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"HP" redirects here. For other uses, see HP (disambiguation).
Hewlett-Packard Company
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| Type |
Public (NYSE: HPQ) |
| Founded |
Palo Alto, California (1939) |
| Headquarters |
Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Key people |
Mark V. Hurd, CEO & President
Mark V. Hurd, Chairman
Robert Wayman, CFO
William Hewlett, Founder
David Packard, Founder |
| Industry |
Computer Systems
Computer Peripherals
Computer software
Consulting
IT Services |
| Products |
Computer Monitors
Digital Cameras
Digital Imaging
Personal Computers
Printers |
| Revenue |
$88.89 billion USD (2006) |
| Net income |
$3.17 Billion USD (2006) |
| Employees |
150,000 (2006) |
| Website |
www.hp.com
www.hpshopping.com |
The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is one of the world's largest information technology corporations. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States, it has a global presence in the fields of computing, printing, and digital imaging, and also provides software and services.
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Contents
- 1 Company history
- 1.1 Founding
- 1.2 The sixties and seventies
- 1.3 The eighties and beyond
- 2 Technology and products
- 2.1 Imaging and Printing Group (IPG)
- 2.2 Personal Systems Group
- 2.3 Technology Solutions Group
- 2.4 HP Labs
- 2.5 Partnerships
- 2.6 Product Legacy
- 3 Culture
- 4 Management
- 5 Diversity
- 6 Ad campaigns
- 6.1 You + HP: digital photography
- 7 Acquisitions
- 8 Competitors
- 9 HP pretexting scandal
- 9.1 California criminal case
- 9.2 Investigation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- 10 Criticism
- 10.1 Calculators
- 10.2 Iraq
- 10.3 Outsourcing
- 10.4 HP and the environment
- 11 See also
- 12 References
- 13 External links
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Company history
Founding
Main entrance of HP headquarters building
HP was founded on January 1, 1939 as a manufacturer of test and measurement instruments with a US$538 investment in a Palo Alto, CA garage by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard.[1] They had both graduated from Stanford University in 1934. They founded their company in a garage there, but they did this while still Fellows at Stanford (so their story was not quite rags to riches, more academic gowns to riches).[2] Their first product was a precision audio oscillator, the Model 200A. Their innovation was the use of a small night-light bulb as a temperature dependent resistor in a critical portion of the circuit. This allowed them to sell the Model 200A for $54.40 when competitors were selling less stable oscillators for over $200. Their company's name, Hewlett-Packard, was derived from their last names and had Bill not won a coin toss, the company today could have been known as Packard-Hewlett. One of the company's earliest customers was Walt Disney Productions, who bought eight Model 200B oscillators (at $71.50 each) for use in testing the Fantasound stereophonic sound system for the movie Fantasia.
The sixties and seventies
HP is recognized as the symbolic founder of Silicon Valley, although it did not actively investigate semiconductor devices until a few years after the "Traitorous Eight" had abandoned William Shockley to create Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957. Hewlett-Packard's HP Associates division, established around 1960, developed semiconductor devices primarily for internal use. Instruments and calculators were some of the products using these devices.
HP is acknowledged by Wired magazine as the producer of the world's first personal computer, in 1968, the Hewlett-Packard 9100A.[3] HP called it a desktop calculator because, as Bill Hewlett said, "If we had called it a computer, it would have been rejected by our customers' computer gurus because it didn't look like an IBM. We therefore decided to call it a calculator, and all such nonsense disappeared." An engineering triumph at the time, the logic circuit was produced without any integrated circuits; the assembly of the CPU having been entirely executed in discrete components. With CRT readout, magnetic card storage, and printer the price was around $5000.
The company earned global respect for a variety of products. They introduced the world's first handheld scientific electronic calculator in 1972 (the HP-35), the first handheld programmable in 1974 (the HP-65), the first alphanumeric, programmable, expandable in 1979 (the HP-41C), and the first symbolic and graphing calculator HP-28C. Like their scientific and business calculators, their oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other measurement instruments have a reputation for sturdiness and usability (the latter products are now part of spin-off Agilent's product line). The company's design philosophy in this period was summarized as "design for the guy at the next bench".
The eighties and beyond
In 1984, HP introduced both inkjet and laser printers for the desktop. Along with its scanner product line, these have later been developed into successful multifunction products, the most significant being single-unit printer/scanner/copier/fax machines. The print mechanisms in HP's tremendously popular LaserJet line of laser printers depend almost entirely on Canon's components (print engines), which in turn use technology developed by Xerox. HP develops the hardware, firmware, and software that convert data into dots for the mechanism to print.
