---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunFlash February 1993 Table Of Contents SunFLASH Vol 50 #toc February 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SunFlash Aliases New Mail Headers Information About SunFlash SunFlash Archives SunFlash Archive Sites and Locations Titles And Sizes For February's Articles Summary of February's Articles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This article contains information about this mailing list and a brief summary of each of the messages posted during February, 1993. John J. McLaughlin SunFlash Editor Ft. 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SunFlash Archive Sites and Locations ------------------------------------ ftp server Directory name newstop.ebay.sun.com sun/sunflash (Sun access only) sunsite.unc.edu pub/sun-info/sunflash solar.nova.edu pub/sunflash src.doc.ic.ac.uk sun/sunflash ftp.uu.net systems/sun/sunflash ftp.adelaide.edu.au pub/sun/sunflash -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Titles And Sizes For February's Articles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line Count Vol.# Title 79 50.01 Sun TPC-A for SS10-41 with Sybase 164 50.02 January 1993 Software Technical Bulletin 91 50.03 Live Satellite Broadcast March 29,1993 114 50.04 SunSelect cuts price of SunPC Software 268 50.05 SPARCclassic engine: Low Cost CPU Board 140 50.06 SunSelect, Microsoft & PC-NFS 159 50.07 SunSoft's Windows Directions 364 50.08 Sun Show Orlando FL March 4-5 1993 226 50.09 SunOS Software Support Matrix - Update 173 50.10 SMCC/Novell Broaden Relationship 481 50.11 Updated Internet Services 188 50.12 OpenWindows Developer's Guide 3.0.1 301 50.13 American,RE/MAX,Shareholder Suit,Toshiba 188 50.14 SunLink Frame Relay 1.0 494 50.15 Third Party Product Announcements 167 50.16 ShowMe Volume Multiuser License Packs 494 50.17 About SPEC Benchmarks 204 50.18 Disk/Memory Repricing 526 50.19 Improved Upgrades, Trade-ups 495 50.20 Third Party Product Announcements 267 50.21 SunGKS Product Transition 656 50.22 Third Party Product Announcements 215 50.23 European Solaris 2.1 362 50.24 Solaris SW list from comp.unix.solaris 321 50.25 Sun Show: Orlando, FL USA March 4th, 5th Total 7137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of February's Articles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50.01 Sun TPC-A for SS10-41 with Sybase SUN SYSTEM DELIVERS INDUSTRY'S BEST SYBASE PRICE/PERFORMANCE ON TPC-A BENCHMARK SPARCserver 10 Model 41 Beats Out Competitor's High-End Midrange Systems MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - February 1, 1993 - Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today announced that its SPARCserver(TM) 10 Model 41 system achieved the industry's best-ever Sybase price/performance on the Transaction Processing Performance Council Benchmark-A (TPC-A). This popular benchmark is used widely to measure database performance and price/performance. The SPARCserver Model 41 TPC-A results were 108.07 transactions per second (tps-A) at $7,087 per tps-A, with the system running SYBASE SQL Server and the Solaris(R) distributed computing environment. Among all relational databases and all systems, Sun's server had the best price/performance in its class. 50.02 January 1993 Sun Technical Bulletin This article describes the contents of the Sun Technical Bulletin (STB) for January, 1993. Is posted to SunFlash to make those customers who have a support contract aware that they should be receiving this execellent publication. The text and PostScript STBs are also included in the SunSolve CD ROM service (see sunflash 44.07 "SunSolve and Sun HelpDesk"). 50.03 Live Satellite Broadcast March 29,1993 Times: 16:00-17:30 GMT In The US 08:00 - 09:30 Pacific 09:00 - 10:30 Mountain 10:00 - 11:30 Central 11:00 - 12:30 Eastern Telecommunications networks are a critical part of any nation's infrastructure. Major shifts are taking place in the technology for these networks. Sunergy Live from CeBIT (Hannover, Germany) takes a look at what's going on in Europe to put in place the next generation telco networks, how countries are coping with the change, and what can be expected in the future from these new networks. Although this program is European based, the discussions will have worldwide implications. 50.04 SunSelect cuts price of SunPC Software Also Unveils New Version of Product with Motif and NetWare Support CHELMSFORD, Mass.-January 19, 1993--SunSelect(TM), a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced significant price reductions for its popular SunPC(TM) emulation software and hardware acceleration products. SunSelect's suggested U.S. list price for SunPC(TM) software, which enables SPARC(R) workstation users to run MS-DOS(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) with UNIX(R) applications on a single system, has been reduced. The prices for SunPC hardware acceleration products have also been reduced. "The price reductions announced today make SunSelect the price leader for PC emulation products," said Cliff Utstein, senior product manager at SunSelect. "With high-performance emulation products available at these prices, we think power PC users who are considering upgrading to a workstation will find this to be a more attractive alternative than ever." In addition to the price reductions, SunSelect has also unveiled Version 3.1 of SunPC software, with new features and enhancements. 