Sun Introduces Industry's Most Comprehensive Package of Intranet Products & Services for Business; Network Computing Leader Focuses on Corporate Use of Intranet Technologies.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 1996--Sun Microsystems, Inc. today introduced the industry's most comprehensive set of hardware, software and support tools and services designed to help businesses develop, deploy and manage corporate intranets to compete in today's increasingly networked global economy. An intranet is a corporation's private information network that utilizes Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and communications technologies Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry . "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are staking our claim on the business side of the Internet explosion The period of tremendous growth of the Internet in the latter half of the 1990s. In the 1994-1996 time frame, it changed from a scientific and governmental research network to a commercial and consumer marketplace. ," said Scott McNealy Scott McNealy (born November 13, 1954 in Columbus, Indiana) was the Chairman of Sun Microsystems, the computer technology company he co-founded in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, and Andy Bechtolsheim. , chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sun. "The action is in corporate intranets, where you will see the real boom in business-to-business  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. and business-to-consumer Business-to-consumer (B2C), describes activities of commercial organizations serving the end consumer with products and/or services. It is usually applied exclusively to electronic commerce. networked commerce. Intranets are driving the adoption of the Internet, and Sun is fast becoming the clear choice for intranet professionals who need real products right now." As information systems professionals struggle to transform today's tidal wave tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. of newly available Internet technologies into useful business tools, they are faced with the three major challenges of developing, deploying and managing enterprise-wide mission-critical applications and Web sites within their corporate intranets. The new Sun products and services, introduced today at press conferences in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , are aimed squarely square·ly adv. 1. Mathematics At right angles: sawed the beam squarely. 2. In a square shape. 3. at solving these problems. -0- -- Java Java (jä`və), island (1990 pop. 107,525,520), c.51,000 sq mi (132,090 sq km), Indonesia, S of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea, and SE of Sumatra across Sunda Strait. WorkShop(TM) 1.0 -- the first complete, integrated Java development environment available in the marketplace today; -- Internet WorkShop(TM) -- a complete universal client/server An architecture in which the user's PC (the client) is the requesting machine and the server is the supplying machine, both of which are connected via a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). development environment for building industrial-strength in·dus·tri·al-strength adj. Extremely strong, durable, or concentrated: industrial-strength cardboard; industrial-strength detergent. Adj. 1. business applications; -- Netra(TM) 3.0 Internet Servers -- the most secure and powerful Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. server product family for businesses; -- Joe(TM) -- Java-based communications technology that lets corporations deploy integrated Java applications A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. with their mission-critical business applications over their corporate intranets; -- Solstice solstice (sŏl`stĭs) [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°). (TM) Internet Mail See Internet e-mail service. (TM) -- the first widely available Internet-ready e-mail product that provides simple and efficient e-mail access using corporate intranets, regardless of system platform, mail application or geographic geographic /geo·graph·ic/ (je?o-graf´ik) in pathology, of or referring to a pattern that is well demarcated, resembling outlines on a map. geographic pertaining to geography. location; -- SunScreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays. sun·screen n. (TM) SPF-100 G -- high-end high-end adj. Informal 1. Appealing to sophisticated and discerning customers: a high-end department store; high-end video equipment. 2. , "stealth-like" (invisible to network) intranet security that can be exported and deployed worldwide; -- SolsticeTM Firewall(TM)-1 2.0 -- network security software allowing organizations to set up and secure individual departments or workgroups See workgroup, workgroup-based network and Windows for Workgroups. within their corporate intranets; and -- SunIntegration Internet Practice(SM) -- a suite of worldwide consulting and system integration services designed to help businesses implement integrated intranet solutions. -0- "Sun is demonstrating a savvy understanding of the emerging intranet business customer," said John Mann There are several public figures named John Mann.
Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. , Massachusetts-based industry research firm. "Businesses need easy, secure use of intranet technology for their corporate information networks. They need product programs aimed at business problems and built around a coherent A version of Unix developed by Mark Williams Co., Northbrook, IL, that was noted for its conservative use of resources on Intel-based PCs. technical strategy. Sun, with its real products, strategies and partners, is addressing all these needs. In taking this kind of leadership role in the intranet, Sun is underscoring its strength and vision as an enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. vendor." Intranets are private corporate networks that take advantage of the same basic properties as the Internet. By using common Internet protocols Refers to all the standards that keep the Internet running. The foundation protocol is TCP/IP, which provides the basic communications mechanism as well as ways to copy files (FTP) and send e-mail (SMTP). , or core technologies, such as TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. , HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. and Java, in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with their own secure mission-critical business applications, corporations can facilitate communication, information distribution and project collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. across their business landscapes. A brief look at the hardware, software, security and support products introduced by Sun today follows. Development Products As Internet technology is increasingly adopted for use in corporate intranets, there exists a growing need for visual development tools that enable corporate and content developers to quickly and easily create multi-platform, interactive content for intranets. Sun today introduced the following products: -- Java WorkShop 1.0 is the premier, multi-platform tool for developing intranet and Internet applications from dynamic, animated home pages to sophisticated interactive business applications. Written entirely in Java, and available on Sun's Solaris A multitasking, multiprocessing operating system from Sun that runs on SPARC and x86-based computers. In 2005, Sun made Solaris free and open source. Known for its robustness and scalability, Solaris provides an enterprise-wide Unix environment that can manage thousands of nodes from one and Microsoft's Windows platforms, Java WorkShop allows developers to design, test, deploy and maintain Java applications with speed and simplicity Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un-combined. It often denotes beauty, purity or clarity. Simple things are usually easier to explain and understand than complicated ones. Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort or confusion. . -- Internet WorkShop is a complete development environment for building both the universal client and network server applications for mission-critical enterprise-wide use. Internet WorkShop includes Sun's Java WorkShop, Visual WorkShop(TM) for C++ and NEO(TM) development tools. Deployment Installing, setting up, testing and running. This military term, which means the placement of troops and equipment in the field, is widely used with computers as an alternate to the word "implementation. Products Intranets have spawned tremendous new demand for applications from Web sites to worldwide help desks to globally distributed object Distributed objects are software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. trading systems The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. . Today's IS manager needs deployment products and services that deliver the goods Verb 1. deliver the goods - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through . Sun's new products are: -- A new Netra Internet Server family. The new Netra i is Sun's most secure, scalable, high-performance Adj. 1. high-performance - modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" server for intranet deployment. Based on the powerful UltraSPARC An enhanced series of SPARC chips introduced by Sun in 1995. UltraSPARC chips are 64-bit CPUs that run all 32-bit SPARC applications. The first dual core UltraSPARC came out in 2004, targeted at the midrange server market. (TM) platform, a single Netra i is able to handle approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 15-18 million hits per day, and is specifically tuned for optimum performance in corporate or public Web serving environments. -- Joe(TM) development environment enables corporations to extend their computing computing - computer resources to the public Internet and corporate intranets by providing a link between Java Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
-- Sun's new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. Practice is a suite of worldwide consulting and system integration services designed to help businesses implement integrated intranet and Internet solutions. Services range from strategic assessment and training to systems management and Java development. Management Products Mastering intranet computing environments requires a full range of capabilities from enterprise access to security to management. Sun today introduced: -- Solstice Internet Mail, based on the emerging IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 4 intranet standard, allows simple, efficient email access across the Internet. Clients and servers from multiple vendors can interoperate See interoperable. freely over the network, especially for mail, workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. and data exchange. -- The SunScreen SPF-100G integrated hardware/software security solution, is a centrally-controlled intranet security product that can be exported and used throughout the world. -- The Solstice FireWall -1 v. 2.0 network security software product line allows protection between corporate intranets and the public Internet, and also permits corporations to secure compartments In developmental biology, compartments are fields of cells of distinct cell lineage, cell affinity, and genetic identity. In a developing organ, all cells within a compartment possess similar affinities, and