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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

     SunPro Unveils First Development Tools For Solaris 2.0
   
SunFLASH Vol 33 #22					      September 1991 
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           New tools and features highlight SPARCworks
              Professional development environment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 23, 1991 _ SunPro, a new Sun Microsystems,
Inc. business, today announced new versions of its SPARCworks and
SPARCompiler products. The products, known as the SPARCworks
Professional series, offer significant enhancements for C++, ANSI C,
FORTRAN and Pascal developers.  They are the industry's first compilers
and productivity tools developed for Solaris 2.0, the recently
introduced UNIX System V Release 4 (SVR4)-based operating environment
from SunSoft.

"The SPARCworks Professional series is the key to getting the most out
of your application and your development team," said Jon Kannegaard,
SunPro general manager. "These products take maximum advantage of the
underlying platform to offer the best software development environment
for Solaris 2.0."

The new features in SPARCworks simplify program development
by suppling tools for:

	-    Browsing and graphically displaying the program structure,
	     including C++ class hierarchies.

	-    Debugging optimized code and shared libraries.

	-    Collecting and analyzing application and system performance data.

	-    Comparing and merging multiple versions of files.

	-    Viewing and controlling system build procedures.

	-    Launching and managing individual session tasks.

SPARCworks now uses ToolTalk, SunSoft's inter-application communication
protocol, to facilitate tight integration between SunPro tools.
ToolTalk also provides an open framework for combining products from
the industry's leading CASE tool suppliers.

Enhanced versions of SPARCompilers for C++, ANSI C, FORTRAN, and Pascal
offer improved standards conformance of math and runtime libraries,
support for the new extensible linker format (ELF) standard of SVR4,
and complete on-line AnswerBook documentation.

New releases of SPARCompiler products include:

	-    SPARCompiler C++ 3.0, which is based on the latest release
	     of the UNIX Systems Laboratories de facto standard, Cfront
	     release 3.0, and offers the powerful new feature,
	     parameterized types.

	-    SPARCompiler C 2.0, which supports both ANSI and K&R C,
	     64-bit integer data types, and migration tools to facilitate
	     moving from SVR3 to SVR4 and from K&R C to ANSI C.

	-    SPARCompiler FORTRAN 2.0, which features faster I/O
	     performance, 64-bit integer data types, and improved viewing
	     of array data within the SPARCworks debugger.

The products are now offered in a series of shrink-wrapped SPARCworks
Professional packages that include a single SPARCompiler and the
SPARCworks toolset, along with CD-ROM media, user manuals, and a full
set of on-line documentation.  SPARCompiler and SPARCworks products are
also available separately.

Pricing and Availability

Suggested retail pricing in the United States ranges from $1,750 for
SPARCworks Professional C to $2,195 for SPARCworks Professional
FORTRAN. Separately priced SPARCompiler right-to-use licenses range
from $695 for C to $1,075 for FORTRAN. Upgrade pricing and discounts
for volume resellers are available.

SunPro products can be obtained from Sun Express, Sun's new telephone
direct order service, from the Sun Microsystems direct sales force, and
from other authorized resellers worldwide.  All new versions will be
available with the release of Solaris 2.0 in the first half of 1992.

About SunPro

Formed in July 1991, SunPro is a business unit of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., SunPro is the worldwide
volume leader in professional software development products for the
SPARC and the SunOS/Solaris platform.

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AnswerBook and ToolTalk are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC
is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCworks and
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exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Products bearing the SPARC
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