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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS AND SMCC TO BRING CASE TOOLS TO SPARC SYSTEMS

SunFLASH Vol 47 #8					       November 1992 
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Plano, TX (Nov. 4, 1992)--Texas Instruments announced today it has
entered into a joint development and marketing relationship with Sun
Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) to port TI's integrated
computer-aided software engineering (I-CASE) solution, the Information
Engineering Facility(TM) (IEF) (TM) onto the SPARC(R)/Solaris(R)
platform.

In addition, customers who use IEF on mainframes can regenerate their
applications on Sun(TM) systems, which allows them to run their
applications immediately in client-server computing environment at a
lower cost, the company said. The IEF Client/Server Encyclopedia will
allow teams of developers to work on a single business system while
retaining consistency, structure and high quality.

This extends the existing relationship with SMCC and TI's Semiconductor
Group for SPARC to bring TI's product to SMCC's SPARCstation(TM) and
SPARCserver(TM) systems. Earlier this year, TI introduced the first two
microprocessors in a series of products the company is jointly
developing with SMCC, including the microSPARC "workstation-on-a-chip,"
and SuperSPARC, the industry's most advanced RISC microprocessor.

TI's IEF tools automate the development of application software,
enabling developers to analyze problems, design software and develop
systems using graphical diagrams to generate software code. More than
600 enterprises worldwide now use IEF software to improve productivity
and to maintain high quality business transactions systems.

The IEF Implementation Toolset to SPARC systems is available on a
limited basis for basis for field test now. This allows software
developers to deploy their IEF applications on SPARC/Solaris systems.
Additional IEF products, including the IEF Workstation product, IEF
(C/S) Encyclopedia and C/S Construction Toolset are planned to be
supported and available in mid-1993. TI said it plans to develop all
its IEF products to support both graphical user interfaces (GUI).

"IEF on Sun systems delivers the real power, scalability and
flexibility commercial developers need to rightsize from mainframe to
client-server environments," said Scott McNealy, president and CEO of
Sun Microsystems, Inc. "TI's CASE solution on Sun systems offers it
all: standards, multitasking, graphical interfaces, networking, and
modular systems, all of which increase developer productivity."

John W. White, president of TI's Information Technology Group, said the
strategic partnership with SMCC confirms TI's commitment to a bold UNIX
client/server strategy for its software products.

"Sun's dedication to the commercial marketplace is illustrated in its
worldwide leadership in UNIX multiprocessing systems and distributed
computing," White said. "This gives IEF customers the confidence to
rightsize their tools and applications to UNIX. Our commercial
customers in MIS organizations require systems like SMCC's to develop
and re-engineer their business applications."

THE COMPANIES:  Sun Microsystems is the world's leading supplier of
open client/server computing solutions. Sun Microsystems Inc., founded
in 1982 and headquartered in Mountain View, CA, is a multi-billion
dollar corporation doing business worldwide.

Texas Instruments Incorporated. headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a high
technology company with sales or manufacturing operations in more than
30 countries. TI develops, manufactures and marketed semiconductors,
defense electronics systems, computers and peripheral products, custom
engineering and manufacturing services, electrical controls,
metallurgical material, consumer electronics products and software
productivity tolls. IEF products are supported in Europe by JMA
Information Engineering Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TI.

TRADEMARKS:  Information Engineering Facility and IEF are trademarks of
Texas Instruments. The IEF product is based upon the Information
Engineering concepts expressed by Dr. James Martin in his
publications.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, Sun Logo, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation,
are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. All SPARC trademarks including
the SCD Compliant Logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of
SPARC International, Inc. SPARCserver and SPARCstation are licensed
exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX and OPENLOOK are registered
trademarks of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All other products or
service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective
owners.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement,
please contact: Gary Steele, SMCC Commercial Markets Development (415)
336-1906 or Leiann Lee, SMCC PR (415) 336-0597.  
 
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