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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced the selection of the Danish Technical University (DTU) as the first-ever Sun Center of Excellence (COE) for interval arithmetic and dynamic systems. This new Sun COE joins a worldwide network of academic institutions developing advanced technology to do groundbreaking research. The DTU Center of Excellence will assist scientists and engineers in developing algorithms and applications to improve the development of competitive products. DTU has proven expertise in simulating dynamic systems like windmills and pumps, two industrial areas in which Denmark 's industry competes successfully in the global economy. The collaborative research lead by DTU scientists helps to engineer more efficient and environmentally-friendly products. Demonstrating the importance of the appointment of DTU as a Sun COE, Danish Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Helge Sander, will join Sun Education and Research Vice President Kim Jones at DTU's inaugural event on February 4, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at the university. As one of Sun's chosen COEs, DTU will receive a Sun Fire(TM) 15K server with 64 CPU, 384 Gigabyte RAM and four Sun Fire 6800 servers, each with 24 CPUs and 24-36 Gigabyte RAM. Sun's Science and engineering branch also will make significant investments in the university's research, as part of the global COE program. The Danish Technical University brings expertise in the area of stochastic methods and dynamic systems, and its Computational Fluid Dynamics software is award winning for superior performance simulating the airflow around wind turbines and pumps. Sun's high performance technology solves a challenge for DTU in interval arithmetic by precisely calculating floating point numbers. ``Sun and the Danish Technical University share a vision for the advancement of high performance computing and bringing faster, more precise results to both the public and private community through leading technology,'' commented Henrik Madsen, Ph.D., Professor, Danish Technical University. ``Sun is a world leader in providing computing power for Interval Arithmetic. Our collaboration allows us to apply this state-of-the-art technology to our research, in areas of science and engineering that directly affect the way we live.'' ``Sun's commitment to support the education and research sector and to achieve results through data and numerical intensive-computing is exemplified through our chosen COEs,'' said Kim Jones, vice president of global education and research for Sun Microsystems. ``The Danish Technical University is first among equals in the field of Interval Arithmetic and Dynamic Systems, and we're proud that DTU is part of the Sun network''. Sun's worldwide Centers of Excellence program promotes collaboration to help build new technologies and communities that advance academic research. Additional Sun COEs are focused on high-performance computing, bioinformatics, geoscience, computational fluid dynamics, e-learning, digital libraries, business incubation, and administrative computing. For more information visit www.sun.com/edu