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To: Nietzsche who wrote (85653)	7/21/1999 10:11:00 AM
From: AV8R	Respond to of 119973

ISLD news out - Alliance with CPQ.

To: Nietzsche who wrote (85653)	7/21/1999 10:12:00 AM
From: Teri Garner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119973

ISLD (Digital Island) & Compaq news: Wednesday July 21, 8:25 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Digital Island and Compaq Form Alliance to Deploy Global, Highly Available, Scalable e-Business Solutions World's Largest Global Supplier of Computer Systems and Global e-Business Network Services Provider Team for Joint Sales and Marketing SAN FRANCISCO and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999-- Digital Island, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISLD - news), a leading provider of network services for globalizing e-business applications, and Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news), the largest global supplier of computer systems for Compaq NonStop® eBusiness, today announced a partnership to provide enterprise-class customers with highly available and scalable e-Business systems built around the innovative solutions of both companies. Together, the companies plan to deliver reduced cost of ownership, business-critical quality, and faster time to market worldwide for applications in markets such as financial services, publishing, customer support, high-tech and software distribution. The new joint sales and marketing relationship will leverage Compaq's NonStop® architecture and Digital Island's Intelligent Network. Compaq will partner with Digital Island to provide global network services, and application hosting and content distribution. ''As the Web continues to change the way global companies do business, the need for enterprise-class Internet solutions has never been greater,'' said Ruann F. Ernst, president and CEO of Digital Island. ''Together, Digital Island and Compaq provide a platform that delivers a reliable, globally scalable Internet solution, allowing customers to gain a competitive edge through rapid deployment of their Internet business strategies.'' ''Compaq NonStop® eBusiness solutions are designed to help companies use the Internet to increase revenue, improve productivity and enhance customer satisfaction,'' said Enrico Pesatori, senior vice president and group general manager, Enterprise Solutions and Services Group at Compaq. ''A successful e-business strategy requires numerous components, including a well-designed, adaptive network infrastructure, such as the unique global solution offered by Digital Island.'' Digital Island Background Digital Island® is a leading provider of network services for globalizing e-Business applications. Digital Island serves companies that operate in multiple countries and need to securely and consistently extend business-critical applications for marketing, selling, servicing, or distributing products via the Internet. Digital Island's service includes global content distribution and hosting, the localization of end-user online experiences, and a reliable global Intelligent Network, all of which are designed to deliver the right content, to the right customer, in the right market, at the right time. The Company has regional data centers in New York, Santa Clara, Honolulu and London, connecting directly into 19 countries with Local Content Managers in nine markets worldwide to provide the ubiquity and reach of the public Internet with the quality and functionality normally available only in a corporate wide-area network. biz.yahoo.com