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HOUSTON, September 16, 1997 -- Delivering on its commitment to enable customers to transform Internet technology into a business advantage, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) today introduced, in the United States, the Compaq ProLiant Web Servers and the Compaq Professional Workstation Web Series, a family of optimized solutions that enable Web site design, application development, and hosting, whether on the customer premise or by Internet Service Providers. Now customers can rely on the simplicity of tested, integrated Web solutions that they can confidently deploy. This product family is based on industry-standard technology and, with Microsoft and other leading Internet software providers, on best-of-breed partnerships that bring solutions to the customer at a low total cost of ownership.
Compaq also announced the worldwide availability of the Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H, designed for customers seeking high-performance and fault-tolerant features in an entry-level rack server with breakthrough space-saving design. While this server is ideal for a wide range of applications, it is an exceptional Web server. Additionally, Compaq is announcing the worldwide availability of the Online Storage Controller Recovery Option, a new high-availability solution for storage systems to help reduce downtime, as a requirement for business-critical Web applications.
"Compaq is excited to provide these products that enable our customers to easily create and confidently deploy Web-based applications," said Mike Mata, Director, Compaq Internet Solutions Business Unit. "The Compaq ProLiant Web Servers and Compaq Professional Workstation Web Series demonstrate Compaq's commitment to enabling customers to gain business advantage through the deployment of Web technologies. These products also reinforce Compaq's strong position in the Internet and groupware marketplaces."
These new products build on Compaq's leadership in the Internet market, both among corporate customers and ISPs. Compaq has 45% share - more than three times that of its next closest competitor - of 1996 Intel-based server shipments for use by customers to run their external Web sites. Compaq also dominates the Internet collaboration and messaging marketplaces, with over 50% share of Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino on NT, and Novell GroupWise deployments.
Compaq has already launched several efforts to support the ISP community. Last April, Compaq announced the formation of its Rainmaker program, designed to facilitate the development of new Web applications and value-added services. Compaq has also incorporated the unique requirements of ISPs into its industry-leading servers, as evidenced by the space-saving Compaq ProLiant 850R rack-mounted server. This focus has resulted in strong preference for the Compaq brand, with the top ISPs in North America planning to purchase more Compaq servers than any other brand for Web hosting in 1998.
Compaq ProLiant Web Servers: the Choice for a New Generation of Web Deployments
Building on Compaq's existing strength in the Internet, the Compaq ProLiant Web Servers eliminate the guesswork of establishing, managing and maximizing the value of a Web site. The Compaq ProLiant Web Servers are fully configured Compaq servers, with best-of-breed Internet software preinstalled and optimized on these servers. This enables customers to set up and deploy their Web server quickly and easily, and be confident that the software and hardware are optimized to meet ongoing demands of their Web sites.
The Compaq ProLiant Web Servers are based on industry-leading servers, the Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H and Compaq ProLiant 2500, and integrate Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0, Microsoft IIS 3.0, and Microsoft Site Server. Microsoft Site Server allows for the rapid development and deployment of Web content, the delivery of personalized content, the ability to analyze usage patterns, and the management of site consistency and integrity. These tools help businesses optimize their Internet or Intranet presence for maximum impact.
The Compaq ProLiant Web Servers are ideal as Web servers for departments or remote locations, for the enterprise Internet or Intranet, and for ISP Web hosting. This family of products enables corporate customers to effectively manage their Web sites, and ISPs to deliver to their customers more value-added services, such as the ability to provide full reporting on the traffic at their site.
"Microsoft Site Server provides a complete Web site lifecycle solution that makes life easier for the Web professional," said Russ Stockdale, Group Product Manager, Personal and Business Systems Group, Microsoft. "The Compaq Proliant Web Server now provides a great way to deploy an advanced Intranet or Internet site even more quickly."
