Tandem's ServerNet Technology Provides Link to Agreement with Compaq

Companies will jointly promote the ServerNet architecture as an industry
standard

HOUSTON -- OCTOBER 16, 1995 -- James Treybig, president and CEO of Tandem
Computers Incorporated, announced today that Tandem's ServerNet technology
is the foundation for a strategic agreement with Compaq Computer
Corporation to deliver revolutionary levels of scalability and reliability
to the application server marketplace in a Microsoft Windows NT
environment.

"Our new ServerNet technology and computer architecture fills an industry
need. And that is to enable the delivery of huge amounts of digitized
data, including multimedia, at very high speeds. It is the only clustering
interconnect to provide this high-speed as well as cost-effective
scalability to simplify growth, and fault tolerance to maintain data
integrity," said Treybig.

As part of the strategic agreement with Compaq, it was also announced today
that Tandem and Compaq will promote the Tandem ServerNet architecture as a
Windows NT industry standard to exchange data between servers.

"In July, when we announced ServerNet, our intent was to build strategic
relationships and gain momentum to make ServerNet technology an industry
standard," said Treybig. "This agreement with Compaq is another step
toward meeting that goal."

Technology licensing agreements and OEM contracts for components such as
ServerNet technology represent a significant new market for Tandem. The
ServerNet architecture has been designed from the outset as a low-cost,
open technology that can be leveraged not only by Tandem, but also by
commodity, high-volume market suppliers such as Compaq.

Treybig made his remarks this morning during a press conference hosted by
Compaq at Innovate Forum 95, a worldwide conference for Compaq customers,
resellers and partners.

Tandem Computers Incorporated (NYSE:TDM), has built a reputation as the
leader in highly reliable, parallel processing, client/server solutions
and enterprise networks. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Cupertino,
California, Tandem reported 1994 worldwide sales of $2.1 billion.
 
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