Sun Microsystems Inc has got itself onto the approved vendor list of the Canadian government, via the Industry Science and Technology Canada and the Ministry of Supply and Service. As a result, Sun says it will automatically be placed on a preferred vendor list as a category one supplier on every workstation request for purchase from the government, and is accordingly expanding its software development centre in Montreal and setting up a Canadian manufacturing facility, expected to be operational by the mid-1990s. Sun has also agreed to expand procurement of products manufactured in Canada for incorporation into its systems.
