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February 26, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — WorldCom (worldcom.com) and Compaq Computer Corporation (compaq.com), today
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announced an agreement to jointly market and promote global WorldCom Web
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hosting and co-location services. As part of this arrangement, WorldCom is
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now a Compaq Strategic Service Provider Alliance Partner.
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Under the terms of the joint sales and marketing agreement, WorldCom and
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Compaq are teaming on sales opportunities, leveraging the combined
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capabilities, products and services of both companies to provide customers
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with advanced Web hosting technologies and solutions.
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The companies are working together to deliver solutions to enterprise
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customers. These include pre-configured Compaq ProLiant server and
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StorageWorks hosting solutions, pre-packaged software bundles, and
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consulting and customer support services from Compaq Global Services with
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managed Web hosting and co-location services running over WorldCom’s global
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network, through its own Internet data centers.
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“By aligning with a global Web hosting services leader like WorldCom, Compaq
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is offering customers access to the industry’s premier hosting solutions,”
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stated Mike Mata, worldwide vice president and general manager, Compaq sales
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development and partnerships. “We are committed to enabling our strategic
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service provider alliance partners to meet the spectrum of e-business needs
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demanded by today’s customers.”
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WorldCom has standardized on Compaq for its Windows NT/2000 Web hosting
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platform. Web hosting services are part of the continuum of digital data
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communications products and services WorldCom provides to business
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customers.