In the 1990s, HP expanded their computer product line, which initially had been targeted at university, research, and business customers, to reach consumers. Later in the decade HP opened hpshopping.com as an independent subsidiary to sell online, direct to consumers; the store was rebranded "HP Home & Home Office Store" in 2005. HP also grew through acquisitions, buying Apollo Computer in 1989, Convex Computer in 1995, and Compaq in 2002. Compaq itself had bought Tandem Computers in 1997 (which had been started by ex-HP employees), and Digital Equipment Corporation in 1998. Following this strategy HP became a major player in desktops, laptops, and servers for many different markets.
In 1987, the Palo Alto garage where Hewlett and Packard started their business was designated as a California State historical landmark.
In July of 1999, HP appointed Carly Fiorina as CEO. Fiorina was the first woman ever to serve as CEO of a company included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Fiorina was forced to resign on February 9, 2005.
Technology and products
"The new Hewlett-Packard 9100A personal computer" is "ready, willing, and able ... to relieve you of waiting to get on the big computer."
A Hewlett-Packard Compaq computer and a Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 5740 printer owned by the Houston Independent School District
A modern mid-range HP Laptop; the HP Pavilion zv6115EA.
A modern HP digital camera; the HP Photosmart R817.
HP has a successful line of printers, scanners, digital cameras, calculators, PDAs, servers, workstations, and home-small business computers. HP today promotes itself as not just being a hardware and software company, but also one that offers a full range of services to architect, implement and support today's IT infrastructure.
Imaging and Printing Group (IPG)
According to HP's 2005 U.S. SEC 10-K filing,[4] HP's Imaging and Printing Group is "the leading imaging and printing systems provider in the world for printer hardware, printing supplies and scanning devices, providing solutions across customer segments from individual consumers to small and medium businesses to large enterprises."
Products and technology associated with the Imaging and Printing Group include:
- Inkjet and LaserJet printers, consumables and related products.
- the Indigo Digital Press
- the HP Web Jetadmin printer management software
Personal Systems Group
HP's Personal Systems Group is "one of the leading vendors of personal computers ("PCs") in the world based on unit volume shipped and annual revenue."[4]
Personal Systems Group products/technology include:
- Consumer PCs including the HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario and VoodooPC series.
- Workstations for Unix, Windows and Linux systems.
- Handheld Computing including iPAQ Pocket PC handheld computing devices
- Digital Entertainment including DVD+RW drives, HP Movie Writer and HP Digital Entertainment Center. HP resold the Apple iPod from HP until November 2005.[4]
Technology Solutions Group
In HP's financial reporting, HP groups its Enterprise Storage and Servers, HP Services and Software under Technology Solutions Group.
HP's Enterprise Storage and Servers Group has product/technology including:
- the ProLiant entry line of x86 based servers (from Compaq)
- the BladeSystem x86 based blade servers
- the Integrity line using the Itanium processor architecture (with Intel) running on several operating systems including HP-UX (a UNIX implementation)
- the HP AlphaServer productline using the Alpha processor (from DEC) and running on both:
- Tru64 operating system (from DEC)
- the OpenVMS large-scale, highly available server operating system (from DEC)
- the NonStop high-reliability architecture and operating system (from Tandem Computers)
- MIPs based Nonstop fault-tolerant server products
- the PA-RISC processor architecture
- the HP 9000 "Superdome" line of Servers and workstations
- the StorageWorks product line, which includes business class and enterprise class data storage and protection products.[5]
- the ProCurve family of network switches, wireless access points, and routers.[6]
HP's Software division has products/technologies including:
- the OpenView family of management software
- the OpenCall family of telecom software
HP Labs
HP Labs (or HP Laboratories) is the research arm of HP. Founded in 1966, HP Labs' function is to deliver breakthrough technologies and to create business opportunities that go beyond HP's current strategies. An example of recent HP Lab technology includes the Memory spot chip.
Partnerships
Hewlett-Packard is a supporter of FOSS and Linux. Some HP employees, such as Linux CTO and former Debian Project Leader Bdale Garbee actively contribute and have official Open Source job responsibilities. Many others participate in the Open Source community as unpaid volunteers. HP is also known in the (GNU/)Linux community for releasing drivers for many of their printers under the GNU GPL.
