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Helps cut operational expenditures, saving customers up to $2 million in energy costs; Delivers world-record performance; Prices 8-way server same as 4-way

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today introduced its first dual-core server based on the new industry-standard Dual-Core AMD Opteron[TM] processor, and announced dual-core for its entire x64 product line. The Sun Fire V40z server powered by AMD64 dual-core technology, is an enhanced 4-socket, 8-way server that integrates four microprocessors – each with two complete CPU cores. The dual-core architecture is designed to help customers achieve twice the performance and power efficiency over competitive x64 single-core server offerings based on Intel processors, resulting in half the operational costs that include power and cooling – in some cases saving customers an average of $2M annually per year(1).

“Our new dual-core server can deliver double the value to customers for their hardware investment. In some cases, the Sun Fire V40z servers powered by dual-core can take up to 60 percent less rack and floor space, require 50 percent less memory, disk space and I/O capacity, and cost less 50 percent less per node to manage than Xeon MP equivalent servers,” said John Fowler, executive vice president, Network Systems Group for Sun Microsystems, Inc. “In addition, we’ve already seen great customer traction for our x64 systems. We are the only major server vendor that has grown AMD Opteron processor factory revenue market share every quarter since announcing our first server based on the industry-standard AMD Opteron processor(2).”

Sun Delivers Nearly Twice the Value in One; Outperforms HP and Dell

The Sun Fire V40z server with dual-core is designed to require only 42 percent of the power needed to support the same number of processor cores in servers using the Intel XeonMP processors(3), and runs virtually any operating system (OS), including Solaris, standard Linux distributions or Windows. Sun’s line of x64 servers equipped with single-core processors are also designed to be easily upgradeable to Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors which in many cases may be as simple as replacing the processors and refreshing the BIOS (basic input/output system).

The Sun Fire V40z server equipped with the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor 800 Series has achieved a world-record floating point throughput performance for all 8-way, x86-compatible systems. With this result the dual-core Sun Fire V40z server demonstrates more than 2.5X the performance of competitive 4-processor single-core servers such as the HP ProLiant ML570 G3 and the Dell PowerEdge 6850 equipped with the newest Intel Xeon MP EM64T-capable processor(5). This benchmark addresses the advantages of the new AMD dual-core technology when compared to the traditional single-core systems. The results for the most recent performance claims can be found at: http://www.sun.com/v40z/benchmarks.html.

Additionally, customers will be able to purchase an 8-way server equipped with the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 875 and 16GB of memory for about the same price as a 4-way server powered with the single-core AMD Opteron processor Model 850(4) when it was first introduced last year, for $38,995 U.S. list price. The new dual-core Sun Fire V40z server will be generally available in May. For more information on the dual-core Sun Fire V40z server please visit: http://www.sun.com

Solaris 10 Uniquely Positioned to Harness the Power of Dual-Core Systems

Sun brings 20 years of Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) systems expertise to the AMD64 platform and Solaris 10 OS is the third release of the OS designed to support multi-core systems. Innovative Solaris 10 technologies like Solaris Containers, Predictive Self Healing and Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), are multi-core aware and designed to take advantage of the AMD64 architecture, while multi-core features specific to Solaris on Sun Fire servers such as Memory Placement Optimization (MPO) and scheduler enhancements are also supported. For example, Predictive Self-Healing allows users to automatically detect failing cores and take them offline without taking the entire CPU offline or affecting application availability. Customers can also protect their Solaris investment since all existing Solaris OS applications can immediately access all the benefits of multi-core platforms without modification or recompilation.

The combination of Solaris 10 and AMD64 has proven to be a powerful combination and will allow organizations to unleash the technology’s true performance potential. To date, Solaris 10 OS has achieved more than 12 record-setting benchmarks on AMD64 hardware, four of which were based on multi-core systems. For more information, please reference: http://sun.com/solaris/benchmarks.

“Sun and AMD have collaborated once again to deliver some of the industry’s most powerful industry-standard servers that take full advantage of AMD64 dual-core technology,” said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. “Our combined leadership is resulting in significant performance boosts and power efficiencies in the enterprise data center, as evidenced by these impressive Solaris 10 benchmarks on Sun platforms powered by Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors. AMD64 enables an inherent time-to-market advantage, lower cost of design, reduced support costs and potentially lower cost of operations advantage. We will continue to support Sun’s plan for a full x64 product line based on dual-core AMD64 technology and work together to bring multi-core, 64-bit computing to the masses.”

