---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunFlash June 1991 Table Of Contents SunFLASH Vol 30 #toc June 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash is an electronic news service for Sun Microsystems computer users. It is distributed by more than 80 Sun offices and by about 40 Sun Local Users Groups in more than 30 countries. The Florida SunFlash has a subscription base of more that 30,000 Sun users. This is the June table of contents for the Florida SunFlash. If there are any items that you missed and really want to see, please send the required volume.issue numbers to flash@sunvice.East.Sun.com. For more information about SunFlash, send mail to info-sunflash thus: $ mail info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM Subject: info info ^D $ John J. McLaughlin, SunFlash Editor, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary Of June's Messages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line Count Vol.# Title 71 30.01 Cadence To Offer OPEN LOOK Interface 85 30.02 New Tempest-Compliant SPARCstation 2GX 347 30.03 USENET Software: History and Sources 173 30.04 Sun Localized Asian-Language Products 364 30.05 Sun Unbundled Product Availability Matrix 75 30.06 AT&T To Sell Sun Stock Back to Sun 320 30.07 1991 SUG CD-ROM 383 30.08 Software Update Release History 95 30.09 Boston Stock Exchange Chooses Sun 257 30.10 Sun Education: Applications Training 433 30.11 Sun Education: SERVICES COURSE SCHEDULE 888 30.12 Sun Education: SERVICES COURSE CATALOG 107 30.13 SBus Expo '91 99 30.14 Sun, Lynx offer R/T Solutions 89 30.15 ORCAD EDA SOFTWARE ON SUN SYSTEMS 90 30.16 SimplifySQL Supports INFORMIX OpenWindows 118 30.17 SUNSOFT Application Interoperability 205 30.18 Color Version Of Island Write/Draw/Paint 115 30.19 Oracle's SQL*FORMS,SQL*MENU For OPEN LOOK 203 30.20 SBox - the SBus Expansion Chassis 71 30.21 SPARCstations, Novell Netware Integration 107 30.22 Enhanced 1-2-3 and Lotus Realtime 93 30.23 FloppyWorks File Transfer Software 135 20.24 Sun Foundation Awards Community Grants 832 20.25 TECHDOC '91 Total 5755 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of Messages Sent This Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30.01 Cadence To Offer OPEN LOOK Interface OPEN LOOK Cadence Tools To Be Demonstrated at Design Automation Conference MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 4, 1991-- Sun Microsystems and Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced that Cadence will offer the OPEN LOOK(R) graphical user interface on Design Framework II and all framework-based electronic design automation (EDA) products shipping on Sun(TM) platforms. These include Cadence's Amadeus(TM) Systems Design Series, Opus(TM) IC Design Series, Verilog-XL(TM) and PRANCE(R) products. OPEN LOOK versions of Cadence products will be demonstrated at the Design Automation Conference, June 17-20 in San Francisco. "Cadence sells more products on Sun SPARCstations(TM) than on any other platform," said Linda Prowse, Cadence's director of strategic partnerships. "Customers have shown interest in OPEN LOOK versions of Cadence tools on Sun workstations. Now these customers can realize the benefits of a common look and feel between Sun's desktop productivity tools and Cadence products." 30.02 New Tempest-Compliant SPARCstation 2GX MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 4, 1991--Sun Microsystems today introduced the most powerful TEMPEST SPARC(R) desktop computer currently available, the new TEMPEST-compliant SPARCstation(TM) 2GX graphics workstation. At nearly twice the speed of the TEMPEST SPARCstation 1+, the new system maintains Sun's extremely compact design. All of the system's electronics, including mass storage, are contained within Sun's small "pizza box" CPU enclosure. This high-performance system is aimed at RISC/UNIX(R) government users and contractors requiring secure hardware capabilities. The TEMPEST-compliant packaging developed by Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, features 16 megabytes of memory and accelerated 2-D graphics, including fast windowing and text. The system enclosure has a key-lockable front door to allow controlled access to the power switch, the floppy drive and removable hard disk drives. Up to two optional 207-megabyte hard disk drives can be included in the system enclosure. An optional Desktop Storage Pack with a 150-megabyte SCSI 1/4-inch tape and an optional Desktop SunCD(TM) Pack with a 644-megabyte CD-ROM drive are also available. 