SunFlash: SUN LICENSES INDUSTRY-LEADING HOTSYNC(R) DATA SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNOLOGY FROM 3COM

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FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 1, 1999
         
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Elizabeth Cardinale	
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SUN LICENSES INDUSTRY-LEADING HOTSYNC(R) DATA
SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNOLOGY FROM 3COM

         
    Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 1, 1999 - In a move that will enable a greater 
link between technical, enterprise and mobile computing, 3Com Corporation
(Nasdaq:COMS) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) today announced that 
Sun has licensed the industry leading HotSync(R) data synchronization 
technology developed by Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company.  Sun will 
port the HotSync technology to the Java(TM) platform and create Java 
technology-based conduits that will provide data synchronization between 
Palm Computing(R) platform handheld devices and applications running on 
Sun(TM) platform-based workstations. 

As a result of the arrangement, Sun customers will be able to synchronize
popular desktop applications such as Desktop Mail and Calendar Manager 
with their Palm Computing platform devices including the 3Com Palm III
and PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizers, helping them 
to be more effective and organized whether at their desks, at home or 
on the road.  Sun will initially develop conduits to synchronize Sun 
platform-based workstations with the core applications resident on the 
Palm Computing family of products - Address Book, Date Book, Memo Pad 
and PalmMail.  
         
The agreement with Palm will simplify the lives of customers such as 
engineers who have Sun workstations in the office and PCs at home.  
Those users can now employ one of many Palm Computing platform products 
to shuttle information between computers, making notes, managing projects 
and schedules and leveraging productivity applications, such as the 
address manager, regardless of location or platform.
         
"This relationship with Sun is significant to 3Com in that it expands 
our world-leading Palm Computing platform to an important new set of 
customers," said Mark Bercow, vice president of strategic alliances 
and platform development for Palm Computing. "Because more people use 
our HotSync technology than any other synchronization technology in 
the world, relationships with industry leaders such as Sun bring 3Com 
closer to our goal of providing universal data compatibility between 
all types of computing products."
         
"Sun realizes that handheld computing devices of all types are becoming 
an important part of the daily lives of our customers worldwide," said 
Ken Okin, vice president and general manager, workstation products at 
Sun Microsystems, Inc. "By providing the industry-standard synchronization 
technology with Sun workstations, we can offer these customers a mobile 
extension to their critical desktop applications, making them more 
productive."
          
About the Palm Computing Platform

An open architecture for handheld computing, the Palm Computing platform
provides an ideal basis for third-party developers and original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) to create and deliver successful mobile computing
solutions. The platform consists of five primary components:  the 
reference hardware design, the device operating system called the Palm 
OS(R); the HotSync conduit data synchronization technology; the platform 
component tools including an applications programming interface (API) 
that enables developers to write applications; and the software interface 
capabilities to support hardware add-ons. Today, more than 12,000 
developers are creating software and hardware add-on solutions for the 
Palm Computing platform, while thousands of software applications, 
developer tools and services are already available.
         
About 3Com

With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects 
more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 
3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system 
solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network 
service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com - More connected(TM). 
For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 
www.3com.com or the Palm Computing site at www.palm.com.
         
About Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The
Computer(TM)," 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 $10 billion in 
annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on 
the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
      
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3Com, HotSync and Palm Computing are registered trademarks, and Palm, 
Palm III and PalmPilot are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its 
subsidiaries. All other brands and product names are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. 
No products mentioned herein are manufactured by Pilot Corporation or 
Pilot Corporation of America, manufacturers and distributors of writing 
instruments.
         
Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Java, HotJava and "The Network 
Is The Computer" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun 
Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. 
         
Editors' Note: Press announcements and other information about Sun
Microsystems and 3Com Corp. are available on the Internet via the 
World Wide Web using a tool such as Netscape Navigator or Sun's 
HotJava(TM) browser. Type http://sun.com or http://www.3Com.com at 
the URL prompt.


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