SUN MICROSYSTEMS MAKES A $10 MILLION DONATION OF STAROFFICE[tm] 6.0
OFFICE SUITE TO TAIWAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Donation will benefit 5.3 million of students from over 4000 Schools
throughout Taiwan


TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug 28, 2002 -- Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) and the
Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan today jointly announced the
donation of StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite (branded StarSuite 6.0 in Asian
markets)-a Sun ONE (Open Net Environment) Software Offering, worth
NT$344 million (US$10 millions) . StarOffice 6.0 will become the office
suite of choice for more than 200 universities and 3900 K12 schools
throughout Taiwan. This donation represents Sun Microsystems and the
Ministry of Education's commitment to the development of the local
software industry and to help more than 5.3 million students succeed in
an increasingly competitive world.

"This high value, no-cost license of software donation will positively
impact over 5.3 million students and save heavily on purchasing costs
for these academic institutions throughout Taiwan. More importantly, it
will help students, teachers and administrators work more efficiently"
said Daniel Yu, President of Global Sales Operations, Sun Microsystems
Greater China. "Sun is committed to working with the Ministry of
Education and schools throughout Taiwan to help develop a dynamic,
competitive software industry in Taiwan. The discussions today are a
major expansion of the existing relationship between Sun and the MOE, "
said Mr.Yu.

"Sun Microsystems's donation of StarOffice 6.0 software to Taiwan's
institutions underscores Sun's commitment to advancing technology in
the Taiwan education system.  This cost-effective solution helps cash
strapped academic institutions deliver productive and creative tools to
advance student learning, while keeping critical budget dollars focused
on the students. This donation corresponds to the MOE's objective of
enhancing the quality of the IT educational environment in Taiwan and
cultivating IT talent through education," said Minister of Education
Huang Jong-tsun.

Today's donation provides an unlimited number of user licenses at no
cost of the StarOffice open-source software package that works on cross
platforms, including Linux, Solaris and Windows operating systems for
use throughout Taiwan education. In the last two months Sun has made
StarOffice donations to education authorities in Beijing and Hong
Kong.

StarOffice 6.0

StarOffice is the Asian language version of StarOffice which is made
available for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. StarOffice 6.0 offers a
full-featured, multi-platform office suite with word processing,
spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, Web-publishing, charting,
formula-editing and database applications that offer everyone from
large corporations and national governments to small home offices and
individuals a cost effective alternative to proprietary office suites.
StarOffice runs on Linux, Solaris and Windows operating systems and is
available in a number of regional languages, including Chinese
(traditional and simplified), Japanese (kanji) and Korean.

Sun Microsystems in Education

Sun is a leading provider of open network computing solutions to
colleges and universities around the world, powering academic, research
and high performance computing systems, campus administration, digital
libraries and student instructions systems. In addition, Sun is
committed to connecting the world's students to the Internet, beginning
with primary and secondary schools and extending to all levels of
higher education. For more information: www.sun.com/edu.