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Comprised of engineering, marketing, sales and support personnel, STB is the most recent manifestation of the company's longtime commitment to open technologies. 52.02 HOT OFF THE PRESS Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation Recent News March, 1993 Contents SUN'S MOMENTUM STATE OF THE BUSINESS SPARC Facts SMCC Unveils SPARC CPU Roadmap SPARC Technology Business Common Open Software Environment 52.03 SPARC International Newsletter This article describes the contents of the March 1993 issue of SPARC-LINE. SPARC-LINE is published by SPARC International eleven times a year for its members. While individual subscriptions are not available, single copies can be obtained by contacting the SPARC International representative at your company or by calling SPARC International directly at 415-321-8692. 52.04 SUNPICS ANNOUNCES NEW VERSION OF NEWSPRINT FOR SOLARIS 2 USERS MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 29, 1993-SunPics, the printing and imaging business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced the availability of NeWSprint(tm) 2.5, an advanced printing software solution that is compatible with the popular Solaris 2 operating environment for Sun(tm) computer systems and UNIX(r) system SVR4. Developed from NeWSprint 2.1, which is compatible with earlier versions of Solaris 1, NeWSprint 2.5 brings unprecedented ease-of-use and printing functionality not found in other distributed systems running UNIX SVR4. 52.05 1.05-GB drives on older Solaris revs 1.05-GB SCSI-2 disk drives now supported on older Solaris revisions 1.05-GB drives now supported on Solaris 1.0 (SunOS 4.1.1 Rev B) and Solaris 1.0.1 (SunOS 4.1.2) 1.05-GB drive operating system support is now the same as for the 1.3-GB drive This support will aid customer transition from 1.3-GB drives to the newer 1.05-GB drives 52.06 XIL 1.0 Imaging Library XIL 1.0 Imaging Library to be bundled with Solaris Developer's Kit Available now o The first bundled commercial imaging and video library o XIL(TM) 1.0 Imaging Library enables Solaris(R)-based applications with imaging and video requirements to run transparently from PCs to high-end imaging workstations. (SPARC(R) implementation bundled with the next release of the Solaris operating environment; Intel(R) implementation now under development.) o XIL 1.0 Imaging Library Developer's kit allows third party ISVs to take advantage of the XIL functions to be bundled with the next release of the Solaris operating environment. This is an unbundled product which is available now. SunSoft has announced the intent to bundle the run-time version of the XIL Imaging Library for commercial imaging and video applications in the next release of the Solaris environment. The XIL Imaging Library is the first imaging and video library to be bundled with a major operating system. 52.07 SunPC 3.1 - a new version of SunPC -SunPC 3.1 includes NetWare support, providing access to NetWare resources -SMCC has reduced prices on documentation and upgrades -SunPC 3.1 is fully backward compatible with SunPC 3.0 SunPC (TM) 3.1 software is now available from Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (TM) (SMCC). SunPC 3.1 includes these significant new features and enhancements over SunPC 3.0: o Support for NetWare (R) client allowing SunPC users to run PC applications from NetWare servers, share NetWare files, access printers, and use other NetWare resources o Extended support for X11 window managers to include Motif (R) 52.08 March 1993 Sun Technical Bulletin This article describes the contents of the Sun Technical Bulletin (STB) for March, 1993. It is posted to SunFlash to make those customers who have a support contract aware that they should be receiving this execellent publication. 52.09 Fingerhut Selects Sun MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- April 12, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today announced that Fingerhut Corporation, one of the nation's largest catalog-marketing companies, has agreed to purchase Sun(TM) SPARC(R) workstation and server systems for inbound telemarketing, customer service and credit authorization. It is the first major mail-order operation to make this transition from a mainframe to a client-server environment. 52.10 SunSpectrum: SMCC's new Support Program Features the Industry's Most Customized Assistance Program, Simplified Pricing Structure MOUNTAIN VIEW -- April 12, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems new, worldwide service and support program designed to meet the complete system needs of customers throughout the enterprise. SunSpectrum offers the industry's most flexible, yet streamlined ordering and pricing policies, which can dramatically reduce contract administration time. 52.11 4.2Gb Desktop Pack & 5Gb 4mm Tape Pack Unveiled today were the 4.2-gigabyte Multi-Disk Pack, the smallest, high quality 4 plus gigabyte desktop storage device on the market, and the 5-gigabyte 4mm Tape Desktop Backup Pack, the fastest, lowest-cost DAT (digital audio tape) package available from any major Unix computer vendor. In addition, SMCC has combined these two peripherals with a CD-ROM drive in the new File and Database Server Option Packs, available in three models. 