SUN MICROSYSTEMS
WINS CIO WEB
BUSINESS 50/50 AWARD
Palo Alto, CA -- July 6, 1998
-- Sun Microsystems, Inc. has
been named one of the top 50 intranet sites in the second annual
CIO Web Business 50/50 Awards. This award program recognizes
innovative Internet and intranet initiatives by organizations
around
the world.
The SunWebTM intranet site provides employees with a
comprehensive means of learning more about the company. First
implemented in 1994, the SunWeb site simplifies access to the
millions of HTML pages on Sun's intranet. A powerful search
engine indexes content in all 5 million online documents including
Postscript and PDF files.
The award's judging process involved a lengthy deliberation
by a
panel of CIO magazine editors, designers, and Web development
experts who evaluated business value delivered by nominated
sites.
The judges specifically focused on integration of design, technical
attributes of the site, contribution to the overall business
and the
success by which the blend of technology and design matched
the
needs of the site's target audience.
"Fifty sites in each of the two categories emerged as
standards of
excellence worthy of emulation by the next generation of Web
developers," says CIO Editorial Director Lew McCreary,
who
oversees the judging process for the program each year.
Sun's intranet site is designed to provide a thorough presentation
of
more than 5 million pages that inform Sun employees of consistent
and timely information and news important to their jobs. "SunWeb
includes a comprehensive alphabetical index for everything
from
PR documents to health care forms to network statistical reports,
so
it is critical that we have our messages conveyed in a clear
and
logical format," said Debra Winters, Manager Web Technology
Integration of Sun Microsystems. "To garner the CIO 50/50
Award
indicates that our site has achieved its goal."
The Web is irrevocably transforming the terms and conditions
of
business. CIO honors the one-hundred top pioneering sites --
those
that are setting the benchmarks for a constantly moving target.
Complete coverage of the 1998 CIO Web Business 50/50 Awards
is featured in the July 1st issue of CIO and at www.cio.com.
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 high-quality
hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide
intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more
than
$9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than
150
countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com.
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