SunFlash November 1994 ====================== Contents: 71.01: SPARCserver 1000E & SPARCcenter 2000E 71.02: SMCC Low Cost ISDN for 14 Countries 71.03: Sun's Annual Report Now On-line 71.04: SunSoft announces PC-NFSpro 71.05: SunSoft announces SolarNet PC-Admin 71.06: S.W.I.F.T. Selects Sun 71.07: Online: Backup 2.0, Backup Copilot 1.0 Removed from Price List 71.08: Micro Focus COBOL 3.2 for Solaris 2.3 71.09: SPARCcluster PDB Servers 71.10: SMCC's Excalibur for Excellence Quality Award 71.11: SMCC's Firmware Adopted by IBM and Apple 71.12: Sunergy Newsletter - October, 1994 71.13: New Sun SITE at Syracuse University 71.14: SMCC Market Leadership Expands Worldwide 71.15: Sun Prints Vol 1, NUMBER 3 - August 12, 1994 71.16: Sun Sponsors Russian Hockey "Dream Team" 71.17: Sun, Illustra and Starwave Put Russian Hockey On Line 71.18: SunSoft Catalyst CDware Online Email Subscription Form 71.19: SunSoft WorkShop for Ada 71.20: SMCC Introduces hyperSPARC SPARCstation 71.21: SMCC Introduces ShowMe TV 71.22: Siemens, Sun, Scientific-Atlanta Alliance 71.23: ShowMe TV: Sun's Desktop Audio/video Broadcast Solution 71.24: Online: Disksuite 3.0 71.25: SMCC Extends Warranty On Mass Storage Devices 71.26: SMCC 9 Gb Fast/Wide Differential SCSI-2 Drive 71.27: SMCC Extends License with PERFORMIX Software 71.28: Solaris 2.4 X86 Driver Update #3 Now Available 71.29: End Of Life - Board Upgrades to SPARCserver 6X0 71.30: End-of-Life of Certain Software Products 71.31: Upgrades to SPARCstation Voyager 71.32: Legent Selected as Sun's US Premiere Developer 71.33: STB Hires DEC Veteran as VP of Marketing 71.34: Warranty Extension For Mass Storage Products 71.35: SunLink ASN.1 1.0 (OSI equivalent of XDR) 71.36: SunLink CMIP 8.1 71.37: SPARCStation 20 TurboGX Upgrades 71.38: SPARCstorage Array Upgrades (No more IPI to DSCSI Upgrades) 71.39: C++ Software Development Tools Transition 71.40: Transition Of NetWare SunLink 1.0 71.41: SPARCcluster 1 Product Transition 71.42: SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 Upgrades 71.43: A+Edition 1.1 for Solaris 2.4 Enterprise Server 71.44: Cooperative Consoles 1.0 71.45: FireWall-1 1.0 Internet Security Software 71.46: Compact 1 Opto-Mechanical Mouse 71.47: SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 71.48: Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94 Operating Environment 71.49: Interview with Scott McNealy 71.50: NeXT And SunSoft Release OpenStep(tm) Specification 71.51: PC Protocol Services 1.0 (PPS-IPX/SPX) 71.52: Solaris 1.1.2 71.53: SunISDN Enabling Kit and SunISDN Expansion Kit 71.54: Type 5c Keyboard Extender Cable 71.55: Solaris 2.4 for x86 71.56: SolarNet PC-Admin 1.0 71.57: SolarNet PC-X 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.01: SPARCserver 1000E & SPARCcenter 2000E o New Server Models: SPARCserver 1000E and SPARCcenter 2000E o Higher system bandwidth o Higher I/O bandwidth o Better price/performance o New SPARCserver 1000E and SPARCcenter 2000E offer o 25% faster XDBus running at 50 MHz o 25% faster SBus running at 25 MHz o New upgrade paths provide cost-effective, easy growth with investment protection for the installed base ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.02: SMCC Low Cost ISDN for 14 Countries In an effort to provide customers with cost-effective, high-speed remote network access, Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced it is offering global connectivity via ISDN for 14 countries across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. This is part of enhancements to SMCC's ISDN product line introduced today. The new SunISDN(TM) products enable users to deploy a wide range of ISDN solutions and are well suited for many applications that require the integration of voice, video, image and data, such as desktop conferencing, telemedicine, distance learning, and remote office access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.03: Sun's Annual Report Now On-line Every year, thousands of publicly-held companies worldwide publish their annual report, usually a glossy brochure of facts and figures with a message from presidents and chief executive officers. This year, Sun Microsystems, Inc. is distributing its 1994 Annual Report not only in "hard copy" but in an interactive, on-line format that gives investors, customers and the general public a true research tool for learning about the computer company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.04: SunSoft announces PC-NFSpro (** NOTE ** This is an SunSoft announcement. An SMCC annoucement will follow -johnj ) SunSoft, Inc. introduces PC-NFSpro(TM) for Microsoft(R) Windows, a networking software package that features high-performance access to TCP/IP and NFS(R) environments, easy client configuration, built-in e-mail, and dynamic access to remote TCP/IP networks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.05: SunSoft announces SolarNet PC-Admin (** note that this is a SunSoft announcement. An SMCC announcement will follow. -johnj) SunSoft, Inc. announces pricing and availability for SolarNet(TM) PC-Admin(TM), the first TCP/IP networking software product that enables network managers to integrate and administer large PC networks from their familiar PC desktops. Introduced earlier this year as SolarNet, SolarNet PC-Admin is available today for TCP/IP networks. The product provides fast and easy network installation and configuration through Microsoft(R) Windows administration tools. SolarNet PC-Admin is part of SunSoft's SolarNet(TM) family of networking products for integrating and administering PCs within the enterprise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.06: S.W.I.F.T. Selects Sun Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced that its SPARC(R)/Solaris(TM) systems have been chosen by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (S.W.I.F.T.) as the platform of choice to run its first end-user application targeting the securities market. In a related announcement, S.W.I.F.T. today unveiled its plans to port its SWIFTAlliance interface to the Sun(R) platform. