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September 10, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. is taking aim at the market for entry-level
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Wintel and Lintel systems through an initiative with
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BellZinc.ca, Bell Zinc Corporation’s Web destination
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for small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada.
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Under the terms of an agreement with Bell Zinc,
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jointly owned by Bell ActiMedia and AllBusiness, Sun
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Microsystems of Canada will use BellZinc.ca as a sales
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channel for its family of Sun Cobalt Internet server
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appliances.
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“Sun Cobalt server appliances are easy to use and easy
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to install making the products well-suited for small-
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and medium-sized businesses,” said Steve Dow,
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Director, Partner Region at Sun Microsystems of Canada
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Inc. “BellZinc.ca and the Sun Cobalt appliances are an
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ideal fit for the growing SMB market.”
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Added Dow, “For smaller companies who demand similar
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functionality that larger servers offer, Sun Cobalt
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server appliances will allow them to capitalize on the
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Net Effect. Sun is delighted to be the preferred
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supplier of Internet servers and server appliances on
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BellZinc.ca.”
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According to IDC Canada, the PC server market for
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small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada is
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forecast to reach C$322 million for 2003 or 53,000
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units representing a 38 percent growth over 2001
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shipments.
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Sun Cobalt server appliances are designed to help
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enable organizations to establish an online presence
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easily, cost-effectively and reliably. The Sun Cobalt
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appliance product line — the Sun Cobalt RaQ, Sun
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Cobalt Qube, and Sun Cobalt Cache — are used by
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businesses, service providers, and educational
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institutions for Internet and Web hosting services.
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