DeScribe, Inc. today announced that it has suspended development of the DeScribe Word Processor.
The popular DeScribe Voyager CD with Mesa 2 and the Five User Enterprise CD will continue to be marketed through the standard OS/2 retail channels. Unlimited Corporate Licenses and Century LANs will no longer be marketed, but will be available upon request. All ongoing promotions, including the combined DeScribe Voyager CD and Mesa 2 promotion will continue as scheduled through 4/30/96. DeScribe technical support will remain unchanged but may be subject to adjustments based on future sales levels. To facilitate continued user support and interaction, DeScribe will apply to establish an Internet newsgroup.
DeScribe has attempted on numerous occasions to locate a purchaser for its technology. This search has not been successful. Sales of DeScribe products have been too low to permit the company to become profitable.
DeScribe, Inc. owner and CEO Mr. James P. Lennane stated, "As one of the earliest OS/2 ISV's and after seven years of involvement with IBM's OS/2, it is with great reluctance that we are abandoning our effort. On the other hand, there is no evidence of an improving market to justify further forbearance. We believed in OS/2 as well as in DeScribe and our customers. We wish to thank them for their support over the years and regret any inconvenience caused in 1994 by the expiring software policy. We are sorry to give up the struggle, however, we simply could not overcome the market forces against us without the aid of a strong sponsor. It is time to move on."
Describe, Inc. will remove the expiration date from the demonstration product available for download from http://www.describe.com.
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GalCiv demo available.
Stardock has just released a FREE demo version of its popular Galactic Civilizations 2 (GalCiv 2) game for OS/2 Warp! This fully playable strategy game demo allows you to get a taste of what is available in the actual commercial version.
GalCiv 2 is an advanced strategy game where the player must colonize a new galaxy, set economic, political, scentific and military policies in order to survive in a hostile galaxy. Computer controlled opponents have their own imperial ambitions and through technology and tactics they will try to become the supreme power in the galaxy.
The DEMO's home is on Stardock's Compuserve forum (GO STARDOCK). However, Stardock will keep a copy on its new World Wide Web site.
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The 32bit Alliance strikes again!
We're back and we're a lot bigger! Last November Stardock Systems and CDS worked with Indelible Blue to bring a set of OS/2 advocacy ads to popular magazines. From InfoWorld to PC World, you could open up your magazines late last year and see a full page ad that let the world know the power of OS/2 and OS/2 apps.
Well, Stardock (Object Desktop, GalCiv 2, etc. ) and CDS (Back Again/2) are back and this time we're not alone. Pinnacle Technologies (Desktop Observatory), Hilgrave (HyperAccess), Clear & Simple (Performance Plus), and V-Communications (System Commander) have teamed up to bring an extraordinary OS/2 and OS/2 related software campaign. I won't even mention all the magazines but suffice to say, if you read computer magazines, you'll see these ads.
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Watchit Plus now in beta testing.
Client Server Networking (CSN) today is announcing the availability of a beta version of their new product WATCHIT PLUS. GA delivery is scheduled to begin May 1, 1996.
WATCHIT PLUS provides more extensive server management for larger and more complex configurations than those supported by our current product WATCHIT. WATCHIT PLUS will not replace WATCHIT which will continue to remain the primary tool for one server management. From a single location WATCHIT PLUS provides the ability to monitor all the servers in the domain.
WATCHIT PLUS for total domain management will be available for $899. The ability to manage a complete installation makes WATCHIT PLUS equivalent to a site license. Current users of WATCHIT may upgrade to WATCHIT PLUS for $699 directly from CSN. For more information see CSN's web site or contact Robert Labenski at (860) 233-2951.
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CallerID for OS/2.
Rhintek, Incorporated announces CallerID/2, an OS/2 package for home or office designed to run in the background of OS/2 and promptly identify incoming calls. Because CallerID/2 runs on a computer, it has a host of features not found in the current stand-alone caller ID units. CallerID/2 supports all of the advanced features of the top-of-the-line caller ID boxes, yet is less expensive, conserves desktop space, and is customizable.
