---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Networking Portfolio SunFLASH Vol 24 #15 December 1990 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun's catalyst group produces Portfolios that cover cetain market segments. These Portfolios can be obtained, free of charge, from your local Sun office. I have enclosed the table of contents and introduction from one of the more popular Portfolios. Again, you can obtain more information on these networking solutions by contacting the vendors or reading the product descriptions in the Networking Portfolio. (I suspect that new customers or prospective customers get these portfolios from the Sales reps, but existing customers don't, hence this article.) This article has three parts: - table of contents overview - introduction from the Networking Portfolio - product an vendor list (in order described by the table of contents) Note that this particular Portfolio has been in print for more than six months. Please address corrections or additions to Sun's Catalyst group. It is impossible to produce a listing of third party Sun related products that is complete, but we keep on trying! -johnj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Networking With Sun II. PC Connectivity III. Macintosh Connectivity IV. Network Management and Utilities A. Network Management B. Network Design/Analysis C. Utilities V. Terminal Emulators A. Asychronous Terminal B. Tektronix Terminal C. X-Terminal D. IBM 5251 E. Tandem Terminal 6530 VI. IBM Communications A. BSC/HASP B. SNA C. LU 6.2 D. IBM AS/400 VII. DEC Connectivity A. DECnet B. DDCMP Interface C. DR-11 Interface D. PDP-11 Interface VIII. Mainframe Communications A. Cray Computer B. CYBER Systems C. ICL Systems D. Tandem Systems E. Unisys A-Series F. Others IX. OSI Protocols X. Networking Hardware A. Ethernet Interface B. Asynchronous Interface C. Synchronous Interface D. Token Ring E. Fiber Optic F. High Speed Communications G. T1 Interface XI. Bridge, Routers, Gateways XII. Specialized Network Applications A. Fax, E-Mail B. Brokerage C. Telecom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Microsystems, Inc. is the leading, worldwide supplier of network computing systems for professionals and work groups in large enterprises. Dedicated to creating choices for its customers, Sun consistently offers a broad, diverse product line based on the open computing philosophy: workstation and server families, software and software development tools, and networking products and services. All Sun products are based on industry standards, such as the UNIX operating system, the Scalable Processor ARChitecture (SPARC) instruction set, Open Network Computing (ONC), the Network File System (NFS), and the easy-to-use OPEN LOOK graphical user interface. By adhering to industry standards, Sun continues to keep its customers options open. In 1983, Sun initiated the Catalyst program to foster relationships with independent third-party solutions are available on the Sun platform from hundreds of independent firms that produce leading-edge technology. The explosive growth of the Catalyst program mirrors the acceptance of open computing in the industry, and that's gratifying to Sun. The diversity of Catalyst offerings adds value to your Sun equipment. Not only does Catalyst increase the potential applications for Sun systems, it's also an assurance that the hottest new technology will consistently be available to Sun users. This portfolio describes a selective representation of the Networking and Communications products that are offered through the Catalyst Third Party Program. It is a quick guide for Sun customers to determine the appropriate software to suit their needs for networking. The contact name and number are listed for each product, along with a brief product description. The products have been classified according to the following categories: o PC Connectivity o Macintosh Connectivity o Network Management and Utilities o Terminal Emulators o IBM Communications o DEC Connectivity o Mainframe Communnications o Networking Hardware o Bridges, routers, gateways o Specialized Network Applications Products are continuously added and deleted from the program, therefore no attempt is made to include all available products in this portfolio. For a complete listing of the available products, please contact your local Sun sales office. For the Sun sales offices nearest you, please call (800) 821-4643. Whatever your networking requirements are, (token ring, FDDI, SNA, DECnet, T1, etc.), it's available on Sun systems. Networking with Sun provides true and complete interoperability. Sun Microsystems, Inc. does not specially warrant the validity of any claims made in these descriptions and takes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or inconsistencies contained therein. The product descriptions were taken from information provided by the respective vendors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Networking With Sun -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Figure 1. Networking with Sun Gives True Interoperability -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. PC Connectivity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Axis Digital UTOPIA Fibronics International In. KNET/PC Graphic Software Systems, Inc. PC-Xview Network Research Corp. FUSION Network Software (FNS) Sceptre Corp. SYNCHRONY Touchstone Software Corp. Connectables Network PCworks UniHost Wollongong Group Inc. WIN/TCP for DOS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Macintosh Connectivity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayman Systems Inc. GatorBox GatorShare GatorMail-Q Dataviz, Inc. MacLinkPlus/PC Information Presentation Technologies