Professional Workstation Web Series: Web Site Design and Application Development
The Compaq Professional Workstation Web Series brings together the best industry-standard ingredients in a powerful, well-integrated workstation for Web site design and application development. The Professional Workstation Web Series is based on a powerful, industry-standard hardware platform - the recently introduced Compaq Professional Workstation 5100 - which delivers the power of Compaq's Highly Parallel System Architecture, coupled with the latest Pentium® II processors. Partnerships with best-of-breed software providers Microsoft, Adobe, and NetObjects allow Compaq to provide, through its Professional Workstation Web Series, everything that a designer needs to generate compelling images and Web pages and a developer needs to author robust Web-based applications.
Compaq and its partners perform extensive integration testing to enable compatible and reliable solutions for confident deployment in a heterogeneous computing environment. Compaq's legendary quality and reliability are backed by a set of comprehensive yet flexible support programs offered by Compaq and its software partners. Finally, solutions based on industry standards offer the lowest total cost of ownership.
The Compaq Professional Workstation Web Series includes three Web Designer and two Web Developer configurations:
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Web Developer |
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Web Site Design |
Image Creation |
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Web Developer
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Web Developer
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NetObjects Fusion
Adobe Photoshop |
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator |
NetObjects Fusion
Adobe Photshop
Adobe Illustrator |
Microsoft Visual
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Professional Version |
Microsoft Visual Studio-
Enterprise Version |
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"Forged to provide businesses with best-of-breed products for their Web site building needs, the Web designer bundle agreement between Compaq and NetObjects represents the latest milestone in a strong, ongoing relationship," said John Vigouroux, Vice President of Business Development, NetObjects. "Selection to keep company with Compaq and Adobe, which have defined the categories of fast workstations and image-editing software, reinforces NetObjects Fusion as the best Web site building software application."
Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H Offers Affordability and Fault Tolerance
The new Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H is the industry's first high-performance, high-density rack server to meet the needs of corporate enterprises and Internet Service Providers wanting an affordable, fault-tolerant platform in a space-saving design. Ideally suited for customers using entry-level servers for dedicated applications or as communications, Internet/Intranet, gateway or file/print servers, the Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H comes equipped with hot-plug drive capability for improved data protection, and ease of management and serviceability, all of which maximizes system uptime.
The high-density rack form factor facilitates easy deployment, and allows customers to maximize space utilization without sacrificing expansion or flexibility. The greater rack density of the Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H enables a single cabinet to replace three to five cabinets of competitive systems, and to allow 14 servers in an industry-standard rack. Dual processing capability and unbuffered EDO ECC memory enable robust system performance and increased reliability. With this offering, Compaq eliminates the cost barriers that precluded using high-performance, fault-tolerant rack servers.
Online Storage Controller Recovery Option Reduces Downtime of Storage Systems
Also available worldwide is the Online Storage Controller Recovery Option, which provides SMART-2 Array Controllers with redundant, automatic failover capabilities. In the event of a connection failure, the Online Storage Controller Recovery Option eliminates a point of failure by automatically switching to a standby controller. When used in servers supporting PCI Hot Plug, it would be possible to replace failed controllers without taking down the server. The advantage is increased availability of critical storage capacity, ensuring maximum uptime. The Online Storage Controller Recovery Option is part of the Compaq Recovery Server Option Kit, which includes the Compaq Online Recovery Server and Standby Recovery Server.
Pricing and Availability
The Compaq ProLiant Web Servers and Compaq Professional Workstation Web Series are available from Ingram Micro and its Compaq Authorized Resellers. Suggested retail pricing for the Compaq ProLiant Web Servers begins at $8,000 for customers purchasing product that includes retail Microsoft licenses, and ProLiant 850R 6/200H with 128 MB RAM and 4.3 GB storage. Suggested retail pricing for the Compaq ProLiant 850R 6/200H itself begins at $3,200. Actual pricing may vary. The Compaq Professional Workstation Web Series offer a saving to customers when compared to separate purchases of hardware and software. The Online Storage Controller Recovery Option is available as part of the Recovery Server Option Kit at no additional charge.
Company Background
Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers, delivering useful innovation through products that connect people with people and people with information. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. 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. As the leader in distributed enterprise solutions, Compaq has shipped over a million servers. In 1996, the company reported worldwide sales of $18.1 billion. 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.
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