Sprint, Sun Form Alliance to Provide Integrated Solution for E-Business Customers Page 2

Sprint E|Solutions is also joining the Sun(SM) Startup Accelerator program and Sun’s Service Provider program, as an Elite Plus member. The Sun Startup Accelerator program will nurture startups by providing Sprint’s Web hosting and Sun’s platform through a single solution, helping to enable companies to reach the application deployment stage more rapidly. As an Elite Plus member, Sprint E|Solutions will work together with Sun to present customers with solutions that provide the reliability and manageability required to support mission critical services within Sprint E|Solutions Internet Centers.

Both Sprint and Sun enjoy well-respected brands and strong customer service. With this alliance, they have a clear strategy with complementary corporate visions, which will help enable them to create a world-class team for delivering hosted applications anytime, anywhere via secure, manageable hardware and software platforms.