1. Sun Contribution to Advanced Educational Technologies Laura LĂZĂROIU Marketing Manager, ROMSYS

2. S tanford u niversity n etwork 24 Februarie 1982 Mountain View, California Scott McNEALLY, Vinod KHOSLA, Andy BECHTOLSHEIM, Bill JOY

3. Sun Microsystems CEO: Scott McNeally, 46 yearsCEO: Scott McNeally, 46 years “Manager of the Year 1995” “Manager of the Year 1995” Headquarters: Mountain View, CA - USAHeadquarters: Mountain View, CA - USA Employees: 16.000Employees: 16.000 Revenue: 9,8 Billion USD (FY1998)Revenue: 9,8 Billion USD (FY1998) R & D: 10 % RevenueR & D: 10 % Revenue

4. Sun’s Vision: 1980’ The Network is the Computer 2000’

5. “ I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, IBM,1943 “ There is no reason anyone will want a computer in their home… the PC is a toy.” Ken Olson Digital,1977 “ 640 KB ought to be enough for anybody.” “ The internet is a fad.” Bill Gates, Microsoft, 1983, 1993 Famous Predictions

6. Sun: Open Network Computing Leader Hardware:Hardware: - UltraSPARC: RISC Technology Leader - No.1 RISC Sales - No.1 Internet Platform

7. Sun: Open Network Computing Leader Software:Software: - Solaris:UNIX OS Leader - Solstice:Network Management Systems Leader - Java:Network Computing Base “The Third IT Revolution” “The Third IT Revolution”

8. Sun - Platform of Choice Data Warehouse, Data MiningData Warehouse, Data Mining MIS/MRPMIS/MRP CAD/CAM/CAECAD/CAM/CAE InternetInternet More than 12.000 ApplicationsMore than 12.000 Applications

9. Sun - Recognized IT Leader Workgroup & Data Center Servers UE2 - “Best Internet Server Award” - CNET’97UE2 - “Best Internet Server Award” - CNET’97 UE3000 - “Product of the Year” - InfoWorld’97UE3000 - “Product of the Year” - InfoWorld’97 UE6000 - Best Enterprise RISC Server - Network MagazineUE6000 - Best Enterprise RISC Server - Network Magazine UE 10000 - Best of Show FOSE’97 - GNCUE 10000 - Best of Show FOSE’97 - GNC

10. Sun - Best of Performance UE4000 - Best Web Server Perf. SPECweb96UE4000 - Best Web Server Perf. SPECweb96 UE6000 - 200% TPC-C over any HP, DEC, IBM server in the same categoryUE6000 - 200% TPC-C over any HP, DEC, IBM server in the same category UE1000 - OLTP Record on SAP R/3UE1000 - OLTP Record on SAP R/3

11. Best of Technology: Sun HPC Servers (High Performance Computing) Second to CRAY on Top500

12. Sun Microsystems in 1998 Nb 1 on UNIX Servers MarketNb 1 on UNIX Servers Market Nb 1 on UNIX Worstations MarketNb 1 on UNIX Worstations Market Dataquest Report, September ‘98

13. Technical Awards 1998 Solaris 2.6 - Operating System Product of the Year PlugIn Datamation 1998 JavaStudio - Info Vision Award 1998 Java WorkShop 2.0 - Award of Excellence Society of Tehnical Communications

14. Sun Initiatives 1998 100% Pure Java Certification - free for 3 months100% Pure Java Certification - free for 3 months over 400 Java applications certified Solaris 2.6 - Free for Non-Commercial UseSolaris 2.6 - Free for Non-Commercial Use over 1,000,000 demands in 3 months

15. Sun Microsystems Special Approach for Academic Environment

16. Sun for Universities Special FacilitiesSpecial Facilities SunSITESunSITE (Software, Information & Technology Exchange) SunTRECSunTREC (Technology & Research Excellence Centers) Collaborative Research ProgramCollaborative Research Program

17. Academic Special Facilities Special Academic DiscountSpecial Academic Discount ScholarPACScholarPAC AEG (Academic Equipment Grant)AEG (Academic Equipment Grant)

18. SunSITE Global easy access to free softwareGlobal easy access to free software Repository for Sun technologies informationRepository for Sun technologies information Repository for local/national key-informationRepository for local/national key-information Development of new Internet software toolsDevelopment of new Internet software tools Launch of the newest internet-based applicationsLaunch of the newest internet-based applications

19. Sun SITE Romania: Server Sun Enterprise 3000: 1 Procesor UltraSPARC RISC 64-bit (up to 6)1 Procesor UltraSPARC RISC 64-bit (up to 6) 256 MB Memorie RAM (up to 6 GB )256 MB Memorie RAM (up to 6 GB ) 20GB Hot-Swap Disks (up to 42GB)20GB Hot-Swap Disks (up to 42GB) 2.6 GB Transfer Rate (Gigaplane I/O)2.6 GB Transfer Rate (Gigaplane I/O) Over 5000 users supportedOver 5000 users supported (located at “Politechnica” University, Bucharest)

20. Sun - The Right Choice for Advanced Technologies Right VisionRight Vision Successful Proven-Track-RecordSuccessful Proven-Track-Record Sustained StrategySustained Strategy