Armada 4100 Wins 'Best of PC Expo' Award; New Portable Family Also Wins Show's 'Best Portable' Accolade from Byte Magazine and Blenheim Group.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 1996--Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced that its new Armada An earlier brand name for laptop computers from Compaq. The line was noted for its quality and innovative features. 4100 family of notebook PCs recently won Byte Magazine and The Blenheim Group's prestigious "Best of PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than " award. "Best of PC Expo" is a competition which includes every product exhibited at the trade show. In addition, Byte Magazine also awarded Compaq the extremely competitive "Best Portable" accolade for this year's entire PC Expo event. Describing the notebook as a product that "satisfies the needs of a wide range of users," Byte announced the award at a ceremony held on Wednesday, June 19, at PC Expo, one of the computer industry's most prominent trade shows. More than 142,323 people attended this year's PC Expo, a four-day event sponsored by The Blenheim Group. The recently announced Compaq Armada 4100 is a flexible family of notebook PCs designed to meet the size and weight requirements of customers who want the flexibility to customize their notebooks to meet their specific needs. With its innovative, versatile design, the Armada 4100 family easily transforms from a slimline notebook at 1.5 inches thin and weighing about five pounds, to a standard notebook configuration with an integrated diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk drive at about six pounds, to a multimedia powerhouse -- all within the same advanced mobile design. The Armada family of notebooks, which includes the Armada 4100 as well as the entry-level Armada 1100, was announced at a press conference in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on June 17, 1996, kicking off the PC Expo trade show. "Receiving both the `best of show' and `best portable' awards from Byte and The Blenheim Group demonstrates that Compaq has truly put a stake in the ground and is serious about regaining the lead in the portables marketplace," said Michael Winkler Winkler may refer to:
Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. is the world's largest supplier of personal computers, offering desktop PCs, portable PCs, servers and options. Founded in 1982, the company reported 1995 worldwide sales of $14.8 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through Compaq marketing partners and sold directly to customers through Compaq Direct Plus at 1-800-888-5858. Compaq provides 24-hour customer support and can be reached through the Compaq forums on America Online See AOL. , CompuServe, Internet (http://www.compaq.com), and Prodigy, or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345- 1518. -0- 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 Nora Hahn 713-514-0484 nhahn@bangate.compaq.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Lisa Gilbert 617-536-0470 lgilbert@millercom.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Donna Ruane 617-536-0470 druane@millercom.com |
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