The 8-way, SMP server powered by the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 875 (2.2GHz) can support both 32-bit and 64-bit applications simultaneously with full compatibility between modes. The server’s design can help enable faster computations and lower cost per database transaction, and its high-density form factor comes in a compact, cost-saving 3U rack, lowering the overall physical space requirements when compared to competitive 4U equivalents.

“While several competitors have abandoned their plans to build out their x64 product line up to a 16-way, Sun has plans to deliver a product line that extends up to eight dual-core processors – 16-way performance in a single system. Over the next year, you’ll see more competitive aggressive moves from us – and I’m not just talking about dual-core configurations for our Sun Fire V20z server that is planned for later this summer,” Fowler added.

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

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Fire, Solaris and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. AMD, Opteron, the AMD logo, the AMD Opteron logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices.

SPEC and the benchmark names SPECfp and SPECint are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Competitive benchmark results reflect data published as of 04/18/05. For the latest benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/. The 4-way and 4 CPU systems have four cores. The 8-way and 8 CPU systems have eight cores. Sun results has been submitted to SPEC.

(1) Customers deploying a 10,000 CPU core compute farm can experience an average annual savings of $2M in power and HVAC costs when purchasing Sun Fire V40z servers with the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor over comparable Dell, HP or IBM servers equipped with Intel Xeon MP processors, providing the same amount of CPU cores.
(2) Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, February 2005.
(3) One Sun Fire V40z with four dual-core processors has an estimated power requirement of 663Watts and two HP DL580 G3 consume an estimated 1,575 Watts, resulting in the Sun Fire V40z using only 42% (663/1575) of the power required by the two HP DL580 G3, each with 4 single-core Intel Xeon MP processors.
(4) Pricing measured at the time of launch for both products and adjusted for differences in memory size/type, price equal within 1.3 percent.
(5) The Sun Fire V40z server (4xAMD Opteron Model 875, Solaris 10, Sun Studio 10 compiler): SPECfp_rate 2000 – 138. The HP ProLiant ML570 G3 server (4×3.333GHz Intel Xeon MP,1MB L2, 8MB L3): SPECfp_rate2000 – 52.6. The Dell PowerEdge 6850 (4×3.333GHz Intel Xeon MP,1MB L2, 8MB L3): SPECfp_rate2000 – 52.5.

Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4500 MSSP, NETSMART® 1500 EMS and Ai Metrix NeuralStar Management Platform are key components of U.S. Federal Networks

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading North American supplier of telecommunications and networking solutions, today announced interoperability of the NeuralStar® network management platform from Ai Metrix with the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4500 Multiservice Provisioning and Switching Platform (MSPP/MSSP) and NETSMART® 1500 Element Management System (EMS). NeuralStar provides dynamic management for complex, converged networks that incorporate data, voice, video, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and other technologies.

The carrier-class FLASHWAVE 4500 platform supports the creation of next-generation optical transport networks that offer a quantum leap in network efficiency and provide a wide variety of innovative services, while delivering capital and expense savings. NeuralStar is the network management solution of choice across critical defense networks, including the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Integrated Network Management System (INMS) and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Joint Network Management System (JNMS). The NETSMART 1500 EMS supports north-bound interfaces to NeuralStar for complete end-to-end management of SONET networks of all sizes.

“This interoperability certification couples the complete maintenance and provisioning capability of the NETSMART 1500 EMS with the dynamic visibility and control capability of NeuralStar,” said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. “The U.S. government depends on our FLASHWAVE optical networking solutions and, through successful interoperability with NeuralStar, network professionals can quickly deploy FLASHWAVE 4500 systems and easily manage converged U.S. federal networks.”

Fujitsu has deployed over 300,000 network elements in North America and was recently named the market share leader by independent telecom research and advisory service firm RHK in both SONET platforms and Re-configurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs), the two most critical components of today’s optical network. Fujitsu FLASHWAVE and NETSMART products are available through GSA contract number GS-35F-0414K on the 70IT (Information Technology) schedule. NeuralStar is available through GSA contract number GS-35F-0309N.

About Ai Metrix

Ai Metrix provides dynamic network management solutions architected for complex, next generation networks. NeuralStar, the company’s flagship product, delivers real-time visibility and active control for converged networks that combine voice, data, VoIP, video and other technologies. Proven in the most demanding government and commercial networks, NeuralStar installations include Microsoft Corporation, Broadwing and the U.S. Department of Defense. Ai Metrix, Inc. is a privately held corporation backed by General Atlantic Partners, LLC and Spectrum Equity Investors, with corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
For more information, please see: http://www.aimetrix.com

About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., leveraging Tokyo-based Fujitsu’s unequalled and unique IT and Telecom portfolio, creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that boost next-generation communications networks in North America. Supported by over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries with revenues of $45 billion, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value.
For more information, please see: http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom

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About Adobe Acrobat & PDF Conference 2005

The Adobe Acrobat & PDF Conference 2005 is your first opportunity to get an in-depth view of all that Adobe Acrobat 7 has to offer. Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the new Adobe LiveCycle tools for PDF, including the PDF and XML based forms design tool – Adobe LiveCycle Designer and the tools for unlocking powerful tools within the free Adobe Reader. The Adobe Acrobat and PDF conference is presented by AGI Training.
For more information, please see: http://www.pdf2005.com/index.html

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.
For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com

About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in San Jose, CA and sales operations throughout the United States. Fujitsu Computer Products of America currently offers products and services including scanners and scanner maintenance, hard disk drives, and Magneto-Optical drives. Fujitsu Computer Products of America is located at 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, 95134. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-432-6333.
For more information, please see: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com

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Open Architecture Developed by Sun in Conjunction with WGBH and Artesia Manages More Video Faster for Major Media Companies Worldwide

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today publicly launches a complete update of its already-successful Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture. Recent deployments of Sun’s Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture Version 2.0 by large media organizations, such as Major League Baseball Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), has transformed the way baseball video and audio are managed and delivered to large audiences. The collaboration between Sun and MLBAM fuels a powerful Website (MLB.com) that offers fans faster access to more game highlights than any other sports league worldwide utilizing Sun’s DAM Reference Architecture.

What’s New in 2.0?

A Sun Reference Architecture can be thought of as a blueprint to help companies build end-to-end solutions to meet specific business needs such as reducing risk of deploying new technology while staying competitive. The new Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture Version 2.0 introduced by Sun is designed to save companies even more capital and operational dollars by providing an open, end-to-end digital asset management system. The new Reference Architecture is able to seamlessly manage video and rich media content including HD and SD video, photos, audio, and Flash animation.

“Our job is to put a mark in the sand that says we’re committed to the media and entertainment industry and this Reference Architecture is a great way to do that,” said Glenn Edens, senior vice president media and entertainment for Sun Microsystems. “This blueprint will help set a new standard for digital multimedia streaming, video management and data storage which is a testament to the strength of our storage and systems business.”

Sun’s new enhancements include VITA, an open Java technology application that accommodates a large number of standards-based ingest (digital conversion) tools. Other enhancements include more media file type support such as MXF and DV, as well as contract rights management to track licensing and distribution parameters for program materials. The Reference Architecture expands video server integration with leading broadcast video server vendors including Thompson Grass Valley and Omneon. The Reference Architecture also integrates the latest features of broadcast automation and traffic systems by industry leaders Harris Corporation and Myers Protrack.

MLB.com Hits another Grand Slam with Sun

The MLBAM Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture System customized and powered by Sun, streamed 650 million videos and delivered more than one billion media accesses to more than one billion visitors in 2004 alone. The site recently broke records with 90 million page views in a single day. With the new enhancements from this Reference Architecture, MLB.com expects to feature as many as 15 live games daily and more than 6,000 audio-streamed games during the 2005 season.

“Because it provides the complete content management functionality we need, Sun’s Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture was a key factor in our decision to work with Sun to meet our fans’ expectations,” said Joe Choti, chief technology officer, Major League Baseball Advanced Media. “With the reduced system complexity, high scalability and reliability, and faster time-to-deployment provided through Sun’s technologies, we’ve hit a grand slam in our quest to take the action from the fields to our fans and from the bleachers to their desktops.”

WGBH and Sun, An Alliance Worth Broadcasting

The Reference Architecture was developed in accordance with Sun’s iForce WGBH (Boston), the public broadcasting producer, and Artesia Technologies, an Open Text Corporation. WGBH uses the system to manage the assets of Frontline, one of its leading prime-time productions. A key component of the Reference Architecture is its integrated Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) system, which automatically enables use of various storage architectures. Its built-in scalability allows storage capacity to increase as digital content is added. WGBH plans to apply the Reference Architecture features to more of its public programs when production moves to new facilities in early 2006.

“This improved Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture will transform the way we manage media assets across our enterprise and throughout the PBS system,” said David Liroff, vice president and chief technology officer, WGBH. “By using this solution, we will be able to improve the quality and efficiency of broadcast production, reduce development cycles for new media services and capitalize on the full potential of our significant library of digital assets.”

“Sun Microsystems established the vanguard in proven Digital Asset Management solutions with the Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture 1.0 at NAB in 2003. Through customer successes, core product enhancements and a broader footprint, Sun has set the bar higher with the new version of this Reference Architecture,” said Michael Barros, vice president of Business Development for Artesia Technologies. “We look forward to migrating our systems to Solaris 10 OS to maximize the impact of this architecture.”

