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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

         	SUNSOFT'S TOOLTALK AVAILABLE FOR INDUSTRY'S
	        	LEADING COMPUTER PLATFORMS

SunFLASH Vol 46 #24					        October 1992 
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   Application Interoperability Demonstrated Across Multiple Systems


INTEROP, San Francisco, Oct. 28, 1992 -- SunSoft, Inc., today announced
that ToolTalk, the industry's foremost interapplication communication
software, is now available for seven leading computer platforms.
ToolTalk communication software brings universal plug-and-play
application integration to users of over 75 percent of the world's UNIX
workstations, including systems from Cray Research, Inc., Digital
Equipment Corp., Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corp., Intergraph, Silicon
Graphics, Inc., Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. and SPARC-compatible
vendors. ToolTalk's ability to  link applications across a
heterogeneous network was demonstrated at the SunSoft booth here
today.

The announcement adds to the growing momentum for SunSoft's ToolTalk
communication software over the last year. More than 50 independent
software vendors in a range of market segments have already endorsed
ToolTalk, including Lotus Development Corp., Frame Technology,
Interleaf, Island Graphics, Applix, Clarity Software, Cadre
Technologies, SunPro and CenterLine Software. In addition, SunSoft has
worked with leading software developers and end users to create
standard message sets  in the areas of desktop productivity,
multimedia, databases and CASE to allow for  seamless integration of
applications from different vendors.

ToolTalk unlocks traditional application interoperability limitations
and enables universal plug-and-play integration between applications on
networked, multivendor systems. With ToolTalk-enabled applications,
users are no longer limited to integrated software packages where the
vendor chooses which applications work together, or by applications
which only interoperate with other applications on a stand-alone system
or a network of single-vendor systems.

"The ability to automatically send information from one application to
another across the network regardless of the application, the
information or hardware platform is a requirement for increasing user
productivity in today's multivendor environments," said Jim Billmaier,
vice president of product marketing for SunSoft.  "ToolTalk allows
users to focus on the job at hand by giving them universal
plug-and-play interoperability for all applications across the
corporate network."

Availability

SunSoft ships ToolTalk communication software bundled with Solaris 2.0
on SPARC and with early access versions of Solaris 2.0 for x86.
Product inquiries should be directed to SunSoft at 1-800-227-9227 in
the United States.  In Europe and Asia, inquiries should be directed to
local SunSoft offices.  ToolTalk for Silicon Graphics' IRIS 4D systems
is available through SGI.  ToolTalk for HP-UX, DECstation ULTRIX 4.2
and the IBM RS/6000 running AIX will be available in the fourth quarter
of 1992 through authorized distributors worldwide.  ToolTalk for Cray
and Intergraph systems will be distributed through the vendors'
respective distribution channels.

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

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