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Compaq Promotion Offers Small and Medium Businesses Savings on Storage and Server Technology Solutions (Advisory)
HOUSTON, October 16, 2001
Today, as part of its weekly 'Business Tuesday' promotion,
Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) unveiled
industry-leading solutions for small and medium businesses
(SMBs). For a limited time, customers purchasing select Compaq
ProLiant™ servers get a free $1,299 Compaq Smart
Array 5302 storage controller when they buy direct from Compaq
on 1-800-888-2212 and free shipping when they order online
www.compaq.com/bt.
"This offer demonstrates Compaq's commitment to providing small businesses with access to quality and affordable technology solutions," said Robyn West, vice president of Compaq's North America SMB Sales. "We recognize the need to provide enterprise-caliber technology designed to fit the unique needs of emerging enterprises."
The revolutionary Smart Array 5300 series of high-performance Ultra3 array controllers provides reliable data protection for Compaq ProLiant servers. Combined, these technologies offer consistent upgradeability, data transfer and advanced data protection.
Furthermore, Compaq is able to deliver a variety of solutions to meet the diverse needs and budgets of growing businesses—either on the spot, or with flexible financing options. "Under leasing terms with this special offer, customers who qualify with Compaq Financial Services won't have to make any payments until February 2002," said West. "This serves as another way that we can add value to our small business customers."
Final calls for this special offer are at midnight on Thursday, October 18th with the next featured product promotion beginning the following Tuesday, October 23th.
Company Background
Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation ("Compaq") is a leading global provider of enterprise technology and solutions. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at http://www.compaq.com.
Notes:
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 news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger does not close or that the companies may be required to modify aspects of the transaction to achieve regulatory approval or that prior to the closing of the proposed merger, the businesses of the companies suffer due to uncertainty; the market for the sale of certain products and services may not develop as expected; that development of these products and services may not proceed as planned; that Compaq and Hewlett-Packard are unable to transition customers, successfully execute their integration strategies, or achieve planned synergies; other risks that are described from time to time in Compaq and Hewlett-Packard's Securities and Exchange Commission reports (including but not limited to Compaq's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, HP's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2000, and subsequently filed reports). If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, Compaq's results could differ materially from Compaq's expectations in these statements. Compaq assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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