Compaq brings in New Sub-Brand `Evo' for business

MUMBAI: The recently established Access Business Group of Compaq Computers

unveiled its new sub brand named `Evo' in Mumbai.

The new products launched under the new sub-brand include new Evo N150 (Rs 1,

40,000) and N400C (Rs 1, 30,000) notebooks having the revolutionary Multiport

technology and the W6000 (Rs 1,95,000) and W8000 (Rs 2,90,000) workstations that

deliver outstanding performance and expandability. The Multiport technology

offers a choice of both wired and wireless networking, and allows a user to

switch between Bluetooth and 802.11b for wireless connectivity.

Addressing a press conference Ravi Swaminathan stated that Compaq will sport

a new industrial design in carbon and silver and will aim at providing customers

one -stop business solution.

Swaminathan said that the launch has brought in the most innovative and

latest mobile and wireless technology solutions to the corporate space, which

are simple and easy to manage and deploy what business need today.

According to Swaminathan, worldwide Compaq captures around 9.3 per cent of

the commercial desktop market and around 11.3 per cent in the consumer desktop

market, where as it is 29.8 per cent in the computer notebook market. Compaq is

now looking forward to bring revolution in wireless world by their products, he

said.

Compaq also revealed the design of their future product called Dual World,

which though look like a lap top can be used as a desktop PC. The area covered

by the Dual world is one third of the normal computers.