Roadmap Sharing is the newest feature of the industry-leading Product Change Notification Web site. It provides customers with technology roadmaps for upcoming Compaq client PC products up to 6 months in advance, including those for processors, graphics, network interface cards, and system software.
Customers can view roadmaps for all products or only the products they buy.
Compaq's Product Change Notification Web site gives up to 60 days advance notice of upcoming hardware and software changes to Compaq PCs. This Web site is available, at no charge, to Compaq major account customers. Since its announcement earlier in the year, over 1700 customers take advantage of the updates to assist in planning and managing transitions, thereby reducing disruptions to their computing environments. It allows us to know well in advance what types of changes are occurring so that we can plan and decide as to whether they will positively or negatively affect our business dealings. Roadmap Sharing assists customers in planning ahead for product and technology transitions, and empowers customers to decide what's right for their computing environments, achieving a balance of stability and new technology.