sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Founded December 1988 The Florida SunFlash The SunFlash Monthly Digest: March 1994 SunFlash Digest March 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63.00 The SunFlash Monthly Digest: March 1994 From: John J. McLaughlin, SunFlash Editor A monthly summary of messages posted to the SunFlash mailing list. Articles of interest to the Sun Microsystems community (end-user, developers, admins, OEMS, VARS, Sun employees, etc) are posted to SunFlash's 130,000+ direct subscribers. Full text of articles can be obtained by sending email to an auto-response address flashadm@sun.com with the xx.yy numbers in the subject line (xx is vol, such as 63 and yy is article number) A description of SunFlash and instructions on subscribing can be obtained by sending mail to info-sunflash@sun.com -johnj (103 articles, 1.07Mb, 25,055 lines - about 380 pages for full text) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents Call For Submissions Subscription Options Obtaining Back Issues By Email Popular Articles from February and March Titles Abstracts SunFlash Email addresses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Call For Submissions for SunFlash ------------------------------------------ Please help to keep SunFlash useful by providing me with articles of general interest to the Sun community. I plan to post about 100 articles per month to SunFlash. Most of those articles will originate outside of Sun. The kinds of articles that I am looking for are those that would be of interest to a significant percentage of Sun users. E.g. Product announcements, conference agendas, electronic newsletters, articles from and about 'the net' etc. If your company is making product announcements about products that you think many Sun users would be interested in and you do not see those announcements in SunFlash, contact your marketing people and suggest that they forward such announcements to flash@sun.com. Browsing through this month's digest should give you a fair idea of what I am looking for. If you are a writer and are interested in posting a technical article to SunFlash, I will consider such material. As SunFlash is free, I am not in a position to pay for such articles. If there are technical articles available within your company that help expain areas of technology or solutions to problems that your company or its products or services address particularly well, you might consider seeking permission to allow me to post such articles to SunFlash. I can only accept artciles via email. If your job is to help people find solutions to problems and you come across interesting technology or good products that help solve problems, suggest to the vendors of such solutions that they contact me to promote them. (Hint, hint fellow Sun SE's!) Some Sun employees forward internal Sun email messages to their customers although Sun policy prohibits such forwarding. (e.g SunIntros). If there is a need to get the information from internal email messages to customers, then there is a potential SunFlash. For example, I edit SunIntros to make them suitable for Sun customers and then explictly seek reviews of my edits and obtain permission to post the edited SunIntros as SunFlashes from the relevant authors and managers. If you are a Sun employee and you come across material that would be of interest to many Sun users, then please forward such material to me. I will always obtain permission to post such information from the responsible authors or managers before I post it as changes may be required to make such articles 'customer ready'. (e.g. 34.24 'Sun Software Update Release History' which lists the Sun Software Products, their revsion numbers and the date on which they were released). Thanks for your help! -johnj Subject: SunFlash Subscription Options ------------------------------------- This is the first time that I have issued 100 articles in a single month. The new 'Abstracts' or digest style articles, such as this one, make it possible for me to increase the number of articles that I make available without drowning everyone in email. However, for those people who want all the articles and are prepared to deal with 100+ articles a month, I have created a new distribution option: Daily (or direct) - about 1 message per day, including Abstracts type articles - monthly digest Weekly (or indirect) - 1 message per week Monthly - 1 message per month Full (or total or verbose) - all articles. 100+ per month. Often posted in groups of 4 to 10 at a time. - suitable of redistribution via local newsgroups or for local archiving I will add one of these key words into the SunFlash mail headers in the near future so that you will know which distribution you are getting. Almost everyone is in the Daily distribution. If you want to have your distribution type changed, please send mail to flash@sun.com. I encourage people to change to the Weekly distribution. The e-mail auto responder works well and by keeping track of which articles are being requested, I get hints about what type of material people find useful. You may want to suggest to your fellow Sun users who don't subscribe to SunFlash because of the message volume that they may now want to subscribe to the Weekly or Monthly distributions. Please tell your friends and colleagues (who have an interest in Sun :-) ) about SunFlash. Subject: Obtaining Back Issues of SunFlash By Email ---------------------------------------------------- You may obtain back issues by sending the volume and part number to flashadm@sun.com. Place the vol.part in the subject line. e.g. $ mail flashadm@sun.com Subject: 53.06 53.07 53.04 ^D $ Notes: - more that 1 vol.part allowed in subject line - for multi-article messages (such as 55.17 which has 6 articles), you will get the whole message. - leave the body of message empty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Popular SunFlash Articles from February and March ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The top 10 article requests for February and March 1994 are listed below. As this article is the monthly digest for March, you can expect to see the article ranking change in April's monthly digest. Top 10 Articles request from Vol 63 (March 1994) 63.60 SMCC Introduces SPARCstation Voyager 63.61 Solaris to Run Macintosh Applications 63.45 Internet Services List (Mar-01-94) 63.71 Sun Security Bulletin: #00126, 3/21/94 63.80 The Internet Mall: [22 Mar, 94] 63.64 STB Takes microSPARC-II to 85 and 100MHz 63.72 Solaris x86 Hardware Compatibility Guide 63.07 New Prices On SPARCstation 10 63.06 New Upgrades To SPARCstation 10 63.81 Internet Multicasting Service Top 10 Articles request from Vol 62 (February 1994) 62.27 FAQ: Big Dummy's Guide 1.4 62.32 The Internet Shopping Mall 62.29 Prime Time Freeware's PD CD-ROMs 62.31 New satellite usenet receiver 62.60 Centralized Unix Administration 62.42 Stalker Security and Accountability 62.55 Tivoli Selected by X/Open Systems 62.25 O'Reilly's X Resource : Issue 9 62.56 Tivoli Products, Services and Alliances 62.58 Demo of Fast Ethernet Products ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: SunFlash Article Titles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Size In Title Number Kb lines 63.01 11 206 Fibre Channel Systems Initiative 63.02 11 250 Sunergy Satellite Show March 15th 63.03 6 143 ExpressLine - News From SunExpress 63.04 13 332 Trusted Solaris 1.1 63.05 22 575 New SPARCworks Products 63.06 6 133 New Upgrades To SPARCstation 10 63.07 14 365 New Prices On SPARCstation 10 63.08 10 236 New SPARCstation 10SX System Upgrades 63.09 7 175 Price Increase for SPARCprinter 63.10 5 117 Sun Information/Product Digest 63.11 5 102 Bristol Group PowerBase 2.2 63.12 3 51 SmartChoice - the choice processor 63.13 2 39 TimeBase: Groupware Calendar Manager 63.14 7 144 UltraCom Personal Media Pilot 63.15 3 78 Portable Mail for