Sun Exec Is Named President

Sun Microsystems Inc., one of the biggest makers of computers that run Internet sites, named Chief Operating Officer Ed Zander as president, buttressing his position as Sun’s No. 2 executive. The news comes amid speculation that Zander, 52, could be wooed away from Sun to run Hewlett-Packard Co. or Compaq Computer Corp., both of which are looking for new chief executives. Zander would not say whether either company had contacted him. Sun Chairman, Chief Executive and co-founder Scott McNealy, 44, had held the title of president until it went to Zander.