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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

 SunSoft Completes Acquisition Of Interactive Systems Intel UNIX Business
   
SunFLASH Vol 37 #14					        January 1992 
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 15, 1992 -- SunSoft and the Eastman Kodak
Company today announced the completion of SunSoft's acquisition of
Interactive Systems Corporation's Intel UNIX business. Kodak will
continue to operate the Services and Technologies group as Interactive
Systems Corp.

This acquisition further underscores SunSoft's commitment to the Intel
market. With the synergy of the combined engineering resources, SunSoft
will accelerate development of the Solaris 2.0 distributed computing
solution on 80X86 platforms. SunSoft now has a worldwide sales presence
and customer base for UNIX/ 80X86 products in the United States,
including the federal government, Europe and Asia. Details on SunSoft's
product plans with the Interactive acquisition will be unveiled at a
later date.

According to International Data Corporation, a market research firm
based in Framingham, Mass., this gives SunSoft access to the largest
installed base of 32-bit operating systems on the Intel 80X86
microprocessor architecture for shipments through 1990 (see attached
charts). In addition, SunSoft's position as the largest supplier of
32-bit system software worldwide is further enhanced.

"Our announcement today reaffirms our strong commitment to the Intel
space in the areas of technology, distribution and marketing," said
Edward J. Zander, president of SunSoft. "We plan to aggressively pursue
our goal of making Solaris the leading distributed computing solution
on the 80X86 architecture."

SunSoft is in the process of assimilating Interactive's Intel/UNIX
products and employees into the company. SunSoft will continue to offer
the complete Interactive ARCHITECH Series product line with full
service and support. SunSoft will offer Interactive UNIX customers a
migration path to its Solaris 2.0 distributed computing solution on the
80X86 architecture. In addition, Eastman Kodak has licensed the
Interactive product line trademarks to SunSoft.

SunSoft, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a subsidiary of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. SunSoft has offices in North America, Europe and
Asia.  The company is the leading supplier of 32-bit system software
solutions for SPARC and Intel 80386/486 -based computers. SunSoft's
products are targeted at software developers, system administrators and
end users. The products are licensed by SunSoft and sold through major
computer system manufacturers and resellers worldwide.

SunSoft:	Shernaz Daver 		415-336-0678
Eastman Kodak:	Engelina Jaspers 	716-724-6891

Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a
registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. UNIX is a registered
trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. Intel is a registered
trademark of Intel Corporation.  All other products or service names
mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
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