---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunFlash November 1992 Table Of Contents SunFLASH Vol 46 #toc November 1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note From The SunFlash Editor Summary of The Florida SunFlash For New Subscribers Summary Of 's Messages (line count + title) Summary of Messages Sent This Month (issue # and synopsis) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The archive files for November 1992 should be available by the end of this week. There are compressed tar files for each month as well as the whole of last year. An archive of the first 1000 articles has been placed on the SunFlash archive servers. With tools such as SearchIt and TextTract this archives can easily be searched. 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For more information about SunFlash, send mail to info-sunflash thus: $ mail info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM Subject: info info ^D $ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Titles And Sizes For November's Articles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line Count Vol.# Title 137 47.01 New SPARCserver Packages, Lower Prices 326 47.02 2.1-gbyte Differential SCSI Disk Options 145 47.03 New SPARCserver 600MP Upgrades 87 47.04 Sun Honors Wells Fargo MIS VP 339 47.05 Tivoli: Managing Computer Systems 252 47.06 Guide To Internet Services 522 47.07 Third Party Product Announcements 108 47.08 Texas Instruments CASE Tools on Sun 203 47.09 SunSoft Launches Solaris 2.1 86 47.10 Sun, CTP and Manufacturing Industry 182 47.11 10/100 MBPS Ethernet Migration Objectives 113 47.12 EO, Sitka's Mobile Networking Solution 542 47.13 Third Party Product Announcements 146 47.14 New Sun Workstations: Classic & LX 173 47.15 New Sun Server: SPARCcenter 200 777 47.16 S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 6 91 47.17 Andersen Consulting's Foundation 65 47.18 Solaris CMW Product 540 47.19 2.0.1 SPARCworks and SPARCompilers 456 47.20 SCSI-2 For 600MP Series 85 47.21 SMCC Creates New Integration Service 642 47.22 UNCC, Sun On-line Site 220 47.23 SPARCengines: ACCESS: IPX Price Down 249 47.24 Hungary :PC Distributors :NT :New VP 192 47.25 December 1992 STB Contents 856 47.26 Solaris 2.1 116 47.27 PeopleSoft & SPARC/SOLARIS 2.1 104 47.28 December 2nd Sunergy Broadcast Sites 69 47.29 New: SPARCstation 10 Model 20 462 47.30 Third Party Product Announcements 155 47.31 New 1Gb Disk Drives 565 47.32 SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX 283 47.33 SPARCclassic Server 168 47.34 DOE's OMG IDL (Dec 2 Sunergy Broadcast) 138 47.35 New SunPro Code Management Tools Total 9594 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of November's Articles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47.01 New SPARCserver Packages, Lower Prices MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- October 27, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. (SMCC) today unveiled the highest-capacity, lowest-cost data center server package ever available from the company and announced that it has reduced prices from 7 to 17 percent on its popular SPARCserver(TM) 600MP Series of multiprocessor servers. Now, users have a broader choice of systems and very economical solutions for applications that require data center levels of capacity and performance. In addition, SMCC unveiled new high-performance disk storage solutions for its servers that are less than half the price of comparable products from major UNIX(R) server manufacturers. 47.02 2.1-gbyte Differential SCSI Disk Options ************************************************************************** * * * - New 2.1-Gbyte 5.25" Fast Differential SCSI-2 disk drives offer * * 62% more capacity than Sun's 1.3-GB SCSI-2 and IPI drives, and * * higher performance as well. * * * * - New Differential SCSI Tray for Data Center systems houses up * * to 12.6-GB of capacity on a single SBus slot, resulting in * * support for over 100-GB disk capacity on the SPARCserver 690MP. * * * * - New Differential SCSI Expansion Pedestal increases the storage * * capacity of SPARCserver 630MP and 670MP deskside systems and the * * SPARCserver 10 to over 41-Gbytes. * * * ************************************************************************** 47.03 New SPARCserver 600MP Upgrades and Product Repricing ************************************************************************* * * * - New 2.1-Gbyte Differential SCSI disks on