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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.3

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                     OF THE
                      RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Michael E. Lehman and Michael H. Morris, certify that:

         1. They are the Vice-President, Corporate Resources and Chief
Financial Officer and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary,
respectively, of Sun Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation").

         2. That Section (a) of Article 4 of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation now reads:

         "The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares
         designated "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock". The total number of
         shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Nine
         Hundred Fifty Million (950,000,000), of which Nine Hundred Forty
         Million (940,000,000) shall be Common Stock with a par value of
         $0.00067 per share and Ten Million (10,000,000) shall be Preferred
         Stock with a par value of $0.001 per share."

         is amended to read as follows:

         "The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares
         designated "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock". The total number of
         shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One
         Billion Eight Hundred Ten Million (1,810,000,000), of which One Billion
         Eight Hundred Million (1,800,000,000) shall be Common Stock with a par
         value of $0.00067 per share and Ten Million (10,000,000) shall be
         Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.001 per share."

         3. The foregoing Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors.

         4. The foregoing Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of stockholders in
accordance with Section 242 of the Delaware Corporations Code. The total number
of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation is 385,583,263. No
shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding. The number of shares voting in favor
of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote
required was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock.

         We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State
of Delaware that the matters set forth in the foregoing Certificate of Amendment
are true and correct of our own knowledge.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its corporate seal to be
hereunto affixed and the Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Michael E.
Lehman, Vice President, Corporate Resources and Chief Financial Officer and
attested by Michael H. Morris, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
this 17th day of March, 1999.


                                         SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.



                    [Corporate Seal]     /s/ MICHAEL E. LEHMAN
                                         -----------------------------------
                                             Michael E. Lehman


                                         /s/ MICHAEL H. MORRIS
                                         -----------------------------------
                            ATTEST:          Michael H. Morris


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