Sun microsystems is a leading supplier of computer-related products, including servers, workstations. storage devices, andnetwork switches. in 2009, sun microsystems was acquired by oracle corporation. in the letter to stockholders as part of the 2001 annual report, president and ceo scott g. mcnealy offered the followingremarks: fiscal 2001 was clearly a mixed bag for sun, the industry, and the economy as a whole. still, we finished with revenuegrowth of 16 percent—and that's significant. we believe it's a good indication that sun continued to pull away from thepack and gain market share. for that, we owe a debt of gratitude to our employees worldwide, who aggressively broughtcosts down—even as they continued to bring exciting new products to market.