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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

            SunFlash September 1992 Table Of Contents

SunFLASH Vol 45 #toc				              September 1992
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                  Note From The SunFlash Editor
       Summary of The Florida SunFlash For New Subscribers
       Summary Of September's Messages (line count + title)
   Summary of Messages Sent This Month (issue # and synopsis)
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                 SunFlash Reaches 1000th Edition

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been posting about 20 to 30 articles per month to this mailing list
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from a few hundred people in Florida, USA to about 100,000 people in 44
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System Engineer & SunFlash Editor
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
October 12th, 1992

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Titles And Sizes For September's Articles
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  Line Count        Vol.#       Title
        89	     45.01	SunPro And Russian Scientists
       105	     45.02	National Instruments Ports Labview to Sun
       121	     45.03	SMCC/Tektronix/Nat. Instruments Alliance
       606	     45.04	USENIX Systems Administration Conference
        97	     45.05	Solaris 2.0 Migration Kit, SunOS 4.1.3
       529	     45.06	Hot Off The Press
        76	     45.07	Chicago Board Of Trade Selects Sun
       707	     45.08	Third Party Product Announcements
       320	     45.09	SunProgrammer  Vol 1 #1    (1 of 3)
       584	     45.10	SunProgrammer  Vol 1 #1    (2 of 3)
       591	     45.11	SunProgrammer  Vol 1 #1    (3 of 3)
        86	     45.12	SunExpress In Europe
       558	     45.13	S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 5  (1 of 3)
       287	     45.14	S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 5  (2 of 3)
       503	     45.15	S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 5  (3 of 3)
       222	     45.16	Solaris 1.1 AnswerBooks Contents
        49	     45.17	US Educational Services 5.0 Training
        65	     45.18	Sun Strengthens Worldwide Position
        62	     45.19	SunSelect Aquires Praxsys Assets
        77	     45.20	AIM Performance Rating
        70	     45.21	SMCC: European Product Delivery
       104	     45.22	Lotus Notes On Sun
       114	     45.23	CA Announces Strategic Alliance With Sun
       114	     45.24	Adobe Systems And Sun
       116	     45.25	SunPic: 20 Page-Per-Minute laser printer
       303	     45.26	October 1992  STB Contents
       516	     45.27	Third Party Product Announcements
       123	     45.28	SunSoft Enhances Interactive UNIX System
        70	     45.29	Airforce chooses Interactive UNIX
        79	     45.30	sunsoft solaris for x86 program
       195	     45.31	ProCompiler & ProWorks for Intel
       172	     45.32	SunTutor: OpenWindows Multimedia Training
        87	     45.33	National SunNet Manager Users Group
        99	     45.34	SMCC and EDS: Open Systems For Retailers
        79	     45.35	Decision Support Software On Sun
       568	     45.36	Third Party Product Announcements
Total 8543

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Summary of September's Articles
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45.01 SunPro Partnership with Russian Scientists

	Russian Team to Contribute Advanced Supercomputer Technology

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--September 1, 1992--SunPro(TM), the
	software development business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today
	announced that it has contracted with a team of 33
	highly-skilled software engineers from Russia as an extension
	to its core engineering group. The Russian team will work on
	enhancements to SunPro commercial software development products
	under a six-month, renewable contract. The work will be
	conducted in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk under the
	direction of Russian supercomputer inventor Dr. Boris Babaian
	of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dr. Babaian and eight
	members of the team are visiting the United States this week to
	initiate the project.

	The agreement is among the first in which Russian scientists
	have been employed by a Western firm to develop commercial
	products for distribution in key markets including the U.S.,
	Europe and Japan. A previous agreement between Sun Microsystems
	Laboratories, Inc. (SMLI) and Russian scientists focused only
	on research.

45.02 National Instruments Ports Labview to Sun

	 Software Simplifies Development of Laboratory and Testing Applications

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 1, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems
	Computer Corporation (SMCC) and National Instruments
	Corporation today announced that National Instruments has
	ported its industry-leading LabVIEW graphical programming
	software to the Sun SPARC platform. The availability of LabVIEW
	software for Sun systems gives users a powerful, easy-to-use
	tool for creating programs in automated testing and laboratory
	research applications. This is the first UNIX port for LabVIEW
	and should help National Instruments better penetrate the
	burgeoning workgroup computing market that Sun dominates.