Windows 63.16 5 124 schematiX11 DesignEntry Tools 63.17 4 92 schematiX11 - VHDL Options 63.18 6 120 Internet-In-A-Box 63.19 5 156 Xplot Version 4.0 63.20 7 175 Non-Sun Information/Product Digest 63.21 5 89 ToolTalk and PCTE Workbench 63.22 4 88 Insight 1.1 - Runtime Debugger 63.23 4 104 ObjectTrace, Release 1.0 63.24 4 87 New C++ Test Suite 63.25 6 123 UltraMake 63.26 8 171 iXBUILD 3.0 Motif GUI builder for C++ 63.27 6 131 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.28 4 70 Aggregate: new version of NetMake 63.29 6 99 VXM: Fault Tolerant PAX 2.x 63.30 4 91 SoftNet Utilities (NetWare) 63.31 3 59 GENROCO SBus IPI-2 Disk Controller 63.32 16 376 CERES: Environmentally Sound Development 63.33 10 243 SUG Perl Seminar, MAY-27-94, Boston, MA 63.34 9 245 Information Retrieval Conference 63.35 26 649 Usenix Unix App Development Symposium 63.36 7 159 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.37 10 251 Disk Upgrades For SC2000 (2.9Gb) 63.38 22 577 1994 Solaris Developer Conference 63.39 5 96 Crisp release 4.1 - GUI Text Editor 63.40 5 90 Interleaf Distribution Strategy 63.41 11 216 Interleaf Intellecte 63.42 3 73 NFS Version 3 Spec Available by FTP 63.43 11 243 ACCENTServer E-Newsletter 63.44 19 424 Solaris 2 SW list 63.45 46 877 Internet Services List (Mar-01-94) 63.46 184 5155 SURAnet Guide to Internet Resources 63.47 9 219 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.48 5 97 Sun/ITESM Manufacturing Research Lab 63.49 4 82 SunPro Employees Receive Honors 63.50 7 118 South African University Chooses Sun 63.51 7 126 Eric Schmidt to Give SunWorld Keynote 63.52 4 92 SunPics NP-Archive Server 63.53 6 136 Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.54 4 73 AlterNet 56Kbps Internet Access 63.55 3 50 PassagePRO Document Management 63.56 37 864 USENIX 6TH C++ Technical Conference 63.57 8 154 Cognos PowerHouse Series 7 for Sun 63.58 7 162 Sun User Group Deutschland CD 63.59 6 148 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.60 8 140 SMCC Introduces SPARCstation Voyager 63.61 4 76 Solaris to Run Macintosh Applications 63.62 6 124 SunSoft Developer Solution Pak For x86 63.63 5 91 STB Expands Design Kit Offerings 63.64 4 82 STB Takes microSPARC-II to 85 and 100MHz 63.65 3 61 STB Transportable Technologies 63.66 7 159 Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.67 6 111 Sun for Information Highway Projects 63.68 7 130 SunSoft Licensing Agreement with Novell 63.69 9 170 SPARCstorage Array Introduced 63.70 5 91 STB Selects Distributors for Israel 63.71 11 250 Sun Security Bulletin: #00126, 3/21/94 63.72 33 975 Solaris x86 Hardware Compatibility Guide 63.73 3 57 SunSoft Support and CompuServe 63.74 29 704 Recent SunSoft Press Books 63.75 15 403 SunPics Frequently Asked Questions 63.76 30 819 SunPro SIG User's Guide 63.77 4 114 Join the SunPro SIG today 63.78 8 226 Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.79 6 130 CERT ADVISORY - utmp vulnerability 63.80 18 413 The Internet Mall: [22 Mar, 94] 63.81 8 171 Internet Multicasting Service 63.82 5 105 IONA Ports Orbix Object Request Broker 63.83 3 60 SunConnect S/W on PTI/PCC WAN Controller 63.84 4 84 PCMCIA-SCSI Adapter for Sun 63.85 3 58 Microsecond Resolution Real Time Clock 63.86 4 86 SPARC-FLASH 3/94: Table of Contents 63.87 4 65 Mass Storage for TCP/IP Networks 63.88 8 200 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.89 5 89 Sun & OSF 63.90 5 97 May Availability of CDE Snapshot 63.91 6 131 Fast Ethernet Alliance Seminar Series 63.92 5 99 Sun Joins Audiographics Consortium 63.93 5 100 Uniflix 3.1 Offers Video On Demand 63.94 7 135 Port Windows, Visual C++ Apps to UNIX 63.95 4 72 Building a Successful Software Business 63.96 13 221 HPCwire Table of Contents: March 25 63.97 9 204 Open Systems E-mail with MIME and MAPI 63.98 8 144 Rational Rose O-O Analysis, Design Tool 63.10 9 210 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts 63.100 13 240 Sun Introduces Two New Desktops 63.101 11 216 SunSelect Debuts SolarNet 63.102 6 112 Sun Opens Office in South Africa 63.903 6 110 Rational C++ Code Generation Totals:1069 25055 62.d4 The Florida SunFlash Weekly Digest February 21 to February 27 1994 63.d1 The Florida SunFlash Weekly Digest February 28 to March 6 1994 63.d2 The Florida SunFlash Weekly Digest March 7 to March 13 1994 63.d3 The Florida SunFlash Weekly Digest March 14 to March 20 1994 63.d4 The Florida SunFlash Weekly Digest March 21 to March 27 1994 60.00 December 1993 SunFlash Table Of Contents 61.00 January 1994 SunFlash Table Of Contents 62.00 February 1994 SunFlash Table Of Contents 63.00 March 1994 SunFlash Table Of Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Abstracts of SunFlash Articles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63.01 Fibre Channel Systems Initiative Announced The Fibre Channel Systems Initiative, (FCSI), a joint effort of Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, and Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, to create high-speed "on-ramps" to the digital information highway, today announced that it has completed its first set of profiles targeted for developers of high-speed networking and mass-storage solutions. o The Fibre Channel Functional Profile (FCFP) version 2.0 -- defines Fibre Channel as used in SCSI connections and defines the interface to existing SCSI environments. o The Fibre Channel IP Profile -- defines Fibre Channel as used in TCP/IP applications o Fibre Channel Profile within the context of the Fibre Channel standard. o The Fibre Channel Common Feature Set Profile (206 lines) 63.02 Sunergy Broadcast #9: "Creativity In The Digital Domain" March 15, 1994 8:30 - 10:00 am PST Multimedia, information highways, virtual corporations, electronic libraries...these terms are becoming commonplace in our daily language. Sunergy #9 will take a look at some of the current uses of digital data (how it is manipulated, stored, shared and accessed), what the latest applications look like and what the technical future holds in store. Email address for sunergy: sunergy@sun.com (250 lines) 63.03 ExpressLine - News From SunExpress From: ernest.indresano@East.Sun.COM (SunExpress Marketing) This is the first newsletter from SunExpress. Topics covered include: New Products Price Changes FAXInfo (143 lines) 63.04 Trusted Solaris 1.1 Trusted Solaris(R) 1.1 operating environment is a secure variant of Solaris 1.1 that was developed to meet the requirements for B1 in the NSA Orange Book and for compartmented mode workstation (CMW) compliance in the DIA compartmented Mode Workstation Specification. - The high-trust version of the most popular UNIX workstation operating system - Complete trusted operating system based on Solaris 1.1 - Compatible with a large number of customers' favorite commercial applications - Ease of use for users and administrator (332 lines) 63.05 New Software Development Products For Solaris 2.x Introducing WorkShop for C, C++, and Fortran -Integrated product suite -Includes SPARCworks, SPARCworks/TeamWare, SPARCworks/iMPact, SPARCompiler(s) Introducing SPARCworks/iMPact Multithreaded Development Tools - MP compiler for FORTRAN - MT debugger for C, C++, Fortran, Ada New Versions of SPARCworks Development Tools - Run-time error checking - Fix and continue => patch programs on the fly - Data Inspector => display/modify data - Process/Thread Inspector => navigate/inspect threads - Browse uncompiled files => scan uncompiled files - Debugger command language => enhanced debugging New Versions of SPARCompiler Language Systems - New optimizing code generator - Improved compile time and run-time performance New Native SPARCompiler C++ Language System - Native compiler 300% faster - Higher quality compiler Sun Ada Development Environment/Solaris 1.1 Price Reduction (575 lines) 63.06 New Upgrades To SPARCstation 10 Systems New Sun-3 Upgrade To SPARCstation 10 New SPARCstation 2 Upgrade to SPARCstation 10 M51 ZX End of some Sun-3 to SPARCstation 10 Model 40 upgrade (133 lines) 63.07 New Prices On SPARCstation 10 And SPARCserver 10 SYSTEMS New Prices on selected Module X-options, Module Upgrades and System Upgrades Replacement of Selected Module Upgrade Options (365 lines) 63.08 New SPARCstation 10SX System Upgrades New Upgrades from SPARCstation 2 to SPARCstation 10SX System Limited Upgrade Part Number Restructuring for the SPARCstation 10 to SPARCstation 10SX system (236 lines) 63.09 Price Increase for SPARCprinter A cost increase from SMCC's SPARCprinter component suppliers has forced SMCC to increase its price just to cover the increase. (175 lines) 63.10 Sun Information/Product Digest This digest contains brief descriptions of Sun products or informative announcements. