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28 Aug 2002
#7540
Sun Advances to Second Place in Worldwide Server Revenue
Increases UNIX Market Lead as Well

According to the 2Q02 Worldwide Server Database by Gartner Dataquest, Sun increased its revenue position with marketshare growth of 10.75 percent year-over-year and now holds second place with 18.44 percent marketshare. Furthermore, with just under 80,000 units shipped and $1.86 billion in revenue, Sun maintains a commanding lead as the number one vendor in the UNIX market worldwide.
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27 Aug 2002
#7530
Three New SAP Programs
For mySAP.com E-business Solutions on the Sun Platform

Sun is introducing three new programs to meet mutual customers' requirements for designing, implementing and managing mySAP.com e-business platform solutions on the Sun platform. These programs include the SAP Infrastructure Solution Center; a best practices reference program developed using Sun Sigma initiative methodology; and QUEST, Sun's sizing skills certification process.
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26 Aug 2002
#7469
Sun and Stanford University Libraries Awarded Grants
For Digital Archiving Program

Sun and Stanford University have been independently awarded two new, two-year grants totaling almost $3 million to the LOCKSS ("Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe") Program from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The LOCKSS program is a joint undertaking of Sun Labs and Stanford University Libraries to develop a secure, reliable system which safeguards and preserves access to digital publications.
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26 Aug 2002
#7469
Sun and Stanford University Libraries Awarded Grants
For Digital Archiving Program

Sun and Stanford University have been independently awarded two new, two-year grants totaling almost $3 million to the LOCKSS ("Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe") Program from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The LOCKSS program is a joint undertaking of Sun Labs and Stanford University Libraries to develop a secure, reliable system which safeguards and preserves access to digital publications.
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28 Aug 2002
#7539
Jonathan Schwartz on Sun's Strategies
Competition and the Current Marketplace

In a recent interview with Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of Sun's Software Group, Schwartz discussed how Sun has the products and opportunities to be even more competitive in the marketplace. He also talked about Java technology and Web Services, Linux and how Sun is well placed to help companies maximize the return on the investment in the technology they already own.
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28 Aug 2002
#7542
SunNetwork Conference 2002 Sets Agenda
Sessions Offer Latest Web Services Design Information

Sun has posted the agenda for this year's SunNetwork Conference and Pavilion being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The conference, scheduled from September 18 - 20, 2002, is one of the most in-depth Sun User Conference agendas ever presented by the company, featuring 105 product and technology sessions and more than 60 BOF sessions for Sun systems administrators, IT managers and developers.
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28 Aug 2002
#7542
SunNetwork Conference 2002 Sets Agenda
Sessions Offer Latest Web Services Design Information

Sun has posted the agenda for this year's SunNetwork Conference and Pavilion being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The three day conference, scheduled from September 18 - 20, 2002, is one of the most in-depth Sun User Conference agendas ever presented by the company, featuring 105 product and technology sessions and more than 60 Birds-of-a-feather sessions for Sun systems administrators, IT managers and developers.
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30 Aug 2002
#7551
Sun Donates StarOffice Software to Taiwan Schools
The Office Suite of Choice for over 200 Schools

Sun donated ten million dollars (U.S.) worth of StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite (branded StarSuite 6.0 in Asian markets) -- a Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Software Offering to the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan. StarOffice 6.0 will become the office suite of choice for more than 200 universities and 3900 K-12 schools throughout Taiwan.
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