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To: Captain James T. Kirk who wrote (62909)	6/11/1999 1:50:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Friday June 11, 1:16 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq Introduces New Alpha-Based Parallel Servers Tuned for High-Performance Technical Computing HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1999--Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news) today announced two new AlphaServers with Tru64 UNIX that deliver supercomputer power in a stable, mature architecture at a fraction of the cost of today's supercomputer systems. The new servers complement Compaq's strategy of focusing Alpha Tru64 UNIX solutions on markets where high performance and high availability are key. Named the Compaq HPC160 and Compaq HPC320, the new parallel servers are based on the industry-leading Compaq AlphaServer ES40 systems - quad-processor systems powered by new generation 500 MHz Alpha 21264 processors with revolutionary new cross-bar switch architecture. The ES40 is a balanced system for high-performance technical computing (HPTC) applications, matching memory, I/O bandwidth and capacity to the 64-bit Alpha 21264 CPUs to give optimal scaling and throughput for single CPU and SMP jobs. The Compaq HPC160 combines four ES40 systems with Tru64 UNIX, for a total of 16 processors, integrated into a single parallel server with a high-bandwidth, low-latency, Memory Channel II cross-bar switch. The Compaq HPC320 combines eight ES40 systems with Tru64 UNIX, for a total of 32 processors, with one or two Memory Channel II cross-bar switches for maximum performance and scalability for multi-job throughput or for large distributed memory parallel jobs. The servers are available in July. Base U.S. list price for the HPTC160 is $391,000. Base U.S. list price for the HPTC320 is $782,000. For more details on this announcement, 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 Steve Milmore, 508/467-2259 steve.milmore@compaq.com or Shandwick International Jean Borgman, 617/266-8400 jborgman@shandwick.com