---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunSoft Establishes Software Centre in Ireland SunFLASH Vol 51 #6 March 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Focus On Software Localization For Europe DUBLIN, IRELAND, March 2, 1993 -- SunSoft, Inc., the system software subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced that it will establish a European Software Centre in Dublin, Ireland. The announcement, made in conjunction with the Industrial Development Authority of Ireland, represents the growing importance of Ireland and its talent in the global computing market. SunSoft will manage development and localization of its Solaris software environment at the new centre. SunSoft, Inc. began operations in 1991. The company's Solaris software runs on the industry's highest volume RISC and CISC architectures: SPARC (TM) and x86. SunSoft has an installed base of more than 750,000 units worldwide and ships more than 350,000 UNIX (R) licenses per year. More than 7,000 third-party software applications, the largest base in the world, run on the Solaris environment. Today's announcement gives SunSoft the ability to address specific needs of the European software market. According to InfoCorp, a market research firm based in Santa Clara, Calif., Europe represents the world's second largest market for UNIX-based systems, following the United States. In 1992, Europe accounted for 34 percent of the world UNIX market in initial value and 31 percent in units consumed. SunSoft already has offices in Germany, France and the United Kingdom and is represented in most of the European markets. The new European Software Centre will work closely with SunSoft's seven research and development sites across the world. "The European Community will play a major role in the global computing market throughout this decade," said Edward J. Zander, president of SunSoft. "Ireland, with its large pool of engineering and software talent, is the ideal location for us to mange software development to meet the needs of the European UNIX market." The European Software Centre will be headed up by Dick McQuillen. McQuillen has more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry. He has been at Sun since 1988 and has set up operations for the company in Europe and the Far East. SunSoft will begin operations in Ireland in the summer and is considering several locations in the Dublin area. Recruitment for the new centre will begin this month. SunSoft, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a 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 (R) 80386/486-based computers. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. ### 1993 Copyright Sun Microsystems, Inc. SunSoft and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. For more information please contact: Karen Andre, SunSoft, Inc. at (415) 336-3890 or Dan Stevens, Hi-Tech Communciations at (415) 904-7000. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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.