Hewlett-Packard also works extensively with Microsoft and uses technology from most major software and hardware vendors. Until November 2005, HP offered a re-branded version of Apple's famous iPod.[4]
Product Legacy
Agilent Technologies, not HP, retains the direct product legacy of the original company founded in 1939. Agilent's current portfolio of electronic instruments are descended from HP's very earliest products. HP entered the computer business only after its instrumentation competencies were well-established. Agilent was spun off from HP in 1999. The merger with Compaq has distanced HP even farther from its roots in test and measurement.
Culture
The founders, known to friends and employees alike as Bill and Dave, developed a unique management style that has come to be known as the HP Way. In Bill's words, the HP Way is "a core ideology . . . [that] includes a deep respect for the individual, a dedication to affordable quality and reliability, a commitment to community responsibility, and a view that the company exists to make technical contributions for the advancement and welfare of humanity."[7]
The HP Alumni Association maintains a tribute to Bill and Dave's version of the HP Way, circa 1992.[8]
Management
Mark Hurd, Chairman, CEO, and President
- Chairman of the Board, CEO, and President: Mark Hurd (March 29, 2005 - current, appointed Chairman September 22, 2006)
History
- Co-founder and CEO: David Packard (CEO: 1964 - 1969)
- Co-founder and CEO: William Hewlett (CEO: 1969 - 1978)
- CEO: John A. Young (1978 - October 31, 1992)
- CEO: Lewis Platt (November 1, 1992 - July 18, 1999)
- Chairman and CEO: Carly Fiorina (July 19, 1999 - February 9, 2005, appointed chairman in 2000)
- Interim CEO: Robert P. Wayman (February 10, 2005 - March 28, 2005)
- Chairman: Patricia C. Dunn (February 2005 - September 22, 2006) Dunn initially resigned September 12, 2006, effective as of January 18, 2007. On September 22, 2006, Dunn's resignation became effective immediately. While some believe she resigned due to her involvement in HP's pretexting scandal, she has not yet issued a statement explaining her reasons.
Diversity
Hewlett-Packard received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2003, the second year of the report. In addition, the company was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2004 by Working Mothers magazine.
Hewlett-Packard is also involved in the NEPAD e-school program to provide all schools in Africa with computers and internet access.
Ad campaigns
Hewlett-Packard has used a number of innovative commercials to sell its products.
You + HP: digital photography
A television ad campaign for Hewlett-Packards digital photography (titled "You + HP: digital photography") has been noted for its simple special effects and choice of music. It won "Campaign of the Year" from Adweek magazine in 2004.[9]
Songs used in "You + HP" Campaign:
- "Picture Book" by The Kinks
- "Out of the Picture" by The Robins
- "Pictures of You" by The Cure
- "The Rainbow" by The Apples in Stereo
- "Across the Universe" by The Beatles
Acquisitions
- Data Systems, Inc.
A small 5-person company called Data Systems, Inc. Owned by a chemical manufacturer, Union Carbide, who failed in their diversification efforts, HP bought the group and this helped to launch the HP 2116A in 1966. A computer designed to automate the collection and processing of data from the company’s test and measurement devices, it marked HPs entry into the growing computer industry.
- Apollo
In 1989, HP Acquired Apollo computer for $476 million. HP was able to achieve a growth in market share after the merger; with the market at the time valued at $4.1 billion and the fastest-growing area of the market.
- Verifone
On April 23, 1997, HP announced plans to acquire VeriFone, the leading provider of card-swipe terminals on retail countertops to approve purchases, in a $1.18 billion stock swap. On May 10, 2001, Gores Technology Group acquired VeriFone from HP.
- Bluestone
On January 18, 2001, HP acquired Bluestone Software, Inc., a leading provider of B2B, B2C, and wireless open platform solutions.
- Indigo
On March 22, 2002, HP acquired Indigo N.V., a leader in digital offset color printing systems.
- Compaq
On May 3, 2002, Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq Computer Corporation, a controversial move intended to make the company the personal computing leader. The merger opposition was led by Walter Hewlett, son of HP founder William Hewlett.
- Snapfish
On April 15, 2005, HP acquired Snapfish, a leading online photo service based in San Francisco, California, USA.
- AppIQ
In October of 2005, Hewlett-Packard acquired the private company AppIQ (short for "Application IQ"). The company was founded in 2001 by Ash Ashutosh and David Chang, and offered several digital storage solutions. The company had employed up to 235 people by June 2005.
