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To: John Koligman who wrote (39017)	12/7/1998 1:14:00 PM
From: Sueponine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

To All, I don't know about the rest of you guys, but this recent movement in CPQuintessential is really affecting my bottom line, for once to the upside. Of course, movement (up not down for a change) in SUNW, INTC, CSCO, MSFT and LU haven't hurt me any either. Feeling better about CPQ and life in general. Later. Sueponine.

To: John Koligman who wrote (39017)	12/7/1998 1:23:00 PM
From: Kenya AA	Respond to of 97611

Thread: Sorry if already posted . . . Compaq Announces Immediate Worldwide Availability of its Leading DECss7 Stack for Windows NT-Based Servers Business Wire - December 07, 1998 10:46 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998--Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) announced worldwide availability of its leading DECss7 telecommunications server platform running Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server on any Intel-based computer. DECss7, the Compaq implementation of international Signaling System Number 7 standard, is designed to be fully distributed across multiple computers, and offers scalability, high availability, and high performance to telecom equipment manufacturers and software developers. DECss7 is one of the major SS7 implementations deployed in more than 200 wireline and wireless networks worldwide. At SUPERCOM '98 in June, running on standard networked Intel servers, DECss7 clocked a record-breaking performance of more than 1,000 transactions per second on a single SS7 node. The DECss7 platform running Windows NT Server is available in multiple configurations, ranging from a single Intel-based server configuration, up to a fully distributed platform supporting more than 100 Intel servers and up to 2048 SS7 links. In addition DECss7 on Windows NT is actually enhancing our current leadership position on Compaq's Digital UNIX and OpenVMS operating systems with compatible sets of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), ensuring a smooth pathway for companies wishing to migrate between operating systems. Compaq's DECss7 supports APIs at different layers of the SS7 recommendations, and can be used to develop applications for Service Control Points (SCP), Intelligent Peripherals (IP), Service Nodes (SN), Call Centers and Voice over IP (VoIP) servers. DECss7 also supports the Bellcore ISCP Generic Data Interface (GDI) specification for TCP/IP, SR-3389, allowing any application written above the Transaction Capability Application Part (TCAP) layer to transparently use a TCP/IP interface or a real SS7 link. For more information about DECss7, please see the following Web page: digital.com Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Theresa Parenteau 978-496-9981 theresa.parenteau@compaq.com or Compaq Computer Corporation Tom Madden 978-496-8483 tom.madden@compaq.com

To: John Koligman who wrote (39017)	12/7/1998 1:26:00 PM
From: Kenya AA	Respond to of 97611

AND ..... Baby Bells,computer firms push for Internet access Reuters Story - December 07, 1998 08:25 WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The regional Bell phone companies and computer industry giants such as Intel Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp. on Monday proposed a series of regulatory changes that would accelerate the roll-out of high-speed Internet access to consumers. The proposal, if adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, would allow the telephone companies to invest more rapidly in the development of high-speed data network infrastructure, the companies said. The Baby Bell phone companies seek to provide long-distance data services. But under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the Bells are forbidden from offering long-distance voice and data services within their home regions until they open their local telephone markets to competition. The FCC has proposed lifting some restrictions on the Baby Bells by allowing them to provide data services as long as those operations were in separate subsidiaries. The Baby Bells, however, say the cost of building a separate data unit would force that affiliate to focus on servicing lucrative, business customers instead of residential or rural customers. Under the new proposal to be submitted to the FCC on Monday, the incumbent local telephone companies would be able to provide long-distance data services if it would substantially reduce the cost of delivery high-speed Internet connections to consumers. The phone companies would agree to give competitors greater access to their central offices or networks and all Internet service providers also would continue to have access to the broadband networks of the phone companies, the companies said. Additional details were not immediately available. The companies involved include phone companies Ameritech Corp. , Bell Atlantic Corp. , BellSouth Corp. , GTE Corp. , U S West Inc. , SBC Communications Corp. , as well as technology companies Intel Corp. , Gateway 2000 Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

