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* 82.17: Sybase Achieves Leading Performance On Sun Platform (1 page)
* 82.18: SunCD 4 SPARCstorage UniPack (3 pages)
* 82.19: Sun First To Introduce Scalable, Affordable Video Servers (2 pages)
* 82.20: Sun Creates New Developers Program For Interactive/Internet
Software (1 page)
* 82.21: Solstice CallTracker (1 page)
* 82.22: Sun Ships Fastest SPARCengine 5 Motherboard To Date (1 page)
* 82.23: Sun Enters Networked Corporate Video Market (2 pages)
* 82.24: BC Telecom Selects Sun Microsystems' Data Warehousing (1 page)
* 82.25: CBIS Wireless Billing Systems (1 page)
* 82.26: Sun Microsystems Leads With Telecoms Providing Internet Services
(2 pages)
* 82.27: Pacific Bell To Provide Sun With Telecommuting Services (1 page)
* 82.28: Bloomberg Business Information Service To Run On Sun (1 page)
* 82.29: United Dental Care Chooses Sun (2 pages)
* 82.30: Poppe Tyson Expands Internet Business Using Sun (1 page)
* 82.31: Sun Demonstrates Advanced Internet Technologies At Seybold San
Francisco (1 page)
* 82.32: Solect Turnkey Solution For Internet Service Providers On Sun
(1 page)
* 82.33: SunExpress Europe Appoints Partner (1 page)
* 82.34: SunExpress Adds RDI PowerLite Portable Workstations To European
Products (1 page)
* 82.35: SunService Opens Asia Technical Support Center (1 page)
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82.17 Sybase Achieves Leading Performance On Sun Platform
Sun and Sybase Demonstrate World-Class Scalability Through 16 Processors
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 3, 1995 - Sun Microsystems, Inc.
and Sybase, Inc. announce the first benchmark results for SQL
Server 11 achieving the best-ever UNIX relational database
performance on Sun systems. The result represents a new
performance record on the platform for the Transaction Processing
Performance Council Benchmark C (TPC-C) for UNIX servers by
posting a rate of 4544.60 transactions per minute (tpmC) at a
price/performance of $396 per tpmC demonstrating the superior
scalability achieved by the two companies.
82.18 SunCD 4 SPARCstorage UniPack
Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) introduces the new
high performance SunCD 4 CD-ROM drive. It is now available as an
external option for desktop workstations and SPARCserver 1000E
systems, in Sun's small and rugged SPARCstorage UniPack desktop
enclosure.
o Quadruple speed CD-ROM drive with an average transfer
rate of 600 KB/sec.
o Supports many multimedia formats such as CD-ROM, CD-Audio,
CD-XA, multisession Photo-CD
o The SunCD 4 is now available in Sun's new SPARCstorage UniPack
enclosure
82.19 Sun First To Introduce Scalable, Affordable Video Servers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 10, 1995 - Sun Microsystems
Computer Company today unveiled the first complete line of video
servers targeted at the enterprise, offering the industry's best
scalability and affordability and designed specifically for
network-based interactive video. The Sun MediaCenter 5, 20 and
1000E build on Sun's server, networking, and client/server
expertise and feature unique software that now allow companies to
manage, distribute and integrate video as a common data type into
existing corporate networks.
82.20 Sun Creates New Developers Program For Interactive/Internet Software
Inter* Program Offers Partners Technical, Marketing and Sales
Support
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 10, 1995 - Preparing for the
convergence of two key markets for Sun -- interactive services
and Internet, Sun Microsystems Computer Company today unveiled a
new program aimed at supporting strategic third-party partners in
this emerging marketplace. Called the Catalyst Inter*
(pronounced Inter-star) Developer Program, this new offering will
help key Sun partners develop and market compelling solutions for
the Internet and interactive markets. The announcement was made
today in concert with the launch of new products and partnerships
by Sun's Interactive Services Group.
82.21 Solstice CallTracker
Help Desk System Implementation Service
SunService announces enhancements to the Sun Help Desk System
Implementation Service and changes name of Sun CallTracker to
Solstice CallTracker.
