Sun& Ebay

"Sun Microsystems' technologies have been powering eBay since 1997. Sun has enabled eBay to leverage economies of scale to meet the site's unprecedented growth. Utilizing Sun's broad server offerings, Solaris operating system, Java technology and Sun StorEdge systems, eBay has become the largest global online marketplace. As of the first quarter of 2005, eBay has 147 million registered users worldwide, trading more than $1,344 worth of goods on the site every second. Sun Microsystems provides the Smarter Enterprise infrastructure to eBay, enabling the massive growth and scalability required for the eBay community."