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> Gain the momentum you need to succeed with steep
discounts on world-class products and services.
As a startup, you’re facing serious Eligibility requirements
is free—no fee to join/ challenges. Though limited by your budget, In order to qualify for the Sun Startup
no annual fee you need to get up and running as fast as Essentials program, your company must
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software optimized for
enterprise customers, at prices that fit your uk.sun.com/startup
startup budget. Program members can buy
Solaris OS
Sun servers for under $750 or get hosting
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Sun engineers—no need to
choose the operating system you want to
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run—Solaris OS, Linux, and Windows are all
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“The initiative Sun is taking with startups really helps companies develop and grow—not only
from a technology standpoint but also from a marketing standpoint. It’s been fantastic for us.”
— Todd Outten,
President and Co-Founder of Zadspace
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“Through the Sun Startup Essentials program, we migrated from Dell servers running Linux
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to an amazingly affordable Sun server and storage platform. The result was a huge success,
For more information and to join the
and a very satisfied customer.”
program today, visit uk.sun.com/startup.
— David Simon,
Chairman of SearchForce, Inc.

The best tools for the job
Why settle for inferior technology? Take
advantage of the Sun Startup Essentials
program to purchase enterprise-class
systems and storage or hosting services at
highly discounted rates. What’s more, you’ll
Storage savings Free support and training
As your business grows, reliable and With the Sun Startup Essentials program,
scalable storage is critical for your you don’t have to go it alone to get your new
applications and services. The Sun Startup product or service up and running smoothly.
Essentials program includes discounts on We offer free email technical support, free
the world’s first storage server, the Sun Web-based training, relevant Sun forums,
get free software and free answers to your
and much more—all to help you get where
technical questions.
When you choose a technology platform for
your business, acquisition costs are likely
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to consider. What about license fees or floor
space and energy costs? When you add it all
up, the lowest-cost solution today may not
be cost-effective tomorrow.
Sun’s state-of-the-art server and storage
products can save you serious cash today
and tomorrow. Plus, you’ll save big on
desktops and monitors as well. With the Sun
Startup Essentials program, you’ll save up to
60%—right from the start.
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startups, as it hosts applications and
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offering incredibly high throughput,
unprecedented data integrity, and a jaw-
dropping price—almost half the cost of
traditional solutions.
Free and discounted software
The Sun Startup Essentials program includes
access to free software for Solaris OS,
popular open source infrastructure software,
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you’re going fast.
Startups Ask Sun
Startups Ask Sun offers free email support
from highly technical Sun engineers to
help you get answers to your technical
questions. From architecture to software
design, installation to development and
more, Sun engineers are available to answer
your questions.
Get started
To join the program, complete the online
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have relatively few problems with Linux,
you save energy and conserve space, rock-bottom prices.
it’s nice to never have anything go wrong.
getting you up and running with speed
and efficiency. Committed to Sun and Solaris OS, these I’d recommend that other startups try the
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energy-efficient, and reliable. Supporting safely deliver new solutions, protect data, — Jeff Whitehead,
CEO of The Real Time Matrix Corp.
Solaris OS, Linux, and Windows, they and comply with regulations.
offer excellent value over x86 boxes
running Linux.

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