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JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT 1.1.1

The Java Development Kit and Runtime Version 1.1.1 for OS/2 Warp is now out of beta and available for free download at:

http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/java111/f-feat.htm

(this is a 28 megabyte download). This is a new release of Java for OS/2 that provides Java 1.1.1 on OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp Server, and OS/2 Warp Server SMP. This version coexists with prior versions of Java for OS/2 and contains both the runtime environment and the Java Developers Kit (JDK) for OS/2.

This announcement brought to you by the 'Running the Corel Office For Java Under OS/2 Warp' home page. Now at http://www.warpheads.com/cojhelp.html as well as the original page at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2045/coj1.html

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Sandy Mayo
August 7, 1997

IBM OS/2 PRESENCE IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY GROWING

AUSTIN, TX (July 28, 1997) - According to a new study from the Mentis Group, a leading research firm for the financial services industry, IBM's OS/2 Warp operating system strengthened its place among large banking institutions in the U.S. in 1996. The group reported that use of OS/2 for servers increased from 32 to 42 percent in U.S. banks and use of OS/2 as a primary client increased from 25 to 35 percent.

"We have made it a top priority to cement our position as a leading operating system provider within the banking industry. This study confirms our strategy of growing OS/2 market share with medium to large enterprise customers," said Mike Lawrie, general manager, IBM Personal Software Products division. "Our success with large customers can also be attributed to the fact that many of them are interested in implementing network computing solutions while maintaining their existing software investments. OS/2 Warp allows customers to do that."

OS/2 Controls a Major Share of Server Operating Systems in Large Banks

The report, "1997 Banking Systems and Technology: Retail Delivery and Branch Automation," states that of the more than 40,000 servers currently installed in large banks, almost 16,000 are running under OS/2. Nearly all (95 percent) of these OS/2-supporting servers are owned by institutions with deposits greater than $1 billion.

The 10 percent increase in OS/2's server market share is due to the addition of 22 OS/2-supporting institutions. The other large banks made little change in the operating systems running on their servers.

"OS/2 continues to be a prominent operating system within the branch client server environment of large banks in the U.S.," said Dr. James Moore, president and CEO, Mentis Group. "Our research also shows OS/2 to be even more prevalent among European banks."

OS/2 is the Primary Operating System used by Branch Servers in Large Institutions

OS/2's strength in the upper tier of the industry is particularly noticeable among the largest banks (greater than $4 billion in deposits). One-half of these institutions name OS/2 as their primary server operating system.

Banks Rely on OS/2.

Chevy Chase Bank, based in Maryland, developed an OS/2-based intranet application to connect its 125 bank branches. Installed on IBM desktop computers, the solution, called "Branch Delivery System" (BDS), consists of an OS/2 server and 8-15 OS/2 clients in each branch. Across the bank's branch network, BDS processes tens of thousands of financial transactions, new account setups and on-line signature verifications on a daily basis.

First Virginia Banks, Inc. relies on OS/2 to manage more than 350 servers and 3,500 clients located in bank branches in Virginia, Maryland and Tennessee. Each branch runs one LAN on OS/2 Warp Server and approximately 10 desktop clients on OS/2 Warp.

IAG Credit Union, a full service financial institution offering retail banking products to customers throughout the U.S., uses IBM technology to provide its customers mortgage and trading services and automatic drafts electronically through voice recognition. The bank maintains 25 servers at 7 branches running OS/2 Warp Server. There are also servers running Novell Netware and Microsoft Windows NT, which connect to OS/2 Warp Server. In addition, the bank's network of 250 clients is made up of various platforms including OS/2 Warp 4, Windows NT and Windows 95--all connecting to OS/2 Warp Server.

OS/2 Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server

IBM is the largest software company in the world and is the home of the OS/2 Warp family of products. OS/2 Warp is an ideal operating system solution for today's network computing environments, offering customers a true cross-platform business solution that delivers on the promise of network computing. Within the OS/2 Warp family of products customers will find features such as Internet/intranet connectivity, integrated Java support and dependable systems management. The OS/2 Warp operating system is the foundation for this broad family of products, which includes OS/2 Warp, OS/2 Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server, OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP and the Directory and Security Server for OS/2, one of the IBM Software Servers.

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Timothy Sipples