enclosure * * exchange upgrades from Sun-3/180, 3/280, 3/480, and * * Sun-4/280 to SPARCserver 690MP * * * * - Price cut on board upgrades from 4/330, 4/370, 4/390, * * 4/470, and 4/490 to SPARCserver 600MP * * * * - Price cut on enclosure exchange upgrade to SPARCserver * * 690MP Model 41 with 128MB of memory * * * ************************************************************************* Sun is enhancing and repricing the upgrades to its SPARCserver 600MP series. Customers have the opportunity to choose Sun's new 2.1-Gbyte Differential SCSI disks on enclosure exchange upgrades to SPARCserver 690MP Model 120 or Model 41. These upgrades will allow customers to take advantage of a 10MB/sec SCSI interface. The two new upgrades are: Upgrade to SS690MP Model 120 UG690-120-64-P73 (V3,V4) Upgrade to SS690MP Model 41 UG690-41-64-P73 (V3,V4) All enclosure exchange upgrades with 1.3-Gbyte IPI disks will remain available. 47.04 Sun Honors Wells Fargo MIS VP Donates $10,000 to University Computer Science Program MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- November 2, 1992 -- Wells Fargo executive Roy Camblin is increasing the efficiency of the Wholesale Service Group's computer solution -- with potential savings of millions annually. These savings and Camblin's innovative approach to MIS helped him win the first "Information Systems Visionary of the Year" award, bestowed by Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today. 47.05 Tivoli: Managing Computer Systems Tivoli Announces New Software Applications for Managing Distributed Computer Systems From: mturner@rockytop.tivoli.com (Mike Turner) Newsgroups: comp.newprod Subject: Tivoli/Works(tm) 1.5 Organization: TIVOLI Systems, Inc. Contact: John Hime Phone: (512) 794-9070 Contact: Janice Brown Janice Brown and Associates, Inc. (617) 332-8066 Applications Promote Team Approach; Simplify Remote Systems Monitoring, Network-wide Distribution of Software, Other Tasks AUSTIN, Texas (September 8) -- Tivoli Systems, Inc., of Austin, Texas, today announced new software packages that help companies reduce the cost and complexity of managing their distributed computer systems by using teams of systems-management staff. The new applications make it much easier to manage basic system resources such as users and servers, maintain security, perform system monitoring and troubleshooting, and distribute software updates throughout a network. Tivoli also announced the availability of toolkits that let non-programmers and programmers fine-tune the Tivoli applications and build custom team-oriented systems-management applications, respectively. The applications and toolkits initially are available on Sun Microsystems workstations running the Solaris operating environment, a superset of UNIX System V.4. The new software extends the capabilities of the Tivoli Management Environment, a complete software environment that has been endorsed by the computer industry as a breakthrough in managing distributed computers. Based on an object-oriented framework, TME provides easy-to-use management tools, a consistent interface to diverse tasks, and built-in security that enable a collaborative approach to managing distributed computers. 47.06 Guide To Internet Services This is an article that was posted to comp.archives. It describes a number of services available via the Internet. -johnj A. Current weather images B. Current weather data C. Meteorological, oceanographic, and geophysical research data D. Other satellite images E. Map data F. Other stuff Alphabetical list of FTP and Telnet sites, with information 47.07 Third Party Product Announcements DeskTalk announces support for SunNet Manager 2.0 Advent's IMAGER DESKTOP for HP ScanJet IIc/IIp preVue Version 3.4 XpressFax 1.0.5+ fax software for SPARCstations. 47.08 Texas Instruments CASE Tools on Sun Plano, TX (Nov. 4, 1992)--Texas Instruments announced today it has entered into a joint development and marketing relationship with Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) to port TI's integrated computer-aided software engineering (I-CASE) solution, the Information Engineering Facility(TM) (IEF) (TM) onto the SPARC(R)/Solaris(R) platform. In addition, customers who use IEF on mainframes can regenerate their applications on Sun(TM) systems, which allows them to run their applications immediately in client-server computing environment at a lower cost, the company said. The IEF Client/Server Encyclopedia will allow teams of developers to work on a single business system while retaining consistency, structure and high quality. 