Premiere of First-of-Its-Kind Magazine at COMDEX: OS/2 PROFESSIONAL Magazine discusses how OS/2 has revolutionized computer use. Las Vegas, NV -- November 16, 1992 -- OS/2 Professional magazine made its debut today with an impressive initial distribution of 100,000 copies. The magazine is expected to hit a quarter million circulation to Fortune 500 and corporate developers by summer. With a stellar list of editors, from Carl Sandburg Award winner and Pulitzer Prize nominated Edwin Black, Publisher; to widely published author Brad Kliewer; renowned analyst and author Will Zachmann; and respected networking author and systems integrator, Wayne Rash Jr.; and a staff of talented investigative reporters and computer experts, OS/2 Professional magazine will probe into the upcoming OS/2 revolution. "The notion is quite simple: whereas Windows lets you do ten things at once, "observes Black in his inaugural Publisher's Memo, "OS/2 lets your computer do ten things at once. As such, OS/2 may have revolutionized computers." Black believes that with the truly automatic multitasking achieved through OS/2, "your computer will be doing the work for you." On the other hand, with Windows you are required to multitask manually. "OS/2 Professional is the first computer publication for users whose lives and businesses will be changed by the power that OS/2 conveys," concludes Black. IBM Personal Systems VP of Sales & Marketing, John R. Patrick, summed up what's driving the OS/2 revolution and OS/2 Professional's role in it, "While many in the industry talk about the operating system of the future, IBM has already shipped more than one million copies of OS/2 2.0. In the coming months, we hope OS/2 Professional will become an important source of news and information." Every issue of OS/2 Professional will be graphically stunning and packed with the latest developments in OS/2 hardware and software as well as features of compelling interest to the OS/2 professional. There will be special reports on OS/2's extraordinary growth around the world, and illustrated vendor and user profiles. Regular columns will be devoted to user tips and techniques, the latest on legislation and regulation, hardware and software reviews, guest opinions by industry leaders, book reviews, a meeting calendar, straight-talk interviews, developer trends, and fascinating feature articles on computing health, networking, future trends, and security. Premiere Issue The first issue, for example, contains: - an investigation of the latest computer warfare techniques, including dormant viruses that ensured that Saddam Hussein could not use captured U.S. missiles against American forces. - An insight into how multimedia can change corporate and retail business so as to inspire companies to rethink their use of multimedia. - And in the cover story, "The Future of OS/2," readers will learn that by the end of the year, some two million people will be using the system -- half of them outside the U.S. By spring next year, the article predicts, more than a million new users will be added monthly. Created in the weeks before COMDEX/Fall '92, OS/2 Professional "is the right magazine at the right time for the fast accelerating OS/2 market," says Black. Black, whose well- established journalism and publishing credits are outside the computer field, said he saw the need for such a magazine after he installed OS/2 on his personal computer and saw dramatic changes in his own workstyle and lifestyle. Distribution An independent publication, bimonthly at first, OS/2 Professional reaches every registered user on IBM's proprietary list, plus a special COMDEX show distribution, and a qualified list of Fortune 500 users. The premiere November '92 issue is 100,000 -- 30,000 distributed at COMDEX by IBM, both at their booth and via their floor force; and then 65,000 to the registered user list. Plus 5,000 to miscellaneous qualified corporate OS/2 users. OS/2 Professional will distribute 8,000 copies of its January issue at the OS/2 & Windows Conference in San Jose from the IBM booth, and then mail 85,000 to IBM's registered list. By summer, the publishers expect circulation to rise to a quarter million, and to extend to the entire English-speaking world. The magazine expects its bimonthly frequency to go monthly in 1993. OS/2 Professional will feature an uncluttered environment with a low ad ratio where the emphasis will be captivating editorial and enterprise journalism. OS/2 Professional is the first computer publication for users whose lives and businesses will be changed by the very power of OS/2. For details, contact: OS/2 Professional, 6129 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 770-7302 FAX: (301) 770-2327.