Sun and CA Create Solution to Address Enterprise Management Needs by Combining Unicenter TNG and New Enterprise 450 Workgroup Server.

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 19, 1997--

Solution Suite To Be Delivered Through Access Graphics

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) and Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced a powerful pairing of products specifically aimed at allowing organizations the power to better manage heterogeneous workgroup and enterprise environments on a single, easy to manage system.

The dynamic duo -- Sun's new Enterprise 450 workgroup server running CA's highly intuitive Unicenter TNG software -- meets many of today's most business-critical needs by delivering unprecedented system scalability, manageability and reliability to UNIX and Windows PC networks while maximizing the efficiency of all connected IT resources.

CA and Sun will make the unheralded package available to customers at attractive prices through Access Graphics, a leading technical distributor.

"Having Unicenter TNG installed on the Enterprise 450 workgroup server provides a comprehensive, Java-based, end-to-end integrated solution that will help better manage the network, reducing decision-making time, trimming costs, and slashing time-to-market," said Mark Tolliver, vice president of market development, Sun Microsystems Computer Company.

Unicenter TNG, which includes the Unicenter TNG Framework, will bring an arsenal of critical management functions to the enterprise through Sun's Enterprise 450 workgroup server, including event management, job scheduling, security, backup and recovery, performance management and network management. Users will then be able to add additional Unicenter TNG functionality, such as software distribution, Java Web server management, single sign-on, and application management, as desired. Any platform, from Windows 3.x, 95 and NT to Macintosh and UNIX, is now manageable from the Enterprise 450 workgroup server.

"By providing enhanced out-of-the-box manageability for Sun hardware we are delivering a complete, distributed enterprise management solution," said Yogesh Gupta, CA senior vice president of product strategy. "Customers can be assured that, with Unicenter TNG and the Enterprise 450 workgroup server, they will get computing that is more reliable, more responsive to changing business needs and less expensive to manage."

"The combination of Unicenter TNG on the Enterprise 450 workgroup server allows us to leverage the strategic relationship between Sun and CA to deliver maximum value to our customers," said Ross Churchill, vice president, Sun Business Group, Access Graphics. "It reinforces our position as a true enterprise solutions provider."

In addition to providing management tools for the Sun servers, the use of Unicenter TNG enables IT organizations to view and manage all of their systems and networks from the logical, end-to-end perspective of Unicenter TNG's unique Business Process Views, which integrate heterogeneous resources across enterprise environments, from the mainframe to the Internet. This reduces labor costs, speeds diagnostics and accelerates the deployment of new services. Unicenter TNG offers a graphical 2-D and Web interface, along with an innovative Java-based 3-D Real-World Interface that speeds the responsiveness of IT support staffs to changing conditions.

About Computer Associates

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 10,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $4 billion in fiscal year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 1-516-342-5224.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide Intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $8 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.

About Access Graphics

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Access Graphics is the premier value-added technical distributor of complex computer products and services in North America and Europe. As a channel integrator, Access' focus is on the sales and delivery of complex systems through independent resellers, with an emphasis on UNIX. The company has sales offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Press announcements and other information about Access are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web at the location http://www.access.com. Access Graphics is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a $30 billion highly diversified, advanced technology company, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. -0- All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

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