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Compaq Powers 'Physical Fitness of Cities' Exhibition at 2002 Olympic Winter Games

Compaq Server, Wireless Networking Products and Award-Winning Evo D500 Ultra-Slim Desktop Deployed to Display Exhibits

Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) today announced its technology will power the "Physical Fitness of Cities" cultural program held in conjunction with the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 in Salt Lake City, in the historic Salt Lake City and County Building on Washington Square from Feb. 1 through March 30, 2002.

"Compaq has been a longtime technology partner with Salt Lake City," said Mayor Rocky Anderson. "We are pleased that Compaq technology is powering our Physical Fitness of Cities Exhibition and helping send the world a message about the importance of open space, smart growth, and environmentally-friendly building practices."

Highlighting state-of-the-art practices in city buildings from more than 60 cities throughout the world, this exhibition recognizes cities that have established new standards of resourceful design, ethical practice and far-reaching vision to create, transform, and improve human settlements. Digital videos and images of the cities being honored in the exhibition are running on a Compaq ProLiant DL380 server and distributed wirelessly via a Compaq WL510 Wireless Enterprise Access Point, to be viewed on 15-inch Compaq TFT5030 flat panel displays and powered by new Compaq Evo D500 Ultra-slim desktop PCs, featuring Compaq's innovative Multiport wireless technology.

The Compaq technology will allow visitors to view the collection of hundreds of streaming images from many different nations, and hear music composed especially for the exhibit. The Compaq Evo desktops will be assembled along the long, historic hallway on the fourth floor of the City and County Building, which is near what is expected to be a major gathering place during the Olympic Games.

"Technology plays an ever-increasing role in the human environment, especially in cities where business and industry are most dense," said Mike Winkler, Compaq executive vice president, Global Business Units. "To better integrate technology into the human work environment, Compaq has sharpened its focus on the increasing concern over ergonomics. For example, the Evo D500 Ultra-slim desktop was developed with ergonomics as a key design factor to address issues such as dealing with stress, power usage and acoustics."

Compaq Evo D500 Ultra-Slim Desktop

Recipient of both the 2001 Best of Comdex "Best Desktop PC" and 2002 Best of CES "Best Computer" awards, the Evo D500 Ultra-Slim Desktop was designed with ergonomics and accessibility in mind, as the slim form factor is seventy-five percent smaller than the average desktop PC and weighs just 11 pounds.

At just 2.72 inches thin, the Evo D500 allows the monitor to remain at a comfortable eye level when placed upon the unit in the desktop position, and the lightweight PC can be easily transitioned from a desktop to a tower configuration. The new desktop is also fifty percent quieter than previous generation desktop PCs, and is designed to improve accessibility for people with disabilities by positioning audio and USB connectivity on the front bezel, allowing easy connection to industry-standard assistive technologies.

Compaq ProLiant DL380 Server

The ProLiant DL380 enables customers to achieve higher levels of uptime for their end users through Compaq-engineered intelligent fault resilience technologies, which enable IT infrastructures to adapt to changing business and usage requirements with minimal disruptions. The next-generation industry-standard ProLiant DL380 server offers robust high availability features, including hot-plug redundant disk drives, power supplies and fans, Online Spare Memory, and hot plug PCI slots in a space-saving 2U form factor. In addition, the Compaq ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack software delivers advanced deployment and management tools, making the ProLiant DL380 server quick and easy to deploy and manage, maximizing scarce IT resources.

Compaq WL510 Wireless Access Point

The Compaq WL510 Wireless Enterprise Access Point, with its dual-radio PC Card slot design, is ideal for customers requiring a high-capacity, bandwidth-intensive wireless network solution. The WL510 provides high-speed, secure wireless access to vital network resources using Wi-Fi™ (Wireless Fidelity) technology—the IEEE 802.11b HR Industry Standard. This solution is Wi-Fi certified and offers 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for enhanced security. The WL510 also includes one Compaq WL110 PC Card, and can accept power from a local AC outlet or power supplied over the Ethernet cable.

Compaq TFT5030 Flat Panel Display

The Compaq TFT5030 Flat Panel Monitor is a superior 15-inch flat panel display that offers premium presentation features in a sleek, lightweight form factor. Its two-tone silver and carbon casing gives this monitor full design compatibility with the Compaq Evo line, while still making it a good fit for all legacy Compaq products. The TFT030 monitor is also environmentally friendly, consuming less than half the power of traditional CRTs, emits less heat, and requires less environmental cooling, resulting in lower energy bills.

Crystal-clear .30 mm pitch, 1024 x 768 SXGA resolution, 400:1 contrast ratio and brightness up to 300 nits provide excellent display power in any business environment. The unit's ultra-wide 170-degree angles offer superior visibility when compared to the 120-degree viewing angles normally found on TFTs. The unit also offers an ultra-fast response time of 20 milliseconds compared to 35-50 milliseconds standard.

Company Background

Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a leading global provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets information technology equipment, software, services and solutions, including industry-leading enterprise storage and computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, personal desktop and notebook computers, and personal entertainment and Internet access devices that are sold in more than 200 countries directly and through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at http://www.compaq.com.