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To: Mao II who wrote (53517)	3/15/1999 11:33:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 97611

info-- r. 15, 1999 (PCWorld via COMTEX) -- Compaq this week will unveil the ProLiant 6400R server and new server cluster management software. The company will also describe the work it's doing on eight-way technology with Intel and Intel's subsidiary Corollary. Compaq will give the briefing on the eight-way architecture at the giant CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Germany. It will not describe specific products, although the company will show prototypes for that market at its booth, says Keith McAuliffe, Compaq vice president for corporate servers. Compaq will show its ProLiant 6400R and the new software at the show. This week will see a flurry of other Compaq announcements. First, the ProLiant 6400R will ship worldwide by April 17, priced at less than $9000, McAuliffe says. The server runs up to four Pentium III Xeon processors, is optimized for clustering, and has components common to both the ProLiant 6500 Xeon and the ProLiant 1850R. The machine has six 64-bit PCI slots, and its memory is expandable to 4GB with support for redundant and non-redundant power processor modules, hot-plug cooling, and four Ultra2 hot-plug hard drives. The server model will run Windows NT 4.0 and will also work with Windows 2000 when Microsoft ships that operating system. Also, Insight Manager XE Cluster Monitor will ship both as a stand-alone product and as part of Cluster Insight Manager in the second quarter. Insight Manager comes on all Compaq servers; individual pricing will be announced upon release. The Web-based software lets administrators monitor cluster performance, errors and failures. They can monitor remotely via the Internet. The software also offers advice on dealing with some problems, says Vince Gayman, Compaq director of high availability marketing. The Intelligent Cluster Administrator will ship Wednesday, priced at $1000 per cluster. It can either be integrated with the Cluster Insight Manager and the XE Cluster Monitor or run as a stand-alone product. The administrator software will be a standard part of the high-end cluster server package, Gayman says. The Web-based software line for cluster management works only with Windows NT, but will be extended to other operating systems as the cluster concept spreads, he adds. Finally, Compaq will be showing both 7U and 14U servers at CeBIT; a U is a 1.75-inch standard measurement of the space between holes in rack enclosures. McAuliffe predicts the new machines will be on par with IBM's new AS/400 line and Hewlett-Packard's HP 9000 offering. The 7U machine has limited internal storage and is designed to work with Compaq's external storage products. "It's just full of processors and cooling," McAuliffe says. And another TOKYO, Mar 16, 1999 (Asia Pulse via COMTEX) -- Microsoft Co. and Compaq Computer KK have begun offering a joint technical support service for clients combining the Windows NT operating system with software from other companies. Each client is assigned a Microsoft technician, and Compaq engineers provide 24-hour support. Contracts for the Microsoft Authorized Support service run for one year.

To: Mao II who wrote (53517)	3/15/1999 11:41:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Revamping Armada laptops--- where is all the news coming from now? Mar. 15, 1999 (PCWorld via COMTEX) -- In an effort to deliver cutting-edge CD-ROM performance, Compaq announced Monday that Deskpro, Prosignia, and Presario customers will be able to purchase or upgrade to the world's fastest CD-ROM drive--the 52X True from Kenwood Technologies. Compaq is the first PC manufacturer to hit the market with Kenwood's warp-speed drive. The drive optimizes transfer-rate performance, without compromising rotational speed and disc vibration, by simultaneously processing multiple tracks of data. Kenwood promises quieter, more reliable performance than that from conventional drives. The 52X True also provides hard drive-like performance without caching. In addition to being repackaged by Compaq and other vendors, the new drive is available directly from Kenwood for a street price of $129. Compaq also announced feature upgrades to its popular Armada 1750 series of budget notebooks. The new Armada 1750 boasts a 14.1-inch color thin-film-transistor display and an Intel 333-MHz Pentium II processor. Suggested retail prices are $2799 for a unit with Windows 95 or 98 preinstalled, and $2899 for a Windows NT Workstation 4.0 model. The revamped Armada notebooks are outfitted with a 6.4GB hard drive and come loaded with 64MB of SDRAM, a 24X (maximum) CD-ROM drive, and a 56-kbps V.90 modem. Options include dual integrated speakers, a full-size keyboard, shock-resistant hard drive enclosure, and an internal AC adapter.