 tests, OS/2 LAN Server did remarkably well." (David Berlind, PC
 Week, 11Apr94)

 "IBM's OS/2 LAN Server Advanced V3.0 ... has the second fastest
 throughput (after NetWare), which makes it suitable for medium to
 large networks.  Running our 10-user business application test, LAN
 Server was 2 percent faster than Microsoft's NT Advanced Server....
 In the 50-user test ... it was 34 percent faster than Advanced
 Server.  Like Microsoft's NOS, IBM's LAN Server organizes ... network
 resources into domains.  Changing domain names is considerably
 easier with LAN Server: Microsoft's Advanced Server ... forces you to
 reinstall the operating system.  Unlike Advanced Server, IBM's NOS
 lets you define a backup domain controller during installation.  If you
 want to change its status, you either rerun the installation utility or
 use the Net Accounts command.  Compared with other NOS vendors,
 IBM provides generous support policies.  It provides free technical
 support through an 800 number.  Free support is also available through
 IBM's CompuServe forum or Prodigy.  IBM also maintains an in-house
 bulletin board, and you can get technical tips and updates on the ASK
 PSP CD-ROM.  To cap off IBM's support policies, it offers customers
 a 30-day money-back guarantee." Comparison of 5 network operating
 systems, including NetWare 3.12, NetWare 4.01, Windows NT
 Advanced Server V3.1, and Banyan Vines V5.5 (Tracey Capen,
 InfoWorld, 10Jan94)

 "LANQuest labs last week released a test report that IBM LAN Server
 Advanced Version 3.0 outperformed Microsoft's Windows NT Advanced
 Server (NTAS) and LAN Manager Version 2.2 using nine DOS and
 Windows applications.  LANQuest found LAN Server Advanced was
 45% faster than NT and 8% faster than LAN Manager in a 100-node
 net."  (Network World Magazine, 11Oct93)

 "Overall, IBM LAN Server Advanced V3.0 supported up to 4 times the
 number of users and 2.4 times the peak throughput of Microsoft's
 Windows NT Advanced Server V3.1, in these tests." Copies of this
 report may be requested by dialing 800-IBM-4FAX and selecting
 document 2347. (LANquest report, Oct93)

 "IBM OS/2 2.1 provided the broadest native connectivity of the client
 operating systems we tested.  Network access integrates easily into
 the Workplace Shell, right down to the printer objects.  As with most
 clients, the only server that OS/2 had problems connecting to was
 Windows NT Advanced Server, which wouldn't support any of the
 clients except Windows NT and Macintosh.  Ironically, the best DOS
 solution turned out to be OS/2.  We could get more DOS connectivity
 from our OS/2 DOS sessions than from DOS itself, and we still had
 plenty of RAM left over for each DOS session." Comparison of 8
 client operating systems, including Macintosh System 7.1, MS DOS,
 OS/2, SCO Open Desktop, Solaris, UnixWare Personal Edition,
 Windows and Windows NT, communicating to various network
 operating systems, including A/UX, NetWare 3.11, NetWare 4.01,
 OS/2 LAN Server, SCO Open Server Enterprise System, Solaris,
 UnixWare Application Server, and Windows NT Advanced Server
 (Nicholas Petreley, Nancy Durlester, and Laura Wonnacott,
 InfoWorld, 15Nov93)

 OS/2 is probably the best environment for communications.  The
 OS/2 Communications Manager supports so many protocols, you can
 connect OS/2 and LAN Server with almost anything,' Steve Rabin
 director of development technologies at American Software Inc.
 says." (Alan Radding, InfoWorld, 29Nov93)

 "Do you want to create a super networked client that can connect to
 TCP, NetWare, and NetBEUI networks concurrently?  You can.  Indeed,
 IBM's own TCP/IP for OS/2 software ... is one of the best such
 products on any operating system."  (David Strom, InfoWorld,
 06Dec93)

