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			IDG ACQUIRES SUNTECH JOURNAL

SunFLASH Vol 15 #12 					 March 1990 
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		Sun Microsystems' Magazine Goes Independent

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.   March 21, 1990   Sun Microsystems, Inc., and
International Data Group reported today the sale of Sun's  SunTech
Journal  quarterly magazine to IDG Communications/Peterborough, a
wholly owned subsidiary of IDG.  Started in late 1987, the  SunTech
Journal  covers technology, products, and applications relating to Sun
Microsystems.

Sun's vice president of marketing, Ed Zander, said, "We're delighted to
have IDG become the publisher of  SunTech Journal .  With IDG's
publishing expertise, we feel that the  Journal  will rapidly expand
its readership and increase its frequency."

Roger Murphy, president of IDGC/Peterborough, further stated, "As the
leader in computer-related publications, IDG is pleased to become the
publisher of the No. 1 magazine covering the leader in the workstation
market."

In announcing the purchase, Murphy appointed computer publishing
industry veteran Jim McBrian as publisher of  SunTech Journal  and
Roger Strukhoff, editorial director of IDGC/P, as editor and associate
publisher.

SunTech 's founding editor and publisher, Mark Hall, will act as a
consultant to the magazine.

"We intend to continue producing the award-winning publication that
readers and advertisers have come to expect," said Jim McBrian.  He
also stated that the most immediate enhancements will include an
increase of frequency to bimonthly and the addition of new Sun users to
the magazine's readership as they enter the market.

 SunTech Journal  was first published in January 1988 as a quarterly
technical magazine serving the growing number of Sun workstation
users.  In June 1989, the publication won a coveted Maggie award from
the Magazine Publishers' Association and in October 1989, received its
Business Publications Audit (BPA) approval and membership.

Sun Microsystems, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a
leading worldwide supplier of network-based distributed computing
systems, including professional workstations, servers and UNIX
operating system and productivity software.

IDG Communications/Peterborough, headquartered in Peterborough, NH,
also publishes  PCResource, InCider/A+, AmigaWorld, Portable Computing,
RUN Magazine, GamePro  and  PCGames .  IDGC/P is a division of
International Data Group, headquartered in Framingham, Mass.  IDG is
the world's largest information technology publisher with over 120
newspapers and magazines in more than 40 countries.

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Press contacts:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.  Kim Miller (415) 336-7583
International Data Group  Roger Strukhoff (603) 924-9471


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