52.12 Third Party Product/Service Announcements Sun and EcoSystems Software Partner SCSI Generic Driver Package (SG) Introductory and Advanced Sendmail Training Seminars SoftQuad announces SGML authoring for Solaris 2.x for SPARC AIR for Windows with SUNLINK 52.13 Japanese, Korean, Chinese Solaris 2.1 Japanese, Korean, Chinese (China) and Chinese (Taiwan) Solaris 2.1 versions are now available in the US via Consulting Specials Asian Solaris (R) 2.x operating system is now available in the US via Consulting Specials. Two key markets will benefit from this product release: US based multi-national companies who conduct business in Asia, and Asian based multi-national companies who require their local computing environment here in the US. 52.14 NeWSprint 2.5 for Solaris 2.1 -NeWSprint 2.5 supporting Solaris 2.1 is orderable now and will ship April 12, 1993 -SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX users can now print locally with NeWSprint 2.5 -Special free NeWSprint 2.5 upgrade continues to be orderable until June 30, 1993 by qualified customer Announcing NeWSprint (TM) 2.5 for Solaris (R) 2.1 operating system. o NeWSprint 2.5 provides Solaris 2.1 customers the same level of printing ease of use enjoyed by Solaris 1.x users o NeWSprint 2.5 supports all Sun SPARC- (R) processor based systems including the SPARCclassic (TM) and SPARCstation (TM) LX (TM) systems. 52.15 4.2Gb Desktop Pack & 5Gb 4mm Tape Pack Desktop server and power workstation users can now put more capacity and power on their desktops than ever before. Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) announces the new 4.2-GB Multi-Disk Pack, plus new Database Server Option Packs. The 4.2-GB Multi-Disk Pack is an innovative subsystem which packs four of the highest performance 1.05-GB fast SCSI-2 disks available anywhere into the same footprint as the SPARCstation (TM) LX (TM) workstation and the Desktop Storage Packs. No other vendor gets this much capacity and performance into such a small space. 52.16 SMCC High Performance 4mm Tape o New Sun 4mm tape drive is over 80% faster than Sun's current 8mm tape drive solution o Built-in data compression increases the native capacity on a single piece of media by 2 to 4 times o At 60% of the price of 8-mm tape and with a 3.5-in. form factor, this device is an attractive alternative to 1/4 inch and 8mm tape technology o With an MTBF of 80,000 hours the 5-GB 4mm tape drive is the most reliable tape drive Sun sells 52.17 New York Telephone Using Sun Platform SUN SPARC PLATFORM TO BE USED FOR ADVANCED TELEPHONE SERVICES MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --April 14, 1993-- For the first time in U.S. history, telephone customers can get flexible, low-cost private line services so they can tailor their communications network to fit their business needs. New York Telephone's NYNEX Enterprise Services is using more than 100 SPARCserver(TM) systems from Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) to deliver advanced communication capabilities, including multimedia services for the transmission of voice, data and video, to customers. NYNEX Enterprise Services was introduced today by New York Telephone. The services are available immediately in specified areas within the New York City area. 52.18 Third Party Product/Service Announcements Alsys First To Market With Ada for Solaris 2.x for SPARC Aurora Adds Solaris 2.X Compatibility to Product Family Book: "UNIX Power Tools" CERAM TurboCache/TurboSwap - Solid State Disk Helios Software (Germany) announces SPARC-based OPI server Xcelerated Systems and Helios Announce Software Compatibility IDE's Integrated Structured Environment Available on Solaris 2.x The ASK Group Announces INGRES/Enhanced Security 52.19 Third Party Announcements BBN announces PictureWindow(TM) desktop video conferencing system SVR4.2 and Solaris 2.1 Command Summary CSC and Sun Sign Aerospace Systems Integration Agreement GENERAL PRODUCTION AVAILABILITY OF ORACLE7 FOR SOLARIS 2 Razor: Issue tracking & CM 52.20 Sun's Hottest Volume 3 Number 3 C O N T E N T S Support the way you want it: for your entire enterprise Easy pricing and administration Choose your level Easy upgrades: work better with a better machine! Move up to the powerful SPARCstation(TM) 10 family Trade up from your HP/Apollo platform to a SPARCstation Upgrade your data center with the SPARCcenter(TM) 2000 series Put a SPARCstation LX on