Digital Announces Venturis Line Of Desktop Systems

Low-Cost Business PCs with Advanced Functionality for Increased User
Productivity

MAYNARD, Mass. -- October 31, 1994 -- Digital Equipment Corporation today
announced its new, entry-level Venturis line -- a family of eight
affordable, desktop Pentium and 486 systems. The Venturis line replaces
Digital's popular DECpc LPv+ and DECpc LPx+ Value Line.

The aggressively-priced Venturis line, with models starting as low as
$1,079, is aimed at the volume purchaser in medium and large
organizations. Easy to deploy, install and maintain, the new PCs are
designed to meet the performance requirements of general business users as
well as those of users in client/server environments. The Venturis line
provides an optimum balance of graphics, disk subsystems and processors
for basic office applications such as word processing, transaction
processing, e-mail, and communications.

The Venturis announcement is the second in a series of major new product
announcements this fall from Digital's Personal Computer Business Unit.
Like the recently-introduced Celebris line, the Venturis line features a
new naming convention, new packaging, new enclosures and a new start-up
menu, and helps PC users become more productive, more quickly.

"With the introduction of the Venturis line, Digital again moves beyond
offering just excellent engineering and technology, to focusing more on
how people can better interact with their computers -- from the new
'Getting Started' menus and 'Quick Set-Up Guide' to the uniquely-designed
easy-access enclosures," said Bernhard Auer, vice president and general
manager of Digital's PC Business Unit.

Superior Capabilities with Solid Performance

"With Venturis systems, Digital continues its tradition of providing PC
users with leading-edge technology, excellent price/ performance and
ease-of-use," said Howard Elias, vice president, Desktop Product Line.

The new Venturis systems:

- incorporate Plug and Play capabilities that enable faster upgrades
  and more reliable system performance;
- ensure Windows 95 compatibility, enabling PCs to take advantage of
  the new version of Microsoft Windows;
- use S3's Trio32, Trio64 and Vision864 graphics accelerators for
  improved graphics performance;
- include Desktop Management Interface (DMI) capabilities for more
  efficient distributed computing;
- implement Advanced Power Management and Energy Star compliance
  across the line, including the Pentium 60, for energy-efficient
  computing;
- incorporate multiple levels of security that prevent unauthorized
  use and access to desktop information; and
- offer multimedia, office and networking options, which enable
  customers to expand the capabilities of PCs as their computing
  needs evolve.

Ease-of-Use Initiatives

All Venturis models provide easy access to product and service information
to assist system administrators and resellers in getting users up and
running. The 'Getting Started' screen includes system specific
introductory information, help screens, user registration and service and
support information. The Venturis 'Quick Setup Guide' has illustrated
installation instructions. User assistance for system functions, such as
network setup, advanced power management settings, plug and play ISA
configuration, and resource configuration is also included.

Also designed for ease-of-maintenance, all Venturis models include features
such as a latched enclosure that allows easy access to the system. The
swivel sub-assembly enables easy installation of hard drives. In addition,
easy access to the motherboard accommodates upgrades and service.

Digital's entire Venturis family, including the Pentium 60 model, complies
with the U.S. government's Energy Star power conservation guideline,
making Digital's PCs 'easy' on the environment, as well as offering energy
saving value for customers.

Each system features multi-levels of security features, including an
external chassis keylock, keyboard and mouse password, diskette access
control, hard drive access control and multiple-level password protection.
The new Venturis PCs come with Digital's worldwide service and support
through a limited three-year warranty, including one year on site.

Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Ready

DMI functions will enable network administrators to manage PCs on networks
for enhanced communications and more efficient distributed computing.
Digital's Venturis family is DMI ready, which will provide significant
advancements in network administration of an organization's client/server
computing environment. Venturis DMI will allow desktop client hardware and
software status reporting, asset management across a network, remote
diagnostics of client PCs, and improved management of a company's
enterprise-wide, distributed computing environment.

Five of the eight new Digital Venturis systems -- the Digital Venturis
433sx, 450s2, 466, 4100 and 560 -- offer slimline enclosures. The full
profile Digital Venturis FP450s2, FP466 and FP4100 feature a five slot and
five bay enclosure. U.S. list prices range from $1,079 for the Digital
Venturis 433sx to $1,899 for the Digital Venturis FP4100. All models are
available now.

Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server
solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information
systems. Digital's scalable Alpha AXP platforms, storage, networking,
software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from
business partners, help organizations compete in today's global
marketplace.

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