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SUN AND MICROGNOSIS PENETRATE TOKYO TRADING MARKET WITH SALE TO MITSUBISHI BANK

SunFLASH Vol 14 #11 					 February 1990 
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Largest Ever UNIX Workstation-based Trading System in Japan Goes Live
 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --February 12, 1990-- Sun Microsystems and
Micrognosis, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer for dealing
rooms, today announced that Micrognosis' trading floor system based on
Sun's popular RISC-based SPARCstation(TM) 1 just went "live" at
Mitsubishi Bank, the fourth largest bank in the world.  The new system
was installed by Telecomet International, Inc., and is the largest ever
in Japan, using more than 300 Sun workstations to automate Mitsubishi's
Tokyo trading floor.  Telecomet is Micrognosis' sole distributor and
service agent in Japan.

Micrognosis designed the bank's trading system and added sophisticated
software that allows traders to integrate digital and video information
from several external and internal sources on a single trader's
workstation.  Both Sun and Micrognosis enhanced their software to
support Japanese language processing.

Sun and Micrognosis have penetrated the world's leading financial
centers in the United States, Europe and Japan.  With this
installation, Sun's workstation technology is found in the largest
digital trading floors in both Japan and Europe, as well as in 22 of
the top 25 U.S. securities firms.  Meanwhile, more than 230 financial
institutions worldwide use the Micrognosis trading system.  Last year,
Micrognosis sold its trading system comprised of more than 250 Sun
workstations to Swiss Bank Corporation International in London.

The Micrognosis system using the latest Sun UNIX(R) workstation
technology implements a new-generation trading environment
incorporating sophisticated color graphics, an intuitive user interface
and advanced local area networking.  Information from a variety of
digital (from the workstation) and video (from monitors) sources is
consolidated at the trader's desktop and can be manipulated with
Micrognosis' advanced multi-function trader's keyboard, which
communicates directly with the Sun workstation.  The multitasking
capabilities of the workstation allow each trader to work with
different applications and information sources simultaneously to
increase trader responsiveness to global market dynamics.

According to Michio Johmori, managing director of Mitsubishi Bank, the
Micrognosis system incorporating the Sun workstation was selected
because of its advanced decision support and simulation capabilities.
"We recognize that information systems are becoming indispensable tools
for competing in today's international financial markets.  The combined
technology of Micrognosis and Sun puts us at the forefront of this
trend by giving us better information to improve our decision-making
and risk management," he said.

Technology from Sun and Micrognosis gives the trading system fault
tolerant capabilities.  For example, the SPARCstation 1 has been
configured with dual Ethernet controllers linked to both a primary and
backup local area network, while digital data is secured through the
use of fault tolerant software developed by Micrognosis.  This
combination ensures system reliability in the event of a failure.

Service and support for Mitsubishi Bank's new automated trading floor
is being provided by Telecomet International.

Micrognosis, Inc., a subsidiary of Control Data Corporation, designs,
manufactures and integrates comprehensive trading solutions for the
financial industry worldwide.  The company is headquartered in the
U.S.  and has major regional operations located in New York, London and
Tokyo with 24 offices in major financial centers around the world.

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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SPARCstation is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  Micrognosis is a
trademark of Micrognosis, Inc.  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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