Compaq Takes Center Stage at PC Expo '95 Eckhard Pfeiffer to Deliver the Keynote Address.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1995--Taking center stage at PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than '95, Compaq Computer Corporation's (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 ) president and chief executive officer, Eckhard Pfeiffer Eckhard Pfeiffer (born August 20, 1941 in Lauban, Germany—now Lubań, Poland) is a business executive of German ancestry, and a former CEO of Compaq from 1991-1998. He joined Compaq from Texas Instruments, and established operations from scratch in both Europe and Asia. , will deliver the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. on Tuesday, June 20 at 9:00 a.m.(EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ), discussing the PC's rapid transformation into not only an indispensable, but also a universal tool for home and business users. Pfeiffer will look to the year 2000 and forecast how PC technology is likely to progress and describe several of the exciting business and social consequences of the PC's continuing revolution. At PC Expo, Compaq will exhibit a broad range of recently introduced products -- including the new ProLiant 4500 announced yesterday -- in its newly designed booth at PC Expo, which runs June 20 - 22 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "PC Expo provides Compaq with the opportunity to demonstrate a complete solution to our customers' needs through the unique Intelligent Manageability features on our desktop and server products," said Ross Cooley, senior vice president and general manager of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Compaq's delivery of its new ProLinea and Deskpro products provides new capabilities, increased ease-of-use, and a safe, easy transition to protect our customers' investments." "As Microsoft's lead system partner for the upcoming release of Windows 95, Compaq is committed to informing customers of the benefits to migrating to the new software. Visitors to Compaq's PC Expo booth will be able to preview Windows 95 on Compaq products, giving them a look at the superb performance this new software will deliver on Compaq's newest products when announced later this year," Cooley added. Compaq's booth will portray the company's new motif and house technology demonstrations, including virtual reality presentations, video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and Compaq's extensive line of innovative products. Compaq's unparalleled range of PCs will be displayed in the booth, including: the new line of Deskpro and ProLinea desktop computers; the ProLiant application server; the LTE (Long Term Evolution) See 3GPP. Elite and Contura notebook PCs; and the Compaq Presario Presario is a series of desktop computers and notebooks from Compaq. The Presario family of computers was launched for the consumer marketplace in September 1993. Although HP has since acquired Compaq, the Presario name was not discontinued due to its marketability. family of multimedia PCs for the home and home office. Intelligent Manageability and New Desktops on Display Among the showcased products will be Compaq's new Deskpro and ProLinea models which provide unprecedented levels of high performance and manageability for commercial networked PC environments while delivering reduced cost of ownership. The new ProLinea models are value-oriented desktop PCs for stand-alone applications that deliver much greater performance and features at a lower price. The new Deskpros include integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. interface controllers and revolutionary desktop management tools, as well as features collectively called Intelligent Manageability. The new strategy to deliver Intelligent Manageability to networked desktop PCs differentiates Compaq from its competitors by adding emphasis to network management and cost-of-ownership while continuing to push the envelope in PC performance and value. Breakthrough desktop management tools and features bring some of Compaq's famous server management technology to the desktop, resulting in a dramatically reduced total cost of PC ownership and more productive users through better management, serviceability and fault prediction. Windows 95 Demonstrations Compaq is designated by Microsoft as the lead system partner for Windows 95, which illustrates the committed, ongoing partnership between the two companies to jointly develop and offer products that provide the best value and performance available in today's PC environment. Compaq will display a number of products running Windows 95 in its PC Expo booth. The Windows 95 displays will allow attendees to view firsthand the compatibility and quality of Compaq and Microsoft products. Windows 95, which is slated to be released later this year, enhances the performance of Compaq products and makes them easier to use, more powerful, and more enjoyable. Several Compaq desktop PCs will be shown with Windows 95 to illustrate the powerful 32-bit preemptive multitasking features and the benefits of the new intuitive interface. Other Products In addition to Compaq's full line of desktop, notebook and server products being displayed throughout the booth, Compaq will also showcase several leading-edge technology demonstrations and new products. The Compaq LTE Elite high-performance notebooks will be used to demonstrate the effortless docking abilities of the notebook PC with the SmartStation desktop expansion base, providing true Plug and Play functionality. Company Background 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/. is the world's largest supplier of personal computers, offering desktop PCs, portable PCs, and servers. Founded in 1982, the company reported 1994 worldwide sales of $10.9 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of more than 38,000 Compaq marketing partners. Compaq also sells directly to customers through Compaq Direct Plus at 1-800-888-5858. Compaq provides 24-hour customer support and can be reached through the Compaq forums on America Online, CompuServe, Internet (http://www.compaq.com), and Prodigy, or by calling 1-800-345-1518. -0- Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Rebecca Nahas, Nora Hahn, Yvonne Donaldson, John Sweney, Hedy Baker, Jerele Neeld, Debra Globe, Brian Temple, Janet Dean, Mike Berman 713/374-0484 or Miller Communications Cheryl Delgreco, Jean Borgman 617-536-0470 |
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