47.09 SunSoft Launches Solaris 2.1 New Features For Business Market The Right Box For Rightsizing MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 4, 1992 -- SunSoft today introduced a new version of the Solaris 2.0 distributed computing environment. Called Solaris 2.1, the software boasts new installation, administration, security and internationalization features, providing commercial users with the industry's most powerful 32-bit software environment for the corporate enterprise. Based on extensive customer input and testing, the Solaris 2.1 computing environment incorporates more than 1,000 product improvements, delivering up to a 40% increase in areas of network performance and up to a 50% increase in user interaction performance over Solaris 2.0. The Solaris 2.1 software includes full symmetric multiprocessing and multi-threading capabilities, dramatically increasing system performance. In addition, the new version offers major enhancements in the graphics area, providing users with 2D-3D capabilities critical to the technical and high-end commercial markets. 47.10 Sun, CTP and Manufacturing Industry SUN MICROSYSTEMS COMPUTER CORPORATION AND CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS JOIN FORCES TO OFFER CUSTOMIZED, CLIENT-SERVER SOLUTIONS TO THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY The following third party press release was announced today November 5, 1992, by Cambridge Technology Partners. The announcement is part of Sun's Integration Partners Program and is especially applicable to the discrete manufacturing markets. Non-press inquiries should be directed to Bill Seawick at x64304. Press inquiries should be directed to Steve Begley at Hi-Tech Communications (415) 904-7000. Cambridge, MA -- November 5, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) and Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP INC.) announced today a joint marketing agreement to offer customized client-server solutions to manufacturing clients and to assist them in their move from primarily proprietary environments to ones based on open systems. As part of the marketing agreement SMCC and CTP will identify manufacturing accounts that desire to rightsize, then specify a cohesive plan for open system application migration and development. In addition, SMCC and CTP will jointly host a seminar series on rightsizing for manufacturing companies. 47.11 10/100 MBPS Ethernet Migration Objectives LEADING ETHERNET SUPPLIERS ENDORSE "10/100 MBPS ETHERNET MIGRATION OBJECTIVES" 3Com, SynOptics, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation and LAN Media Corporation Support Standards Development Effort SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 4, 1992 - Leading networking suppliers today endorsed a list of goals for implementing Ethernet networks at 100 megabits per second (Mbps) using unshielded twisted pair (UTP) 10BASE-T wiring and pledged support to expedite a workable standard for the industry. The objectives supported by 3Com Corporation, SynOptics Communications, Inc., Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, LAN Media Corporation, and others are a set of technical objectives the vendors believe are necessary for a final 100 Mbps Ethernet standard and will be presented for discussion at the IEEE 802.3 committee meeting during the week of November 9 in San Diego, Calif. 47.12 EO, Sitka's Mobile Networking Solution EO Selects Sitka's Mobile Networking Solution For New Line Of Personal Communicators Built-in Local Area Networking from Sitka Will Connect EO Personal Communicators to Enterprise and Desktop Computer Resources ALAMEDA, Calif., November 4, 1992 -- Sitka Corporation and EO, Inc. announced today a licensing agreement that will enable the world's first "personal communicators" to transparently share resources and information on local area networks. Sitka's mobile networking products, PenTOPS(tm) and PenCentral(tm), will be bundled with EO's Personal Communicator 440 and 880, devices that combine phone, computer, fax and electronic mail capabilities in one mobile platform. With Sitka's PenTOPS and PenCentral, users will extend the EO Personal Communicator's communication and computing capabilities by having access to all network resources, including shared files, network printers, CD-ROM, and network applications, such as corporate databases and groupware. 