COMPAQ ENABLES END-TO-END WIRELESS SOLUTION TO MMIS.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/. has launched new access and infrastructure solutions for Microsoft Mobile Information Server 2002 (MIS) that will provide Compaq customers with wireless access to their Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. 2000 messaging on a variety of cellular and WiFi wireless networks, increasing productivity of global workforces. Utilizing the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC with MIS, customers will now be able to access their inbox, calendar, and contacts from their corporate Compaq ProLiant servers running Exchange 2000 from anywhere, at anytime. Compaq continues to optimize its end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for both Microsoft wireless and messaging platforms, building on the largest installed base of Microsoft Exchange worldwide running on industry-standard Compaq ProLiant servers, the popularity of the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC for wireless information access, and the industry's most experienced services organization for messaging and collaboration. Today, Compaq is providing enterprise customers with true mobile access and management of time-critical information, such as e-mail, meeting notifications, and the ability to view Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. and Excel attachments. New offerings from Compaq include a Compaq packaged solutions for MIS, new MIS installation and start-up services from Compaq Global Services, and Compaq Managed Mobility solutions for MIS. "Compaq is the only solutions provider with all the resources needed to wirelessly mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. an enterprise for maximum business benefit," said Jerry Meerkatz, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Mobility Solutions Group. "By combining MIS software with the iPAQ Pocket PC and Compaq ProLiant servers -- brought together by Compaq Global Services -- we're providing customers with faster access to their data and e-mail in Exchange environments, which ultimately means a higher return on their investments." Telefonica Moviles has successfully completed a pilot program with Compaq and Microsoft solutions for MIS and will begin offering service to its customers in February 2002. Compaq Global Services will provide MIS hosting and support and will install MIS software for Telefonica customers. "Working with Compaq Global Services and Microsoft, we are deploying an enhanced enterprise wireless communication service for our mobile enterprise customers that will deliver the wireless services they need to increase productivity and competitiveness," said Jose Maria Soler, partnership director, Telefonica Moviles. "Our customers will be able to feel confident about addressing crucial business needs from wherever they are in the world." "Microsoft's goal is to take mobility mainstream and make it more easy to deploy. The combination of Compaq's Global Services and solutions and Microsoft's Mobile Information Server will provide corporate IT managers with the tools required to easily implement a world wide mobile solution for end users," said Paul Flessner, senior vice president of the Microsoft.NET Enterprise Server Division at Microsoft Corp. New Compaq Solutions for Wireless Access Compaq has designed and pre-tested end-to-end mobile e-mail and personal information management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) solution packages for MIS 2002 enterprise customers. Packages available can include Compaq iPAQ Pocket PCs, industry-standard Compaq ProLiant servers, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. Cellular and WiFi cards, CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. Airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. Services, MIS 2002 Enterprise Editions and other required software, and MIS 2002 installation and start-up services from Compaq Global Services. Customers deploying these solutions will have true mobile access to their Microsoft Exchange 2000 inbox, calendar, and contacts. In addition to Compaq Lifecycle Services for Mobile Messaging, customers wishing to deploy MIS into their enterprise can also purchase new Compaq Care Paq installation and start-up services for MIS 2002 -- providing installation and configuration of a single server. New Compaq Managed Mobility solutions for MIS provide customized, end-to-end wireless solutions based on Microsoft Exchange -- completely managed by Compaq. Compaq integrates, manages and supports MIS solutions -- from hosting the ProLiant servers and iPAQ Pocket PCs -- to coordinating with customers' wireless carriers. Compaq Managed Mobility solutions also enable customers to scale their service levels up or down, depending on business requirements. For more information on the solutions visit http://www.compaq.com/MicrosoftMIS . Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a global provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets information technology equipment, software, services and solutions, including enterprise storage and computing computing - computer solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, personal desktop and notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. , and personal entertainment and Internet access See how to access the Internet. devices that are sold in more than 200 countries directly and through a network of authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Compaq marketing partners. Compaq can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.compaq.com/ . 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