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. -johnj (6 articles - 72 Kb - 1816 lines - about 28 US pages) 63.11 The Bristol Group Introduces PowerBase 2.2 PowerBase is Bristol Group's network contact manager and shared database for Unix network users. Features include -Action Items and To-do Lists -Searches and Sorts -Utilities (email, dial a phone, export to IsoFax(tm) for faxing, and printing) -Notes -Category Buttons (102 lines) 63.12 SmartChoice - the first "choice processor" From AURKEN@smartchoice.com Groupware product that facilitates group choices. SmartChoice allow you to set up a group choice, collect information (synchronously or asyn- chronously), and analyze the results with insight. SmartChoice's menus make it easy to import multimedia files located anywhere on the network. (51 lines) 63.13 TimeBase: Groupware Calendar Manager From: bryan@alex.com (bryan) Alex Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce the availability on the net of demonstration copies of TimeBase, the Groupware Calendar Manager for Windows and Motif. TimeBase manages appointment diaries for people and groups of people, and allows users to view them individually, or overlapped to check for times when several users are available. (39 lines) 63.14 UltraCom Personal Media Pilot From: ultracom@world.std.com (Douglas L Ashbaugh) UltraCom Incorporated of Austin, TX, a developer of multimedia software for open systems since 1992, announces public access to and initial release of an advanced multimedia email communications software package for UNIX based workstations and servers. Concurrent to this announcement, UltraCom is announcing "GNUware" shareware email communications client enabling software which is freely available via the internet and provides a virtually no cost solution for clients wishing to receive and playback UltraCom Media-Grams(TM). (144 lines) 63.15 Portable Mail for Windows From: bcoll@qualix.com (Barbara Coll) Portable Mail for Windows is a cost effective solution for frequent UNIX e-mail users - allowing you the freedom to read and respond to mail off-line and off-site. It is perfect for people in the field with a laptop or at home with a PC. (78 lines) 63.16 schematiX11 DesignEntry Tools From: info@softsmiths.oz.au@softsmiths.oz.au (Information Request) SoftSmiths is pleased to announce the availability of its X11 design entry and schematic editor tool, schematiX11. schematiX11 is bundled with various options, libraries and capabilities to target different market segments. schematiX11-spice schematiX11-ASIC schematiX11-FPGA schematiX11-C schematiX11-vhdl (124 lines) 63.17 schematiX11 - VHDL Options From: gsmith@softsmiths.oz.au@softsmiths.oz.au (Geoffrey J Smith) schematiX11-VHDL - an X11 Sun based VHDL design entry package for the purpose of capturing VHDL designs in a graphical format and writing VHDL netlist descriptions. Being in a graphical form it is much simpler to transfer the design concepts to other colleagues and the VHDL option allows direct browsing of the functional code for any block at any level in the hierarchy. (92 lines) 63.18 Internet-In-A-Box From: deanna@spry.com (Deanna Leung) Offers Complete Desktop Internet Solution O'Reilly & Associates and SPRY, Inc. join Forces to Provide "Off-the-Shelf" Internet Access for MS-Windows users. The package includes SPRY's AIR Series, Windows TCP/IP applications for the Internet and a customized version of the best selling The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog from O'Reilly & Associates. In addition, NovX InterServ, the first Internet access provider to partner with O'Reilly and SPRY, will provide TCP/IP-based Internet services via Sprint's SprintLink 1-800 data services. (120 lines) 63.19 Xplot Version 4.0 From: dux!nev@global.net (Neville Griffin) Many new functional and presentation enhancements now compliment Xplot's existing powerful features. Xplot is ideal for those organizations requiring graphical XY plotting output for scientific/engineering or financial data. It is an X-windows based, Open Look compliant plotting application supporting the Drag & Drop metaphor thus allowing the user to simply drag and drop a file icon into the plotting window to create XY plots of multi- column ASCII data files. It supports color and monochrome PostScript hardcopy and re-sizeable windows. Xplot also contains graphics drawing tools, text drawing, has interactive editing facilities, includes a powerful batch file format resembling a command line language, and much more. (156 lines) 63.20 Non-Sun Information/Product Digest This digest contains brief descriptions of Third Party products or announcements. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. -johnj (9 articles, 40kb, 906 lines, about 14 US Pages) 63.21 ToolTalk Compatibility For PCTE Workbench From: hurst@vistatech.com (Dave Hurst) Vista Technologies announced support for ToolTalk(TM) in it's product, PCTE Workbench(TM). With the ToolTalk extension, PCTE Workbench combines the power of two open standards: ToolTalk and the Portable Common Tool Environment (PCTE). Software engineers using the extended PCTE Workbench to build environments and applications based on PCTE can integrate programs which use Sun's ToolTalk message-passing technology. Such environments can take advantage of all the features of the PCTE Workbench, and yet continue to use the ToolTalk message passing mechanism. (89 lines) 63.22 Insight 1.1 - Runtime Debugger From: ahicken@Parasoft.COM (Arthur Hicken) Insight is a an automatic run-time debugger, that can find programming errors, memory reference errors, and algorithmic errors. Insight pinpoints errors in Unix system calls, C libraries, third party libraries, and I/O statements. It verifies calling sequences and format specifiers for consistency and correctness. (88 lines) 63.23 ObjectTrace, Release 1.0 From: objsoft@netcom.com (ObjectSoftware) ObjectTrace is a C++ application profiler and tracer. It instruments C++ applications to generate profiling and tracing information. (104 lines) 63.24 New C++ Test Suite From: modena@netcom.com (Modena Software) Modena Software, Inc., has announced the availability of Version 1.1 of Test++(tm), the most comprehensive and complete C++ compiler test suite in the world. (87 lines) 63.25 Reduce Your Build and Regression Test Times With UltraMake From: jas@Scalable.COM (Jeff Schmidt) Scalable's UltraMake(tm), part of the ClusterWare(tm) product family from Scalable Technologies, allows you to speed through your software builds, regression tests, and other tasks from two to ten times faster than the standard UNIX make program. UltraMake reduces your development time and saves you money by allowing you to spend more time each day on product development and less time waiting for builds and regression tests to complete. (123 lines) 63.26 iXOS Software anoounce iXBUILD, C++ GYI builder for Motif From: Janice Brown <0003548141@mcimail.com> iXOS Software Announces U.S. Availability of GUI Builder for Motif with Support for C++ Language, Object-Oriented Programming iXBUILD 3's Reusable GUI Classes Speed Design, Improve Quality of OSF/Motif-Bases Applications (171 lines) 63.27 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of Third Party products or announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com my email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually anwser all others. -johnj (6 articles, 31Kb, 662 lines - about 11 US pages) 63.28 Aggregate releases new version of NetMake From anne@aggregate.com Aggregate Computing, Inc. released a new verion of the distributed make tool. The NetMake 1.3.2 usability enhancements give users more detailed output information in an easy to read format. (70 lines) 63.29 VXM Technologies Announces Fault Tolerant PAX 2.x From: Franco Vitaliano <0005129988@mcimail.com> VXM Technologies has announced Release 2.0 of its PAX software for SunOs 4.1.x SPARC systems. 