Others using the Reference Architecture include TV4, Sweden’s second largest broadcasting channel. This Reference Architecture can also be used by industries including publishing, government, and education. Sun Reference Architectures can be configured and integrated on systems at Sun prior to shipping through the Sun(SM) Customer Ready systems program or by its iForce partners worldwide. Customers can also leverage Sun’s iForce Solution Centers to build a proof-of-concept system to help reduce risk and speed time-to-solution implementation, further accelerating application deployment.

Sun regularly releases Reference Architectures based on organized technical insight, careful documentation and extensive experience with other customer deployments. These Reference Architectures dramatically reduce customer risk when deploying complex and integrated systems.

More information about Authorized iForce Solution Center for Digital Asset Management can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://sun.com/iforce and at http://daminfo.wgbh.org/iforce.html. Additional information about Reference Architecture and CRS is available at http://www.sun.com/products/architectures-platforms/.

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

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris, Java, iForce and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Premiere Healthcare System to Serve as Toshiba’s National Show Site and Regional Physician Education Partner for Cardiology Modalities

As part of an ongoing strategy to expand its position in the U.S. cardiology market, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. (TAMS) today announced a long-term, strategic partnership with Shands HealthCare of Florida to serve as the company’s national show site, highlighting the latest medical imaging advances and offering regional physician education programs to further the application of medical imaging modalities in cardiology.

Toshiba medical imaging equipment installations at Shands HealthCare include the Aquilion^TM 64 CFX cardiac computed tomography (CT) scanner, the Ultimax^TM all-digital, multi-purpose X-ray system, and the family of Infinix^TM vascular X-ray systems including a pair of VC-i (single-plane) systems, and CB-i (bi-plane), DP-i (dual-plane) and VB-i (bi-plane neurology) systems.

“The Shands HealthCare partnership will serve as a national vehicle to showcase the clinical effectiveness of the Aquilion 64 CFX, the Infinix and the Ultimax X-ray systems, as well as strengthen Toshiba’s position in the U.S. cardiology market,” said John Zimmer, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.  “Our new relationship also will result in expanded physician education opportunities designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.”

Shands HealthCare, an affiliate of the University of Florida, is one of the Southeast’s premier health systems.  Shands HealthCare includes nine hospitals, more than 80 affiliated primary and specialty physician practices and a medical staff of 1,500 University of Florida faculty and community physicians.

“As a leading academic medical center, Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida are well-known for bringing the latest medical advances to the patients of Florida, as well as the nation, and our strategic partnership with Toshiba will continue that commitment,” said Melinda Chitty, director of radiology, Shands HealthCare.  “We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship that will assist both organizations in providing the most advanced diagnostic and medical services to improve the overall practice of cardiovascular medicine.”

For more information about TAMS and its wide range of medical imaging products, please visit www.medical.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States.  Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, an independent group company of Toshiba Corporation, is a global leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and information systems.  Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems.  Toshiba has approximately 161,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $53 billion.

quilion^TM, Infinix^TM, and Ultimax^TM are trademarks of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation.

At a press conference today, NEC Corporation and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) today announced an agreement to expand the strategic alliance between the two firms. This expanded alliance plans to create new system solutions, incorporating technology and products from both companies that are scheduled to be made available in Japan and globally.

The strategic alliance will cover a broad range of areas between the two companies including an expansion of the joint systems integration business relationship, development of secure voice and data solutions and enhanced collaboration in the development of middleware software. “NEC started OEMing Sun products in 2000, since then we have continued to broadly develop our partnership,” said Akinobu Kanasugi, president, NEC. “Today’s announcement is about expanding this product based partnership into a strategic systems integration collaboration targeting the global market by developing solutions based on IT and network technologies from both companies.” “Today the Sun and NEC relationship has reached a new level,” said Scott McNealy, Chairman and CEO, Sun Microsystems. “Our visions have always been aligned and now we can say that our products and services offerings are more complimentary than ever, a synergistic partnership from ASICS at the chip level to the middleware layer all the way through systems integration. Customers throughout the world are experiencing the benefits of our joint solutions.”

