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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

        NetMake(TM) Dramatically Reduces Compilation Time

SunFLASH Vol 40 #32					          April 1992 
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This is a third party announcement from:
Lauren Seidl
Aggregate Computing, Inc
lauren@aggregate.com
1-800-966-1666
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(March 1992, Minneapolis, Minnesota)  The next generation of tools
for distributed computing has arrived.  Joan Wrabetz, founder and
president of the Minneapolis-based Aggregate Computing, Inc., has
announced that the company will introduce its first product,
NetMake, at the Sun World Expo on April 7-9 in Santa Clara,
California.

NetMake, a distributed parallel version of the UNIX(R) make
utility, allows software developers to compile individual program
modules on separate machines on a computer network.  NetMake takes
individual routines, sends them to appropriate remote machines to
be compiled in parallel, and collects the results on one machine
to perform the linking process.  With NetMake, the network becomes
the computer.

Part of the NetWorks(TM) suite of distributed computing products,
NetMake was developed using a common technology that enables
resource sharing in a multi-vendor environment.  The underlying
NetWorks Services support the uniform management of computing
resources throughout the network.  NetMake decreases compilation
time, improves developer productivity, and makes efficient use of
all network resources.  NetMake reduces compile times by as much
as a factor of five, sometimes more.  With NetMake, developers can
use networks of machines as a single, aggregate computing resource. 
And NetMake is easy to install, easy to configure, and easy to use.

"NetMake is for software developers who now work inefficiently
because the tools they have are primitive," says Ms. Wrabetz. 
"It's part of the next generation of tools that will not just use
the network, but also make it automatic and intelligent."  Many
developers spend a lot of time waiting for compiles to finish. They
may even have to run long compiles overnight.  NetMake allows
developers to reduce short compiles enough to continue their work
uninterrupted and run long compiles in a fraction of the time.

NetMake is available now on Sun(TM) platforms, with support for
additional platforms to follow.  The introductory price for the
product is $5000 for a five-node package.  Additional nodes are
priced at $1400 per node.  Call 1-800-966-1666 ext. 82 or send
e-mail to nw_info@aggregate.com for a FREE 30 day trial.

NetMake and NetWorks are trademarks of Aggregate Computing, Inc.
UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.
Sun is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. NetMake is based on
the BSD Release 4.3 version of the make utility. BSD is an
operational trademark of the University of California.
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