	Introduced in 1986, LabVIEW simplifies software development by
	allowing users to assemble programs from block diagrams instead
	of using conventional text-based programming techniques. Using
	LabVIEW, engineers and scientists can concentrate on running
	test programs instead of creating them.  The resulting
	programs, which feature customized graphical user interface
	panels, are used to acquire, analyze and present data from a
	variety of instruments, including oscilloscopes, logic
	analyzers and spectrum analyzers. National Instruments has been
	a leading supplier of instrument interface boards and software
	drivers for the Sun platform since 1987.

45.03 SMCC/Tektronix/Nat. Instruments Alliance

		       SMCC, TEKTRONIX AND NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
		   FORM ALLIANCE FOR TEST AND MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS

	     "Open Measurement Solutions" Product Line Expected to
		 Result in $30 Million In Revenues In First Year

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 1, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems
	Computer Corporation (SMCC), Tektronix, Inc., and National
	Instruments Corp.  today announced that they have formed an
	alliance to develop, market and sell a new line of integrated
	test and measurement systems called Open Measurement Solutions.
	Based on industry-standard products, these solutions will
	comprise SPARCstation and SPARCserver systems from SMCC; VXI
	and GPIB test instrumentation from Tektronix; and LabVIEW
	graphical application software and instrument controller
	hardware from National Instruments. Open Measurement Solutions
	will be targeted at industries such as aerospace, automotive,
	telecommunications and electronic design automation (EDA). The
	three companies expect nearly $30 million in combined worldwide
	revenue in the first year as a result of the agreement.

	The new alliance is one of the first such collaborations of its
	kind.  Its members will collaborate to ensure that their
	products work optimally together, offering customers the most
	comprehensive -- yet open and flexible -- test and measurement
	solutions in the industry.  Unlike products from other vendors,
	these systems can be linked easily to equipment from other
	companies. This ensures that users will not be locked into
	proprietary products from a single vendor and that systems can
	be easily expanded to meet future needs.

45.04 USENIX Systems Administration Conference (LISA VI) (Oct 19-23, 1992)

	From: 		carolyn@usenix.ORG (Carolyn Carr)
	Newsgroups: 	comp.org.usenix,comp.org.sug,	comp.org.uniforum,
			comp.os.misc,	comp.misc,	comp.unix.admin,
			comp.sys.sun.admin,		comp.unix.large

	Subject: 	USENIX Systems Administration Conference (LISA VI)
	Organization: 	Usenix Association Office, Berkeley

				 October 19-23, 1992
				Long Beach, California

	IMPORTANT CONFERENCE DATES & SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
	HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE:   SEPTEMBER 28, 1992

45.05 Solaris 2.0 Migration Kit, SunOS 4.1.3

	Remember that Solaris 1.1 consists of SunOS 4.1.3 + OpenWindows 3.0 +
	ONC. -johnj

	The Solaris 2.0 Migration Kit has now been distributed to over
	20,000 customers worldwide.  Distribution has been mostly to
	our contract customer base and Operation Commitment customers.
	Customers are finding the migration kit very useful in planning
	their transition to the Solaris 2.0 environment.

	Effective 8/31/92 a Solaris 2.0 Migration Kit will be
	co-packaged with all SunOS 4.1 3 media orders shipped from the
	US and ICON Product Distribution Centers - PDC.  SunOS 4.1 3
	media orders shipped from the European PDC will start
	co-packaging the kit on 9/21/92.  Plans are to continue this
	distribution until the FCS of Solaris 2.1 later this year.

	The kit will be shipped with all default, upgrade, 4.1.3
	specific, 10-packs and localized 4.1.3 media orders.  The goal
	is to  provide the 4.1.3 customer base a set of tools to help
	make the transition to the new environment.

