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To: Road Walker who wrote (42375)	12/16/1997 1:13:00 PM
From: derek cao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Sun (SUNW.O), Intel strike deal on new Merced chip PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc and Intel Corp (INTC.O) on Tuesday reached an agreement under which the two rivals will collaborate on enabling Sun software to work on Intel's next-generation microprocessor. The deal will enable Sun to fine-tune its version of the Solaris operating system to run on Intel's Merced chip, due out in 1999, allowing Intel to boast even broader support for its new chip architecture for use on high-end computers. In addition, the two companies announced a broad, royalty-free cross-licensing pact covering microprocessors, systems and software technologies. MORE Sun(SUNW.O), Intel(INTC.O) strike deal =2 In a statement, Sun said its 64-bit version of Solaris would be developed in time for Merced's release in 1999. The 64-bit chip is part of an industry drive to make software and hardware that can handle larger chunks of data. Solaris is Sun's version of the popular Unix operating system for computer networks. The alliance will enable Sun Microsystems' SunSoft unit to sharpen its efforts to fend off the onslaught of Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Windows NT operating system into the Unix market. Microsoft is pushing Windows NT as a Unix substitute. derek