Compaq Expands Prosignia Family with Breakthrough Value and More Choices for Growing Businesses.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999-- Editor's summary: -- New Prosignia Notebook 150 family with powerful AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. K6(R)-2 P processors -- New 52X CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and other industry-standard components on Prosignia desktops -- New DirectPlus Trade-in Trade-up program for portables and desktops -- New Online Services, special financing packages and an exclusive 24-hour support center. As part of its strategy to offer growing businesses greater choices and the latest computing technology, 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/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today unveiled new Prosignia products and services, available immediately in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . These new solutions consist of aggressively priced notebooks equipped with AMD (NYSE:AMD) processors, desktops with the latest industry-standard components, valuable trade-in credits for certain branded portables and desktops, new Internet-based Online Services program enhancements, additional service and support options and flexible financing options. "Recognizing the need for choice and flexibility when buying computing products, Compaq introduced its Customer Choice model to make purchasing or leasing Compaq Prosignia products and services as easy as possible for growing companies," said Bob Fernander, Vice President, Commercial Business Unit, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Since we introduced Compaq Customer Choice, we have received a tremendous response and are continually filling orders through both resellers and direct sales. With the addition of new processors, components and services, Compaq is providing broader technology choices for small and medium businesses to compete throughout the growth of their businesses." Compaq Offers Latest Technology Solutions at Groundbreaking Prices Designed for price-sensitive users, the Compaq Prosignia Notebook 150 contains the latest processor technology, large displays, high capacity hard drives, memory and removable media In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which can be removed from its reader device, conferring portability on the data it carries. A removable drive is a reader device for such media. . Utilizing either the 350 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. or 380 MHz mobile AMD K6-2 P processor, the Prosignia Notebook 150 offers all the essential business features at breakthrough price/performance. Besides offering mobile Small and Medium Business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) customers brilliant displays and powerful processors, the new Prosignia Notebook 150 offers additional features such as an integrated K56(1) flex modem, up to 160 MB of memory, up to 6.5 GB(2) of storage, 8 MB graphics technology, Compaq PremierSound, and 24X CD-ROM(3) and DVD drives DVD drives come in a variety of speeds and options. The original drive (1x) transferred data at 1.35MB per second. By doubling the spindle speed (RPMs) for 2x drives, the transfer rate increased to 2.7MB/sec and has been increasing ever since. . Each Prosignia Notebook 150 includes a standard keyboard with four user-programmable keys for quick and convenient access to commonly used applications. The Prosignia Notebook 150 also includes pre-loaded, ready-to-run software such as Microsoft Office Small Business Edition (application) Microsoft Office Small Business Edition - (SBE) Editions of Microsoft Office 97, 2003, and probably other versions, targetted at small businesses. Small Business Edition includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook with Business or Office Professional with a free upgrade to Office 2000, Symantec Norton AntiVirus A popular antivirus program from Symantec. The AntiVirus function is available as a separate product for home and business users or as part of various packages that contain other utilities such as Norton SystemWorks and Norton Internet Security. See Norton Utilities. software, Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. '98 and access to Compaq Online Services. The Prosignia Notebook 150 is backed by a limited U.S. warranty that includes one-year parts and labor, upgradeable to three years. The Prosignia Notebook 150 starts at $1,799(4). Lease prices start at $61(5) per month. Compaq Increases Industry-Standard Component Choices on Prosignia Desktops Reinforcing its commitment to provide small and medium businesses the latest technology with the best price/performance, Compaq introduced several new configuration choices on Prosignia Desktops including the latest processors, hard drives, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. drives, audio cards and graphics. Customers can now configure and order a Compaq Prosignia Desktop with a high-capacity hard drive up to 25.5GB, new 52X TrueX CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory and 6X/32X DVD-ROM drives, Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). Live Value PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). 512V audio card and 16MB STB/nVIDIA, TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. 3D graphics. Compaq Prosignia desktops can be custom configured with a variety of Intel processors, including the new Intel Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). processors starting at $1,787(6), with a 17-inch monitor (15.7-inch viewable) and pre-installed Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. Small Business. Trade-In Program Makes Equipment Acquisition More Affordable Offered through the second quarter of this year, the DirectPlus Trade-in/Trade-up Program(7) provides customers with the opportunity to trade in certain older notebook and desktop computers. With the trade-in, customers receive a value of up to 10 percent off eligible new Compaq portables and desktops leased or purchased through DirectPlus. This program accepts trade-ins of Dell, Gateway, Compaq and other desktop or notebook computers to help customers more affordably migrate to the latest Compaq technology and eliminate equipment disposal concerns. New Compaq Online Services Help Companies Grow by Leveraging