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HP Further Expands Network of Commercial Software Developers for HP-UX on Itanium-based Systems

Supporting today's launch of the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system for the Intel® Itanium® processor family, HP (NYSE:HPQ) has announced that 25 independent software vendors (ISVs) have joined industry leaders BEA, Oracle and SAS in committing to move their commercial applications to HP's Itanium 2-based server platform running HP-UX 11i v2.

The commitment of 25 new ISVs to the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system on Itanium further enables customers to capitalize on the benefits of the HP Adaptive Enterprise strategy, allowing them to demand more agility, more accountability and a greater return on their information technology investments.

"Today's announcement demonstrates that interest surrounding Itanium is ramping up," said John Enck, vice president and research director, Gartner. "The growing number of ISVs porting to Itanium is a strong indicator of progress in the overall adoption of Itanium Processor Family technologies."

The software applications provided by these ISVs cover a broad range of market segments, including application development, business intelligence, databases, enterprise application integration tools, enterprise resource planning and supply chain, financial services, security, telecommunications and Web services.

Newly committed commercial application vendors include 724 Solutions, Active State, Ascential, atg, Baan, Borland Software Corporation, Brooks Automation, Check Point Software Technologies, Compuware, Convergys, Critical Path, CSG Systems, Hyperion, i2 Technologies, i-flex, Informatica, Intec, Lawson, LegacyJ, Portal Software, Quest Software, Schlumberger, Trema and Wily Technology.

These companies join previously announced infrastructure ISVs including Acucorp, Computer Associates, IONA, Mainsoft, Micro Focus, Rogue Wave, SeeBeyond, Sybase, TIBCO, webMethods and Zeus.

In addition to this broadly extended portfolio of ISV applications, the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system provides customers with a proven enterprise-ready operating environment on Itanium-based systems and enhanced reliability, availability and serviceability.

"Itanium-based systems enable enterprise customers to realize a significant and sustainable computing performance edge, delivering a better return on information technology, and ultimately positioning them to benefit as an adaptive enterprise," said Nigel Ball, vice president, HP Enterprise Solutions Partners. "Without question, ISVs play a vital role in the Itanium ecosystem and HP has been executing on a carefully orchestrated strategy to build a critical mass of ISVs supporting HP-UX on Itanium. Today's announcement and the breadth of market segments represented demonstrate the strength of that strategy."

"By porting their applications to HP-UX 11i v2, ISVs are well-positioned to address their customers' demands for interoperable, best-in-class solutions," said John Gray, vice president, worldwide alliances, BEA Systems. "With BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform, the industry-leading platform for business integration, BEA understands first-hand how the enhanced performance and functionality of HP-UX 11i v2 are designed to help customers reduce the cost associated with the development and deployment of Itanium-based solutions, while speeding time to market."

Itanium-based Solution Programs

HP has established worldwide programs for ISVs, developers and customers to help customers develop and deploy Itanium-based solutions quickly and easily.

An important component of these programs is the global network of jointly sponsored HP and Intel Solution Centers. These centers enable customers to work with HP and ISVs to conduct proof-of-concept testing, capacity planning and performance tuning of Itanium-based solutions and provide them with access to HP and Intel specialists. The centers are located in Cupertino, Calif., Grenoble, France and Shanghai, China.

In addition, there are more than 80 separate HP Solution Centers located worldwide that allow ISVs and customers to test, size and performance benchmark new applications.

Further information about today's announcements is available at www.hp.com/go/hpux11iv2presskit.

About HP

HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation on May 3, 2002. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.

UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group. Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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