WorldCom Teams with Compaq To Provide Leading Solutions for Web Hosting and Colocation Customers

Industry Leaders Join Forces to Meet Enterprise e-Infrastructure Needs

CLINTON, Miss. and HOUSTON, Texas, February 26, 2002 - WorldCom (NASDAQ: WCOM), the leading global business data and Internet communications provider, and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ), today announced an agreement to jointly market and promote global WorldCom Web Hosting and Internet Colocation Services. As part of this arrangement, WorldCom is now a Compaq Strategic Service Provider Alliance Partner.

Under the terms of the joint sales and marketing agreement, WorldCom and Compaq are teaming on sales opportunities, leveraging the combined capabilities, products and services of both companies to provide customers with advanced Web hosting technologies and solutions.

The companies are working together to deliver complete solutions to enterprise customers. These include pre-configured Compaq ProLiant server and StorageWorks hosting solutions, pre-packaged software bundles, and consulting and customer support services from Compaq Global Services with state-of-the-art managed Web hosting and colocation services running over WorldCom's facilities-based global network, through its state-of-the-art Internet data centers. As a result, customers receive secure, reliable hosting solutions that deliver total cost of ownership control and a higher level of business continuity assurance for their Web-based business operations.

"WorldCom continues to join forces with leading-edge technology providers in the Web hosting space to provide customers with a choice of the finest Web hosting and colocation solutions available," said Ron McMurtrie, vice president of WorldCom Global e-Services. "By teaming with Compaq we are tangibly extending our commitment to provide the highest performance, highest availability solutions to every customer we serve."

"By aligning with a global Web hosting services leader like WorldCom, Compaq is offering customers access to the industry's premier hosting solutions," stated Mike Mata, worldwide vice president and general manager, Compaq Sales Development and Partnerships. "We are committed to enabling our strategic service provider alliance partners to meet the spectrum of e-business needs demanded by today's customers."

WorldCom has standardized on Compaq for its Windows NT/2000 Web hosting platform. Web hosting services are part of the full continuum of advanced digital data communications products and services WorldCom provides to business customers of all sizes around the world.

About WorldCom Group
WorldCom Group (NASDAQ: WCOM) is a pre-eminent global communications provider for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries with annualized revenues exceeding $21 billion. With one of the most expansive, wholly owned IP networks in the world, WorldCom provides innovative data and Internet services for businesses to communicate in today's market. For more information, go to http://www.worldcom.com.

About Compaq Computer Corporation
Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a leading global provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets information technology equipment, software, services and solutions, including industry-leading enterprise storage and computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, personal desktop and notebook computers, and personal entertainment and Internet access devices that are sold in more than 200 countries directly and through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at http://www.compaq.com.