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Sun Announces Two Million Solaris 10 Licenses Distributed

Includes Open Source Application Server with Solaris to Further Accelerate Adoption

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- July 26, 2005 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), today announced that it has distributed more than two million registered licenses for the Solaris 10 Operating System since the software became available on Jan. 31. These numbers coupled with a record number of visitors to the Sun website during the last six months highlight the incredible demand for the freely available OS. This uptake has also driven further interest in the project GlassFish[sm] open source effort - whereby developers can participate in the open source community developing the latest version of Sun Java System Application Server PE 9.0.
"The interest in Solaris 10 is exceptional - we've seen on average more than 11,000 registrations per day," said Tom Goguen, vice president, Operating Platforms Group, Sun Microsystems. "And by open sourcing Solaris 10 and our Java System Application Server under the Common Development and Distribution License, Sun is enabling a new wave of innovation in the industry."

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