47.13 Third Party Product Announcements ParcPlace Introduces VisualWorks /rdbX: Graphical Database Interface TeleSoft/CaseWare: Ada Development & Configuration Mgmt. TransferPro News Release 47.14 New Sun Workstations: Classic & LX SMCC INTRODUCES COLOR RISC WORKSTATION PRICED LESS THAN A PC Also Unveils Graphics System, Server Product Based On SPARC/Solaris SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Nov. 10, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today introduced the SPARCclassic(TM), a fully loaded workstation that, at $3,995 (quantity 12), is the world's least expensive color RISC system. It is based on the revolutionary new 50 MHz microSPARC(TM) processor designed by SMCC and Texas Instruments, a "workstation on a chip" that is the most highly integrated, low-cost RISC processor ever available. SMCC also unveiled a new accelerated graphics computer called the SPARCstation(TM) LX that features the GXplus accelerator, CD-quality audio, a 424-megabyte internal disk and built-in ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network). ISDN is the global telephone and networking standard that will allow the merger of computer and phone functions. The SPARCstation LX system is the lowest-cost accelerated graphics workstation available, priced at $7,995. These new Sun(TM) workstations deliver 59.1 MIPS, with the SPARCclassic offering industry-leading value at $63 per MIPS. 47.15 New Sun Server: SPARCcenter 200 SMCC INTRODUCES WORLD'S FASTEST UNIX SERVER SAN JOSE, Calif. -- November 10, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today introduced the industry's most powerful, expandable and affordable high-end UNIX(R) server. It is based on the SPARC(R)/Solaris(R) platform. The SPARCcenter(TM) 2000 server, which offers unprecedented expandability -- up to 20-way multiprocessing -- as well as storage capacity, begins at $95,000. This is at least two to four times less expensive than comparable systems from other vendors. SMCC's new server -- a mainframe-caliber system for datacenter applications -- also delivers expansion options from one-fifth to one-half the price of similar products from other system vendors. "With the SPARCcenter 2000 server, we are aiming at organizations that need the processing power and capacity of a mainframe system, but demand the flexibility of a system that can grow with them," said Larry Hambly, vice president of marketing at SMCC. The SPARCcenter 2000 server features a variety of innovations, including an advanced new multiprocessing bus technology. This system utilizes a single system board design, which can be replicated up to 10 times to easily configure a larger, more powerful system. The basic system board has capacity for up to two SuperSPARC(TM) modules, 64 to 512 megabytes of memory, and provides one high-speed SBus I/O channel with up to four expansion options. It has 4.2 gigabytes of disk storage, which can be increased to more than 100 times this capacity. Its modular design permits expansion in multiple dimensions -- CPU, I/O, memory -- each time a new system board is added. 47.16 S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 6 Distributed by the Press Relations, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business; all rights reserved. Director of PR: Kay Hart; Sunergy Manager: Larry Lettieri; Managing Editor: Miyong Byun. Contact the Sunergy editors over email at: sunergy_information@Sun.COM. =========================================================================== = CONTENTS - ISSUE #6 = =========================================================================== ANNOUNCEMENTS *1* Upcoming Satellite Broadcast *2* Sunergy email Newsletters TECHNICAL TOPICS *3* Security in the Solaris Environment (White Paper) *4* "SunWorld" Magazine "Multiprocessing in Transition" SIG NEWS *5* SunNet Manager Users Group NEW PRODUCTS *6* SunExpress Announcement UPCOMING EVENTS *7* Tradeshow Calendar 47.17 Andersen Consulting's Foundation ANDERSEN CONSULTING TO OFFER FOUNDATION CLIENT/SERVER CASE PRODUCT ON SUN MICROSYSTEMS' UNIX PLATFORMS CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 1992 -- Andersen Consulting's Foundation(R) software organization today announced its intent to port its client/ server computer-aided software engineering (CASE) product, Foundation for Cooperative Processing (FCP), to Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation's (SMCC) SPARCservers(TM) and SPARCstations(TM) running the Solaris(R) operating system. As part of the agreement, FCP will support SMCC's newly announced SPARCcenter (TM) 2000 server, a mainframe-caliber system for corporate data center applications. "We are participating in SMCC's announcement of the SPARCcenter 2000 server because we believe there is a strong synergy between SMCC's efforts in the commercial UNIX (R)-based systems arena and our own leadership in enterprise-wide client/server CASE solutions," said Don Dall, managing director, FOUNDATION. "We are committed to exploring with SMCC areas of mutual benefit in the UNIX and client/server CASE industries. FOUNDATION's mission is to support the full range of computing platforms -- including leading UNIX platforms such as SMCC's -- to enable our customers to develop strategic client/ server systems within heterogeneous hardware and software environments." 47.18 Solaris CMW Product Trusted, Distributed Secure Environment for Networked Computers MILPITAS, Calif. -- Nov. 10, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc., (Sun Federal) today announced that volume shipments of Solaris(R) CMW 1.0 (Compartmented Mode Workstation), Sun Federal's distributed, secure UNIX(R) operating system, will begin on Dec. 17, 1992, through Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC). Solaris CMW is the culmination of over four years' effort by Sun Federal's staff of professional engineers to develop the only secure UNIX operating system with a distributed, trusted computing base to be under evaluation by the National Computer Security Center. "As government users move from mainframes to client-server solutions, our ability to offer a highly secure UNIX operating system for Sun workstations and servers will continue to differentiate us from our competitors," said John Marselle, acting president of Sun Federal. "Our customers can now realize the cost savings in a networked client-server environment without sacrificing the security of their information." Solaris CMW is designed to meet all relevant security standards (NCSC BI and DIA CMW requirements), as well as applicable industry standards including the OPEN LOOK(R) Graphical User Interface, MaxSix(TM) and SPARC(R) ABI. As a result, Solaris CMW has unparalleled commercial off-the-shelf application availability. 47.19 2.0.1 SPARCworks and SPARCompilers SPARCompiler Products * SPARCompiler C 2.0.1 * SPARCompiler C++ 3.0.1 * SPARCompiler FORTRAN 2.0.1 * SPARCompiler Pascal 3.0.1 SPARCworks 2.0.1 SPARCworks "Professional" Products * SPARCworks Professional C 2.0.1 * SPARCworks Professional C++ 3.0.1 * SPARCworks Professional FORTRAN 2.0.1 * SPARCworks Professional Pascal 3.0.1 * 2.0.1 SPARCworks/SPARCompilers software development products * * * * 2.0.1 SPARCworks/SPARCompilers include 3 packaging options: * * - SPARCompiler - compiler only (no tools) * * - SPARCworks - development tools * * - SPARCworks "Professional" - compiler + development tools * * * * 2.0.1 SPARCworks/SPARCompilers support both Solaris 2.0 and * * Solaris 1.1 transparently: * * - new support for Solaris 1.1 (previous release supported * * only Solaris 2.0) * * - this dual OS support for both Solaris 1.1 and * * Solaris 2.X allows customers to purchase and use a * * development environment independent of which operating * * environment they are currently using * * - this dual OS support also makes SPARCworks/SPARCompilers * * easier to sell and support * * * 47.20 SCSI-2 For 600MP Series New Differential SCSI-2 Disk Technology For SPARcserver 690MP And More Aggressive Pricing For Current 670MP and 690MP Configurations *********************************************************************** * * * Sun expands 600MP product family with new low-cost data center * * packages, improved I/O throughput, greater disk capacity and * * now more aggressive pricing on 670MP and 690MP * * * * * * SPARCserver 600MP Series Enhancements: * * * * - New low-cost 690MP data center package with next generation 2.1GB * * differential SCSI disk drops data center entry price by 24%. * * * * - Next generation 10-MB/sec differential SCSI disk improves SCSI * * disk throughput and increases 690MP disk capacity to over 100GB. * * * * - New 2.1GB differential SCSI disk pedestal available for 630MP and * * 670MP increasing office server storage capacity to 41GB. * * * * - More aggressive pricing for existing 670MP