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BOSTON, MA -- Aberdeen Group, a leading IT market analysis and positioning services firm, analyzes the impending Hewlett-Packard acquisition of Compaq from seven different Research Practice perspectives. These Aberdeen InSights reflect the most current understanding and forward-looking vision of what this acquisition may promise for the industry, as well as HP and Compaq customers. "While there are numerous naysayers, Aberdeen sees a significant upside potential for synergy in many areas of the HP/Compaq business that should not be ignored," said Peter Kastner, Chief Research Officer at Aberdeen. "To reach that goal, the combined company's primary focus must result in a clarity of message and execution excellence at a level that surpasses the pre-merger efforts of either company. Make no mistake, the combination of HP and Compaq could indeed create an industry powerhouse." These InSights, available on a special section of the Aberdeen Group, Inc., Web site, are organized as follows: -- Corporate Overview: The HP/Compaq Acquisition: If There's a Will, There's a Way -- Business Perspective: Integrating HP and Compaq: Success Must Stem from the PC Business -- Windows Perspective: The New HP Should Adopt Compaq's Wintel Strategy -- Unix Perspective: Creating Order in HP/Compaq's High-End and Unix Platform Strategy -- Linux Perspective: HP Acquisition of Compaq Enhances Linux Business for the New Company -- Storage Perspective: HP and Compaq: A Prescription for Storage Success -- Services Perspective: HP/Compaq's Combined IT Services: What Will the Mix Offer Beside Size? The full details of Aberdeen's findings -- including recommended integration strategies -- are available immediately for review at www.aberdeen.com.