Wednesday December 9, 9:02 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Compaq Enhances Commercial Modem
Offering
V.90-Compliant Modems Provide Faster Data Access, Lower Total Cost of
Ownership, Compatible Communication
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1998-- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news)
today refreshed its entire commercial modem line with six new or enhanced products that incorporate
the V.90 global telecommunications standard. Compaq is one of the first major players to provide a
complete range of modems - including portable PC cards, advanced digital desktops and server-side
modems for remote access - that offer transparent, simultaneous support for both V.90 and K56flex
connections. The company is the world's second largest modems vendor in terms of revenue(1). For
more details on the modems, please visit Compaq's Web site at:
compaq.com
Customer Benefit: Compaq's fully tested V.90 modems ensure faster communication and added
reliability, while reducing complexity. Users now can connect to the Internet or corporate home office
without needing to know protocol technologies. Service calls related to protocol confusion are
eliminated, reducing total cost of ownership in portable desktop, workstation and server environments.
Company Background: Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 100
company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier
of personal computers. For more corporate information, see: compaq.com.
Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
(1) According to a study by Ramin Ekhtiar of Gartner Group's Dataquest, ''1998 Modems Marketshare
and Forecast,'' (July 13, 1998)
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