 "We installed and configured IBM's TCP/IP, Version 2.0 for OS/2 to
 work with NetWare and LAN Server requesters.  And try as we might
 to get results to the contrary, practically everything went smoothly.
 Sigh.   What fun is that?  Do you have any idea how difficult it is
 for three cynics to write about success?  We reboot the system.  To
 our surprise and delight, the machine loads all the NetWare requester
 drivers without a single hitch.  No fussing with the NET.CFG file.  No
 tricks with the PROTOCOL.INI file. Not even a single line of
 CONFIG.SYS file tweaking.  It just works.  And although we haven't
 had time to benchmark, it sure looks like TCP/IP, Version 2.0 for
 OS/2 runs significantly faster using IBM's NDIS driver than when we
 were using Novell's ODINSUP driver."  (Nicholas Petreley, Nancy
 Durlester, Laura Wonnacott, InfoWorld Magazine, 11Oct93)

 "In many corporations, the core tool for meeting transaction
 processing needs comes from IBM.  I refer to IBM's CICS (Customer
 Information Control System).  Not too long ago it was impossible to
 endorse CICS without recommending, in effect, a mainframe-based
 architecture--and a Blue-labeled one at that.  But, IBM has been
 moving aggressively toward multiplatform offerings for CICS.  IBM's
 CICS for OS/2 is priced affordably and already represents the
 majority of CICS' installed base of roughly 60,000 licenses." (Peter
 Coffee, PC Week Magazine, 13Dec93)

 "After many false starts and empty promises, there's finally a speech
 recognition system available to the general public.  It's the IBM
 Personal Dictation System, which listens to your voice and converts
 your words into typewritten text or computer commands.  It's that
 simple.  The system analyzes your particular way of pronouncing
 words.  Because its speech recognition is tailored specifically to each
 user, people who speak English with a strong accent pose no special
 challenge to the system; it simply learns your style.  Each time you
 use the system, it learns a bit more about how to interpret your
 speech.  The system--which consists of software, a microphone, and
 ... a card that drives the speech engine--has a vocabulary of 32,000
 words.  It can even handle homophones--words that sound alike but
 have different spellings, such as to, two, and too.  IBM's system
 should help to bring the power of the personal computer to those who
 can't type or are intimidated by arcane commands.  So if you're
 looking to get rid of that keyboard, just speak up!" (Discover
 Magazine, Oct94)

 "IBM's Personal Dictation System 1.0 is a productivity breakthrough
 that makes a strong business case for the 16M-byte desktop machine.
 Because it liberates highly paid professionals from the keyboard
 bottleneck and eliminates the frequent spelling errors of human
 transcribers tackling complex technical terms, PDS can quickly pack
 back its costs. In PC Week Labs tests, PDS transcribed general and
 specialized vocabularies at 90 words per minute.  We found it easy to
 install, learn, and customize to different needs and tastes. PDS uses
 a sophisticated language model and does a remarkable job of resolving
 same-sound words based on their use in a sentence.  Corrections
 are quick and convenient--and the system becomes steadily smarter
 with use.  In addition to text entry PDS handles GUI navigational
 commands." (PC Week Magazine, 18Jul94)

 "The IBM Personal Dictation System, or IPDS, brings computer-based
 dictation services to a mainstream corporate audience.  The system
 combines a voice-controlled application interface with a sophisticated
 dictation system.  Combining a command interface with dictation
 technology enables you to create and save documents in a completely
 "hands-free" environment: You can dictate and enter system
 commands with your voice.  Once I got the hang of speaking with a
 pause between words, I dictated fairly quickly, up to 70 words per
 minute.  The system improved as I read additional documents into
 it.  The adaptive language model does its job well.  In general, the
 system is very accurate--considerably better than other
 computer-based dictation systems I've used. Voice macros were
 simple to create and extremely convenient.  For instance, I could say
 "open letter," and the system would print my name and address, the
 current date, and a general salutation.  You can generate often-used
 phrases or paragraphs by simply saying a single word.
 Voice-controlled computers are no longer relegated to the realm of
 science fiction or even to specialized nich markets; viable speech
 recognition has arrived on the desktop." (Stanford Diehl, Byte
 Magazine, May94)

