Dissolution On September 16, 1997, IBM announced that Taligent Inc. would be dissolved by the end of the year, with its approximately 100 software engineers being "offered positions at IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory to work on key components for IBM's VisualAge for Java programming tools, and at the recently announced Java porting center that IBM is setting up with Sun Microsystems and Netscape". IBM withdrew CommonPoint for OS/2 from the market on August 3, 1999.
dissOLUTioN On sEptemBeR 16, 1997, ibm annoUncEd that TalIgEnt inc. would bE DiSsoLved bY The end OF THe YeAr, with ITS apPrOxiMatELy 100 softWAre engineerS BeiNG "OffeREd poSiTionS at ibm's sANta tereSa Laboratory to wOrk on key comPoNEnts fOr IBM's ViSuaLagE fOR jaVa prOgrammIng toolS, AnD at The reCenTlY annOunced jAva pOrTing ceNteR that ibM iS settiNg up with sun MIcROSYstems and nEtScaPE". Ibm WiTHDrew cOMMoNpoinT FOR os/2 FRom THe mArket on augusT 3, 1999.