Sun Microsystems Provides Easy, Safe Access to the Internet; New Netra Internet Server; Internet Gateway for Solaris Software.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1995--Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC SMCC - Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. ) today introduced the new Netra Internet Server that enables users to easily access World Wide Web (Web) sites and establish a business presence on the Internet. Sun also announced the Internet Gateway (1) See cable/DSL gateway. (2) A router or server that converts IP packets to IPX, AppleTalk or some other non-IP format and vice versa. It is used to connect non-IP networks to the Internet. for Solaris x86 software to create Netra server-like solutions on x86 platforms; and the SolarNet PC Internet client, an integrated set of tools to access the Internet from the PC desktop. Features available with the new Netra system include Web server software, easy connectivity for Netware clients, an improved system administration tool for management from any desktop, and server security enhancements -- bundled in a single, easy to install, integrated system. "Sun is offering a comprehensive set of products and services that enable businesses to exploit the Internet for competitive advantage," said Carl Stolle, SMCC's director of server product marketing. "The Netra Internet Server appeals to a broad customer base since it is the only Web server that doesn't require 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). expertise to install and manage." Providing Easy Access for Business The Netra Internet Server provides pre-configured hardware and software necessary to interface a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. to the Internet, without the user having to manage the mechanics of Internet connectivity or having knowledge of UNIX. The Netra Internet Server comes with a high-bandwidth networking connectivity solution, Internet-enabling software and the Solaris operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . The system has been enhanced to include Web server capabilities, which SMCC provides by bundling NCSA-based Web server software or Netscape Communications Server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. for Solaris software. With its TCP/IP-based communications, the Netra Internet Server can run alongside other network protocols without conflict. Basic security is included with every system and full-featured security software products, 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°). FireWall-1 and Solstice 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. are options for those with higher security requirements. The Software Solution The Internet Gateway for Solaris, which provides the software backbone for the Netra Internet servers, is available as a stand-alone software solution for OEMs and systems integrators in Solaris x86 environments to deliver Internet access to their customers. This software runs on top of standard Solaris x86 and provides a graphical HTML-based set-up and administration tool and a standard mail server software for UNIX and PC clients. Client Access Tools The SunSoft SolarNet PC Internet client for Microsoft Windows provides a new level of Internet connectivity and application services for corporate and remote PC users in the Microsoft Windows environment. Features include LAN and modem connection, network utilities, the Netscape Navigator, an Internet news reader, e-mail and remote link manager for dialup services. Designed to meet corporate users' needs, the SolarNet PC Internet client will complement the Netra Internet, SolarNet PC-Admin server and FireWall-1, providing connectivity, PC management and network security. With revenues in excess of $5 billion, Sun Microsystems, Inc., is a world leader in the design, manufacture and sale of open network computing See ONC. Open Network Computing - (ONC) Sun's network protocols. products and services, including workstations and servers, microprocessor and application-specific IC design, system software, networking products, professional service and support and aftermarketing services. The company'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 servers, SPARC microprocessors, Solaris operating software and UNIX service organization each rank No. 1 in the UNIX industry. Founded in 1982, Sun is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and employs more than 13,000 employees in 32 offices worldwide. -0- Note to Editors: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, The Network Is The Computer, Solaris, Netra, Solstice, SolarNet, SolarNet PC-Admin, SunScreen, and Internet Gateway for Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. FireWall-1 is a trademark of CheckPoint Software Technologies, Ltd., used under license by SoftSoft, Inc. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD ScD [L.] Scien´tiae Doc´tor (Doctor of Science). SCD 1 Sickle cell disease, see there 2 Subacute combined degeneration, see there 3 Sudden cardiac death, see there Compliant logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Press announcements and other information about Sun Microsystems are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web using a tool such as Netscape or NCSA (1) (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana-Champaign, IL, www.ncsa.uiuc.edu) A high-performance computing facility located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mosaic, Type http://www.sun.com at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. prompt. For further reader inquiries telephone 1-800-821-4643. CONTACT: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lisa Ganier, 415/786-8088 or SunSoft, Inc. Pam Austin, 508/442-0271 |
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