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And we are first to market
with an innovative new Internet device, the Compaq iPAQ. The Compaq iPAQ
signals a major point of departure from the traditional PC for Compaq and the
industry.� It is at the forefront of the
Internet-based Computing Era and is a major inflection point in delivering
the types of simple products companies require for an Internet-based
Computing model.
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�In fact, it was awarded� the
Legacy-Free PC winner of the BYTE.com best of show awards for COMDEX, Fall
'99 in Las Vegas, NV.
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�Giga reports that �coupled with Windows 2000, this class of machine
should be able to set uptime records as well as Total Economic Impact (TEI),
or in other words, the best value in the market until the next step in this
evolution occurs in 12 to 24 months�
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�It has two versions:
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Legacy-Free iPAQ that takes
full advantage of Windows 2000 and USB ports
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iPAQ (w/ Legacy ports) that
will support current Windows (W9x and NT) infrastructures and includes legacy
ports like parallel, serial and PS/2
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�Pricing starts at $499
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�Has a new business and fulfillment model
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Direct focused only, with a
simplified set of terms and conditions that drive
minimal contra-revenues and establish direct customer accountability in an
"inventory-less" model
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�It is simple to deploy with either W2K or Altiris eXpress - an easy
point-and-click solution for deploying and maintaining clients throughout
their lifecycle, while greatly reducing maintenance and infrastructure
costs.� All on a stable and reliable
platform with an extended lifecycle (12 month from day of announce)
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�It is available today in NA and UK, France, Germany, Sweden and
Switzerland. And it will be rolled out into the Remaining EMEA countries, LA,
APD, and GCD in 2Q, Japan in 3Q
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