SUN SOLSTICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT A GLANCE

Sun Launches Solstice

Industry's first fully integrated solution to manage complexity of distributed computing

Powerful product family simplifies enterprise management and lowers cost of operation

Partners program delivers range of solutions for enterprise-wide computing needs

Sun Ships Solstice Product Family

Designed to cover all aspects of enterprise management including:
Solstice AutoClient: industry's first solution for high-performance centralized management of desktops, allowing system administrators to automatically set up, update and reinstall systems from one site and eliminating the need for users to take on systems administration tasks themselves

Solstice Cooperative Consoles: first offering from a leading systems vendor to tie together management consoles in different departments, empowering teams of MIS managers to see, measure and manage enterprise-wide networks anytime and anywhere

Solstice Enterprise Manager: first standards-based, object-oriented, multiprotocol management platform to provide scalability across global networks, lowering cost of operations

Solstice SunNet Manager: industry's leading network management platform now on x86

Additional Solstice Products: cover areas of workload and asset management, security, configuration, PC administration, storage, backup, object administration and support services

Sun Networks: provide Sun's consulting services to Solstice customers

Leading Vendors Back Sun's Solstice

Three-tiered partner program:

Solstice Solutions: Key vendors working closely with Sun to test and verify solutions for Solstice. Amdahl, Computer Associates, Compuware, Informix, Legent, Oracle and Sybase

Solstice Compatible Applications: Companies whose applications demonstrate specific integration levels with Solstice products. Bay Networks, Legato, Remedy and SAS Institute

Solstice Partner Applications: More than 300 applications from over 150 software vendors worldwide for enterprise-wide computing

Motorola To Use Solstice Platform For New Wireless Network Management System

Solstice to be core application development platform for new network tools for wireless market

Provides customers with cost-effective ways to manage highly complex wireless networks

New Motorola product to be Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) compliant