30.03 USENET Software: History and Sources This is an article that is posted periodically to the USENET newsgroup news.announce.newusers. It is an excellent summary of the history of the USENET software. This article also contains the names of archive sites from which the latest vesrion of the USENET software can be obtained. For those of you unfamiliar with USENET here is a quick summary. USENET is a worldwide, distributed bulletin board. There are over 1,000 (maybe over 1,500) different discussion groups ranging from the highly technical to the highly dubious :-) ! 30.04 Sun Localized Asian-Language Products SUN REINFORCES LEADERSHIP IN ASIAN-LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR WORKSTATIONS AND SERVERS Ships Asian-Language OpenWindows and Announces Localized Connectivity Products for PCs and Mainframes April 16, 1991. Sun Microsystems, the world's leading manufacturer of UNIX/RISC workstation and server systems, today announced three major localized products for Korea, Taiwan and the PRC: o Chinese & Hangul OpenWindows (TM) 2.0, an X-based application environment including the OPEN LOOK (R) graphical user interface; o enhanced PC-NFS with Asian-Language support (TM), a networking product that integrates PCs into networks of UNIX workstations and servers; and o a localized version of SunLink (TM) SNA 3270, a communication gateway product which allows Sun workstations to communicate with IBM or IBM-compatible mainframes. 30.05 Sun Unbundled Product Availability Matrix I have been given permission to redistributed this matrix of availability for Sun's unbundled software products. The matrix shows the availability of Sun's Unbundled Products for 12 combinations of OS version and Hardware Platform. As there are about 75 Unbundled Products, this matrix contains about 900 pieces of availability data. (Every wondered why Sun works so hard to simplify it's price book ??!! ). OS Versions Hardware Platforms Unbundled Products 4.0.3 3/80 Sun Ada 4.1 3/4x0 : 4.1.1 SPARCstations : to 20 - SLC : XView 40 - IPC : about 75 60 - 1 : products 65 - 1+ 75 - 2 SPARCsystems 4/3xx 4/4xx This matrix only describes products that were shipping as of January 4th, 1991. 30.06 AT&T To Sell Sun Stock Back to Sun NEW YORK, NY -- June 3, 1991 -- AT&T and Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced that they have reached an agreement under which Sun will repurchase a portion of AT&T's approximately 19 percent equity interest in Sun. AT&T also announced that the remainder of its holdings in the California-based computer company will be placed with institutional investors. 30.07 1991 SUG CD-ROM The 1991 SUG CD-ROM was first announced last December. There have been some problems with the project, but it looks like it is nearing completion. This article from the newsgroup comp.org.sug contains the table of contents for the CD-ROM and an order form. If you order one of these CD-ROMs, please mention that you heard about it through the "Florida SunFlash" mailing list. 30.08 Software Update Release History This is a summary of the release dates of the various Sun software products. Note that some products have been announced since this table was create on 6/3/91. I find it useful as a reference document just like the "Unbundled Product Availability Matrix" (SunFlash 30.05). Please note that new software products have been announced after this table and the Unbundled Product Availability Matrix were created. 30.09 Boston Stock Exchange Chooses Sun Color SPARC Workstations Replace DOS-Based Zenith Computers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 12, 1991-- Looking at increased future capacity needs because of growing trading volume, the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) is moving from a network of PCs to a local area network (10BaseT) using powerful UNIX(R)-based, color SPARCstation(TM) IPC workstations from Sun Microsystems. Known as the Boston Exchange Automated Communication and Order-routing Network (BEACON), the system will allow the exchange to handle more than 20,000 trades a day, about four times its present trading volume. 30.10 Sun Education: Applications Training "One-stop shopping" for your training needs!! Sun Microsystems Customer Education in partnership with Software Application vendors and third party course developers, is pleased to announce the availability of APPLICATIONS TRAINING through Sun training facilities in the US and Canada. Sun Education can now train you in AutoCad, Oracle, Framemaker 3.0, CADRE/TeamWork, System-Level Design, MapInfo, Procase/SMARTSystem, WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3. 