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	SUN MICROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCES MAJOR OEM AGREEMENT 
	WITH KINBURN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION OF CANADA 
 
MARKHAM, ONTARIO --August 23, 1989-- Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc.
and Ottawa-based Kinburn Technology Corporation have signed a major OEM
agreement, projected at $80 million (U.S.) over three years, which will
further enhance distribution of Sun products worldwide.  Under the
terms of the agreement, Kinburn and its subsidiaries will integrate
Sun-3 (TM) and SPARCstation (TM) product lines with a variety of
hardware and application software enhancements, including GIS and
advanced mapping system software for resale to Kinburn customers around
the world.

"We are very proud to be a part of such an exciting relationship," said
Everett Anstey, president, Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc.  "Kinburn
and its companies bring substantial added value to our products through
their endeavours in the development of unique applications for
business, finance, industry and government."

"We see this agreement as a natural fit," said Kinburn president Rod
Bryden.  "As leading providers of application solutions and integrated
systems, we were attracted to Sun's proven SPARC (TM) technology, their
commitment to the UNIX(R) environment and their adherence to open
systems computing - an absolute priority given our diverse customer
base."

Kinburn Corporation of Ottawa is a management holding company that
controls a number of technology-based and paper and packaging
companies.  As one of North America's fastest-growing organizations,
Kinburn's subsidiaries had combined revenues of approximately $1.5
billion in 1988 and a total workforce of approximately 8,700 employees
in 229 locations worldwide.

Kinburn Technology, a wholly owned Kinburn subsidiary, controls eight
technology-based companies.  Chief among them is SHL Systemhouse, a
systems integrator with branch offices across the United States, Canada
and the United Kingdom.

Sun Microsystems, Inc., a public company based in Mountain View,
California, is one of the world's leading suppliers of network-based
distributed computing systems, including professional workstations,
servers and UNIX operating system and productivity software.

Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. is headquartered in Markham, Ontario
with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and
Vancouver.

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