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To: Rob Young who wrote (70365)	10/27/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: Night Writer	Respond to of 97611

Compaq to Deliver Industry-Leading LVD Core Technology HOUSTON, Oct 27, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Compaq Computer Corporation, the leading supplier of multi-user storage in the industry(1), announced a strategy for "universal" storage devices that span the workgroup to the data center based on industry-leading Ultra3 technology. Designed for all Compaq ProLiant and AlphaServers, the soon-to-be-available Ultra3 drives and options offer twice the speed of previous versions with data transfers up to160 MB/second for the ultimate in application performance. All Ultra3 devices from Compaq will be compatible with previous Ultra2 devices so customers can mix and match drives in the same storage enclosure or server. This extends the life of existing Ultra2 servers and storage enclosures for maximum investment protection. Compaq customers can move to the latest high-speed Ultra3 technology quickly and easily without replacing their entire server and storage infrastructure. The new Ultra3 devices are key components of Compaq's Enterprise Network Storage Architecture (ENSA), a comprehensive approach to building the storage utility for NonStop eBusiness, allowing storage to be a highly available and flexible shared resource throughout the enterprise. Compaq's ENSA approach leverages industry standards, such as Ultra3 technology, to deliver storage solutions with unbounded performance and capacity to every application environment on the network. Compaq's new Ultra3 storage solutions increase availability, reduce operational costs, and speed application development and deployment for customers. For more information about Compaq's Ultra3 technology, visit our Web site at www.compaq.com/storageworks. 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 information about Compaq and its products, 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. For further editorial information, contact: Compaq Computer Corporation Karen Quatromoni, 508-467-4120 Karen.quatromoni@compaq.com or Shandwick International Lang Albritton, 617-351-4155 Lalbritton@shandwick.com (1) See International Data Corporation's "Year in Review, 1998: Disk Storage Systems." Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved.

To: Rob Young who wrote (70365)	10/27/1999 5:46:00 PM
From: Windseye	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Rob, I agree this is interesting... my internal pictures are getting fleshed out nicely, but what is "CF"? The acronym site lists 45 definitions and none seem appropriate... TIA, DOug

To: Rob Young who wrote (70365)	10/27/1999 7:08:00 PM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Hi Rob, 32 is possible, don't know what the largest currently is, would have to check with some buddies still on the 'inside'. I can't refute what you say about Wildfire because I don't know very much about the boxes and architecture. I believe what you say about scaling, but you did not mention one of the S/390's core strengths, which is the channel subsystem and it's I/O capabilities. Does Wildfire in any way compare??? Somehow I doubt any of these machines can handle as many devices, but tell me if I am wrong. Regards, John