CallerID/2 is based on the powerful RhinoCom engine. As a call is made to the phone line on which a caller-id-enabled modem is listening, CallerID/2 looks up the phone number in the database and announces the call. Because CallerID/2 is resident on the machine, the user may have custom pop-up messages, hang ups on certain numbers or call-types, or even sound files associated with each call.
CallerID/2 retails for $39 and is available through Rhintek Direct at (800) 234-4546. For more information about CallerID/2, please visit Rhintek's web site the CompuServe Forum GO RHINTEK, or the BBS at (301) 596-5618. Look for it soon through Indelible Blue, Kiyo Designs, and other OS/2 retailers!
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ColorWorks V1+ now available.
SPG announced today it is shipping ColorWorks V1+ as the new entry level version of their award winning 32-Bit multi-threaded, multi-tasking, and multiple-processor enabled graphics paint and image processing program. SPG will mail a free ColorWorks V1+ upgrade CD-ROM to all registered ColorWorks 1.0 users, and upon registration to all users whom purchase any original Colorworks 1.0 product still in-channel. ColorWorks V1+ will come "in-the-box" as an free upgrade CD-ROM bundled with ColorWorks 1.0 for all new product entering the channel.
"We have taken the Photo CD support, the ability for scanner support using the ColorWorks Acquire plug-in interface, and many interface and usability enhancements from our new ColorWorks V2 product, rolled them back into our original ColorWorks 1.0, and created a new ColorWorks V1+ product." said Joel Krautheim, President of SPG. "For those users whom don't require the extreme power of our ColorWorks V2 product, ColorWorks V1+ offers an exceptionally strong product at an excellent price point."
Similar to ColorWorks V2, ColorWorks V1+ comes fully documented with a huge 18MB+ On-Line MEGA-Manual on the program CD-ROM. A "demo" version of the product will be made available for download on the SPG web-site. SPG products are available through Distribution from Micro Central, and Blue Orchard Software. End-users can purchase SPG products from retailers, mail order resellers, Internet resellers, and SPG Direct Fulfillment.
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Intercom v2.02 now available.
InterCom is a telephone for the Internet. It allows you to communicate with anyone around the world for free via the Internet. It's features include:
Snow Storm Software announces Mirage for OS/2.
Mirage for OS/2 is a powerful OS/2 Warp Visual Multimedia Management and Presentation System. With it you can scan drives, directories, network drives and CD-ROMs to find all your multimedia data files. Mirage will create thumbnail representations of each object and store these locally. Now your original sources are not required in order to manage your multimedia resources. Once scanned, simply drag and drop objects to create multimedia presentations and image screen savers. Extensive image, video, and audio formats supported. Built-in multimedia preview system.
You may see more information and screen shots at our new Web site. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know at snowstm@ibm.net.
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WebEx with Java now available.
The IBM WebExplorer for OS/2 finally has Java support. Interested users should jump to the WebExplorer home page and follow instructions there for downloading.
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Oberon Software's pLog now available.
Oberon Software, Inc. announced today it has begun distributing its new personal call tracking and contact management program. The program, named "pLog", will track both incoming and outbound calls, allow for scheduling call-backs, and generate multiple reports on the stored data. The program features a built-in speed dial list as well as integration with the user's existing FaxWorks(tm) phone book. The call history database can be viewed using an array of filters and sort criteria. The report display may be used to activate return calls or new calls, printed to any OS/2 printer device, or exported to a standard data format (SDF) text file suitable for importing into a spreadsheet program, other database, or word processor.
If pLog and FaxWorks(tm) are used together in a LAN environment, pLog can supply each workstation user with his or her own speed dial list while accessing the voice numbers in the corporate, FaxWorks(tm) phone book.
Demonstration copies will be available on the company's BBS (507-388-1154) and
WorldWide Web page. For more information contact Oberon Software at 507-388-7001.
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DiskStat PLUS! now available.
