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Hundreds of Global Customers Choose Sun Over HP, IBM for Advanced IT Infrastructure and the Power of the Solaris OS

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Sun Microsystems ended the first fiscal quarter of 2007 with significant customer momentum for its recently enhanced IT product portfolio and the Solaris 10 Operating System. The company achieved double-digit revenue growth year over year in each of its four geographies, driven by the adoption of its products and services by hundreds of global customers. These customers, including Alcatel, MasterCard, Research in Motion, the US Library of Congress, and Verizon Wireless, chose Sun for its approach to open standards, innovation, and investments in R&D. The uptake in professional services offerings demonstrates how closer relationships with customers can continue to drive revenue to Sun.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sun achieved double-digit revenue growth year over year in each of its four geographies (US, International Americas, EMEA, and APAC) in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.
  • Hundreds of customers, including Alcatel, eBay, MasterCard, Research In Motion, the US Library of Congress, and Verizon Wireless, turned to Sun for their IT Infrastructure needs, driven by the Solaris 10 OS, newly launched Sun Fire servers, Sun StorageTek solutions, and Sun Services.
  • Alcatel selected Sun's Customer Ready Systems (CRS) to build a pre-validated, pre-integrated, and pre-tested solution for High-Speed Link (HSL) Intelligent Network deployments with customers in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
  • Research In Motion (RIM) selected a Sun StorageTek and Sun Services package to replace a mid-tier storage system in order to support the company's rapid growth.
  • The US Library of Congress (LoC) selected a multi-tiered system solution comprised of Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun storage running the Solaris 10 OS for its National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) preservation storage project.
  • Verizon Wireless selected Sun systems comprised of the Solaris OS, UltraSPARC-based Sun Fire servers, and Sun Services to continue to improve the scalability, reliability, availability, and security of a critical data mediation application.
  • Additional customers that chose Sun in the first fiscal quarter of 2007 include Nanshan Science and Technology Bureau of China, Indonesian mobile telecom provider PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), international design company Diesel, Japanese telecom provider KDDI Corporation, US-based outsourced asset management company SEI, and SUN YAT-SEN University in China.

Statistics:

  • 100+ customers worldwide chose Sun for their IT Infrastructure needs in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.
  • 20+ percentage points of revenue growth year over year in each of Sun's four geographies in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.
  • 10+ Petabytes of storage capacity provided by Sun to the US Library of Congress for its National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) preservation storage project.
  • 1+ year of development and planning for the Sun StorageTek solution chosen by Research In Motion (RIM) to support the company's rapid growth.
  • $1+ billion in revenue generated by Sun in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.

Sources:

  • Sun Microsystems, Inc. press release, October 26, 2006
  • Sun Microsystems, Inc. website, http://sun.com/
  • Alcatel press release, [date not specified]
  • Research In Motion (RIM) press release, [date not specified]
  • US Library of Congress (LoC) press release, [date not specified]
  • Verizon Wireless press release, [date not specified]
  • Nanshan Science and Technology Bureau of China press release, [date not specified]
  • PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) press release, [date not specified]
  • Diesel press release, [date not specified]
  • KDDI Corporation press release, [date not specified]
  • SEI press release, [date not specified]
  • SUN YAT-SEN University press release, [date not specified]

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