2.0 is the new fault tolerant version of VXM's PAX distributed load balancing system. PAX 2.0 automatically finds idle network CPU cycles. PAX 2.0 is very good at managing and running largely independent chunks of work, such as: distributed batch jobs, client/server applications, and discrete, coarse grained network parallel applications. PAX is also an ideal software solution for downsizing mainframe class jobs onto low cost, high performance, networked workstation clusters. Most applications do not have to be rewritten to take advantage of PAX 2.0. (99 lines) 63.30 SoftNet Utilities/NetWare SunLink Competitive Upgrade From: jal@puzzle.com Puzzle Systems' SoftNet Utilities is a high performance Novell 2.2, 3.11 and 3.12 server emulator for UNIX systems. Specific to SPARC platforms, it supports both SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 2.3 environments and is designed to allow easy integration of SPARC platforms into existing Novell NetWare environments. (91 lines) 63.31 Enhanced IPI-2 Disk Controller for SBus from GENROCO From: emily@genroco.com (Emily Otte) The IPI-242S can control up to eight IPI-2 and/or enhanced IPI-2 disk drives, including the Seagate Technology 5.25" Elite-3 with Zone Bit Recording (ZBR) and 24 megabyte per second buffers. The controller can be used with either SunOS 4.1.3 or Solaris 2.3 operating systems. (59 lines) 63.32 CERES: Knowledge Network for Environmentally Sound Product Development From: rar@cerc.wvu.edu (Y. V. Reddy) Ramana Reddy This paper expounds the rationale of the CERES initiative to create a Global Knowledge Network for product development engineers. Engineers designing products will have the benefit of world-wide databases on a variety of engineering data regarding manufacturing processes, design for disassembly methods, toxic hazards, recyclable materials, remediation, etc. First working meeting of the organizing committee is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C, during April 13 - 15, 1994 Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia during May 29 - June 4, 1994. (376 xines) 63.33 SUG Perl Seminar, MAY-27-94, Boston, MA From: troll@sug.org (A. Newman) Perl - Is it the hottest UNIX utility in years? Probably. Will it provide a faster, cleaner, leaner, and more readable way to do almost any job that you used to do with one of the shells and many you used to do in C? Definitely! (243 lines) 63.34 SIGIR 94 Call for Participation From: Alan.Smeaton@compapp.dcu.ie (Alan Smeaton CA) The 17th International Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR'94) takes place at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, from 3rd to 7th July, 1994. (245 lines) 63.35 USENIX UNIX APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM APRIL 25-28, 1994 From: toni@usenix.org (Toni Veglia) MARRIOTT HOTEL - EATON CENTRE TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA Sponsored by the USENIX Association and in cooperation with UniForum Canada WHO SHOULD ATTEND: The UNIX Applications Development Symposium will provide valuable information to designers and programmers who plan to port existing applications into the UNIX environment or move development and maintenance teams from various proprietary environments to UNIX. (649 lines) 63.36 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of Third Party products or announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com my email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually anwser all others. -johnj (8 articles, 78Kb, 1832 lines - about 28 US pages) 63.37 New Disk Upgrades For SPARCcenter 2000 (2.9Gb) Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) announces new mass storage upgrade options for customers upgrading to SPARCcenter(TM) 2000. These upgrades consist of the new 2.9-GB 5.25-inch Differential Fast/Wide SCSI-2 disk drive, which offers 38% more capacity than Sun's 2.1-GB DSCSI drive, and higher performance. Customers upgrading to SPARCcenter 2000 can trade in 2 or 4 of their old IPI disk drives and tray for the new drives and new tray, and can upgrade individual IPI disks to the 2.9-GB drive as well. (251 lines) 63.38 SunSoft's 1994 Solaris Developer Conference o Free Solaris Software. A full set of development tools and technical support included with conference registration. o Hands-on workshops. More than 100 hours of class time. o Six technical tracks. Full coverage of Solaris technologies. o On-site development help. Talk with Solaris development engineers. o Open forum Developers Panel. Hosted by SunSoft distinguished engineers. o New product announcements. Get a glimpse of the future. o Third-party product exhibits. Over a hundred Solaris compatible products. o Special offers. From Catalyst CDware, SunSoft Press, and others. o Human Factors consultation. Get usability evaluation of your product. When registering for the conference, please provide the name of the systems engineer who told you about this conference. The SE with the most attendees wins a SPARCstation 10! Sun SE's and SR's - please forward this to your customers who do not get SunFlash. (577 lines) 63.39 Crisp release 4.1 - GUI Text Editor From: Rohit Mehrotra For folks not familiar with it, Crisp is a BRIEF compatible text editor on Unix and Windows platforms which by its power and ease of use set a standard, that prompted Unix World to rate it as the 'editor to beat'. (96 lines) 63.40 Interleaf Unveils New Distribution Strategy From: maryk@alana.HQ.ileaf.com (Mary A. Kaczenas) Interleaf, Inc. announced that Access Graphics (Boulder, CO), Sun Microsystem's largest channel partner, will be the first distributor to sell WorldView and Interleaf 6, two of Interleaf's premier products. (90 lines) 63.41 Interleaf Announces Intellecte - integrated document management From: quirk@iowa.HQ.ileaf.com (Kathy Quirk) At Documation '94, Interleaf, Inc., announced and demonstrated Interleaf Intellecte, an integrated document management application that provides organizations with point-and-click access to business-critical documents, no matter what their source. The application combines three major aspects of document management: 1) automated workflow and configuration management; 2) electronic document viewing and distribution; and 3) automated document assembly. (216 lines) 63.42 NFS Version 3 Specification Available by FTP From: staubach@nyday.eng.sun.com (Peter Staubach) Announcing a new revision of the NFS Version 3 specification. The new specification is dated February 14, 1994 and obsoletes the specification which was dated June 25, 1993. The NFS Version 3 protocol has changed slightly, so be aware of changes between the two specifications. These changes were mostly to the WRITE procedure. Unfortunately, the specification has changed so extensively, that change bars in the document were not useful. This document contains descriptions of the NFS Version 3 protocol, the MOUNT Version 3 protocol, and the NLM Version 4 protocol. The NLM Version 4 protocol is described as changes between version 4 and older NLM versions. (73 lines) 63.43 Premier Issue