Key elements of the new alliance include:

• An expanded set of systems integration offerings that the two companies plan to provide including standards-based, highly scalable, secure, mission critical offerings targeting mobile phone carriers and network markets such as telecommunications.
• Plans for both companies to expand support for NEC’s Multimedia Information Platform (NEMIP) solution based on Sun’s Solaris Operating System (OS) platform in the global market including Asia and Europe.
• NEC is increasing its systems integration capability dedicated to the Solaris operating environment in addition to other platform environments and targeting multi-vendor implementations such as server consolidation. Furthermore, NEC will deploy its Open Mission Critical System (OMCS) technology on Sun’s Solaris platform in Japan and other countries.
• Sun is expanding its support structure both in Japan and the United States in order to support this systems integration business expansion.
• Both companies are combining NEC’s IP telephony product, UNIVERGE/SV 7000, and Sun’s Sun Ray ultra-thin client technology into secure solutions.
• NEC is using this architecture as a key component of its customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for next-generation call centers.
• The first reference site for this new solution is Plala Networks, which started its operations in March. This Next Generation Contact Center is expected to be the biggest in Asia with more than 1,000 seats. Sun and NEC plan to jointly promote this solution worldwide as a Sun Ray-based reference platform for joint customers.
• Sun and NEC are jointly investigating technology collaboration for next-generation client architecture definitions for future mobility and security clients based on Sun Ray ultra-thin client and NEC network technology.
• NEC and Sun have concluded integration test and quality verification for key components of their middleware stacks, the NEC “VALUMOware” and Sun Java Enterprise System. NEC’s “WebSAM MCOperation” and “DiosaGlobe MCOne” has been integrated with the Sun Java Enterprise System for operations management and operating platform solutions.
• NEC and Sun have integrated the Sun Java System Access Manager and the Sun Java System Identity Manager software with the NEC Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) products as a systems integration solution for the identity market.
• Both companies are investigating further technology collaboration in the areas of autonomic computing and Web services.
• Both companies intend to expand these middleware collaborations from the Solaris Operating System running on UltraSPARC(R) microprocessors to include the Solaris Operating System on the x86 and x64 platforms.

In order to demonstrate and accelerate the above initiatives, both companies are establishing joint solution teams to execute proof of concepts for customer requirements at NEC’s iBest Solution Center in Mita, Japan, the NEC Broadband Solution Center in Shinagawa, Japan and the Sun iForce (SM) Center in Yoga, Japan. Sun and NEC have collaborated for years, with NEC integrating thousands of systems using the Solaris Operating System over the past five years. In addition, NEC Electronics Ltd. provides system level semiconductor products for Sun.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (Nasdaq: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world’s leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world’s top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of 4,906 billion yen (approx. $47 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2004. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com.

NEC’s Multimedia Information Platform (NEMIP) is a mobile communications platform providing Mail, Web Portal, Ring Tones and other type of multimedia services . NEMIP is a proven solution with implementations in more than 8 major mobile carriers.

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. Sun Microsystems K.K. is the Japanese corporation, 100% subsidiary of US headquarters and was established in 1986.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Java, , iForce, Sun Ray ,and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

PRIMEQUEST High-end Itanium 2 Server Line Expands Reach of Open Industry Standards to Include Mission-Critical Enterprise Operations

Fujitsu Computer Systems, a leader in mission-critical computing, today unveiled the new PRIMEQUEST™ server line based on the Intel^® Itanium^® 2 processor. The PRIMEQUEST server line combines data center class fault immunity and high system scalability for industry standard environments running Linux and Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems. This makes it an ideal choice for organizations wishing to realize the economic benefits and flexibility of industry standard solutions without compromising their business continuity. The new line is being launched globally today through Fujitsu Limited in the Asia/Pacific region as well as Fujitsu Computer Systems in North America and Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

PRIMEQUEST servers are ideal for mission-critical applications which demand high availability, robust performance, enhanced flexibility and optimum resource usage. Typical application areas for PRIMEQUEST servers include large-scale database systems and online transaction processing environments. The PRIMEQUEST server architecture provides a high degree of platform fault immunity with up to 8 highly available, independent and hardware isolated partitions – each one being a fully independent ‘server’ within the system.

“PRIMEQUEST servers allow our customers to obtain mission-critical computing on both Linux and Windows Server,” says Toshio Morohoshi, president and chief executive officer, Fujitsu Computer Systems. “Backed by our mainframe heritage, Fujitsu offers unparalleled reliability on industry-standard operating systems. The PRIMEQUEST server line is poised to deliver the high availability and low total cost of ownership that customers demand.”

The advanced chipset on the PRIMEQUEST server delivers two key technologies that provide the highest possible availability in a single system: System Mirror and Flexible I/O (FIO). System Mirror, enabled by dual synchronous system architecture, allows memory modules and crossbar interconnects to operate in duplex mode and isolate errors without causing a system halt. FIO allows on-demand redirection of I/O resources to specific processing resources. This enables I/O to match real-time performance requirements while avoiding disruption of business operations. FIO also significantly shortens maintenance downtime compared to current industry standards.

