FRAMINGHAM (10-20-95) - Sun Microsystems Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., this week reported earnings of US$84.7 million for the first quarter of its fiscal year, more than double the $38.4 million it posted in the first period last year. Sun representatives said quarterly sales were up 17 percent to $1.49 billion from $1.27 billion in the first quarter of 1994. Sun attributed the positive results to several aggressive product introductions, including the Hot Java and Sunscreen Internet software tools, as well as a new line of video servers.
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