Customers, *partners, *developers, *and*ISVs* benefit,*with*more*choice*when*deploy- ing*Windows*on*Sun*solutions.*Sun*offers* Windows*Server*2003*on*its*x64*systems*and* provides *additional*utilities*and*value-added* software*offerings*—*such*as*Java™*Runtime* Environment *—*to*server*systems*running* Windows *Server*2003. *This*expands*on* Sun’s*existing*Windows*ecosystem, *which* includes *Windows*qualifications, *Windows* service*support,*and*various*Windows*tools* and*utilities.*Customers*can*also*now*take* advantage *of*Sun’s*virtualization*benefits* when *running*Windows*on*energy-efficient* Sun *x64*systems.** Many *Sun*customers*deploy*heterogeneous* computing *environments*that*integrate* multiple *platforms*and*operating*systems.* An*expanded*alliance*with*Microsoft*provides* new *flexibility*and*choice*for*Sun’s*diverse* customers, *further*validating*Sun*as*a*top-tier* solutions *provider. **Customers*benefit*from* increased *ease*of*doing*business*with*Sun, *as* industry-leading*Sun*systems*can*thrive*in*a* wide *range*of*customer*infrastructures. ** Additionally, *as*Sun*and*Microsoft*deepen* their*collaboration,*Sun*gains*increased*ac- cess*to*Microsoft’s*future*road*maps,*better* integration*of*Sun*drivers*into*Windows,*and* inclusion*in*Microsoft’s*vendor*programs* —*all*of*which*increase*the*interoperability* value*businesses*can*leverage*from*Sun.* This*results*in*tremendous*freedom*to*build* heterogeneous*networks*and*choose*best-* of-breed*hardware*and*software*solutions** for*IT*environments. *Customers*also*benefit* with*investment*protection*and*reduced* risk*by*standardizing*on*Sun*servers*and* storage*to*deploy*multiple*leading*operating* systems…

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