17 applications related courses are now being offered by Sun Educational Services in cooperation with nine application vendors and third-party course developers as part of a pilot program to bring to customers an integrated training service that better suits their needs. 30.11 Sun Education: SERVICES COURSE SCHEDULE This is an announcement from Sun's Educational Services group. - Educational Services email aliases information from Educational Services by email - Enrollment Form how to enroll - Course Availablity Summary This list shows all classes with seats available for enrollment for the next 12 weeks. 30.12 Sun Education: SERVICES COURSE CATALOG U.S. Educational Services is pleased to announce an electronic version of the July-December 1991 Course Catalog for your convenience! The "WHAT'S NEW" section Highlights: o Application Training in Sun Educational training centers o New Training facility in New York City o New Courses: both video and lecture/lab based Sun customers can now choose to take their training at any of the following locations: Andover, MA Baltimore, MD Chicago, ILL Dallas, TX New York, NY Milpitas, CA Los Angeles, CA Dublin, OH Detroit, MI Atlanta, GA Denver, CO Milwaukee, WI Seattle, WA 30.13 SBus Expo '91 The second SBus Expo will be held on July 15-16, 1991. The purpose of SBus Expo '91 is to update SBus card and system developers with new information and to get their feedback to Sun. We are also introducing the new InterOperability Center (IOC). This Center includes an SBus design center and a software porting lab. If you are interested in attending the SBus Expo '91, please complete the form that follows the agenda below and to fax it to Reservations Plus at (408) 732-8472. Registration fees are $99.00 per attendee and the fees may be paid through faxing Reservations Plus a copy of a purchase order for the fees or mailing them a check. If you have any questions about the Expo, please call Reservations Plus at (408) 737-7587. 30.14 Sun, Lynx offer R/T Solutions MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 17, 1991-- Sun Microsystems and Lynx Real-Time Systems have signed a marketing agreement under which Lynx will port LynxOS(TM), its real-time UNIX(R) operating system, to Sun's SPARC(R)-based workstations and SPARCengine(TM) embedded board products. LynxOS will be the only third-party real-time operating system that is completely compatible with SunOS(TM), Sun's standard UNIX operating system. Customers running LynxOS on Sun systems will be able to use available SPARCware(TM) applications without modification or recompilation. Sun is also investing in real-time extensions for SunOS that will meet many real-time requirements. These include a preemptive kernel, enabling quick system response. The extensions will be part of Sun's System V Release 4 (SVR4) version of SunOS, available by the end of this year. Customers whose speed or other requirements cannot be addressed by SunOS will have the option of selectively using LynxOS. 30.15 ORCAD EDA SOFTWARE ON SUN SYSTEMS Companies Expect Sales of 45,000 Seats Over Five Years HILLSBORO, Oregon --June 17, 1991-- OrCAD, the world's largest volume supplier of electronic design automation (EDA) software, will port its products to Sun Microsystems' SPARC(R) workstation platform. The companies expect sales of 45,000 new seats within five years, which translates into $500 million in combined Sun hardware and OrCAD software sales. This software will be the most affordable suite of design, verification and simulation tools offered for the UNIX(R) operating environment. The OrCAD Release IV product line and ESP Framework will utilize the easy-to-use OPEN LOOK(R) graphical user interface, which is standard on all Sun(TM) workstations. 