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SUN MICROSYSTEMS VP CALLS ON CONGRESS TO INVEST IN NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION CONTENT

Sun Microsystems Hosts Congressional Web-Based Education Commission

PALO ALTO, Calif. - April 7, 2000 - In remarks today before the Congressional Web-based Education Commission, Kim Jones, vice president, global education and research, Sun Microsystems, encouraged Congress toinvest in the infrastructure and content that will make learning on the Web an integral part of the education process forstudents in all parts of the United States. Commission members, including Chairman Bob Kerrey, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, and Vice-chairman Johnny Isakson, U.S. Representative from Georgia, heard from Jones and other presenters whospoke about the Internet and its potential as a learning tool.

"Just as President Roosevelt invested in the nation's highway system in the 1930s, the U.S. must now invest in thehigh-technology infrastructure that will guarantee equal access to Web-based learning for all students," said Jones. "It doesn't matter whether a student is in a rural elementary school in the Midwest or an urban high school in theNortheast, each child deserves the same access to the tremendous educational resources that are available throughthe Internet."

Jones said that the Internet ensures that, no matter where a student is, he or she can have access to the best possibleeducation. "For example, there may be only a handful of, say, third-grade math courses that are the best in the world," noted Jones. "A robust network that links schools and students to those courses ensures that any third grader anywhere can benefit from the best course, no matter where it originates. This is why Congress must invest not only in sucha network, but also in the best educational content."

Members of the Web-based Education Commission were appointed by the President, the Secretary of Education, andmajority and minority leadership of the House and Senate. They include educators, lawmakersand leaders of technology companies.

Today's meeting at a Sun campus in Menlo Park, Calif. is the second public hearing for the Commission. Following aseries of such hearings, it intends to recommend policies to the President and Congress to assisteducation leaders at all levels in incorporating Web-based learning strategies to improve education and achievement. The commission willreport its findings to the President and Congress by November 2000.

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Sun In Education

Sun is a leading provider of open network computing solutions to colleges and universities around the world, powering academic, research and high performance computing systems, campus administration, digital libraries and student instruction systems. In addition, Sun is committed to connecting the world's students to the Internet, beginning with primary and secondary schools and extending to all levels of higher education. For information about Sun in Education, please visit http://www.sun.com/edu.

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