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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

     Dataquest Reports Sun Expanding Dominance In Technical Markets

SunFLASH Vol 57 #34					      September 1993
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57.34	Dataquest reports Sun expanding dominance in technical markets
	According to recently released figures from Dataquest, Sun is
	the technical workstation leader in core technical markets,
	including mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD).
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Contact: Cathleen Beall Garfield (415) 336-6536

	      Displaces HP and IBM in MCAD

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- September 28, 1993 -- According to recently
released figures from Dataquest, Sun is the technical workstation
leader in core technical markets, including mechanical computer-aided
design (MCAD) -- where it displaced Hewlett Packard and IBM. Sun has 36
percent unit volume in MCAD, compared to HP's 23 percent and IBM's 8
percent. Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) also continues
its lead in electronic design automation (EDA) and software development
(a.k.a. CASE).

SMCC continues to far outdistance other vendors in EDA by owning 60
percent marketshare compared to HP's 25 percent and IBM's 2 percent;
and in CASE Sun has 62 percent of the market, compared to HP's 5
percent and IBM's 14 percent. The figures were released in Dataquest's
Market Statistics Analysis report for each market.

"There's been an erroneous impression that Sun has changed its focus
resulting in loss of momentum in its traditional technical market
stronghold," said Mike Seely, director at Dataquest. "In fact, the
numbers prove that Sun continues to grow in technical markets while
also establishing a successful business in commercial markets."

"Our marketshare in the technical markets continues to grow at an
impressive rate," said Mario Dal Canto, director of technical and
industrial market development. "The reason we continue to lead this
industry is simple: we have never let up in pushing the envelope of
technical innovation."

Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC), the world's leading
supplier of open client-server computing solutions, is an operating
company of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun is the exclusive computer
supplier to World Cup Soccer 1994. SMCC has its headquarters in
Mountain View, Calif.

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