- OuterBay
On February 7, 2006, HP agreed to acquire OuterBay, a leading provider of archiving software for enterprise applications and databases. OuterBay is headquartered in Cupertino, California, USA, with offices in the US, UK, and India.
- Silverwire
On June 6, 2006, HP announced it was acquiring Silverwire Holding AG, a commercial digital photography solutions and software provider with a strong presence in the retail photo market. Silverwire is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
- Mercury Interactive
On July 25, 2006, HP announced plans to acquire Mercury Interactive (MERQ.PK), a company that provides Business Technology Optimization software (i.e. software that helps a company govern, develop and maintain its technology stack). This acquisition is expected to occur in Q4 2006 and will result in an HP software business of around $2 billion.
- VoodooPC
On September 28, 2006, HP announced it will expand its presence in the gaming market by acquiring VoodooPC, a maker of high-performance gaming, luxury, and entertainment PCs based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This acquisition is expected to close by November 2006.
Competitors
Major competitors of HP in the computer business include Apple Computer, Dell, Gateway, Lenovo (Purchased IBM's Non-server Personal Computer Business), Sony and Toshiba. Major competitors of HP in the server business include Sun Microsystems, IBM and Dell. Major competitors of HP in the printer business include Brother, Canon, Epson, Lexmark and Dell (who rebrands and repackages Lexmark products)
HP pretexting scandal
The media descended upon HP headquarters on September 22.
On September 5, 2006 Newsweek published a story[10] revealing that the chairwoman of HP, Patricia Dunn, had hired a team of independent electronic-security experts that later spied on HP board members and several journalists, to determine the source of confidential details regarding HP's long-term strategy that was published as part of a Cnet article[11] in January, 2006. The group of electronic-security experts had used a technique known as pretexting to obtain call records of HP board members and nine journalists, including reporters for Cnet Networks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The investigators had misrepresented themselves as the board members and journalists to their phone companies in order to obtain their phone records. Dunn has claimed she did not know beforehand the methods the investigators used to try and determine the source of the leak. [12] Board member George Keyworth was ultimately outed as the source and on September 12, 2006, along with HP's announcement that Mark Hurd, the current CEO, will replace Dunn as Chairman after the HP board meeting on January 18, 2007. It was also announced that Dunn would continue as a HP board member after January 18, 2007, a position she had held since 1998.[13] On September 22, 2006 Hurd announced at a special press conference that Ms. Dunn had resigned effective immediately from both the Chairmanship and the Board; no statement was issued to indicate whether Dunn's departure was connected to the pretexting scandal or not. On September 28, 2006, Ann Baskins, HP's general counsel (head attorney) resigned effective immediately,[14] hours before she was to appear as a witness before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce at which she would later invoke the Fifth Amendment to refuse to answer questions.[15]
California criminal case
On October 4, 2006, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed criminal charges and arrest warrants against Dunn and Hunsaker, and three outside investigators.[16] The complaint alleges the following four felony violations of the California Penal Code:
- Conspiracy to commit crime in violation of Sections 182(a)(1)
- Fraudulent use of wire, radio, or television transmissions in violation of Section 538.5
- Taking, copying, and using computer data in violation of Section 502(c)(2)
- Using personal identifying information without authorization in violation of Section 530.5(a)
The criminal complaint can be found here. Although the investigation is still in progress, notably HP CEO Mark Hurd, former HP employees Ann Baskins and Anthony Gentilucci, and the company itself were not charged.
Investigation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
On September 11, 2006, CNET News.com publicly released a five-page letter written by the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce to Patricia Dunn stating that they have, for the past seven months, been conducting an investigation on Internet-based data brokers who allegedly use "lies, fraud and deception" to acquire personal information, and allow anyone who pay a "modest fee" to acquire "itemized incoming and outgoing call logs", not only for cell phone numbers but also for VoIP numbers, landline numbers, and unpublished phone numbers. Additional data that could be given include addresses and other personal data, obtained without the consent or prior notice to the owner of the number. The committee had learned about HP's use of pretexting through their September 6th SEC filing and through their own inquiry of HP's Nominating and Governance Committee, stating they are "troubled" by the information, "particularly that it involves HP—one of America's corporate icons."
