SOLARIS X86 SOLUTIONS PUZZLE SoftNet Utilities for Solaris x86 PUZZLE Systems is now offering SoftNet Utilities(TM), its NetWare(R) server emulation solution, for SunSoft's Solaris(TM) x86 and Solaris SPARC(R) operating environments. SoftNet Utilities software provides seamless connectivity between NetWare client PCs and UNIX(R) servers running Solaris, with no need for kernel reconfiguration or disk partitioning. SoftNet Utilities software is easy to install and use, and is administered using standard NetWare utilities such as syscon and fconsole. The software does not dedicate or interfere with existing NFS(R) TCP/IP capabilities. SoftNet Utilities emulates NetWare 2.2 and 3.11 file and print servers using the IPX protocol, and supports bi-directional UNIX/NetWare printer sharing. Availability for both Solaris x86 and Solaris SPARC makes SoftNet Utilities the ideal solution for integrating Novell(R) LANs into Solaris-based extended enterprise networks. A Stable, Open Platform Solaris x86 is a powerful and versatile UNIX operating environment for the Intel(R) x86 platform. Designed as a foundation for enterprise computing, it supports major industry standards and provides high-performance 32-bit UNIX multitasking, multithreading and multiuser capabilities. Solaris x86 is compatible with Solaris SPARC, ensuring full interoperability between the leading CISC (x86) and RISC (SPARC) platforms. And Solaris x86 is scalable from desktops to supercomputers, so that customers can configure heterogeneous enterprise networks and expand them easily as their computing needs evolve. Solaris x86 provides native ONC+(TM) technology-based LAN and WAN networking to support broadly distributed computing and system management. Solaris also includes powerful application and Graphical User Interface (GUI) development tools through the OpenWindows(TM) facility, and a rich suite of user productivity applications under DeskSet(TM). Numerous commercial third-party applications, including many Microsoft(R) Windows and DOS applications, run in the Solaris x86 environment. SoftNet Utilities Features and Benefits * High-speed connectivity between NetWare clients and UNIX servers * Easy to install and use * Easy to administer with standard NetWare utilities * Very compact and secure software minimizes system overhead * No UNIX kernel reconfiguration or disk partitioning needed * NetWare 2.2, 3.11 emulation via IPX protocol * Bi-directional printer sharing * No effect on existing NFS-TCP/IP capabilities For more information on SoftNet Utilities, contact PUZZLE Systems Corporation, 16360 Monterey Road, #250, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. Phone 408-779-9909, Fax 408-779-5058. E-mail: jal@puzzle.com. Solaris x86 Features and Benefits * Provides enterprise computing power and true client/server architecture - Scalable to accommodate a wide range of hardware, from PCs to supercomputers - Fully interoperable with Solaris SPARC * Offers time-tested 32-bit operating system functionality derived from SunOS(TM) - Multiprocessing, multithreading, multiuser operating environment * Includes tightly coupled tools and facilities for enterprise networking, application development and end-user productivity - Industry-standard ONC+ network technology supports heterogeneous LAN and WAN configurations, allows users to work interactively with others regardless of location - OpenWindows environment provides toolkits that simplify application and GUI development, including industry-standard OSF/Motif(R) toolkit - DeskSet comprises a versatile, integrated set of user productivity applications, running under SunSoft's GUI. * Runs a wide variety of commercially oriented applications, including popular word processing, spreadsheet and DBMS programs * Incorporates new Wabi(TM) technology designed to run Microsoft Windows applications directly on the Solaris operating environment at native performance levels * Open, non-proprietary architecture provides for open-ended system and network expansion, integration of new applications and choice of peripherals For more information on Solaris x86, call 1-800-SUNSOFT in the U.S. For international inquiries, call 415-960-3200. (C) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, Solaris, SunOS, NFS, ONC+, OpenWindows, DeskSet and Wabi are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., licensed to SunSoft, Inc., a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. SoftNet Utilities is a trademark of PUZZLE Systems Corporation. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. OSF/Motif is a registered trademark of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other products or services mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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