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From: dcasey@ibm.net                                    08-Oct-99 06:24:18
  To: All                                               09-Oct-99 10:26:29
Subj: Warpstock "Magic Moments" Evening

From: dcasey@ibm.net (Dan Casey)


Contact: Larry Finkelstein (larryf@cspcorp.com) 856-234-1500

              Warpstock '99 Atlanta Press Release
                      October 8, 1999
                   For Immediate Release


Another Wonderful Night!  "Magic Moments" Evening At Warpstock!


  In the fantasy ballroom of the elegant Sheraton Gateway, on
  the Saturday evening of Warpstock Atlanta, you are invited to a
  very special and luxurious event -- an alluring adventure of
  Magic Moments presented in part through the gracious sponsorship
  of VOICE and Mensys.

  Soft music will gently create a virtuous ambience, one
  conducive to the most proper of technical discussions with
  acquaintances, colleagues and OS/2 buddies.  A command
  performance by the world traveling Comedy Magician shall bring
  merriment to the ballroom stage.  Heaping plates of Italian
  dinner and dessert specialties will refreshen you after your
  hard day's journey through the aisles and great halls of OS/2
  productivity.  Two cash bars will offer further delights for
  those still carrying unspent moolah in their wallets.

  Tickets are available from the online jester, who requests your
  attention be diverted to "Saturday Night Special" at the very
  special web page of http://www.warpstock.org/99/registration.html.
  Tickets are available both on-line and during the Saturday
  morning registration period.

  Seating is at 8, with dinner from 8:30 until 9:45.
  Entertainment is at 10, with a relaxed atmosphere from 10:45
  until midnight.  A very special VOICE raffle will begin the 10:45
  time period of Warpstock Magic Moments.

  Join us all at Magic Moments on Saturday evening for a warm
  Warpstock reunion of all make-merry attendees.  The ticketed
  guest list is already at 150, and every one of these boisterous
  patrons would love to have you join them on this wondrous
  occasion.

          See the "Saturday Night Special" section at

         http://www.warpstock.org/99/registration.html


  OS/2 users from around the world will meet October 16-17 in
  Atlanta.  Visit http://www.warpstock.org for the complete
  information about this very special OS/2 event.


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From: KendallB@scitechsoft.com                          09-Oct-99 01:18:10
  To: All                                               09-Oct-99 10:26:29
Subj: IBM Licenses SciTech Graphics Technology!

From: KendallB@scitechsoft.com (Kendall Bennett)

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 18:18:34 -0500
Message-ID: <MPG.126837c6bc61a60c9896ab@news.stormnet.com>
Organization: SciTech Software, Inc.
X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information please contact:
Tom Ryan, Director of Marketing
SciTech Software, Inc.
(530) 894-8400
tomr@scitechsoft.com



IBM Licenses SciTech Software's Graphics Technology
SciTech's Universal Display Driver to Be Bundled with IBM's E-
Business Solutions

Chico, California - October 11, 1999 -- SciTech Software, Inc. today
announced that IBM has licensed a special version of SciTech Display
Doctor, which will be distributed by IBM as the primary display driver 
for
all of IBM's OS/2 Warp based operating systems, including the Warp 
Client,
Workspace On Demand and Warp Server for e-business.

This marks the first time that any common PC operating system, 
either desktop or server, will include a hardware accelerated, 
universal display driver as part of the base operating system. Until now,
operating system vendors have had to rely on overtaxed graphics hardware
vendors to provide software driver support, resulting in inconsistent
driver quality and infrequent or non-existent updates for the installed
base of graphics hardware.

"We're proud to partner with SciTech Software, because they are a 
leader in graphics device drivers," said Cheng-Fong Shih, IBM 
Business Line Manager for OS/2. "OS/2, with SciTech's universal 
display driver technology, will provide our customers with a timely 
and stable platform for their mission critical applications, 
regardless of the display hardware they choose to use."

SciTech Display Doctor provides true plug and play capability by 
detecting the graphics hardware installed and configuring itself 
automatically. It is not necessary for a user to determine what type of
graphics hardware they have, locate the correct driver, fumble with
install disks or use configuration utilities - it is all handled
automatically by SciTech Display Doctor. The user can even swap out a
graphics card or monitor and SciTech Display Doctor will dynamically
configure itself for the newly installed hardware. These features make
supporting IBM systems in the field much easier for IBM customers. 

"As an IBM customer we are pleased that they are working with 
SciTech to provide a universal plug and play solution for graphics 
hardware.",  said Andy Finkel, VP of Software at German computer 
manufacturer Met@box AG, "It shows that IBM is really supporting 
their customers."

As part of this agreement, SciTech and IBM are working together 
to improve the OS/2 Warp platform's core "GRADD" display driver 
architecture to increase graphics performance and compatibility. 
The IBM PC Company, which manufactures IBM's personal 
computer hardware, is also closely involved in this effort to ensure
maximum compatibility with IBM branded hardware.

"The SciTech driver technology licensed by IBM is the culmination 
of years of work by SciTech. We used all of our experience with 
driver development to create an architecture that is fast, scalable, and
extremely compatible," said Kendall Bennett, SciTech's Director of
Engineering.

IBM will offer SciTech Display Doctor/se for OS/2 Warp free of 
charge, directly to its customers. It will be available for downloaded
from the IBM's web site and will be bundled with future operating system
updates. SciTech also markets SciTech Display Doctor Professional for 
OS/2
Warp as an upgrade for users who need more advanced display features.
Fully functional trial versions of SciTech Display Doctor Professional 
for
OS/2 Warp and other SciTech products are available for download at
http://www.scitechsoft.com.  SciTech products are available directly from
SciTech Software by calling (800) 486-4823 (in the U.S. and Canada) or
(530) 894-8400.

About SciTech Software, Inc.
SciTech Software, Inc., a privately held firm, is the leading supplier of
PC graphics utilities, drivers, and tools for high-performance graphics
applications, including computer games. SciTech's products help users fix
graphics hardware problems and allow software developers to achieve
maximum performance from PC graphics hardware. SciTech's products include
SciTech Display Doctor, the only universal display driver, SciTech
GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D driver and SciTech MGL, the professional
graphics library used to develop some of today's most popular software
programs.  SciTech products support the Windows, Linux, OS/2 Warp, DOS,
QNX, and SMX operating systems. Many major software companies and 
hardware
companies license portions of SciTech's technology for incorporation in
their products.  

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SciTech Display Doctor is a trademark of SciTech Software, Inc.  
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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