To: John Koligman who wrote (39017)	12/7/1998 1:29:00 PM
From: Kenya AA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

AND .... Compaq Announces High Availability Services for ProLiant Family of Windows NT-Based Systems Business Wire - December 07, 1998 09:16 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998-- Unique Partnership with Customers Culminates in Choice of Uptime Guarantees to Address a Range of Customers' High Availability Support Needs Editors' Summary -- Compaq's expanded services portfolio for Windows NT now ranges from basic to high availability, further enhancing customers' ability to deploy Windows NT today in critical computing environments. -- Packaged and custom services for ProLiant systems target availability needs and budgets of small to large enterprises. Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) further reinforced its commitment to driving robust Windows NT operating system-based solutions into the enterprise, announcing a suite of services, ranging from basic to high-availability, for its family of ProLiant servers running the Windows NT Server operating system. Compaq also announced a pair of uptime guarantees for ProLiant clusters, enabling customers to select the level of support that suits their availability needs. Today's news underscores Compaq's confidence in the reliability of its Intel-based NT cluster technology and storage solutions and the proven experience, tools, and methodologies of its world-class services organization, along with channel partners, to help small, medium and large enterprise customers confidently and safely deploy Windows NT now in commercial and high-availability computing environments. Today's news not only addresses the service needs of companies who are migrating to or integrating Compaq's Windows NT-based servers, it significantly expands the portfolio of services available to the large installed base of Compaq ProLiant servers. New today for Compaq's ProLiant line of Intel-based servers for Windows NT are: -- NT System and Cluster Startup and Installation Services - A vital first step in achieving desired system availability, these services are designed to help customers introduce Windows NT-based systems to their enterprise, or move from existing Windows NT-based systems to clusters. -- Availability Review - This custom service engagement provides in-depth analysis of customers' complete environments to identify risks to optimal availability, determine cost of downtime per device, and make recommendations to eliminate risk and thereby reduce the impact of downtime. -- Availability Partnership - This custom service delivers proactive support to help customers manage change in their IT environments, with the goal of maintaining optimum availability levels. -- RecoverAll - This service provides 100 percent asset recovery for damaged equipment as a result of disaster, as well as reimbursement for many other disaster-related expenses. -- Priority Service Plans (PSP) - Compaq Services is adding Priority Executive, a new level of support in its popular line of packaged Priority Service Plans. Priority Executive offers packaged business-critical hardware and software support services with the added benefit of normalized warranty. With this additional PSP package, customers can now choose from five packages with increasing levels of support plans to meet their desired levels of hardware and software support, response time, and availability. These plans include: Priority, Priority 24, Priority Plus, Priority Premier, and Priority Executive. PSP services are designed to simplify the purchase of system support at the point of product purchase and are available for sale through Compaq's channel partners. The hardware and software services offered in the PSP packages are also available unbundled to existing ProLiant customers through Compaq and its channel partners. Industry's First Targeted Guarantees Compaq Services now offers two guarantees to meet the availability needs and budget requirements of commercial users as well as business-critical users. For customers whose systems are used primarily for commercial business, Compaq offers a 99.5 percent uptime guarantee, or no more than 40 hours of downtime per year. This guarantee covers the operating system and hardware for eligible two-node clustered Compaq ProLiant servers running Windows NT Server operating system. For customers whose ProLiant systems are deployed for business-critical use, Compaq now offers a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee (no more than nine hours a year of downtime) for selected clusters and configurations. "For more than ten years, Compaq has supported many of the world's most intensely business-critical systems," said John Rando, Senior Vice President and Group Executive, Compaq Services. "Compaq's emphasis on robust, enterprise-class Windows NT-based servers and storage solutions is backed by the industry's most experienced team of business-critical consultants and certified engineers. Our advanced tools and proven methodologies further enable us to deliver services and guarantees that reflect the real-world needs of our customers." "Enterprise Customers are choosing Windows NT more and more for business-critical systems. I am very excited about Compaq's investments in delivering even greater value to our customers by providing uptime guarantee services for Windows NT," said Deborah Willingham, Vice President, Enterprise Customer Unit, Microsoft Corporation. "As one of the world's