Compaq is Platform of Choice for UnixWare Enterprise Solutions; Compaq Servers Deliver Unmatched Price/Performance and High Availability to Industry-Standard Unix Market.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1996--Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ), the world's leading server vendor, today announced that it is the leading provider of industry- standard platforms for SCO UnixWare enterprise computing environments (a). These platforms deliver the power, performance and manageability customers desire -- at an industry-leading price/performance value -- for distributed enterprise environments.

In a recent Transaction Processing Council benchmark, Compaq achieved a record-breaking price/performance result of $111.71/tpmC at a powerful 6,184.90 tpmC. This result was achieved with a ProLiant 5000 server (b), running SCO UnixWare and Sybase SQL Server 11. The combination of industry-leading price/performance, tight integration, and overall low total cost of ownership for the life of the solution are key factors in making Compaq the platform of choice for UnixWare solutions.

"Compaq and SCO continue to deliver the best optimized and integrated industry-standard UNIX solutions," said Mike Perez, Vice President, Server Division, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Compaq is working with SCO to provide powerful UNIX solutions for the distributed enterprise that match the performance, manageability and availability of proprietary UNIX solutions, at a fraction of the cost."

Compaq and SCO conduct extensive joint engineering and testing of pre-release products and technologies to guarantee maximum optimization of the systems for mission-critical applications. Every Compaq server is certified to run UnixWare, which is integrated using Compaq SmartStart, the software integration tool that optimizes platform configurations and simplifies the installation of tested and reliable servers. Compaq also supports the standardization of UnixWare for enterprise environments by helping independent software vendors port and support their applications on UnixWare.

Through Compaq and SCO's Technical Support Alliance, Engineering Services Agreement, and Service and Support Programs provided by Compaq's global network of service partners, customers can deploy Compaq/SCO UnixWare solutions with confidence.

Compaq and SCO have a long relationship dating back to the introduction of the Compaq SystemPro in 1989. As part of this relationship, the two companies have developed symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) capability for SCO UNIX, as well as a proven service relationship that customers can rely on. Last April, at an Enterprise Summit in San Francisco, Compaq, SCO and Intel, along with leading OEMs, announced an industry-wide effort to establish SCO UnixWare as the industry-standard UNIX operating system for volume enterprise servers.

Company Background

Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company and the world's largest supplier of personal computers, delivers useful innovation through products that network people with information. Compaq is strategically organized to meet the current and future needs of its customers, offering Internet and enterprise computing solutions, networking products, commercial PC products and consumer PCs. In 1995, the company reported worldwide sales of $14.8 billion. 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 can be found at http://www.compaq.com or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1518.

(a) Source: SCO Callback Registration Database as provided to Compaq by SCO.

(b) Configuration comprised of ProLiant 5000 6/166, 2 Pentium Pro/166 MHz processor board, Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Ethernet controller, Integrated Fast SCSI-2 controller, CD-ROM, Compaq SmartStart, SCO UnixWare 2.1, and Sybase System 11 for UnixWare 2.1. -0- Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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