so intermingle with each other. within their intranets. Integration, Training and Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services Sun provides a single point of contact for companies requiring assistance with intranet solutions ranging from simple assessments to complete network blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. implementation. Other services include strategic consulting, integration, training and support. Sun helps customers resolve a wide range of intranet issues such as developing an intranet project, baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface. baseline - released version hardware/software integration, networking architecture choices, legacy data integration, security requirements, content creation and information management, capacity and performance tuning Performance tuning is the improvement of system performance. This is typically a computer application, but the same methods can be applied to economic markets, bureaucracies or other complex systems. , and change management. An early participant Participant A party of a funding. It usually refers to the lowest rank or smallest level of funding. in developing the Internet, Sun's commitment to open network computing See ONC. Open Network Computing - (ONC) Sun's network protocols. is focused on enterprise-wide intranet technology for business networks. With annual revenues of more than $6 billion, 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. provides products and services that enable customers to build and maintain open network computing environments. Widely recognized as a proponent One who offers or proposes. A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will. PROPONENT, eccl. law. of open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , the company is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of products, technologies and services for commercial and technical computing. Sun's SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill workstations, multiprocessing multiprocessing Mode of computer operation in which two or more processors (see CPU) are connected and are active at the same time. In such a system, each processor is executing a different program or set of instructions, thus increasing computation speed over a servers, SPARC microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel
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). industry. JavaTM, Sun's platform-independent programming language, provides a comprehensive solution to the challenge of programming for complex networks. Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . -0-
Sun Intranet/Internet Products
FACT SHEET Product Name Netra(TM) Internet Server Six Models: Netra i 4 Netra i 1/170E Netra i 5 Netra i 150 Netra i 1/140 Netra i enterprise-level model - to be announced Description
The Netra Internet Server family is the most powerful, secure,
easy-to-operate Web publishing server solution for the Intranet or
Internet. With configurations based on the powerful UltraSPARC
engine and Solaris 2.5 operating system, it offers more
configurations, more advanced software, and better price/performance
than competitive web servers.
The scalable design of the Netra Internet Server makes it
suitable for small to very large enterprise organizations, and base
functions are extensible through a wide range of Sun and third-party
applications.
New Netra models are based on Sun's high-performance
UltraSPARC(TM) 143MHz (Netra i i/140) and 167MHz platforms (Netra i
150 and i/170E), and are rack-mountable. The product family also
includes two entry-level Web servers (Netra i 4 and Netra i 5) based
on the 110 MHz MicroSPARCTM II processor. And, Sun offers a special
program under which it will customize server configurations and
feature sets for customers with a minimum threshhold volume
commitment.
Target Audience Senior MIS managers, CIOs Features/Benefits Standard on the Netra Internet Server --Firewall-First! security software provides network security through packet-level filtering --Netra HTML-based graphical administration software provides easy administration, even in branch offices or remote locations where expertise may be limited --Software is pre-installed and the server can be up and running in under 30 minutes.Pre-installed software includes Web server, e-mail, Domain Name Service, file transfer. --Latest software from Netscape Corporation includes Netscape Enterprise Server, Netscape Livewire site management software, Netscape Navigator Gold Web authoring software --PC, Novell, Mac and UNIX client stations are supported via TCP/IP or SPX/IPX, simplifying administrative issues and lowering costs. Java Development Kit is included with each Netra configuration. --Netra servers are compatible with over 100 Internet applications for searching, site management, database integration and Internet commerce. Competition The web servers of Hewlett- Packard, SGI, IBM, DEC, Compaq Price and Availability Products will begin shipping in April. Prices range from $7,496 to $24,395 U.S. list. FACT SHEET Product Name Solstice(TM) Internet Mail(TM) Description
Solstice Internet Mail is the first widely available internet
ready email product based on IMAP4 (Internet Messaging Access
Protocol). It is a complete solution for providing simple, efficient
email access using corporate intranets of the Internet, regardless of
system platform, mail application or geographic location. Solstice
Internet Mail is comprised of a Solaris-based IMAP4 mail server
component plus client for Microsoft Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows
NT, and Solaris platforms.
Since it is based on the IMAP protocol, the emerging Internet
standard for messaging, Solstice Internet Mail has a unique store and
forward architecture making it highly scaleable, with advanced
services for mobile and low bandwidth computing. The Solstice
Internet Mail solution offers a strong technical base for mail
applications and for future, more advanced messaging applications
involving workflow, electronic data interchange and electronic
commerce.
SunSoft will provide a variety of IMAP4-based clients for
Solstice Internet Mail including Solaris, Microsoft Windows 3.x,
Windows 95, Windows NT.
