Compaq Recognizes ION with All-Star Award

Hauppauge, NY: ION Computer Systems today announced that Compaq Computer Corporation has selected ION as one of the top ten percent of its Compaq Business Partners in the NY/NJ Metro Customer Business District (CBD). Compaq awarded ION this coveted Award that recognizes the partners who achieve the highest cumulative ratings for service, operational performance and customer satisfaction. This marks the second time consecutive quarter in which ION has achieved this award. 

Corey Posten, Compaq Partner Manager, informed ION of the award and congratulated ION for achieving this elite distinction. As a result, Compaq will recognize ION's achievements through announcements on various Compaq web sites including Compaq.com, Compaq Services Network, Compaq Partner Network, and Cpq News. Compaq will also feature ION in news releases about the program in external articles and newsletters. 

Walter Mello Director Channel Services and Warranty, Compaq Computer Corporation writes: "With partners like ION COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC, Compaq can look forward with confidence to continued growth that will benefit our company, customers and partners alike. We look forward to continuing a successful relationship as we all strive to make decisions that are best for our customers."

ION's dedication to our clients' success and ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction has worked well as an adjunct to Compaq CSN (Compaq Services Network).

Its detailed reports and customer feedback gain us valuable insight, so ION can provide consistently excellent service levels to our clients. Compaq's training and technical support services, provided through CSN are valuable tools, to insure that ION's engineers have the latest training and real time access to Compaq's knowledge database.

"We understand that the success of our business depends upon the success of our customers' businesses. This work ethic and commitment to excellence in customer service is the basic foundation on which ION was built," says Bill Van Deusen President of ION.

ION has been partnering with clients during every step of the IT revolution over the last 10 Years. Our partnerships are based on an understanding of the real needs and problems businesses face and the limitations of state of the art technology. With this understanding ION looks beyond a simple fix to long-term effective solutions. With our team of engineers and over 10 years of systems integration experience, ION offers best in class solutions for our customers needs, giving room to expand and upgrade their investment, to keep pace with their changing business requirements.

ION's Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) Authorizations/Certifications: 
1) Compaq Service Provider
2) Compaq Service Reseller Consider
3) Compaq Enterprise Reseller (Storage)
4) Compaq Products Reseller
ION also has the following authorizations:
1) Novell Gold Partner
2) Microsoft Certified Partner
3) Cisco Premier Provider
4) Citrix Gold Solution Provider
5) Intel Premier Provider
6) Red Hat Certified Reseller

For more information on ION Computer Systems please visit: http://www.ioncomputer.com

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