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September 1995 John J. McLaughlin, Editor/Publisher fl...@flashback.com * 82.01: Sun Demonstrates Network Computing Retail Solutions At RISCON 95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82.01 Sun Demonstrates Network Computing Retail Solutions At RISCON 95 CHICAGO, Il.- September 18, 1995 - At RISCON 95, the retail industry's 82.02 Sun Chosen for Precision Retailing System CHICAGO, Il.- September 18, 1995 - ICL Retail Systems and Amdahl 82.03 SPARC Technology Business Launches Embedded Sparc Advantage Strategy URL: http://www.sun.com/stb SUNNYVALE , Calif. (Sept. 12, 1995) -- Sun's SPARC Technology Business 82.04 Sun Strengthens Third-party Embedded OS And Tool Support SUNNYVALE, Calif. (September 12, 1995) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s SPARC 82.05 SunExpress Wins Silver American Catalog Award Recognized for Excellence in Computer Equipment Catalog Category NEW YORK, NY-September 19, 1995 - SunExpress, Inc., the aftermarketing 82.06 SunExpress Offers Peripheral Upgrades Provides the Sun Aftermarket with Fast, Cost-Effective Access to Storage, Chelmsford, MA-September 19, 1995 - SunExpress, Inc., the aftermarketing 82.07 NEO, The Industry's First Complete Networked Object Computing Environment SunSoft NEO Debuts; Java-Enabled Web Access To NEO Applications Previewed New York, NY -- September 20, 1995 -- SunSoft, Inc. today introduced its 82.08 Leading Swedish Telecom Selects Sun Partners to Provide Internet Service To Schools Across Sweden MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - September 13, 1995 - Telia, the leading Swedish 82.09 Sun And Toshiba Collaborate Expand Long-term Strategic Relationship In Rightsizing, Internet And MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - September 25, 1995 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. the 82.10 SunSoft Expands WABI Line With New Server Product SunSoft first to provide competitively priced Unix-based server solution Unix Expo: New York, NY -- September 19, 1995 -- On the opening day of 82.11 The Web Gets Down To Business With SunSoft's NEO Powerful Network Object Environment Spans Corporate Networks and Internet New York--September 20, 1995--SunSoft today announced a breakthrough 82.12 New Program for Developers of Distributed Object Applications Object Reality Program to Help Finance and Telecommunication Industries NEW YORK, NY. - September 20, 1995 - Sun Microsystems Computer Company --------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Information To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to Majord...@flashback.com % mailx majord...@FlashBack.COM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1222: FlashBack: A Commercial Electronic Journal For Sun Users (3 pages) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1222 FlashBack: A Commercial Electronic Journal For Sun Users FlashBack is an Electronic Journal that is distributed by email over the 1223 Why You Should Sponsor FlashBack Articles This article says why you should use FlashBack to promote your company, 75.35 What is SunFlash ? This is a brief description of SunFlash, the first free Electronic Journal 9001 General FlashBack/SunFlash Information This article contains general information about the electronic journals I produced "The Florida SunFlash" for nearly six years. "SunFlash" is the 9002 FlashBack and SunFlash Index This article contains a one line index entry for each of the articles 9003 Popular Articles by Month This article lists the 10 most popular SunFlash and 10 most popular 9050 FlashBack Sponsor Information This article contains detailed information for sponsors of FlashBack --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SunFlash - A Full-Text On Demand Newsletter Copyright ? 1995, FlashBack, Inc. You may redistribute this article as long as FlashBack is not sponsored or published by, or affiliated with, Sun
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* 82.02: Sun Chosen for Precision Retailing System (1 pages)
* 82.03: SPARC Technology Business Launches Embedded Sparc Advantage
Strategy (2 pages)
* 82.04: Sun Strengthens Third-party Embedded OS And Tool Support (2 pages)
* 82.05: SunExpress Wins Silver American Catalog Award (1 pages)
* 82.06: SunExpress Offers Peripheral Upgrades (1 pages)
* 82.07: NEO, The Industry's First Complete Networked Object Computing
Environment (3 pages)
* 82.08: Leading Swedish Telecom Selects Sun (1 pages)
* 82.09: Sun And Toshiba Collaborate (2 pages)
* 82.10: SunSoft Expands WABI Line With New Server Product (2 pages)
* 82.11: The Web Gets Down To Business With SunSoft's NEO (1 pages)
* 82.12: New Program for Developers of Distributed Object Applications
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showcase for new technologies, Sun Microsystems will demonstrate a host of
network computing solutions designed not only to improve retailers'
current operations, but to pave the way for retailers' entry into the new
world of electronic retail via the Internet and interactive multimedia
kiosks. All of Sun's retail industry solutions are based on its scalable
multiprocessor SPARC (TM) architecture and Solaris (TM) operating
environment - powerful open systems that give retailers maximum
flexibility, performance and value.
