Jyra Implements On Compaq as Preferred Platform.

Business Editors

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2001

Jyra (OTCBB: JYRA): a leading provider of content and mobile performance management solutions today announced Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) as its preferred hardware solutions partner.

Compaq was selected because of the range and quality of its server platforms, its strong presence in the Finance and Telecommunications markets, and the depth of its Professional Services offering to complement Jyra's own services.

Compaq provides Jyra with robust carrier class hardware upon which to install and operate its Quality of Experience Software. Jyra's solutions are increasingly being proposed across nationwide telecommunications and mobile networks where reliability of both hardware and software are paramount.

Compaq and Jyra plan to collaborate at a sales level, especially in the Finance and Telecommunications sectors, in which both companies have a strong offering. This collaboration will initially focus on the UK and will take the form of senior management briefings and vertically targeted seminars planned to take place at Compaq's prestigious City Offices.

ABOUT JYRA SOLUTIONS:

Jyra solutions monitor Quality of Experience for content and network services delivered over LAN, WAN or wireless. These solutions monitor the services and the underlying infrastructure (dependencies) and applications used to deliver the services. This monitoring and presentation of data enables the cross correlation of customers Quality of Experience, underlying dependencies and overall performance. The Jyra solutions provide the ability to rapidly identify the owner of performance issues and to quickly isolate and resolve both service and network aspects of the issues before they impact on the business.

The functionality in the Jyra solution is available straight "out of the box" and requires no expensive consultancy to implement. This combined with the low hardware investment makes the Jyra solution cost effective delivering instant value to the customer, providing Enterprise and Service Providers with a robust, easy to use and install solution that addresses today's most important differentiator - Customer Quality of Experience.

ABOUT JYRA (http://www.jyra.com/)

Jyra was established in May 1996, and is a market leader in Quality of Experience software solutions. Jyra is defining the Quality of Experience market and leading the way in the constant endeavour for sustainable and profitable business models. Jyra addresses the two main areas to aid business evolution - the customer and the services they consume, in many cases the only "high profit" sector of the business remaining and - the services Internal users require to facilitate profit making business processes. The forward thinking development and far-reaching capabilities of Jyra's solutions has led to success and an extensive list of Blue Chip customers.

The quality of the customers experience (internal or external) when interacting with an organisation is the key to success. This ethos and foresight led to the development of our flagship product. The feature set enables both Service Providers and Enterprises to establish sustainable business models incorporating the ability to change, grow, develop and deliver advanced cost effective services of the superior quality, far exceeding customer expectation - driving clients' business services to bottom line profitability.

About Compaq

Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation ("Compaq") is a leading global provider of enterprise technology and solutions. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise storage and computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, and desktop and portable personal computers that are sold in more than 200 countries. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at www.compaq.com.

Compaq and the Compaq logo are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: worsening global economic conditions, increased competitive environment and pricing pressures, disruptions related to restructuring actions and delays in the expansion of Compaq's solutions business model. Further information on these and other factors that could affect Compaq's financial results is included in Compaq's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and the latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q.