of ACCENTServer E-Newsletter From: ACCENTSERVER@DELTA.nis.com "Interesting UNIX-related News and Views from Near and Far" ACCENTServer(tm) is a bi-weekly publication of National Information Systems, Inc., (NIS) containing interesting news and views, and some hearsay from around the globe. Descriptions and references to products and services do not constitute an endorsement by NIS. (243 lines) 63.44 Solaris SW list From: ric@updike.sri.com Solaris 2.x compatibility information. Here is an attempt to provide some information about SW that may run under Sun's Solaris 2.x OS. Feel free to send additional information regarding other tools that you would like to see included. If possible, include details as to whether that product runs under 2.x [include x]. This list is now available via anonymous FTP from updike.sri.com. Please send suggestions to: ric@updike.sri.com. (424 lines) 63.45 Updated Internet Services List (Mar-01-94) From: yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Scott A. Yanoff) A long list of serives that can be accessed via the Internet. Services from Agricultural to World-Wide Web. Archie, Gopher and Wais too! Great job Scott! (877 lines) 63.46 SURAnet Guide to Selected Internet Resources From: info@sura.net Excellent Guide. Ftp-ed from ftp.sura.net. (The is a large document. Please ftp it rather than requesting it from the SunFlash auto-responder. If you do request it by email, make sure that your system can handle a 176k mail message.) CONTENTS Preface i Introduction iii 1. USING THE INTERNET 1 Introductory Internet Resources 1 Introductory Resources to Network Services 5 Miscellaneous 10 2. DIRECTORY SERVICES 11 Online Services 11 Directory Resources 13 Campus Wide Information Systems 15 3. NETWORK TOOLS 16 4. INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES 20 Bulletin Board Systems 20 Electronic Journals & Newsletters 21 Library Resources 22 Newsgroups/Interest Groups 25 Resources 28 General Topics 28 Economics 30 Education 31 Geography 37 Humanities 39 General Humanities 39 History 40 Law & Legislation 43 Literature & Language 47 Philosophy 48 Mathematics 49 Social Sciences 51 Religion 53 Science & Technology 55 Agricultural Sciences 55 Biological Sciences 57 Biomedical Sciences 62 Computer Sciences 65 Environmental Sciences 66 Physical Sciences 69 Space Sciences 72 5. SOFTWARE 78 6. NETWORKING TOPICS 80 RFC Information 80 FYI Information 81 Network Management Information 81 Security Information 87 NSFNET Information 88 7. MISCELLANEOUS 90 8. SUPERCOMPUTER CENTERS 93 9. USING ANONYMOUS FTP 95 10. INDEX 99 (5255 lines) 176kb 63.47 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of Third Party products or announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com my email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually anwser all others. -johnj (8 articles, 284, 7174 lines - about 108 US pages) 63.48 Sun/ITESM Partner on New Manufacturing Research Lab Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) and Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) will establish Latin America's first technology laboratory designed to help industry and education develop flexible robotic manufacturing systems that can be quickly adapted to changing market needs. (97 lines) 63.49 SunPro Employees Receive Technical Honors SunPro, the software development business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced that four employees have been awarded honors by the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the world's largest professional organization for technical communicators. The awards were announced at the Northern California Regional Technical Publications Competition Awards Banquet held in Berkeley, Calif. late last month. (82 lines) 63.50 South African University Chooses Sun The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, has installed new computer hardware from Sun as the foundation for its migration from a proprietary mainframe environment to an open client-server computing model. Currently, the university's academic and research systems are moving off an IBM 3081 mainframe to a SPARCcenter 2000 server, a SPARCserver 1000 server and five SPARCstation 10 workstations. By the end of the year, the university's administrative functions will also migrate to the Sun(R) environment. (118 lines) 63.51 Eric Schmidt to Give SunWorld Keynote IDG World Expo made the following announcement regarding Eric Schmidt's Keynote Address at SunWorld'94. IDG World Expo is responsible for producing SunWorld'94, which takes place June 13-18 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. SunWorld '94 is the leading conference and exposition for the community of Sun, SPARC and Solaris users, resellers, third party software vendors, service providers and systems integrators. Schmidt's keynote address, entitled "The Network is the Computer: The Details Matter," is slated for Tuesday, June 14 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the Moscone Center. (126 lines) 63.52 SunPics NP-Archive Server From: Shivakumar.Mandalam@Eng.Sun.COM (Mandalam Shivakumar) SunPics provides an automatic mail-response program called the "np-archive" server for all NeWSprint users. If you email a request for information to np-archive@sun.com, the server mails back a response depending on the keywords that you type in the subject line of your mail message. The server contains information on SunPics NeWSprint and NeWSprinters. It also contains some white papers and notes on other NeWSprint related products. (92 lines) 63.53 Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Sun announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com my email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (5 articles, 27k, 515 lines - about 8 US pages) 63.54 AlterNet Announces Low-Priced 56Pak(TM) for 56Kbps Internet Access From: byman@uunet.uu.net AlterNet, the original Internet access service, has just made its popular 56Kbps service more affordable with the release of 56Pak(TM). This specially-priced bundle of equipment and services sets a new value standard for organizations seeking a complete turnkey solution to their Internet access needs. (73 lines) 63.55 PassagePRO Document Management and Production System From: Vance Nakamoto, (415) 390-0911, vance@passage.com Passage Systems, Inc. announced in February 1994 the availability of its PassagePRO(tm) document management and production system on Sun workstations. PassagePRO is the first end-to-end product solution for creating online documents using the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), combining authoring, format conversion, validation, and online delivery tools in a user-friendly graphical desktop. (50 lines) 63.56 USENIX 6TH C++ Technical Conference From: toni@usenix.org (Toni Veglia) USENIX SIXTH C++ TECHNICAL CONFERENCE APRIL 11 - 14, 1994, CAMBRIDGE, MA Advanced Topics Workshop - Friday, April 15, 1994 The USENIX Association is pleased to host its sixth annual C++ Conference at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 11 - 14, 1994. This comprehensive conference will offer tutorials on Monday and Tuesday and technical sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. This posting contains all the important information about the Technical Conference, including: * Tutorial program descriptions * Technical sessions program * Advanced Topics Workshop * Vendor displays - who to call to participate * Registration information * Hotel information - and how to make your reservations * Special airline fares - and who to call (863 lines) 63.57 Cognos PowerHouse Series 7 for SunOS and Solaris From: nigelc@cognos.com (Nigel Campbell) Cognos rolled out PowerHouse Series 7, the new version of the Company's flagship product and a key component in a migration strategy to second generation client/server. PowerHouse Series 7 provides a scalable application