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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

	   SMCC UNVEILS NEW SPARCSERVER PACKAGES AND LOWERS PRICING 

SunFLASH Vol 47 #1					       November 1992 
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- October 27, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems 
Computer Corp. (SMCC) today unveiled the highest-capacity, lowest-cost 
data center server package ever available from the company and announced 
that it has reduced prices from 7 to 17 percent on its popular 
SPARCserver(TM) 600MP Series of multiprocessor servers.  Now, users have 
a broader choice of systems and very economical solutions for 
applications that require data center levels of capacity and performance.  
In addition, SMCC unveiled new high-performance disk storage solutions 
for its servers that are less than half the price of comparable products 
from major UNIX(R) server manufacturers.

Highest-Capacity SPARCserver

SMCC is offering several configurations of its new SPARCserver 690MP 
data center package that makes "rightsizing" even more affordable for 
corporate users.  This low-cost data center package features 
10-megabyte-per-second, 2.1-gigabyte differential SCSI-2 disks, which 
provide improved I/O throughput, double the storage capacity and more 
than two times the storage density per data center cabinet.  With this 
new SPARCserver 690MP package, SMCC delivers up to 25-gigabyte disk 
capacity and 25-gigabyte unattended backup capability in a single
compact cabinet.  The system's small footprint is a major advantage in 
space-constrained data center facilities, and it also offers simplified 
system installation and management.  The new 690MP package also extends 
total disk storage capacity to more than 100 gigabytes, double the disk 
capacity of previous packages.

SMCC is now offering a 7 to 17 percent savings on the current line of 
SPARCserver 670MP and 690MP computers, providing an even better value
for the industry's leading multiprocessor servers.  For example, the 
entry-level configuration of the SPARCserver 670MP has been reduced by 
$10,000, to a new price of $50,000.

Industry's Leading MP Servers

With more than 7,800 units shipped in less than a year, the SPARCserver 
600MP family of computers leads the industry, with the most UNIX 
multiprocessor servers installed of any vendor, according to market
research firm InfoCorp.  With its new packages and reduced pricing, 
SMCC is continuing its efforts to offer the most attractive rightsizing 
solution for users moving from mainframes to UNIX client-server
environments.

An important part of SMCC's total solution is strategic relationships 
with key third-party vendors, who offer server software products for 
SPARCserver systems that simplify the migration from proprietary to UNIX
client-server environments.  For example, there are now several popular 
system administration tools available or in development for the Sun 
platform, which include the Tivoli Management Environment (TME) from 
Tivoli Systems and CA-UNICENTER from Computer Associates. Legent Corp. 
and SMCC announced today that they have signed an agreement to port 
Legent's system management tools to Sun SPARCservers and SPARCstations(TM).
In addition, there are DB2 and Customer Information Control System (CICS)
emulators, such as VIS/TP from VISystems and UniKix from Integris.  Also 
announced today was an agreement between SMCC and Universal Software,
which provides IBM System 36 emulation. Universal will port its Open/36
software onto the Sun platform.  All the leading relational database
products also are available on SPARCserver systems.  In fact, Oracle 
Corp. announced today that it has selected the Sun platform as its 
primary development platform for its next-generation RDBMS software 
products.  Combined with SPARCserver price reductions and new packages, 
these tools make rightsizing on Sun even more attractive to commercial 
customers.

"Not only has the SPARCserver 600MP Series been an outstanding seller, 
but it is appealing to new users," said Doug Kaewert, director of server
product marketing.  "Our data indicates that for the last quarter, 30 
percent of our SPARCserver 600MP sales came from new accounts."

New SPARCserver Storage Solutions

SMCC's new differential SCSI-2 disks also will be available for its 
SPARCserver 630MP, 670MP and SPARCserver 10 systems, providing a 50 percent
increase in total disk capacity for these systems, to more than 41 
gigabytes.  The new 2.1-gigabyte disk in deskside expansion pedestals 
offers 62 percent more capacity per disk at three-quarters the price per
megabyte of previous-generation SCSI drives.  In addition, SMCC customers 
with installed disk pedestals can easily add these new disks to their 
existing systems, increasing system throughput and capacity while 
protecting their total investment.

These new disk storage solutions are priced very aggressively.  For 
example, a single 2.1-gigabyte disk that sells for $4,400 is more than 
40 percent lower in cost per megabyte than SMCC's 1.3-gigabyte IPI disk,
and is half the price per megabyte of comparable products from 
competitive system vendors.

Pricing; Availability

These new prices took effect on October 13.  Shipment of the new 
SPARCserver 690MP packages (Models 120, 140 and 41) will begin at the 
end of the month.  The new configurations of the 690MP are:

* 690MP Model 120 with two processors, 64 megabytes of memory, 
  4.2 gigabytes of disk and a SunCD(TM) CM-ROM -- $70,000  

* 690MP Model 41 with one SuperSPARC(TM) processor, 64 
  megabytes of memory, 4.2 gigabytes of disk and a SunCD CD-ROM 
  -- $76,000

* 690MP Model 52 with two SuperSPARC processors, 128 megabytes 
  of memory, 8.4 gigabytes of disk, a SunCD CD-ROM and 
  5-gigabyte tape drive -- $101,500.

* 690MP Model 54 with four SuperSPARC processors, 128 megabytes  
  of memory, 8.4 gigabytes of disk, a SunCD CD-ROM and 
  5-gigabyte tape drive -- $119,500.

Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, 
Inc., is the world's leading supplier of open client-server computing 
solutions.  Sun Microsystems, Inc. has its headquarters in Mountain 
View, Calif.

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