GP - Here are some of the 400m MHz Mobile Pentium II PRODUCT announcements -
From HP, Dell and Toshiba and Micron
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biz.yahoo.com
Monday June 14, 9:03 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
HP Powers-up Its HP OmniBook Notebook PC Lines With the New Intel Pentium II 400MHz Processor
HP OmniBook 4150 and 900 Notebook PCs Boast High-performance Features for Powerful Mobile Computing
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that the award-winning HP OmniBook 4150 notebook PC and the HP OmniBook 900 notebook PC will incorporate the new Intel Pentium® II 400MHz processor, introduced today. These new configurations of HP OmniBook notebook PCs allow HP to continue meeting the computing needs of its mobile corporate customers.
''HP is listening to its customers and delivering the products that meet their needs,'' said Paul Morgan-Witts, product-marketing manager for HP's Mobile Computing Division. ''By working closely with industry leaders such as Intel, HP continues to deliver the latest technology and the quality notebook PCs customers have come to expect from HP.''
The lightweight HP OmniBook 4150 notebook PC offers mobile professionals the ideal blend of power and portability. Its high-performance features make it an excellent presentation tool, while common docking solutions and accessories that are compatible with the HP OmniBook 900 series allow the HP OmniBook 4150 notebook PC to integrate seamlessly into the office environment. This new configuration of the HP OmniBook 4150 notebook PC, expected to sell for an estimated U.S. street price of about $4,199(1), will feature the following:
-- Intel Pentium II 400MHz processor;
-- 10.1GB hard drive;
-- 64MB SDRAM;
-- NeoMagic's 256-bit graphics accelerator with AGP;
-- 14.1 inch XGA TFT display; and
-- 4X DVD-ROM drive.
The HP OmniBook 900 notebook PC is the lightest OmniBook notebook PC available, weighing only four pounds. This high-performance system offers customers maximum portability without compromising functionality. An external bay shares storage drives, as well as a second hard drive, with the HP OmniBook 4100 series. This external bay reduces travel weight for mobile professionals and offers IT managers a consistent notebook peripherals line. The new configuration, expected to sell for an estimated U.S. street price of $3,199(1), will feature the following:
-- Intel Pentium II 400MHz processor;
-- 6.4GB hard drive;
-- 32MB SDRAM;
-- NeoMagic's 256-bit graphics accelerator with AGP; and
-- 12.1 inch SVGA TFT display. -0-
The HP OmniBook 4150 and 900 notebook PC lines offer common solutions intended to lower the total cost of notebook ownership, including the industry-leading HP TopTools manageability solution, security and common docking solutions. Microsoft® Windows NT® and HP's unparalleled service and support plans are available across the entire HP OmniBook notebook PC line. In addition, HP OmniBook notebook PCs are certified Microsoft Windows 2000 Ready, assuring customers of a smooth migration to the next version of Windows NT.
Specific information about HP OmniBook notebook PC products can be found on the World Wide Web site at hp.com.
About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services.
HP had computer-related revenue of $39.5 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. HP plans to launch a new company consisting of its industry-leading test-and-measurement, semiconductor products, chemical-analysis and medical businesses. These businesses represented $7.6 billion of HP's total revenue in fiscal 1998. With leading positions in multiple market segments, this technology-based company will focus on opportunities such as communications and life sciences.
HP has 123,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com.
Note: (1) Actual prices may vary.
Pentium is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
Contact:
HP Andrea Bass, 408/873-6250 andrea_bass@hp.com or Copithorne & Bellows for HP Jennifer Davis, 415/284-5200 jennifer.davis@cbpr.com
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biz.yahoo.com
Monday June 14, 6:03 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Toshiba Continues to Provide the Ultimate in Mobile Performance and Flexibility With the Addition of New Intel Pentium II Processor to Its Corporate Tecra 8000 Series
With the addition of the new Intel(R) 400MHz Mobile Pentium(R) II processor and the continued use of a stable hardware platform, the Tecra(R) 8000's total configuration options have increased to 12,600
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999-- Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS), Computer Systems Division (CSD), the country's leading manufacturer of portable computers, continues to provide corporate customers with versatility, manageability and quality with new feature options for its Tecra 8000 series.
Winner of the coveted PC Magazine Award for Technical Excellence, the Tecra 8000 offers the best in high-performance mobile computing with Intel's new 400MHz Mobile Pentium II processor and unprecedented configuration flexibility in a single motherboard, single chassis design.
''Our unique Tecra design allows us to continually introduce the latest technologies while still protecting the corporate customer's long-term computing investment,'' said Jeffrey Friederichs, vice president of marketing, Toshiba CSD. ''With the Tecra 8000's single motherboard design, our corporate customers can get the fastest performance available without spending additional time and money qualifying new systems.''
