Sun and InstallShield Simplify
Application Deployment on The
Solaris Operating Environment
PALO ALTO, Calif. - July 28, 1998 - Sun Microsystems, Inc.
and
InstallShield Software Corporation today announced an alliance to simplify
application deployment on the SolarisTM operating environment. The joint
effort will shorten application development cycles by providing an easy,
cross-platform installation look and feel - making the simplicity familiar to
current InstallShield users available on the Solaris operating environment.
"Administrators and users familiar with PC's will now find it even easier to
leverage the reliability and scalability of Solaris to deliver their network
services," said Richard Green, vice president of Solaris Software, Sun
Microsystems. "Our alliance with InstallShield is another example of our
commitment to make Solaris the most cost-effective network operating
environment available today."
Under the agreement, Sun Microsystems and InstallShield Software
Corporation are co-developers of the Solaris Web Start Wizards. This set of
JavaTM classes will be included in the runtime version of the InstallShield«
JavaTM Edition tool and as an API in the Solaris operating environment. Using
InstallShield's tools in combination with the Solaris Web Start Wizard
technology, developers will be able to build cross-platform installations and
allow administrators to easily install Solaris applications both locally and
remotely across the network.
"Our agreement with InstallShield represents a significant advantage for Sun
customers and third party vendors," said Doug Kaewert, vice president of
market development, Sun Microsystems. "Now Sun customers can, through a
simple graphical interface, point-and-click their way through the installation
and setup of Solaris applications - making Solaris the only UNIX platform to
offer the same ease of installation and setup familiar to Microsoft Windows
users."
The new set of Java technology classes benefits from the experience and
expertise that both companies have in software development and deployment.
"This joint undertaking is a win/win situation for software developers and
end-users," according to James Wright, Director of Developer Relations for
InstallShield. "Working together, InstallShield and Sun can meet the needs
of
developers and IS managers worldwide for an easy to use, distributed,
cross-platform installation solution."
A direct result of this joint effort is the immediate availability of the
developer's toolkit for Solaris Web Start Wizards from Sun. Based on Java
technology, Solaris Web Start Wizards are cross-platform, web-enabled, and
take advantage of the strength of networked operating systems. The toolkit
utilizes the technology foundation of InstallShield Java Edition to make
Solaris application development and deployment easy for both Java and
native applications. Early access to the developer's toolkit for Solaris Web
Start Wizards is available for download at www.sun.com/solaris/webstart.
InstallShield plans to incorporate the new install classes into forthcoming
releases of InstallShield Java Edition, a visual development tool for creating
installation systems for applications (www.installshield.com/java).
The
GUI-based installation tools from InstallShield, written in the Java language,
are easy to install and use, translate to a more consistent installation and
end-user experience, and allow for remote installations across the network
with no additional coding.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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 WorldWide Web at http://sun.com.
About InstallShield Software Corporation
InstallShield Software Corporation (www.installshield.com)
is a provider of
innovative software deployment tools. Founded in 1987, the privately held
company is recognized worldwide as the leader in software deployment
technologies. Products include InstallShield« Professional, InstallShield«
ExpressTM, InstallShield« JavaTM Edition, InstallFromTheWebTM,
PackageForTheWebTM, and DemoShield«. Ninety-two of the top 100
independent software vendors and more than 100,000 corporate and
commercial software developers worldwide rely on InstallShield technology
to distribute their applications. Some of these applications include Sun JavaTM
Development Kit, Visio 5.0, IBM Enterprise Suite, Microsoft Commercial
Internet System products, Symantec Visual Café, Netscape Navigator, and
Adobe Pagemaker.
For more information: InstallShield Software Corporation is headquartered
in Schaumburg, IL, USA. For more information, contact Michelle Zenner
Kohler, Public Relations Specialist, InstallShield Software Corporation, 900
National Parkway, Suite 125, Schaumburg, IL 60173, at 847-619-7044, or via
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