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	NEW ISAM TOOL FROM SUN FIRST TO ALLOW RECORD MANAGEMENT WITHIN 
			NETWORKED APPLICATIONS

SunFLASH Vol 11 #3					 November 1989 
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --November 13, 1989-- Sun Microsystems today
introduced NetISAM(TM), an X/Open-compliant tool that lets application
developers easily add record management capabilities to UNIX(R)
applications.  Developed by Sun, NetISAM (Indexed Sequential Access
Method) is the only such product on the market for networked
applications.  While other ISAM products only allow local access to
data, applications designed with NetISAM let users store and access
files located anywhere on the network, transparently.

Record management is an essential part of many applications, enabling
users to add, delete, change and retrieve data by "key value" (a unique
part of a file, such as a social security number).  NetISAM offers a
very low-cost alternative for support of applications which require a
simple access method for structured data, but which do not need the
full functionality of a database management system.

NetISAM library functions are callable from any programming language.
It was designed for programmer ease of use, with broad functionality
and helpful features such as multiple indices.  In end user
applications, NetISAM is capable of speeding up record management
applications by two to ten times compared to other ISAM products.

NetISAM is the only product currently available that is based on the
latest X/Open XPG-3 specification.  Among the special capabilities
NetISAM gives applications is variable length record support.  In
addition, it has a utility that quickly and automatically migrates
applications written using other ISAM solutions to NetISAM.  Migration
from C-ISAM -- the leading ISAM on UNIX -- can be accomplished with no
recoding.

NetISAM was designed for a client/server model of distributed computing
in which applications reside on "client" workstations and shared data
resides on one or more servers.  Off-loading client applications from
the server enables NetISAM to support large communities of end users
distributed throughout the network.

NetISAM is available now across Sun's full product line and is priced
very competitively with other ISAM tools.  The software, documentation
and single right-to-use license costs $1,000, with additional
right-to-use licenses priced at $500 each.  Low-cost licenses are
offered for larger sites, with prices decreasing with quantity.

Sun Microsystems, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a
leading worldwide supplier of network-based distributed computing
systems, including professional workstations, servers and UNIX
operating system and productivity software.

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NetISAM is a trademark of Sun Microsystems.  UNIX is a registered
trademark of AT&T.  All other products or services mentioned in this
document are identified by the trademarks or service marks of their
respective companies or organizations.

Press Contact:  Cindee Mock (415) 336-3563

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