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To: Sonki who wrote (23668)	11/30/1999 5:56:00 PM
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Full Speed Ahead With Sun's Second Starfire Production Line Starfire Manufacturing Capacity Doubles to Meet Intense Customer Demand PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping pace with swelling demand for its Sun Enterprise(TM) 10000 server (aka Starfire(TM)), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) recently doubled manufacturing capacity by opening a second Starfire production line, this one housed at the company's Newark, Calif., manufacturing plant. Fully operational since August of this year, the Newark line complements an existing Starfire production line located in Beaverton, Ore. The Starfire production line at Newark accounts for approximately 20 percent of that facility's square footage. The added manufacturing muscle helps Sun to achieve the rapid order fulfillment vital to its mission-critical customers. In addition, the boosted capacity is creating economies of scale that make price breaks of as much as 15-18 percent possible, depending on configuration. "We understand that our customers frequently have urgent needs for additional computing equipment -- that is the nature of the data center, where our Starfire system is extensively deployed," said Clark Masters, vice president and general manager, Data Center and High Performance Computing Products Group, Sun Microsystems. "We are doubling our Starfire manufacturing capability so we can continue to deliver the top-quality products our customers expect from us, in the time frame they need." To help its customers meet urgent computing equipment needs in the unpredictable data center environment, Sun also recently introduced the new PowerExpress program. This fast-delivery option is designed to have pre-configured, pre-tested Starfire systems and components shipped to customers in as few as two weeks. For system boards, the order fulfillment time can be as short as two days. About the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server The mainframe-class Sun Enterprise 10000, or Starfire, server provides up to eight Dynamic System Domains; Sun is the only UNIX(R) platform vendor to offer this feature. The Starfire server enables customers to run the most demanding, multi-terabyte applications for data warehousing, decision support, online transaction processing and data analytics on a single, scalable server. The system hosts more than 12,700 applications for the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment software and can be clustered with up to four nodes for even greater uptime. The Sun Enterprise 10000 server contains up to 64 GB of shared memory and can support more than 20 TB of storage to confidently handle extreme data warehousing situations. About Sun Microsystems Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses. With $12.4 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com . NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Enterprise, Starfire, Solaris and "The Network Is The Computer" and HotJava are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Companies, Ltd. Press announcements and other information about Sun Microsystems are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web using a tool such as Netscape Navigator(TM) or Sun's HotJava(TM) browser. Type sun.com at the URL prompt. Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. SOURCE Sun Microsystems, Inc. CO: Sun Microsystems, Inc. ST: California IN: CPR MLM SU: 11/30/1999 17:33 EST prnewswire.com