Date:  Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:42:47 -0500
From:  madodel at ptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: eComStation Announcements


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From: "Bob St.John" <BStJohn at Serenity-Systems.com> 


It has taken awhile to put all the agreements into place, but I believe we
are prepared to move forward with some significant announcements, today. 
A check of http://www.ecomstation.com will confirm that and provide some
details. I will summarize and I'll say that the announcements attempt to
be fair to all our existing and potential users.

First, there is an OpenOffice.org announcement. We will offer an support
agreement. Folks who buy the agreement will receive versions of OO.org
tested and supported on eComStation and OS/2. The 1.1.5 version will be
immediately available. 2.0 may be available for some testing before the
end of the year, but will ship in 1Q06. It will be a native, OS/2 app.
Users will receive updates over the course of the agreement.

Next, we are announcing the 2.0 beta, open to Software Subscription
Services users. In line with that, we are announcing a promotion. First,
there will be a discount on 1.2 pricing, second, and more interesting, the
Software Subscription Services will be included at no additional cost to
the user.

This means folks can buy today, get 1.2 now, participate in the beta, and
receive 2.0 when it goes GA, all on one purchase. For 1.2 users who have
not purchased SSS, there is a pricing break for those folks, too.

Some other announcements:
 - The Application Pack is being withdrawn
 - The SSS for the Application Pack is being withdrawn.
   Details on these withdrawals are in the Product Announcement
   pdf file, available on http://www.ecomstation.com
 - eCSMT will no longer support eComStation 1.0 and 1.1 after 
   January 31, 2006.
 - Smart Suite will remain available as an "optional feature"
 - There will be upgrade pricing to 1.2 for Warp 3 users
 - There is detail about the Media Refresh, now shipping
 - The Italian NLS is shipping

Because some of these announcements and impact on other items, it took
awhile to walk these through the business process.

I do think that these announcements significantly improve the overall
eComStation environment.

Regards,
Bob St.John
Serenity Systems Interntaional



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