the Internet Offering tools to empower customers to begin or increase their business presence on the Internet, Compaq today announced new Online Services within its online.commerce family including a free business card web page and email account email account email n → compte m (e-)mail (8), marketing web site hosting and an e-commerce storefront. As an added resource, Compaq also announced enhancements to online.library, an online reference point for a multitude of computing books: -- Free Business Card Web Page and Email Account -- To help companies launch their presence and communicate on the Internet, Compaq is providing, free for a limited time, an entry point where businesses can register their own domain name(9), create a business card web page and subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; an email account. The domain name registration gives a company a unique address on the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises business card Web page posts company contact information and the specially featured version of Compaq's popular online.briefcase -- a robust Web-based email suite that facilitates communication between a company and their customers. -- Marketing Web Site Hosting -- A place on the Web where customers can use popular web site authoring tools to create and publish a complete marketing Web site promoting their products and services. An online.briefcase account, Compaq's Web-based email suite, is also included in the package. -- Electronic Commerce Storefront -- Enables quick and easily setup of an electronic commerce site online without additional software, Compaq offers ezStore, an electronic storefront solution powered by INEX INEX Integrated Numerical Experiment INEX Internet Neutral Exchange Corporation. Through this service, merchants can set up and create their Web stores using an easy interface and pre-designed templates. An added feature allows companies to collect and process real-time credit card payments for online sales orders. -- online.library -- In conjunction with Macmillian Publishing and Barnes and Noble ( http://www.barnesandnoble.com ), Compaq offers online.library, an Internet site containing hundreds of computing books offering a broad knowledge-base to assist all levels of computer users. 24-Hour Business Support Center Dedicated to Compaq Prosignia Customers Available to all Compaq Prosignia customers, Compaq offers access to a business support center, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers can receive setup, installation, configuration and other technology support by contacting a technician at a toll-free hotline. For additional support, customers can finance or purchase special Prosignia CAREPAQ pre-packaged services. These services consist of warranty extensions, installation/startup services, software services and onsite services. For more information, customers can reach Compaq's Business Support Center at 1-877-456-7878. Flexible Financing Options Because growing companies are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. fiscal flexibility, Compaq Capital offers an array of customized financing and leasing programs designed to help small businesses cost effectively acquire the latest technology. For companies in business less than two years, Compaq Capital now offers a New Business Lease. Through this program, young companies can take advantage of the benefits that leasing and financing provide, to acquire needed Compaq hardware, software, and services. Both Fair Market Value and $1.00 Purchase Option leases are available for 18-, 24-, and 36-month terms through this program. Beginning April 19th, customers approved for a Compaq Capital lease will be automatically considered for an additional line of credit, up to $7,500, for use on future leases. With the Compaq Capital Credit Line, customers simply apply for a lease once and continue to order equipment and services up to the approved credit line and term limits. Each acquisition will be added to the customer's existing business lease with minimal additional processing(10). 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. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Compaq Prosignia, Compaq Premier Sound and Compaq Online Services are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (1) K56 Protocol: Designed to allow faster downloads from 56K-compliant digital sources. Maximum achievable download transmission rates currently do not reach 56Kps and will vary with line conditions. Your modem may only download at the current V-34 standard protocol rates (up to 33.6) until V.90 ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. standard software upgrade is available. (2) For hard drives, GB equals billion bytes. (3) 24X CD-ROM drive transfer rates may vary from 150 to 3600 Kbps. (4) All prices herein are DirectPlus prices and subject to change. Prices do not include applicable state and local sales taxes or shipping charges. (5) Leasing available through Compaq Capital Corporation ("CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ") to qualified commercial customers, subject to credit approval and execution of CCC lease documentation. Monthly lease payments are based on 36-month fair market value lease, and do not include taxes, fees, or shipping charges. Offering subject to other restrictions and CCC reserves the right to change, alter or cancel this offering at any time without notice. (6) All prices herein are DirectPlus prices and subject to change. Prices do not include applicable state and local sales taxes or shipping charges. (7) Limited-time offer -- to be eligible, customers must place orders through Compaq DirectPlus by June 30, 1999. Compaq reserves the right to change, alter or cancel this offering at any time, without notice. (8) Some restrictions apply. Limited time offer from March 30, 1999 to December 31, 1999. For further details, visit Compaq's Web-site at: http://www.compaq.com/smb/onlineservices/ (9) InterNIC will separately bill companies who successfully register their domain at a rate of $70 for the initial 2-year filing period and $35 each year thereafter. (10) Certain restrictions apply with all Compaq Capital programs. Please ask your DirectPlus telesales representative for more information. |
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