Sun Aggressively Expands Developer Base for Solaris Operating
Environment, Offers Free Licenses for Non-Commercial Use on PCs
and
Workstations   

 August 10, 1998 8:03 AM EDT

 

 PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1998-- 

 Program Lets Developers, Students, Researchers and Enthusiasts 

 Try the Industry's Most Flexible Enterprise and Internet 

 Development Platform 

 To promote software development on its industry-leading
Internet, Java
(TM) and enterprise development platform, Sun Microsystems
(NASDAQ:SUNW)
today announced that for the cost of media, shipping and
handling
charges it would provide a free license to its Solaris(TM)
operating
environment when used for non-commercial use. 

 Through an expanded Sun(SM) Developer Connection(SM) program,
developers, members of the academic community and Solaris
enthusiasts
worldwide can request a free license to the latest version of
the
Solaris operating environment for teaching, research, software
development, software testing and other non-commercial use on
PCs or
SPARC(TM) workstations. 

 This program will make it easier for a new group of developers
to
experience the power, scalability, reliability and flexibility
of Sun's
market-leading Solaris operating environment. According to new
data
released by International Data Corporation (IDC), Sun has
captured
UNIX(R) server market leadership by outranking all competitors
in UNIX
server shipments for 1997. 

 Non-commercial developers can order their copy of the Solaris
operating
environment at http://www.sun.com/developers, while students,
educators
and researchers should access http://www.sun.com/edu/solaris to
place an
order. 

 "Many developers are frustrated by the limitations of their
current
operating systems and would welcome the chance to install the
Solaris
operating environment on their PCs and give it a try," said John
McFarlane, president Solaris Software, Sun Microsystems. 

 "With the Solaris operating environment, developers gain broad,
direct
access to operating system capabilities, increasing their
creative
capacity and speeding development time. By trying Solaris
software for
themselves, they will understand why it is considered to be such
a high
quality software environment." 

Solaris: Free and Easy 
 For the price of media, shipping and handling, non-commercial
developers worldwide can register for free membership in the Sun
Developer Connection and place an order for a copy of the
Solaris
operating environment for non-commercial use. 

 With the Solaris operating environment, developers gain the
freedom to
collaborate on high-performance applications that are ready for
quick,
easy high-volume deployment. It is an open, standard-based
environment
that offers: 

 
--   broad, direct access to operating system capabilities
--   simplified application development and deployment in a
     heterogeneous world
--   a Java(TM)-based and Web-centric environment that speeds
     collaboration
--   stable APIs and tuned libraries
--   industry-leading performance
   

 

 Sun is a leading provider of open network computing solutions
to
colleges and universities around the world, powering academic
research
and high performance computing systems, campus administration,
digital
libraries and student instruction systems. 

 "All around the world, students, educators, and researchers
have asked
for Solaris for their own use, on their own systems, at home and
in
their classrooms," said Kim Jones, vice president, Academic and
Research
Computing, Sun Microsystems. "With greater access to the power
and
reliability of the Solaris operating environment, students will
be able
to develop and enhance skills that they need for careers in
software
development and IT management. 

 "Educators will be able to easily deploy the latest release of
Solaris
software across their campuses on systems using the SPARC(TM) or
Intel
architectures. This is the ideal complement to the Sun program
that
offers free Java development tools for teaching. Now those
interested in
Java technologies can make greater use of the Solaris operating
environment in their adventures with the Java programming
language." 

Complete Access to Solaris Developer Resources 
 The Free Solaris program is being managed through Sun(SM)
Developer
Connection(SM) program, a comprehensive resource designed to
give the
growing number and expanding range Solaris developers a single
point of
access to all Solaris operating environment and Java technology
programs. 

 The Free Solaris program seeks to foster communities of
interest and
facilitate self-help, learning and discussion among Solaris
developers,
students, educators and researchers through Web chats, forums
and
feedback mechanisms available through the Sun Developer
Connection Web
site. 

 Individuals, non-commercial developers and members of the
academic
community who register for the Sun Developer Connection under
the Free
Solaris program will have access to all Sun Developer Connection
resources. Benefits include priority access to Sun development
tools and
unlimited use of the Sun Developer Connection site's Self-Help
and
Training and Tutorials sections. They will also receive Sun(SM)
Info
Essentials(SM): 

 
--   Quarterly developer updates through "Sun Developer News"
--   Information about Sun's developer programs and events from
the
     Sun Developer Connection Program Web site
--   Solaris technical information from the Solaris Developer
     Connection Program Web site
--   Pointers to free downloadable tools through DevFlash e-mail
     bulletin
   

 

 Public domain software that is pre-compiled and formatted for
easy
installation on all Solaris platforms and releases can be
downloaded for
free from http://www.sunfreeware.com. 

 In addition, Java development tools and technologies are
available from
the Java Store(SM) on the Web at http://java.sun.com/javastore/.
There
are also free Java tools available for use in teaching at
http://sun.com/edu/java/free. 

Free Solaris: For Non-Commercial Development Only 
 Use of the Solaris operating environment secured through this
offer is
limited to non-commercial use only. Participants are free to
develop and
test applications, but in order to deploy them for commercial
use, they
must upgrade their software to a commercial license. Developers
can
access installation support by calling: 800/786-7638, prompt 4. 

About Sun Microsystems 
 Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is
The
Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SUNW), to
its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware,
software
and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and
expanding
the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual
revenues,
Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World
Wide Web at
http://www.sun.com. 

 Note to Editors: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris,
The
Network is the Computer, Sun Developer Connection, Java, Sun
Info
Essentials and Java Store are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All
SPARC
trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or
registered
trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and
other
countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an
architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a
registered
trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively
licensed
through X/OPEN Company, Ltd. 

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