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.07: Online: Backup 2.0, Backup Copilot 1.0 Removed from Price List Sun Microsystems Computer Company announces the transition of two layered software backup utilities: Backup Copilot(TM) 1.0 for Solaris(R) 1.x systems and Online: Backup(TM) 2.0 for Solaris 2.x systems. NetWorker for Solaris, announced May 17, 1994, provides equivalent and improved functionality, and is the replacement as Sun's longterm backup utility. It is the replacement on Solaris 1 systems for Backup Copilot 1.0, and also the replacement on Solaris 2 systems for Online: Backup 2.0. NetWorker for Solaris is currently available for all server configurations and on all Solaris releases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.08: Micro Focus COBOL 3.2 for Solaris 2.3 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the availability of Micro Focus COBOL v3.2 products for the Solaris(R) 2.3 operating environment. The Micro Focus COBOL version 3.0.5 which runs on Solaris 1.1 has not been changed and can still be ordered. Micro Focus COBOL is the industry de facto standard COBOL compiler and provides Sun(R) customers with a full COBOL development environment to support rightsizing transitions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.09: SPARCcluster PDB Servers New SPARCcluster PDB Servers for database clustering o Performance scalable beyond single system environments o Integrated fault management and recovery for high availability o OnLine Cluster Management for easy cluster manageability o Support for Oracle Parallel Server o Easy upgrades for existing SPARCserver customers o Installation, service and support provided by SunService ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.10: SMCC's Excalibur for Excellence Quality Award Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced that Suzuka Fuji Xerox, a leading board assemblies manufacturer, is the winner of SMCC's first-ever Excalibur for Excellence Quality Award. The new award is given to a supplier that makes significant contributions to SMCC's product quality in design, manufacturing and service. In addition, SMCC announced the winners of its annual Supplier Performance Awards Program. This program acknowledges suppliers that consistently provide SMCC with quality products, excellent service and overall price performance while also demonstrating responsiveness, flexibility and consistency in their service to SMCC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.11: SMCC's Firmware Adopted by IBM and Apple Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced major third-party and IEEE standards support for its OpenBoot firmware that promise to make the Sun technology an industry standard. Apple Computer, Inc. and IBM Corp. both announced today their endorsement of SMCC's OpenBoot specification. OpenBoot is currently installed on over one million systems worldwide, including all SMCC workstations shipped since 1989. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.12: Sunergy Newsletter - October, 1994 This is the October, 1994 newsletter from Sun's Sunergy program. Sunergy is a Sun program designed to inform and educcate computer users worldwide. Sunergy brings the great minds of the computer industry to a worldwide audience via electronic communications. Currently, the Sunergy program produces and delivers: o Televison Broadcasts (and tapes). The next broadcast, "Reengineering the Enterprise", November 16, 1994 o Newsletters (like this one) o Library of whitepapers and reading lists Note that this newsletter is quite large (about: 80k, 30 US pages) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.13: New Sun SITE at Syracuse University Sun Microsystems, Inc., announced its newest Sun SITE(TM) server, a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and Syracuse University. Located at the upstate New York campus and accessible worldwide via the Internet, the Sun SITE repository will host the AskERIC Virtual Library, the most widely used educational service on the net. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC(R)) program and developed by the Schools of Information Studies and Education at Syracuse University, AskERIC is a national information system for educators, parents and anyone interested in education. Last year, AskERIC was chosen as a finalist in the education and academia category for the prestigious Computerworld Smithsonian Awards for innovative use of information technology. URL: http://ericir.sunsite.syr.