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Compaq Enhances Commercial Modem Offering.


HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1998--

V.90-Compliant Modems Provide Faster Data Access, Lower Total

Cost of Ownership, Compatible Communication

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).

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 its entire commercial modem line with six new or enhanced products that incorporate the V.90 global telecommunications standard. Compaq is one of the first major players to provide a complete range of modems - including portable PC cards, advanced digital desktops and server-side modems for remote access - that offer transparent, simultaneous support for both V.90 and K56flex connections. The company is the world's second largest modems vendor in terms of revenue(1). For more details on the modems, please visit Compaq's Web site at: http://www.compaq.com/products/networking/modems

Customer Benefit: Compaq's fully tested V.90 modems ensure faster communication and added reliability, while reducing complexity. Users now can connect to the Internet or corporate home office without needing to know protocol technologies. Service calls related to protocol confusion are eliminated, reducing total cost of ownership in portable desktop, workstation and server environments.

Company Background: Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 100 company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. For more corporate information, see: http://www.compaq.com/.

Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Date:Dec 9, 1998
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