45.06 Hot Off The Press

	This is an edited version of an internal newsletter that I have been
	given permission to post to this mailing list.  -johnj
		      Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
				   Recent News
				  August, 1992

		       Published by SMCC Public Relations

				 SMI Highlights
				SMCC Highlights
			     SunConnect Highlights
			     SunExpress Highlights
			       SunPics Highlights
			       SunPro Highlights
			      SunSelect Highlights
			    SunSolutions Highlights
			     STATE OF THE BUSINESS
				  SPARC Facts
				 SUN'S MOMENTUM

45.07 Chicago Board Of Trade Selects Sun SPARC Systems As Workstation Of Choice

	CHICAGO -- September 8, 1992 -- The Chicago Board of Trade
	(CBOT), the oldest and largest futures exchange in the world,
	and Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, the leading
	workstation and server supplier, today announced that Sun(TM)
	SPARCstations(TM) have been selected as the official
	workstation for the Board of Trade.

45.08 Third Party Product Announcements

	   UNIX Media Erasure Tool Conforming to Government Standards
		 Sunburst High Resolution LCD Screen Projection
			     NEW SUG CD-ROM (1992.2)
			 SharpShooter (network monitor)

45.09 SunProgrammer  Vol 1 #1    (1 of 3)
45.10 SunProgrammer  Vol 1 #1    (2 of 3)
45.11 SunProgrammer  Vol 1 #1    (3 of 3)

	This is the text from the SunPro newsletter, SunProgrammer.
	I divided it into three parts because of the limitations of
	some mail processing programs.

		     309 Part 1
		     571 Part 2
		     564 Part 3
		    1444 total lines

	If you would like a free subscription to the hardcopy version
	of SunProgrammer, please send your name, corporation, and
	mailing address to jennifer.umstattd@Sun.COM

	Enjoy! -johnj

				   SunProgrammer

	       "The Newsletter for Professional Software Engineers"

				    Winter 1992

				  Volume 1, Number 1

				       CONTENTS

	ARTICLES
	     Cover Story
			  An exclusive look at SPARCworks 2.0, the next
			  generation software development environment from
			  SunPro.
	     Introducing SunPro
			  SunPro is a new business dedicated to providing
			  products for professional programmers. Here's the
			  SunPro strategy.
	     OOP Languages
			  Here's what you need to know to choose the right
			  object-oriented programming language for your
			  project.
	     Performance Tuning
			 Typical problems and their cures.
	FEATURES
	     News Briefs

	     Quality Matters: Code Reviews
			 Suggested guidelines on implementing code reviews.
	     The Friday Hack
			 Qrgfwi-ing your workstation!
	     Puzzle
	     Dangling Pointers
			 Anonymous Observations.

45.12 SunExpress In Europe

	LINCOLN, Mass. --September 14, 1992-- SunExpress, a business
	unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today formally announced it is
	now operating in Europe.  SunExpress Europe provides a new
	distribution channel for easy ordering and fast delivery of Sun
	products.  Choosing items from the SunExpress(TM) catalog,
	customers can place orders by telephone, fax or post and
	receive products within five business days.  SunExpress Europe
	will initially support customers in the United Kingdom, France
	and Germany and is now accepting orders.  The opening of the
	new European office follows the recent expansion of SunExpress
	into Japan.

45.13 S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 5  (1 of 3)
45.14 S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 5  (2 of 3)
45.15 S U N E R G Y: NEWSLETTER 5  (3 of 3)

		    S U N E R G Y   E M A I L: NEWSLETTER 5

	This is from Miyong.Byun@Corp.sun.com (Miyong Byun, User Programs).
	Because of its size, I have divided it into three parts. 
	-johnj

				      NEWSLETTER 5
				     September, 1992

	Distributed  by  the  Press   Relations,   Sun   Microsystems
	Computer Corporation,  A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business;  all
	rights  reserved.  Director  of PR: Kay Hart; Sunergy Manager:
	Larry  Lettieri;   Managing Editor:   Miyong   Byun.
	Contact   the  Sunergy editors over email at:
	sunergy_information@Sun.COM.