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.14: SMCC Market Leadership Expands Worldwide Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) has extended its worldwide lead as a supplier of key UNIX(R) technology for financial trading and dealing rooms, according to a recent report from International Data Corporation (IDC). SMCC market share increased from 47 percent in 1992 to 55 percent in 1993. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.15: Sun Prints Vol 1, NUMBER 3 - August 12, 1994 Information From the Sun Printer Group Topics Covered in This Edition Of Sunprints: o SPARCPrinter (SPRN 400) Supplies Remain Available After Printer EOL o All Sun Printers Are Energy Star Compliant o HPGL Support Available for Sun Printers o Enhancements Made to NEWSprinter 20 o New Supplies and New Feature for NEWSPrinter CL+ Color Printer o Sun Printer Product and Technical Info Available on World Wide Web o New Printer Packaging ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.16: Sun Sponsors Russian Hockey "Dream Team" Sun Microsystems announced that it will be the exclusive sponsor for 20 of Russia's greatest hockey players, who currently compete professionally in the National Hockey League (NHL), on a five-game tour to their homeland. The Russian hockey "Dream Team" will appear in five exhibition games beginning November 4 in Moscow that will benefit a variety of organizations in Russia. The trip will include an historic presentation of newly-issued Russian passports to the team members, many of whom are returning to Russia for the first time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.17: Sun, Illustra and Starwave Put Russian Hockey On Line Sun Microsystems, Inc., Illustra Information Technologies, Inc., and Starwave Corporation today announced a collaboration to put the forthcoming Russian "Dream Team" All-Star Hockey Tour on the Internet. The "Dream Team" All-Star Hockey Tour originates in Moscow on Nov. 4. It unites 20 of Russian hockey's greatest players -- veterans of Olympic competition and numerous world championships -- who now play professional hockey in North America. The exhibition includes five matches against Russia's finest hockey teams, including Spartak, Torpedo, Metallurg and the Red Army team. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.18: SunSoft Catalyst CDware Online Email Subscription Form Now is the time to register for your free CD-ROM from SunSoft's Catalyst CDware(tm). Please fill out and send this form to receive Catalyst CDware for third-party products, developed for the Solaris(tm) environment. Your *complete* response may qualify you to continue to receiving future issues on disc. Return this to cdware@sun.com. (You can also fill this form in via the WWW with URL http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Products/cdware/subscribe.html) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.19: SunSoft WorkShop for Ada SunSoft, Inc. announced the availability of SunSoft WorkShop(TM) for Ada, the first integrated product suite for Ada software development. SunSoft WorkShop is the company's award-winning toolset for developing advanced, performance-critical applications on UNIX(R) platforms and incorporates tools for individual and teams of developers to speed application development, increase software quality and boost application performance. The availability of SunSoft WorkShop for Ada will enable developers to easily incorporate the power of Solaris(R) multiprocessing and multithreading (MP/MT) into their Ada applications. The new Ada version is featured in the recent Federal contract awarded to Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the I-CASE (Integrated Computer and Software Environment) award. (An SMCC announcement will follow. -johnj) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.20: SMCC Introduces hyperSPARC SPARCstation Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) continued to enhance the industry's most successful high-end workstation family, the SPARCstation(TM) 20, by introducing a new model, the SPARCstation 20 Model HS11. The new workstation is aimed at compute-intensive technical applications where the system's floating-point performance and cache memory architecture are an advantage. Among these applications are simulation, electronic design, modeling and analysis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.21: SMCC Introduces ShowMe TV Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduced new software that promises to improve organizational communication and efficiency by enabling more timely access to critical information. Called ShowMe(TM) TV, the software allows users to view multiple video broadcasts, record or edit television programs, or transmit broadcasts to select groups for training and other corporate communications. ShowMe TV is the first networked digital video broadcast product from a leading computer manufacturer. The immediate availability of ShowMe TV strengthens SMCC's networked digital media product line, established with products such as the ShowMe desktop conferencing product. