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                Guy Scharf to Review Development Tools
                          for OS/2 DEVELOPER

San Francisco, September 1, 1994 - The publishers of OS/2 DEVELOPER 
announced today the launch of a regular OS/2 development tool review 
column by Guy Scharf.  

Beginning with the January/February 1995 issue, Scharf will review 
software development tools from the perspective of a professional 
software developer building software solutions on OS/2.  "We will give 
developers an inside look at tools which could enhance their 
productivity in writing high-quality software" says Scharf.  "The OS/2
market is growing quickly, so we will provide an important information 
source for developers who need to use OS/2 programming tools to reduce 
software solution delivery time." 

Guy Scharf, a programmer since 1963, is president of Software 
Architects, Inc., a development company specializing in OS/2 software 
solutions.  Scharf manages the OS/2 Vendor Fora on CompuServe, is a 
co-founder and treasurer of the OS/2 Bay Area User Group, is the 
founder and past president of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the 
Independent Computer Consultants Association, and wrote the Advanced 
PM Programming column for "OS/2 Monthly" in 1992.  

With a circulation of +36,000, OS/2 Developer is the only publication 
written for OS/2 development professionals, providing them with 
technical information, tips, news, and product announcements to 
enhance development and delivery of OS/2 systems and applications.

Miller Freeman also publishes OS/2 MAGAZINE, Dr.  Dobb's Journal, 
DBMS, Software Development, UNIX Review, The Mathematica Journal, AI 
Expert, Database Programming & Design, Microsoft Systems Journal, LAN 
Magazine, and Cadence.  The third largest trade show producer in North 
America, Miller Freeman also produces OS/2 WORLD, Software Development 
East & West, Autodesk University, and the Computer Security 
Conference.  Miller Freeman Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 
United Newspapers plc.  


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