OS/2 WARP and Product Certification: Prize Offerings

Recent recipients of an IBM ThinkPad applauded IBM's Product Certification
Program and OS/2 Warp.

In appreciation and celebration of developers who have joined IBM's
Certification Program, IBM awarded two ThinkPads loaded with OS/2 Warp.
The program, in existence for just over a year, has over 1300 software
products demonstrating their compatibility with OS/2 and LAN Systems.

The "Ready! for IBM LAN" drawing was won by Halcyon Software, Inc. of
Campbell, California. Halycon produces two Graphics Conversion Library
products to assist developers in adding graphics import/export capability
to applications.

John Frances, V.P. of Technical Marketing for Halcyon, said: "A free
computer is nice, but IBM's LAN Certification Program has helped us in a
much more important area - namely the bottom line. Not only did the
program allow us to certify our applications for a popular environment
inexpensively and efficiently, but the associated marketing listings,
especially in the Sources & Solutions directory have generated hundreds of
leads and consequential sales."

David Wilkins, President of SoftByte Compuvisions of Las Vegas, Nevada
accepted the Thinkpad for the Ready! for OS/2 drawing. Softbyte
Compuvisions produces two database products that maintain records of loans
processed through mortgage brokers. He was enthusiastic about OS/2 Warp:
"After much anticipation and waiting for Windows 95, only to be told it
would not be available until '96, we decided to try OS/2 Warp. We have
been pleased with its performance and ease of use. It was indeed a
pleasure when we found OS/2 Warp to be much easier to use on the road with
our clients who use portables and laptops in their everyday business.
Needless to say, our clients are pleased as well."

In addition, he expressed his pleasure with the Certification Program's
marketing visibility: "We are glad to be associated with the IBM's
certification program and look forward to being listed in Sources &
Solutions directory. Can life be any better?"

Lists of LAN certified products and/or test reports of products certified
under the "Tested and Approved for IBM LAN Systems" program can be found
in a variety of places including:

  1-800-IBM-4FAX (document 3041 and Options 3 and 5 from main menu)
  MAX CDROM from Computer Reseller News
  Sources and Solutions Directory 1-203-452-7704 fax: 1-203-268-1075
  IBM Talklink (OS2BBS) 1-800-547-1283
  Support-on-Site CDROM
  Developer Connection CDROM 1-800-633-8266

Anyone interested in general information about the program can request
document 2096 from 1-800-IBM-4FAX in the U.S.; elsewhere, use fax: 
1-512-838-2473.

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