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To: rupert1 who wrote (38737)	12/5/1998 5:21:00 AM
From: rupert1	Respond to of 97611

Even the Limey's are buying Compaq. From "helpinout": ________________________________________ Compaq Leaps to #1 in Total UK Workstation Market DEC 4, 1998, M2 Communications - Compaq has jumped back into the number one position in the total UK Windows NT and Unix workstation marketplace for Q3 1998 with nearly 28 per cent market share, according to new figures from market analyst Dataquest. The Q3 results give Compaq a lead of 6.6 percentage points over its nearest rival. Sue Forkin, workstation product marketing manager at Compaq, said, "The workstation market has become fiercely competitive since we entered it two years ago. Our strategy has been to provide a range of powerful workstation computers that are suitable for most customer needs at a highly competitive price point. With the Compaq Professional Workstation range, we are now able to address all workstation customers, from the entry-level to the very high end, with top-quality products, and the marketshare figures are testament to our strategy's success." Compaq entered the workstation market in October 1996, offering significant price/performance improvements over the RISC/Unix machines that dominated the sector. Compaq is actively selling and marketing its range of Professional Workstations into a number of market sectors, including finance, CAD/CAE and DCC. Compaq's workstation product line is based on three families. The XP Line, based on the 64-bit Alpha processor running either NT or Unix, is designed to provide customers with the most powerful 64-bit processor technology to deliver the fastest applications performance. The SP Line is designed to provide the performance and functionality of traditional RISC-based workstations running Windows NT on Pentium Xeon processors at a significantly lower price. Finally, the AP Line is a new entry-level Pentium II workstation range targeting customers needing a highly affordable workstation.