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.22: Siemens, Sun, Scientific-Atlanta Alliance Siemens Public Communications Network Group in Munich has formed an alliance with Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to deliver IMMXpress(TM), a multimedia network architecture that will enable today's pioneering network builders -- the cable television (CATV) and telephone companies -- to provide end-to-end multimedia network solutions worldwide, the companies announced today. In North America, Siemens Public Communications Network Group is represented and supported by its U.S. company, Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, an established public network systems supplier, headquartered here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.23: ShowMe TV: Sun's Desktop Audio/video Broadcast Solution Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces ShowMe(TM) TV software, a powerful new audio/video communications product that delivers broadcast TV to the desktop. ShowMe TV consists of two primary components: ShowMe TV Transmitter and ShowMe TV Receiver. ShowMe TV Transmitter broadcasts video and audio from a standard tuner, camera, VCR or file to any workstation or server on the network. It uses efficient compression techniques to broadcast over the existing network without disrupting normal data flow or use of the network. ShowMe Transmitter requires a standard SunVideo(TM) board in the workstation or server. ShowMe TV Receiver allows the user to display, control and record program material that is broadcast over the existing local area network. The VCR feature allows the user to record any broadcast onto a local or remote disk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.24: Online: Disksuite 3.0 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces Online: DiskSuite(TM) 3.0 software for Solaris(R) 2 environments. Online: DiskSuite 3.0 includes several new features: o UFS logging which speeds UNIX(R) file system recovery during the boot process o A new packaging approach which bundles Online: DiskSuite 3.0 at no additional charge with all Solaris 2 workgroup and enterprise server licenses Online: DiskSuite 2.0.1 will transition off the price list. First Customer Shipment dates: Online: DiskSuite 3.0 products will begin shipping in December 1994, concurrent with the SMCC release of Solaris 2.4 Online: DiskSuite 3.0 is fully compatible with all Solaris 2 releases, but customers must be using Solaris 2.4 or later to take advantage of the file system journaling capability. International customers should take note that Online: DiskSuite 3.x releases provide only English language messages and prompts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.25: SMCC Extends Warranty On Mass Storage Devices Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduced one of the industry's most extensive warranty programs for mass storage systems. Beginning immediately, all disk drives with formatted capacities of 1 gigabyte and greater will carry a five-year warranty and disk drives with formatted capacity less than 1 gigabyte will be covered by a two-year warranty. In addition to the disk drive warranty, SMCC introduced a two-year warranty coverage for the company's new 14-gigabyte 8mm tape drive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.26: SMCC 9 Gb Fast/Wide Differential SCSI-2 Drive Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduced a new 9-gigabyte fast/wide differential SCSI (F/W DSCSI) disk drive, offering a low-cost mass storage solution for SMCC SPARCserver(TM) customers. In addition, the drives are covered by SMCC's new five-year warranty. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.27: SMCC Extends License with PERFORMIX Software Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) and PERFORMIX, Inc. announced that SMCC would expand its use of PERFORMIX's load testing software products, EMPOWER and EMPOWER/X, which analyze the behavior of distributed applications. Under the agreement, SMCC will use the software in a variety of areas, including system capacity planning and configuration design, marketingsupport and education programs. SMCC currently uses PERFORMIX's software for standard multiuser benchmark analysis of Sun(R) server products such as the SPARCserver(TM) 1000E, SPARCcenter(TM) 2000E and SPARCserver(TM) PDB(TM) systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.28: Solaris 2.4 X86 Driver Update #3 Now Available The Solaris 2.4 x86 Driver Update 3 (November 1994) is now available. The Driver Update is the mechanism by which new device drivers and video support are distributed to the field. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.29: End Of Life - Board Upgrades to SPARCserver 6X0 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the transition of two board upgrades to SPARCserver(TM) 6x0 systems. The SPARCserver 6x0 systems and most upgrades to SPARCserver 6x0 were transitioned already, however, due to certain contract commitments the transition of these two board upgrades was postponed until now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.30: End-of-Life of Certain Software Products Software products to be removed from the pricelist: o All parts for SunOS 4.1.1 and SunOS 4.1.2 o All DevGuide 3.0 and 3.0.1 o All XGL 2.0 and 3.0.1 and XIL 1.0 o SearchIt o DXLib o ONC Source ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.31: Upgrades to SPARCstation Voyager Sun announces upgrades to the SPARCstation(TM) Voyager(TM) system. o Full system upgrades to both 12-in. color and 14-in. monochrome LCD SPARCstation Voyager systems o Competitive system upgrade to a 12-in. color LCD SPARCstation Voyager is also available ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.32: Legent Selected as Sun's US