---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SUN INTRODUCES SECURE SUNOS CMW FOR THE CLIENT-SERVER ENVIRONMENT SunFLASH Vol 34 #6 October 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- New SunOS CMW Meets B1/Government Security Standards MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --October 1, 1991-- Sun Microsystems Federal today introduced SunOS(TM) Compartmented Mode Workstation (CMW). It is the first and only secure UNIX(R) operating system software to be evaluated by the government in a distributed computing environment. All other CMW products are being evaluated as stand-alone machines. SunOS CMW features Sun's familiar windowing system and easy-to-use pull-down menus, simplifying the task of controlling access to multiple levels of security. In addition, users can run hundreds of commercial, off-the-shelf applications such as: Lotus 1-2-3, WingZ, Island Write/Paint/Draw, Framemaker, Clarity's Rapport and Verity's Topic, without modification. SunOS CMW is designed for government, intelligence, military, and commercial users. Typically, these are customers who need to safeguard sensitive information and who require levels of security not available in standard commercial operating systems. SunOS CMW provides access to information on a need-to-know basis to users working with classified data. The SunOS CMW package runs on SPARC(R) computers and is based on SunOS, the most popular workstation operating system used by the government. SunOS CMW includes industry-standard Open Network Computing (ONC)(TM) for distributed computing across mixed-vendor networks, and the OpenWindows(TM) user environment based on the friendly OPEN LOOK(R) graphical interface and the X Window System. Also included is DeskSet(TM), a suite of desktop applications such as a secure multi-level mailtool, a calendar manager and a file manager. System administration has been greatly simplified through OPEN LOOK, which replaces the need for keyed in commands with "point and click" menu functions. Labeling and mandatory access control for system security can be administered within the UNIX environment from any workstation on the network. New labeling security features also take advantage of the popular OPEN LOOK "drag and drop" and "cut and paste" capabilities. "With Sun's position as the leading workstation supplier to the government, especially in high-security environments, we're seeing widespread demand for Sun's CMW software," said Charles Berger, president of Sun Microsystems Federal. SunOS CMW will be delivered as part of the Air Force Computer Acquisition Center (AFCAC) 308 contract Sun won this year, as well as on several other classified contracts held by Sun Federal." SunOS CMW is now undergoing evaluation by the National Computer Security Center (NCSC) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for B1 Orange Book and CMW compliance. For added physical security, SunOS CMW can also be run on Sun's TEMPEST systems. Given the nature of the customer base requiring SunOS CMW, Sun will make this product available only to select government programs. The list price for SunOS CMW is $3,000 per right-to-use license. Production shipments will begin the second quarter of 1992. Sun Microsystems Federal is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. Sun is the world's leading supplier of client/server computing solutions, which feature networked workstations and servers that store, process and distribute information. Used for many demanding commercial and technical applications, Sun's products command the largest share of the computer industry's fastest-growing market segment: workstations and servers. 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