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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

         ANDERSEN CONSULTING TO OFFER FOUNDATION CLIENT/SERVER
            CASE PRODUCT ON SUN MICROSYSTEMS' UNIX PLATFORMS

SunFLASH Vol 47 #17					       November 1992 
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CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 1992 -- Andersen Consulting's Foundation(R) software
organization today announced its intent to port its client/ server
computer-aided software engineering (CASE) product, Foundation for
Cooperative Processing (FCP), to Sun Microsystems Computer
Corporation's (SMCC) SPARCservers(TM) and SPARCstations(TM) running the
Solaris(R) operating system.

As part of the agreement, FCP will support SMCC's newly announced
SPARCcenter (TM) 2000 server, a mainframe-caliber system for corporate
data center applications.

"We are participating in SMCC's announcement of the SPARCcenter 2000
server because we believe there is a strong synergy between SMCC's
efforts in the commercial UNIX (R)-based systems arena and our own
leadership in enterprise-wide client/server CASE solutions," said Don
Dall, managing director, FOUNDATION.  "We are committed to exploring
with SMCC areas of mutual benefit in the UNIX and client/server CASE
industries.  FOUNDATION's mission is to support the full range of
computing platforms -- including leading UNIX platforms such as SMCC's
-- to enable our customers to develop strategic client/ server systems
within heterogeneous hardware and software environments."

A leading client/server CASE product, FCP moves beyond the development
of graphical user interfaces and supports the construction of
enterprise-wide client/server information systems.  The availability of
FCP on SMCC platforms will enable developers who are rightsizing their
corporate information systems to more quickly and productively develop
and deploy applications that exploit the benefits of distributed
computing on UNIX client/server architectures.  Because of FCP's
portability, existing applications can be regenerated for SMCC systems,
enabling customers to easily move existing applications to open
systems.

"Customers want commercial-strength development tools to rightsize
large-scale business applications for UNIX client/server environments,"
said Scott McNealy, president and CEO of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  "By
automatically generating client/server business applications, FCP gives
our customers that power."

FCP was introduced in January 1991 and has been implemented in
strategic development projects at more than 50 sites, including
Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corp. and the State of North Carolina.

Foundation also offers its Starter Kit -- a low-cost suite of
Foundation CASE tools, training and support services for development of
pilot systems -- which helps organizations develop pilot applications
before larger-scale migration to client/server.

The integrated Foundation CASE products, which also support development
of mainframe-based information systems, support the entire software
development life cycle and are among the most widely installed
application development environments worldwide.

Andersen Consulting has helped organizations apply technology
competitively since 1954 when it installed the first computer
application for commercial use. The firm helps clients use technology
in all phases of their management activities -- strategic, operations
and financial.  Andersen Consulting's worldwide client base has access
to more than 21,000 highly trained consultants serving clients through
151 offices in 46 countries.  EDITOR'S NOTE:  Andersen Consulting is
NOT a subsidiary of tax/audit organization Arthur Andersen.


For more information:

Bob Millradt, commercial market development manager at (415) 336-0737,
Leiann Lee, commercial markets PR at (415) 336-0597.

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