30.16 SimplifySQL Supports INFORMIX and OpenWindows MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 17, 1991-- Sun Microsystems Inc. today introduced an enhanced version of SimplifySQL(TM), a set of productivity tools that greatly simplifies the use of leading database management systems (DBMS) on Sun's SPARC(R) workstations. SimplifySQL 1.1 now fully supports Informix, in addition to the DBMS products previously supported from Ingres, Oracle and Sybase. Sun's SimplifySQL software features window-based tools that make it easy to perform such tasks as retrieving data, generating reports and creating databases. With SimplifySQL, users can access and manipulate Informix, Ingres, Oracle and Sybase databases via pull-down menus and point-and-click mouse controls, rather than needing to memorize and type in Structured Query Language (SQL) commands. These complicated commands were originally designed for programmers and are somewhat different for each DBMS product. In addition, Simplify 1.1 supports queries and reports that extract data from multiple databases running under the same DBMS. 30.17 SUNSOFT Application Interoperability Lotus, Cadence, Other Companies To Support ToolTalk CFI To Use in Technology Demo MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 17, 1991-- SunSoft, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today introduced its first product, ToolTalk(TM), innovative new software that allows easy communication between UNIX(R) applications. With ToolTalk, developers are assured of application interoperability with other vendors' software. As a result, users can increase productivity by having access to multiple applications that cooperate with each other across the network. ToolTalk is the first component of a comprehensive software environment to be unveiled by SunSoft later in the year. Many companies making products for a broad range of commercial and technical markets have endorsed ToolTalk. These include Lotus Development Corp., Cadence, Valid, Cadre Technologies, Interactive Development Environments (IDE), Saber Software and Clarity Software. ToolTalk will be available for SPARC(R) computers and other platforms by the end of the year. 30.18 Color Version Of Island Write/Draw/Paint This is a third party press announcement from info@island.com (David Newman). -johnj For Creating Presentations, Reports and Handouts, Write, Draw & Paint Version 3.0 Offers 16.7 Million Colors San Jose, California, June 4, 1991 - Island Graphics Corporation announced today at Xhibition '91 that Island Write, Draw & Paint Color Version 3.0 for Sun Microsystems' OpenWindows is now being shipped. Island's award-winning word processing and desktop publishing software features easy-to-use tools for creating color presentations, handouts, reports, proposals, letters and memos. Write now features mailmerge, footnotes, endnotes, and the ability to import spreadsheet files. Links between the individual programs - Write, Draw and Paint - let users select a vector Draw image within their Write document and have Draw appear automatically for additional vector graphics editing - and when using Draw, users can select any color or monochrome TIFF image contained within their Draw graphic and have Paint appear automatically for further raster graphics editing of the TIFF image. 30.19 Oracle's SQL*FORMS,SQL*MENU For OPEN LOOK This is a third party product announcement from Oracle. -johnj Oracle Corporation Sun Microsystems Matt Duncan/Steve/Lai Cathleen Beall Garfield 415/506-4175/311 415/336-6536 Redwood Shores, Calif., June 4, 1991 - Oracle Corporation today announced the availability of SQL*Forms 3.0 and SQL*Menu 5.0 for the OPEN LOOK graphical user interface (GUI) for Sun SPARC based systems. These products demonstrate Oracle's commitment to the Sun platform and are a result of a strategic relationship between Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems. "The UNIX marketplace is about open systems and the choices they offer our customers. Oracle's window Toolkit technology provides Oracle and Sun customers with the option to now choose the OPEN LOOK graphical user interface with Oracle products. We view Sun as a major player in the UNIX maketplace and a key strategic partner for Oracle," said Jerry Baker, senior vice president of Oracle's systems product division. 30.20 SBox - the SBus Expansion Chassis This is a third part product announcement from Aurora Technologies, Inc. auratek!skids@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Skidmore) CAMBRIDGE, MA June 14, 1991 -- Aurora Technologies, Inc., the leading vendor of add-on products for SPARC(tm) workstations, is pleased to announce the availability of the SBox(tm) expansion chassis. SBox is a fully integrated electrical enclosure and provides four new SBus slots, an internal power supply, and provisions for two half height SCSI storage devices. The SBox enclosure design is consistent with the "pizza box" form factor of Sun Microsystems' SPARCstation(tm) 1, 1+, and 2. "Because