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To: Eric.sun who wrote (18414)	8/2/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

To Thread: Sun Microsystems Inc (SUNW) (Reuters 05:12 AM ET 08/02/99) An alliance between SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC and AMERICA ONLINE INC's Netscape said it expects a 75% increase in customers in Asia in its 1999/2000 (July-June) financial year. "We expect growth rate somewhere in the region of 75% year-on-year throughout the region," Stephen Furney-Howe, vice president for the Sun-Netscape Alliance in Asia Pacific, told a news conference. He said there were "hundreds of customers" in Asia using the two companies' electronic commerce products, which were grouped together last month under a single brand called i-Planet. For more details: (http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560535452-944) EKS

To: Eric.sun who wrote (18414)	8/2/1999 10:29:00 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

[MAJC seems to be a very creative design and yet a very conservative business approach with virtually no financial risk involved. Good Job! ] Yep! You summed up Scott & his team's management approach very well! [But he did mention it is media processor for consumer market optimized for java/jini applications. Set-top box etc would be primary market for this chip.] I've wondered how java/jini would be managed. I know people have talked about set-top boxes for years. I watch very little tv. I don't even have cable so it has been difficult for me to imagine how I would use a set-top box that would help organize my life and run my household. Now that I've thought about the idea: I like it! Eric, thanks so much for a summary of Scott's interview. Best wishes, Mephisto PS: Can you explain a "tracking stock"? Would its income be reported as part of Sun's income?