Intel Bestows Two Innovative PC Recognition Awards

Compaq EZ2000 and Dell WebPC™ Designs Demonstrate Superior Innovation, Simplicity and Style

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 15, 2000 - Intel Corporation today highlighted superior PC designs that raise the bar in simplicity and style by awarding the Intel Innovative PC Recognition Award to the Compaq Presario EZ2000 and Dell WebPC™ at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF). First given at Fall 1999 IDF, the Innovative PC Recognition Award showcases designs that measurably advance the PC in ease of set-up, operation, expansion, and maintenance. It also serves to spotlight the increasing importance of style and form to the consumer. The PC today must be flexible enough to fit anywhere in the home environment and easily connect to the Internet.

"The Intel Innovative PC Recognition Award program highlights the best offerings that push the envelope in innovation, simplicity and style," said Pat Gelsinger, vice president and general manager, Intel's Desktop Products Group, during his keynote address today. "The Compaq Presario EZ2000 and Dell WebPC were selected because of their significant improvement towards ease of use - from initial setup, to going online, to getting support."

Consumer PCs increasingly feature simple operation and easy access to the Internet as the PC reaches into more parts of our personal lives. "Consumers have been demanding easier to use computers, and Compaq has responded with the revolutionary EZ2000," said Mark A. Carpenter, director, New Desktop Products, Compaq Computer Corporation. "By introducing the EZ2000 series of Internet PCs, consumers are now able to experience how simple and smart a PC can be right out of the box. We're pleased that the innovative features of the EZ2000, such as its stylish design, exclusive Digital Dashboard and Easy Access Panels, have been recognized by Intel. We are pleased to accept the Intel Innovative PC Recognition Award for the Presario EZ2000 series."

"Dell has responded to consumer demand for easy to use computers by introducing the Dell WebPC™ featuring an Intel® Pentium® III processor," said Anthony Bonadero, director of marketing, Web Products. "The WebPC is easy to order, easy to set up, and easy to run by providing quick access to the Internet. We're pleased to see our legacy free accomplishments recognized and gladly accept the Intel Innovative PC Recognition Award for the WebPC."

New technologies like USB, Instantly Available and wireless connectivity will lead the way toward friendlier computing. Intel is continually receiving PCs from original equipment manufacturers from around the world and plans to recognize innovative award winners worldwide at various Intel Developer Forums.

About Intel Innovative PC Recognition Award Program
Intel is working with the PC industry to make PCs easier for consumers. The Intel Innovative PC Recognition Award program is designed to call attention to PCs that advance the state of the art in three key areas: innovation, simplicity and style. The number of new PCs recognized will not be limited to a predetermined number, but rather will depend on how many designs are truly exemplary.

Technology Building Blocks For The 21st Century The multi-year Intel Ease of Use initiative was established as a driving force to make the PC easier to use. Intel is providing hardware building blocks such as: Universal Serial Bus (USB), a true plug and play technology; Instantly Available, a power management technology allowing the PC to be always on and always available; improved motherboard designs such as Intel's FlexATX; Hardware Implementation guides; and innovative PC form factors to accelerate the migration of easier to use PCs.

Intel works jointly with Microsoft on the Easy PC initiative, a multi-year effort to expand industry efforts towards easy setup, operation, expansion and maintenance of the PC. For more information on the Intel Ease of Use initiative, please visit http://developer.intel.com/technology/easeofuse/blocks.htm.

About IDF
The Intel Developer Forum is Intel's premier technical forum comprising nearly 150 sessions and hands-on labs and more than 100 demonstrations of cutting-edge products and technologies. IDF attracts over 2,000 hardware and software developers from around the world, of whom nearly 30 percent are focused on software. Now in its third year, the semi- annual conference provides hardware OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), IHVs (independent hardware vendors), and ISVs (independent software vendors) with in-depth information on Intel technologies and initiatives. More information on the Intel Developer Forum can be found at http://developer.intel.com/idf. Updated information is available between Intel Developer Forums by subscribing to the Intel Developer Update Magazine at http://developer.intel.com/update/.

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