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LOTUS 1-2-3 AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM SUN FEDERAL FOR GOVERNMENT COMPUTER BUYERS

SunFLASH Vol 18 #13					 	June 1990 
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New Third-Party Software Program Eases System Procurement
 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--June 5, 1990-- Lotus 1-2-3 for Sun is now
available for government computer customers directly from Sun
Microsystems Federal as part of a new program to ease system
procurement.

The new program, called Sun Federal Third-Party Offerings (S3PO),
allows government end-users and contractors to purchase certain
software applications and Sun hardware with a single purchase order.
Many government customers need to purchase hardware and application
software as a single procurement from one vendor.  Through S3PO,
government customers can avoid the high cost of processing two separate
orders or conducting separate competitive procurements.

According to Larry Hambly, president of Sun Microsystems Federal, Lotus
1-2-3 is a widely used application in many government agencies.  With
S3PO, government buyers have a convenient means of purchasing complete
hardware and software systems, or unbundled applications.

Lotus 1-2-3 for Sun combines the rich spreadsheet capabilities of 1-2-3
Release 3 with Sun's workstation capabilities, including distributed
network services, multiple window support, multi-tasking and support
for large memory.  Lotus 1-2-3 for Sun has been enhanced and optimized
for use on Sun workstations in networked configurations.  In addition,
files, models, macros and keyboard functions are fully compatible with

1-2-3 Release 3 and earlier versions of 1-2-3.  This eases the
transition by users from PCs to workstations and protects the
investments customers have made in models and applications.

In addition to Lotus 1-2-3, Sun Federal also offers complete Ada
development systems under the S3PO program.  These are the VADS Ada
Development System from Verdix Corporation and TeleSoft Corporation's
TeleGen2 product.

Lotus 1-2-3 for Sun is available immediately.  Its list price is $695
for a standard edition, $995 for a server edition and $495 for a node
edition.

Lotus Development Corporation is the leading developer of application
software for personal computers and information services delivered on
CD-ROM, and a worldwide supplier of applications software for
workstation, minicomputer and mainframe computing environments.

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(R)
operating system and productivity software.

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