PRIMEQUEST servers extend the Fujitsu server portfolio that includes PRIMEPOWER™ servers based on the SPARC64^® V processor running the Solaris™ operating system and PRIMERGY^® industry standard servers. Together they provide a comprehensive server portfolio that satisfies different service level requirements for maximum availability and scalability. The new PRIMEQUEST servers will attract customers who want to extend existing mission-critical infrastructures with truly open industry standards focused on Linux, Windows and Itanium technologies.

Providing mission-critical software is a key strength of the global Fujitsu alliance. Fujitsu has collaborated with Red Hat and contributed to the hardening of the open operating system for business critical usage via the contribution of 500 Fujitsu Linux developers. Under the Global Alliance Partnership, Fujitsu is working closely with Microsoft around the development of mission critical RAS features and the optimization for industry-leading performance benchmarks.

The PRIMEQUEST server line is offered as part of the Fujitsu TRIOLE strategy for optimized IT, which unites servers, storage, networks and middleware to provide a dynamic and flexible customer IT environment. Fujitsu will introduce TRIOLE templates that will include PRIMEQUEST servers, enabling customers to introduce 64-bit mission-critical Linux and Windows technology into the datacenter. The TRIOLE strategy provides the optimized design, development and deployment of highly reliable, business-critical data centers in heterogeneous environments aimed to increase business continuity, agility and efficiency.

About the TRIOLE Strategy
Fujitsu is committed to providing its customers with products, solutions and services that will further optimize their IT infrastructure and improve their business agility. Its TRIOLE strategy is the aggregate of three core principles: virtualization, automation and integration. Fujitsu has applied these principles to design and deliver highly dynamic IT solutions with the highest levels of compatibility and consistency. The result enables customers to increase efficiency, enhance agility and improve continuity now and into the future. For more information on the TRIOLE strategy please visit: http://www.fujitsu.com/triole.

About Fujitsu Computer Systems
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Fujitsu Computer Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) committed to the design, development and delivery of advanced computer systems and managed services for the business enterprise. The company offers a complete line of high-performance mobile computers, scalable and reliable servers, storage, and middleware as well as managed and professional services. Fujitsu Computer Systems emphasizes leading-edge technology, exceptional product quality and user comfort and productivity, as well as outstanding customer service. More information on Fujitsu Computer Systems is available at us.fujitsu.com/computers.

About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/.

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Sun’s Leadership on Wall Street Paying Big Dividends

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced that New York-based JPMorgan, a leader in financial services, has chosen to work with Sun on a range of advanced IT projects, including grid computing, data archiving and virtualized data center solutions. Sun and JPMorgan will jointly develop several of these projects.

JPMorgan’s Investment Bank Technology team has chosen to develop applications using Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), Sun’s flagship operating system. Solaris 10 OS is the industry’s most robust operating system, delivering carrier-grade reliability and scalability, and military-grade security.

“JPMorgan is pleased to be working closely with Sun in implementing their newest technologies, including Solaris 10 OS,” said Adrian Kunzle, vice president and global co-head of Investment Bank Technology Architecture.

“The financial services industry is one of the most demanding on earth. Performance, reliability and security are not only business imperatives, but competitive differentiators,” said Jonathan Schwartz, president and COO, Sun Microsystems. “Working hand-in-hand with JPMorgan is absolutely critical to our success in the marketplace, and this alliance is the tip of the iceberg of what is to come. One need only look at the one million Solaris 10 OS licenses issued in a two-month period and the thousands of ISVs committing support, to see that our customers are winning by leveraging Sun’s products.”

The applications, which are now in testing and development, will utilize the multi-platform power of Solaris 10 OS on both SPARC(r) and x64 systems. Full ISV portfolio support to port applications to Solaris OS on x86 systems will also be available.

Select Projects Being Co-Developed by Sun and JPMorgan

Sun and JPMorgan are now involved in co-development activities that include work on data archiving and virtualized data center solutions. Sun will also join JPMorgan’s existing grid computing initiative. JPMorgan will be leveraging Sun’s Client Solutions group and other Sun groups for this expertise.

Sun’s Pilot Strategy Bears Fruit

In New York, London and Hong Kong the financial services firm has been conducting pilots with Sun over the last year, testing a variety of Sun products, including Solaris 10 OS and Sun’s new servers. The pilots include utility computing, provisioning and a trading data archive for use by JPMorgan and their clients.

JP Morgan has long used IT as its competitive weapon to gain market advantage. It has also been a Sun customer for over 20 years, and was an early adopter of Sun technology on Wall Street.

