EDS award includes Solaris X86 for large U.S. Army contract; signs contract with SunSoft for PC-1.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--SunSoft, Inc.'s Federal Systems Group today announced a major sub-contract with EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. to provide a large number of initial copies of the Solaris(R) x86 software environment for the PC-1 program EDS won with the U.S. Army. This is the third large government sub-contract awarded to SunSoft in the last six months for the Solaris x86 software. Others include the PWAC PWAC Periodical Writers Association of Canada (now Professional Writers Association of Canada) PWAC Professional Writers Association of Canada (formerly Periodical Writers Association of Canada) contract with Telos for the Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS , and the PUMA contract with IBIS for the U.S. Court system. Solaris' selection for this project is another indication of its increasing use for mission-critical applications in the commercial market. SunSoft's Solaris was selected for worldwide use for the PC-1 program, which represents the U.S. Army's most recent personal computer contract. "Solaris 2.4 for x86 is the best UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) networked-based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. to meet the Army's requirements on this contract. It has the stability and reliability they need, as well as the networking capabilities," said Michael Singer, manager of SunSoft's Federal Systems Group. "We are looking forward to working with EDS and the Army over the next two years on this project." SunSoft's Solaris is a powerful, stable and robust 32-bit operating system that scales from the desktop to a 64-processor enterprise server, providing enterprise-wide solutions to companies that are expanding to meet today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. challenges. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc., with offices worldwide. SunSoft's charter is to design, market, sell and support the industry's highest-quality software environment for enabling businesses to gain a competitive advantage through information systems. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Sun, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, and Solaris are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: SunSoft, Inc. Judy Zimbelman, 415/336-5091 Hi-Tech Communications, Inc. Stephanie Bradley, 415/904-7000 x226 |
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