Tecra 8000 Series' Innovative Platform Provides Best Corporate
Computing Experience
Toshiba's Tecra 8000 offers the ultimate in performance and flexibility through an innovative, stable hardware platform that now provides 12,600 possible configuration options -- the most available in one platform. With the addition of Intel's new 400MHz Mobile Pentium II processor, Toshiba continues to extend the product lifecycle of the industry's most versatile notebook for corporate customers looking to protect their investment. The Tecra's stable platform enables seamless integration of Intel's fastest mobile processor and the addition of the industry's largest 10.0 and 14.1 billion byte hard drive, without the need to re-qualify the software image. Additionally, customers benefit from reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) because the stable platform allows for easy transitions to new technology, as well as lower parts inventory because new models use the same motherboard and chassis.
Investment protection is provided by the Tecra 8000 series through its compatibility with Toshiba's existing docking station, port replicators and SelectBay components, which have supported the Tecra series since December 1995. Toshiba continues to provide customers with the industry's most consistent docking strategy, providing them with long-term peripheral compatibility.
Tecra 8000 Featured Configuration Specifications
NEW Featured NEW Featured Featured Featured Configuration 1 Configuration 2 Configuration 3 Configuration 4
Part Numbers PAT80AU-4K71 PAT80AU-4B51 PAT800U-KB51 PAT800U-C951
CPU 400MHz PII 400MHz PII 366MHz PII 300MHz PII
Display 14.1-inch TFT 14.1-inch TFT 14.1-inch TFT 14.1-inch TFT (1024x768) (1024x768) (1024x768) (1024x768)
Memory 128MB SDRAM 64MB SDRAM 64MB SDRAM 64MB SDRAM
Hard Disk Drive 14.1 billion 10.0 billion 10.1 billion 6.4 billion byte byte byte byte
CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM with 24X CD-ROM 24X CD-ROM 24X CD-ROM DVD built-in MPEG (Max speed) (Max speed) (Max speed) Drive II decoding
Modem Optional Integrated Integrated Integrated PC Card modem(a) V.90/K56flex V.90/K56flex V.90/K56flex modem modem modem
Availability June 1999 June 1999 Available Now Available Now
Estimated Single unit Street Price $4,399 $3,799 $3,299 $3,099
((a)PC Card modem not included in price.)
Software Manageability for the Enterprise
The Tecra 8000 notebook includes advanced manageability features such as DMI 2.0 BIOS support, ACPI V1.0 compliance and LANDesk® Client Manager 3.3, allowing for system diagnostics, remote and local system monitoring/configuring/updating, asset tagging and advanced power management. Toshiba's unique SecureSleep(TM) feature adds another level of manageability by allowing IS managers to perform remote asset management without compromising user security.
Configuration Builder CD Offers Easy, Fast Software Options
Toshiba makes selecting and reloading operating system software and utilities simpler, less time-consuming and more cost-effective than traditional methods with its Configuration Builder CD. With an intuitive Windows interface, end-users, resellers and IT departments can easily create a customized system image in less than one hour with just a few clicks of a button.
Service and Support and Warranty
Toshiba offers comprehensive service and support and warranty programs to enhance customers' computing experience. The Tecra series comes standard with a three-year parts and labor warranty. Additionally, the Tecra series is backed by Toshiba's service and support, available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week through Toshiba's InTouch(SM) Center, and by Toshiba's Notebook Depot repair program that allows for a notebook to be shipped to a depot, repaired and returned anywhere in the United States. Online support is available via the Web, CompuServe Online Forum and the Electronic Solutions Bulletin Board.
Pricing and Availability
Toshiba's Tecra 8000 series is available through Toshiba's traditional reseller partners. Prices vary depending on configuration (see previous chart for availability and pricing on featured configurations).
About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.
Toshiba continues to be the world's leading vendor for portable computers with 17.6 percent market share worldwide in Q4 '98 according to International Data Corp. The company offers portable, desktop and server computing solutions for business customers under the Toshiba brand name. For dealer referral and product literature, call 800/TOSHIBA, or visit the company's World Wide Web site at toshiba.com.
With headquarters in Irvine, and annual sales of approximately $3 billion, TAIS is comprised of nine divisions, organized into three business groups, which manufacture and market a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States and Latin America and one wholly owned subsidiary which operates a network of copier/fax dealers. Products include portable and desktop computers; PC servers; plain-paper copiers; facsimile systems; toner products; voice mail systems; digital business telephone systems; interactive voice response systems; network systems and digital cameras.
TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of the $42 billion Toshiba Corp., the seventh largest computer and electronics company and the world's 26th largest industrial corporation in terms of sales. Toshiba Corp. is a world leader in high-technology products with over 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
Tecra and SecureSleep are registered trademark's of Toshiba Corp. and InTouch is a service mark of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective companies.
Contact:
The Benjamin Group Inc. Lori Leavey or Eric Greene 714/245-7500 x231 or x210 lori_leavey@benjamingroup.com or eric_greene@benjamingroup.com
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