Compaq Computer Corp. introduces $1.1 million testimonial advertising program featuring DIGEX Inc.

BELTSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1997--DIGEX Inc. (NASDAQ: DIGX) Wednesday announced the introduction of a $1.1 million testimonial advertising program developed and implemented by Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) featuring DIGEX's choice of Compaq as its sole vendor to provide servers for the DIGEX NT 4.0 Web Site Management product line.

The first advertisement appears in tomorrow's Wall Street Journal.

On Sept. 3, 1996 DIGEX introduced the world's first managed Web site product line running Windows NT 4.0 on the Intel platform, in a joint development effort with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). To ensure delivery of the industry's highest level of Web site reliability to its corporate customers, DIGEX selected Compaq as the sole hardware platform for the NT 4.0 product line.

The choice was significant for Compaq, as DIGEX is the only Internet carrier in the United States which places each of its corporate Web site customers on a dedicated server.

DIGEX maintains the largest dedicated server Web site management facility in the world, with over 600 machines under management at its primary data center in suburban Washington, D.C. Since introducing its NT 4.0 hosted Web server product line in September, 1996, DIGEX has ordered nearly 100 Compaq servers.

"DIGEX has maintained a strong leadership position in the Web site management market," said Earl Galleher, DIGEX president, Internet Server Solutions Group. "Last year we correctly forecasted that NT 4.0 managed Web server products would be in high demand in 1997. We invested carefully to ensure our ability to offer the best product in the market."

Galleher continued, "That's why we selected Compaq to provide and support our hardware requirements and why we hired Microsoft to assist DIGEX in designing and building our scaleable NT 4.0 product line. Now, more than 40% of our new corporate Web site customers choose one of our Compaq/NT 4.0 products."

The Compaq testimonial advertising program commences tomorrow with an initial insertion in the Wall Street Journal. Subsequent insertions will run in Business Week and Fortune Magazine and also in the following trade publications: CIO, Inter@ctive Week, Internet World, Information Week, Info World and PC Week. The advertising program will run through June, 1997.

Among DIGEX's current NT 4.0 hosted Web server customers are Ernst & Young, Bombay Co., Allstate Insurance, Happy Puppy, and Net Grocer.

In addition to offering a full line of NT 4.0 hosted Web server products, DIGEX also offers a full line of Unix-based Web server products featuring the Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW) hardware platform running Solaris 2.5 operating system software.

Sun Unix-based customers at DIGEX include Forrester Research, Amtrak, Edmunds Auto Traders, The World Bank, Sprint Spectrum and Questel Orbit.

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., DIGEX is a leading independent national Internet carrier focusing exclusively on business customers.

DIGEX offers a comprehensive range of Internet solutions, including high-speed dedicated business connectivity, corporate Web site management services and other network products. Company news and product/service information are available at http://www.digex.net .

DIGEX is a registered trademark of DIGEX Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Certain of the statements made in this release are forward-looking statements that are subject to material risks and uncertainties.

Actual results could differ materially, as a result of a variety of factors, including competitive developments, risks associated with the company's growth, the company's future capital requirements, the company's dependencies on its network infrastructure and maintenance of peering relationships, the development of the business for Internet solutions, regulatory risks and other risks which are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT: DIGEX Inc.

Earl Galleher, 301/847-6250; [e-mail]

or

Brian Deobald, 301/847-6280; [e-mail]

or

Compaq Computer Corp.

Ricardo Cidale, 281/518-9392; [e-mail]