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To: dmf who wrote (12431)	12/7/1998 4:38:00 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Dear dmf and anyone: If WINDOWS 98 has a 2,000 glitch what about 95 which I am using?? I sure hope that I am not knocked off the internet on 1/1/2000. JDN

To: dmf who wrote (12431)	12/7/1998 5:11:00 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Respond to of 64865

Where I work, we have done extensive Y2K tests using Solaris 2.6. as the operating system on Sun equipment. We have had no year 2000 problems.

To: dmf who wrote (12431)	12/7/1998 8:54:00 PM
From: Sonki	Respond to of 64865

SUN ESTABLISHES ENGINEERING CENTER IN BANGALORE Earlier in the year, Sun Microsystems, India, in collaboration with India's Department of Electronics, NASSCOM and CMC inaugurated a Competency Center For Java Technology, India, (C.C.J.I.) at Hyderabad, India. This center provides consulting on architecting and developing strategic Java technology solutions. Besides providing leadership for the development of Java applications and products, the CCJI is also a resource center in India for Java technology and provides advanced Java technology training on the Java platform. Sun also recently announced the inauguration of the "Java Center of Excellence" in Calcutta in collaboration with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Other Indian Java training centers are located in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Calcutta and Hyderabad. Center to be a global resource for enterprise computing applications dmf u r a smart guy to be long both... i have many friends at msft that are long sunw also and viceversa. what ever makes mony is good enuf for me.. Palo Alto, Calif. - December 7, 1998 -- As part of its global engineering development initiative and reflecting the importance of India as both a major regional market and a global leader in developing engineering talent Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced plans to establish an Engineering Center in Bangalore, India. The center will augment Sun's existing India operations which include a Java Competency in Hyderabad, contract engineering in Chennai, and the country sales headquarters in Bangalore. Development of the new center will begin immediately with designs to grow the center to large scale operation over several years. Plans also include exploring the opening of additional centers elsewhere in India as demand dictates. The India Engineering Center will provide core competency in enterprise software development in support of Sun's worldwide engineering operations. "Bangalore offered us an opportunity to leverage the region's highly-skilled computer engineering workforce as well as providing excellent access to high-caliber education and training institutions," said Geoffrey Baehr, Site Director, Sun Microsystems Engineering Center at a press conference to announce the center. Sun currently has global engineering centers located in Ireland, France, Israel and the United Kingdom in addition to multiple engineering centers in the US. "We believe very strongly in creating a climate that will attract the best talent the world has to offer," said Greg Papadopoulos, Sun's Chief Technology Officer. "That's why we're expanding our presence in India. This decision is part of a focused effort to invest in engineering sites in places around that world that have demonstrated technology leadership." "Today's enterprise wide computing environment is swift and intense, which is why we'll continue to grow our expertise and reach," Papadopoulos added. "This latest center will enhance Sun's abilities to provide global solutions and answer customer needs in the Networked Age." About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The ComputerTM," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $10 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.