Premiere Developer Legent Corporation and Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced they are cooperating to deliver systems management solutions that tie together mainframe and distributed systems. Legent was selected as a Sun Microsystems Premier Developer and the companies will work closely on joint marketing and sales activities to service existing and new customers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.33: STB Hires DEC Veteran as VP of Marketing Sun Microsystems' SPARC Technology Business (STB) division announced the appointment of Art Swift (36) to the position of vice president of marketing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.34: Warranty Extension For Mass Storage Products Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the extension from 1 year to up to 5 years on the warranty of selected mass storage products. The new warranty makes Sun(R) mass storage products very competitive with third-party suppliers and shows Sun's commitment to continue providing customers with high reliability products. The warranty will be extended from one year to: o 5 years on disk drives of formatted capacity 1.0 GB and above o 2 years on disk drives of formatted capacity under 1.0 GB o 2 years on the new 14-GB 8mm tape drive The new warranty is effective immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.35: SunLink ASN.1 1.0 (OSI equivalent of XDR) Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces SunLink(R) ASN.1 1.0 software. SunLink ASN.1 1.0 provides an ASN.1 compiler and includes sample code. ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation #1) is the OSI equivalent of XDR. Because data representation varies from machine to machine (e.g. between SPARC(R) and Intel(R)), ASN.1 is used to produce the common data representation requried to send data over a network. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.36: SunLink CMIP 8.1 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces SunLink(R) CMIP 8.1 Standard Development Environment (SDE) and Run Time (RT) Software. SunLink CMIP 8.1 SDE and RT are part of the Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) offering and is an implementation of the ISO Network Management Protocols (ISO 9595,9596). SunLink CMIP 8.1 SDE is a development platform for CMIP applications. SunLink CMIP 8.1 RT provides for the low-cost deployment of all CMIP applications developed using SunLink CMIP 8.1 SDE. SMCC will immediately begin transitioning SunLink CMIP 8.0 off the price list. SunLink CMIP 8.1 SDE and RT require Solaris(R) 2.3 operating environment or later, and SunLink OSI 8.0 or greater. Supported network attachments for both SunLink CMIP 8.1 SDE and RT include LLC1 (Ethernet, Token Ring,FDDI), X.25, and TCP/IP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.37: SPARCStation 20 TurboGX Upgrades Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces upgrades to SPARCstation(TM) 20 Models 50, 51, and 61 with TurboGX(TM) graphics from SPARCclassic(TM), SPARCstation IPC(TM), and SPARCstation 1/1+ systems. All new upgrades are available for booking and shipping immediately. These upgrades require Solaris(R) 2.3, Hardware: 5/94 or later Solaris 2.x Hardware Publication. Solaris media is available at no charge if media is required. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.38: SPARCstorage Array Upgrades (No more IPI to DSCSI Upgrades) Sun announces disk upgrades to the SPARCstorage(TM) Array(TM) subsystem. Upgrades will be available to the 6-GB, 18-GB, and 30-GB products. All existing disk upgrades from IPI to DSCSI are being transitioned off the price list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.39: C++ Software Development Tools Transition Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the transition of SPARCWorks Professional C++ software development products for SPARC systems running Solaris 1 (SunOS 4.1.3 or later release) and Solaris 2.2 or later release operating environments off the price list. The last date to order transitioning products is February 10, 1995. SPARCWorks Professional C++ can be ordered and upgraded through SunExpress. SPARCWorks Professional C++ can be "traded up" for SunSoft WorkShop(TM) development tool suite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.40: Transition Of NetWare SunLink 1.0 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the removal of NetWare(R) SunLink(R) 1.0 software products off the price list. Customers wishing to migrate to a Solaris 2.x based alternative may choose from one of the NetWare connectivity options that are part of the SolarNet(TM) product family. SolarNet is a complete and powerful family of networking solutions enabling integration and administration of heterogeneous PC environments. Customers wishing to purchase Solaris(R) 1.x compatible NetWare SunLink product may select from a variety of 3rd party alternatives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.41: SPARCcluster 1 Product Transition Due to significant gains made in single system NFS performance on both the SPARCserver(TM) 1000E and SPARCcenter(TM) 2000E systems, effective immediately Sun announces the transition of all the SPARCcluster(TM) 1 configurations with SPARCserver 20 Model 50's and 2.9-GB disks, related X-options and upgrades off the price list. All new SPARCcluster 1 configurations with SPARCserver 