Sun Microsystems

Dear Sun and StorageTek Friends,

In today's ultra-competitive markets, your data is the most important business asset you have. Storing it securely, managing it intelligently, and providing ready access to it are all vital to the success of your business.

For decades, Sun and StorageTek each have provided you with solutions to effectively manage your data and unleash its power for your business.

• Sun has been a leader in network computing for more than 23 years. We offer leading-edge solutions -- in areas such as security, encryption, identity management, data protection, access management, data availability, disaster recovery, and virtualization - that enable customers to use, share, manage, and store all their information from creation to deletion. These solutions improve security, lower costs, and increase service levels while mitigating risk for your business.


• For more than 35 years, StorageTek has been a leader in storage and data management. StorageTek delivers a wide range of data storage and archiving offerings that are designed to help customers gain control of their storage environments by reducing the cost, management time, and complexity of their storage infrastructures.

Now, Sun proudly joins forces with StorageTek to create a new global leader in comprehensive network computing and data management. The products and services currently offered by Sun and StorageTek complement each other and form one of the most comprehensive data, identity, and storage management portfolios in the industry. Together, Sun and StorageTek offer you the most complete range of products and services for securely managing your mission-critical data assets and identity information.

This unprecedented collaboration brings it all together for you from one company - a broad, open product portfolio, industry-leading storage and systems expertise, a vast partner network, and virtually unrivaled quality of service and support. Few companies are better positioned, or have a greater wealth of resources, to meet the pressing business needs you face today.

Over the next months, Sun and StorageTek will integrate globally. Due to relevant country legal requirements, different timelines for completing that full integration may apply. Nonetheless Sun will work to meet your needs as a valued customer, whatever they may be.

Thank you for relying on Sun and StorageTek for years as trusted business partners. We look forward to continuing to help you achieve and exceed your business goals for decades to come.

Jonathan Schwartz
President and Chief Operating Officer
Sun Microsystems