Company Profile

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) provides network computing infrastructure solutions that include computer systems, software, storage and services. Its core brands include the Java technology platform, the Solaris operating system, MySQL, StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor.

By investing in research and development, Sun creates products and services that address the complex issues that customers face today, including increasing demands for network access, bandwidth and storage being driven by explosive growth in network participation and sharing. Sun innovates at all levels of the system and partners with market leaders to provide value and choice for its customers.

Sun's network computing infrastructure solutions are used in a wide range of industries including technical/scientific, business, engineering, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, retail, government, life sciences, media and entertainment, transportation, energy/utilities and healthcare. To read customer success stories please visit: http://www.sun.com/customers/.

Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun shares technology in order to grow its communities, increase participation and build new markets and maintains partnerships with some of the most innovative technology companies in the world including AMD, Dell, Google, IBM, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft and Red Hat.

Environmental Stewardship:
Every day, dozens of companies benefit from Sun's environmental stewardship and eco responsible solutions that offer high performance and lower power, cooling, and space requirements.

Sun is among the top 10 Fortune 500 companies that lead the country by providing outstanding commuter benefits to a significant portion of its U.S. workforce to help decrease air pollution, traffic congestion and dependence on fossil fuels. As named by the EPA and U.S Department of Transportation, Sun topped the 2006 rankings as the number one company in the Computer and Office Equipment industry.

In April, 2007, Fortune Magazine proclaimed Sun Microsystems "the greenest computer company under the Sun." For more information on Sun's environmental stewardship, please visit http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/csr/.

Vision, Mission, Cause:
Since 1982, Sun has maintained that the network is the computer. Sun's vision is to see everyone and everything participating on the network. Sun's mission is to create technologies and fuel communities that enable sharing and participation. Sun's cause is to eliminate the digital divide. Eliminating the digital divide allows everyone to take part in opportunities and contribute to solutions regardless of their geographic location or economic situation.

Strategy:
Sun invests in research and development to create products and services that provide competitive differentiation for its customers and for developers adopting its technology. Sun integrates software, storage, services and systems, and believes that volume drives value. Sun shares technology in order to grow its communities, increase participation and build new markets.

Employees: 29,000 worldwide

Media Resources: http://www.sun.com/news

Investor Resources: http://www.sun.com/investors

Ranking: #187 on the Fortune 500 (2009)

FY08 Revenue: $11.449 billion

Locations: Sun conducts business in more than 100 countries around the globe.

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