Corporation, worldwide leaders in retail and data center technology, have
selected Sun Microsystems' network computing systems as the strategic
platform on which to develop Precision Retailing, a comprehensive set of
retail-tuned data warehousing services, software applications and
hardware, designed to improve retailers' sales performance and increase
profitability by capturing, warehousing and analyzing data from customer
transactions starting at the point of sale.
URL: http://www.sparc.com
today announced plans to target three burgeoning segments of the rapidly
growing embedded computing market as it launches its Embedded SPARC
Advantage strategy. Focusing on telecom, networking, and printing/digital
copying, SPARC Technology Business will leverage its line of RISC
microprocessors and boards, operating systems software support,
development tools, and networking expertise to provide customers with a
comprehensive development-through-deployment solution.
Technology Business unit today strengthened its third-party embedded
operating system and development-tool support, led by the announcement of
its plan to offer a configurable version of the Solaris operating system
for its forthcoming line of embedded processors. The company also
announced the pending availability of a new real-time operating system
port and three new third-party development environments (that will also
support SPARC-based target designs). The announcements were made in
conjunction with the company's Embedded SPARC Advantage strategy at the
Embedded Systems Conference.
company of Sun Microsystems, Inc., announced today at UNIX EXPO that it
received a Silver American Catalog Award (ACA) for its North America
Spring/Summer 1994 Catalog. SunExpress was recognized in the Computer
Equipment category, where it tied for the top honor, as no Gold Award was
given.
Graphics and Monitors
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunexpress
company of Sun Microsystems, Inc., announced today that it is expanding
its upgrade program to include storage, graphics and monitor products. The
SunExpress (TM) upgrade program, which features a range of low cost, low
risk upgrade solutions, makes access to the newest Sun (TM) technology in
storage, graphics and monitor products easier and more cost-effective for
Sun customers. With the broadening of its product line, SunExpress
increases its commitment to customers seeking to take advantage of the
scalability built into Sun systems.
NEO OpenStep Available To Beta Users
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft
NEO (TM) product family, the first complete development, operating and
management environment for object-oriented networked applications. NEO
software (formerly Project DOE) allows companies to react more quickly to
business change by making enterprise computing more flexible, and more
adaptive to business needs.
telecom company, has selected Sun Microsystems AB, the Swedish operating
company of Sun Microsystems, Inc. as its partner in a project to provide
Internet access to students in Swedish schools. The program, Telia
Internet@School, is already providing Internet access for a number of
kindergarten through grade 12 schools (K12) in Sweden and will eventually
provide Internet service to thousands of schools across the country. The
new program will broaden students' horizons by exposing them to the
tremendous educational resources and information available on the
Internet.
Interactive Technology
global network computing leader and Toshiba Corporation, a leading
electronics manufacturer, today announced an expansion of their long-term
strategic alliance to collaborate in the emerging areas of rightsizing,
Internet, and interactive technology. The two companies will expand their
existing relationship to share product development, marketing and
distribution in these fast-growing market areas.
for Microsoft Windows applications
URL: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/Products/PC-Integration-products
Unix Expo, SunSoft, Inc. introduced its new WabiServer product, a server
implementation of Wabi, its popular Windows-to-Unix translation solution.
WabiServer, a Solaris server solution for Microsoft Windows applications,
gives multiple simultaneous users the complete functionality of Wabi.
Low-end SPARC systems and X terminals, previously unsupported by Wabi, can
now act as full clients in a server implementation to run Microsoft
Office, Lotus SmartSuite, and other popular Microsoft Windows
applications. In addition, WabiServer provides MIS managers with better
central management of their Microsoft Windows applications within the
Solaris environment.
technology which enables companies to quickly build applications that run
on both the corporate network and the Internet. The product line, called
NEO, enables the same functions provided by "in-house" mission critical
applications like order entry, financial services or on-line retail to be
delivered directly to customers using the World Wide Web. NEO will allow
companies to get new services and products to market more rapidly.
Move to Distributed Object Technology Quickly
today announced the Object Reality Program, the industry's most
comprehensive effort to help customers create distributed object
applications. Under the program, Sun will initially assist corporations in
two key industries -- financial services and telecommunications -- to
produce distributed object applications using SunSoft's recently announced
NEO (TM) product family and other third-party products.
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