Hi-
Wanted to add the Compaq LinuxWorld news to your coverage.  Compaq was the
gold sponsor of this year LinuxWorld NY and yesterday, in coordination with
Sendmail, Compaq announced the first enterprise-class email solutions on
Linux for ProLiant servers.  Please let me know if you would like more
information.  

Cheers, Kris

Compaq and Sendmail, Inc. Deliver Industry's First
Enterprise-Class Email Solutions on Linux for ProLiant Servers

Combined Solutions Offer Most Compelling Performance and Lowest 
Per User Cost of Any Linux-Based Email Solution
LinuxWorld Expo, NY - Jan. 29, 2002 - Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ
<http://www.compaq.com/corporate/ir/>), a leader in global enterprise
technology and Sendmail, Inc., a leading provider of email solutions, today
announced the availability of the first enterprise-class, Linux-based email
solutions for industry-standard Compaq ProLiant  servers.  The customizable
solutions combine ProLiant servers with Sendmail's Mailstream Manager* and
Sendmail's Integrated Mail Suite* (IMS).  These highly available, secure
email systems are ideal for organizations and service providers that are
looking to reduce the costs associated with deploying and maintaining their
current RISC-based email infrastructure, and extend email access to
additional users. 

"Cost-effectiveness is a top priority for email and messaging solutions,"
said Mark Levitt, research director for Collaborative Computing at IDC.
"The combination of Sendmail, Inc.'s software with Compaq's Linux-based
servers is designed to deliver highly available systems that can grow easily
and cost-effectively to support rising email volumes and expanding user
populations."

"More CIOs depend on Compaq ProLiant servers to keep their email up and
running than any other vendor in the industry1," said Rick Becker, vice
president of operating systems marketing and business development, Compaq
Industry Standard Server Group. "Compaq's partnership with Sendmail adds to
our Linux portfolio a highly available, secure, enterprise-class email
solution that offers customers a significant cost-savings compared to
RISC-based solutions." (1 IDC Server Tracker, Q3 2001)

These email solutions take advantage of industry-standard software and
server platforms to provide maximum availability and a superb price
performance ratio.  Performance testing indicated that Sendmail, Inc.
software running on Compaq ProLiant server clusters significantly surpassed
more expensive RISC-based servers in message throughput.  A 2-way 32-bit
Compaq ProLiant system can outperform and has a lower acquisition price than
a 4-way 64-bit Sun E450. For instance, at 10,000 users the price performance
per user of running Sendmail on the ProLiant DL380-G2 platform was 215
percent better than on the Sun E450 platform.

"Compaq's leadership in the Linux server market combined with the strong
management capabilities of Compaq's products, make ProLiant an excellent
platform for delivering enterprise-class email solutions" said Greg Olson,
chairman and co-founder of Sendmail, Inc.  "Our lab tests have shown the
price/performance ratio to be stunning."

The Compaq and Sendmail, Inc. solutions can stand alone or enhance existing
messaging and groupware platforms with additional security and availability.
The high availability offered in these solutions is ideal for enterprise
customers and service providers who consider email to be a critical
component of their 24x7 business operations.  The solutions provide
additional mail security filters, directory services, secure mail routing
and centralized administrative tasks into a single secure SSL-based
management interface.  

Early adopters of the Compaq and Sendmail, Inc.  package include a leading
GSM mobile telephony provider and one of the most respected health care
companies in California. 

The Compaq and Sendmail, Inc. solutions are available immediately.  For
pricing information please visit www.sendmail.com <http://www.sendmail.com>
or call 1-87-SENDMAIL (877-363-6245).  Information is also available at
<http://www.compaq.com/products/software/linux/mailmsg/>.  

About Sendmail, Inc. 
Sendmail, Inc. delivers mission-critical Internet email solutions to
corporations and service providers. As the primary source of commercial
software based on sendmail, the de facto standard Internet mail server,
Sendmail, Inc. leads the development of Internet mail standards and ensures
their early implementation in its commercial and Open Source products.  The
company is headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., with offices in Europe, Asia
Pacific and North America.  For more information on Sendmail, Inc., visit
its Web site at www.sendmail.com <http://www.sendmail.com> or call
1-87-SENDMAIL (877-363-6245).

Compaq Background
Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation 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 <http://www.compaq.com/>.
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© Sendmail, Inc. 2002. All rights reserved. Sendmail is a registered
trademark of Sendmail, Inc.  
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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
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are described from time to time in Compaq and Hewlett-Packard's Securities
and Exchange Commission reports (including but not limited to Compaq's
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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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