Date:  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 07:53:01 -0300
From:  madodel at ptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: Latest News on IBM and Smalltalk


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From: benji0001DESPAM at DESPAMcomcast.net 
 
It seems that IBM is transitioning out of Smalltalk by letting the company
Instantiations take over VisualAge for Smalltalk.  Here is a copy of the
announcement posted by Instantiations about the transition:

 "Instantiations and IBM are partnering to extend the viable, supported
product life of VisualAge Smalltalk applications. This new relationship is
an integral part of the larger IBM Smalltalk Transition and Roadmap
Strategy that ensures existing VisualAge Smalltalk customer business needs
and requirements are met. Under the new relationship Instantiations will
develop, market and support a new, modernized, Smalltalk product called VA
SmalltalkÖ." 

The following link shows the announcement:
http://www.instantiations.com/VAST/default.htm

Concerning OS support this was listed in the FAQ section:
" Q: IBM supports many operating systems with VAST, will you continue to
support them all? A: At this time Instantiations will support all OS
versions of VisualAge Smalltalk. Over time we will assess the customer
need for the platforms and make decisions accordingly."

OS/2 lives on after all. Hoy Yah!


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