and 690MP packages * * with price decreases of 7% to 17% depending on the package. * * * *********************************************************************** SMCC now expands its industry leading server product line with a new low-cost data center package that incorporates the latest high performance SCSI-2 disk technology. The new 10MB/sec 2.1GB differential SCSI-2 disk provides better SCSI disk throughput and increased capacity for Sun MP servers. In addition, Sun is also offering new aggressive pricing for existing 670MP and 690MP packages. As always, the latest disk technology is also available as add-on options for existing systems and in expansion pedestals/cabinets. 47.21 SMCC Creates New Integration Service SAN JOSE, Calif. -- November 10, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today announced it has created a new group focused on helping its worldwide customers implement open client-server solutions that include the SPARC(R)/Solaris(R) platform. Called SunIntegration Services(SM), it will assist customers in planning and executing major technology transformations, select the best integrators and technology partners for customers' needs, and sometimes act as a project manager or prime contractor. SunIntegration Services will partner with world-class systems integrators and technology vendors -- such as GE Information Systems, Andersen Consulting, SAIC, SynOptics, Cabletron, Cambridge Technology Partners, AT&T and Cap Gemini Sogeti -- on a per-project basis. In the SMCC model, the unique expertise of each vendor is optimized. 47.22 UNCC, Sun On-line Site SMCC, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA UNVEIL INTERACTIVE REPOSITORY FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SOFTWARE This article has two parts. The first is a press release describing a new ftp service and the second is an automatic reply from that same ftp service. -johnj New, Easy-To-Use Technology Enables Quick Retrieval of Software CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina -- October 28, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) and the Office of Information Technology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today unveiled a new interactive information repository for the education and research communities that lets users of Sun SPARC(R)/Solaris(R) systems easily access public domain software, shareware and other material such as research articles and images. The repository, called SunSITE(TM) (Sun Software, Information, and Technology Exchange), resides on a dedicated SPARCserver(TM) 2 donated to the university by SMCC. Users access SunSITE from the Internet, a global wide-area network that includes a myriad of regional and local college and university networks. In contrast to similar repositories, SunSITE features an easy-to-use interface that allows users who have little or no experience with the UNIX operating system to quickly locate and retrieve information in a variety of formats. 47.23 SunNews: SPARCengines: ACCESS: IPX Price Down To keep the number of articles that I post to SunFlash in the 25 to 35 per month range, I will be grouping some Sun Press Releases in the same way that I group third party product announcements. Each article within a digest begins with the word "Subject:" at the start of the line. I will add a few keywords after the "SunNews" heading to help distinguish one SunNews article from another. The keyword should also give you a hint about the articles. I hope that you find this format to be useful. -johnj SUN MICROSYSTEMS COMPUTER CORPORATION INTRODUCES TWO LOW-COST, SINGLE-BOARD COMPUTERS ACCESS TO OFFER SUN SPARCENGINE BOARDS SMCC REDUCES PRICES ON THE POPULAR SPARCSTATION IPX Subject: SUN MICROSYSTEMS COMPUTER CORPORATION INTRODUCES TWO LOW-COST, SINGLE-BOARD COMPUTERS Powerful, Highly Integrated SPARCengine(TM) Boards Reduce Time-to-Market for Board-Level OEMs 47.24 SunNews: Sun in Hungary : SunSelect & PC Distributors : Windows NT : New VP SUN ESTABLISHES SUBSIDIARY IN HUNGARY SUNSELECT SIGNS TOP PC DISTRIBUTORS SunSelect Previews PC-NFS with Windows NT SMCC NAMES LINDA SARLES VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING FOR NORTH AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN FIELD OPERATIONS 47.25 December 1992 STB Contents This article describes the contents of the Software Technical Bulletin (STB) for December, 1992. Is posted to SunFlash to make those customers who have a support contract aware that they should be receiving this execellent publication. 