architecture. This architecture enables developers to begin building industrial-strength, enterprise-wide client/server applications immediately. The applications leverage distributed computing resources across the network, encompassing application servers, desktop PC clients and distributed databases such as Sybase SQL Server and Borland's InterBase, as well as proprietary databases. (154 lines) 63.58 First - Sun User Group Deutschland - Mount and Run CD From: mike@zeus.uni-paderborn.de (Michael Utermoehle) SUGD is pleased to announce its first mount-and-run CompactDisc. This media contains a collection of the most popular an use- ful software, including - but not limited to - X11R5, GNU- Utilities (including gcc-binaries for bootstrapping), TeX an many more tools, the latest fixes for SunOS 4.1.x and So- laris 2.x, SUN-Whitepapers, RFC's (Request for Comments) and a lot of FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions). (162 lines) 63.59 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of Third Party products or announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com my email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (5 articles, 59kb, 1303 lines - about 20 US pages) 63.60 SMCC Introduces SPARCstation Voyager First Full-featured SPARCstation with Nomadic Computing Capabilities Reinventing workstation packaging, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today unveiled the innovative SPARCstation(TM) Voyager(TM) computer, a very compact, yet full-function system that makes no performance sacrifices while including some features never seen before in a workstation. Delivering twice the power of the popular SPARCstation LX, this ultra-slim workstation reflects unsurpassed ergonomics, offering a tilting, flicker-free active-matrix LCD display and very quiet operation. This new Sun(R) system also introduces breakthrough nomadic capabilities for users who demand a powerful workstation with remote networking outside the office. (140 lines) 63.61 Solaris to Run Macintosh Applications SunSoft, Inc. announced that it has signed a technology and marketing agreement with Apple Computer, Inc. to provide Macintosh applications on Solaris. The agreement calls for SunSoft and Apple to cooperate in the development and testing of Apple Computer's Macintosh Application Environment (MAE). The agreement also allows SunSoft to include a trial version of MAE in future versions of Solaris. (76 lines) 63.62 SunSoft to Offer Solaris Developer Solution Pak For x86 SunSoft announced the availability of the Solaris(R) Developer Solution Pak, a specially-priced, fully-bundled development environment providing a comprehensive toolset for developers of Solaris x86 applications. Priced at $995, the limited-time offering is available through June 30th and includes the Solaris x86 operating environment, Solaris Software Developer Kit (SDK), SunPro's ProWorks(TM) C development environment and three months of technical support. Purchased separately, the collection of products would cost a developer more than $3,000. The Solaris Developer Solution Pak is also available for C++ developers for a list price of $1,195. (124 lines) 63.63 SPARC Technology Business (STB) Expands Design Kit Offerings SPARC Technology Business (STB) has expanded its board design kit offerings to include two new advanced designs based on the microSPARC(TM)-II and SuperSPARC(TM) microprocessors. These new Microprocessor Platform Design Kits, which contain core board design information, enable STB customers to rapidly and economically build products similar or identical to Sun Microsystems' most advanced products. Moreover, STB has added a microSPARC(TM) Platform Design Kit -- previously available only for complementary applications -- to its board design portfolio. Through these new offerings, STB has enabled and accelerated the unrestricted development of products, implementing the SPARC(R) architecture, which are similar or identical to boards offered by Sun. (91 lines) 63.64 STB Takes microSPARC(TM)-II to 85 and 100MHz SPARC Technology Business (STB) today announced sampling of high-end 85MHz and 100MHz microSPARC(TM)-II RISC microprocessors. In addition, STB has announced pricing for a highly-integrated SPARC(R) solution consisting of a 70MHz microSPARC-II and the companion STP2000/2001 SBus combination-I/O chipset. Announced in October, the microSPARC-II -- with over twice the performance of the original microSPARC processor -- is a scalable "system on a chip" intended for low-cost, low-power systems. (82 lines) 63.65 STB Transportable Technologies to Complement microSPARC(TM)-II SPARC Technology Business (STB) is expanding its semiconductor portfolio by making available newly-designed system support logic for the portable workstation market. The new devices, companions to the recently-introduced microSPARC-II(TM) RISC processor, include a power management controller, monochrome and color LCD controllers and a single-chip PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) controller. (61 lines) 63.66 Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Sun announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com my email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (6 articles, 30, 574 lines - about 9 US pages) 63.67 Sun Chosen for "Information Highway" Projects Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) announced that it has been chosen as the computer supplier in four pilot projects developing innovative applications for the emerging "information highway." The four projects, which were awarded grants yesterday by Pacific Bell's CalREN (California Research and Education Network) trust fund, will focus on creating and testing high-speed networked applications that could cut costs, increase productivity and stimulate new markets for areas such as healthcare, education, research and publishing. (111 lines) 63.68 SunSoft Concludes Licensing Agreement with Novell Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement that eliminates all royalty obligations to Novell for UNIX-based licensing, and is now released from distribution and licensing restrictions for Solaris and its technology components included in a prior 1987 agreement. As part of the agreement, Sun's software subsidiary, SunSoft, announced that it will license Novell's NetWare networking software technologies, including NetWare client, NetWare for UNIX (server) and the IPX/SPX protocol. The entire agreement is valued at $82.5 million. (130 lines) 63.69 SPARCstorage Array Model 100 Series Introduced Sun introduced the SPARCstorage(TM) Array Model 100 Series, a new subsystem utilizing RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) technology that can store 31.5 gigabytes of data Featuring a unique modular design, the SPARCstorage Array can easily be serviced by the user, who can replace disk drives, controllers or cooling systems, and power supplies efficiently and inexpensively. Includes Fibre Channel Interface. (170 lines) 63.70 STB Selects Distributors for Israel SPARC Technology Business (STB) announced that it has selected INTEGRA MICROSYSTEMS of New York and its Israeli partner, TALVITON ELECTRONICS as the exclusive distribution companies for STB's line of SPARC microprocessors, ASICs and modules. In addition, STB has selected E&M Computing as the exclusive distributor for all of STB's SPARC board products. (91 lines) 63.71 SUN MICROSYSTEMS SECURITY BULLETIN: #00126, 21 March 1994 From: security-alert@Sun.COM Mark Graff, Sun Security Coordinator In this bulletin Sun announces the availability of several new security patches for SunOS 4.1.x systems. Also, we alert our customers to the increased importance of installing a previously announced patch. I. Announcement of patches for "/etc/utmp" vulnerability II. Reminder about existing rdist patch III. Table of patches IV. How to obtain Sun security patches V. How to report or inquire about Sun security problems VI. How to obtain Sun security bulletins (250 lines) 63.72 Hardware Compatibility Guide for Solaris. 