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IBM PR: OS/2 Selected as Overall Readers' Choice Product 4th Time
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F. Sipples)
Mon Apr 8 12:17:58 1996
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Date: 8 Apr 1996 15:00:43 GMT
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ZD Net Survey Also Reveals Strong OS/2 Results
AUSTIN, Texas, March 26, 1996...InfoWorld yesterday announced that its readers
have selected IBM's OS/2* as the Overall Readers' Choice Product of the Year
for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year. OS/2 Warp Connect also took the
prize for best client product of the year, topping Microsoft Windows 95 and
Windows NT Workstation.
"OS/2 is the only product in the history of our Product of the Year Awards to
win four consecutive years," said Stephen Moylan, vice president and publisher
of InfoWorld, a leading IS newsweekly that focuses on editorial coverage of
client/server products used in corporate enterprises. "This is an extremely
competitive category and OS/2's continued domination of the top spot year
after year is truly amazing."
In related news, results from a ZD Net open Windows 95 "report card" survey
reveal that about one-third of the respondents expect IBM's OS/2 to be their
primary desktop operating system in 12 months. By comparison, only 18 percent
believe they will use Microsoft Windows NT while another third think they will
stick with Win 95. The results can be found on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.zdnet.com/zdi/win95/results2.html.
"What this news tells me is that Windows 95 is far less successful than
Microsoft led everyone to believe and that OS/2 is doing much better than most
folks thought," said William F. Zachmann, president of Canopus Research.
"With the recent surge in sales -- nearly five million copies sold in '95
alone -- and new product introductions like OS/2 Warp Server and Merlin, this
information is another example of OS/2's real strength in the marketplace."
The ZD Net survey also reveals that more than two-thirds of the respondents
who are not currently using Windows 95 don't see themselves ever installing
and using it.
"We are thrilled to receive this award from InfoWorld readers for a fourth
consecutive year. The award and survey results are further proof that
computer users have had the opportunity to finally compare Windows 95 to OS/2,
the 32-bit standard by which other operating systems are measured, and have
found that OS/2 is the premier solution," said Wally Casey, director of
marketing for IBM Personal Software Products. "Once customers experience the
flexibility and reliability of OS/2, they have no reason to look elsewhere."
Las Vegas attorney Doug Mitchell is one such customer. His law firm recently
installed OS/2 Warp Server with OS/2 Warp Connect running on all of its 20
client machines to perform a variety of tasks, including database management,
word processing, scheduling meetings and updating calendars using Lotus
Organizer, researching on LEXIS/NEXIS and dialing into the Internet all at the
same time. Mitchell's firm also runs a Lotus Notes server on top of OS/2 Warp
Server.
"We initially considered Windows 95, but we soon realized that OS/2 Warp
Connect was the better choice because it is so much better suited to handle
all of the things we do day in and day out," said Mitchell. "Plus, OS/2 Warp
Server gives us a great platform to maintain and administer our network. We
are very impressed with its ease of use, simple installation, remote access
features and integration of tools such as system management and backup."
Customers are not the only ones realizing the benefits of OS/2 over Windows
95. Solution Developers, even in the home market, are finding that there is a
large demand for OS/2 software. Stardock Systems is on the verge of selling
its one-millionth OS/2 game. And game developer Neural Override decided to
postpone development of a Windows 95 version of its new action game LightRider
after receiving more than a thousand requests for an OS/2 version.
"The positive response from the large OS/2 community made our development
choice very easy," said Scott Moore, Neural Override president. "With OS/2's
incredible user loyalty, and large global market base, any developer not
seriously considering OS/2 is missing an excellent opportunity."
About OS/2
Providing solutions for customers ranging from the connected consumer to the
enterprise, IBM's OS/2 is the base for a broad family of products, including
OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server, Directory & Security Server
and the set of IBM Software Servers, for which OS/2 is the reference platform.
Later this year IBM will release the next version of OS/2 Warp, code-named
Merlin, with improved networking and Internet capabilities, an enhanced user
interface and new ease-of-use features.
About the InfoWorld Product of the Year Awards
Earlier this year 100,000 ballots were sent to qualified InfoWorld readers who
were asked to vote for their favorite products in Client, Server, Networking,
Internet, and Overall Product of the Year categories. The ballot was also
available on InfoWorld Electric, the online version of InfoWorld.
About the ZD Net Windows 95 Report Card Poll
The ZD Net Windows 95 "Report Card" survey results are based on 7, 763
responses from ZD Net users between December 18, 1995 and January 23, 1996.
The numbers strictly represent the answers submitted by the set of respondents
who participated and should not be projected across any population. All
participation was self-selected and wasn't incentivized.
Cambridge, Mass.-based ZD Net, which is now part of Ziff-Davis Publishing's
new Interactive Media and Development group, is the creator and developer of
the award-winning ZD Net brand, a source of computing news, buying information
and services on the World Wide Web and all leading commercial on-line
services.
3/26/96
* OS/2 is a trademark of IBM Corporation. All other product and service
names may be trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners.
For Internet users, IBM offers complete information about the company, its
products, services and technology on the World Wide Web. The IBM home page
is at http://www.ibm.com. The fastest, easiest way to find any information
about IBM software is to go to the IBM Software home page at
http://www.software.ibm.com. The IBM Fax Information Service allows you to
receive facsimiles of prior IBM product press releases. Dial 1-800-IBM-4FAX
and enter "99" at the voice menu.
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