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HP Encompass NZ Newsletter {5}
12-02-2003 01:25:00
Hi
Welcome to what we hope will be the first of a regular Newsletter from HP Encompass New Zealand.
We will be featuring news about HP and also details of upcoming seminars and conferences, not just in New Zealand, but in Australia, the USA and Europe. You never know you may be able to attend one of the overseas conferences if you have sufficient notice and can plan ahead to be there at the time.
Enjoy your reading
Peter Gordon
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This series of two talk-show style Webcast Shows, featuring live Q/A, has been tailored for senior business and IT executives and professionals.
HP World 2003 Conference & Expo
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, Georgia
August 11 - 15, 2003
The HP World Conference & Expo is the largest solutions-oriented annual gathering of IT professionals employing HP systems and services. Produced by HP customers, the five-day event will focus on training seminars, tutorials and sessions, panels, and networking opportunities covering HP-UX, Linux, .NET, Windows, e3000 Migration and Homesteading, Storage Management, Middleware, Security, OpenView, IT Management, Mobility and Internet, and High Availability and Disaster Recovery.
2003 Content Areas
Storage Management
High Availability
Disaster Recovery
Security
Internet & Mobility
IT Management
HP-UX
MPE
Linux
Windows and .NET
Middleware
OpenView
Manageability
Resellers
NonStop
Itanium
Utility Data Center
HP World is the largest HP-centric Expo Hall in the Americas.
HP e3000 Solutions Symposium Series
REGISTER NOW!
Use PRIORTY CODE: SSHPWN1 to take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SAVINGS!
March 26 - 29, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - East
April 23 - 26, San Jose, California - West
Solutions for the Future
Focused exclusively on e3000 technology, HP e3000 Solutions Symposium is the only conference of its kind. Now, more than ever, this conference is important for you! With HP's 5-year plan to discontinue MPE support, HP e3000 sites are faced with decisions that will have significant impact on their IT organization for years to come. Don't miss this opportunity to gain in-depth e3000 knowledge that will help you develop solid solutions for the future.
Why you should attend:
Learn what options you have (migrating or homesteading)
Make a well-researched decision
Get in-depth e3000 fundamentals and e3000 migration training
Attend new HP-UX and Linux Training for MPE Professionals
There are more than 60 hours of sessions in migration (planning, application migration, database migration), system management, new MPE/iX 7.0 and 7.5 features, programming, IMAGE fundamentals, performance management, network management, security, interoperability and more. The Symposium encompasses in-depth 1.5-3 hour sessions. All sessions are hand selected so that we have the industries leading technologists presenting their knowledge and solutions!
Who should attend:
CTOs/CIOs
IT Directors & Managers
Systems Managers
Programmers
Data Center Managers
Technical Support Professionals
REGISTER! Use PRIORTY CODE: SSHPWN1 to take dvantage of the EARLY BIRD SAVINGS!
The Worldwide Survey of HP Customers -- the customer relationship survey sponsored by HP user groups, has been released.
This annual survey is available to all HP customers, and helps them to develop solid contacts and communicate their computing needs directly to HP. It's your chance to make your voice heard and strengthen your connection to HP.
JOIN THOUSANDS OF DEVELOPERS AT SD WEST 2003!
SD West 2003 in Santa Clara, CA from March 24 - 28 offers over 150 classes & tutorials in .NET, C++, Java, XML, Web Services, Project Management
and more. Plus Keynotes, Special Events, and a lively exhibit floor. Register by Feb 21 and save up to $200! Simply use code 3WMAIL71 when registering.
February HP World Magazine Online news
Ink: HP's Secret Sauce
What is it that makes Hewlett-Packard's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) so
successful in the highly competitive printing marketplace? Is it the ink? Or is it the media? Or both? HP says its printer solutions are based on perfect interactions. HP World Magazine takes a look at some of the behind the scenes activities of the IPG.
Breaking Down the Chinese Wall
China has become the fourth largest trade body in the world following the United States, the European Union and Japan. Technology companies are not about to let that slip out from under them. HP CEO Carly Fiorina spent part of December touring China and meeting with a roster of luminaries that
included President Jiang Zemin.
A Slow Death for Viruses
HP researcher Matt Williamson and colleagues are developing a methodology called virus-throttling. They are mimicking the body's ability to limit damage from unknown biological viruses. To achieve that end, they're developing a software filter that limits the rate of connections to other systems.
HP Takes Stand to Shape Recycling Policy
Hewlett-Packard puts computer recycling on the front burner with its decision to propose an e-waste bill in California. HP, and pretty much every other high-tech manufacturer, had been opposed to state laws that attempt to assign responsibility for the mounting problem of computer disposal. The plan calls for companies to recycle the products they manufacture that contain CRTs.
Cheaper Is Better
HP announced that it intends to move a major portion of IT services work offshore, particularly to India. It is one of many U.S.- based global technology giants taking part in a trend that is not only providing quality software development but at cheaper wages. HP's decision appears to be in line with a Forrester Researcher report in November that said at least 3.3 million U.S. service-related jobs are headed offshore by 2015. The IT industry will lead the exodus.
Bad Company?
If European news reports are to be believed, HP showed up, along with 23 other U.S. companies, on Iraq's U.N.-mandated list of foreign companies that supported the country's weapons programs. Another report said HP was an unwitting contributor to a 'violent, anti-minority' group in India. But on closer inspection, it becomes clear there's less going on than meets the eye.
HP Certifies Service Providers
Hewlett-Packard designed its Service Provider Certification Program aimed at application service providers (ASPs), managed service providers (MSPs) and managed hosting providers. Enterprise customers, who more and more are going with the trend of IT as a service instead of a capital-intensive internal department, want assurances that the companies they contract with really can deliver the hosting services they advertise, such as e-commerce, mail and messaging, HP said, and this program delivers those assurances.
Breig Leads Interex 2003 Board
Interex rang in the New Year with a new board member, David Pellone, who will serve as treasurer. Barry Breig, now in his second term as a board member, will serve as the chairman of Interex's 2003 board.
Perfect Enough
A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author George Anders, titled 'Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of Hewlett-Packard,' peeks inside the HP boardroom to chronicle some of the most dramatic moments in the company's recent history. We carry an excerpt that describes the company's fateful decision to seek an outside CEO in early 1999, and provides behind-the-scenes detail about the nationwide search that led to Fiorina's
selection.
HP pulls TV ad featuring astronaut
Hewlett-Packard has pulled an ad from its marketing campaign because it features images related to space travel. In the wake of the space shuttle Columbia disaster, HP yanked one of the television spots in the company's current series. The ad in question features an astronaut floating about a moonscape, wandering along a highway and then arriving at his own suburban home.
Itanium gives OpenVMS new lease on life
In what is being described as a crucial step to ensuring the OpenVMS operating system doesn't suffer the fate of many of its shorter-lived contemporaries, HP engineers on Jan. 31 got the venerable OS up and running on an Itanium-based computer. The positive results with Itanium mean the company will be able to begin shipping developer kits to key software partners in June and sell OpenVMS Itanium servers one year after that, HP said.
Scripting a new way to send e-mail, courtesy HP Labs India
HP Labs India is all set to unveil Scriptmail, a box device with a touch-screen that can instantly send an e-mail across in any language. In the next phase of its research program, HP Labs plans to experiment
with paper-like displays that can be erased and reused instead of a fixed screen. This is part of HP Labs focus on building affordable and low-cost communication devices for mass markets.