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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

            SUNSOFT REACHES SECOND MILESTONE IN PROJECT DOE

SunFLASH Vol 51 #39					          March 1993
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Contact:   Karen Andre
Org:       SunSoft, Inc.
Phone:     (415) 336-3890 
Contact:   Dan Stevens
Org:       Hi-Tech Communications 
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    Distributed Object System Speeds Up Application Development


SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 29, 1993 -- SunSoft today announced that it
has reached the second milestone in its Project DOE (Distributed
Objects Everywhere) program with the completion of the distributed
object system. This new foundation builds on the industry-standard
ToolTalk interapplication communication product -- the first component
of Project DOE -- to give software developers a head start in creating
next-generation distributed object-oriented applications. SunSoft
demonstrated the new object system running across the network here
today, giving more than 1,700 attendees a glimpse of the power of
Project DOE.

SunSoft's distributed object system is the first to specifically target
the enterprise-wide computing market, enabling corporate users to
access and utilize compute, data management, and multimedia resources
across networks anywhere in the world. The system allows software
developers to integrate existing applications and create new objects
that seamlessly interoperate with each other, protecting their current
investment while moving to the new object paradigm. The system consists
of the Distributed Object Management Facility (DOMF) and a set of
system objects, giving software developers a robust object foundation.
The DOMF is SunSoft's implementation of the Object Management Group's
(OMG) Common Object Request Broker (CORBA) specification. SunSoft will
make the distributed object system available to members of its
Distributed Object Council (DOC), a group consisting of leading object
developers and major end users who meet frequently with SunSoft to
review product specifications and plans, and provide feedback. SunSoft
will hold the next DOC meeting immediately after the developer
conference.

"As we move to the enterprise-wide computing model, distributed objects
becomes a critical requirement," said Steve MacKay, vice president of
user environments at SunSoft. "ToolTalk and now the DOMF will give
developers the catalyst needed to create the distributed applications
of tomorrow today."


Project DOE

SunSoft's Project DOE program gives users a new computing paradigm
where modular applications are created out of distributed objects that
can "plug and play" across multiple platforms. Distributed object
technology provides several benefits including: allowing application
development teams to create more complex solutions by integrating new
and previously developed objects; increasing software quality through
enforced modularization and the reuse of tested objects; improving ease
of use and ease of development by making network and location issues
transparent; and driving down the overall cost of development,
extension and maintenance of distributed enterprise software
solutions.

The ToolTalk software -- SunSoft's first object-oriented product -- has
been endorsed by more than 50 software and hardware companies. It was
recently adopted by IBM, HP, SCO, Univel and USL as part of the common
open software environment. In addition, SunSoft has been one of the
founding members of the OMG and has led several of its standards
efforts including the CORBA specification.

SunSoft will make the distributed object system available to key
software developers and end users in 90 days. SunSoft will unveil
additional details of Project DOE later this year.

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 80386/486-based computers. The products are
licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer
manufacturers and resellers worldwide.

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(c) 1993 Sun Microsystems, Inc. SunSoft and ToolTalk, are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a registered
trademark of SPARC International, 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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