Sun Media Alert

Microsoft and Sun Provide Update
Company executives to discuss areas of progress in the relationship

REDMOND, Wash. - Wednesday, May 10, 1:00 PM PT

What: Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. press conference

Who: Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer and Sun Microsystems Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott McNealy

When: Friday, May 13, 2005
News conference begins at 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT)

Where: Garden Court Hotel
520 Cowper Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301

The news conference will be webcast live at http://sun.com/news/features/sun_microsoft.html.

Audio Replay Information
An audio replay of the news conference will be available approximately one hour after the conference call has ended, until 9 p.m. PDT Thursday, May 19 (12 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 20).

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