                       CONTENTS - ISSUE #5

	(1) indicates in this SunFlash (45.13) ,
	(2) indicates in the next (45.14) and
	(3) indicates the last of the three (45.15)

	1ANNOUNCEMENTS          *1*  August Satellite Broadcast
	1
	1ROADMAPS TO RESOURCES  *2*  Book List
	1
	1                       *3*  New Book: "Global Software" by Dave Taylor
	1
	1                       *4*  "Hi-Tech Nomadness" Newsletter
	1
	1TECHNICAL TOPICS       *5*  Tips -N- Tricks: How to Program
	1			     Your Function Keys
	1
	1                       *6*  "SunWorld" Magazine: "The Myth of
	1			     Ease of Use"
	2
	2                       *7*  Solaris 2.0 (White Paper)
	2
	3NEW PRODUCTS           *8*  SunPro - C Transition Pack
	3
	3                       *9*  SunExpress Announces Lower U.S. Prices
	3
	3SIG NEWS              *10*  SunPro Article:"Using Test Coverage Tools
	3                            Effectively"
	3
	3INDUSTRY NEWS         *11*  News From SPARC International
	3
	3                      *12*  "Lotus Shows The Way"
	3                            ("SunWorld" Magazine Reprint)
	3
	3UPCOMING EVENTS       *13*  Tradeshow Calendar

45.16 Solaris 1.1 AnswerBooks Contents

	Note that a few manuals have been dropped from the latest AnswerBook.
	-johnj

	    ********************************************************
		    Manuals and Sets Included in AnswerBook :
	    ********************************************************

45.17 US Educational Services 5.0 Training

	       Sun Educational Services announces 2 NEW 5.X PROGRAMMING Classes:

	    SI-305: SunOS 4.X to SunOS 5.X Device Driver Differences
			   SP-365: SunOS 5.X Internals

	These classes have been scheduled in the Milpitas Training Center
	and are ready for enrollment:

	SI-305: SunOS 4.X to SunOS 5.X Device Driver Differences
		Duration: 2 day Seminar
		Tuition:  $700
		Prerequisite: Completion of SI-370: Introduction to Writing
			      Device Drives (SunOS 4.X)
		Class Dates: 10/20 - 10/21/92 and 11/16 - 11/17/92

	SP-365: SunOS 5.X Internals
		Duration  5 days
		Tuition:  $1,750
		Class Dates: 10/5 - 10/9/92 and 11/30 - 12/4/92

	For more information regarding course descriptions, please call the
	Registrars at 1 800 422 8020.

45.18 Sun Strengthens Worldwide Position

		     Breaks Into Fortune's Global 500 List

	     Ranks on Standard & Poor's Composite Stock Price Index

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.   September 15, 1992   Recent industry
	reports indicate Sun Microsystems, Inc., is strengthening its
	hold as the world's leading supplier of client-server computing
	solutions.  Sun recently made its debut on "Fortune" magazine's
	"Guide to the Global 500" listing at number 425.  In addition,
	Sun was recently added to the Standard and Poor's 500 Composite
	Stock Price Index and was ranked by Dataquest as the leading
	workstation/server vendor in Japan for the fifth straight
	year.

	According to the Fortune Global 500 listing in the
	computer/office equipment category, Sun was ranked as the
	second most profitable company in the world in terms of profits
	as a percentage of sales and of assets.  In two other separate
	categories, Sun was ranked 20th out of the 500 listing as the
	company with the largest increase in sales at $3,259.8 million
	in 1991, a 31.4 percent change over 1990.  Sun was also ranked
	36th out of 500 as having the biggest increase in profits.

45.19 SunSelect Announces Acquisition Of Praxsys Technologies Assets

	Move to Further Business Unit's Expertise in Growing PC Emulation Arena

	BILLERICA, Mass.--September 16, 1992--SunSelect(TM), a business
	unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced that it has
	acquired the assets of Praxsys Technologies, Inc., a software
	development firm specializing in personal computer (PC)
	emulation technology. The company develops technology that
	allows PC applications to run on UNIX(R) system workstations.

	"We saw that the technology developed by Praxsys would allow us
	to develop emulation products for all UNIX system platforms,"
	said Carl S.  Ledbetter, vice president of Sun Microsystems,
	Inc. and general manager of SunSelect. "This acquisition
	reaffirms SunSelect's position as a leading provider of PC
	emulation technology in the UNIX market."