largest Microsoft-certified services organizations, Compaq is totally focused on ensuring that our joint customers' business requirements are met by the right technology infrastructure. The 99.9 percent guarantee will enable our enterprise customers to feel comfortable deploying the Microsoft Platform in challenging, business-critical environments." More than a Numbers Game As businesses increasingly rely on complex technology for business operations, their systems and computing environments need to be assessed for availability risks. Compaq's unique, proactive and holistic approach to high availability involves a partnership and shared risk with the customer. This approach takes into account the major areas of a customer's IT environment that can contribute to downtime -- software, hardware, networks, physical environment, applications and the customers management processes -- as well as the steps and procedures customers can take to reduce the risk of downtime. "Our customers look beyond the numbers on the guarantee," said Peter Mercury, Vice President of Customer Services, Compaq Services. "They rely on us to engage with them throughout the lifecycle to ensure that their systems are proactively planned, designed, implemented and managed to maintain the highest desired levels of availability." By first performing an Availability Review, Compaq Services helps customers to identify the risk areas and choose the appropriate technology and services to ensure that they achieve and maintain the required availability target. As with Compaq's guarantees for Digital UNIX and OpenVMS, customers qualify for the Windows NT uptime guarantees based on system eligibility, their business-critical service level agreement with Compaq and a commitment to preventive measures by both parties. Expertise, Experience, and Superior Technology Compaq's expertise in high availability computing is based on twenty-plus years of experience in designing and supporting clustered system technology on multiple operating systems. As a result, Compaq has more engineers cross-trained on Digital UNIX, OpenVMS and Windows NT than any other vendor. Compaq also offers the industry's leading NonStop operating system, Tandem NSK and a comprehensive set of products and services that create seamless integration between the NonStop Himalaya server and Windows NT Server environments. In addition, over the next year, Compaq will deliver a wide range of storage services designed to allow customers uninterrupted access to their mission-critical data. Compaq's high-availability services, coupled with the unprecedented level of robustness and scalability of Compaq's ProLiant servers, Compaq Fibre Channel Storage, system management software and interconnect options, provide a total solution and unparalleled coverage for business-critical Windows NT environments. Expanding Range of Windows NT Products and Services Today's announcement rounds out Compaq's existing portfolio of lifecycle services for Windows NT, which includes a full range of packaged and custom services for Windows NT-based applications such as Microsoft Exchange. These new services will help customers to implement or expand deployment of Windows NT in their operating environments. Compaq also offers backup support services for its channel partners who deliver Windows NT services to their customers. Today's announcement further demonstrates the close relationship between Compaq and Microsoft that includes services, products and shared technology. For more than a decade, Compaq Services (formerly Digital Worldwide Services) has provided lifecycle services for Microsoft technologies, ranging from help desk, to planning and deploying Windows NT integration and migration and now business-critical support. As a result of this successful relationship, Compaq is the only company endorsed by Microsoft as Worldwide Prime Integrator for Windows NT. Compaq recently announced increased technology and consulting support to Microsoft in the development of Windows 2000 (NT 5.0). At the same time, Compaq and Microsoft unveiled their initiative to propel the Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system into a premier role in the enterprise data center. The initiative will continue to provide customers with the cost-effectiveness and ease-of-use of Windows NT in addition to the advanced clustering, OLTP scalability and robustness of Compaq's best data-center technologies. Availability and Pricing The new services for Compaq ProLiant NT Servers are available today, direct from Compaq for large enterprise customers. The services are sold to small- and medium-enterprise customers through Compaq's channel partners. Prices are quoted based on customers' system configurations and support needs. Compaq's uptime guarantee for Windows NT 4 will be effective in January 1999. Guarantees are not sold, but are offered free to qualified business-critical services customers with eligible ProLiant system clusters. Additional information on high availability services for Windows NT is available at: ww1.digital.com or by calling 1-800-289-9052. Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 100 company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking and communication products, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are on the World Wide Web at compaq.com and are available by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations are available by calling 1-800-345-1518. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned

