Sun Microsystems Fined $291,000 in Crackdown

Sun Microsystems Inc. and its units are paying $291,000 in fines to settle allegations that the computer giant exported computers to China that were used for military purposes, the Commerce Department said.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun is one of the best-known technology firms to be fined in a Commerce Department crackdown on illegal exports. The agency’s Bureau of Industry and Security is conducting about 1,500 investigations into illegal exports.

In a statement Monday, Sun emphasized that it had settled the case “without admitting or denying the allegations.”