45.20 AIM Performance Rating

	AIM:

	Aim is a multiuser benchmark that tests overall system's performance.
	The benchmark is designed to represent a "typical user load". The
	benchmark spawns new processes until the machine is maxed out.  The
	official benchmark mix is as follows: 20% ram 10% float 10% pipe 20%
	logic 20% disk 20% math.

	What do the numbers mean:
		AIM Performance rating - measures peak performance.
		Maximum User Loads     - measures sustained performance under
					 heavy system load.

	These are the latest official Aim results which include the SS10 model
	30 and 41.

45.21 SMCC's European Product Delivery

		     Also Expands European Manufacturing Facility

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 9, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems
	Computer Corporation (SMCC) has focused its European delivery
	operation by opening a new product delivery center (PDC) in
	Montfoort, Netherlands.  The center will improve system
	delivery to customers throughout Europe and also demonstrates
	SMCC's commitment to growth in the European market.  The
	company also announced plans to expand its manufacturing
	facility in Linlithgow, Scotland.

45.22 LOTUS TO BRING NOTES TO SUN SPARC/SOLARIS SYSTEMS

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 16, 1992 -- Sun
	Microsystems, Inc., and Lotus Development Corporation today
	announced that Lotus Notes, the leading workgroup computing
	application for PCs, will be added to the suite of Lotus
	business productivity applications available for Sun systems.
	Running on the Solaris(R) distributed operating environment.
	Notes on the Sun(TM) platform will represent a major
	breakthrough in bringing popular PC business applications to
	UNIX(R).  Notes for Sun systems will be the first such
	application from a major vendor to offer per-user pricing
	similar to the PC version.

	Notes for the Sun SPARC(R)/Solaris platform will be among the
	first UNIX versions of the product to be available.  It is
	expected to be shipped in the first half of next year.  Notes
	for Sun systems will join other popular Lotus applications --
	Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Realtime and the just-announced version of
	Lotus cc:Mail -- ported to the SPARC/Solaris platform.  These
	efforts reflect a long-time partnership between Lotus and Sun;
	Sun workstations were the first UNIX platform selected by Lotus
	for its products and SPARC/Solaris remains the highest-volume
	workstation platform for Lotus.

45.23 CA Announces Strategic Alliance With Sun

			CA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH SUN
			  TO PROVIDE CA-UNICENTER FOR SOLARIS

			CA's Adoption of OPEN LOOK Helps Clients
			Rightsize to UNIX Client-Server Environments

	ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- September 21, 1992 -- Computer Associates
	International, Inc., and Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
	(SMCC) today announced a strategic alliance to provide CA's
	industry-leading CA-UNICENTER(R) systems management solution
	for Sun(TM) SPARCserver(TM) and SPARCstation(TM) families,
	based on the Solaris(R) 2.0 system software environment.

	The alliance between the two industry leaders furthers Sun's
	presence in commercial markets and gives CA greater access to
	the rapidly growing SPARC(R)/Solaris market. SMCC is the volume
	market leader in UNIX(R) multiprocessing servers with its
	SPARCserver 600MP Series. CA is the leading independent
	provider of distributed systems management solutions for
	multiple operating systems and hardware platforms.

45.24 Adobe Systems And Sun

			ADOBE SYSTEMS AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS
			INK TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING PACT

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 21, 1992-- Adobe Systems
	Incorporated and Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced that
	they have signed a far-reaching technology and marketing
	partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Sun will adopt
	Adobe's imaging technologies, PostScript and Display
	PostScript, while Adobe will increase technology and
	application development for SunSoft's Solaris distributed
	computing environment. In addition, the two companies will
	undertake joint marketing and developer support activities.

	As a result of the agreement, Sun will integrate the Display
	PostScript system in the Solaris computing environment, clearly
	establishing Display PostScript as the standard imaging model
	for UNIX platforms.  SPARC and 80486-based computers running
	Solaris with Display PostScript software will offer powerful,
	flexible platforms for a wide variety of applications,
	including professional publishing, graphic arts and commercial
	and financial applications. Microcomputer users will be able to
	take advantage of the power and capabilities of UNIX computing
	- networking, high performance and security - and continue to
	display and print their documents using PostScript technology.

