Dartnell Enterprises Signs Distribution Agreement With Compaq For High-End Customer Solutions.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999--Dartnell Enterprises, Inc., a minority-owned distributor and integrator of computer systems and services, announced today that it has signed an ongoing distribution agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ). Under terms of the agreement, Dartnell will distribute a variety of Compaq enterprise and business systems to customers primarily in commercial, federal and small-to-medium-sized business markets.

"As Compaq continues to boost its growth in the solutions-oriented enterprise market, the addition of new channel partners, such as Dartnell, helps to broaden our reach and brings customers greater choice in implementing high-performance enterprise solutions," said Mike Pocock, Vice President, North American Channel Sales, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Dartnell's expertise is in the commercial and federal government areas."

Ronald Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Dartnell Enterprises, Inc., said, "We are pleased to have this channel relationship with Compaq, since it provides our customers with the right technology fit for many of their enterprise solution needs. We are confident that together with Compaq, we can provide our diverse customer base with the technology and service that meets their needs now and into the future."

Products which will be distributed to Dartnell customers, include Compaq Prosignia and Proliant servers; Digital Alpha Servers; Compaq Professional Workstations; Prosignia and DeskPro desktop PCs; Prosignia and Armada notebook PCs; StorageWorks and networking products.

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. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, enterprise and network storage solutions, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. 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 are available at http://www.compaq.com.

Dartnell Enterprises, Inc., based in Rochester, N.Y., is a leading, minority-owned reseller and distributor of Compaq enterprise and business systems products. The company sells products, solutions and services to customers within the commercial, federal government and small-to-medium-sized business markets. For more information, visit Dartnell's Web site at http://www.dartnell.com or call 1-800-215-0022.

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