BUYCOMP.COM -- The Internet Computer Superstore -- Now Powered By IBM's New Netfinity Server Technology.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1998--BuyComp, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (www.buycomp.com), a leading Internet-only computer retail store, Thursday announced it has upgraded its site with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Netfinity servers to give customers greater flexibility and speed in selecting and purchasing products. The IBM Netfinity servers are expected to significantly increase the speed and capacity of the BuyComp site, allowing its customers to quickly and effectively access the company's inventory of more than 30,000 hardware and software computer products. In addition, it will further increase the number of customers able to purchase products simultaneously. Netfinity servers will also provide a reliable foundation for managing the BuyComp Web site, allowing all of its Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. activities to be controlled internally to support increased business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and reduce electronic bottlenecks. "This is a great opportunity to partner with IBM, the industry's premiere provider of e-business tools," said Scott Blum, founder and president of BuyComp. "IBM's powerful server technology is ideally suited to meet our business needs for today and tomorrow, and will help provide a seamless and easy buying experience for our customers." "BuyComp is a leader in the e-business market, providing a foundation and future for the way customers buy computer products over the Internet," said Mark Enzweiler, vice president, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Channel Sales, IBM Personal Systems Group. "We are pleased that Netfinity is helping to power the BuyComp site, enhancing its flexibility and versatility, and providing customers with seamless and fast purchase experience." About IBM Netfinity Products IBM Netfinity products provide customers using industry-standard technologies with an extremely reliable foundation for their networked businesses by delivering outstanding power, scalability, control and service. The IBM Netfinity family of products enables small, medium and large companies to manage their networked business systems -- from file and print capabilities to the most advanced applications -- virtually anytime, anywhere. Software from industry-leading vendors such as Lotus, Novell, Microsoft, SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards See J.D. Edwards. and Baan are tested on IBM Netfinity systems to help customers achieve their highest degree of productivity. In addition, through the worldwide IBM TechConnect program, customers can train and certify their specialists in various facets of IBM. About IBM A pioneer in personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. , IBM continues to lead the industry with complete solutions that help customers dramatically improve network manageability, lower system administration costs and increase business productivity. IBM holds more than 30,000 patents worldwide, benefiting its customers with more research breakthroughs than the rest of the industry combined. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.pc.ibm.com. About BuyComp LLC BuyComp LLC, The Internet Computer See Internet appliance and network computer. Superstore, is an online purchasing Web site complete with detailed product information and comparisons on over 30,000 computer hardware and software products. With guaranteed low prices, the BUYCOMP.COM Web site includes specific product categories such as buycomputers, buynotebooks, buystorage, etc. The BUYCOMP.COM Web site also includes a custom search engine, providing a fast and efficient way to make buying decisions and purchase computer products instantly. Founded in October 1996, BuyComp is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with headquarters in Irvine. BuyComp can be found at www.buycomp.com. For additional information, visit the Buycomp Web site at www.buycomp.com or contact Franny Kirchoff at franny@buycomp.com. CONTACT: BuyComp LLC, Irvine Franny Kirchoff, 714/790-6212 franny@buycomp.com |
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