	SunSoft expects the Solaris operating system with Display
	PostScript to be available in 1993. Sun and Adobe will work
	with leading ISVs to develop applications that take full
	advantage of the Display PostScript system in the Solaris
	operating environment.

	Under a related agreement, Adobe will port its popular Adobe
	Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop applications to the Solaris
	environment. These are expected to be available in 1993. Sun
	will also work with Adobe to make Adobe's new document
	communication technology software, code named Carousel,
	successful in the UNIX market.

45.25 SunPic: 20 Page-Per-Minute laser printer

		SUNPICS INTRODUCES NEWSPRINTER 20 LASER PRINTER

	  High-Volume, High-Speed, Multi-Format Laser Printer Extends
	    SunPics' Open Network Printing Model to Large Workgroups

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,--September 21, 1992--SunPics(TM), the
	Sun Microsystems, Inc. business dedicated to delivering open
	network printing and imaging solutions, today unveiled the
	NeWSprinter 20(TM) laser printer, a 20-page-per-minute
	PostScript(R)-language-compatible printer. The NeWSprinter 20
	product works with NeWSprint(TM) software to extend open
	network printing to large workgroups. The product complements
	the SPARCprinter(TM) laser printer, which leads the UNIX(R)
	print market in price/performance for smaller workgroup and
	desktop use.

45.26 October 1992  Software Technical Bulletin Contents

	This article describes the contents of the Software Technical bulletin
	(STB) for October, 1992.  Is posted to SunFlash to make those
	customers who have a support contract aware that they should be
	receiving this execellent publication.

	Copies of the STB are sent to the just the people listed in your
	support contract. They have limited duplication rights (see notice
	included each month within the STB).

	Two sample STBs, in PostScript, are in solar.nova.edu:/pub/sunflash/1992
	and in ftp.uu.net:systems/sun/sunflash/1992

				185,395	 stbaug92.ps.Z
				171,958  stbjul92.ps.Z
	Each is about 100 pages.

	This article contains two parts:
		o Table Of Contents for October 1992
		o STB Editor's Introduction

	The text and PostScript STBs are also included in the SunSolve CD rom
	service (see sunflash 44.07 "SunSolve and Sun HelpDesk").

	-johnj

45.27 Third Party Product Announcements

			 INTERNET Guide - A Book Review
		  SoftNet Utilities: Novell to Sun Integration
			     Arts & Letters Maestro
		      FirstScan II From Aurora Technologies

45.28 SunSoft Enhances Interactive UNIX System

	Adds Leading National Distributors in Commercial, Government Markets
	     Announces Aggressive Trade-in Program for SCO Customers

	UNIX EXPO, New York, Sept. 22, 1992 -- SunSoft Inc. today
	announced a new version of its INTERACTIVE UNIX System software
	with features that increase system functionality and expand the
	number of platforms and peripherals supported.  An aggressive
	trade-in promotion was also announced allowing Santa Cruz
	Operation (SCO) XENIX, UNIX and Open Desktop users to switch to
	the new INTERACTIVE UNIX System at a 50% discount. In addition,
	SunSoft inked major reseller deals with leading national
	distributors Tech Data, Access Graphics and GTSI.

45.29 Airforce chooses Interactive UNIX

			INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSTEM FROM SUNSOFT CHOSEN
			  FOR $740 MILLION DESKTOP IV CONTRACT

	 SunSoft Also Announces Federal Distribution Agreement With GTSI

	UNIX EXPO, New York, Sept. 22, 1992-- SunSoft Inc., today
	announced that the INTERACTIVE UNIX System has been specified
	as the 32-bit, POSIX certified operating system of choice in
	the pending U.S. Air Force Desktop IV contract.  Desktop IV is
	one of the largest microcomputer acquisitions ever with an
	estimated value of more than $740 million over three years.

