Sun Microsystems of Canada Appoints Brad Keates Vice President of its Client Solutions Organization; Christian Primeau named Vice President of Alliances, Channels and Partner Sales

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Markham, ON. - October 18, 2005 - Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc., today announced two key executive promotions within organization. The company has appointed Brad Keates as vice president, Client Solutions Organization, for Canada, and Christian Primeau has been named vice president of Alliances, Channels and Partner Sales. Both appointments are effective immediately.

Reporting to Stéphane Boisvert, Keates is responsible for helping customers link their IT strategy to their business goals, by leveraging their IT infrastructure to support the overall business strategy. Also reporting to the president, Primeau will direct Sun's Canadian channel organization, working with partners to help customers focus on their technology-based business issues. He is responsible for rolling out and the Sun Partner Advantage Program in Canada, which will provide Sun partners with greater access to Sun's insight, experience, and resources, such as product solutions, and marketing and sales support.

"Sun's Canadian customers expect an extremely high level of service and support, and intimate knowledge of their businesses," said Stéphane Boisvert, president of Sun Microsystems of Canada. "Christian's expertise with both the technology and business requirements of some of Canada's largest companies makes him ideally suited to lead Sun's partner initiatives. Brad's experience working with customers directly and through Sun's partner network makes him particularly qualified to understand and meet the needs of Canada's diverse business markets."

Previously, Mr. Keates held the position of Vice President of Alliances, Channels and Partner Sales at Sun, where he was responsible for the development and execution of go-to-market strategies for Sun's partner community in Canada. He has been with Sun for more than 15 years, in a variety of technical sales, marketing and management positions.

Mr. Primeau was formerly Sun's National District Manager, for Bell Canada Enterprises. He has held increasingly senior positions with Sun for 11 years.

About Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc.
Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., is headquartered in Markham, Ontario. The company, which employs more than 550 persons, has offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria. Sun products and services are also available through Sun Authorized Independent Sales Organizations and iForce[SM] partners across Canada. For more information, visit http://ca.sun.com.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer?" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.

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