 "I'm writing this article using the IBM Personal Dictation System for
 the first time. As I speak, what I'm saying appears on-screen, each
 word a fraction of a second after I've spoken it.  From time to time
 as I speak, IPDS will choose one word, only to go back and replace it
 with another that more correctly fits the context of this article.  We
 found ... that the package will quickly learn a lot about your speech
 patterns and word usage.  By the time we were finished dictating
 this article, for example, corrections were rare.  For people who don't
 type, for those who must dictate while their hands are engaged, or for
 those who must dictate over the phone, IPDS is a breakthrough.  In
 addition, there are obvious uses for people who are physically
 challenged.  Even for skilled typists, this product can improve
 productivity, since dictation with IPDS can be two or three times
 faster than most typists can key in.  IPDS is the "voice typewriter"
 that was the stuff of science fiction writers--until now.  The product
 does nearly everything that the world of SF predicted it would, does
 it well, and does it quickly.  It's not stretching things too much to
 suggest that this product will make virtually everyone who must turn
 thoughts into words more productive."  (Wayne Rash, Jr., OS/2
 Professional, Mar94)

 "Is it possible that IBM has found the Holy Grail of speech
 recognition with the IBM Continuous Speech Series?  The answer is a
 definitive maybe.  The product clearly does more than the
 competition, and remarkably does it using fewer resources than most.
 In addition, it's relatively inexpensive and works on a variety of
 platforms.  Developers can work with ICSS to enable applications
 immediately, and their end-users can walk up and use the
 ICSS-enabled applications without the need to train their voices to
 the system. Additionally ICSS expects users to speak naturally, in a
 normal speech cadence, without having to pause between words.  In
 short, ICSS is a significant product.  It works as advertised, and does
 things that most observers didn't think was possible even a few
 months ago.  It works with most hardware, and on most computers
 that run OS/2." (Wayne Rash, Jr., OS/2 Professional, Mar94)

 "The IBM Personal Dictation System listens to my words, puts them
 on the screen accurately and quickly ... and spells them correctly."
 (James Norman, Seybold's Outlook on Professional Computing,
 Jan94)

 "An emerging area where IBM has committed huge resources and has
 attained a marked lead is speech recognition.  Over the past year the
 company has demonstrated and released a number of
 speech-recognition products, including the very impressive Personal
 Dictation system for OS/2.  IBM recently showed OS/2 Professional
 an amazing new speech-recognition technology ICSS that is
 speaker-independent and can recognize words spoken in a natural
 rhythm....  This technology could have a huge impact on the
 speech-recognition market." (Rich Malloy, Edwin Black, and
 Bradley Kliewer, OS/2 Professional, Jan94)

 "IBM programmers have created a new client/server speech
 recognition system that understands any speaker in the language it's
 been told to listen to.  There's no need to train the computer for a
 particular person's speech, as has been the case with earlier systems.
 The IBM Continuous Speech Series (ICSS) system was designed ...
 to take advantage of OS/2's multithreading capability to give it faster
 response.  In addition, because ICSS is a client/server product, the
 user interface, which is the client on ICSS, can be doing one thing
 (such as listening to a phoneme) while the recognition engine on the
 server is doing something else (such as analyzing the previous
 phoneme).  IBM is selling ICSS as a software developer's kit, so that
 anyone can speech-enable an application.  The only hardware support
 that's required is an analog-to-digital converter supported by OS/2.
 This includes such readily available devices as the SoundBlaster from
 Creative Labs.  Some computers, including the IBM ThinkPad 750,
 already include an A-to-D chip, so all you need to add is a
 microphone and a speaker.  In short, there's no particularly
 specialized hardware required.  Many OS/2 users can simply load the
 software and run the package.  In the past, speech recognition
 systems had to be trained to the voice of a specific user. Usually, no
 one else could use such a system without first retraining it.  ICSS is
 different because it will understand any user of a particular language,
 including those who speak it badly or with accents.  Some experts
 have called ICSS one of the most important products of the decade.
 It's clear that IBM has an important product.  ...ICSS offers users
 and developers a reasonably priced and capable client/server solution
 to true speech recognition." (Wayne Rash, Jr., OS/2
 Professional, Jan94)

