HONG KONG – February 22, 2008 – Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that Chi-Ho Christopher Lin has been appointed president, Greater China, Sun Microsystems. Lin is responsible for all of Sun's business in Greater China (PR China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and managing relationships with key customers and partners.

Lin succeeds Lionel Lim who served as acting president, Greater China, Sun Microsystems, for the past 10 months. Lim will resume his roles as chief of operations, Asia Pacific, and president, Asia South, Sun Microsystems, effective today.

Denis Heraud, President, Asia Pacific, Sun Microsystems said, “Greater China is one of our fastest growing markets in Asia Pacific. Lionel has done an outstanding job leading many initiatives in Greater China culminating in approximately 15 percent year-over-year growth in our most recent quarter. I am confident that Chris will continue the strong momentum we are experiencing in Greater China and his extensive experience in the region will further strengthen our relationships with customers and partners."

Prior to joining Sun Microsystems, Lin was senior vice president of Global Sales for Opnext Inc. , a fibre optic technology supplier to many of the large optical equipment manufacturers in the world. Lin was responsible for sales and marketing operations for Opnext in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Previously Lin served as chief operating officer for Lucent Technologies China and as vice president of the wireless networks group. He has also held product development positions at Siemens Telecommunication Systems, Limited (Taiwan) and system engineering positions at Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies).

Lin has a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Washington and a Master of Science Degree from Colombia University, USA. He is looking forward to moving with his family to Beijing.

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