newsbytes@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
MARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1990 JAN 25 (NB) -- The Canadian government has given Sun Microsystems of Canada preferred supplier status. Canada's Department of Industry, Science and Technology and Department of Supply and Services named Sun a "rationalized" supplier based on factors such as the amount of purchasing Sun does in Canada, research and development, its ratio of imports to exports and a commitment to manufacture here by 1995, said Carol Smith, marketing communications manager for the company. The designation puts Sun on a preferred vendor list for government purchasing. "We do business with the government now," Smith told Newsbytes, "and we expect it to increase substantially." (Grant Buckler/19900201/Press Contact: Carol Smith, Sun Canada, 416-477-6745)