/C O R R E C T I O N -- Compaq Computer Corporation/.

In DAW051, Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) Will Be First to Ship Products and Provide Professional Services For Windows 2000, moved yesterday, we are advised by the company that the contact phone number for Grace Trent should read "281-518-9460" rather than "281-514-9460" as originally issued. Complete, corrected version follows:

Compaq Will Be First to Ship Products and Provide Professional Services For

Windows 2000;

Announces Windows 2000 Availability With Deskpro, Armada, iPaq, Professional

Workstation, ProLiant & Prosignia Servers and Ready-to-Deploy Solutions And

Services

HOUSTON, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering on its vision of NonStop(TM) eBusiness solutions, Compaq Computer Corporation today becomes the first major computer vendor to announce that its products will be ready to ship with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows 2000.

"We anticipate very positive feedback from our customers on Compaq's ability to deliver quality products preloaded with Windows 2000," said Jim Allchin, Group Vice President, Microsoft Corporation. "Since the earliest phases of our Windows 2000 development, Compaq has been a valued partner - in fact, our development teams have worked closely to ensure the reliability of Windows on Compaq hardware."

For nearly two decades, Compaq and Microsoft have participated in defining industry standards in the joint development, testing and preparation of leadership PC solutions culminating in the development of Windows 2000. As part of its early involvement with Microsoft, Compaq has helped develop many of the key features of the final Windows 2000 product. Today's announcement further demonstrates that Compaq is the industry leader in responding to customers' demands for a more reliable and overall superior computing platform for NonStop(TM) eBusiness services.

"We truly believe that the Windows 2000 platform is ideal to meet the needs of businesses today, especially in this e-commerce economy," said Enrico Pesatori, Senior Vice president and Group General Manager, Enterprise Solutions and Services Group, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Based on that belief, we have placed significant emphasis on preparing our products and services to meet market demand so our customers can be successful from day one."

With the broadest range of computers certified for compatibility on Windows 2000, Compaq has demonstrated its own belief in the reliability of Windows 2000 by deploying Windows 2000 on more than 13,000 PC's & 300 servers internally to date. Designated as the only Microsoft Worldwide Prime Integrator, Compaq continues to have one of the strongest strategic partnerships with Microsoft in its introduction of Windows 2000.

Compaq offers customers:

Professional Services and Support - Compaq has more than 27,000 Services employees at 550 locations in 114 countries. Among them, 15,000 are Microsoft trained specialists. In addition, Compaq has 3,000 Microsoft Certified Solutions Engineers and Solutions Developers who are trained to help customers design business solutions that leverage the power of Windows 2000.

Simplified Deployment - Compaq is the first computer vendor to make Windows 2000 products available to customers. And to ensure easy and seamless technology deployment, Compaq offers customers' comprehensive services for step-by-step migration to Windows 2000 and a set of solution CDs for smooth upgrade of its broad line of Windows 2000 READY-PCs.

Reliability - Compaq offers customers a reliable Windows 2000 solution with products that are fully tested, certified and integrated. Customers can begin to take advantage of all the benefits of the Windows 2000 platform immediately.

Manageability - Compaq's management tools and the management features of Windows 2000 help customers detect and even avoid network problems. Compaq also provides its customers with services to help implement these solutions.

For more information on Compaq's Windows 2000 offerings, visit the Compaq Windows 2000 website at http://www.compaq.com/windows2000.

Company Background: Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. For more corporate information, see: http://www.compaq.com/.

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