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To: BoNg-N-BoNg who wrote (23261)	10/12/1999 7:24:00 AM
From: LastShadow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 43080

Compaq launches telecom division GENEVA (AP) - Computer manufacturer Compaq on Monday announced it was forming a new division to provide services to telecommunications companies. The company said Compaq Telecommunications would bring together 2,000 Compaq employees currently working in other divisions. Half of the staff would be in the United States, and the headquarters would be near Dallas, in the so-called "telecom corridor." The company also unveiled its new telecommunications engine - the computer which keeps track of telephone calls and bills customers. The system can handle 15,000 transactions per second as well as up to 40,000 customer service operators. It has a capacity of 111 terabytes. A byte is a small chunk of computer data, and a terabyte - 1 trillion bytes - is the equivalent of 1 million unabridged dictionaries.