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                                              Digital Equipment Corporation
                                          Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571
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        DIGITAL, SILICON GRAPHICS, AND SUNSOFT LEAD INDUSTRY

             TOWARD OPEN CASE TOOL INTEGRATION STANDARD


... CASE message standard to be proposed to ANSI... More than a          
dozen CASE tool vendors endorse effort ...


Boston, Mass. -- Sept. 30, 1992 -- Digital Equipment Corporation,
Silicon Graphics, Inc., and SunSoft today  introduced a proposal 
for an open CASE tool integration standard that enables software 
developers to integrate and deploy their CASE tools across different 
CASE environments. The proposal will be submitted to the ANSI 
X3H6CASE Tool Integration Models Committee as a working document for
the newly formed Tool Integration Subcommittee. The joint 
submission, entitled "The CASE Interoperability Message Sets: 
Release 1.0." will be presented to CASE tool developers and users at 
the CASE World trade show in Boston on October 1st.
     The document specifies a common set of definitions for messages 
that can be shared among CASE tools, including messages for 
debugging, browsing, analysis and design, editing, and version 
management. These standard definitions will allow developers to more 
easily integrate their tools and provide them on multiple platforms. 
As a result, CASE tool users will have a wider choice of fully 
integrated tools running on their preferred platform.
     The document is immediately useful to developers because it 
enables them to design interoperable CASE tools independent of 
underlying messaging technologies, such as SunSoft's ToolTalk, 
Digital's ACA Services, or those in Digital's DEC FUSE or 
Hewlett-Packard's SoftBench products.
     Digital, Silicon Graphics, and SunSoft are proposing a vendor-
independent approach to the message issue to promote more rapid 
industry agreement on CASE message standards. The joint document is 
an open specification in the public domain without royalty or 
license fees, and builds on the work done by several industry 
groups, including the CASE Communique and the CASE Interoperability 
Alliance. The messages defined in the proposal are designed to be 
implemented using existing and emerging messaging technologies such 
as broadcast, multicast, and the Object Management Group's CORBA
specification for distributed object technology.
     More than a dozen leading CASE tool vendors  such as Cadre,
Centerline, and SunPro already have stated their support for this
vendor-neutral approach. A  list is attached to this document.
     "Platform independent message standards are critical to the 
growth of the integrated CASE tool market," said Steve Martino, 
SunSoft's director of product marketing, project DOE. "Our joint 
proposal to ANSI delivers a broad, complete, and open set of 
messages to the industry."
     "We believe this proposal is the jump-start the industry needs 
to begin delivering integrated, open software engineering 
environments to CASE users," said Edmund Cuoco, Manager of Strategic 
Alliances for Digital's COHESION program.
     "This development will bring truly integrated CASE environments 
out of the realm of speculation and into reality," said Dave Larson, 
director of marketing for the Visual Magic Division at Silicon 
Graphics. "This document describes a complete set of messages that 
can be implemented today."
     Copies of the "CASE Interoperability Message Sets: Release 1.0" 
specification can be obtained via anonymous ftp from 
gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/case/casemsg.ps.  Hardcopies are available 
by contacting: Diana Grant at Digital Equipment Corporation, 110 
Spit Brook Road, ZK02-1/M11, Nashua, NH 03062-2698, (603) 881-1630, 
FAX (603) 881-2381.
     Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, 
Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked 
computer systems, software and services. Digital pioneered and
leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor 
computing. Digital and its partners deliver the power to use the 
best integrated solutions - from desktop to data center - in open 
information environments.
     Silicon Graphics, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of visual 
computing  systems. The company delivers three-dimensional graphics, 
color, audio, video and real-time technologies to the technical, 
scientific and creative computing marketplace.  Silicon Graphics, 
Inc. has offices worldwide and headquarters in Mountain View, 
California.
     SunSoft, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a 
subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc. The company has offices in 
North America, Europe and Asia. 


SunSoft is a leading supplier of 32-bit system software solutions 
for SPARC(R) and Intel(R) 80386/486-based computers. The products 
are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer 
manufacturers and resellers worldwide.

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Editorial Contacts:

Linda Pugliano, Digital Equipment Corporation (603) 881-0811
Cary Furry, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (415) 390-3365
Claudia Carasso, SunSoft (415) 904-7000 x241


Note to Editors:  The Digital logo, Digital, COHESION, DEC FUSE, and 
ACA Services are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Silicon Graphics and the Silicon Graphics logo are registered 
trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, SunSoft, Solaris and ToolTalk 
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. 
SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 
Softbench and Hewlett-Packard are registered trademarks of 
Hewlett-Packard Company.

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            List of Vendors Endorsing the Joint Proposal




Atria Software Inc., Press contact:  Adam Zais  (508)650-1193 x37.

Cadre Technologies Inc., Press contact:  Barry Ackerman 
(401)351-5950.

CaseWare Inc.,  Press contact:  Jennifer Arme  (714)453-2200.

Centerline Software Inc., Press contact:  Jill Godett (617)498-3287.

Digital Tools, Inc., Press contact: Vinay Deshpande (408)366-6920.

Frame Technology Corp.  Press contact:  Jolana Leinson 
(408)954-3964.

Interactive Development Environments, Inc.,  Press contact: 
Nobby Akiha (415)543-0900

Interleaf, Inc.,  Press contact:  David Weinberger (617)290-0710.

McCabe & Associates,  Press contact:  Jane  Trevaskis  
(410) 995-3080 x3015.

Objectivity, Inc.   Press contact:  Craig Woods (415)688-8000.

Dr. Steve Reiss  (401)863-7641.

Softtool Corp. Press contact: Flora Iacchia  (805)683-5777 x104.

SunPro, a Sun Microsystems Inc. Business,  Press contact:
Pattie Walters  (415)336-4638

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