it facilitates the easy addition of new I/O functions, SBox allows users to derive much more from their SPARC workstation investment," stated John Ferguson, president of Arcadia Systems, Inc., a leading reseller of SPARC solutions, "...increasing the limited expansion capability of SPARC workstations makes them more attractive and much more versatile. We find SBox an excellent SPARC system promotional tool." 30.21 SPARCstations, Novell Netware Integration This is from a Sun internal email message. It is based upon a press release from Novell. Please contact Novell for further details, pricing availablility etc. -johnj SPARCstations can now plug and play with Netware, thanks to Novell. With the newest version of Novell's Netware, Netware 3.11, Sun's SPARCstations can be transparently integrated into a Netware environment. No additional software or hardware is required on the SPARCstation Integration of SPARCstations into Netware environments is made possible by two new products from Novell - Netware 3.11 and Netware NFS 1.0. Netware 3.11, as Netware 386 is now called, replaces earlier versions of Advanced Netware, System Fault Tolerance Netware, Entry Level Solution I and Entry Level Solution II. Netware 3.11 includes full support for DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh and TCP/IP clients. Netware 3.11 has a complete implementation of TCP/IP built into its core. The built in TCP/IP enables a Netware 3.11 server to communicate with TCP/IP hosts and clients, and provide standard IP routing among Ethernet, token-ring and Arcnet LAN segments. 30.22 Enhanced 1-2-3 and Lotus Realtime Leading UNIX Spreadsheet Delivers Access to Real-Time Data Helps Traders Spot Market Opportunities CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 11, 1991 -- Lotus Development Corp. today announced Lotus 1-2-3 for Sun SPARC Systems version 1.1, a major enhancement to its 1-2-3 product line for the Sun computing environment. Based on core Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS technology, the UNIX spreadsheet supports X Windows, integrates Lotus' C Add-in Toolkit and supports Lotus Realtime, a sophisticated technology that feeds real-time financial data directly into 1-2-3. "This announcement is evidence of the success we've had in the UNIX marketplace in the past year. It further underscores the growing popularity of UNIX in business and commercial settings. The products announced today fall directly in line with our cross platform strategy and join our One Source product line in providing specialized applications and solutions," said June Rokoff, vice president of Lotus' Communications and Information Services Group. 30.23 FloppyWorks File Transfer Software This is a third part product announcement from: David Lewis Technical Support Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc. 505-662-1459 FAX 505-662-0897 72317.3304@compuserve.com -johnj - Read, write, and format Macintosh(TM) (1.44MB), MS-DOS(TM), and Sun(TM) diskettes. - Share information with Mac, PC, and Sun users anywhere. - Share peripheral devices such as color printers and scanners connected to Macs and PCs. 30.24 Sun Foundation Awards Community Grants Nonprofit Groups in San Francisco, Boston Areas Receive $251,670 for Community Development MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --June 24, 1991-- The Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit charitable organization, announced today that it has awarded $251,670 in community development grants to organizations in the San Francisco and Boston areas, two regions in which Sun Microsystems has its largest operations. Many of the new grants will support programs in education and youth leadership development. Today's awards bring total contributions from both the company and the foundation to $1,021,440 for fiscal year 1991. The Sun Microsystems Foundation has donated a total of $153,438 to organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The recipients are: 30.25 TECHDOC '91 This is a conference announcement. Forwarding this announcement has nothing to do with the fact that I am a panel member for one of the discussion pannels :-) ! Seriously, I think that many SunFlash subscribers will find this conference of great value. -johnj The Evolution of Information Processing for Product Support August 19-23, 1991, The Westin Hotel Seattle, Washington ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. 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