2.1 for x86 The information contained in this listing is intended to help customers determine which hardware products support Solaris for x86. This information is designed to serve as a guideline when selecting hardware systems and devices to run with Solaris for x86. The products listed here are not necessarily Solaris certified, and they are not warranted or endorsed by SunSoft. This is a partial listing of products, and is not meant to be considered comprehensive. Please contact the manufacturers directly for more information about their products. SunSoft Hardware Compatibility Guide Solaris. 2.1 for x86 May 1993 Release February 1994 Update Section I Systems tested by SunSoft Section II Solaris compatible hardware adapters Section III Systems that have been certified at developer's sites using SunSoft certification test suites Section IV General Hardware Requirements Section V Hardware Manufacturers List (975 line) 63.73 SunSoft Support Services Now Has CompuServe for Customers From: Jane Manforte <76711.1350@CompuServe.COM> SunSelect/SunSoft Forum Sysop SunSoft Support Services has created an informational forum on CompuServe. With more than 1.5 million members, CompuServe provides another important communications channel. Sun product users enjoy having a special meeting place to gather information on using their hardware and software more effectively. Once logged in type "GO SUNSOFT" to view the SunSelect & SunSoft libraries and use the forum. (57 lines) 63.74 Recent SunSoft Press Books From: Karin.Ellison@Eng.sun.COM (Karin Ellison) Recent books include: TOOLTALK AND OPEN PROTOCOLS: INTER-APPLICATION COMMUNICATION EXPERT C PROGRAMMING: DEEP C SECRETS MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES: SBUS/SCSI DEVELOPER'S KIT, RELEASE III DESIGNING VISUAL INTERFACES: COMMUNICATION ORIENTED TECHNIQUES SOLARIS ADVANCED SYSTEM ADMIISTRATOR'S GUIDE GUIDE TO SOLARIS A listing of other Published SunSoft Press books and a selection of forthcomming Press books is also provided. Order forms are also included. (705 lines) 63.75 SunPics Frequently Asked Questions From: Shivakumar.Mandalam@Eng.Sun.COM (Mandalam Shivakumar) First version of Frequently Asked Questions on SunPics products. Please send any feedback/suggestions to Shiva. The FAQ will be updated periodically. It will also be a part of the collection of documents on the np-archive server. (403 lines) 63.76 SunPro SIG User's Guide From: jennifer.umstattd@Eng.Sun.COM (Jennifer A. Umstattd) Administrator, SunPro SIG SunPro is the software development products business of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SunPro set up this Special Interest Group (SIG) to provide a two-way communication channel between us and our users. Contents THE 1 PAGE USER'S GUIDE INTRODUCTION SunPro The SIG Guiding Principles UUNET The Legal Disclaimer If You Have Problems THE EMAIL ALIAS The Goal Alias versus Newsgroup Usage Tips Adding or Changing your Email address THE ELECTRONIC REPOSITORY The Goal The Catalog Connecting Downloading Uploading HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SUN SUG SUNergy Sun Flash (Florida) COPYRIGHTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (820 lines) 63.77 Join the SunPro SIG today At SunPro, the software development business of Sun Microsystems, our goal is to meet the needs of professional software developers by providing the most useful line of software development products for the Solaris platform. We've also recently formed a special interest group, SunPro SIG, designed to provide a worldwide forum for exchanging software development information. This is your invitation to join our world-class organization for professional programmers. There is a nominal annual fee of $20. A summary of SunPro SIG membership and a sign-up form is included. (114 lines) 63.78 Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Sun announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com by email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more space seperated article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (8 articles, 130, 3413 lines - about 52 US pages) 63.79 Computer Emergency Response Team ADVISORY - utmp vulnerability From: cert-advisory-request@CERT.ORG (CERT Advisory) Newsgroups: comp.security.announce Computer Emergency Response Team : 412-268-7090 March 21, 1994 Writable /etc/utmp Vulnerability The CERT Coordination Center has received information concerning a vulnerability that exists on systems where the file /etc/utmp is writable by any user on the system. (130 lines) 63.80 The Internet Mall: Shopping the Information Highway [22 Mar, 94] From: taylor@netcom.com (Dave Taylor) A monthly list of commercial services available via Internet Maintained by Dave Taylor Orbix(R) Provides Interoperability across Multiple Desktop and Server Platforms "With implementations of Orbix for Microsoft Windows NT, SunSoft Solaris, SunOS, Silicon Graphics IRIX and now HP/UX, we supply interoperating, CORBA conformant solutions across some of the most popular server and client platforms. Within the next six months we will also release Orbix for Microsoft Windows 3.1, AIX, OSF 1 and OS/2, offering even more choice to distributed software developers," said Chris Horn, chairman and chief architect at IONA Technologies. (105 lines) 63.83 SunConnect Software Operates on PTI/PCC SBus WAN Controller From: ljw@pt.com (Leah Wilson) Performance Computer's dual port high speed intelligent WAN SBus Controller (Model PT-SBS332) now offers comprehensive "Plug N' Play" compatibility with SunLink WAN software packages available through SunSoft. (60 lines) 63.84 Ceram Announces PCMCIA-SCSI Adapter for Sun Workstations From: pcmcia@Ceram.COM (Craig Warner) Ceram Incorporated has announced a new product family of SCSI based peripheral devices which allow users of Sun Workstations to take advantage of the latest storage and I/O devices available in the PCMCIA format. The standard PCMCIA format is ~1.8"W x 3.3"L. These new products provide full SCSI hard disk emulation, as well as PCMCIA direct access capabilities. This product is ideal for organizations which wish to provide easy data interchange between portable SPARC based computers, as well as laptop and PDA devices which support PCMCIA storage cards. (84 lines) 63.85 Microsecond Resolution Real Time Clock from sales@magma.com Mesa Ridge Technologies Announces Microsecond Resolution Real Time Clock with Digital I/O and External Interrupt for Sun Microsystem's SPARC Platforms The MAGMA RTC+ Sp "Real Time Clock Plus" is a single SBus board designed to provide high resolution timing functions plus external real time device control. All counter inputs, outputs and gates as well as eight bits each of digital input and output and a external interrupt are brought to a DB-37 connector where they can be used to interface to external devices. (58 lines) 63.86 SPARC-FLASH 3/94: Table of Contents From: claire@sparc.com (Claire Pinkham) The following is the table of contents for SPARC-FLASH, the monthly email bulletin from SPARC International. If you would like to receive a free subscription to SPARC-FLASH, please send your full name, title, company and email address to sparc-flash-request@sparc.com. (86 lines) 63.87 Young Minds, Inc. Announces CD Mass Storage for TCP/IP Networks From: Heather Barger, Marketing-barger@ymi.com Young Minds, Inc. (YMi) has developed a mass storage system for TCP/IP network environments. The system, known as UltraCapacity, was announced today by Mass Storage Division Manager Michael Saunders. "UltraCapacity addresses the market for scalable, high performance data storage and access across a network. This system represents a significant addition to the YMi product family