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                                                        The Florida SunFlash
   
   SUNEXPRESS, NEW SUN SUBSIDIARY, TO OFFER QUICK ACCESS TO SUN PRODUCTS

SunFLASH Vol 33 #14					      September 1991 
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                 DEC Veteran Named as President
 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --September 16, 1991-- Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(SMI), today launched SunExpress, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated
to fast delivery of products that enhance Sun's client-server
environment. SunExpress joins other recently created subsidiaries: Sun
Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC), SunSoft, Sun Technology
Enterprises and Sun Microsystems Laboratories.

Based in Methuen, Mass. (near Boston), SunExpress offers a toll-free
number, extended business hours, knowledgeable telesales
representatives, and quick delivery. More than 95 percent of SunExpress
orders are delivered within three business days, and in some cases,
within 48 hours. The company's catalog includes expansion hardware,
accessories, computer supplies, software, printing and communications
products and peripherals. The company does not sell any system
products. SunExpress will initially serve end users and value-added
resellers throughout the United States; estimates of first-year
revenues are in excess of $150 million. The company plans to expand
operations internationally over the next six months.

SMI also announced that Dorothy Terrell has been appointed as
SunExpress president.  She will report directly to SMI president, Scott
McNealy.  Terrell, a 15-year veteran of Digital Equipment Corporation,
most recently managed DEC's high-density interconnect and multi-chip
module operations, overseeing a $300 million budget and some 1,000
employees.

SunExpress operates between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. (EST). The company
accepts major credit cards, and honors SMCC corporate accounts. The
company's catalog offers hundreds of products, including disk drives,
printers, operating system software, add-on hardware boards, cables,
manuals, monitors, and instructional videos. SunExpress intends to
increase the breadth of its product offerings every quarter.

For more information or to obtain a catalog or place an order, phone
1-800-USA-4SUN. SunExpress also receives facsimile orders at
1-508-671-0661 for software, 1-408-942-1821 for hardware.

SunExpress, a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., is dedicated to the
quick, easy order fulfillment of non-system products that enhance Sun's
client-server computing environment.

Press Contact:  John Loiacono (415) 336-6424

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