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Sun Microsystems Becomes a Principal Sponsor of INET '98 Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 1998

Washington, D.C. -- The Internet Society (ISOC) today named Sun Microsystems, Inc., a principal sponsor of its INET '98 conference July 21-24, 1998, in Geneva, Switzerland.

"Sun is one of the leading Internet companies," said Donald M. Heath, president and CEO of the Internet Society. "Its development of Java, its workstations and its other innovative products have had a major influence on the direction of the Internet, and we're proud to again have Sun's support."

ISOC's annual INET conference is the "Internet Summit" for Internet professionals. Leaders and pioneers of cyberspace from around the world will meet at INET'98 to share information, address significant issues and shape the future of the Internet. Corporate executives, network technologists, industry and government representatives, social experts and among others will consider the impact of the Internet on commerce, education and societies throughout the world.

Multiple conference tracks will address a range of topics from network engineering to user needs, from regulatory issues to the Internet's role as a conduit for social change, and from the transformation of education to the redefinition of commerce. Pre-conference events include an Educators' Workshop, a Network Training Workshop, a Developing Countries Networking Symposium and technical tutorials. Further information about INET'98 is available at http://www.isoc.org/inet98/program.html

"ISOC is a leader in fostering stable, rational growth of the Internet and preventing it from being fragmented by parochial interests," said Robert Youngjohns, Sun Microsystems' vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa operations. "Their efforts are important to businesses, consumers and other users. That's why we're an organizational member, as well as a supporter of INET'98, the premier Internet conference."

The Internet Society's mission is to assure the beneficial, open evolution of the global Internet and related internetworking technologies. It is a non-profit, non-governmental, international organization providing leadership in the management of technical, commercial, standards, educational and policy development issues that impact the future of the Internet. ISOC's more than 6,000 individual and 120 organizational members, along with chapters in more than 20 countries, make up a veritable who's who of the Internet industry. Further information about ISOC is available at http://www.isoc.org/

Founded in 1982, Sun Microsystems, Inc. has emerged as a global Fortune 500 leader in enterprise network computing with more than $8 billion in revenues and operations in 150 countries. Sun solutions enable organizations to integrate and leverage information resources across the enterprise and around the world. Sun's vision is for a networked computing future driven by the needs and choices of the customer. Sun's products and technologies benefit all organizations requiring open, flexible networking solutions. Sun systems are equally at home in commercial and technical environments, and Sun servers dominate in Internet applications. Sun's product line has broadened significantly over the years to encompass not only workstations, but workgroup, department and mainframe-capacity servers, mass storage systems, system software, network management solutions and much more. A leader in microprocessor design, Sun designs and distributes SPARC processing and application-specific integrated circuit technologies and products worldwide - including microprocessors, chipsets, modules and boards. (NASDAQ: SUNW) http://www.sun.com/corporateoverview/

Note: Sun is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc.

Contacts:

Don Heath, heath@isoc.org
Martin Burack, burack@isoc.org
(703) 648-9888

Don Mathias, donm@gablegroup.com
Alice Sachs, alice@gablegroup.com
The Gable Group
(619) 234-1300

For more information about INET'98