The committee requested, under Rules X and XI of the United States House of Representatives, the following information from HP by September 18, 2006:
1. The name and identity of the outside consulting firm cited in HP's September 6th, 2006, filing with the SEC (the outside consulting firm), and of any other outside consultants who were hired by HP to assist in conducting the Leak Investigation.
2. Copies of any contracts, letters of engagement and investigative plans related to the Leak Investigation that was conducted by the outside consulting firm or by any other party.
3. The names and identities of all third parties, whether hired directly by HP or by HP's outside consulting firm, who were used during the leak investigation to procure, or to attempt to procure telephone records and other personal consumer information of any targets or subjects of the Leak Investiagation
4. A list of all individuals or entities that were targets or subjects, or designated as targets or subjects, of the Leak Investigation.
5. A list of all individuals, including HP employees, who were involved with conducting the Leak Investigation or who had contemporaneous knowledge of the Leak Investigation.
6. A list of all individuals or entities whose telephone records or other personal consumer information were procured or attempted to be procured by the outside consulting firm or by any party during the period January 1st, 2005, to the present.
7. A list of all individuals whose telephone records or other personal consumer information were procured by the outside consulting firm or by any party during the period January 1st, 2005, to the present. For each individual, describe the types of records that were procured.
8. Copies of all reports prepared for the Leak Investigation by the outside consulting firm or by any other party, including any and all analysis or opinions regarding the appropriateness or legality of pretexting.
9. A copy of the letter of engagement with the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati regarding the Committee Inquiry.
10. Copies of all reports prepared for the Committee Inquiry, including any report prepared by the firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
11. Copies of all draft and final Board minutes that either relate to either the Leak Investigation or the Committee Inquiry.
In addition to the above mentioned information, the Committee on Energy and Commerce is also requesting the following information from HP by September 25th, 2006:
12. All records relating either the Leak Investigation or Committee Inquiry, incuding but not limited to communications to or from the outside consulting firm, communications by or between HP employees or Board Members, and communications to or from the outside counsel. Please do not provide any copies of the actual telephone records or any other records procured.
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At the September 28, 2006 hearing, Dunn[18] and Hurd[19] both testified extensively about the investigation. Dunn testified that until June or July 2006, she did not realize that "pretexting" could involve identity misrepresentation. Dunn repeatedly insisted that she had believed that personal phone records could be obtained through legal methods.
Other witnesses, including Ann Baskins, HP's former General Counsel, Kevin Hunsaker, a six-year HP employee who was a former HP Senior Counsel and "Director of Ethics and Standards of Business Conduct," Anthony Gentilucci, former HP/Compaq/DEC chief of global investigations, and several private investigators invoked the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer questions due to the ongoing criminal investigations.[15]
Baskins' attorney's letter to the committee contains several documents describing the investigatory methods, who was pretexted, and whether there were any illegal acts committed, including memoranda prepared by HP's outside law firm Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati (Larry Sonsini was among the witnesses at the hearing.) [20]
Hunsaker's May 24 confidential "attorney-client privileged" final report, which gives full details of the investigation, is also available. [21]
Criticism
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Calculators
In March 2002, HP announced that it would no longer manufacture financial and scientific calculators – a product line and, indeed, a market, that HP had started thirty years before.citation needed] HP later recanted and stated in a press release, "The bottom line is that HP calculators are here to stay and they are going to be better than ever, giving our customers more than ever."[22] The extremely popular HP-12C financial calculator, introduced in 1981, still remains in production today.
Iraq
During the Iran-Iraq war, according to the Financial Times, HP was among the companies accused of shipping militarily useful technology to Iraq before Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990.[23]
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq HP shipped militarily useful technology to US forces. In August 2006, a video was widely distributed showing a soldier "repairing" an HP printer/fax/copier by destroying it with a machinegun, saying that HP wanted to charge him for the information he needed to fix it. HP responded with the statement: "HP was aware of the issue and resolved it back in March. HP responds to each customer service request individually as appropriate and that response is confidential. We take customer service seriously and are committed to providing good customer service." [2]
The video — and many comments about HP's behavior and the behavior of the soldier — can be viewed here. [3] It is not clear from either the video or the article why the soldier did not use whatever system the Army has for supporting equipment that it buys and ships into battle zones.
Outsourcing
In 1994, HP decided to outsource its manufacturing to third-party vendors and oversea countries to lower costs and raise profits. Today, desktop computers are assembled in Guadalajara, Mexico where HP employs approximately 1,500 workers. Notebook computers are assembled in China from third-party vendors. Servers and workstations are still assembled in the United States.