Target Audience
Corporate IS management, CIOs, and anyone doing mail over their
Internet or intranet.
Features/Benefits -- Review message headers, attachments, and sizes before downloading mail -- Download mail separately from attachments if you wish -- Powerful Boolean search methods are available to search mail headers -- Create, edit, receive mail off-line as well as on line -- Downloads can be stopped by the user an any point -- Upload off-line created mail -- Synchronized mail file management -- Message bodies can be downloaded without the attachments. -- Messages can be stored in folders and folders can be shared with other email users.
These advanced features make the Solstice Internet Mail work very
well in mobile or limited bandwidth computing situations.
Competition Microsoft Exchange Price and Availability Solstice Internet Mail Server -- $995 Suggested US price Available in May, 1996 Solstice Internet Mail Clients-- Available in May, 1996 Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, Solaris FREE BETA version of the Solstice Internet Mail and reference Client implementations available from Sun's website for a limited time. FACT SHEET Product Name Joe(TM) Description
Joe is a powerful new technology written in Java(TM) that allows
corporations to move their sophisticated business applications onto
their corporate intranet and then onto the public Internet.
SolarisTM NEO(TM) is the premier networked object operating
environment on which corporations can develop, deploy, and manage
their business applications.
Powerful business applications run on Solaris NEO servers that
operate "behind-the-scenes" on the network. These business
applications control the core processes of a business such as sales
quotes, order entry, and invoicing. Java applets running on desktop
computers access the business applications on the Solaris NEO
servers. Joe is the critical technology which links the Java applets
running on the desktop directly to the business applications on the
servers.
Target Audience
Joe and Solaris NEO will be adopted first on corporate intranets
in companies that compete on the price and quality of their services.
This applies to a wide range of different applications such as
airline reservations, travel agencies, hotel reservation desks, car
rental, retail banking, real estate, food delivery services, and
package delivery. Since Joe and Solaris NEO unify the infrastructure
for both corporate intranets and the public Internet, these services
and applications will then be ready to migrate to the public
Internet.
Features/Benefits Web services created using Joe, NEO, and Java provide several key advantages: -- Leverage corporate computing resources: Using Joe and NEO, existing enterprise and legacy application code can be made available on the Web without re-writing. In addition, Joe and NEO provide language independence as well as access to existing corporate data stored in popular database servers. -- Scalable architecture for managing heavy loads: Once client Java applets are loaded into the user's browser, Joe facilitates direct communication with remote objects, bypassing the HTTP server. This eliminates a major bottleneck by freeing HTTP servers to be dedicated to vending HTML pages and Java applets while NEO services manage application processing and interaction. -- Maximum user interactivity: With Joe and NEO, Web applications can be made highly interactive by dynamically accessing network services. Unlike HTML forms and CGI scripts that generate and transfer entirely new Web pages each time a request is made, Java applets with Joe send only updated information as necessary, providing instant response with low network traffic. -- Information rich, administration-free Web applications: Using Joe with Java, computation-intensive and data-rich tasks are executed on one or more high-performance servers within the corporation. The client Java applets running in the user's Web browser focus on managing interaction and presentation. Joe delivers truly administration-free Java clients that access today's powerful corporate business applications.
-- Based on industry standards: Joe complies with OMG (Object
Management Group) CORBA standard. The OMG is supported by
more than 600 software vendors, developers and end users. Joe is
an open systems implementation that supports many types of
networking protocols. The first release of Joe supports
communication with Solaris NEO, the premier integrated
environment for developing, deploying and managing multi-tier
client/server business applications based on the CORBA standard.
Joe also supports an early availability of release of remote Java
object communications using the CORBA ESIOP (Environment Specific
Inter-ORB Protocols) standard. Joe will also support
communication with other vendors' ORBs that follow the CORBA
2.0 IIOP (Internet inter-ORB Protocol) specification.
Price and availability
Joe is currently in Alpha release. A generally available Beta
release will ship in June '96, and first customer ship is scheduled
for August '96.
Joe will be freely downloadable from the Internet.
FACT SHEET Product Name JavaTM WorkshopTM 1.0 Description
Java WorkShop is the most complete, Web-centric Java development
environment for creating Internet application and Web pages available
today. Written entirely in Java, the software allows developers to
create Java applications for corporate intranets and the Internet.
