Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq Extends Lease Promotion on Select Professional Workstations; Professional Workstation 5000 Available at Low Lease Payments.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1998--Compaq Computer Corporation (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 ), the world's leading Windows NT(r)-based workstation vendor, (a) today announced the company is extending a successful program offering low lease payments on Professional Workstation 5000 3D models. The Professional Workstation 5000 features one or two Pentium Pro(r) 200MHz (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. processors, 64 MB or more ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module memory, Wide-Ultra SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. disk subsystems and Elsa GLoria-L 3D graphics controllers. Lease payments start at $116 per month for a 36-month lease on a Compaq Professional Workstation 5000 with 64 MB RAM, 4 GB disk, and Elsa GLoria-L graphics and are available for a limited time. This special lease gives customers with constrained budgets the ability to acquire the standards-based workstation products and services they need now without the obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. risk involved in purchasing systems.(b) For more details on this promotion, please visit Compaq's Web site at: http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/pw5000/5klease.html . Company Background: Founded in 1982, 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/. , a Fortune 100 company, is a global information technology company. Compaq is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. For more corporate information, see: http://www.compaq.com . -0- (a)According to market share data from analyst group Dataquest for Q3'97. (b)Payment based on promotional lease offer with Fair Market Value purchase option. Payment based on estimated street price. Financing available through Compaq Capital to qualified commercial customers. Rates are subject to change based on sales price, credit rating, terms, and options. All offers subject to availability and execution of Compaq Capital lease forms. Valid only in U.S. Compaq reserves the right to change, alter or cancel this program at any time without notice. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium Pro is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Gary Frazier, 281/514-0484 gary.frazier@compaq.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Sue Vaillancourt, 617/351-0470 svaillancourt@miller.shandwick.com |
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