your desk Industrial-strength software development Introducing SPARCworks(TM)/TeamWare Pumping up programmer productivity: SPARCworks/SPARCompiler 2.0.1 Networking news Network Terminal Server SunLink(R) PPP 1.0 SunLink Frame Relay 1.0 Solaris CMW 1.0: the high-trust operating system Solaris speaks your language European Solaris 2.1 52.21 PC-NFS 5.0 - Full Microsoft Windows 3.x support, including Windows for Workgroups - Windows and DOS based networking applications including Telnet and FTP. - VT52/VT100/VT220/VT320 terminal emulation from Telnet - Server based-licensing from a central SPARCstation - Netware coexistance - File Transfer Protocal (FTP) Server application - Support for Windows Sockets API - Network Management and Security - Enhanced user interface - Connectivity to SPARCstations running Solaris 2.x or 1.x 52.22 SMCC: Lowest-Cost ISDN Solution Ameritech and SMCC to Jointly Market ISDN This article contains two Sun press releases about ISDN. -johnj MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- April 19, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today introduced two new products that will give customers greater flexibility by extending their work enironment to remote locations, using ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) technology. 52.23 New SPARCclassic Configurations - 32 MB 424-MB Disk for the SPARCclassic workstation - 32 MB 1.05-GB Disk for the SPARCclassic server Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) has introduced two new SPARCclassic (TM) configurations. Beginning immediately, SPARCclassic workstations will be offered with 32-MB base memory and a 424-MB internal disk. The SPARCclassic server will be offered with 32-MB base memory and a 1.05-GB internal disk. 52.24 Sun Reports Record Third Quarter Revenues MOUNTAIN VIEW, California -- April 20, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ:SUNW) today reported record revenues of $1.141 billion, up 20% from the $952 million reported for the corresponding period of fiscal 1992. Net income for the third quarter was $51.7 million, or $0.47 per share, compared to $61.4 million, or $0.60 per share, for the same period a year ago. The company's computer systems subsidiary, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, shipped more than 90,000 SPARC processors during the quarter, 57,000 of which were systems, and the balance of which were upgrades and multiprocessors. SunSoft, Inc., the company's system software subsidiary, distributed 136,000 Solaris(R) and UNIX(R) licenses, 116,000 of which were Solaris 2. For the first nine months of fiscal 1993, Sun recorded revenues of $3.048 billion, up 17% from the same period a year earlier. Net income for the nine-month period was $80.6 million, or $0.77 per share, compared to $135.6 million, or $1.34 per share, reported in the corresponding period a year ago. 52.25 SunFed Wins Contract With Defense Intelligence Agency MILPITAS, Calif. -- April 21, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc. (Sun Federal) has been selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under a requirements contract to supply a secure, RISC-based family of workstations and servers. The one-year (with four option years) SASS (System Acquisition and Support Strategy) multi-vendor acquisition contract anticipates purchasing 5,400 RISC-based Sun(TM) workstations, the majority of which will be used in a secure network environment. Sun Federal will provide workstations and network servers to enhance and leverage the investment of existing equipment as well as move the DIA from a mainframe environment to a secure client-server workgroup environment. 52.26 SunLink X.25 8.0 - Supports Solaris 2.1 operating system - Terminal to host services over X.25 network using X.29. The Sun system can act as either a terminal server or a host. - Includes an easy to use OpenWindows tool for configuration and administration. - Transparent connectivity between IP Networks over private or public X.25 networks. - Highest X.25 performance in the computer industry - up to 2 MB/sec. - Provides a new X.25 STREAMS API for application development, and supports existing SunNet X.25 7.0 applications written using sockets. 52.27 New SS10 Model Is Fastest MP Desktop MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- April 21, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) today unveiled significant advancements to its highly regarded SPARCstation(TM) 10 line. As a result of these enhancements and new products, this family of desktop workstations now includes the industry's fastest desktop which will be shipping in volume this quarter, the high-end Model 512MP (formerly known as the Model 52). The company also introduced the lowest-cost multiprocessor (MP) system on the market, the new Model 402MP. In addition, SMCC has cut prices on SPARCstation 10 models by up to 21 percent and offers a full one-year warranty on all SPARCstation 10 and SPARCserver(TM) 10 products. The SPARCstation 10 family has received "product of the year" awards and the improvements unveiled today further boost the industry-leading price/performance of these computers. 