50.05 SPARCclassic engine: Low Cost CPU Board **************************************************************** * * * Sun introduces the lowest priced SPARCengine(TM) board * * ever! * * * * - GREAT PRICE/PERFORMANCE, 26.4 SPECint92, 21.0 SPECfp92, * * 4.6 MFLOPS, 59.1 MIPS -- TWICE TODAY's SPARCengine 2 and * * SPARCengine IPX(TM) * * * * - Ideal for telecommunications, CIM controllers, and * * medical imaging applications * * * * - Same board used in the SPARCclassic(TM) desktop system * * * * - Runs the standard Solaris(R) 2.1 environment and later * * Solaris 2.x releases * * * * - 1 Year Warranty * * * **************************************************************** 50.06 SunSelect, Microsoft & PC-NFS MICROSOFT AND SUNSELECT ANNOUNCE MUTUAL SUPPORT OF PC-NFS NETWORKING SOFTWARE ON WINDOWS PLATFORMS The following announcement was made on Monday, February 8, by SunSelect, an independent business unit of Sun Technology Enterprizes. For more information, please contact: Beth Byer, SunSelect at (508) 442-0271, or Kathryn Lang, High-Tech Communications at (415) 904-7000, or Brooke Shields, SMCC Networking, at (415) 336-1074. SMCC is encouraged by this announcement due to the fact that future interoperability between Solaris and Windows NT should be easier. Please note that this is a partnership announcement, not a product introduction. Product specific information is not currently available. 50.07 SunSoft's Windows Directions Attached is a SunSoft message relating to the future of NeWS and their direction of OpenWindows. SunSoft is announced this as their direction recenlty at the X Conference in Boston. SunSoft recently entered into an agreement with Adobe Systems to license the Display PostScript System (DPS) for Solaris. This message is intended to clarify SunSoft's OpenWindows directions in light of our partnership with Adobe and our commitment to MIT's X Window System. Since 1989, Sun has supported MIT's X protocol in its OpenWindows product. SunSoft will continue its commitment to MIT's X Window system by shipping an OpenWindows product based on the MIT source code. The last release of Solaris featuring X11/NeWS and TNT will ship in mid 1993. Subsequent releases of Solaris will incorporate MIT's X11R5 coupled with Adobe Display PostScript Level 2 as well as other imaging and geometry libraries. 50.08 Sun Show Orlando FL March 4-5 1993 This show is starting to look better all the time. Orlando in March is great for a vacation .... just my luck to have to attend a training session in California. -johnj The Sun US Eastern Area and Florida Region, together with Sun 'planets' and key partners, are sponsoring the first annual "SUN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE AND CONFERENCE" March 4-5 at the Twin Towers Resort & Conference Center in Orlando, Florida. Join us and see the hottest applications on Sun today! With more than 70 key partners exhibiting in a 22,000 square foot exhibit hall, and more than 30 educational breakout sessions, this promises to be one of the largest events of its kind ever! 50.09 SunOS Software Support Matrix - Update This notice is intended to keep you updated on the SunOS Software Support Matrix. The following matrix includes the latest Solaris 2.0 release. An End Of Life (EOL) Matrix has been published in the December release of the Sun Technical Bulletin (STB) and a slimilar EOL Matrix will be sent (January) as a customer letter informing each SunOS contract customer of the levels of support. The important point of this letter notification is that the North American Solution Center (NASC) will begin enforcing these support levels effective January 1, 1993. This will effect 4.0.3 customers who have been receiving level 2 support through-out last year even though 4.0.3 had technically transitioned to level 3 support nearly a year ago (1/92). 50.10 SMCC/Novell Broaden Relationship The following announcement was made today, February 10, by Novell. NOVELL AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS COMPUTER CORPORATION TO PROVIDE PROCESSOR INDEPENDENT NETWARE TECHNOLOGY ON SPARC SYSTEMS Strategic Agreement Brings Power of SPARC Systems to NetWare Environment SANTA CLARA, CA -- February 10, 1993 -- Novell and Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today broaden their long-standing relationship and announce a strategic agreement that will deliver native NetWare(R) technology on SMCC's SPARCserver(TM) systems. The move marks the first time that SMCC is making operating system-independent servers available to end users. It will provide NetWare customers with the opportunity to expand their current environments to include SMCC's powerful, high-performance systems. 