20 Model 50 systems and 2.9 GB disks, related X-options and upgrades begin transitioning off the price books immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.42: SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 Upgrades Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces a full suite of upgrades to Sun's new SPARCstation(TM) 20 Model HS11 platform, including: o Chassis upgrades from installed Sun(R) workstations o Full system upgrades from competitive systems o Module upgrades to the new SPARCmodule HS11 from installed SPARCstation 10 and SPARCstation 20 CPU modules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.43: A+Edition 1.1 for Solaris 2.4 Enterprise Server Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC), SunSoft, and Amdahl Corporation announce the availability of the newest version of the A+Edition(TM) system software for commercial server customers. o A+Edition 1.1 is an extension to Solaris 2.4 for SPARCserver 1000/1000E and SPARCcenter 2000/2000E customers o A+Edition provides performance and scalability enhancements for commercial SPARC server customers with heavily loaded multiuser environments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.44: Cooperative Consoles 1.0 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces Cooperative Consoles(TM) 1.0 software. Cooperative Consoles is a management platform extension that provides SunNet Manager(TM) customers with an enterprise-wide shared network topology repository. Cooperative Consoles gives SunNet Manager users a truely distributed user interface for cooperatively managing medium to large enterprise networks. Each SunNet Manager console in the network can see map information from other consoles. Changes to one user's map are automatically reflected on others' maps real-time. These include changes caused by receipt of an event or trap. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.45: FireWall-1 1.0 Internet Security Software Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces availability of FireWall-1, a new layered security software product that offers easy access to the Internet's vast worldwide resources without compromising security. o First out-of-the-box solution for easy Internet security. Makes Internet access a safe proposition--without hiring a security programming consultant o Powerful management GUI allows remote auditing and alerting to any workstation on the network o Transparent to end users. Works with all existing Internet protocols (FTP and others) and applications (Mosaic and others) o Range of licensed capabilities allow everyone to internetwork safely and cost effectively: small commercial organizations throught large, sophisticated universities, up to global enterprises FireWall-1 allows organizations that were interested in the Internet, but that had postponed connection because of security concerns, to internetwork with confidence. Orderable immediately.First Customer Shipments: December 8, 1994 o Supports SPARCserver and SPARCstation systems running Solaris(R) 1.1.x or later Solaris 1.x releases, or Solaris 2.3 or later Solarix 2.x releases o Use with Netra Internet Server requires purchase of a second network interface and use of a local or remote X-Windows based display o Supports CISCO and Wellfleet routers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.46: Compact 1 Opto-Mechanical Mouse Sun Mircosystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the availability of the Compact 1 opto-mechanical mouse. The Compact 1 mouse is 1200 baud, 400 cpi resolution and is compatible with Type 4, Type 5 and Type 5c keyboards. The Compact 1 mouse uses the same ergonomic case design and button micro switches as the Type 5 mouse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.47: SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces the SPARCstation(TM) 20 Model HS11 system, with a new hyperSPARC(TM) processor module. As a new system to the highly successful SPARCstation 20 product family, the Model HS11 is designed to meet the needs of technical users. o Together, the new SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 and the SPARCstation 20 Model 61 represent the high performance uniprocessor SPARCstation 20 systems that are BOTH performance expandable to future high performance processor modules and to multiprocessing o SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 hyperSPARC processor offers high floating point compute power and fast cpu memory cache performance that is ideally suited for: o Electronic design simulation o Intensive modeling applications o Financial analysis computation o New processor module upgrades to hyperSPARC power for SPARCstation 20 and SPARCstation 10 systems. New system upgrades to hyperSPARC for all SPARCstation systems and non-Sun systems are also available ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.48: Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94 Operating Environment Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces Solaris(R) 2.4 Hardware: 11/94 as the new default release of the Solaris 2.x operating environment for SPARC(R) systems. Here are the key things you need to know: QUALITY: Sun's highest quality Solaris release ever PERFORMANCE: Overall increased desktop, NFS, TCP/IP, and DBMS performance, relative to Solaris 2.x and Solaris 1.x NEW FEATURES: A host of new