Oberon Software, Inc. announced today that it has begun distributing DiskStat PLUS!, a new and updated edition of its venerable DiskStat program. DiskStat PLUS! is a low cost, disk space monitoring utility for OS/2 Warp. In addition to providing more textual and graphical display options, the new version has been completely reworked for better Workplace Shell integration, better behavior in LAN based scenarios, and better support for multiple execution profiles.
DiskStat PLUS! provides four different views of the current state of any disk drive on an OS/2 system or LAN: current statistics as a textual report, as pie chart with legend, or simple pie chart, plus an historical report. The program also specifically reports on the system swapper file if the file is present on the monitored disk.
Demonstration copies will be available on the company's BBS (507-388-1154) and
WorldWide Web page. For more information contact Oberon Software at 507-388-7001.
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Tensor for OS/2 now available.
Tensor is a single-player, real-time action/strategy game in which you move tiled pieces on an 8-by-8 game board. The game is level based where each level has its own unique features. Some levels contain obstacles such as barriers or pits that interfere with play.
Tensor comes in both an OS/2 and Windows 3.1 version in the same box. Additional information is available on the WWW
or on AIMsBBS at - 801-572-6353. Written by Palet Software, distributed by Advanced Idea Machines.
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ScreenSaver v2.5 now available.
ScreenSaver 2.5 (shareware version) is now available. New in v2.5 is sound support; DPMS time table, enhanced DPMS support (Suspend->Off); new modules; and a CID enabled installation program.
You can get ScreenSaver from hobbes, CompuServe (OS2BVEN forum), or the America Online OS/2 forum library. The German version is available from ftp.leo.org or CompuServe OS2UGER forum. For latest ScreenSaver news and additional modules, you can always check out the ScreenSaver WWW page.
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OS/2 port of XFree86.
This is the announcement of XFree86-3.1.2D, the first public test version of a free implementation of The X Windows System for OS/2. The intended auditorium for this code is the experienced developer, not the end user. This system is an ALPHA version, i.e. expect numerous bugs and even system crashes.
The system is currently available by FTP but should be available from hobbes.nmsu.edu and ftp.leo.org very soon. The directory contains zip files of about 26MB totally, but you won't need all of them. In order to save net bandwidth and save money, get the files 00README.1ST (or 01README.1ST on some archives) and 312Dbase.zip first and leave the other files alone until you have read what you really want to have. You might also get the files README.OS2, X11OS2.FAQ, and LATEST.OS2 for
more detailed information.
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New McAfee's Anti-Virus front end.
There is a new GUI interface for McAfee's Anti-Virus program now on Hobbes and ftp-cdrom. It is shareware and some of the features are disabled, however, most are not as the author trusts OS/2 users.
Look for the file bkill.zip or e-mail the author for more information.
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Dropzone v1.40 now available.
Dropzone v1.40 is now available at BMT Micro. Dropzone is a multithreaded WPS enhancement utility designed with the casual user in mind. Dropzone provides menu access to most of the built in OS/2 utilities and settings pages as well as providing several Black Pine original programs.
For further information or a demo copy, see the Black Pine Development home page or contact Black Pine Development at blkpine@halcyon.com.
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Psyberball announces official website.
Psyberball pinball for OS/2 has just opened their official Website! Visit Psyberball at http://www.nmia.com/~graphiti/psyberball/.
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JP Software announces Take Command for OS/2 v1.0.
JP Software is pleased to announce the release of Take Command for OS/2 version 1.0. Take Command for OS/2 is a complete implementation of our advanced command line technology in a native OS/2 GUI application. It runs under all versions of IBM OS/2 3.0 (OS/2 Warp).
In the past, you've had to choose between the graphical interface and the power of the command line. Take Command finally brings you the best of both worlds. Take Command supports the same command line features you're used to in 4OS2 and 4DOS -- command line editing, command and directory history, aliases, batch file enhancements, and more, all fully integrated into the OS/2 graphical environment. We've also added dozens of features feasible only in a graphical environment like OS/2 -- features like menus, dialogs, application control, and cut and paste support.
