OS/2 Windows Award

OS/2 CHALKS UP WIN 100 AWARD

IBM'S OS/2 NAMED ONE OF THE BEST WINDOWS PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 1994 ... Catapulting to the top of the competitive operating systems category, IBM's OS/2* captured WINDOWS Magazine's "WIN 100 Award." Named one of the best Windows** products of the year, IBM's award-winning, 32-bit operating system beat Windows NT for this year's recognition.

The WIN 100 Awards are selected by the editors of WINDOWS Magazine annually, recognizing the top 100 Windows hardware and software products of the year.

"IBM's desktop operating system comes of age in a version that provides performance equal to (and in some cases, better than) Windows 3.1 while running Windows applications," said Jake Kirchner, the magazine's executive editor. "It's not surprising that WINDOWS Magazine chose OS/2 2.1 for a WIN 100 Award this year. OS/2 supports Windows 3.0 and 3.1 applications in Standard and Enhanced mode and offers 32-bit processing."

Wally Casey, director of marketing for IBM's Personal Software Products division noted, "OS/2 has been designed as an integrating platform with capabilities to support DOS/Windows as well as OS/2 applications. OS/2's popularity continues to surge due to strong customer demand, especially with the recent introduction of OS/2 for Windows.  By giving OS/2 the WIN 100 Award, the editors of WINDOWS Magazine acknowledge the industry-wide acceptance of OS/2 as the 32-bit operating system of choice, even among Windows users."

OS/2, like Windows, is an operating environment for PCs. OS/2, however, not only runs DOS and Windows applications, but it runs several at the same time, and in many cases faster than in Windows. In addition, OS/2 allows users to run the latest 32-bit applications. OS/2 for Windows provides this same capability to users who already own Windows 3.1. For the price of Windows or DOS utilities, users get better performance, fewer crashes, and true multitasking.

IBM's Personal Software Products division, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an industry leader in the development of operating systems, including PC DOS and OS/2, as well as networking software and other advanced technologies.

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