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To: Mao II who wrote (62855)	6/10/1999 4:23:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Respond to of 97611

Thursday June 10, 4:05 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq Extends Ongoing Commitment To Standardized Electronic Commerce Processes Compaq Targets February 2, 2000, Implementation Date; Participates in E-Commerce Event HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1999-- Compaq Computer Corporation today announced its plans to participate fully in a partner-to-partner initiative based upon standardized E-Commerce business processes established by RosettaNet. At a press event today in Menlo Park, Calif., Compaq joined RosettaNet leaders and executives from participating member companies to address RosettaNet's current efforts in E-Commerce standardization and affirm an organization-wide commitment to pilot program readiness by February 2, 2000. RosettaNet, a non-profit organization charged with aligning e-business interfaces between IT supply chain partners, has coined this initial RosettaNet implementation effort eConcert. The eConcert implementation, which will include standard practices and procedures for conducting e-business, will begin between participating RosettaNet companies. Through its participation in RosettaNet, Compaq expects to improve data flow with its supply chain partners by utilizing the common process definitions currently in development through RosettaNet efforts. Compaq has actively participated in the ongoing development process of these standardized E-Commerce procedures and will continue to take an active role in these steps. RosettaNet, which was founded in 1998 as an independent, self-funded, non-profit consortium, is dedicated to the development and deployment of standard electronic commerce interfaces to align the processes between IT supply chain partners on a global basis. RosettaNet can be found on the World Wide Web at rosettanet.org. For more details on Compaq's membership in RosettaNet, please visit Compaq's Web site at: compaq.com. Company Background: Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. 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. Contact: Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston Michelle Spolver, 408/285-0159