Zenith Data Systems slashes up to 19 percent off Z-STATION VP and Z-STATION
GT desktop prices

adds new 150 MHz and 166 MHz high-performance configurations

AGGRESSIVE MOVES TO LEAD MARKET WITH DRAMATIC PRICE DROPS ACROSS ENTIRE
DESKTOP LINE AND LATEST INTEL TECHNOLOGY OFFERINGS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. January 8, 1996 -- Zenith Data Systems (ZDS) announced
today aggressive price cuts in both the Z-STATION VP value- priced desktop
family and the Z-STATION GT high-end desktop line, along with two new
high-performance configurations featuring the latest Intel Pentium
processors. In an effort to continue offering outstanding
price/performance to its customers throughout its full range of desktop
offerings, ZDS slashed prices between 9 and 19 percent, and added 150 MHz
and 166 MHz systems to top off the Z-STATION GT advanced desktop line.

"Zenith Data Systems is determined to stand out as a leading provider of
brand-name desktop systems," said Jeff Loebbaka, senior director of
desktop product marketing at ZDS. "We constantly strengthen our value
equation with extensive price cuts and the latest Intel technology, and
offer a wide range of configurations to meet our customers' budget and
performance requirements."

Z-STATION CUSTOMERS SAVE AT EVERY PERFORMANCE LEVEL

The latest round of price drops equates to substantial savings for
Z-STATION desktop customers minimally $166 * and as much as $476 * on a
single system. While the Z-STATION VP line has always been priced to
provide a value-based desktop option for customers with tight budgets and
mainstream performance needs, the new prices make the Z-STATION VP systems
an even better buy. The reductions also make the high-performance
Z-STATION GT desktop family unusually affordable.

On the upper end of the value-priced Z-STATION VP family, the aggressive
pricing strategy gives customers the opportunity to save over $370 * on a
mini-tower multimedia Z-STATION VP, featuring a 100 MHz Pentium processor,
16MB RAM, 1MB video DRAM, 256K cache, 1.2GB HDD, a 64- bit Cirrus 5434
graphics controller, 4X CDROM, microphone, speakers, a 16-bit Sound
Blaster audio card and Windows 95 pre-installed. The new price on this
Z-STATION VP is just $2,384 * down from $2,761 *.

A Z-STATION VP Pentium 100 MHz in a desktop cabinet with 8MB RAM, 1MB video
DRAM, 256K cache, an 850MB HDD, 64-bit Cirrus 5434 graphics controller and
Windows for Workgroups pre-installed now lists for $1,584 *, down $367 *
from its previous $1,951 * price. A Pentium 75 MHz Z-STATION VP with 8MB
RAM, 1MB video DRAM, 256K cache, 540MB HDD, the Cirrus graphics controller
and a choice of Windows for Workgroups or Windows 95, is now $1,340 *
instead of $1,506 *.

For customers requiring entry-level Pentium processor performance, ZDS has
added aggressively priced Pentium processor based Z-STATION VP offerings
starting as low as $1,243 * for a 75 MHz system in a desktop cabinet with
8MB RAM, 1MB video DRAM, 540MB HDD, the Cirrus graphics controller and
Windows for Workgroups pre-installed.

Customers requiring the ultimate power and performance in a desktop can
save nearly $500 * on current Z-STATION GT Pentium processor- based
configurations featuring the ATi CT video graphics controller for superior
performance and fullmotion, fullscreen software-based MPEG video playback.
A desktop cabinet model Z-STATION GT 120 MHz with 16MB RAM, 2MB video
DRAM, 256K asynchronous cache, 850MB HDD and Windows for Workgroups
Desktop software pre-installed that used to list for $2,791 *, is now
priced at a low $2,316 *. The price of a 133 MHz version of the same
Z-STATION GT configuration with a 1.6GB Mode 4 HDD has been cut $455 *,
down to $2,755 from $3,210 *.

"Our latest round of price cuts equates to serious savings across a variety
of performance options," commented Loebbaka. "We are quite confident that
this will put ZDS in an extremely competitive position in the market that
most major vendors are going to find difficult to match."

TIMELY INTEL PROCESSOR INTRODUCTIONS

Zenith Data Systems' newest offerings in the top-performance Z-STATION GT
desktop line feature the latest Pentium processors from Intel. A
mini-tower multimedia model of the new 150 MHz Z-STATION GT with 16MB RAM,
2MB video DRAM, 256K synchronous pipeline burst cache, 1.6GB Mode 4 HDD, a
64-bit ATi CT video graphics controller, 4X CD- ROM, microphone, speakers
and a 16-bit Sound Blaster audio card preconfigured with either Windows
for Workgroups or Windows 95 is competitively priced at $3,396 *. The new
166 MHz Z-STATION GT mini-tower high- performance configuration with 16MB
RAM, 2MB video DRAM, 512K synchronous pipeline burst cache, 2.1GB Mode 4
HDD, 64-bit ATi CT video graphics controller, 4X CD-ROM, microphone,
speakers and a 16-bit Sound Blaster audio card plus Windows for Workgroups
or Windows 95 pre-installed lists for $4,041 *.

"ZDS customers truly appreciate our excellent time-to-market turnaround as
Intel announces a new processor, ZDS parallels that announcement with the
debut of a system featuring that processor," commented Loebbaka. "Our
customers know they can count on ZDS to offer the latest technology
available in our systems and offer the best price/performance value
around."

To boost the value of the 150 MHz and 166 MHz systems even higher, the new
Z-STATION GT desktop configurations include the same robust software
preload as previous models. All Z-STATION GTs include Netscape Navigator
with both Dial-Up and LAN support for browsing the Internet and CoSession
for Windows remote host. Z-STATION GT Windows 95 configurations come with
Norton Navigator for Windows 95 and Norton AntiVirus for Windows 95, ZDS
Z-View DMI Client Browser and EZ-Companion while Windows for Workgroups
models come with Symantec's PC Tools utilities suite.

The new Z-STATION GT models also feature the familiar ZDS expansion ready
design that enables the system to grow with customers' changing needs.
Five open slots and two open drive bays easily accommodate modems, network
cards, multimedia options and additional storage. All Z-STATION GT
desktops are DMI ready, fully Plug and Play compliant and Windows 95
certified.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WARRANTY COVERAGE

Zenith Data Systems offers 24-hour, seven-days-a-week toll-free customer
assistance and product support. Z-STATION VP and Z-STATION GT desktop
computers are covered by a three-year limited warranty for all parts and
labor. Z-CARE coverage offers onsite, next business day service for the
first year, and 48-hour mail-in or carry-in service for the second and
third year. All response commitments are based upon commercially
reasonable efforts, and all response times may vary depending on
availability and/or the nature of the service requested.

Customers may also connect with the ZDS Internet World Wide Web home page
at

http://www.zds.com for technical information.

ABOUT ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS

Zenith Data Systems, a Bull company, offers a full line of personal
computer products ranging from high-performance servers and desktops to
its award-winning line of notebook computers and wireless mobile products.
With sales locations in more than 30 countries, ZDS markets its products
to business, education and government. The company is headquartered in
Buffalo Grove, Ill., with engineering facilities in Santa Clara, Calif.,
Billerica, Mass. and Buffalo Grove; and manufacturing facilities in St.
Joseph, Mich.

Zenith Data Systems, 2150 East Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 60089,
(708) 808-5000,

Fax (708) 808-4434, Internet http://www.zds.com.

Reader inquiries: (800) 5330331.

Prices quoted are ZDS prices in U.S. dollars. Reseller prices may vary.
Resellers determine their own pricing which may be higher or lower than
Zenith Data Systems' prices.
 
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