45.30 SUNSOFT ANNOUNCES SOLARIS FOR X86 EARLY ACCESS PROGRAM

	       Demonstrates Multiprocessing On X86 For First Time

	UNIX EXPO, New York, Sept. 22, 1992 -- SunSoft Inc. today
	announced the Solaris for X86 Early Access Program, allowing
	system manufacturers and software developers to take immediate
	advantage of the powerful 32-bit system software. Starting next
	week, computer and software companies will receive the Solaris
	for X86 software on a single compact disc (CD) with a suite of
	development tools and documentation. SunSoft also demonstrated
	the multiprocessing capabilities of Solaris 2.0 on a Compaq
	SYSTEMPRO Model 486-840 for the first time here today.

45.31 ProCompiler & ProWorks for Intel

	These products will *not* be Price Listed by SMCC, but it does
	mean that the exact same environment will be available on both
	SPARC and Intel.  Users who have mixed PC and SPARC accounts
	have the opportunity to unify the software environment with
	Solaris 2.0 and the ProWorks tools.

	Two announcements are included. The first is about ProCompiler
	and the second is about ProWorks.

	-johnj

45.32 SunTutor: OpenWindows Multimedia Training

	Online multimedia training on SPARC for OpenWindows Version 3

	-SMCC announces online OpenWindows Training:
	   SunTutor:  OpenWindows Environment for Users

	   Brings Sun training to every user's desktop

	-Helps your customers become operational and productive
	 on OpenWindows faster, on demand - and it's at their fingertips

	-First of Sun's "SunTutor" multimedia training products:
	 Integrates sound, graphics, animation and interactive simulation

	-Runs on all SPARC systems with Audio (for OWV3 users).
	 True Multimedia without additional hardware/software
			- COLOR - or - MONO -

	-Interactive OpenWindows instruction teaches through full
	 simulation of the OWV3 environment & DeskSet.  WYSIWYG interface

	-Same content as Sun's OpenWindows classroom and video/workbook
	 self-paced training

	-"Economic" training:  No travel.  No Hotel Bills.
	 The perfect reference tool & skim-review for the professional

45.33 First National SunNet Manager Users Group Formed

	This is from Phil Little <0005444900@mcimail.com>.
	-johnj

	CONTACT:  Regina Freeman/Philip Little	INTEROP Booth # 3049
		  The Bohle Company
		  (310) 785-0515

	TORRANCE, Calif. -- The first national SunNet Manager Users
	Group (SnMUG) has been formed.  The Users Group is a forum for
	SunNet Manager users and application developers to exchange
	advice and ideas on all aspects of using the SunNet Manager
	platform.  SnMUG's first meeting will take place during the
	INTEROP '92 FALL tradeshow at Moscone Center in San Francisco.

45.34 SMCC and EDS: Open Systems For Retailers

	       SMCC AND EDS COMMERCIAL SERVICES GROUP JOIN FORCES
		    TO OFFER SUN'S OPEN SYSTEMS TO RETAILERS

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 29, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems
	Computer Corporation (SMCC) today announced it has teamed with
	Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Commercial Services Group to
	provide retailers with high- performance, low-cost
	Solaris(R)-based UNIX(R) client-server solutions.  EDS has
	developed automated software tools based on Sun's(TM) SPARC(R)
	workstations and servers, that can be used to quickly and
	easily create a portfolio of customized retail applications.

45.35 Decision Support Software On Sun

		       LEADING DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE
			     DEBUTS ON SUN PLATFORM

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 22, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems
	Computer Corporation (SMCC) today announced that Information
	Resources, Inc. (IRI), a leading developer of executive
	information systems (EIS) and decision support systems (DSS),
	ported its first full client-sever UNIX(R) system software to
	the Sun(TM) platform.  Under a joint marketing and sales
	agreement, IRI will sell its EXPRESS- brand software on Sun
	SPARCstation(TM) and SPARCserver(TM) systems running the
	Solaris(R) operating environment.  The company will offer EIS
	and DSS systems for finance, sales, marketing, human resources
	and quality assurance applications to Fortune 1,000 companies
	and government agencies.

45.36 Third Party Product Announcements

		       Aurum: Customer Management Solution
	      Digital Tools Ports AutoPLAN To Solaris 2.0 for Intel
		    Rapid Application Development Environment
			Level 2 PostScript for Sun users
		NetMetrix Trend Analysis and Network Configurator
			   SayIt! Product Announcement

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