47.26 Solaris 2.1 ***************************************************************** * * * Available on December 7 for ALL SPARC platforms! * * * * The new SPARCclassic(TM) and SPARCstation(TM) LX(TM) * * and ALL currently available SuperSPARC(TM) * * multiprocessor configurations will only run the * * Solaris 2.1 operating environment * * * * Provides symmetric multiprocessing support on * * SPARCserver 600MP Series (SPARC(R) and SuperSPARC * * processors) and SPARCstation 10 and SPARCserver 10 * * (Model 41) multiprocessor configurations * * * * New JumpStart(TM) feature enables customized * * installation of users' operating environments and * * application software; this feature will be preinstalled * * on the internal disks of: * * * * - SPARCclassic systems * * - SPARCstation LX systems * * - SPARCstation 10 and SPARCserver 10 * * (uniprocessor and multiprocessor * * configurations) * * * * Platforms with JumpStart as the default (SPARCclassic, * * SPARCstation LX, SPARCsystem 10 Models 30 and 41) MUST * * have access to a Solaris 2.1 CD-ROM (ordered * * separately) to perform automatic installation. * * * * SPARCstation ELC(TM), SPARCstation IPC(TM), * * SPARCstation IPX(TM), and SPARCstation 2 ordering * * procedures are UNCHANGED - they will continue to be * * preinstalled with Solaris 1.1 SMCC Version A. * * * * Administration Tool provides an easy to use graphical * * interface that helps administrators set-up and * * administer printers, user accounts, hosts and NIS+ * * databases * * * * New localized versions of Solaris 2.1 will be available * * in January and February of 1993 * * * ***************************************************************** 47.27 PeopleSoft & SPARC/SOLARIS 2.1 PeopleSoft and Sun Enter Joint Marketing Development Agreement Walnut Creek, CA -- November 10, 1992 -- Peoplesoft, Inc., a provider of client/server human resource and financial software applications, today announced support for the SPARC/Solaris 2.1 platform from Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. (SMCC). PeopleSoft also announced that it has signed a joint marketing and development agreement with Sun, making it a member of Sun's Catalyst Program. PeopleSoft plans to port its popular client/server PS/HRMS(TM) human resource management system application to Sun's Solaris 2.1 operating system by the first quarter of 1993 and will run with all Sun systems under the ORACLE relational database. Currently PeopleSoft supports Sun's Solaris 1.0 operating systems. 47.28 December 2nd Sunergy Broadcast Sites from Miyong.Byun@Corp (Miyong Byun, User Programs): If you are interested in viewing the Sunergy Broadcast at any of the open sites listed below, please contact sunergy at sunergy_information@Sun.COM or call 415 336-5847 if there is not a contact name listed by the site. "Object-Oriented Technologies" - A Live Interactive Satellite Broadcast When: December 2, 1992 9:00am - 10:15am PST* *show may run over to 10:30 to accommodate Q&A 47.29 New: SPARCstation 10 Model 20 New Model Offers Attractive Upgrade Path MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- November 24, 1992 -- Responding to customer demand, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today announced the availability of the SPARCstation(TM) 10 Model 20 system. Originally offered as a promotional model in September 1992, the workstation now joins the powerful SPARCstation 10 desktop family. The new product offers customers a lower-priced entry point and an attractive upgrade path to even higher-performance models of the SPARCstation 10 family. In addition to the SPARCstation 10 Model 20 system, the SPARCstation 10 family includes the following models: Model 30, 41, 52 and 54. All models come bundled with the Solaris(R) distributed computing environment. 