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SUN MICROSYSTEMS AND MULTIGEN-PARADIGM ANNOUNCE VEGA SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR SOLARIS OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Agreement Unites Top 64-Bit Operating Environment with Leading Simulation Application to Offer Powerful, Cost-Effective 3D Simulation Platform

LOS ANGELES - SIGGRAPH CONFERENCE - AUGUST 14, 2001 - Building on its growing success in the visualization and simulation markets, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced with MultiGen-Paradigm, the leading provider of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software solutions for the visual simulation industry, plans to make the Vega application available on Sun's robust Solaris[TM] Operating Environment. By delivering Vega on the Solaris platform, the agreement will offer military, government and commercial simulation customers a cost-effective option to deploy on a robust, highly scalable 3D platform, backed by one of the world's leading vendors for integrated software and hardware solutions.

The Vega software development environment, an industry-leading application for realtime visual simulation, enables the efficient development of comprehensive realtime simulations that give government, military, manufacturers and researchers an alternative to costly-and potentially dangerous--decision-making exercises. MultiGen-Paradigm's powerful application also allows engineers to test designs before deploying them. By providing Vega on the Solaris platform, users will benefit from the highly integrated operating environment's scalability, reliability and realtime performance.

"This agreement with MultiGen-Paradigm ushers in new growth opportunities for Sun, and we intend to aggressively pursue these markets and help drive innovation across the simulation sector," said Fred Kohout, director of marketing for the Technical Market Products Group at Sun Microsystems.

"This relationship allows us to extend our support of the visual simulation community by offering our cutting-edge performance and realtime 3D solutions on the Solaris platform," said Sandeep Divekar, president of MultiGen-Paradigm. "Because of the advances in hardware over the last five years, we've been able to perpetuate realtime 3D on alternative platforms and in new areas such as urban simulation and 3D GIS, allowing us to continue to focus on our core technology while extending the use of realtime 3D simulation."

MultiGen-Paradigm products are available through MultiGen-Paradigm account managers and international distributors. Sun Microsystems products are available worldwide direct from Sun and through Sun's traditional sales channels.

About MultiGen-Paradigm
MultiGen-Paradigm, a Computer Associates company, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is the leading supplier of realtime 3D software for visual simulation, urban simulation, 3D GIS visualization, entertainment and simulation-based training applications. MultiGen-Paradigm's suite of realtime 3D software tools, includes MultiGen Creator™ is used to create 3D objects and scenes for use in realtime applications. The company defines and supports OpenFlight®, the industry-standard realtime 3D scene description database format. MultiGen-Paradigm is also a world leader in visual and audio simulation, sensor and IR solutions, dome-based simulation, and virtual reality products for use on SGI's™ IRIX® and Windows NT® and Windows 2000 Professional workstations. Vega and AudioWorks2 are recognized as the premier software for development of these applications. SiteBuilder 3D, an extension to ESRI's ArcView GIS simplifies the processing, management, analysis and visualization of geospatial information in realtime. MultiGen-Paradigm's Services Groups develop custom large area databases, realtime applications and turnkey image generator systems. MultiGen-Paradigm's customers include the US Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, the Air Force Research Laboratory, US Navy Man Flight Simulator, US Army, Bergmann Associates, Bechtel Engineering, Krauss Maffei, the Israeli Air Force, and British Aerospace. Further information about MultiGen-Paradigm and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.multigen-paradigm.com/.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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