uShare List, S.p.A. MacNIX V3 MacNIX/Net Mt. Xinu Inc. K-AShare K-Talk K-Spool Novell, Inc. FastPath EtherPort Pacer Software, Inc. PacerLink PacerShare StarNine Technologies, Inc. StarNine Mail*Link Touchstone Software Corp. MacLine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Network Management and Utilities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Network Management ADI Communications NetFinder CACI Products Co. COMNET II.5 Fiberlain, Inc. TDM Ring Network Management System Matrix Computer Systems, Inc. EtherView Make Systems, Inc. Netool Workbench Network General Corp. SniffMaster I System Objective Systems Integrators NetExpert RAD Data Communications Inc. Remote Ethernet Management (REM) Spider Systems Inc. SpiderMonitor Synoptics Communications Inc. LattisNeT Network Management System TelWatch, Inc. NetExec 2000 B. Network Design/Analysis Mil 3, Inc. OPNET C. Utilities Apunix Computer Services Network Backup Daemon Legato Systems, Inc. Prestoserve Netwise RPC Tool Softway Pty., Ltd. Sydney University Network III Xoren Computing Ltd. Xoren IPL-11 Communications Software -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Terminal Emulators -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Asychronous Terminal Communications Research Corp. BLAST II Communications Software Corporate Microsystems, Inc. MLINK Data Communications System B. Tektronix Terminal Grafpoint TGRAF/Workstation C. X-Terminal Graphic Software Systems, Inc. PC-Xview D. IBM 5251 SST Data, Inc. Handshake III Emulation E. Tandem Terminal 6530 Failsafe Computer Systems, Inc. TCP/LINK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. IBM Communications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. BSC/HASP CLEO Software 3780Plus Morning Technologies, Inc. Morning Star HASP B. SNA Brixton Systems BRX7300 Mitek Systems Corp. OpenConnect/FTP OpenConnect Server M2030 OpenConnect/ Presentation Services 3270 OpenConnect/ Presentation Services 3770 Morning Star Technologies, Inc. Morning Star SNA 3270 Morning Star SNA 3770 Horizon 240V Systems Strategies, Inc. SnaLink/3270 SnaLink/RJE Xicom Products Corp. UNIX Micronode 3270/SNA UNIX Micronode 3270/OLLC C. LU 6.2 Spectrum Concepts, Inc. XCOM 6.2 D. IBM AS/400 SST Data, Inc. Handshake III Emulation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VII. DEC Connectivity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. DECnet TGV, Inc. MultiNet NFS Client & NFS Server Thursby Software Systems, Inc. TSSnet Wollongong Group, Inc. WIN/TCP for VMS B. DDCMP Interface Simpact Associates, Inc. VCI 8000 C. DR-11 Interface Optivision Inc. Optibus-DR 11 D. PDP-11 Interface Delphi S.p.A. (Open Systems Division) RSX-TFTP RT-TFTP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIII. Mainframe Communications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Cray Computer Computer Network Technology Corp. LANlord Model 8023 Ikon Corp. IKON Model 10090 Network Adapter Interface Network Systems Corp. NETEX & HYPER channel Networks Ultra Network Technologies, Inc. UltraNet VME Interface B. CYBER Systems Lynzys, Inc. Lynxys Model 1511 C. ICL Systems Metascybe Systems Ltd. CONNECT C03 D. Tandem Systems Failsafe Computer Systems, Inc. TCP/LINK E. Unisys A-Series Optimation Software Optimation CONNECT Engineering Pty Ltd. F. Others Toyo Information System Company, Ltd. JOINT-net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IX. OSI Protocols -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sema Group Systems, Ltd. CAPFTAM Communications Division CAPX400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X. Networking Hardware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Ethernet Interface Cabletron Systems, Inc. MT800 Multiport Transceiver with LANVIEW ST500 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 Transceiver Chipcom Corp. Ethermodem III Series RAD Data Communications Inc. LE-6 Ethernet Expander Synoptics Communications Inc. LattisNet 2000 Series Workgroup Concentrators LattisNet 500 Series Transceivers LattisNet Model 2600 Thin Net Adapter B. Asynchronous Interface Livingston Enterprises, Inc. PortMaster PM-11 Communications Expander C. Synchronous Interface RAD Data Communications Inc. SPD-64-56 to 64 Kbps Rate Adapter Seiko Instruments, Inc. NS-2012 D. Token Ring Formation, Inc. LanServer fv 1600 VMEbus Token Ring Adapter Proteon, Inc. p1542 ProNET-4 VMEbus Interface p1503 ProNET-10 Sun VMEbus Interface E. Fiber Optic Artel Communications Corp. FiberWay Ethernet Accelerator (EXL) CANSTAR SuperNetwork Fibre Optic Systems Sales Ltd. Fibre Optic Ethernet Equipment RAD Data Communications Inc. FONET F. High Speed Communications Computer Network Technology Corp. LANlord Ultra Network Technologies, Inc. UltraNet VME Interface G. T1 Interface Avanti Communications Corp. AccuPac-1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XI. Bridge, Routers, Gateways -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cisco Systems, Inc. Gateway Server Dorotech DOROSPACE Proteon, Inc. Proteon p4200 Internetwork Router RAD Data Communication Inc. REB Remote Ethernet Bridge Retix Systems Ltd. Retix 4800 Remote Ethernet Bridge Family Spider Systems Ltd. SpiderBridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XII. Specialized Network Applications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Fax, E-Mail Portal Communications Co. Portal Online Communications System Systems & Telecoms Inc. S-Message B. Brokerage F.D. Consulting Termulator C. Telecom Comsoft Management Systems, Inc. Telephone Inventory & Billing Systems (TIBS) Moscom Corp. MaxNet Telecommunications Management System ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. 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