Sun Vietnam officially opens

The launch of Sun Vietnam will be officiated by His Excellency Dr Nguyen Minh Hong, Vice Minister of Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam and witnessed by Mr Gan Boon San, President, Asia South, Sun Microsystems and Mr Steve Ting, Group Founder and Executive Chairman, BT Frontline.

Sun Vietnam is the world's first establishment under the Sun Equity Partner program. Sun Vietnam is a joint venture between Sun Microsystems and BT Frontline. The worldwide partner equity program is modeled on a franchising concept with partners to effectively manage a Sun branded operation. Sun's partnership with BT Frontline is founded on the objective of partnering with leading regional experts to drive growth for Sun by increasing market coverage quickly and cost efficiently in key emerging markets around the world.

Vietnam is one of the key growth drivers in Asia Pacific for Sun. The Asia Pacific region contributed 12% towards Sun's total revenue for the first quarter of FY09.

"The establishment of Sun Vietnam is significant. Vietnam is a key market for Sun with sustained potential. Sun is committed to assisting in the growth of Vietnam by providing access to cutting-edge enterprise-class technologies, as well as the development and cultivation of the community to rapidly adopt and adapt new technologies," said Gan Boon San, president, Asia South, Sun Microsystems.

"While we are celebrating the Sun Vietnam opening today, we have been investing and developing talents in Vietnam for years. Today, we have more than 17,000 developers from Vietnam signed on to the Sun Developer Network. We are confident that with the establishment of Sun Vietnam, we will be able to bring greater value, growth and success to the Vietnam Information and Communications industry,"

"Our entry into Vietnam is a significant milestone for BT Frontline. With Vietnam in our folds, this will be the 11th country in our expansion across Asia, and it will bring our total strength to 5,800 IT professionals. Our suite of end to end IT services will enable local and global businesses in the country to harness the power of technology to enhance their business operations and processes," said Steve Ting, group founder and executive chairman, BT Frontline.

Sun in Vietnam

Sun Vietnam offers Sun Microsystems' comprehensive range of software and systems solutions, including the Solaris Operating System, Java technologies, Sun systems, MySQL and Sun storage offerings as well as professional training and services.

Sun Vietnam's presence in the market will serve as a catalyst in the development of Vietnam's information and communications technology industry. The continued commitment to growing the Vietnam developer community has witnessed Sun Developer Days being held in Vietnam four times in three consecutive years, where global technology evangelists interact with Vietnam's developers on the latest Sun innovations and technologies.

BT Frontline provides IT consulting, IT infrastructure services, systems integration and IT outsourcing to the local, regional and multinational customers in the country. With its strong presence in the financial services, transportation, manufacturing, telecommunications, education, healthcare and public sectors, it helps accelerate the growth potential for Vietnam's information and communications technology industry. As part of BT Global Services, which is the largest provider of network services in Asia Pacific, BT Frontline offers an integrated solutions providing its IT as well as network expertise to businesses locally and globally in the country.

"Well known as an innovator and a leader in network computing, Sun is a clear choice for Vietnam Mobile Services Telecom Company. We have been able to better serve our customers, reduce costs and increase efficiency by deploying Sun's products and technology. Our heartiest congratulations to the opening of Sun Vietnam," said Mr Do Vu Anh, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Company (Mobifone).