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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

           SunSelect and Wall Data Announce OEM Relationship

SunFLASH Vol 59 #3					       November 1993
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SunSelect contact: Steve Hanlon, SunSelect, (508) 442-0571

             WALL DATA ANNOUNCES OEM RELATIONSHIP WITH SUN

                  SunSelect to Market RUMBA for PC-NFS

REDMOND, Wash. -- October 25, 1993 -- Wall Data Incorporated.
(NASDAQ;WALL) today announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with
the SunSelect business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  Under the terms
of the agreement, SunSelect will market RUMBA for PC-NFS, a version of
Wall Data's Windows-based connectivity software designed specifically
for PC-NFS users.

"Wall Data's RUMBA software provides PC users easy access to data and
applications residing on multiple hosts in enterprise-wide information
system networks," said James Simpson, president and CEO of Wall Data.
"Our relationship with SunSelect will give users of its market-leading
open PC networking solution the same easy access to enterprise data and
applications."

"The rich set of features in RUMBA for PC-NFS provides a compelling
mainframe connectivity solution and excellent value for our PC-NFS
customers," said Dave Power, general manager of SunSelect.

PC-NFS 5.0 is SunSelect's PC-to-enterprise networking software for
integrating MS-DOS and Micrososft Windows users into open, multivendor
environments.  With over one million users, PC-NFS has captured 70
percent of the combined TCP/IP and NFS market and one-third of the
total TCP/IP market for PC LANs.

RUMBA software is Wall Data's award-winning PC-to-host connectivity
solution for Microsoft Windows.  RUMBA for PC-NFS is designed to give
PC-NFS users access to IBM mainframes via TCP/IP.  It gives users the
ability to view, access and transfer host data and applications quickly
and easily from Windows.  RUMBA for PC-NFS joins other SunSelect
enhancement products for PC-NFS, including SelectMAIL electronic mail
and PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit.

RUMBA for PC-NFS will be demonstrated in the Wall Data, TOPLOG and BTE
booths at INTEROP Europe 93, October 25-29 in Paris.  RUMBA for PC-NFS
will be available December 1, 1993 from authorized SunSelect
resellers.  Single user license fees are $190, plus a $50 media base
pack.

About SunSelect

SunSelect was established in 1992 as a business unit of Sun
Microsystems, Inc., dedicated to developing and marketing a range of
industry-leading products that integrate PC resources into open
enterprise computing environments.  SunSelect is based in Chelmsford,
Mass.

About Wall Data

With headquarters in Redmond, Wash., and offices in 20 cities
throughout the U.S. and Europe, Wall Data is a public company that
develops, markets and supports Windows-based connectivity software
products and associated applications tools.  The company's RUMBA
software provides PC users in business organizations easy access to and
use of computer applications and data residing on multiple host
mainframes and minicomputers in enterprise-wide information system
networks.

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PC-NFS, SelectMAIL, Sun, Sun Microsystems, and SunSelect are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  RUMBA is a
registered trademark of Wall Data Incorporated.  

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