A trial (shareware) copy of Take Command for OS/2 is available now for 21-day evaluation in JP Software's CompuServe library (PCVENB LIB 10), at our Internet ftp site, and on the Channel 1 BBS. You can also download via our web page. The file name is TCOS2100.ZIP. Please contact us at (617) 646-3975 or (800) 368-8777 (orders only, USA only) or by e-mail to place an order, or if you have questions about any of our products.
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Secant Technologies' Persistent Object Manager.
Secant Technologies announces the Secant Persistent Object Manager (POM). POM is an object management toolset for building true object-oriented client-server applications. Its powerful MAPPING services allow relational, ISAM, and stream oriented datastores to be seamlessly integrated into an application's object model. Object-oriented databases are supported, allowing the integration of legacy databases into object-oriented environments and provides a sensible way to migrate existing client/server systems to object-oriented databases.
The Secant POM toolset is available for C++ and SOM-enabled languages. It runs on Windows 95, WindowsNT and OS/2. POM supports Visual-C++, Borland C++, Visual Age C++, ODBC and Borland's Database Engine (BDE). For further information, an evaluation copy or product demonstration, contact P.R. Unlimited, Inc. at 847-253-6600 or e-mail 76533.1740@compuserve.com.
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IBM OS Assistant--the answer to your questions.
If you're looking for information about OS/2 Warp or trying to find a good place to buy applications, check out the IBM OS Assistant. This online book (it's in inf format) contains a wealth of information including 18 chapters of question's and answers with a liberal sprinkling of tips. Furthermore the book includes sources for OS/2 software from all over the world.
To get ahold of this "have to have" reference, visit http://ftp.pcco.ibm.com/files.html or on CompuServe, the vendor information section in GO CANOPUS.
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WebEx v1.03b released.
This new fix for IBM's WebExplorer for OS/2 can be found at ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v3.0warp/english-us/w ebx103b. This version of WebExplorer contains the following APAR fixes:
Neural Crunch/2 v2.01 released.
Grace Pacific Numerics is happy to announce the release of NeuralCrunch/2, the multithreaded, 32-bit neural network development utility for OS/2. NeuralCrunch/2 is designed to allow a general user to leap right into using and exploring neural network technology. No prior experience with neural networks is assumed, but the experienced user should find both the online and reference documentation to be fairly complete. Shareware demos of NeuralCrunch/2 are currently available in the incoming directories of Hobbes and the Walnut Creek Archive. Look for the file 'ncrunch2.zip'.Enter OS/2 the OS/2 e-Zine! and SPG "Killer Animation Contest".
OS/2 e-Zine! and SPG recently announced the "Killer Animation Contest". The contest is open to everyone worldwide who loves OS/2 and great native apps. Just create an original animation for the OS/2 WebExplorer, zip it up and send it along to submissions@os2ezine.com and you could win SPG's ColorWorks V2!!
ColorWorks is the award-winning graphics manipulation application that has taken the OS/2 world by storm and won rave reviews from OS/2 and general computer magazines alike. For more information on the contest see our announcement and for more information on SPG or ColorWorks V2, check out their web page.
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Team OS/2 Austria Animation Contest.
TeamOS/2-Austria and Hungary has started a WebExplorer Animation Contest. For more details please check out http://www.os2forum.or.at/TeamOS2/English/Special/Animations/Contest/.
For even more great prizes don't forget to check into OS/2 e-Zine! and SPG's Killer Animation Contest
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SPG, Inc. releases Plug-in Developers Kit for ColorWorks V2".
SPG announced today the release of a plug-in developers kit for the latest version of its popular ColorWorks program, ColorWorks V2. The plug-in interfaces of ColorWorks V2 allow a programmer to extend the functionality of the program through the development of image acquire, image export, and/or special effects plug-in modules.
A copy of the Developers Kit comes on every ColorWorks V2 program CD-ROM, and will be made available for download from the SPG Internet Web-Site.
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SPG, Inc. introduces "Full Disclosure Packaging" with the Release of ColorWorks V2".
