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ANN: Object Desktop 2.0
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brad Wardell)
Sun Jun 14 17:07:40 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 14 Jun 1998 14:08:00 -0400
From: bwardell@stardock.com (Brad Wardell)
Reply-To: bwardell@stardock.com (Brad Wardell)
Reply-to: bwardell@stardock.com (Brad Wardell)
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Stardock Announces Object Desktop 2.0 for OS/2
Stardock paves way for the next generation of its advanced desktop
environment
Contact: Alexander Antoniades Stardock Systems, Inc.
(313) 762-0687
Canton MI=96 Stardock Systems, Inc. Announced Object Desktop 2.0 today. The
previous version of the advanced OS/2 desktop environment is the most
popular third party OS/2 product ever created for OS/2. Previously sold as
Object Desktop 1.5 Standard and Professional editions, Object Desktop 2.0
will merge most of the features of both editions into Object Desktop 2.0.
"With the changing OS/2 market, we decided the time was right to put our
focus purely on power users and corporate desktops." Said Brad Wardell,
President of Stardock Systems, Inc.
The new version boasts a completely new look over its predecessor, greatly
improved performance, and increased compatibility with OS/2 Warp 4. Stardock
has also added in features and improvements suggested by OS/2 users during
the time between Object Desktop 1.5's release and today. New features
include a revamped Control Center that includes "lay outs" for setting up
virtual desktops, real-time internet performance monitoring capabilities,
virtual desktop start up features (allowing users to move their programs
into a particular virtual desktop easily). The Enhanced folder has also
received some new features including a tool bar to bring OS/2's GUI features
up and beyond what is expected to be available on Windows NT 5.
"OS/2's user interface is still state of the art but there were a few areas
where the upcoming NT 5 that would have given NT some user interface
advantages. With Object Desktop 2.0, we've nipped that in the bud and OS/2
will continue to have the world's most advanced GUI," Said Wardell.
Object Desktop 2.0 is the result of almost two years of effort by Stardock's
OS/2 development team and the culmination of Stardock's advanced user
interface technologies.
A full look at the features of Object Desktop 2.0 can be found at Stardock's
website http://www.stardock.com. Object Desktop 2.0 will list for $99.95.
The upgrade price for users of Object Desktop will be $69.95 and the upgrade
price from Object Desktop Professional will be $39.
An early experience program will be available starting at the end of June
for users who want to have input on the upcoming new version. The early
experience program costs $35 for Object Desktop Professional users and $65
for users of standard Object Desktop. The final version of Object Desktop
2.0 will be made available free to users of the Early Experience program
when it ships.
Stardock expects to begin shipping Object Desktop 2.0 in August. Users can
join the early experience program by visiting http://www.stardock.com and
clicking on the Object Desktop 2.0 link.
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Object Desktop 2.0 for OS/2
Requires OS/2 3.0 or later
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