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To: rudedog who wrote (73337)	12/6/1999 4:10:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Respond to of 97611

Granite Systems Partners With Compaq to Offer Integrated Solution Xpercom(tm) Selected as Inventory/Configuration Module to Complement TeMIP(R) Product LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999-- Granite Systems, Inc., the leader in telecommunications network configuration management systems, today announced a world-wide value-added reseller agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news). Compaq's newly formed line of business, Compaq Telecommunications, will use Granite Systems' Xpercom software with its Telecommunications Management Information Platform (TeMIP) to provide telecommunications service providers with a complete solution for automating network engineering and operations. Xpercom will be offered with TeMIP as an integral component of the TeMIP solution set. Granite Systems' Xpercom products have been ported to the Alpha hardware platform running Compaq's Tru64 UNIX® operating system. The combined solution will provide customers with complete integration of configuration management with service assurance, traffic management, service activation, impact analysis of complex multi-technology services and other management components. ''Our relationship with Compaq solidifies our commitment in providing robust solutions to carriers around the globe,'' said John Borden, president and CEO of Granite Systems. ''Compaq's TeMIP solution has achieved a leading position in the network management marketplace, and the combination of TeMIP and Xpercom will deliver a uniquely powerful solution to our customers.'' ''The number one priority of service providers is to maintain control of infrastructure costs and still provide a wide range of high quality services,'' said Claude Hary, marketing director, OSS, Compaq Telecommunications. ''Using the integrated TeMIP and Xpercom solution, our customers can maintain continuous, high quality service due to real-time management mechanisms that rapidly locate particular problems and their associated impacts on services.'' Granite's Xpercom family of products automates network engineering and administration including facilities assignment, provisioning, network planning, network design and inventory tracking. The Xpercom platform offers in-depth functionality that can be easily customized by network engineers. Compaq's TeMIP product has the most widely installed TMN-compliant network and services management base in the world today. Over sixty of the world's leading telecommunications operators and service providers managing networks, ranging from GSM, data and voice services, and transmission, use Compaq TeMIP solutions. About Granite Systems, Inc. Granite Systems (www.granite.com), based in Manchester, New Hampshire, provides next-generation network configuration management solutions that help telecommunications service providers reduce the cost and complexity of network operations systems and support. A single Xpercom platform serves any carrier, any technology, any network, in any market. Granite Systems' products are used by many of the largest and fastest growing U.S., European, and Latin American emerging carriers for wireless, wireline, telephony, and data networks. Note to editors: All company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Contact: Granite Systems, Inc. The Weber Group Jessica Ryder Stansbury Erica Askew/Randi Dank 603-625-0100 x107 617-520-7213/7270 jstansbury@granite.com easkew@webergroup.com granite.com rdank@webergroup.com More Quotes and News: Compaq Computer Corp (NYSE:CPQ - news) Related News Categories: computer hardware, computers, software, telecom

To: rudedog who wrote (73337)	12/6/1999 5:24:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 97611

It's been a long time since CPQ has looked better going forward compared to DELL, yes?

To: rudedog who wrote (73337)	12/6/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: Aljorma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Rudedog........"I would not get on board on either side at the moment - too little fizz left to go long, too much uncertainty about market perception vs. reality to go short. I think there will come a point sometime in the next few months when the pattern for 2000 will become apparent. If I were holding SUNW now, I would be watching for a good opportunity to sell covered calls. Or maybe I'd just take the money and run" It's unfortunate we can't say this for Compaq. Aljorma