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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

     SunSoft Introduces Solaris 2.0 Master Developer Series

SunFLASH Vol 40 #14					          April 1992 
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       Accelerates Next-Generation Application Development

SUNWORLD, Calif-- April 6, 1992 -- Continuing with its application
software momentum, SunSoft, Inc.. today introduced the Solaris 2.0
Master Developer Series, a collection of third-party tools available on
Solaris 2.0 that enhances software development, accelerating time to
market for next-generation applications. Several software vendors
participating in SunSoft's Solaris 2.0 Migration Program, including
AutoDesk, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Gain Technology, endorsed
the Master Series for their migration plans. To date, more than 550
developers have enrolled in the Solaris 2.0 Migration Program and more
than 200 of the most widely used applications will be running on the
Solaris 2.0 solution when it ships in volume this summer.

The Solaris 2.0 Master Developer Series consists of several programming
and development tools for building next-generation applications. The
Master Series includes a variety of high-performance compilers that
provide assembly, debugging and code analysis capabilities for a wide
range of languages; object-oriented database management tools that
allow developers to scale performance for distributed applications; and
Graphical User Environment (GUE) software which enables developers to
visually design and test user interfaces.  In addition, the Master
Series includes software licensing and distribution technologies. A
number of these tools can be seen here today.

"The availability of high-performance development technologies on the
Solaris 2.0 solution is key to our software developer's success and the
continuing momentum of our migration efforts," said Peter Watkins,
director of developer marketing at SunSoft.  "Our continued focus on
providing these enabling technologies removes barriers for software
developers, accelerating application migration to Solaris 2.0."

"At Cadence, we leverage many enabling technologies to stay ahead of
our competition," said Linda Prowse, vice president of strategic
relationships at Cadence Design. "The Solaris 2.0 Master Development
Series is an innovative approach to coordinating independent porting
efforts, helping us decrease our time to market."

"AutoCAD utilizes the network licensing technology offered by Elan
which is included in the Solaris 2.0 Master Developer Series," said
Ruth Connolly, general manager, AutoCAD business unit at Autodesk.
"Having this and other development technologies available on Solaris
2.0 is a great advantage to us in our porting efforts."

Solaris 2.0 Migration Program

Today's announcement augments SunSoft's Solaris 2.0 Migration Program
which began in 1991, when SunSoft made developer copies of Solaris 2.0
on the SPARC platform available to key customers. In October 1991,
SunSoft announced the general availability of the first two components
of Solaris 2.0 -- the DeskSet` Version 3 user metaphor and OpenWindows`
Version 3 application environment-- giving software developers a head
start in creating applications for SPARC and 80X86-based systems.  The
Early Access Program for Solaris 2.0 on SPARC was launched in January
of 1992, and the final phase of this program was the widespread
availability of the early access version of Solaris 2.0 to all software
developers in March.

Availability

Products in the Solaris 2.0 Master Developer Series are available from
the participating companies. Technical support and product updates are
available from these com- panies as well.  SunSoft will also make
available the Solaris 2.0 Master Developer Series on a CD-ROM disc that
includes Solaris applications, allowing users to "try and buy" software
directly from their desktop. This CD-ROM disc will be available in
calendar year 1992.


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Laura Ramsey SunSoft, Inc.  415-336-0739
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