82.22 Sun Ships Fastest SPARCengine 5 Motherboard To Date
Cuts Prices On Current Versions
URL: http://www.sun.com/stb
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (September 12, 1995) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s
SPARC Technology Business today announced volume shipping of its
highest-performance microSPARC engine to date as well as a steep
price reduction for current 85-MHz versions. Based on a 110-MHz
RISC processor, the newest SPARCengine 5 (model 110) executes
78.6 SPECint92 , 65.3 SPECfp92 and 140 (Dhrystone 1.1) MIPS in a
uniprocessor configuration.
82.23 Sun Enters Networked Corporate Video Market
With New Servers, New Partnerships
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 10, 1995 - Sun Microsystems
Computer Company today became the first computer company to offer
a complete line of video server products designed to bring
networked interactive video to business. Today's announcement is
from Sun's Interactive Services Group and includes new
partnerships, as well as the unveiling of the Sun MediaCenter
video server family, which offers the industry's best scalability
and affordability and is designed specifically for network-based
interactive video.
82.24 BC Telecom Selects Sun Microsystems' Data Warehousing
Sun's Decision Warehouse Helps Company Improve Customer Service
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 9, 1995 - Sun Microsystems
Computer Company today announced that BC Telecom, the largest
telephone service provider in British Columbia, will use Sun's
Decision Warehouse data warehouse solution to implement an
advanced decision support system and dramatically improve
customer service operations.
82.25 CBIS Wireless Billing Systems
CBIS Uses Sun Platform To Speed Cellular Phone Service For
Customers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., - September 27, 1995 - When the peak
buying season for cellular phones kicks in between Thanksgiving
and Christmas, some cellular companies will be hard-pressed to
deal with the sudden surge in demand for nearly-instantaneous
service activation. But thanks to an industry-leading cellular
provisioning system from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems
(CBIS), running on high-performance multiprocessor SPARCserver
network computing systems from Sun Microsystems, leading cellular
service companies including Sprint and others will be equipped to
meet that demand "spike" and quickly activate - and begin billing
for - service to new customers.
82.26 Sun Microsystems Leads With Telecoms Providing Internet Services
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The hottest telecommunications market is
providing access to the global Internet. Sun Microsystems
Computer Company, the Internet innovator, has emerged as the
clear winner in the fierce competition to win IAP (Internet
access provider) contracts with telecommunications companies and
government-run PTT's (post/telephone/telegraph) worldwide. Telia
in Sweden, British Telecom in the U.K. , Telecom Italiano in
Italy, Edmonton Tel in Canada, Korean Telecom in Korea, and
Pacific Bell in the U.S. are a sampling of Sun's recent IAP wins.
In fact, in the past year alone, Sun and its resellers have won
more than 30 such contracts - including 13 in North America, 9 in
Asia and the Middle East and 7 in Europe - to supply the
underlying hardware, software and services to enable Internet
access.
82.27 Pacific Bell To Provide Sun With Telecommuting Services
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-- An agreement between Pacific Bell and Sun
Microsystems, Inc., will enable 440 Sun Microsystems employees to
work from their homes with the computing speed and functionality
they enjoy at the office. Under the terms of the agreement,
Pacific Bell will equip Sun with Remote WorkPac, a business
application service. Remote WorkPac consists of installing ISDN
lines and managing and maintaining the service. Sun Microsystems
executives, engineers, and programmers will be among the
employees taking advantage of the Pacific Bell Remote WorkPac
services. Pacific Bell ISDN lines will enable high-speed
computing connection from employees' homes to Sun's local area
network.
82.28 Bloomberg Business Information Service To Run On Sun
60,000 Sun Trading Stations Have Potential to Access Multimedia
Feed
NEW YORK, N.Y.- September 26, 1995 - Sun Microsystems Computer
Company and Bloomberg, L.P., today announced that Bloomberg will
offer their investor information service on the Sun network
computing platform based on its SPARC Solaris architecture. This
will enable the more than 60,000 Sun workstations installed in
trading rooms and other financial institutions to subscribe to
Bloomberg's full array of text, video and voice information
services. Users will also be able to access Bloomberg's
comprehensive historical data base and analytical applications.