Java WorkShop provides all the tools needed in one convenient,
easy-to-use package.
Target Audience
Java WorkShop is the ideal solution for developers of Java
applications. Java WorkShop is aimed at developers within global
5000 companies including systems integrators; and new media companies
including Web content developers, entertainment, and on-line service
providers.
Features/Benefits -- Intuitive Web Browser User Interface: A web-centric development environment written entirely in Java, Java WorkShop allows users to switch between tools as if browsing Web pages. -- Integrated Toolset for Fast, Efficient Development: Complete toolset speeds up the Java edit-compile-debug cycle. For convenience, Java WorkShop works with existing version control system, including ProWorks/TeamWare, SCCS, RCS, and PVCS. -- Multi-Platform Support: Java WorkShop runs on SolarisTM and Microsoft Windows 95/NT. Applications built using Java WorkShop run on virtually any client -- from PCs and workstations to Web browsers -- without requiring any code changes. MacOS support is scheduled for third quarter FY96. -0-Competition: Table 1: Competitive Analysis Features SUNSOFT A unit within Sun that sold software. It was spun off as an independent subsidiary in 1991 and later brought back into the company. See Sun. : Java SYMANTEC (Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA, www.symantec.com) A software company founded in 1982 by Dr. Gary Hendrix. It was acquired by Gordon Eubanks in 1984 and released its Q&A file manager the following year. In 1990, it merged with Peter Norton Computing, Inc. : Cafe BORLAND (Borland Software Corporation, Austin, TX, www.borland.com) A software company founded as Borland International in 1983 by Philippe Kahn. The company is noted for its language and development products. It also popularized the desktop accessory for DOS PCs with its Sidekick program. : Latte WorkShop Web aware Y N N Multiplatform Win95/NT Win95/NT Win95/NT Solaris/Unix (MacOS) Web page authoring Y N N JIT compiler (Just-In-Time compiler) A compiler that converts program source code into native machine code just before the program is run. In the case of Java, a JIT compiler converts Java's intermediate language (bytecode) into native machine code as needed. Y Y Y GUI builder Visual programming software that lets a user build a graphical user interface by dragging and dropping elements from a toolbar onto the screen. It may be a stand-alone program or part of an application development system or client/server development system. Y(1) limited (2) N Applet A small application, such as a utility program or limited-function spreadsheet or word processor. Java programs that are run from the browser are always known as applets. See midlet, crapplet and Java applet. publishing Y N N Trial program Y N ? Downloadable Y limited limited (1) Announced and coming in future release (2) Does not support Java A Windowing For Northcoast Where we call someone over and then roll our window up on them. Bassline preference. For Example: "Hey, Andi." *insert window being rolled up* "HAHAHA. Tools completely -0- Price and Availability
Java Workshop 1.0 is available for immediate order at a list
price of US$295; product delivery scheduled for May 1996. Call
800/SUNSOFT (800/786-7638) for more information. Users can download
final beta version at http://www.sun.com/developer-products/
FACT SHEET Product Name Internet WorkShopTM Description
Internet WorkShop is a complete development environment for
building client/server applications that can operate across corporate
internets and the public Internet. It combines tools for developing
universal client applications in JavaTM, with tools that build
scalable, manageable server applications in C/C++.
Target Audience
Internet WorkShop is for corporate developers of client/server
applications that utilize the Internet, and Java as a universal
client.
Features/Benefits
Internet WorkShop, which includes Java WorkShop, provides a
complete environment for the development of client applets or
applications in Java that can run on virtually any type of system --
including PCs, workstations and World-Wide Web browsers. Utilizing
an innovative Web-centric design, Java WorkShop helps developers to
easily build and deploy distributed Java applets and applications.
Internet WorkShop also provides a complete environment that
speeds the development of erver applications in C/C++. Internet
WorkShop provides tools for maximizing developer and team
productivity and powerful compilation technology that delivers
outstanding application performance on single and multiprocessor
systems.
Based on the Object Management Group's (OMG) Common Object
Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) standard, Internet WorkShop
includes a comprehensive, integrated environment for developing and
deploying flexible three-tier client/server applications that can be
changed readily to meets the demands of a dynamic business
environment.