In 2003, HP had 140,000 employees world wide. Under HP's current restructuring program, HP began reducing its workforce to lower its costs. By 2006, HP experienced a record profit of $1.5 billion in just one quarter.
HP and the environment
HP have been criticized by Greenpeace, among others. Greenpeace and other environmental groups have alleged HP of poor environmental standards, specifically in relation to the elimination of hazardous substances from products as specified by the European Union's RoHS guidelines for brominated flame retardants and PVC. Greenpeace is also alleging HP of not doing enough to recycle computers and other technology equipment.[24]
Greenpeace's criticism of the technology industry is not limited exclusively to HP, as competitors such as Dell and Apple have also come under fire for alleged similar practices.[25]
See also
- 3DIF
- List of Hewlett-Packard products
- Packard Bell - A similarly named radio and TV manufacturer, with no connection to either HP or the Bell System. The name was resurrected in 1986 as a manufacturer of personal computers. Now owned by Gateway, Inc.
- Packard Instrument - A similarly named nuclear instrumentation company with no connection to HP. Now owned by PerkinElmer.
- DeskJet printers
References
- ^ http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/garage/
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.12/mustread.html?pg=11
- ^ a b c d http://www.shareholder.com/Common/Edgar/47217/1047469-05-28479/05-00.pdf
- ^ http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/prodserv/storage.html
- ^ http://www.hp.com/rnd/index.htm
- ^ http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/expert/strauss092205.mspx
- ^ http://www.hpalumni.org/hp_way.htm
- ^ http://www.adweek.com/aw/creative/best_spots_04/cam04.jsp
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14687677/site/newsweek/
- ^ http://news.com.com/HP+outlines+long-term+strategy/2100-1014_3-6029519.html
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/09/HP.TMP
- ^ "New HP chief makes the best of a bad situation", USA Today, 2006-09-13. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
- ^ "HP general counsel Ann Baskins resigns", BusinessWeek, 2006-09-28. Retrieved on 2006-09-28.
- ^ a b "HP: Grueling day for Hurd & Dunn", CNN, 2006-09-28. Retrieved on 2006-09-28.
- ^ "Now, HP is a criminal case", CNN, 2006-10-04. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ http://i.n.com.com/pdf/ne/2006/househp_letter.pdf
- ^ Dunn's prepared testimony can be read here
- ^ Hurd's prepared testimony can be read here.
- ^ "Letter: Baskins declines to testify", San Jose Mercury News, 2006-09-28. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
- ^ "Unauthorized Disclosure Investigation", The Smoking Gun, 2006-09-29. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
- ^ http://h41111.www4.hp.com/calculators/aa/en/news/index.html
- ^ http://www.cjr.org/archives.asp?url=/93/2/iraqgate.asp
- ^ greenpeace.org
- ^ businessweek.com
External links
- HP
- HP corporate homepage
- Buy direct from HP's online store
- HP History and Facts
- HP Open Source portal
- HP Linux portal
- HP Calculators
- HP DesignJet
- HP Graphic Arts
- Hewlett-Packard Labs
- Product Return & Recycling
- HP-sponsored Open Source Projects
- HP Linux Common Operating Environment (LinuxCOE)
- HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP)
- Company information & history
- Yahoo - Company Profile
- Hewlett-Packard Company Profile and News Archive
- Forbes - Company Information
- BusinessWeek - Corporate Snapshot
- The HP Way HP's statement of the HP Way, circa 1992. (HP Alumni Association)
- The rise and fall of the HP Way by Jocelyn Dong, with Pam Sturner (Online Edition of the Palo Alto Weekly, April 10, 2002)
- The HP Calculator Wiki
- The Museum of HP Calculators
- HP Computer Museum
- HP History Links Links to sites and articles on HP history. (HP Alumni Association)
- Acquisitions and DivestituresDates when HP acquired and divested companies. (HP Alumni Association)
- Alumni associations
- HP Alumni Association Non-profit; independent of HP. Open to current employees within three months of their last working day.
- Digital Alumni Share the memories of the past as well as the adventures of the future
- Third Party Technology sites
- Encompass U.S.
- OpenVMS.org
- Tru64.org
- ShannonKnowsHPC.org
- Linux on HP Laptops (user experiences)
- Linux on Hewlett-Packard laptops
- The OpenPA Project - resource for information on PA-RISC based computers from HP and other vendors
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