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Compaq to sell small-business PC line via retail
HOUSTON, March 29 (Reuters) - Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news), the world's largest personal computer
maker, on Monday announced a range of new PC products aimed at small and medium-size businesses and plans to expand its
distribution through major U.S. retailers and wholesalers.
The Houston-based company said it expanded distribution of its recently introduced Prosignia PC line into U.S. retail outlets,
including CompUSA Inc. (NYSE:CPU - news), Office Depot Inc. (NYSE:ODP - news), OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE:OMX - news)
and Staples Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLS - news).
The Houston-based company also announced a set of new programs that promise to eliminate the threat of inventory backups for
its vast network of hundreds of thousands of computer resellers, who in turn sell Compaq PCs to customers.
It said Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM - news) and Tech Data Corp. (Nasdaq:TECD - news), the world's two largest computer wholesale distributors, had
''co-located'' computer assembly lines alongside Compaq's manufacturing lines to speed shipments of new computers to the Compaq business PC sales network.
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In addition, Compaq introduced the Prosignia NeoServer designed to make it easy for small- and medium-size businesses to set up office networks of up to 25
computers, expanding beyond the Prosignia desktop PCs it introduced in November.
The company introduced a new Prosignia Notebook 150 starting at $1,799 when purchased direct, with leases starting at $61 per month. In a conference call
following the announcement, a Compaq official promised to keep Prosignia products price levels at or below those of rivals.
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