sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts SunFLASH Vol 63 #88 March 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63.88 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Non-Sun announcements. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com by email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more space seperated article numbers (e.g. 62.32) in the Subject line. Please try to place the article numbers in the Subject line, not in the message body. Articles that are of the correct format will be answered quickly by a program. I will eventually answer all others. -johnj (9 articles, 55Kb, 1172 lines - about 18 US pages) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Size In Title Number Kb/lines 63.79 6 130 CERT ADVISORY - utmp vulnerability 63.80 18 413 The Internet Mall: [22 Mar, 94] 63.81 8 171 Internet Multicasting Service 63.82 5 105 IONA Ports Orbix Object Request Broker 63.83 3 60 SunConnect S/W on PTI/PCC WAN Controller 63.84 4 84 PCMCIA-SCSI Adapter for Sun 63.85 3 58 Microsecond Resolution Real Time Clock 63.86 4 86 SPARC-FLASH 3/94: Table of Contents 63.87 4 65 Mass Storage for TCP/IP Networks Totals: 55 1172 How To Request An Article - Example ----------------------------------- %mail flashadm@sun.com Subject: 63.39 63.40 ^D % Please place the list of space seperated articles numbers on the same line as the Subject keyword. -johnj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstracts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63.79 Computer Emergency Response Team ADVISORY - utmp vulnerability From: cert-advisory-request@CERT.ORG (CERT Advisory) Newsgroups: comp.security.announce Computer Emergency Response Team : 412-268-7090 March 21, 1994 Writable /etc/utmp Vulnerability The CERT Coordination Center has received information concerning a vulnerability that exists on systems where the file /etc/utmp is writable by any user on the system. (130 lines) 63.80 The Internet Mall: Shopping the Information Highway [22 Mar, 94] From: taylor@netcom.com (Dave Taylor) A monthly list of commercial services available via Internet Maintained by Dave Taylor Orbix(R) Provides Interoperability across Multiple Desktop and Server Platforms "With implementations of Orbix for Microsoft Windows NT, SunSoft Solaris, SunOS, Silicon Graphics IRIX and now HP/UX, we supply interoperating, CORBA conformant solutions across some of the most popular server and client platforms. Within the next six months we will also release Orbix for Microsoft Windows 3.1, AIX, OSF 1 and OS/2, offering even more choice to distributed software developers," said Chris Horn, chairman and chief architect at IONA Technologies. (105 lines) 63.83 SunConnect Software Operates on PTI/PCC SBus WAN Controller From: ljw@pt.com (Leah Wilson) Performance Computer's dual port high speed intelligent WAN SBus Controller (Model PT-SBS332) now offers comprehensive "Plug N' Play" compatibility with SunLink WAN software packages available through SunSoft. (60 lines) 63.84 Ceram Announces PCMCIA-SCSI Adapter for Sun Workstations From: pcmcia@Ceram.COM (Craig Warner) Ceram Incorporated has announced a new product family of SCSI based peripheral devices which allow users of Sun Workstations to take advantage of the latest storage and I/O devices available in the PCMCIA format. The standard PCMCIA format is ~1.8"W x 3.3"L. These new products provide full SCSI hard disk emulation, as well as PCMCIA direct access capabilities. This product is ideal for organizations which wish to provide easy data interchange between portable SPARC based computers, as well as laptop and PDA devices which support PCMCIA storage cards. (84 lines) 63.85 Microsecond Resolution Real Time Clock from sales@magma.com Mesa Ridge Technologies Announces Microsecond Resolution Real Time Clock with Digital I/O and External Interrupt for Sun Microsystem's SPARC Platforms The MAGMA RTC+ Sp "Real Time Clock Plus" is a single SBus board designed to provide high resolution timing functions plus external real time device control. All counter inputs, outputs and gates as well as eight bits each of digital input and output and a external interrupt are brought to a DB-37 connector where they can be used to interface to external devices. (58 lines) 63.86 SPARC-FLASH 3/94: Table of Contents From: claire@sparc.com (Claire Pinkham) The following is the table of contents for SPARC-FLASH, the monthly email bulletin from SPARC International. If you would like to receive a free subscription to SPARC-FLASH, please send your full name, title, company and email address to sparc-flash-request@sparc.com. (86 lines) 63.87 Young Minds, Inc. Announces CD Mass Storage for TCP/IP Networks From: Heather Barger, Marketing-barger@ymi.com Young Minds, Inc. (YMi) has developed a mass storage system for TCP/IP network environments. The system, known as UltraCapacity, was announced today by Mass Storage Division Manager Michael Saunders. "UltraCapacity addresses the market for scalable, high performance data storage and access across a network. This system represents a significant addition to the YMi product family of CD-ROM and CD-Recordable peripherals which includes CD Studio TM, SecureCD Studio TM and SimpliCD TM," explained Saunders. (65 lines) ********************************************************************** For information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. 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