Sun Microsystems Teams with BellZinc.ca to reach SMB market

📅 September 10, 2001 - Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. is taking aim at the market for entry-levelWintel and Lintel systems through an initiative withBellZinc.ca, Bell Zinc Corporation's Web destinationfor small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada.Under the terms of an agreement with Bell Zinc,jointly owned by Bell ActiMedia and AllBusiness, SunMicrosystems of Canada will use BellZinc.ca as a saleschannel for its family of Sun Cobalt Internet serverappliances.

"Sun Cobalt server appliances are easy to use and easyto install making the products well-suited for small-and medium-sized businesses," said Steve Dow,Director, Partner Region at Sun Microsystems of CanadaInc. "BellZinc.ca and the Sun Cobalt appliances are anideal fit for the growing SMB market."
Added Dow, "For smaller companies who demand similarfunctionality that larger servers offer, Sun Cobaltserver appliances will allow them to capitalize on theNet Effect. Sun is delighted to be the preferredsupplier of Internet servers and server appliances onBellZinc.ca."
According to IDC Canada, the PC server market forsmall- and medium-sized businesses in Canada isforecast to reach C$322 million for 2003 or 53,000units representing a 38 percent growth over 2001shipments.
Sun Cobalt server appliances are designed to helpenable organizations to establish an online presenceeasily, cost-effectively and reliably. The Sun Cobaltappliance product line -- the Sun Cobalt RaQ, SunCobalt Qube, and Sun Cobalt Cache -- are used bybusinesses, service providers, and educationalinstitutions for Internet and Web hosting services.

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