82.29 United Dental Care Chooses Sun
Sun Microsystems Server Platform Selected As Part Of Managed Care
Solution For United Dental Care
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 3, 1995 - The industry-leading
network computing SPARC servers from Sun Microsystems Computer
Company were selected as the platform of choice for advanced
software from KAMRO, Inc., that will be used by Dallas-based
United Dental Care (UDC) as its solution for administering dental
and vision insurance managed healthcare products. Featuring
KAMRO's DataDental package, this solution beat the competition
because of its flexibility, extensive features and open systems
architecture.
82.30 Poppe Tyson Expands Internet Business Using Sun
Marketing Computers' High-Tech Agency Of The Year, Expands
Internet Business With Sun's Help
URL: http://www.poppe.com
SEYBOLD, San Francisco, Calif. - Sept. 26, 1995 - Poppe Tyson,
recently chosen by Marketing Computers magazine as 1995 High-Tech
Agency of the Year, is relying on the network expertise and
robust hardware and software systems of Sun Microsystems Computer
Company to support their rapidly expanding on-line business and
to integrate newer Internet-based services with traditional media
services such as database marketing and public relations.
82.31 Sun Demonstrates Advanced Internet Technologies At Seybold San Francisco
San Francisco, CA - Sept. 26, 1995 - At the 10th annual Seybold
San Francisco show, Sun will provide an exciting, up-close look
at the future of electronic publishing. Visitors to the Sun booth
will be able to see Sun's comprehensive solutions for Web and
print publishing, including live demonstrations of HotJava,
innovative software that brings rich interactive audio and video
to World Wide Web sites, Netra Internet Servers, and software
from Adobe, DimensionX and Electrogig running on Sun SPARC
workstations, enabling creation of very sophisticated images and
special effects easily from the desktop.
82.32 Solect Turnkey Solution For Internet Service Providers On Sun
Caribbean, Canadian Telecoms Employ Sun/Solect Solution to
Provide Customers Internet Access
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - September 13, 1995 - Solect Technology
Group, an independent software vendor based in Toronto, today
announced the availability of its Internet Administrative
Framework (IAF) -- a turnkey software package for Sun
Microsystems Computer Company's network computing systems -- to
make it easy for telecommunications companies to quickly provide
their customers with full Internet access.
82.33 SunExpress Europe Appoints Partner
Source Information Technology To Service Customers In Belgium And
Luxembourg
Chelmsford, MA-September 28, 1995- SunExpress , Inc., the
aftermarketing company of Sun Microsystems, Inc., today announced
that it has set up a distributor agreement with Zaventum,
Belgium-based peripheral reseller Source Information Technology
SA/NV (SIT). The agreement will provide Sun customers in Belgium
and Luxembourg with easy, convenient access to the information
and products they need to enhance and expand their existing SPARC
and Solaris enterprise systems.
82.34 SunExpress Adds RDI PowerLite Portable Workstations To European Products
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunexpress
Chelmsford, MA-September 19, 1995 - SunExpress, Inc., the
aftermarketing company of Sun Microsystems, Inc., has added RDI's
PowerLite SPARC-based workstations to its European product range.
The addition of the PowerLite family strengthens the ability of
SunExpress to provide Sun customers in the U.K., France, Germany,
the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland with the most extensive
choice of SPARC and Solaris aftermarket add-on products,
including a one-stop source for complete packaged portable SPARC
solutions. The PowerLite range is available to customers
immediately.
82.35 SunService Opens Asia Technical Support Center
Provides Escalated Technical Support
Mountain View, CA: The SunService Division of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. announces the opening of its new Asia Escalation Center in
Singapore to provide expanded high-level support throughout Asia.
SunService provides expertise and support for network computing
enterprises worldwide through its Solution Centers and Authorized
Service Partners. The new Asia Escalation Center offers augmented
real-time accessibility for highly technical questions to be
handled by SunService UNIX support engineers.
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