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To: rupert1 who wrote (77249)	2/1/2000 1:23:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

It is also known as the "WC" or water closet. Lived in London for a year when I was much younger.....

To: rupert1 who wrote (77249)	2/1/2000 3:46:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 97611

B: Compaq Execs Tout Win 2000 Server Products Feb 01, 2000 (Tech Web - CMP via COMTEX) -- Compaq executives said Tuesday they are ready and eager to hit to the streets with Internet-enabled server, storage, and security products that are maximized for Microsoft's long-awaited Windows 2000 when it formally launches Feb. 17. "Compaq has the largest portfolio of products to help customers manage and support virtually every kind of Windows 2000 environment," said Mark Lewis, Compaq vice president of enterprise storage software. Windows 2000, the highly anticipated upgrade to Windows NT 4, is the biggest product launch for the Redmond, Wash.-based software behemoth since Windows 95 was designed, tested, and deployed on Compaq products, Lewis said. While Microsoft has long partnered with leading computer makers, Compaq and Microsoft have enjoyed an especially close-knit affiliation, extending most recently into co-developing, production, and marketing Windows 2000 products. Compaq is the only computer maker participating in Microsoft's Win 2000 Rapid Deployment Program and it has widely deployed the forthcoming operating system internally. Houston-based Compaq's executives spoke to analysts on a conference call that coincided with a major print advertising blitz launched Tuesday by Microsoft in national newspapers. The ads show three green lights and emphasize 24-by-7 availability of the forthcoming operating system. Windows 2000 has greater Internet capabilities and addresses the reality of more complex storage area networks, Lewis said. Compaq storage products will leverage Windows 2000 for great business flexibility, he said. "We expect Windows 2000 to drive a continued effort toward storage consolidation," he said. "We've been committed to Microsoft to co-develop products within the storage environment that maximize customers' efficiencies." The formal launch of Windows 2000 will be hosted by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and attended by a few thousand industry representatives in San Francisco will mark a key point for hardware and software makers. "Compaq has been benchmarking all of our systems and with Windows 2000 in particular we found an improvement of over 40 percent over Windows NT 4 on our platform today," said Phil Lawson-Shanks, Compaq's manager Windows 2000 server programs. Compaq CEO Michael D. Capellas is expected to discuss in detail the new Windows 2000 and Compaq benchmark results during his keynote at the Windows 2000 launch event. On the security products front, Compaq is offering Internet security products to assist Windows 2000 e-business applications, said Bill Ferguson, marketing director for Compaq's Atalla security products. Those products support Microsoft's cryptographic API, the functions of authenticode, single sign-on, certificate services, secure exchange, and Internet Information Server. Copyright (C) 2000 CMP Media Inc. techweb.com -0-