Incorporating Sun's new Joe(TM) technology, Internet WorkShop
enables developers to easily connect their CORBA-based server
applications with Java client applets or applications running on
virtually any machine across the corporate intranet or the public
Internet.
Competitive
Internet WorkShop is the only complete development environment
for developing universal clients and scalable and manageable server
applications that run across corporate intranets or the Internet.
Price and Availability
Internet WorkShop will be available in third quarter 1996.
FACT SHEET Product Name SunScreen Security Products SunScreen SPF-100G Description
SunScreen SPF-100G provides technology for protecting private
networks and enables secure communications for both intranet and
internet applications. It is approved for world-wide distribution and
consists of integrated hardware and software technologies that
provide a high level of security and functionality with a minimum of
administrative complexity. Use of 512-bit Diffie-Hellman keys
provide powerful worldwide security. Because IP-based encryption is
used, compatibility with existing applications is provided. Options
for DES, RC2 and RC4 encryption provide customers with a choice of
encryption algorithms.
Target Audience
Financial institutions, telecommunications, government, and
health care industries.
Features/Benefits --Turnkey, dedicated box offers highest level of security; embedded OS does not expose any APIs to outside apps; lowers total cost of ownership --Transparent to network and apps; does not require changes to existing apps on network --Stealth design, invisible to networks; stateful packet screening allows greater flexibility in screening stateless protocols --Worldwide encryption technology; can be sold outside the U.S. Competition Raptor Eagle, DEC Firewall, CheckPoint: Firewall-1, Border Network Price and Availability SunScreen SPF-100G: $21,995; SunScreen Administration Station G:$7,995 Available April 1996 FACT SHEET Product Name Solstice(TM) FireWall-1(TM) v 2.0 Description
Solstice FireWall-1 is an out-of-the-box software solution for
creating and managing TC/IP network and application level security.
The new version includes advanced encryption capabilities which allow
secure transmission of data over public networks. Now users can
compartmentalize their internal networks by creating distinct, secure
sub-networks or intranets, key capabilities in deploying global,
intra/Internet computing environments.
The Solstice FireWall-1 Internet gateway acts as a router between
an organization's internal intranet and the external, public
Internet. Solstice FireWall-1 provides protection at the application
gateway and packet filtering levels. Many competitive firewall
products provide one of the other of these capabilities, but Solstice
FireWall-1 is able to provide both through a Stateful Multi Layer
Inspection Technology (patent pending) with minimal impact to network
throughput.
Target Audience
Corporate IS management, CIOs, advanced networking customers that
are using firewall technology to segment their organizations into
secure sub-domains.
Features/Benefits
Full-spectrum enterprise network security that incorporates
advanced management, encryption and authentication features.
-- Advanced encryption enables virtual private networks and commerce over the Internet -- IP address translation, for complete and efficient address translation. -- Client authentication for secure communications between LANS, WANs and nomadic users. -- HTTP authentication Price and Availability
Solstice FireWall-1 Security Center Base price-- $4990(US)
supports 1 network + 50 clients.
Solstice FireWall-1 Security Center Base price with encryption --
$7980 (US)
Now shipping
FACT SHEET Service Name SunIntegration Internet Practice(SM) Description
Sun's Internet Practice is focused on helping customers plan
internet strategies as well as use SunIntegration technical expertise
for designing, implementing, and managing Internet technologies.
SunIntegration provides information technology consulting and systems
integration services to produce added business value.
Target Audience -- Senior level IT and business managers within F1000 corporations -- Managers of Internet Service Providers Features/Benefits -- Provides customers with a one-stop internet consulting and implementation solution -- Leverages the Internet knowledge and experience gained by Sun in creating and managing one of the largest intranets in the world -- Has real experience in creating and deploying large internet solutions for customers worldwide -- Is conduit to Sun's industry leading expertise in technologies such as Java, networking, system management, security/firewall, and distributed computing Competition
Primarily Big 6 consultancies + service arms of IBM,
Hewlett-Packard, and Digital. Also, niche Internet integration shops
and telecom company integration units
Price and Availability
Based on specific customer requirements. Contact Sun
Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) or SunService for more
information. Currently available worldwide in major cities. For
more information: Robert Cruz, Market Development Manager
415/336-0649
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CUSTOMER QUOTES
"Everything that we can do to leverage our intellectual capital,
including using Intranet and Internet services, makes us more
competitive. Sun is our preferred hardware and system software
supplier on which we create our Intranet and Internet platforms."
