Sun Microsystems Powers the First Productivity Suite in the Sky

Singapore Airlines, the First Airline to Offer a Productivity Suite, Has

Chosen Sun Microsystems' StarOffice as its Software of Choice

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems,
 Inc. ( SUNW) today announced that Singapore Airlines has rolled out
 StarOffice(TM) software in its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Singapore
 Airlines is the first and only airline to install a productivity suite for
 the benefit of its passengers who can now continue to work after boarding
 the plane without having to power up their laptops. In addition to
 providing the world's widest First and Business Class seats and a
 technologically advanced seat in Economy Class, Singapore Airlines has also
 introduced StarOffice software as part of its next generation KrisWorld
 inflight entertainment system to meet the increasingly dynamic needs of
 travelers today. Passengers from Singapore Airlines will be able to use
 StarOffice's word processing, spreadsheets and presentation tools.
     With the ever-discerning premium traveler, it is imperative that
 airlines find ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. Yet no
 other airline has come close to the technological offerings that Singapore
 Airlines offers its customers in the form of the KrisWorld entertainment
 system. The first of the new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was delivered
 progressively from November, and entered commercial services on
 Singapore-Paris route in early December 2006. Singapore Airlines currently
 deploys the 777-300ER aircraft to destinations such as Paris, Zurich,
 Seoul, San Francisco, Milan, Barcelona and Hong Kong.
     "With heightened security, access to laptops during flights can
 sometimes be restricted. The availability of StarOffice software as part of
 KrisWorld, offers Singapore Airlines' customers the opportunity to work on
 and access their information in an open, secure and freely available
 fashion independent of any vendor or file formats during their flights,"
 said Wong Heng Chew, Managing Director, Singapore, Sun Microsystems. "Sun
 Microsystems is proud to be the Airline's solution provider of choice. With
 StarOffice software supporting an increasing number of productivity file
 formats like Open Document Format and Microsoft Office, travellers can
 access such files through a single application with a USB storage device
 and even export documents in PDF format."
     StarOffice software is a complete, feature-rich office productivity
 product that includes powerful word processing, spreadsheets,
 presentations, database, graphics, drawing, photo editing and web
 publishing applications. It is user-friendly and is compatible with
 Microsoft Office.
     About StarOffice
     StarOffice software is a powerful, affordable, and comprehensive office
 productivity suite (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool,
 database, drawing program) that runs on Solaris(TM), Windows and Linux.
 Fully compatible with MS Office, it includes a built-in PDF export and
 supports XML, Flash and HTML. For more information, please visit
 http://sun.com/staroffice.
     About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
     A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer"(TM) -- guides Sun in
 the development of technologies that power the world's most important
 markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is
 at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun
 can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
     About Singapore Airlines
     Singapore Airlines is internationally recognized as the world's leading
 airline and operates a modern passenger fleet of 92 aircraft. Its network,
 including Singapore Airlines Cargo and SilkAir destinations, covers 99
 destinations in 41 countries.
     KrisWorld is Singapore Airlines' award winning inflight entertainment
 system. The latest KrisWorld, powered by eX2(TM) inflight entertainment
 (IFE) system by Panasonic Avionics Corporation, is the world's most
 advanced system. It offers over 1000 entertainment options including 100
 movies, 150 TV programmes, 650 audio CDs, as well as 90 of the latest and
 most popular video games. The new KrisWorld is also the first in the world
 to provide a comprehensive suite of onboard office software, which offers
 customers the value-added option of working inflight even without their
 laptops.
     For more information, please visit http://singaporeair.com.
 
     FOR MORE INFORMATION:
     Chhandomay Mandal
     Sun Microsystems
     (603) 589-0576
     chhandomay.mandal@sun.com
     Sun, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, StarOffice and The Network Is The
 Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 in the United States and other countries.
 
 

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