McNealy to Debate Policy Issues on The
Digital Economy at World Economic Forum
Sun Microsystems marks second year as a World Economic Forum
Institutional Partner.
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- January 21, 1999 -- During a media briefing today, Sun Microsystems,
Inc., announced its executive participation at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the World
Economic Forum and previewed some of the controversial technology issues Sun executives
will discuss in Davos, Switzerland, including privacy, encryption, export control
and taxation.
Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy will join more than 2,000 top business and political
leaders, academic scholars and media next week in addressing the significant economic
and political issues facing the world today. Also attending the meeting from Sun
will be Masood Jabbar, President Computer Systems; Mel Friedman, President, Microelectronics;
Mark Tolliver, President, Consumer and Embedded; and John Gage, Sun's Chief Researcher.
Held January 28 through February 2, 1999, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
theme this year is: "Responsible globality: managing the impact of globalization."
On Monday, Feb. 1, McNealy will address some of the numerous cyber issues impacting
organizations in the networked age during a plenary session moderated by Harvard
Business School Dean Kim Bryce Clark, and entitled, "Doing Business in the
Digital Economy."
"As a pioneer company providing technologies that have led to a digital economy,
we can't ignore the difficult issues raised by it," said McNealy. "We
must tackle these issues -- from encryption to taxation to protecting privacy --
head on if we want to ensure a fair, competitive environment. The World Economic
Forum is a excellent place to air and debate these questions."
Addressing the proliferation of technology and the growing gap between the technology
haves and have nots, Gage will participate in a panel called, "Bridging the
Techknowledgy Gap" also on Monday, Feb. 1.
A second-year Institutional Partner of the World Economic Forum, Sun supports the
Foundation's partnership programmes on a year-round basis. Most recently, Sun executives
have presented their computing vision for the future and advanced technology issues
at regional forums and programs including the East Asia Economic Summit in Singapore
and summits in Buenos Aires and New Delhi.
Additional information on the World Economic Forum's 1999 Annual Meeting can be
found at http://live99.weforum.org.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network
Is The ComputerTM," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ "SUNW"),
to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing
enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet.
With more than $10 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150
countries and on the WoldWide Web at http://www.sun.com.
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