features make this Sun's most feature-rich Solaris release to date. Copackaged Wabi(TM) 2.0, NetWorker for Solaris, and Online: DiskSuite(TM) 3.0 software packages provide additional value and functionality at no extra cost. Includes new standards (Energy Star and XPG4) Supercedes Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 8/94 and previous Solaris 2.3 releases because it is a functional superset (i.e. supports same features, functions, hardware platforms, and locales) of those releases Binary compatible with existing Solaris 2.3 application software Sun Platforms This Solaris release supports all current Sun platforms Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94 or Solaris 1.1.2 is required to support the new hyperSPARC(TM) 100MHz CPU based SPARCstation(TM) 20 Model HS11 system and associated CPU upgrade modules for SPARCstation 10 and SPARCstation 20 Wabi 2.0 is now copackaged and requires a Microsoft(R) Windows Version 3.1 or 3.11 license to access the necessary Dynamically Linked Libraries which ship with Microsoft Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.49: Interview with Scott McNealy The following is an email interview of Scott McNealy for a Swedish journalist. I have been granted permission to post this. Please let me or Brigitte know what you think of this type of interview. -johnj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.50: NeXT And SunSoft Release OpenStep(tm) Specification NeXT Computer, Inc. and SunSoft, Inc. released on-time the final specification which defines the application programming interface (API) for OpenStep(tm). The OpenStep specification is now available to the public via anonymous FTP from NeXT's archive server: ftp.next.com. The delivery of this open specification, jointly announced by NeXT and SunSoft, Inc. one year ago this month, demonstrates the two companies' dedication to creating an open object standard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.51: PC Protocol Services 1.0 (PPS-IPX/SPX) Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces PC Protocol Services 1.0 (PPS-IPX/SPX) for the Solaris(R) operating environment. PPS-IPX/SPX for Solaris is a NetWare(R) compatible networking protocol. With PPS available on a Solaris server, NetWare clients can access key enterprise applications from the Solaris server with no change to the NetWare client environment. Applications that are written to the TLI interface will work with PPS (these include Sybase, Oracle, Informix, and Lotus Notes). PPS on a SPARC/Solaris-based system offers a scalable, high performance, high storage capacity alternative to server proliferation in NetWare environment. This product can be ordered and is shipping immediately. PPS-IPX/SPX requires Solaris 2.3 or later and is compatible with Novell NetWare 2.x, 3.x and 4.x clients versions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.52: Solaris 1.1.2 Sun Microsytems Computer Company (SMCC) announces a new release of the 1.x operating system environment, Solaris(R) 1.1.2. The new release supports Sun's new high performance hyperSPARC(tm) CPU based SPARCstation(TM) 20 Model HS11. Sun continues to focus on releasing quality operating systems. Solaris 1.1.2 has over 100 bug fixes integrated into the source code and includes more than 75 OpenWindows(TM) 3.0 updated bug fixes. Integrating the bug fixes increases the stability of the 1.x environment and reduces most customer's installation time by at least 25%. Localized versions for Europe (French, German, Italian and Swedish), Japan, Korea, PRC and Taiwan are available. Solaris 1.1.2 is fully compatible with the previous 1.x releases. Solaris 1.1.2 will become SMCC's default Solaris 1.x release. Solaris 1.1.2 supports all SMCC platforms that were supported with the 1.1.1 Version B release. This includes SPARCstation ELC(TM), SPARCstation IPC(TM), SPARCstation IPX(TM), SPARCstation 2, SPARCclassic(TM), SPARCstation LX(TM), SPARCserver(TM) 600MP Model 120s and 140s, and SPARCstation 10 and SPARCstation 20 uniprocessor systems. Support now includes the new SPARCstation 20 Model HS11 and associated upgrade modules. Customers with support contract must order this release. It will not ship automatically. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.53: SunISDN Enabling Kit and SunISDN Expansion Kit Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces new versions of the SunISDN(TM) Enabling Kit and the SunISDN Expansion Kit. SunISDN is compliant with international standards and certified in 14 countries across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The SunISDN Enabling Kit 1.0.1 and Expansion Kit 1.0.1 support Euro-ISDN or ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), the pan-European ISDN standard. The SunISDN Enabling Kit 1.0.2 and Expansion Kit 1.0.2 supports National ISDN-1, the equivalent North American standard. A good alternative to other high-speed WAN technologies, ISDN is preferred in many situations over the costly, permanent leased lines. SunISDN products are well suited for ISDN solutions that require voice, video, image and data sharing and transfer, such as internet access, distance learning, desktop conferencing, telecommuting, remote-office access, and tele-medicine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.54: Type 5c Keyboard Extender Cable With the transition to the Type 5c keyboard, Sun is replacing the current 15 foot keyboard extender cable with the new Type 5c extender cable. The new keyboard extender cable will connect to the captive cable of the Type 5c keyboard for a total of 15 feet. The current Type 5 extender cable is not compatible with the Type 5c keyboard. The new keyboard extender cable can only be purchase through SMCC Spares or SunExpress. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.55: Solaris 2.4 for x86 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces a new release of the Solaris(R) for x86 operating system environment, Solaris 2.4 x86. The new Solaris for x86 release adds increased functionality, quality and performance to customers using the current Solaris for x86 release. Solaris 2.4 for x86 release is based on the Solaris 2.4 SPARC(R) release along with device drivers and installation code specifically for Intel(R) platforms. Solaris 2.4 for x86 will be attractive to customers having both SPARC and x86 systems in their environement. Solaris is the only comprehensive, proven client-server operating system that provides one look and feel across the SPARC and x86/Pentium(TM) user environment. Customers can leverage their investment in development, training, system administration and support. With Solaris customers have a consistent operating environment from Sun for both SPARC workstation and PC systems. With this announcement, Solaris 2.1 for x86 products will be transitioning off the price list. Solaris 2.4 for x86 platform support includes x86 systems from over 20 major x86 hardware vendors including: AST, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM, Intel, Leading Edge, NCR, Oivetti, Siemens, Nixdorf, Unisys, Wyse and Zenith. Pentium based platforms are also supported from from several vendors including Acer, ALR, AST, Austin Computers, EIS, Intel and Siemens Nixdorf. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.56: SolarNet PC-Admin 1.0 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces SolarNet(TM) PC-Admin(TM) 1.0 software. SolarNet PC-Admin is the first TCP/IP-based PC networking solution based on open industry standards that integrates PC networking and administrative services into the powerful UNIX(R) distributed computing operating environment. SolarNet PC-Admin significantly reduces the cost of PC network ownership by automating a number of network adminsitration tasks, including installation and configuration. SolarNet PC-Admin helps administrators manage a distributed network more effectively. SolarNet PC-Admin is based on key industry standards, including TCP/IP, ONC+(TM)/NFS(TM), and extention of the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). In addition, SolarNet PC-Admin supports application development standards such as Windows Sockets API, XTI, TI-RPC and NetBIOS, providing users with a wide variety of custom and off-the-shelf applications; and NDIS and ODI for flexibility in choosing any network interface card. The SolarNet PC-Admin client can co-exist with Novell NetWare(R) and other popular proprietary protocols. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.57: SolarNet PC-X 1.0 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) introduces SolarNet(TM) PC-X 1.0 software. SolarNet PC-X is PC X server software that enables graphical Solaris(R), and other UNIX(R), applications to be displayed on and controlled from a PC running MS-Windows(TM). Now, both local and remote PC users can simply point and click on desktop icons to transparently access UNIX applications. SolarNet PC-X is particularly suited for users who need access to Solaris/UNIX-based mission-critical applications without having to purchase new hardware, without having to expend critical software development resources on porting those applications, and without having to learn a new computing environment. SolarNet PC-X is very aggressively priced, providing users with one of the lowest cost solutions in the industry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9001: General FlashBack/SunFlash Information This article contains general information about the electronic journals that I edit and publish: "SunFlash" , "The Sun FlashBack" and "The Internet Sun FlashBack" I produced "The Florida SunFlash" for nearly six years. "SunFlash" is the continuation of that journal. When "SunFlash" grew to about 100 articles per month, 140,000+ subscribers and 30,000+ article requests per month I decided that it was time to make some changes. For a variety of reasons, I started the two new journals, "The Sun FlashBack" and "The Internet Sun FlashBack" , and moved production of all three journals to an independent company with its own resouces and Internet domain (FlashBack.COM). My goal, as always, is to provide useful, timely, high-quality information to the Sun user community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9002: FlashBack and SunFlash Index This article contains a one line index entry for each of the articles posted to the electronic journals that I edit and publish: "SunFlash" , "The Sun FlashBack" and "The Internet Sun FlashBack" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You may send for any of these articles by sending mail to FlashBack@FlashBack.COM. Include the article numbers for the the articles that you want in the Subject line. 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