To: John Koligman who wrote (39017)	12/7/1998 1:31:00 PM
From: Kenya AA	Respond to of 97611

AND .... Legato Systems Announces Support for Compaq Enterprise Network Storage Architecture; Legato Systems Works with Compaq Corporation to Provide Enterprise Storage Management Solutions Business Wire - December 07, 1998 08:28 PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998--Legato Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGTO), a leader in the enterprise storage management software market, today announced that it is working closely with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) to provide enterprise storage management solutions for the Compaq Enterprise Network Storage Architecture (ENSA). The Compaq Enterprise Network Storage Architecture enables storage to become a flexible, shared resource throughout an enterprise. ENSA provides distributed pools of highly available centrally managed storage that can be widely deployed, and is independent of computing systems and applications. "Compaq's Enterprise Network Storage Architecture provides the best, standards-based vision for network storage," said Kirby Wadsworth, vice president of marketing, Compaq's Storage Product Division. "Partnering with industry leaders is critical to the fulfillment of this vision, and we are excited to be working with Legato to create powerful solutions to meet our customer's IT challenges." "The ENSA vision of centrally managed pools of distributed, highly available storage is aligned with the control zone and data zone concepts embodied in the Legato Enterprise Storage Management Architecture," said Nora M. Denzel, senior vice president at Legato Systems, Inc. "We are pleased to be working with Compaq, and are committed to providing the best possible storage management solution for business-critical data." Legato's enterprise storage management solutions will allow traffic associated with backup of large production servers to be taken off of the LAN, and will enable sharing of large tape libraries between multiple servers and applications. Additionally, it provides centralized management of distributed storage resources in a policy-managed framework. The solution features Legato NetWorker storage nodes, Legato SmartMedia, and Legato GEMS. Legato and Compaq are working together to ensure the successful deployment of these solutions in Compaq storage networking and clustering environments. About Legato Systems Legato Systems, Inc. develops, markets, and supports an integrated set of enterprise storage management software products for heterogeneous client/server computing environments. Large customers around the world select the Company's solution because of its reliability, platform independence, and unique ability to seamlessly integrate with existing and future computing environments. Legato's storage management software has become the recognized de facto standard with the largest installed base, representing over 37,000 customers, protecting more than 4,000,000 systems. Twenty-four of the world's largest system and applications vendors have chosen Legato as a strategic partner for protecting their customers' data, including Banyan, Compaq, Data General, Fujitsu/Amdahl, Fujitsu/ICL, Groupe Bull, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Informix, NEC, Netscape, Network Appliance, Nihon-Unisys, Oracle, Siemens Nixdorf, Silicon Graphics, Sony and Sun Microsystems. The Company's NetWorker, BusinesSuite, SmartMedia, and GEMS products are also licensed, resold, or endorsed by other major vendors, including BMC Software; Computer Associates; Tivoli, an IBM company; Microsoft Corporation; MTI Technology; Novell; and SAP. Legato's home page address on the World Wide Web is legato.com. Note to Editors: Legato NetWorker and Legato SmartMedia are registered trademarks, and NetWorker Archive, NetWorker HSM, ClientPak, SmartClient, StorSuite, BusinesSuite, Power Edition, Legato GEMS, and OpenTape are trademarks of Legato Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product, trademark, company, or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Legato Systems, Inc., Palo Alto Suzan Woods, 650/812-6112 swoods@legato.com

To: John Koligman who wrote (39017)	12/7/1998 1:33:00 PM
From: Kenya AA	Respond to of 97611

