Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq Offers Industry's Highest Capacity Desktop PC Hard Drives in Prosignia and Presario Lines.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1999-- First to Offer High Speed 7,200 RPM, 34 Gigabyte Hard Drive Today, 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/. announced immediate availability of the Compaq Prosignia Desktop 330 equipped with the industry's newest high capacity 37 GB(1) Deskstar 37GP and 34 GB Deskstar 34GXP GXP Geospatial Exploitation Products GXP Galaxy Police (anime) GXP Grid Exit Point (utilities, electricity) GxP Good X Practice hard drives from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . Later this month, the company will also begin offering the 34 GB Deskstar 34 GXP in its Presario line through the "Built for You" program at more than 9,300 participating retailers. Recently awarded "Hardware Product of the Year" by Windows Magazine(2), Compaq Prosignia desktops continue to lead the industry by offering the latest and most advanced technology for small and medium sized businesses. Compaq Prosignia desktops ship pre-installed with a suite of the latest productivity applications, including 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. 2000 Small Business, 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. and access to Compaq Online Services. Customers can configure and buy Prosignia products and services directly from Compaq through the company's Online Store (DirectPlus) at http://www.directplus.compaq.com, by calling 1-800-888-9909, a local Compaq Authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Reseller/direct marketer or at select U.S. retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → . Providing the value and flexibility of buying direct with the convenience of retail store support, Compaq's "Built for You" retail program lets consumers configure and purchase Presario products with the options that best suit their needs. Consumers may also buy Presario products directly from Compaq at http://www.athome.compaq.com or by calling 1-800-888-0220. 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, Prosignia and Presario -- Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (1) For hard drives, GB = billion bytes. (2) See Windows Magazine award at: http://www.winmag.com/library/1999/0701/cov0045a.htm |
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