Sun Microsystems Partnership

Internet2® and Sun Microsystems, Inc., an Internet2 Corporate Partner, announced that they have signed an agreement under which the more than 200 Internet2 university members will be offered a unique annual, renewable subscription for nearly 100 Sun software products at a low and predictable price. Through this relationship more than 3 million students and faculty will be eligible to benefit from Sun’s comprehensive and broad range of open standard software products in the classroom, at home, and in research and development.

Who can take advantage of this partnership?

The more than 200 Internet2 university members are offered a unique annual, renewable subscription for nearly 100 Sun software products at a low and predictable price.

Who to contact?

For general information:  http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/edusoft/institution/

To request information:  http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/cgi-bin/contact_form.cgi?ref=62

Disclaimer

While the agreement reached by Internet2 and Sun Microsystems provides an opportunity for Internet2 members, it is not an endorsement or recommendation by Internet2 for any particular product or service.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Greg Wood
Internet2
202.331.5360
ghwood@internet2.edu

Kristen Hyland
Sun Microsystems
510.XXX.XXXX
kristen.hyland@sun.com

Internet2 University Members Have Opportunity to Participate in Unique Sun Microsystems’ Software Licensing Agreement

More than 200 Internet2 Member Universities May Benefit from Guaranteed Price and Communities of Support

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – August 23, 2004 – Internet2® and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), an Internet2 Corporate Partner, announced that they have signed an agreement under which the more than 200 Internet2 university members will be offered a unique annual, renewable subscription for nearly 100 Sun software products at a low and predictable price. Through this relationship more than 3 million students and faculty will be eligible to benefit from Sun’s comprehensive and broad range of open standard software products in the classroom, at home, and in research and development.

The Sun EduSoft™ portfolio (http://www.sun.com/edu/edusoft), upon which this subscription is based, consolidates nearly 100 Sun enterprise software products into a single distribution. The portfolio includes software for Enterprise Directory Management; Application/Integration Servers and Messaging; Application Development; Security; Desktop Applications; Email, Calendar and Collaboration; Operating Systems; Systems Administration and Internetworking technologies. The software may be site licensed by Internet2 university members for any non-profit purpose, including administrative use on campus or within teaching hospital environments, and for services to members’ extended communities.

“Several Internet2 member universities have been seeking alternate software licensing models to realistically manage the increasing complexity of the IT infrastructure landscape. Since its founding, Sun Microsystems has been a strong partner for higher education and continues to demonstrate that commitment with this agreement,” said Michael Gettes, Senior Technology Architect and Strategist at Duke University. “Sun’s software line has components supporting and enhancing Internet2’s middleware efforts, application development, critical services infrastructure (e-mail, calendaring and web servers), research computing, and desktop applications. These components help to fill out an open standards based infrastructure for the academic, administrative, and research enterprises of a university.”

In addition to guaranteed pricing for the EduSoft portfolio software, a key result of this agreement is the creation of joint "Networks of Expertise" among the Internet2 membership. Networks of Expertise will be hosted by Internet2 members and supported by Sun. The Networks will develop implementation architectures and best practice guidelines, and will provide a cost-effective, first-line support mechanism.

“Sun software programs for higher education continue Sun’s long-standing commitment to open standards and collaboration for academic users, institutions and open source developer communities,” said Kim Jones, vice president of Global Education and Research at Sun Microsystems. “Extending the benefits of Sun’s software to Internet2’s university members made strategic sense as higher education institutions rely on open standard technologies.”

“Through this partnership with Sun Microsystems, we are providing Internet2 members yet another opportunity to innovate with advanced networking capabilities,” said Douglas Van Houweling, president and CEO of Internet2. “We look forward to creating similar agreements for the products and services provided by more of our corporate members in order to benefit higher education and encourage mutual collaboration and technology transfer.”

About Internet2®

Led by more than 200 U.S. universities, working with industry and government, Internet2 develops and deploys advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today’s Internet in its infancy. For more information about Internet2, visit: http://www.internet2.edu/.

About Sun Microsystems

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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