LOS ANGELES, CA -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) uses the Siggraph Conference as its stage to showcase new technology demos and tout new and ongoing relationships with industry leaders in the visualization, simulation and digital media markets. With Sun's comprehensive range of workstations, servers and graphics products the company is showcasing demos for its server-based graphics and new 24" flat-panel LCD monitor, as well as products announced during the past year, including the UltraSPARC(TM) III-based Sun(TM) Blade 1000 workstation, the sub-$1,000 Sun Blade 100 workstation, and the sub-$1,000 Sun(TM) Expert3D-Lite graphics card. "It's been a tremendous year for Sun as we've built partnerships with industry leaders in the visualization, simulation and digital media markets," said Fred Kohout, director of marketing, Technical Market Products, Sun Microsystems. "We are emerging as a driving force among system vendors in these markets, and we're ready to deliver the scalable, highly integrated platforms that customers require in these demanding environments." Major industry announcements for Sun have included deals with MultiGen-Paradigm, a leading provider of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software solutions for the visual simulation industry; Side Effects Software, a premier software vendor for visual effects and animation; Creative Labs/EMU, a leading computer audio solution provider; and immersive display technology leaders Panoram, Mechdyne, TAN and Trimension. Additionally, Sun has provided the high quality graphics and hardware platforms at visualization facilities around the world, including installations at Stola, a leading Italian automotive supplier; Warwick Collaboration Center, a PTC-backed 3D-immersive facility hosted at the University of Warwick in the U.K.; Landmark Graphics in Canada, which built its advanced Decisionarium collaboration system with Sun technology; and RWTH AAchen University, a leading supercomputing and visualization facility in Germany.