Sun announces new migration services

Sun Microsystems announced the availability of new services
from Sun, in conjunction with its Global System Integrator partners Satyam
Computer Services, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro. The new services
provide the tools and support for the significant number of customers that want
to migrate their proprietary data center environments to the free and open
Solaris 10 Operating System (OS).

"These services provide Sun customers with a risk free
path from any existing operating system to the significant cost savings and
advanced features of Solaris 10, the most advanced operating system on the
planet," a Sun statement said.

These services give data center customers the ability to
understand the total cost associated with operations and optimize their
environment for operational efficiency, cost savings and reduced complexity,
while providing the opportunity to react quickly as business needs change. In
order to eliminate unexpected costs and delays, one of the largest risk areas in
any migration, customers will be given a fixed price model based on their
migration scenario. They will also be given the opportunity to test their entire
solution prior to any full-scale deployments for proof of results with minimal
investment.

"Sun has seen overwhelming demand from customers
scrambling to move away from proprietary operating systems, such as IBM AIX and
HP-UX, to the most advanced operating system on the planet, Solaris 10,"
said Tom Goguen, VP, Software Marketing at Sun Microsystems.

"Partnering with some of the world's largest
integrators to deliver this program will enable more customers to take advantage
of the performance and cost savings available from adopting the most advanced OS
on the planet."

Sun's new business analysis services provide enterprise
customers with everything they need to compare the platforms from environmental
assessment to optimization and long-term management of the enterprise operating
system.

Using the Solaris 10 OS in the data center often helps
customers remove layers of complexity and significantly reduce the risk of
operations. Customers are relying on Sun's services to improve operational
efficiencies, and lower costs as the number of independent systems in the data
center is reduced.

Wipro is extending its 17-year relationship with Sun to become a global
migration partner for the Solaris 10 OS.