Compaq's Pfeiffer Unveils Aggressive ``NonStop'' eBusiness Strategy to Web-enable Enterprise Customers.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 1999--

"NonStop"(R) eBusiness Initiative to Drive Internet Paradigm

In his keynote address today at Compaq's Innovate Forum 99, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) President and CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer unveiled the company's broad-based strategy to "Web-enable" its enterprise customers, from small- and medium-sized businesses to large global accounts.

This core initiative, which Compaq is calling "NonStop"(R) eBusiness, is central to Compaq's goal to be the Internet computing leader and is designed to deliver continuous mission-critical computing to customers in a rapidly evolving Internet-based economy.

The "NonStop" eBusiness Paradigm

Pfeiffer explained that Compaq is focusing on this strategy because customers' ability to fully leverage the Internet represents one of the most important challenges for both information technology and business in general today.

"It is clear that the Internet will become the dominant means of doing business worldwide," Pfeiffer said. "And to succeed in the Internet Age, customers must adapt to a new paradigm of speed, global competitiveness and e-commerce where continuous connections to customers, partners, suppliers and employees are absolutely essential and where your competition is just a click away."

Compaq "NonStop" eBusiness Defined

Pfeiffer defined Compaq "NonStop" eBusiness as a strategy to deliver the highest levels of continuous commerce through service availability and responsiveness to customers. It features solutions, services, products and technology that enable enterprise customers of all sizes to compete effectively in a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week marketplace.

The Internet creates an environment in which a customer can interact with vendors and suppliers around the clock. Hence, enterprises need their business operations to be continuously available. The requirement for "NonStop" eBusiness solutions has moved from high-end data centers to virtually every sector of the IT environment.

"Our mission is to enable our customers to achieve competitive advantage by delivering robust 'NonStop' eBusiness solutions to more levels of the organization, more affordably than any other computing company," Pfeiffer said.

"'NonStop' eBusiness represents Compaq's commitment to provide products, services and solutions that support continuous business operations, assure the integrity of data, provide the scalability needed to support uninterrupted growth and ensure advanced management capabilities."

"NonStop" eBusiness Offerings

Pfeiffer explained that Compaq's offerings are focused on delivering "NonStop" eBusiness solutions that are based on a comprehensive architecture and include all of the hardware, software and services necessary to meet customers' specific eBusiness needs for knowledge management, customer relationship management and global supply chain demands.

He noted that Compaq is giving the term "NonStop" broader application to a wide range of solutions, including those powered by Compaq's Alpha- and Intel-based systems and by operating systems such as Compaq's Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS and WindowsNT. Compaq is committed to driving the "NonStop" characteristics of its high end platforms to industry standards. Pfeiffer emphasized that Compaq is the world's largest supplier of multi-user storage system, another critical component in a "NonStop" eBusiness solution. Compaq also has the broadest range of enterprise clients, from palmtops to portable and desktop platforms that also play a role in a complete "NonStop" eBusiness solution.

Compaq Services is a significant component of the company's "NonStop" eBusiness solutions strategy. Compaq has aligned its professional services practices to deliver the planning, design, implementation and management services for its "NonStop" eBusiness model. Compaq currently deploys 27,000 service and support professionals around the world. This organization has successfully completed more than 20,000 enterprise network projects; provided Internet solutions for more than 1,000 enterprises; and implemented high-end security firewalls for 500 enterprise customers. The services group currently manages the infrastructure for Internet service providers who support more than 10 million subscribers.

Compaq's "NonStop" eBusiness Benchmarks

Through the aggressive execution of this core initiative, Compaq believes it will achieve its Internet leadership goal by delivering the best Web-enabled solutions to customers.

"By meeting the needs of our customers, Compaq will become the number one architect of 'NonStop' eBusiness solutions and be on the top of the approved enterprise vendor list of our customers," said Pfeiffer.

Compaq 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. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, enterprise and network storage solutions, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices.

Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at http://www.compaq.com.

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