Scumbria - Re: " The dirty little secret of the CPU business is that nobody knows how to significantly increase desktop system performance anymore."
Compaq disagrees with you !
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Monday January 11, 1:08 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Compaq To Bring Intel Pentium III Processor To
Market Across Multiple Platforms
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--Fulfilling its commitment of delivering the best IT solutions to enterprise, Small and Medium Business, and consumer customers, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news) today announced its support of Intel® Pentium® III processor. Compaq will make the Pentium III processor
available in the Deskpro, ProLiant, Prosignia, Armada, Professional Workstations AP line and Presario product lines following delivery of the new processor by Intel. The new processor will ensure that Compaq customers have the highest processing power -- up to 500 MHz.
''Compaq's strategic partnership with Intel enables Compaq to deliver the latest advances in processing to its customers, at the earliest possible moment,'' said Enrico Pesatori, senior vice president of corporate marketing, Compaq Computer Corporation. ''The rapid inclusion of the Pentium III processor in our product lines is another
example of Compaq's industry leadership and commitment to providing our customers with the best global IT solutions.''
Company Background: Compaq is the worldwide market share leader in commercial desktops. Over the past 15 years, Compaq's award-winning Deskpro systems have received numerous accolades from all industry-leading publications. Founded in 1982, Compaq is a Fortune Global 100 company. It 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, Deskpro, ProLiant, Prosignia, Armada, Professional Workstation AP, and Presario, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. Intel and Pentium III are registered trademarks of Intel Corp.
Contact:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston
Simon Eastwick, 281/514-2702
Simon.Eastwick@Compaq.com
or
Shandwick International, Houston
Keith Pillow, 281/514-7014
Keith.Pillow@Compaq.com |
