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To: ACAN who wrote (16870)	3/27/2006 7:50:10 PM
From: Galirayo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23958

[SUNW] Allan .. I want to call this a C&H but it looks like it could be an IH&H too. I'm not going to wonder about it as much as Ken .. He's back but he's on the Scalp a Dime. I'm playing a bit longer Swing. So for me .. I think it'll be fine. stockcharts.com And I hope Ken makes it back into CPST at his target .. I just Seriously Doubt It. stockcharts.com

To: ACAN who wrote (16870)	4/4/2006 9:21:50 AM
From: Galirayo	Respond to of 23958

Thomas Cook Flies Ahead With Sun Microsystems Tuesday April 4, 9:00 am ET Sun Wins Major Deal to Improve Data Management and Compliance Systems Within Thomas Cook SAN DIEGO, Storage Networking World Conference, April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW - News) today announced that it has been selected by Thomas Cook, one of the UK's largest travel companies, to provide a complete data back-up, storage and recovery solution. Sun will supply Thomas Cook with enterprise backup and storage software, to provide a stable platform to support the expansion of its entire UK business. ADVERTISEMENT Sun was selected for the company wide platform refresh after an assessment revealed it could be at risk of data loss due to single points of failure. The new platform, delivered in partnership with SAP and Symantec, will see Thomas Cook investing over 1 million pounds in a range of products and services from Sun. The entire refresh will provide wide-reaching benefits across the business, and improve compliance and governance systems. Thomas Cook will have a flexible archiving framework to enable the discovery of content held within email, file system and collaborative environments, whilst benefiting from reduced storage costs and simplified management. Sun will manage the migration and deployment to the new system, followed by the redeployment of Thomas Cook's site back-up architecture with a split- site disaster recovery solution. The deal includes Sun Fire V440 servers for the SAP application migration and hardware refresh, Sun StorEdge 6920 systems to replace the existing enterprise storage and enterprise back-up and restore solution, Sun StorEdge L500 tape library. "This entire product refresh across the Thomas Cook group has provided us with a robust and reliable network supporting our 6,000 strong UK workforce, including back-office workers and our retail operations," said Adrian Berry, Infrastructure Manager, Thomas Cook UK and Ireland. "With around 4.8 million customer transactions each month it is imperative for us to have an infrastructure which can support all our existing and future operations. Sun and its partners have delivered to meet all of our requirements, within agreed timescales and to meet our budgets." "The selection of Sun Microsystems for this project will see Thomas Cook running a streamlined and highly profitable infrastructure equipped to deal with the high-level of transactions required from a leading travel company," said Trudy Norris-Grey, President and Managing Director, Sun Microsystems UK and Ireland. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world's most important markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at sun.com . NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. For further information please contact: Sun Microsystems Fiona Buckley Tel: 01252-420-000 Email: fiona.buckley@sun.com Bite Communications Nadia Guerirem Tel: 020-8834-3478 Email: nadia.guerirem@bitepr.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Sun Microsystems, Inc.