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If you often visit sun.com, you may already be aware of Sun's Try & Buy programme.

If not, Sun's Try & Buy programme lets you evaluate brand new hardware free for 60 days. We're talking about the most innovative Sun servers, storage and workstations -- including the newly announced UltraSPARC T2-based servers which will soon be available for a 60-day test drive. In essence, simply choose a system, choose a configuration and test it for 60 days.

The offer is absolutely free. Participants pay nothing - not even shipping - and they're entitled to free technical support for the entire duration of the 60-day trial.

You can only test one Sun system at a time. After 60 days, you can either keep it and buy it, or if you think it doesn't perform well enough in your environment, Sun just takes it back. No catch.

When you're not sure whether a product will work in your environment, the Try & Buy programme is a great way to make an informed decision.

If you are based in Ireland and would like to learn more, visit www.hos.horizon.ie/tryandbuy.

Outside Ireland, simply visit sun.com/tryandbuy to see if Sun is running the Try & Buy programme in your country.