Subject: Compaq AlphaServer Update May 10 1999
May 10, 1999
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What's new with Compaq AlphaServers? A brand-new server
at the lowest ever price for an AlphaServer as well as price
reductions on existing AlphaServer systems.

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Compaq announces the Compaq AlphaServer DS10 -- the world's
fastest single-processor RISC system.  The breakthrough entry-
level AlphaServer boasts a starting price of just $3,500.  We know the
Linux community is going to love this box, but so are people in
Internet, ISV, high-performance technical computing, telecom, and
more.  
http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/announce/may99.htmlml.html00BCF6RIPS.htm

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Hear what our customers are already saying about the AlphaServer
DS10:

Lycos
Lycos has been investigating smaller distributed architectures for 
some time.  According to Gray Watson, principal software engineer 
and the chief architect of their search back end systems, the DS10 
falls well into this category.  "The Alpha 21264-based DS10 is the 
fastest single processor system we've ever experienced.  Our code 
compiles very fast and the overall performance is very impressive.  
We've been investigating Linux on other boxes and the price of the 
DS10 puts it right into this category. However, with the addition of 
Tru64 UNIX support, our high performance multithreaded programs 
perform significantly better."


MindSpring
"The packaging of the AlphaServer DS10 meets the very demanding 
requirements of an ISP such as ourselves," said Jan Isley, senior 
engineer in the Network Services Department at of MindSpring 
Enterprises, Inc..  "The AlphaServer DS10 is a neatly packaged, 
powerful server that we can stack in our racks in the most cost-
effective server density.  The performance is incredible and the 
price is right."

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We have made AlphaServer systems even more competitive by passing 
on cost savings from volume manufacturing for the recently announced 
AlphaServer DS20. List prices for the Tru64 UNIX-based AlphaServer 
DS20 systems have been reduced by $2,000, and prices for the
Linux-ready systems were reduced by 20 percent. 
http://www.compaq.com/newsroom/pr/1999/wa030599b.htmllml.html00BCF6RIPS.htm

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Staying ahead of customer needs is how Compaq has become 
one of the largest and most trusted computing companies on the 
planet. And we're now leading the way into the most exciting phase 
of IT yet - the world of Compaq NonStop(r) eBusiness. 
http://www.compaq.com/strategy/pr/1999/wa030599b.htmllml.html00BCF6RIPS.htm

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A new report from Illuminata reviews four years of consolidated data 
on processor performance. In it they say "...Alpha has nearly 
continuously excelled all comers since 1991, an eternity in this 
industry...If high performance is your need, Alpha has it in spades."
Download a PDF file of the complete report at
http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/news/muscle.pdftmllml.html00BCF6RIPS.htm

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Experience the new Compaq AlphaServer ES40 in our new
on-line demo.  See how the chassis, tower, pedestal,
and rack enclosures work together to provide you with the most
flexible options. 
http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/es40/bridge.htmlmllml.html00BCF6RIPS.htm

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The Compaq AlphaServer ES40 system has demonstrated
fantastic Baan performance. The 4-CPU system even beats
some 6- and 8-CPU competitors!
http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/es40/es40_perf_baan.htmlml00BCF6RIPS.htm

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A new edition of INFORM, Compaq's Customer News Magazine for 
Enterprise Computing, mailed and is on the Web now! Highlights include, 
"Smart Choices for the Internet", "Five reasons for choosing a Compaq 
platform for your Linux solution", "Is your business ready for the Internet 
--- how to lead in the eBusiness marketplace", plus news on upcoming 
events, special offers, partner programs, customer stories and new products.

http://www.compaq.com/informserver/es40/es40_perf_baan.htmlml00BCF6RIPS.htm

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Test drive an AlphaServer system for your Java applications!
Compaq  offers Java developers the opportunity to validate platform-neutral 
Java applications on the high performance 64-bit Alpha platform online.
http://www.compaq.com/csa/Java_default.html0_perf_baan.htmlml00BCF6RIPS.htm

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AlphaServer Media Watch

See http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/media.htmlperf_baan.htmlml00BCF6RIPS.htm for these and 
other articles.

PC Week Online:Compaq To Take Wraps Off Low-Cost AlphaServer. 
Stepping up its efforts to woo budget-conscious customers with its 
64-bit Alpha processor, Compaq Computer Corp. next week will 
announce an AlphaServer with a starting price of about $3,000.

VAR Business: Compaq Unveils Unix Strategy. Compaq Computer 
Corp. earlier this month announced its strategy to bring higher 
availability to the enterprise Unix market at a competitive price 
point. 

InfoWorld: 64-bit Windows NT will ship for Alpha before IA-64. 
Compaq and Microsoft plan to announce this week at Compaq's 
Innovate conference in Houston a new relationship that will result 
in a version of Microsoft's future 64-bit Windows 2000 for Compaq's 
Alpha chip. 


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