50.11 Updated Internet Services This is from a recent article in the alt.internet.services newsgroup. -johnj From: yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Scott A. Yanoff) Newsgroups: alt.internet.services, comp.misc, biz.comp.services, alt.bbs.internet, news.answers Subject: Updated Internet Services List Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI Archive-name: internet-services 50.12 OpenWindows Developer's Guide 3.0.1 ****************************************************************************** * * * - Open Windows(TM) Developer's Guide 3.0.1 is the * * first version available on the Solaris 2.0(R) * * operating environment * * * * - DevGuide enables the design, edit and test of an OPEN LOOK GUI * * without writing a single line of code * * * * - Easy internationalization and localization of applications are * * enabled * * * * - XView(TM) and OLIT(TM) toolkits are supported * * * * - One OPEN LOOK(R) builder allows developers to choose toolkits and * * languages * * * ****************************************************************************** 50.13 SunNews: American Airlines, RE/MAX, Shareholder Suit, Toshiba This article consists of four recent Sun Press Releases. -johnj American Airlines Decision Technology Teams with SMCC RE/MAX Signs $4 Million Deal with Sun Sun Settles Shareholder Lawsuits Toshiba and SMCC Collaborate in Japanese Market 50.14 SunLink Frame Relay 1.0 *********************************************************************** * * * - Transparent IP connectivity over public or private Frame Relay * * networks * * * * - High speed data transfer (T1/E1 speeds) * * * * - 1022 point-to-point connections supported per frame relay link * * * * - Multivendor interoperability through support of RFC 1294 * * * * - SunNet(TM) Manager agent for integrated network management * * * * - Supports ANSI, CCITT Frame Relay Standards * * * *********************************************************************** 50.15 Third Party Product Announcements Network Peripherals Dual-Attach SBus FDDI Interface Solaris 2 versions of Brixton (IBM comms, PPP) Products IFAD Announces The IFAD VDM-SL Toolbox Version 2.0 SoftNet Client announcement (UNIX host as a Novell Client) Sys Admin update 50.16 ShowMe 1.0 High-Volume Multiuser License Packs ************************************************************* *Introducing ShowMe 1.0 High-Volume Multiuser License Packs * * * * - 100-user license pack for $16,500 * * - 500-user license pack for $78,000 * * * ************************************************************* The ShowMe(TM) conferencing solution software is now available to SMCC end users at substantial per-user price discount through High-Volume Multiuser License Packs. For example, the actual per-user price for a 500-user pack is only $156. Currently available single user license and a 10-user license configurations remain unchanged and have been shipping since August, 1992. ShowME is a powerful and easy to use conferencing solution for SPARCstation(TM) systems featuring an intuitive user interface and a shared conference-board. (See SunFlash 44.02, "ShowMe Computer Conferencing Software" for more details.) 50.17 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about SPEC Benchmarks This is a very interesting article about the SPEC benchmarks that was recently posted to the usenet newsgroup comp.benchmarks. -johnj From: jwreilly@mipos2.intel.com (Jeffrey Reilly) Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks Subject: SPEC FAQ Date: 12 Feb 93 22:04:20 GMT Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA USA The following text Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about SPEC Benchmarks =========================================================== is updated regulary by active SPEC members. Last update: 1/20/1993. Contents: 1. What is SPEC 2. How to Contact SPEC 3. SPEC's Products and Services 4. Current SPEC Benchmarks 4.1 CPU Benchmarks 4.2 SDM Benchmarks 5. Outdated SPEC Benchmarks 6. Forthcoming SPEC Benchmarks 7. Membership in SPEC 8. Acknowledgments 50.18 Disk/Memory Repricing ************************************************************************** * * * - SMCC maintains its AGGRESSIVE PRICES on mass storage and memory * * products * * * * - Storage and memory products are priced to WIN BUSINESS FROM THIRD * * PARTIES and other systems vendors * * * * - Prices reduced on: * * 424-Mbyte 3.5" SCSI-2 disk options * * * * 1.05-Gbyte 3.5" SCSI-2 disk options * * * * 2.1-Gbyte 5.25" SCSI-2 disk options * * * * 8-Mbyte SPARCclassic(TM), LX(TM) memory * * expansion option * * * ************************************************************************** 50.19 Improved Upgrades, Trade-ups Reduced Prices on SPARCstation 10 Model 30 Upgrades Trade-up Paths from Other competitive workstations ************************************************************* * * * - Aggressive