OfficeMax Chooses Sun Solaris Systems and Storage

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (sun.com) and OfficeMax Incorporated (www.officemax.com), today announced that OfficeMax, a global, multi-channel provider of office products and services, has selected Sun as the exclusive supplier of its UNIX based IT systems, extending a multi-year relationship between the companies.

"In an age of disposable technology, Sun systems enable resource management according to changing business needs, without changing a company's basic infrastructure," said Bill Cook, vice president, U.S. Sales, Sun Microsystems.

OfficeMax will integrate their SAP(R) solutions for human resources, finance, replenishment, warehouse management and back-office functionality on the Solaris Operating System. Utilizing its Sun and SAP solutions , OfficeMax will have greater business flexibility with a highly scalable infrastructure that will enable a closer alignment of business resources.

"Running SAP solutions on Sun systems enables OfficeMax to adapt our enterprise IT landscape on a weekly basis in support of promotions or seasonal campaigns," said Kevin Stack, vice president, Infrastructure, OfficeMax.

To drive profitability and stay ahead of the demand curve, OfficeMax adapts the tight control of its supply and distribution chain to its dynamic business, so that products can be tracked from consumer order to shipment, then replenished efficiently.

Key retail applications are employed in the data centers and OfficeMax expects to grow up to 100 terabytes in their data warehouse. The company operates 1,000 superstores and delivery centers in the United States and sells its products on the Web at OfficeMax.com, via direct mail catalogs, and through its nationwide commercial sales force.

OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value - through a relentless focus on its customers.