Sun announces partnership with eSys

Sun Microsystems India has appointed eSys Information
Technologies India, an IT distributor in Asia, as its designated Channel
Development Partner (CDP) in the country. The primary goal of the partnership is
to provide customers in Tier II and III regions across the country, with a CDP
that is fully dedicated to their businesses.

As the authorized CDP of Sun Microsystems, eSys India would
establish key enterprise distribution teams to focus on the major growth
industries in these regions. They are education and research, government and
manufacturing in addition to a large base of small and medium businesses.

The enterprise teams will engage customers in pre-sales
solution consultations to understand the customers' needs and help provide
total solutions with Sun's comprehensive portfolio of products and services.
This includes Sun's Sun Fire servers, StorEdge storage systems,running on the
operating system, Solaris 10, and the de facto network platform, Java.

eSys would enable Sun's strategy of expanding into newer
geographies, across the country. As part of the partnership, Sun will conduct
intensive training and enabling sessions for eSys' enterprise distribution
team in addition to 40 VPSP (Volume Product System Provider) partners chosen to
represent Sun's business in these regions.

Sun Microsystems India MD, Bhaskar Pramanik said, "India has constantly
grown as a leading IT consumption market, with the presence of a large base of
customers located in regions other than the Tier I and II metros. This
partnership with eSys India forms a strategic part of our efforts in growing our
presence across the country, enabling businesses in these regions, to benefit
from Sun's superior products and solutions."

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