From the beginning, Sun has held to the vision that open network computing benefits vendors and customers alike. With this open approach, we deliver on our core competencies - hardware and software platforms - and allow third-party allies to build and innovate around them. The result? For our partners, like independent hardware vendors (IHVs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), it means a stronger market for their products and services. For customers, it means more and better choices of high-quality products. It's a business model that works for Sun, our partners, and our mutual customers.

The Solaris Ready Program allows developers to display the Solaris Ready logo, enabling customers to readily identify third-party solutions having proven interoperability with the Solaris Operating System on SPARC and x86/x64 based server platforms. The Solaris Ready logo informs customers that these products have met the testing requirements of the Solaris Ready Program for system compatibility, interoperability, ease-of-installation, functionality, and network interoperability as defined and controlled by Sun. Participants in the Solaris Ready Program have also committed to provide long-term support for their products of the Solaris Ready Program leading to greater customer confidence.

And with the Solaris Ready Program, it's easier than ever for our partners to market their open solutions to Sun customers, and easier for mutual customers to find them. The Program provides the visibility and the co-marketing promotions which are offered through the Partner Advantage, that may expedite the sales cycle of products - giving them a market advantage over products not covered by the Solaris Ready Program.

If you would like additional information or have questions on how the Solaris Ready Program can help your product achieve these strategically beneficial advantages, take the first step and request nomination of your products into the Solaris Ready Program.

Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) or vendors specializing in specific hardware device and Original equipment manufacturers can fill out the on-line Request for Nomination form or contact the Solaris Ready IHV Program administrator.

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) or vendors specializing in software applications can fill out the on-line Request for Nomination form or contact the Solaris Ready ISV Program administrator.