SPG announced today it will start to offer products using a new "Full Disclosure Packaging" format, starting with the new ColorWorks V2 program. Full Disclosure Packaging simply means to offer software products in a "library-quality" book format rather than hiding the program documentation in a sealed box.
"This is how software should have always been packaged", said Joel Krautheim, President of SPG. "I always thought it was a little crazy to expect a customer to buy a product based on a brief outline of features on the back of a sealed box, and hide the manual (the only thing that detailed the program) out of reach inside. This concept is so simple it has to be the best method of packaging software products."
SPG Full Disclosure Packaged products have a special Program Features and Specifications section, found starting on the inside front cover of the book, which provides an overview of key program features. ColorWorks V2 is the first product SPG has released in the Full Disclosure Packaging format.
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SPG, Inc. releases ColorWorks V2, the "Killer App" of the 32-Bit Graphics World".
SPG announced today it is shipping ColorWorks V2, the 2.0 version of their Award Winning 32-Bit multi-threaded, multi-tasking, and multiple-processor enabled graphics paint and image processing program.
ColorWorks V2 extends the program into the realm of the most capable of professional strength programs with the addition of: professional CMYK Separation capabilities, including Tonal Compression; more Cool Effects, including the revolutionary JPEG Cleaner; 32-Bit Plug-in Interfaces for third-party developers; support for Pressure-Sensitive input devices, enhanced printing with the ability to print Composite Images, Color Separations, and Overlay Proofs; user-configurable Brushes Menu; "One-Time" drawing feature; Anti-Aliased Filled Edges feature; additional file format support; and many more features and usability enhancements. All of this hot technology and the program still only needs 1MB of RAM to load!
The program is fully documented in a 580 page "library-quality" hard-covered bound color book, and comes with a 24MB+ On-Line MEGA-Manual, and 22MB+ worth of On-Line Technique Lessons on the program CD-ROM.
Also today, SPG announced release of a Plug-in Developers Kit for ColorWorks V2. A Developer Kit ships free on every ColorWorks V2 CD-ROM and is also available for download from the SPG web-site. (see the related press release today titled "SPG Releases Plug-in Developers Kit for ColorWorks V2").
A "demo" vesion of the product will be made available for download from the SPG Internet Web-Site.
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Rhintek, Inc. announces the release of RhinoCom family of communications products.
Rhintek, Inc., recently announced the release of a full range of OS/2 communications software for the server, business and home. Now available are RhinoCom v1.5, RhinoCom Home and RhinoCom Server.
RhinoCom v1.5 features extensive configurability with logical defaults, full-featured macros, fast transfers, and REXX scripting, v1.5 has added useful features such as AutoScripting, global settings, enhanced host mode, and the CompuServe B+ file transfer protocol. Along with Text/Binary, XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, and Kermit, RhinoCom 1.5 contains CompuServe B+, a transfer protocol optimized for the CompuServe Online service. Current terminal emulations are: ANSI, VT52, VT100, VT320, and Data General's DG217, DG411, and DG413 terminals.
In response to market demands for home and small office modem software specifically designed for OS/2, Rhintek offers RhinoCom v1.5 Home Edition. This easy-to-use communications package provides users with exceptionally powerful modem software at an extremely affordable cost. RhinoCom Home includes the latest improvements found in RhinoCom Standard.
Finally, Rhintek, Inc. offers RhinoCom Server, a new program designed to fully address the dialup needs of the corporate OS/2 community. RhinoCom Server integrates multiple licenses of RhinoCom v1.5 Standard with custom programming to provide complete solutions specifically tailored to meet each user's individual needs.
List prices are: RhinoCom v1.5 - $199; RhinoCom Home - $99. RhinoCom Server starts at $5,000. To discuss participation in the RhinoCom Server Program, please contact Rhintek Direct at 800/234-4546. Introductory, quantity, and license-only discounts available. For more information visit Rhintek's new Web site, or log on to their BBS (using RhinoCom Host Mode) at 301/596-5618!
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