47.30 Third Party Product Announcements FORTRESS GUI-BASED SECURITY PROGRAM Book: "Global Software - Developing Apps for the International Market" ScanWorX OCR Supports Software Only and Fujitsu Scanner SPRY Announces AIRMAIL (Windows Internet Mail) Adobe TranScript 4.0 47.31 New 1Gb Disk Drives NEW 1.05GB 3.5-INCH DISK OPTIONS NEW FLOPPY DRIVE OPTION INCREASED DISK SUPPORT UNDER SOLARIS 2.1 ************************************************************************** * * * - New 1.05GB 3.5-inch Fast 10MB/s SCSI-2 disk drive offers more * * than twice the capacity and up to 60% better performance than * * the 424MB SCSI-2 disk * * * * - Up to 7 SCSI disks providing 75% more disk capacity on a * * single SCSI bus supported under Solaris 2.1. * * * * - New Server Option Packs featuring the 1.05GB drive * * * * - New floppy drive option for SPARCstation(TM) LX(TM) and * * SPARCclassic(TM) systems * * * ************************************************************************** 47.32 SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX *********************************************************************** * * * Introducing the SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX * * The Industry's Lowest Priced Color Workstations * * * * - At $3,995 (quantity 12), the SPARCclassic(TM) workstation * * is the first diskfull color workstation priced less than a * * fully configured, networked PC. * * * * - The SPARCstation(TM) LX(TM) is the first fully configured graphics* * accelerated workstation priced less than $8,000. * * * * - Industry leading value AND excellent performance: * * * * SPARCclassic SPARCstation LX * * ------------ --------------- * * SPECint92 26.4 26.4 * * SPECfp92 21.0 21.0 * * MIPS 59.1 59.1 * * MFLOPS (DP) 4.6 4.6 * * * * INDUSTRY LEADING COMBINATION OF VALUE AND PERFORMANCE * * * * o SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX systems are designed to be the * * lowest priced, full featured, network ready, client systems * * with high performance CPU, graphics monitors, and a * * multi-tasking, multi-threaded operating system. PCs start out * * as standalone systems and require significant integration by * * the customer. * * * *********************************************************************** 47.33 SPARCclassic Server ************************************************************************** * * * Sun introduces the lowest priced SPARCserver ever. * * A resource for any workgroup. * * * * - The SPARCclassic(TM) server powered by the microSPARC(TM) processor * * offers unprecedented performance: 50% more power than a Compaq * * ProSignia at 20% lower price point * * * * - Support for up to 96 MB of memory and 1 GB of disk in the industry`s * * most compact footprint * * * ************************************************************************** 47.34 DOE's OMG IDL (Dec 2 Sunergy Broadcast) Project DOE's OMG Interface Definition Language (IDL) (will be discussed during Wed Dec 2 Sunergy Broadcast) From: Miyong.Byun@Corp (Miyong Byun, User Programs) The following white paper will be discussed on the air on Dec. 2. ========================================================================= Project DOE's OMG Interface Definition Language (IDL) Compiler Front End. WHAT: SunSoft, Inc., Mountain View, California, has placed the source code to Project DOE's Interface Definition Language (IDL) compiler front end (CFE) on OMG's file server, making the implementation publicly available. 47.35 New SunPro Code Management Tools NEW CODE MANAGEMENT TOOLS FROM SUNPRO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEED FOR WORKGROUP DEVELOPMENT TOOLS SPARCworks(TM)/TeamWare and ProWorks(TM)/TeamWare tools allow teams to work in parallel for maximum productivity MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -November 30, 1992-SunPro, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business, today introduced SPARCworks(TM)/TeamWare and ProWorks(TM)/TeamWare suites of code management tools which ease software version control, release integration, and project build. The new tools, which augment SunPro's family of SPARCworks and ProWorks development environments, speed software development by allowing individuals and teams to work in parallel for maximum productivity. SPARCworks/TeamWare and ProWorks/TeamWare products are aggressively priced and are available for systems based on the SPARC and x86 architecture and running the Solaris operating environment. Over five hundred developers throughout the world are already using SPARCworks/TeamWare tools in settings which range from small group projects to sophisticated multi-site and multi-platform development projects. The toolset-which builds upon standard UNIX tools and practices-has proven to be extremely easy to learn and use. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu, paris.cs.miami.edu, uunet.uu.net, src.doc.ic.ac.uk and ftp.adelaide.edu.au All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. 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