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10 Feb 2003
#8902
Sun Services Software Only Support End of Life
Two New Support Levels Replace Legacy Programs

Sun has announced the end of life (EOL) for the Sun Services Software Only Support (SWON) program, as well as EOL for the Sun Software Support Gold, Silver, Bronze and Subscription Only programs (formerly known as iPlanet Maintenance) as of January 28, 2003. These EOL'd programs will be replaced by the Sun Software Premium Support and the Sun Software Standard Support services.
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10 Feb 2003
#8958
Getting Flowers and More Sent On Time
Sun and AT&T Fuel 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's Expansion

1-800-FLOWERS expanded its business and created an online ordering system with Sun and AT&T technologies. At first, online sales accounted for only ten percent of their business; now they make up about half of their revenue.
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10 Feb 2003
#8968
Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company Expands Fiber Optic Network
Delivers High-speed Internet Access with Sun and Kasenna MediaBase

Kansai Electric Power Company Inc. (KEPCO) is the second largest electrical power supplier in Japan, a country where, it is predicted, 30 million homes will use high-speed Internet access and 10 million families will use super high-speed Internet access by 2005. Given that projected market, Kansai management decided to expand its fiber optic network (and its services) to supply high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and to add new content delivery services such as broadband Internet access, TV and video on demand, and voice services on its entire installed base using an IT infrastructure provided by Sun and Kasenna.
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10 Feb 2003
#8971
Sun in Digital Media
Solutions for Publishing, Video, Film, Music, Gaming and Other Areas

Sun has had a long-standing interest in digital media and entertainment services, which is reflected in its having been a founding member of the Liberty Alliance Project, a collaboration involving such corporations as Sony, Time Warner, American Express, Cisco Systems and Vodafone. Readers will find all the aspects of Sun's involvement in digital media reflected in the program of the Digital Media Universe 2003, scheduled for March 4-5 in Los Angeles.
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