Edward Glassman Director of Technology Strategies Pfizer, Inc
"Sun's products are very network-centric and easily integrate to
the Internet. The level of service we can deliver as a company is
definitely related to the quality of the products we employ to
deliver that service. Sun's suite of Internet products lives up to
our expectations."
Gene Diveglia Vice President of Information Services Intelligence Network Online, Inc.
"Internet Shopping Network started with Sun servers and software
and as our business grows we know we can count on Sun to keep up with
our demand for innovative products that we can use today. In such a
dynamic market, it's refreshing to have a partner like Sun, who
understands the complexity of the market and can respond to it with
products that make sense for our growing company."
Bill Rollinson Vice President of Marketing Internet Shopping Network
"The Sun-based Intranet has given us a powerful and flexible tool
that has improved communication, reduced cost and enhanced the
quality of patient care given at Group Health Cooperative. It's an
intuitive way of exchanging everything from management vision to
detailed patient care guidelines."
Irwin Goverman Vice President and CIO Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
"When it comes to providing the high reliability, speedy response
times, and network security that are the essential underpinnings of a
Web services business, Sun's products simply have no competition.
I'm betting my business on Sun -- and I advise my clients to do the
same."
Robert Gahl Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder The Sphere Information Services
"AGENCY.COM is proud to be an integral part of the Java WorkShop
introduction. Java WorkShop is a tool that many of us have been
waiting for to help us jump into the truly integrated network
communications."
Chan Suh Co-Founder and Principal AGENCY.COM
"The difficulty in creating commercial Web applications is
building a reliable, heavy-duty back-end for around-the-clock
operation. We have already made huge investments to build this type
of infrastructure for our internal needs. SunSoft's NEO and Joe will
allow us to leverage the power of our existing systems to deliver
services over the Web much more quickly, without re-inventing the
wheel."
David Stoltzfus Principal of Advanced Technology The Vanguard Group
"Intranets are becoming the way corporations provide
enterprise-wide applications and services. The new Netra products
from Sun for the Internet and the Intranet further demonstrate Sun's
understanding and leadership in network computing. These products,
Netra Internet Servers, NFS Servers, and Firewalls, allow Open
Business Systems to help companies provide value on their Intranets,
and spend less time constructing the building blocks. Other
products, like the new Java WorkShop and Internet WorkShop, allow for
quick development of sophisticated Internet and Intranet
applications."
E. Mike Durbin President Open Business Systems, Inc.
"We looked at several vendors, and SunIntegration Services
definitely has the right skills and organizational strength. Plus,
the Netra Internet Server from Sun is the right product for the
Internet because it has so much of the software already loaded. The
combination of SunIntegration Services and Sun products makes it very
easy for us to provide a good customer solution."
Bertil Yvling Senior Commercial Analyst Telia Promoter, Telia AB
"3Com and Sun share a common vision about pervasive networking
and the network as a computer. Sun, SunSoft, and 3Com provide
technologies that are driving the paradigm shift that we see with the
Internet."
Chuck Yort Director of Market Development 3Com Corporation
CUSTOMER REFERENCES
Gene Diveglia Vice President of Information Services Intelligence Network Online, Inc. 813/442-0114, x25 Bill Rollinson Vice President of Marketing Internet Shopping Network 415/846-7413 Carl Howe Director of World Wide Web Services BBN Corporation 617/873-3642 Irwin Goverman Vice President and CIO Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound 206/448-2548 Chan Suh Co-Founder and Principal AGENCY.COM 212/522-6882 Brian Wolfe Principal Open Business Systems, Inc. (Reseller) 708/916-7570, x223 Edward Glassman Director of Technology Strategies Pfizer, Inc 212/573-1051 Robert Gahl Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder The Sphere Information Services 408/369-9105 Steve Elston Internet and Telework Programs Manager 3Com Corporation 408/764-8658 John Woerth Press Contact The Vanguard Group 610/669-1000 -0-
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