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

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the US and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Sets New World Record Results in SPEC OMPM2001 and SPEC JBB2000 Benchmarks

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW) today announced the results of the latest series of benchmark tests using Sun’s Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), the Sun Studio 10 software and the highest performing Sun Fire servers. The company delivered world record results on the industry-standard SPEC OMPM2001 and SPEC JBB2000 benchmarks, further demonstrating the commitment to extend performance to the leading edge for the entire product line. A complete list of Solaris 10 benchmark records is located on the web at: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/benchmarks.xml.

Sun Studio 10 Software: A Proven Track Record for Top Performance

Today Sun announced the new world record SPEC OMPM2001 results in the two- and four-thread categories, further showcasing the power of the Sun Studio 10 software and Solaris 10 OS duo coupled with the latest Sun Fire servers, which provide excellent deployment platforms for a number of high-performance and compute-intensive applications. For instance, the Sun Fire V40z server in a four CPU configuration, produced a peak result of 12,434, beating the 8,694 score reported with SuSe Linux and the leading commercially available compiler, by up to 43 percent(1).

Additionally, the latest performance advances in the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE 5.0), which was compiled using Sun Studio 10 software, allow Sun to claim a new world record on the Sun Fire V40z server — the four-way, 64-bit SPEC JBB2000 result. The Sun Fire V40z server crossed the 110,000 JBB operations per second (JBBops/s) mark and set a new high watermark score of 116,142 JBBops/s. The newest record on the SPEC JBB2000 benchmark, which measures the implementation of the Java Virtual Machine, as well as the performance of the underlying operating system and the scalability of the system’s processors and memory, clearly demonstrates that Solaris 10 can deliver better results when used in combination with top-performing servers from Sun.

Since their introduction, Sun’s range of x64 systems with the AMD Opteron processors continue to outperform comparably configured IBM and HP servers equipped with Power5 and Alpha processors, respectively. The Sun Fire V40z server, in a two-way configuration(2), outruns the two-way Power5-based IBM eServer OpenPower 710 server by more than 32 percent using half the number of parallel threads(3) and in a four-way configuration it beats the HP AlphaServer GS1280 7/1300 by up to 51 percent(4).

Most importantly, Sun’s customers now can reap the performance benefits of the Sun Studio 10 software compiler, which provided an 11 percent performance boost on the same hardware configuration, when compared with the previous top SPECompM2001 result obtained under Linux using the third-party, award-winning compiler suite(5).

The SPEC OMPM2001 benchmark is a test of the performance of 11 High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. All C and FORTRAN applications in this suite use the OpenMP programming model and were compiled using the Sun Studio 10 software.

OpenMP is a specification for a set of compiler directives, library routines and environment variables that can be used to specify shared memory parallelism in FORTRAN and C/C++ programs. In addition to the parallelization controls, the programmer also has to declare the scope of many of the variables used in a parallel region.

Dieter an Mey, high-performance computing team lead at RWTH Aachen University, has reported that this variable scoping is generally the most tedious and error-prone aspect of using OpenMP to parallelize programs. an Mey’s team worked with Sun to add a unique autoscoping extension to Sun Studio 10’s FORTRAN compiler. With the Sun Studio 10 product, FORTRAN developers can now further increase their productivity by asking the compiler to utilize data dependence analysis to automatically determine the scope of their variables within parallel regions.

Sun Microsystems is a corporate sponsor of IWOMP 2005, the First International Workshop on OpenMP to be held in Eugene, Oregon on June 1-4, 2005. On the Net: http://www.nic.uoregon.edu/iwomp2005/.

About the Sun Studio 10 Environment

The Sun Studio 10 software — now available in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese — helps deliver outstanding performance when developing C, C++ and FORTRAN applications for the Solaris 10 OS. The product provides a comprehensive, productive environment for developing scalable 32- and 64-bit applications on Sun’s newest UltraSPARC(R), Intel and AMD processor-based systems. An enhanced graphical user interface increases ease-of-use, reduces turnaround time for fixes and delivers greater debugging productivity — plus the world’s first debugger to seamlessly debug applications comprised of FORTRAN, C, C++ and Java programming language source code.

Pricing and Availability

Sun Studio 10 software is priced at $2,995 (USD) for a new license or $1,000 (USD) for an upgrade from a previous version or other commercially available competitive products. (U.S. List price. All prices quoted are in U.S. Dollars.) Discounted pricing is available for multi-RTU (right to use) licenses and University ScholarPacks. Developers using prior versions of Forte(TM) software and Sun Studio products can reap the benefits of their binary compatibility, smoothing the transition of application development from these prior versions to Sun Studio 10 software. The product is available for download at http://www.sun.com/software/products/studio.