AND FINALLY ..... Computer Industry and Regional Telephone Firms Join Together to Accelerate Widespread Availability of Fast Internet Services to Consumers PR Newswire - December 07, 1998 11:44 Companies to Present Landmark Broadband Access Proposal to FCC WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Major computer industry and telephone companies today announced completion of a unified proposal to be presented to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The goal of this proposal is to speed availability of high-speed Internet access services, such as ADSL. The companies involved include: Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Compaq Computer Corporation, Gateway, GTE, Intel, Microsoft, SBC, and US West. Also in the alliance are the Information Technology Industry Council and the Business Software Alliance. The companies will present this proposal today to the FCC as a means of encouraging telephone company investment in high-speed services for consumers. Today's proposal, once adopted by the FCC, would establish a set of ground rules that support rapid investment in high-speed infrastructure by the telephone companies while ensuring a competitive playing field. The FCC has an open proceeding on making advanced telecommunications services available to American consumers as required by the 1996 Telecommunications Act. "Today's announcement marks a significant win for consumers," said Rod Schrock, Senior Vice President and Group General Manager, Consumer Products Group, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Our customers tell us they are clamoring for faster Internet connections. This proposal will ultimately give consumers the fastest Internet experience possible by accelerating deployment of high- speed ADSL Internet access." "The leading computer industry companies realize that regulation of bandwidth deployment is their problem, too," said William Reddersen, BellSouth's Group President, Value Added Services. "They also realize that the more incentives we have to deploy faster Internet pipes, the sooner consumers can benefit from advanced communications and information services delivered over the Internet." "This agreement represents another significant step towards Intel's goal of widespread deployment of affordable broadband services," said Les Vadasz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development, Intel Corporation. "Recently, a cross industry effort successfully defined and delivered a global, low cost, consumer-friendly ADSL standard, known as G.Lite (G.992.2). Today's agreement on these principles should provide a catalyst for the adoption of regulatory policies that will both foster the efforts of the new competitors and strengthen the local telephone companies' investment incentives to offer G.Lite and other broadband services." "I applaud the efforts of these companies to speed the availability and lower the cost of high-speed Internet connections for Americans, said Henry Geller, former head of the National Telecommunications Information Administration and former FCC general counsel. "This is a fine example of cross-industry collaboration and we urge the FCC to support this private sector initiative." The initiative comes one week after the White House announced an effort with the FCC, Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative to push for increased private investment in high-speed networks so that consumers and businesses can be free from slow Internet service. The principles of the proposal are being presented to the FCC in meetings between FCC Commissioners and officials from the computer and telephone industries. The key points of the proposal include: * The promotion of competition in the local exchange data communications market; * Incumbent telephone companies will give competitors greater access to their central offices; * All Internet service providers will continue to have access to the broadband networks of the telephone companies; * Unnecessary restrictive regulations will be lessened on the incumbent telephone companies; * The regional Bell companies will be able to provide long-distance data communications if such freedom would substantially reduce the cost of delivering high-speed Internet connections to consumers. If adopted by the FCC, the principles of this proposal to which the computing companies and local telephone companies have agreed would represent a major step forward for a faster Internet available to the mass market, according to Compaq's Schrock. He added that the principles will promote the deployment of new services while also promoting competition in the telephone market. "And the American consumer will benefit through faster, lower-cost access to the Internet," Schrock said. FOR INFORMATION: John Schneidawind, BellSouth Public Relations (202)463-4183; Bill McCloskey, BellSouth Public Relations (202)463-4129; Cherry Kinlaw, Public Relations Manager, Consumer Products, Compaq Computer Corporation (281)927-8167; Greg Lund, Gateway Country Public Relations (605)232-1757; William Giles, Intel Public Relations (503)264-7550; David Schlosser, SBC Public Relations (202)326-8844; Susan Butta, Bell Atlantic Public Relations (202)336-7883; Nancy Bernstrom, U S West Public Relations (202)429-3105; Bob Bishop, GTE Public Relations (202)463-5206; Alison O'Brien, Waggoner/Edstrom Public Relations for Microsoft (503)245-0905; Fiona Branton, ITIC (202)626-5751; Linda Bloss-Baum, BSA (202)872-5500 SOURCE BellSouth Corporation /CONTACT: John Schneidawind, 202-463-4183 or Bill McCloskey, 202-463-4129, both of Bellsouth Public Relations/ /