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                                                        The Florida SunFlash
   
         ORCAD EDA SOFTWARE TO BE OFFERED ON SUN SYSTEMS

SunFLASH Vol 30 #15					           June 1991 
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     Companies Expect Sales of 45,000 Seats Over Five Years


HILLSBORO, Oregon --June 17, 1991-- OrCAD, the world's largest volume
supplier of electronic design automation (EDA) software, will port its
products to Sun Microsystems' SPARC(R) workstation platform. The
companies expect sales of 45,000 new seats within five years, which
translates into $500 million in combined Sun hardware and OrCAD
software sales.

This software will be the most affordable suite of design, verification
and simulation tools offered for the UNIX(R) operating environment.
The OrCAD Release IV product line and ESP Framework will utilize the
easy-to-use OPEN LOOK(R) graphical user interface, which is standard on
all Sun(TM) workstations.

"OrCAD's software on Sun systems will significantly reduce the system
cost for automating the printed circuit design process. This will bring
more designers to UNIX workstations and realize the goal of one
workstation for every engineer," said Scott McNealy, president of Sun.
"Our solution will enable concurrent engineering by allowing groups to
work on projects concurrently via networked workstations."

John Durbetaki, chief executive officer and design team leader at
OrCAD, said, "Making our products available on Sun workstations gives
more performance to those DOS-based users who are now finding they need
larger database capacity.  In addition, UNIX-based board-level
designers will now, for the first time, have easy-to-use design systems
at affordable prices.  Consequently, we believe that board design on
UNIX platforms could skyrocket."

UNIX workstations are the most popular platform among design engineers
because of their true multi-tasking and networking capabilities as well
as their high-quality graphics displays.  Sun is the leading EDA
platform, according to analysts.  It is expected that UNIX platforms
like those from Sun will continue to capture a greater share of sales,
taking market share from PCs.

According to Gwen Schonblom, research analyst with the Technology
Research Group, a Boston-based business consulting firm, in 1991, more
than half of the EDA workstation installed base will be UNIX or systems
similar to UNIX, with MS-DOS- and OS/2-based workstations comprising 48
per cent.  By 1994, UNIX and similar systems will grow to 59 per cent
and MS-DOS- and OS/2-based workstations will slip to 41 per cent, she
said.

The ESP Framework and the Release IV tools will begin shipping in the
United States, Europe and Asia early in the third quarter of 1991.

OrCAD, founded in 1985, is the largest volume supplier of electronic
design automation tools in the world.  The company's line of IBM PC and
PC compatible-based EDA tools provides a complete design solution, from
schematic capture through simulation to PCB layout, at a price point
six to ten times lower than most other options.  The company is
headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.

For press inquiries, contact:
Erica Vener (415) 336-3566

For marketing inquiries, contact:
Pat Meyer, EDA Market Segment Manager (415) 336-4505

Alliance Consulting Group
Jean Armstrong (503) 690-2384

OrCAD
Diana Sutton (503) 690-9881 

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