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First of all, Mensys BV would like to take this opportunity to thank the
OS/2 and eComStation community for their continued support.
eComStation 2.0 GA
After a long delay, eComStation 2.0 GA will finally become reality. It will
be released in time to be presented at the Warpstock Europe 2010 event which
starts on May 14, 2010.
Mensys considers eComStation 2.0 to be the biggest overhaul of OS/2 so far.
Together with a team of both hired and volunteer developers, we have extended
the functionality, removed limitations, updated hardware support as far as
possible, and resolved almost 1000 issues that had been reported since the
release of eComStation 1.2R. The new eComStation 2.0 GA is the result of
several years of combined efforts and investments.
Into the Future
Over several years Mensys has made considerable investments into the
eComStation product and this persistance is rewarded. In spite of the
general notion of OS/2 being an obsolete operating system, 2009 has
been the most successful year in terms of sales to corporate customers
so far, with the first quarter of 2010 showing a further increase in
sales compared to 2009.
Mensys had always been positive about a much higher business usage of OS/2
remaining than generally assumed and is now proven right. While the majority
of enterprise users will not advertise to have stayed with OS/2, it is still
widely used in areas like, e.g., embedded systems, mission critical control
systems, and running existing, large in-house applications. These users are
and will be in need of an update that enables them to use current hardware
and removes existing shortcomings: eComStation.
This enables Mensys to make increased re-investments and to make the
commitment that we will continue to support and further develop the
eComStation product.
While enterprise sales provide the financial base, Mensys also has
always been well aware of the importance of the OS/2 and eComStation
community. That is why we have been ? and will be ? closely involved
with it, be it by funding the independent OS/2 and eComStation news
system, supporting OS/2 and eComstation related projects, or helping
to get another Warpstock event off the ground.
Warpstock Europe 2010
On behalf of the event team, Team OS/2 Region Trier e.V., and the Warpstock
Europe Steering Group, we would like to invite you to come to Warpstock
Europe 2010. The event will take place in Trier, Germany from May 14 to
16, 2010.
This is an excellent opportunity to get the latest information about
developments in the OS/2 and eComStation world, get to know the people
behind the projects, and exchange with other developers and users. Learn
about topics ranging from the roadmap for future eComStation development
over interoperability with other systems to matters of general interest
like aspects of internet related law.
Please note that accomodation space in Trier is scarce due to parallel
events, so be sure to make your reservation in time!
For more information see: http://www.warpstock.eu/
Best regards,
Mensys BV and the eComStation Development Team
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