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PR: WarpSpeed Computers & Other ISV Updates are have been expanded
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Graham)
Sun Jun 1 20:08:49 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 1 Jun 1997 23:58:22 GMT
From: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au (Chris Graham)
Reply-To: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au (Chris Graham)
Reply-to: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au (Chris Graham)
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Chris Graham May 31, 1997
President/Director & CEO
WarpSpeed Computers offers a single site for commercial ISV updates
Brunswick, VIC, AUSTRALIA, May 31, 1997 -- To all commercial ISV's - WarpSpeed
Computers is offering use of its internet server to provide a single unified
site for updates of their products. The offer is open to all commercial ISV's
who are shipping OS/2 products. There is no charge for this service. IBM have
offered their full support for this initiative by placing a link from their
updates page to the WarpSpeed Computers page.
Updates to products, particularly when dealing with multiple vendors, can
often be tedious and very time consuming to find and install. WarpSpeed
Computers is offering its internet server as a holding site for updates. The
updates will be made available via four different methods. Gopher and FTP will
be provided for those users who prefer a standard gopher or FTP interface.
Also provided is a modified gopher server which is needed for the "Retrieve
Software Updates" program that was supplied with OS/2 Warp 3.
Support for the newer web based "Retrieve Software Updates" (RSU) program is
also provided. IBM is using the RSU method for the distribution of its own
CSD's and other updates. Using the RSU method, the user clicks on a link to a
small RSU file. This RSU file is recognized by a suitably modified web browser
(IBM provides an update program for Netscape and Web Explorer users),
downloaded and passed onto the RSUINST.EXE program. The RSUINST program
downloads the real updates and then runs an install program.
The site has been fully operational for a month and we have had two ISV's join
up. Spitfire Software (InCharge!) and Sundial Systems (Mesa, Relish, DBExpert)
have had their latest updates made available using this service and the
reports back have been encouraging. It seems that users do indeed appreciate
this service.
WarpSpeed Computers will provide documentation and support to those ISV's that
require it. The information can be found at
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/rsuinfo.htm .
"The real aim of this offering is to make it is easier on the users. Nothing
else." says Director and CEO Chris Graham. "We have seen an obvious need in
the market and we have supplied a solution to it. The concept was mentioned to
the editors of some eZines and they thought that OS/2 users sorely needed such
a service, so we just set out and did it. We use it for our own products and
it works well. Why shouldn't we offer it to others?"
The WarpSpeed Computers Updates page can be accessed at:
http://www.warpspeed.com.au/updates.htm
This page is the main page as it provides links to all of the ISV's supported
in this endeavour.
This can only work with the support of other ISV's. We are hoping that all of
them will get involved, as no-one looses. Everyone wins, particularly the
users. All interested ISV's should email Chris Graham at the below address for
further details.
WarpSpeed has also expanded its offering to the participating ISV's by
providing free use of its mailing list facilities. What is offered is a list
mailing lists to choose from. Current lists are "Announcements", "Bugs" and
"Updates", these three lists are freely available to all users - they can sign
themselves up, query which lists they are on and remove themselves at will -
all without the intervention of the individual ISV. When an ISV has an
announcement to make, it is submitted to WarpSpeed Computers and we make sure
that all users on the list under the appropriate section are emailed the
information. The mailing list page is found at:
"http://www.warpspeed.com.au/maillist.htm".
IBM were asked to and agreed to place a link on their update pages to our
page. This link can be found at:
http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/otherservices.html
By providing this link, IBM is actively helping WarpSpeed Computers by
providing exposure to its services which will encourage ISV's to participate.
Based in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, WarpSpeed Computers has been in
business since 1988 and is committed to producing high quality, low cost
software which meets and exceeds the end user's expectations. The software is
fully supported through CompuServe and other electronic means - including our
own BBS and Web sites. Phone, fax and mail support are also available. Dealers
are situated in Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany,
Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United States.
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-Chris
WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice: +61-3-9384-1060 PO Box 212 FidoNet: 3:632/344
FAX: +61-3-9386-9979 Brunswick Internet: chrisg@warpspeed.com.au
BBS: +61-3-9386-3104 VIC 3056 CompuServe: 100250,1645
300-28,800 N,8,1 ANSI Australia Web Pages:
http://www.netins.net/showcase/spectre
http://www.warpspeed.com.au
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