Sun Microsystems Appoints Andy Canham President of Canadian Operations

Strong sales experience will drive continued growth for x86, x64 and Solaris in key Canadian markets

Markham, ON - November 7, 2005 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced, effective immediately, the appointment of Andy Canham as President of Sun Microsystems of Canada. Mr. Canham will direct all sales and managerial functions within Sun's Canadian operations, and will report to Sun's Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Robert MacRitchie. Mr. Canham brings more than 20 years of demonstrated sales and operational experience to Sun, having achieved consistent success in leading enterprise software, hardware and services sales teams while overseeing partner and channel strategies at other major technology vendors.

Stéphane Boisvert Promoted to SVP, Global Client Solutions Mr. Canham's predecessor, Stéphane Boisvert, has been appointed Senior Vice President of the Global Client Solutions Organization. Also reporting to Robert MacRitchie, Mr. Boisvert will build upon his established successes in integrating new technologies to drive customer success by leading the continued development of Sun's data management and enterprise application groups within the global sales organization. Mr. Boisvert remains Chairman of Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc.

Andy Canham will build upon Stéphane Boisvert's legacy of growing sales and customer satisfaction, and bring his skills as a developer of new lines of business to bear as Sun increases it's market penetration in key areas including applications deployment software and services.

"Andy brings a tremendous breadth and depth of market experience and repeatedly proven sales strength to Sun; essential qualities for building upon Sun's Canadian successes and for creating new growth opportunities," said Mr. MacRitchie. "Canada is a critical market for Sun, and Andy's hands-on approach to management and ability to mobilize and motivate teams that drive growth will be highly valued at Sun."

Sun's business strategy for Canada is built upon the company's strength as a complete provider of hardware, software and services. The company will continue building on its strength in Java? technology, SPARC® and Sun? x86 servers, and the Solaris? 10 Operating Systems (OS) and OpenSolaris? operating systems. The company will also focus on key systems and solutions including x64 computing and identity management. Canham's track record of successfully integrating post-merger and acquisitions organization is particularly valuable to Sun as it further strengthens its position in data management and enterprise application integration following the acquisitions of StorageTek? and SeeBeyond?.

"Sun Microsystems is one of the most innovative and important technology companies operating today," noted Andy Canham. "The company's relentless commitment to building a superior portfolio of innovative technologies and open systems; developing peerless sales, professional services, and support all give me a great sense of excitement about Sun's role in Canadian business. I look forward to working closely with talented and dedicated Sun Microsystems' teams as well as engaging in and truly participatory relationships with customers and partners across the country."

Mr. Canham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto. Since then, Andy has held a number of sales and management positions at IBM, Compaq and most recently, was Vice President, Western Canada at Hewlett Packard Canada. He is also Vice Chair of the Board of Governors at Bow Valley College in Calgary, Alberta.

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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