SunFlash November 2nd, 1994 ============================= You may send for any of these articles sending mail to FlashBack@FlashBack.COM. Include the article numbers for the the articles that you want in the Subject line. E.g. to get a copy of 71.09 and 71.10 % mailx FlashBack@FlashBack.COM Subject: 71.09 71.10 ^D % ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents: 71.06 S.W.I.F.T. Selects Sun 71.07 Online: Backup 2.0, Backup Copilot 1.0 Removed from Price List 71.08 Micro Focus COBOL 3.2 for Solaris 2.3 71.09 SPARCcluster PDB Servers 71.10 SMCC's Excalibur for Excellence Quality Award ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.06 S.W.I.F.T. Selects Sun Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced that its SPARC(R)/Solaris(TM) systems have been chosen by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (S.W.I.F.T.) as the platform of choice to run its first end-user application targeting the securities market. In a related announcement, S.W.I.F.T. today unveiled its plans to port its SWIFTAlliance interface to the Sun(R) platform. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.07 Online: Backup 2.0, Backup Copilot 1.0 Removed from Price List Sun Microsystems Computer Company announces the transition of two layered software backup utilities: Backup Copilot(TM) 1.0 for Solaris(R) 1.x systems and Online: Backup(TM) 2.0 for Solaris 2.x systems. NetWorker for Solaris, announced May 17, 1994, provides equivalent and improved functionality, and is the replacement as Sun's longterm backup utility. It is the replacement on Solaris 1 systems for Backup Copilot 1.0, and also the replacement on Solaris 2 systems for Online: Backup 2.0. NetWorker for Solaris is currently available for all server configurations and on all Solaris releases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.08 Micro Focus COBOL 3.2 for Solaris 2.3 Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announces the availability of Micro Focus COBOL v3.2 products for the Solaris(R) 2.3 operating environment. The Micro Focus COBOL version 3.0.5 which runs on Solaris 1.1 has not been changed and can still be ordered. Micro Focus COBOL is the industry de facto standard COBOL compiler and provides Sun(R) customers with a full COBOL development environment to support rightsizing transitions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.09 SPARCcluster PDB Servers New SPARCcluster PDB Servers for database clustering o Performance scalable beyond single system environments o Integrated fault management and recovery for high availability o OnLine Cluster Management for easy cluster manageability o Support for Oracle Parallel Server o Easy upgrades for existing SPARCserver customers o Installation, service and support provided by SunService ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.10 SMCC's Excalibur for Excellence Quality Award Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) announced that Suzuka Fuji Xerox, a leading board assemblies manufacturer, is the winner of SMCC's first-ever Excalibur for Excellence Quality Award. The new award is given to a supplier that makes significant contributions to SMCC's product quality in design, manufacturing and service. In addition, SMCC announced the winners of its annual Supplier Performance Awards Program. This program acknowledges suppliers that consistently provide SMCC with quality products, excellent service and overall price performance while also demonstrating responsiveness, flexibility and consistency in their service to SMCC. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SunFlash - A Full-Text On Demand Newsletter John J. McLaughlin Publisher & Editor - flash@FlashBack.COM Subscriptions to Majordomo@FlashBack.COM Article Requests to FlashBack@FlashBack.COM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c)FlashBack, Inc. You make redistribute this article as long as you keep this notice and respect any copyright notices of the individual articles.