Austec International Pty Ltd of Melbourne has teamed up with local software company Communications Science Corp to introduce its utilities and language products to the Japanese market: Communications Science has already translated and customised the Austec – and Ryan McFarland products, and will begin with five packages – Japanese Master Cobol ’74; Ace Net networking software to the third layer of the Open Systems standard plus SNA and Unix Remote File Sharing; RM/Fortran 2.4; the AceBridge Cobol compatibility product; and the AceGen Cobol code generator: the partners plan a mix of 70% OEM sales – its products are already on the Fujitsu FM-R and Matsushita Panacom M micros, with direct sales making up the balance; shipments start in November; Austec hopes to take $11m out of the Japanese market over the next five years.