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To: JDN who wrote (33127)	6/27/2000 9:34:00 AM
From: briank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

SUN MICROSYSTEMS: Sun servers at head of the class; Sun continues its commanding lead over HP and IBM in the UNIX server market -- Stellar performance marks 12th consecutive quarter as the number one vendor JUN 27, 2000, M2 Communications - PALO ALTO, CA. -- Lead by accelerating demand for its entry-level systems, Sun Microsystems Inc. brought home top scores and widened its lead over IBM and HP in the UNIX(R) server market. According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Q1CY00 Server Tracker report, Sun shipped twice as many UNIX servers as HP and nearly three times as many as IBM -- ending the quarter with a resounding 38 percent share. It was the 12th consecutive quarter that Sun lead in UNIX server shipments. Sun was also number one in UNIX server revenue with 32 percent market share -- a category the company has led for five consecutive quarters. The IDC report reinforces Sun's leading position in the UNIX server market. Sun servers continue to be voted "most popular" UNIX platform with corporate data centers as well as fast-growing service provider, e-commerce and dot-com companies. Customers are looking for high service levels, at low service cost and with low risk -- all while managing unpredictable user workloads and changing application environments. And Sun servers with the UltraSPARC processors and Solaris Operating Environment are delivering the highest grades. "Sun's aggressive, focused and seamless strategy continues to be a key differentiator and a competitive advantage as we're obviously aceing the test with customers," said Shahin Khan, vice president, product marketing and planning of system products at Sun. "Sun servers offer a unique blend of scalability and binary compatibility that is helping us grow faster than our competition. And while HP and IBM try to make up ground with new offerings, the marketshare numbers show that they're not scoring points where it counts -- customer choice is the true test." Astounding Growth Fueled by Commanding Lead in the Entry Server Market Sun servers continue at an unparalled growth rate. The company posted 51 percent higher shipments and 27 percent more revenue in Q1CY00 than in the same period last year, and in the process outpaced its nearest rivals in both UNIX and total (UNIX, Windows NT and other platforms) server markets. This growth was propelled by astounding performance in the entry-level UNIX server space where the popularity of the Sun Enterprise workgroup, Sun Enterprise 3500 and Netra servers were responsible for a whopping 62 percent growth rate (Q1CY00 over Q1CY99) to take a staggering 39 percent of the market in unit shipments -- well more than double the next closest vendor, HP with 16 percent. Sun also led this class in revenue scoring 39 percent of the market and a 29 percent quarter-over-quarter growth rate. This quarter's number one ranking in the UNIX entry server class marks 9 consecutive quarters of leadership in UNIX revenue and 12 consecutive quarters in shipments. In addition, the IDC report reinforces the continued success of the Sun Enterprise 10000 server, also known as Starfire. With this system, Sun solidified its leadership position in the high-end UNIX catagory with 83 percent revenue growth and 42 percent marketshare. Sun also led this segment with 51 percent unit marketshare, compared to HP and IBM which had 23 percent and 5 percent respectively. About the Sun Server Family The Sun Enterprise server family is the industry's only single, binary-compatible product line featuring a range of servers that scale from one to 64 processors -- providing customers with flexibility, investment protection and an unparalleled growth path. Designed for workgroup, departmental and data center computing environments, the Sun Enterprise server family provides an ideal platform for a variety of applications, including enterprise resource planning, electronic commerce, data warehousing, Internet/Intranet and customer management systems. The Netra server family builds on the reliability and scalablity Sun systems are known for -- adding physical and computing features needed to operate in extreme environmental conditions. The carrier-grade line of systems is popular in the telco market. In addition, the small profile and rackability of many of the systems, make them ideal for service providers. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - The Network Is The Computer[tm] - has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With $14.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.