It has taken awhile to put all the agreements into place, but I believe we are prepared to move forward with some significant announcements, today. A check of www.ecomstation.com will confirm that and provide some details. I will summarize and I'll say that the announcements attempt to be fair to all our existing and potential users.

First, there is an OpenOffice.org announcement. We will offer an support agreement. Folks who buy the agreement will receive versions of OO.org tested and supported on eComStation and OS/2. The 1.1.5 version will be immediately available. 2.0 may be available for some testing before the end of the year, but will ship in 1Q06. It will be a native, OS/2 app. Users will receive updates over the course of the agreement.

Next, we are announcing the 2.0 beta, open to Software Subscription Services users. In line with that, we are announcing a promotion. First, there will be a discount on 1.2 pricing, second, and more interesting, the Software Subscription Services will be included at no additional cost to the user.

This means folks can buy today, get 1.2 now, participate in the beta, and receive 2.0 when it goes GA, all on one purchase. For 1.2 users who have not purchased SSS, there is a pricing break for those folks, too.

Some other announcements:
- The Application Pack is being withdrawn
- The SSS for the Application Pack is being withdrawn.

Details on these withdrawals are in the Product Announcement pdf file, available on www.ecomstation.com - eCSMT will no longer support eComStation 1.0 and 1.1 after January 31, 2006.

- Smart Suite will remain available as an "optional feature"
- There will be upgrade pricing to 1.2 for Warp 3 users
- There is detail about the Media Refresh, now shipping
- The Italian NLS is shipping

Because some of these announcements and impact on other items, it took awhile to walk these through the business process.

I do think that these announcements significantly improve the overall eComStation environment.

Regards,
Bob St.John
Serenity Systems Interntaional

Source: eComStation.com

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