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To: Kenya AA who wrote (39338)	12/9/1998 9:37:00 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Wednesday December 9, 9:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Compaq Enhances Commercial Modem Offering V.90-Compliant Modems Provide Faster Data Access, Lower Total Cost of Ownership, Compatible Communication HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1998-- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news) today refreshed its entire commercial modem line with six new or enhanced products that incorporate the V.90 global telecommunications standard. Compaq is one of the first major players to provide a complete range of modems - including portable PC cards, advanced digital desktops and server-side modems for remote access - that offer transparent, simultaneous support for both V.90 and K56flex connections. The company is the world's second largest modems vendor in terms of revenue(1). For more details on the modems, please visit Compaq's Web site at: compaq.com Customer Benefit: Compaq's fully tested V.90 modems ensure faster communication and added reliability, while reducing complexity. Users now can connect to the Internet or corporate home office without needing to know protocol technologies. Service calls related to protocol confusion are eliminated, reducing total cost of ownership in portable desktop, workstation and server environments. 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. For more corporate information, see: compaq.com. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (1) According to a study by Ramin Ekhtiar of Gartner Group's Dataquest, ''1998 Modems Marketshare and Forecast,'' (July 13, 1998)