Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq Aggressively Targets Small and Medium Business Market With $799 Prosignia Desktop 320, $1,399 Prosignia Notebook 150.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1999-- In an ongoing effort to offer small and medium businesses (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. ) value-added products and services at aggressive prices, 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 announced the immediate availability of its Prosignia Desktop 320 with a 15-inch Compaq S500 monitor (13.8-inch viewable) for $799, and its Prosignia Notebook 150 for $1,399. "Compaq is aggressively educating the SMB market that it does not need to purchase a second- or third-tier brand in order to obtain the best value," said Bill Hensler, Vice President and General Manager, Small and Medium Business Division, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Now, small and medium businesses can purchase award-winning Prosignia desktop and notebook solutions at the same cost as many off-brands or white box products, without having to sacrifice performance and functionality." The Prosignia Desktop 320, designed for affordable performance right out of the box, comes with a 400MHz Intel Celeron processor, 4.3GB U4 hard drive, 32MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. , a 15-inch Compaq S500 monitor, and pre-installed Microsoft Word 2000. More information on the Prosignia Desktop 320 can be found at http://www.compaq.com/smb/desktops/prosignia.html. The Prosignia Notebook 150, which delivers essential portable computing features at breakthrough prices, is equipped with a 400MHz 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. K6-2 processor, 12.1-inch TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor display, 4GB hard drive, 32MB SDRAM, and pre-installed Microsoft Word 2000. Additional information on the Prosignia Notebook 150 can be located at http://www.compaq.com/smb/notebooks/prosignia.html. Company 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. For more corporate information, see http://www.compaq.com. Compaq and Prosignia, 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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