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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (143857)	9/20/2001 2:02:35 PM
From: Monica Detwiler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel's 900 MHz Pentium 3 Xeon CPU must be shipping. 256 of them, at least - Monica Compaq ProLiant Servers Achieve First-Ever 1 Billion Transactions-Per-Day In TPC-C Validated Benchmark September 19, 2001 15:00 Compaq ProLiant Servers Achieve First-Ever 1 Billion Transactions-Per-Day In TPC-C Validated Benchmark HOUSTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) today announced that a 32-node cluster of market-leading Compaq ProLiant(TM) DL760 servers has achieved a new world-record performance TPC-C benchmark result of 709,220.08 transactions per minute (tpmC) at a cost of only $14.96 per tpmC. This result leads the industry for price: performance in the Transaction Processing Council Top Ten list of clustered TPC-C benchmarks (www.tpc.org ). This benchmark represents the equivalent of processing more than 1 billion transactions per day, or in real-world terms, more than triple the transactions handled daily, worldwide, by a large consumer credit card payment processing system. Providing Customers with Maximum Performance and Scalability The benchmark was achieved on scale-out configuration of 32 ProLiant DL760 servers, each with eight 900MHz Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors, running Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server and Microsoft SQL(R) Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. This result underscores the enterprise-class performance, scalability, and investment protection of ProLiant DL760 platforms, and continues to demonstrate Compaq's commitment to providing customers with the best IT infrastructure solutions required to accelerate business velocity and deliver continuous operations. For additional information, please visit the Compaq Web site at: compaq.com . Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation ("Compaq") is a leading global provider of enterprise technology and solutions. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at www.compaq.com . Compaq and the Compaq logo are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: worsening global economic conditions, increased competitive environment and pricing pressures, disruptions related to restructuring actions and delays in the expansion of Compaq's solutions business model. Further information on these and other factors that could affect Compaq's financial results is included in Compaq's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the latest Annual Report on form 10-K and the latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q. TPC-C is a trademark of the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC). See the TPC web site at www.tpc.org for more information. Compaq ProLiant DL760-900, 709220 tpmC, 14.96 $/tpmC, available 10/15/01. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here tbutton.prnewswire.com SOURCE Compaq Computer Corporation /CONTACT: Theresa Parenteau of Compaq Computer Corporation, +1-281-518-8342, or theresa.parenteau@compaq.com; or Wendy Giever of Hill and Knowlton, +1-312-255-3146, or wgiever@hillandknowlton.com, for Compaq Computer Corporation/ /Photo: NewsCom: newscom.com PRN Photo Desk, +1-888-776-6555 or +1-212-782-2840/ /Web site: tpc.org compaq.com compaq.com / (CPQ)