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			AT&T and OPEN LOOK

SunFLASH Vol 13 #8 					 January 1990 
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FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1990

     MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- AT&T's UNIX Software Operation and Sun
Microsystems today released a list of hardware and system software
vendors who have committed to shipping products incorporating the OPEN
LOOK(TM) graphical user interface (GUI).  OPEN LOOK is the GUI bundled
with UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0.

     The vendors are Amdahl, ARIX, AT&T, Commodore, Fujitsu, Generics,
Harris, HCL, ICL, Intel, Interactive Systems, KonsultHuset Data, Labtam
Ltd., Motorola, Olivetti, Pyramid, Quantum, Quest Systems, Solbourne,
Sun, Tolerant Software, Toshiba and Wipro.

     The OPEN LOOK GUI is an intuitive, mouse-driven user interface
designed by Sun and AT&T that features icons, push- pins, pull-down
menus, point-and-click desktop and file managers and other aspects
found in "user-friendly" systems.  The interface is easy to master
without any prior experience, and requires less effort than other
GUIs--fewer keystrokes and shorter cursor movements, according to the
companies.

     The OPEN LOOK GUI specification provides a long-range blueprint
for further product releases, said Susan Van Ness, AT&T's OPEN LOOK
marketing manager.  "This allows both hardware and software vendors to
plan their product releases in concert with a complete user interface
that will evolve in step with the UNIX System V operating system
platform."

     Both a File Manager and Workspace Manager are integrated into the
OPEN LOOK GUI and provide a comfortable environment for end-users to
access UNIX system files and to tailor their workspace, Van Ness said.
"For example, users may select screen colors or create mouse and
keyboard mappings to suit their preferences."

     Van Ness added that end-user not only will find the OPEN LOOK
environment easy and intuitive, but also consistent.  "OPEN LOOK GUI's
standard set of functions enable users to perform tasks that are
consistent across applications, thereby reducing learning time," she
said.

     Dick Gorman, Sun's director of software products marketing, said,
"We're involved in a seeding process.  OPEN LOOK GUI's portability and
the large volume of potential end users attracts independent software
vendors (ISVs); the large volume of ISVs attracts hardware vendors."

     Both AT&T and Sun are committed to the OPEN LOOK GUI and continue
to recruit and support both hardware and software vendors, assist on
ISV sales calls and provide direct technical support to ISV programmers
porting the interface.  AT&T's UNIX Software Operation offers financial
incentives for OEMs shipping the OPEN LOOK GUI on UNIX System V Release
3 platforms.

     The UNIX Software Operation, headquartered in Morristown, N.J., is
a global supplier of open systems software, including the UNIX System V
operating system, to industrial vendors.  The business unit is part of
AT&T's Data Systems Group.

     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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UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.  OPEN LOOK is a trademark of
AT&T.  SunOS is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems.

For reader inquiries to Sun Microsystems, call 1-800-821-4643
outside California.  Inside California, call 1-800-821-4642.
For inquiries to AT&T call 1-800-828-UNIX. 

Press Contact:
Cathleen Beall Garfield (415) 336-6536

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