sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sunflash@suntri sunflash-Send requests and problem reports to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash New York Telephone Using Sun Platform SunFLASH Vol 52 #17 April 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Lauren Swingle Org: SMCC PR Phone: (415) 336-7273 SUN SPARC PLATFORM TO BE USED FOR ADVANCED TELEPHONE SERVICES MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --April 14, 1993-- For the first time in U.S. history, telephone customers can get flexible, low-cost private line services so they can tailor their communications network to fit their business needs. New York Telephone's NYNEX Enterprise Services is using more than 100 SPARCserver(TM) systems from Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) to deliver advanced communication capabilities, including multimedia services for the transmission of voice, data and video, to customers. NYNEX Enterprise Services was introduced today by New York Telephone. The services are available immediately in specified areas within the New York City area. A private line is a direct channel, leased from a carrier, between specified points. In the past, private line services offered by carriers like New York Telephone were inflexible, expensive and difficult to maintain. By using technology based on open systems, like the Sun(TM) SPARC(R)/Solaris(R) platform, New York Telephone was able to build Enterprise Services on a system that is scalable, flexible and interoperable. Private line services will now be less expensive and the services available can be changed or modified without interrupting private line access. New York Telephone can now deliver to its ever-growing customer base in the financial services, retail, insurance, publishing and healthcare markets advanced features like bandwidth-on-demand, flexible provisioning and proactive trouble reporting. As a result, customers can use their private lines efficiently and avoid losing time making changes to their services or recovering from a system shut-down. Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., is the world's leading supplier of open client-server computing solutions. The company has its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. # # # Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, Sun, the Sun logo, and the Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCserver is licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other products are referred to herein by the trademarks as designated by the companies who market those products. For reader inquiries, telephone 1-800-821-4643. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu, ftp.uu.net, sunsite.unc.edu, src.doc.ic.ac.uk and ftp.adelaide.edu.au All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@Sun.COM. +1 305 351 4909