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To: Night Writer who wrote (42597)	1/7/1999 6:13:00 PM
From: Roads End	Respond to of 97611

NW...Statistical manipulation or true face value Steve Quarter HP NetServer System Sales to New Product Offerings and Operational Efficiences Business Editors/Computer Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1999-- HP NetServer System Market-share Growth Vaults 52 Percent Worldwide, per IDC New products, a commitment to 99.9 percent uptime on certain products and continued focus on operational excellence contributed to the outstanding sales performance of the HP NetServer family of products in the third calendar quarter of 1998 (3Q98), Hewlett-Packard Company today announced. According to IDC's December 1998 report on 3Q98 worldwide PC server sales, HP NetServer sales grew a dramatic 52 percent. This happened at a time when the overall worldwide PC server market grew only 14 percent. -0- *T Worldwide PC Server Sales Growth from 2Q98 to 3Q98 HP 52 percent Compaq 8 percent IBM 18 percent Overall Market 14 percent Source: IDC, December 1998

To: Night Writer who wrote (42597)	1/7/1999 6:31:00 PM
From: Roads End	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

NW..More server sales data. This time Sun is claiming to be out selling HWP and IBM but not all other competitors. Steve Bridge News New York--Jan 7--Sun Microsystems is outpacing nearly all its rivals, reaching the top of the computer industry, according to today's issue of BusinessWeek. * * * Sun's server sales have risen about 30% in 1998, compared to an 18% gain for servers made by HP and a 10% increase for those from IBM, according to sources cited by BusinessWeek. However, the article noted that Sun's last quarter could be a slight disappointment because the company changed over from a mainframe-based financial system to all-Sun gear, potentially delaying some orders. "If you want to know where the computer industry is going, ask Sun," said Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich to BusinessWeek magazine. BusinessWeek said the AOL deal, under which AOL promised to buy at least $500 million in Sun servers over the next three years, will also boost profits. End Bridge News Tel (212) 372-7288