-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA ANALYSIS SOLUTIONS PORTFOLIO NOVEMBER 1989 SunFLASH Vol 16 #9 April 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Hard copies of this Portfolio can be obtained from Sun Sales offices. This article contains the table of contents and the first chapter. -johnj) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This catalog provides a brief overview of the wide variety of software solutions available on Sun workstations (Sun-3, Sun-4, and/or 386i) for data analysis, decision support, statistics, mathematics, operations research and analytical/business graphics. The listing below contains all the products available to Sun customers through the Catalyst Program. These applications are either ported to Sun and are available for sale, or will be in the near future. This portfolio is a quick guide for Sun's customers to help determine what data analysis/decision support software products can be used to meet their computing requirements. You can obtain additional information about any specific product from Catalyst vendors directly, or by consulting the latest Catalyst catalog. A contact name and phone number are listed for each product or vendor. For Sun sales information, please call (800)821-4643; in California, call (800)821-4621. For general information about Sun and sales offices world- wide, call (415)960-1300. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SUN IN THE DATA ANALYSIS MARKET A. Introduction B. Sun's Distributed Computing Systems C. The Data Analysis Market D. A Word About Open Systems E. Sun's Commitment to Customers II. SUN APPLICATIONS FOR DATA ANLALYSIS Applications/Company Name/Products A. Business & Presentation Graphics B. Integrated Data Analysis C. Decision Support & Financial Planning D. Mathematics & Numeric Analysis E. Signal Processing F. Statistics G. Technical & Analytical Data Analysis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. SUN IN THE DATA ANALYSIS MARKET A. Introduction Data Analysis customers are discovering that Sun workstations provide their applications with more power cost-effectively and with greater functionality than through networked minicomputers or PCs. The Data Analysis software leverages Sun's natural strengths particularly in graphics. Sun workstation feature strengths include integer performance, solids 3D, 2D graphics, shading, multi-windowing, storage and peripherals and are key to these applications. We are finding that Sun workstations are becoming very popular with demanding workgroup applications in non-technical businesses worldwide. B. Sun's Distributed-Computing Systems Sun workstations are powerful desktop systems linked together by local-area networks (LANs). With Sun workstations, users have access to all resources on the network including: other workstations, even those on remote networks; printers; and storage devices. Since its founding, Sun has continually provided the greatest performance for the lowest cost. Sun workstations, which range from 1.5 to 15 MIPS performance run the Sun Operating System (SunOS TM), a convergence of the two dominant versions of the UNIX operating system - 4.2/4.3BSD and AT&T System V. The UNIX operating system has gained enthusiastic support from businesses around the world because it runs on a multitude of machine architectures - from PCs to supercomputers. SunOS allows users to work on several applications in different windows simultaneously. Users can view real-time scheduling information in one window, run a database in another, update documents in a third, and read through and print out electronic mail messages in a fourth. Sun's many extensions to the UNIX system include windows, an integrated mouse, network filesystems, diskless node capability, and data communications. Sun consistently delivers the computer industry's most progressive distributed-computing technology. Guided by its Open Computing philosophy, Sun's approach has resulted in the widest range of networking solutions available from any workstation vendor. Sun is the recognized leader in multivendor networking and advanced network services for professional workgroup environments. C. The Data Analysis Market Data Analysis software includes programs for analysis, decision support, planning and modeling as well as mathematics, statistics and technical data analysis. Users include managerial and/or technical professionals across all industry segments and disciplines involved in business statistical analysis and presentation. The industries and markets served include finanical services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, electronics, consumer goods, manufacturing, engineers and scientists, universities, and government. Business and analytical graphics are key components of data analysis. Analysis, decision support, statistics and planning are probably the oldest applications of business graphics. Technical data analysis applications are used to analyze technical or experimental data quickly and accurately. The data may be generated from instrumentation or electronic measuring devices, or other analysis programs. These applications also include signal processing and wave form analysis. Data Analysis Software Products * Decision Support Financial Modeling Complex Relationships Business Operations Business & Analytical Graphics * Data Analysis Analysis Decision Support Business & Analytical Graphics Statistics * Analytical Data Signal Processing Wave Form Analysis Fast Fourier Transformation Operations Research * Mathematics Numeric Computation Symbolics Numerical Analysis Linear programming D. A Word About Open Computing and Standards A major shift is underway in the workstation marketplace towards open systems based upon industry standards, and away from closed, proprietary systems. Large, vertically integrated computer manufacturers oppose this trend. These manufacturers lock their customers into proprietary architectures, operating systems, and communications protocols to sustain inflated margins, lengthen product life cycles, and ensure repeat business. Sun's Open Computing philosophy aligns its product strategy with the interests of customers. Sun realizes that customers purchase a variety of computers - mainframes for management information system applications, fault-tolerant processors for transaction processing, minicomputers for timesharing appications, and PCs to produce spreadsheets and handle word processing tasks (or thousands of other applications). Sun networking products tie all the disparate architectures into a single, highly integrated system. Sun's vision is to make resources available on demand to whoever needs them, wherever they reside. Differences in operating commands amoung machines are hidden, and remote execution of programs is commonplace on a network. Net- work and system administration take place anywhere on the network. The entire network and its resources act as simple and powerful extensions of the desktop machine. In this heterogeneous environment, the network IS the computer. Since 1982, Sun has led the computer industry in advocating open systems and adherence to standards, and is actively involved with international standards organizations. Sun has particular expertise in transparent file sharing, network services for distributed computing, windowing applications, and tools for planning, constructing, and administering multivendor networks. Sun network services for distributed computing, windowing applications, and tools for planning, constructing, and administering multivendor networks. Sun demonstrates its commitment to a powerful heterogeneous computing environment through its Open Computing strategy. E. Sun's Commitment to Customers Sun shows its commitment to all its customers by offering unsurpassed products, value, sales professionalism, quality, and service. Sun offers a variety of services, including consulting, network analysis and design, education, and various software and hardware support plans to satisfy your needs. For more information about Sun products and services, please call your local Sun sales representative. We encourage you to tell your Sun representative what kind of third-party applciations you would like to see offered on Sun workstations. Refer to the back page of this portfolio for telephone and address information of Sun offices throughout the world. This catalog is only a sample of more than 2500 solutions for Sun systems. If you do not find the product you are looking for, please check the list below of other available portfolio's in other market segments, or consult the main Catalyst Catalog. Other portfolios that may be of interest to you include: ACADEMIC SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING/CONSTRUCTION ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS/OFFICE AUTOMATION COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING EARTH RESOURCES ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING FINANCIAL SERVICES GRAPHICS AND VISUALIZATION HARDWARE PERIPHERALS SOLUTIONS IMAGING MECHANICAL CAE/CAD/CAM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunflash is an electronic mail news service from Sun Microsystems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Please address comments to John McLaughlin (sun!sunvice!johnj or johnj@sunvice.East.Sun.COM). (305) 776-7770.