52.28 SunPro Announces MP Developer Early Access Kit First Toolset to Exploit New Solaris Multiprocessing Technology MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - April 21, 1993 - SunPro, the software development business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced the availability of the MP Developer Early Access Kit, an extension to its SPARCworks Professional family of development tools and compilers. This is the first environment to enable software developers to get maximum application performance from the Solaris(R) operating system's new multithreading (MT) and multiprocessing (MP) technology. 52.29 207-MB and 1.3-GB SCSI DISK TRANSITION - 207-MB and 1.3-GB SCSI disk options are being transitioned off the SMCC Price List - SPARCclassic internal 207-MB is not affected - SPARCserver 600MP internal 1.3GB is not affected - The final order date is July 16, 1993 52.30 SPARCstation 10/SPARCserver 10 Boosts NEW UNIPROCESSOR SPARCstation 10 CONFIGURATIONS: - SPARCstation 10 Model 30LC with mid-range 16" color monitor - the lowest priced SPARCstation 10 ever - SPARCstation 10 Model 40 with a single 40Mhz SuperSPARC processor without SuperCache - outstanding price/performance - SPARCstation 10 Model 51 with a single 50Mhz SuperSPARC processor and 1MB SuperCache - Sun's fastest UP SPARCstation NEW MULTIPROCESSOR SPARCstation 10 CONFIGURATIONS: - SPARCstation 10 Model 402MP with dual 40Mhz SuperSPARC processors without SuperCache - the lowest priced MP desktop in the industry! - SPARCstation 10 Model 512MP with dual 50MHz SuperSPARC processors with 1MB SuperCache per processor - the fastest desktop shipping this quarter in the industry based on SPECrates. Replaces the Model 52 at a lower price! LOWER PRICES FOR CURRENT SPARCstation 10 CONFIGURATIONS: - Significant price reductions for: o SPARCstation 10 Model 30 (1GB and 424MB configs) o SPARCstation 10 Model 41 (1GB configs) o SPARCstation 10 Model 54 SPARCserver PRODUCT CHANGES - New SPARCserver 10 uniprocessor Models 40 and 51 - New SPARCserver 10 multiprocessor Models 402MP and 512MP - Significant price reductions for: o SPARCserver 10 Model 30 (424MB configs) o SPARCserver 10 Model 41 (1GB configs) o SPARCserver 10 Model 54 NEW X-OPTION MODULES AND REDUCED MODULE PRICING - New Model 51 SuperSPARC module (50MHz with 1MB of external cache) - Model 41 SuperSPARC module (40MHz with 1MB of external cache) will be permanently price-reduced and promotionally priced through this quarter 1 YEAR WARRANTY FOR ALL SPARCstation AND SPARCserver 10s - Effective immediately, all SPARCstation 10s carry a 1 year return-to-factory warranty rather than the previous 90 days warranty 52.31 SMCC Announces Solaris 2.2 SMCC(TM) today announced the availability of the newest version of the Solaris(R) operating environment for SPARC(R) systems. A fully-compliant implementation of SVR4, Solaris 2.2 is comprised of SunOS(TM) 5.2, ONC+(TM), and OpenWindows(TM) V3.2 which includes DeskSet(TM) productivity applications. Solaris 2.2 delivers: - Significant performance improvements for database and fileserver applications - User accessible threads libraries to allow increased parallelism and higher performance for multiprocessor applications. - Increased SMP scalability with support for eight processor SPARCcenter 2000 systems - DeskSet enhancements for improved ease-of-use - New graphics and imaging support with runtime libraries - Support for the new SPARCstation(TM) 10 and SPARCserver(TM) 10 systems announced today. - WABI and SearchIt(TM) at no-charge with Solaris 2.2. - Simplified upgrades without major re-installations. 52.32 Third Party Announcements CRISP - portable GUI-based editor Personal File Server -- Protection for NFS Clients INTERLEAF SPECIAL OFFER Portable Motif GUI builder ACCENT STP -- Xview and OLIT Source Code Translator Nth Portable Graphics: NPGL For Solaris 2.x Parallax Graphics and Nynex Enterprise Services 52.33 Third Party Announcements Alex GUI Software Now Available Over Internet AutoPLAN II - Project Management Software For Workgroups LAT Obtains Government Approval For SUN Declassification Tool. LOAD BALANCER VERSION 3.3 NovX Systems Integration: PC to UNIX connectivity The Pure Pulse - a Bimonthly Newsletter - April 1993 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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. Send brief articles (e.g. third party announcements) and include contact information (non-800#, fax #, email, etc) to: John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@Sun.COM. +1 305 351 4909