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

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Java, J2SE, Sun Fire, Forte, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd.

SPEC and the benchmark names SPEComp and SPECjbb are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Competitive benchmark results reflect data published as of 03/21/05. For the latest benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/. The 2-way and 2 CPU systems have two cores. The 4-way and 4 CPU systems have four cores. 64-bit systems have 64-bit capable implementation of the operating system and Java Virtual Machine. All new results have been submitted to SPEC.

(1)The Sun Fire V40z server (4xAMD Opteron Model 852, Solaris 10, Sun Studio 10 compiler): SPECompM2001 – 12,434 (4 cores, 4 chips, 4 threads). The Sun Fire V40z server (4xAMD Opteron Model 850, SuSe Linux 9, PGI compiler): SPECompM2001 – 8,694 (4 cores, 4 chips, 4 threads)

(5)The Sun Fire V40z server (4xAMD Opteron Model 852, Solaris 10, Sun Studio 10 compiler): SPECompM2001 – 12,434 (4 cores, 4 chips, 4 threads). The Sun Fire V40z server (4xAMD Opteron Model 852, SLES 9, PathScale compiler): SPECompM2001 – 11,223 (4 cores, 4 chips, 4 threads)

Solaris 10 Sets Fourteen New World-Record Benchmarks

Underscoring the tremendous demand for the most-advanced operating system in the industry, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that it has distributed more than one million registered licenses for the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) since Jan. 31, when the software became available on Sun’s Web site. Sun also announced that the Solaris 10 OS has set fourteen world-record benchmarks in this same timeframe and demonstrated application performance improvements greater than 50 times that of previous versions of Solaris.

“The interest in Solaris 10 has exceeded our highest expectations – this is a significant milestone for Sun,” said Tom Goguen, vice president, Operating Platforms Group, Sun Microsystems. “We’re seeing approximately one download per second and our Solaris 10 customers and partners are achieving huge performance gains when leveraging powerful new features like Dynamic Tracing and Containers.”

Performance Continues To Spur Demand For Solaris 10

Earning 14 world-record performance results to date, Solaris 10 is delivering breakthrough performance and price/performance for customers across vertical market segments from financial services to telecommunications. With technology advances such as enhancements to the network stack and special optimizations for multithreaded SPARC(R) processors and x64/x86 architectures, Solaris 10 is powering enterprise applications at record speeds on Sun Fire systems and Sun Java Workstations.

The newest 2-way 64-bit Java Virtual Machine (JVM) world record on the SPECjbb2000 benchmark, which measures the implementation of the JVM software, as well as the performance of the underlying operating system and the scalability of the system’s processors and memory, demonstrates that Solaris 10 can deliver better results than Linux. The SPECjbb2000 testing was performed on a Sun Fire V20z server, one of a range of systems available from Sun which are powered by the latest AMD Opteron processors, Model 252 with Direct Connect Architecture.(1) The results were achieved using the new Sun Studio 10 compiler software, which also delivers outstanding performance when developing C, C++ and FORTRAN applications for Solaris 10.

Additionally, Sun and BEA achieved new world record performance of 4220.39 TOPS@DualNode on the industry-standard SPECjAppServer2002 benchmark. This result on the powerful 24-way Sun Fire E6900 servers with UltraSPARC IV 1.2GHz processors delivered more than twice the performance of the proprietary HP Itanium result in this category. The SPECjAppServer benchmark is designed to test Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) that is often used as a standard platform for development of portable, scalable, multi-tier enterprise applications. Additional Solaris 10 benchmarks can be viewed at sun.com/solaris/benchmarks.(1)

Additional Solaris 10 benchmarks can be viewed on the Net: www.sun.com/solaris/benchmarks

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

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris, Sun Fire, Java, JVM,and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

(1) SPEC(r), SPECjbb(r), & SPECjAppServer are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results published on www.spec.org as of 03/16/05. Visit www.spec.org/osg/jbb2000 for latest results. Sun Fire V20z server (2-way AMD Opteron processors Model 252, SLES9): 63743 JBBops/s. Sun Fire V20z server (2-way AMD Opteron processors Model 252, Solaris 10): 65840 JBBops/s SPECjAppServer2002 DualNode category: 2 Sun Fire E6900, each 24 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC IV, 4220.39 TOPS@DualNode, $834.98 US$/TOPS@DualNode. 2 HP Rx4640, each 4 1.6 GHz Itanium 2, 1710.23 TOPS@DualNode, $115.73 US$/TOPS@DualNode. For the latest results see http://www.spec.org/jAppServer2002/results/