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	OPEN LOOK Emerging As Leading Unix Graphical User Interface

SunFLASH Vol 13 #21 					 January 1990 
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	Additional Software Vendors to Support OPEN LOOK
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.--January 23, 1990-- Sun Microsystems and AT&T's UNIX
Software Operation today released a list of independent software
vendors (ISVs) who have committed to offer products incorporating the
OPEN LOOK(TM) graphical user interface (GUI).  According to AT&T and
Sun, the fast-growing support of OPEN LOOK by ISVs and hardware and
system software vendors has made OPEN LOOK the industry's leading UNIX
graphical user interface.

OPEN LOOK is the GUI bundled with UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0.

The vendors are: Bristol Group Ltd., Conceptual Structures, Digital
Solutions Inc., Elan Computer Group Inc., Entropic Speech Inc., Expert
Object Corp., FICOR, Georgetown University/Department of Radiology,
Graphic Software Systems Inc., H.T. Graphics Inc., INFORMIX Software
Inc., Ingres Corp., Lotus Development Corp., Metcut Research
Associates, Netlabs Inc., Oracle Corp., Research Systems Inc., SL,
Softscience Corp., SoftQuad Inc., Sybase, System Strategies Ltd., Unify
Corp., Versasoft and Visual Edge.  More commitments are expected,
according to Sun and AT&T's UNIX Software Operation.

The OPEN LOOK GUI is an intuitive user interface designed by Sun, AT&T
and the industry, with technology licensed from Xerox PARC.  It
features icons, pull-down menus, point-and-click mouse controls 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, such as few keystrokes and short cursor movements, said the
companies.

Both AT&T and Sun support hardware and software vendors porting the
OPEN LOOK GUI.  AT&T and Sun also assist ISVs with sales calls and
provide direct technical support to ISV programmers porting the
interface.

The UNIX Software Operation, headquartered in Morristown, NJ, 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 trademark of Sun Microsystems.

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Inside California, call 1-800-821-4642.  For inquiries to AT&T call
1-800-828-UNIX.

Press Contact:  Cathy Garfield (415) 336-6536

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