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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;FOR MORE INFORMATION
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;Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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ROCK RIDGE GROUP SUBMITS PRELIMINARY CD-ROM SPECS TO NIST
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Sixteen Companies Offer Their Support
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SAN JOSE, Calif.\(em March 18, 1991 \(em Sixteen
companies known as
the Rock Ridge Group have submitted two new
preliminary CD-ROM specifications --
System Use Sharing Protocol (SUSP)
and the Rock Ridge Interchange
Protocol Specification (RRIP) -- to
the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST).  These specifications offer
industry-standard
solutions for the distribution of
data and software on CD-ROM media.  They extend
and are completely compliant with the current
international standard format for CD-ROM, the
ISO 9660-1988.  CD-ROM media
can significantly reduce cost and improve software
installation and ease of use.
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Members of the Rock Ridge Group include
Anvil Software Limited,
Digital Equipment Corporation, Fulcrum Technologies Inc.,
Hewlett-Packard Company, Highland Software,
Interactive Systems Corporation, Lehman Brothers,
Mentor Graphics
Corporation, Meridian
Data, Next Technology Corporation (UK),
Philips Kommunikations Industrie,
The Santa Cruz Operation,
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Solbourne
Computer, Sun Microsystems
and Young Minds.
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The goals of the Rock Ridge Group and its submission
to NIST will be discussed by Andy Young, founder
and president of Young
Minds, on Wednesday, March 20, at the Sixth
International Conference and Exposition on Multimedia and
CD-ROM being held here.
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The Rock Ridge CD-ROM specifications have been submitted to NIST for
its review and consideration in developing a Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS) for CD-ROM technology. NIST develops
FIPS for use by United States federal agencies in the acquisition and
management of computer and telecommunication systems.
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"We are interested in developing standards-based solutions within
an architectural framework that will give federal users faster
access to data and software within open systems environments," said
Allen Hankinson, chief of NIST's Systems and Software Technology
Division. "The Rock Ridge specifications combined with the
current ISO 9660 standard will deliver this to the user."
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\fBRock Ridge Specifications\fP
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The SUSP extension to the ISO 9660 standard allows
multiple file system extensions to coexist on one CD-ROM disc.
The existing ISO standard allows for this, but does
not define a mechanism.
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The RRIP specification, which
is built on top of the SUSP extension,
lets POSIX files and directories be recorded on
CD-ROM without requiring modifications to files,
such as shortening file and directory names.  POSIX
is the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers Portable Operating System Interface
IEEE Std. 1003.1-1990.
This recorded information can then
be read by any computer system on which the new specifications
or the current standard are implemented.
RRIP makes it very easy for UNIX\u\(rg\d applications
to be executed directly from CD-ROM without copying
them on the hard disk and using disk space.  A
standard CD-ROM holds  more than 640 megabytes of data.
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\fBUser Benefits\fP
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The Rock Ridge specifications
primarily benefit
software developers, software distributors and end users.
Developers can now produce single
CD-ROM discs that contain multiple applications or
a single application that runs on systems from
different vendors.
In addition, developers
can transfer their software to CD-ROM more easily
because the Rock Ridge specifications eliminate
the need to shorten file names.
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With
the Rock Ridge specifications, software distributors can now
stock a single version of a product instead of multiple
versions.  End users save time
because they now have
direct access to data on their discs,
eliminating the need to copy data to a hard disk first.
In addition, users save money because they don't need
to buy a hard disk on which to copy data.
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\fBRock Ridge Information\fP
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Rock Ridge is a group of companies that began meeting
in July 1990 to resolve difficulties in distributing
software on CD-ROM.  For companies interested in
reviewing the specifications, please contact
Robert J. Niland at Hewlett-Packard.  He can be reached
at [phone] or at [e-mail].  The
Rock Ridge Group will hold its next meeting on April
16 in Mountain View, Calif.  Please contact Larry
Kluger, Sun Microsystems, at [phone] for
meeting
time and location.
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UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems
Laboratories, Inc.
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\fBCOMPANY CONTACTS:\fP
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Anvil Software Ltd, Frank Humphrey-Gaskin
telephone: [phone]
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Digital Equipment Corporation, Dave Price
telephone: [phone]
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Fulcrum Technologies Inc., Peter Eddison
telephone: [phone]
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Hewlett-Packard Company, Diane Dennis
telephone: [phone]
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Highland Software, Mel Sibony/Jon Lane
telephone: [phone]
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Interactive Systems Corporation, Maury Domengeaux
telephone: [phone] x3106
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Lehman Brothers, Scott Menter
telephone: [phone]
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Mentor Graphics Corporation, Rich Bruer
telephone: [phone] x1231
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Meridian Data, Sheri Elpren
telephone: [phone]
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Next Technology Corp., Graham Brown-Martin
telephone: [phone]
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Philips Kommunications Industrie, Dr. K. Meissner
telephone: [phone]
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The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc., Zee Zaballos
telephone: [phone] x5561
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Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Renee Wildman
telephone: [phone]
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Solbourne Computer, Steve Kowalski
telephone: [phone]
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Sun Microsystems, Inc., Carol Sacks
telephone: [phone]
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Young Minds, Andy Young
telephone: [phone]