of CD-ROM and CD-Recordable peripherals which includes CD Studio TM, SecureCD Studio TM and SimpliCD TM," explained Saunders. (65 lines) 63.88 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Non-Sun announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com by email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more space seperated article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (9 articles, 55Kb, 1172 lines - about 18 US pages) 63.89 Leading Vendors Unify to Accelerate Open Systems Launching a new era of cooperation, worldwide open systems leaders joined together today and announced a new organization structure to accelerate and promote the specification and development of source-level open system software components. (89 lines) 63.90 May Availability of CDE Snapshot Announced HP, IBM, Novell, SunSoft Announce May Availability of Second Common Desktop Environment Snapshot Scheduled to Ensure Well-Integrated, Comprehensive Multi-Platform Solution Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Novell, Inc. and SunSoft, Inc. announced the scheduled May release of the second Common Desktop Environment (CDE) snapshot. The companies also announced they would extend the early-access period to allow additional customer feedback and testing, and would complete a sample implementation by the end of this year. (97 lines) 63.91 Fast Ethernet Alliance Sponsors Seminar Series The Fast Ethernet Alliance announced a nationwide (USA) seminar series to educate customers about the implementation of Fast Ethernet into existing networks. The "Successful Migration to High-Speed Networks" seminar, sponsored by Fast Ethernet Alliance members, will be held in the following US cities: San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston (131 lines) 63.92 SunSolutions Joins Audiographics Consortium SunSolutions, the video conferencing and collaboration business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., announced it has joined the Consortium for Audiographics Teleconferencing Standards (CATS), a non-profit corporation founded to promote the creation of international standards for multipoint audiographics teleconferencing. (99 lines) 63.93 Paradise Uniflix 3.1 Offers Video On Demand From: paradise@why.paradise.com (Paradise Software) Paradise Software, Inc., announced the release of version 3.1 of the Uniflix(TM) Toolkit, a software package for the decompression and display of digital video from hard disk, CD-ROM, or for transmission over a network. This new release of Uniflix provides new functionality, flexibility, and performance capabilities over the previous release in addition to newly added support for the SunVideo(TM) video capture and compression card from Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. Uniflix 3.1 now supports the access and display of compressed video produced by SunVideo, Parallax Graphics' PowerVideo and XVideo products, or stored as motion-JPEG files. This release of Uniflix represents another milestone in the growth of Paradise Software into the premier provider of video-based application software for UNIX workstations. (100 lines) 63.94 WIND/U 2.0: Port MS Windows, Visual C++, and NT Apps to UNIX From: Scot Wingo New Release of Wind/U Toolkit Allows Developers to Port Microsoft Windows, Visual C++, and NT Applications to UNIX/Motif Bristol Tests IXI's Wintif and Allows Wind/U Ported Products a Windows Look-and-Feel Bristol Technology's introduces Wind/U 2.0, a major release of the company's Windows to UNIX portability toolkit. Among its key features, Wind/U 2.0 supports Microsoft's Win32s API and the 32-bit version of Visual C++. Bristol's Wind/U toolkit now allows developers to build applications with Visual C++, or other Windows development environments, that run on Windows, Windows NT, and UNIX/Motif, all from the same source base. (135 lines) 63.95 O'Reilly Book: Building a Successful Software Business From: Brian Erwin "Building a Successful Software Business" is a handbook for the new software entrepreneur and the old hand alike published from O'Reilly's unique perspective. If you're thinking of starting a company around a program you've written, this book will guide you towards success. If you're an old hand in the software industry, this book will help you to sharpen your skills, or provide a refresher course. (72 lines) 63.96 HPCwire Table of Contents: March 25 (Vol 3, #11) From news@hpcwire.ans.net HPCwire is a for-fee Text-On-Demand News Magazine for High-Performance Computing. This article is the weekly Table of Contents. There are articles in this HPCwire Table of Contents that non-subscribers can retrieve, but you must be a subscriber to request the bulk of the articles. A free trial is available. (221 lines) 63.97 Open Systems E-mail with MIME and MAPI From: Maria Porto Unipalm Ships First Open Systems E-mail Product to Incorporate emerging industry standards MIME and Extended MAPI. MAIL-IT Delivers Local-Area Network E-mail Functionality Across the Wide Area. (204 lines) 63.98 Rational Rose Object-Oriented Analysis And Design Tool From: Kara Myers Rational announced the next generation of its Rational Rose software-engineering tool. The new version, Rational Rose 2.0, automates object-oriented analysis and design and supports development teams in producing object-oriented applications more effectively. Rational Rose 2.0 allows members of a software-development team to communicate their analysis and design model to their fellow team members. In addition, the tool assists users during each step of the design process. (144 lines) 63.99 Rational Adds C++ Code Generation To Object-Oriented Development Tool From: Kara Myers Rational announced Rational Rose/C++, a graphical, object-oriented, software-engineering tool that increases developers' productivity by supporting the analysis, design, and coding of C++ applications. Rational Rose/C++ combines all of the analysis and design capabilities of Rational Rose with the company's unique technology for round-trip engineering. (110 lines) 63.100 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts & Distribution Options This article contains brief descriptions of several Non-Sun announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com by email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more space seperated article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (7 articles, 52Kb, 986 lines - about 15 US pages) 63.101 Sun Introduces Two New Desktop Families SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation 20 The new mid-range SPARCstation 5 and high-end SPARCstation 20 computers, sharing a new pizza box chassis design, deliver unprecedented expandability and upgradability. These machines bring Sun desktops to new performance levels and demonstrate the company's long-term commitment to turning high-end options into standard features. (240 lines) 63.102 SunSelect Debuts SolarNet SunSelect introduced SolarNet(TM), the first TCP/IP PC networking software that allows administrators to cost-effectively integrate and manage large numbers of PCs on an enterprise network from a single desktop. SolarNet resides both on the client and server, and was developed by SunSelect, the PC-to-enterprise integration business of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (216 lines) 63.103 Sun Opens Office in South Africa Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) announced that its Intercontinental Division has opened an office in Midrand, South Africa. Situated midway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, SMCC's office in Midrand will serve as a central support site for the company's five South African business partners along with its rapidly growing customer base. In particular, the office will focus on delivering technical, marketing, sales and support services. 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