promotional pricing for ALL upgrades to * * SPARCstation 10 Model 30 paths from: * * SPARCstation 2 * * SPARCstation IPX * * SPARCstation 1/1+ * * Sun-3/386i * * * * - New, specially priced competitive trade-up paths to * * SPARCstation 10 Model 30 from: * * HP/Apollo * * DEC * * IBM * * Other competitive workstations * * * * - Promotional pricing effective through March 31, 1993 * * * ************************************************************* 50.20 Third Party Product Announcements Warehouse eXpress (CIM, Warehouse and Distribution Control) DiskWright: Fast, Easy Install of SCSI Disks RAD ScreenPlay: Screen Recording Software for Sun 50.21 SunGKS Product Transition SUN TRANSITIONS SUNGKS TO THIRD PARTIES AS PART OF COMMITMENT TO OPEN GRAPHICS INITIATIVE SUNGKS-COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS TO BE AVAILABLE FROM SEVERAL INDEPENDENT GKS VENDORS As a fulfillment of its commitment to the Open Graphics Initiative Strategy, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation [SMCC(TM)] is announcing the transition of its SunGKS(TM) software product to the third-party marketplace. SunGKS has been an extremely successful product for Sun, and a substantial number of third-party implementations of GKS (last count is nine) currently exist. Through the Open Graphics initiative, SMCC reduces the technological barriers for implementing graphics APIs, hardware products and applications. Vendors are thus provided with simpler means to port their product to SPARC(R) and Solaris(R), and users are provided with greater freedom of choice through a larger number and variety of products. 50.22 Third Party Product Announcements Ingres Family Of Products Available For Solaris 2.1 Tivoli Systems' Third-Party Developers' Program AIM Technology BIM DEMAX Software, Inc. Landmark Systems Corporation Legato Systems, Inc. LEGENT Corporation Los Altos Technologies Metrix Network Systems Networx, Inc. Open Computing Security Group Paranet Scopus Technology, Inc. Sybase 50.23 European Solaris 2.1 *************************************************************************** * * * Solaris 2.1 is now available in French, German, Italian, and Swedish. * * Localized European Solaris 2.1, along with translated AnswerBook * * On-Line Documentation and End User Documentation, are now provided * * to workstation users world wide. * * * *************************************************************************** To meet the needs of the international and multinational customers, Sun Microsystems is introducing European Solaris 2.1. European Solaris 2.1 consists of English, French, German, Italian, and Swedish. The European Solaris 2.1 Media Kit consists of a multilingual CD-ROM disc and a localized Installation Guide for single or multiple language installations. In addition to the European Solaris 2.1 Media Kit, translated Solaris 2.1 End User Documentation can be purchased separately. 50.24 Solaris SW list from comp.unix.solaris This is an article from the newsgroup comp.unix.solaris. -johnj Solaris SW list. Maintained by ric@updike.sri.com. Ric Steinberger. Last updated: 02/11/93 Solaris 2.x compatibility information. Here is an attempt to provide some information about SW that may run under SUN's Solaris 2.x OS. Feel free to send additional information regarding other tools that you would like to see included. If possible, include details as to whether that product runs under 2.x [include x]. This list is now available via anonymous FTP from updike.sri.com. Please send suggestions to: ric@updike.sri.com. Use archie or other database to find out where these tools reside. Most of the GNU programs are on prep.ai.mit.edu. Many X11 programs are on export.lcs.mit.edu. pit-manager.mit.edu is a source for many other programs. So is ftp.uu.net. Other FREE SW and DOCS is available via anon FTP from opcom.sun.ca. Files are also available via EMAIL: Send a message to ftp@opcom.sun.ca. "help" should be in the subject line. 50.25 Sun Show: Orlando, FL USA March 4th, 5th SUN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE UPDATE - Orlando March 4th, 5th Time is running out to register for the Sun Business Technology showcase. If you haven't registered yet...look what you'll be missing!!! Here's everything you wanted to know about the Expo including details on Exhibitors, Educational Track Schedule, Keynotes, and Agenda. CONTENTS: I. PROGRAM INFORMATION II. SPECIAL LIMITED TIME OFFER!!! III. REGISTRATION FORM - MUST BE COMPLETED AND FAXED TO SHOREWOOD!!! IV. LIST OF EXHIBITORS V. LIST OF EDUCATIONAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS/TUTORIALS VI. HOTEL INFORMATION - MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TODAY!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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, ftp.uu.net, sunsite.unc.edu, 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. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@Sun.COM. +1 305 351 4909.