 "IBM has quietly been working on getting you and your computer on
 speaking terms.  The ICSS is the result of those efforts.  It is an
 OS/2- and AIX-based speaker-independent speech-recognition
 technology that allows you to give your system commands by talking
 to it.  ICSS will someday reduce many common tasks, such as
 retrieving E-mail or loading applications, to a one- or two-word
 spoken command." (Byte Magazine, Jan94)

 "IBM ... has the widest range of speech products.  IBM's products
 cover the voice-recognition waterfront: speaker-dependent,
 speaker-independent, continuous speech, and discrete words.  The
 cost of entry varies from a $99 package that allows users to navigate
 Windows menus to a $4,000 development kit that requires an
 RS/6000 or a Pentium-based workstation."  (Bill Machrone, PC
 Week Magazine, 01Nov93)

 "Even though voice recognition is still in its undergraduate years,
 IBM VoiceType Control for Windows belongs at the head of the class.
 With this modest but well-designed speaker-independent program, you
 can give commands to Windows programs verbally, instead of via the
 mouse or keyboard.  It's only for commands, not for speech-to-text
 dictation.  Yet VoiceType is accurate and easy to use. VoiceType
 comes with sets of voice commands for numerous programs, including
 Word for Windows and CorelDraw.  Besides application-specific
 vocabularies, it features a core group of ever-present vocabulary
 words that work in any Windows application.  The program is smart
 enough to realize when you switch applications, and will
 automatically change vocabularies you.  Creating new vocabularies, or
 adding, deleting, and editing commands in existing ones, is easy.
 VoiceType for Windows is inexpensive and was to use.  It can make
 computing easier for those who do a lot of repetitive typing (data
 entry, for instance), and for the physically handicapped." (David
 Haskin, Computer Shopper, Oct93)

 "IBM's Adstar Distributed Storage Manager/2 brings industrial
 strength backup to the enterprise.  The ... package offers flexible
 scheduling options so managers can tune backup strategies to fit their
 users' needs.  Addressing the variety of platforms residing on
 networks today, ADSM/2 offers impressive coverage of multiple
 clients.  Because of its broad operating-system and protocol support,
 one ADSM/2 server can service the heterogeneous LAN with few
 compromises.  Also, because it lets sites centralize their enterprise
 backup, IS managers can improve their monitoring and control of this
 crucial aspect of network operation.  Highly automated file migration
 and tape management minimize the interaction required with the
 ADSM/2 system, a real boon to managers with overextended staff
 resources." (PC Week Magazine, 18Jul94)

 "Well-priced ... for a software-only ... license ... IBM LAN Distance
 is an OS/2-based remote-access server that runs on a nondedicated
 OS/2-configured PC.  It supports OS/2- and Windows-based clients
 on ... NetWare, ... Windows for Workgroups, and ... LANtastic
 networks.  LAN Distance does have some unique security features,
 independent hardware support, graphical client and server interfaces,
 and flexible multiprotocol support.  It is the only remote-node server
 in this roundup to take advantage of OS/2's powerful 32-bit
 multitasking capabilities.  LAN Distance works with any
 promiscuous-mode Ethernet or Token-Ring network adapter that
 supports ... NDIS ... and any I/O card that includes a device driver to
 communicate with the NDIS API.  Remote-client security is one of
 LAN Distance's strong points.  LAN Distance provides pass phrases,
 encryption, log-on limits, filters, and physical-unit IDs.  Similar to
 DCA's Remote LAN Node Turnkey Server, the LAN Distance function
 as a MAC ... bridge.  It works with IPX, TCP/IP, NetBEUI,
 NetBIOS, and VINES protocols....  If you need a strong 32-bit
 multitasking access server for your OS/2 remote-node clients, IBM
 LAN Distance is probably your best choice." (Steve Rigney, PC
 Magazine, Aug94)

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