News release

HP to Showcase Adaptive Enterprise Solutions, Customers and Partners at HP World 2003

Three months after the introduction of the company's Adaptive Enterprise strategy, HP (NYSE:HPQ) will demonstrate the momentum of its vision with hundreds of partners and thousands of customers in attendance at HP World 2003, the largest and most comprehensive gathering of IT professionals using HP solutions, services and technologies.

The conference takes place Aug. 11-15 at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta. Keynote presenters at the event include: Carly Fiorina, HP chairman and chief executive officer; Peter Blackmore, executive vice president, HP Enterprise Systems Group; Ann Livermore, executive vice president, HP Services; and Dean Kamen, president of DEKA Research and Development Corporation and chairman of Segway LLC.

Produced by the Interex and Encompass User Groups in conjunction with HP, the HP World 2003 conference program features more than 350 technical sessions, during which product developers, engineers, IT practitioners and technical consultants will present topics across 28 tracks. Hands-on workshops will help participants solve real-world challenges in specific topic areas.

Additionally, more than 160 technology and solutions providers will showcase their products, applications and ideas. Within the HP Showcase, a wide range of products, services and solutions will be demonstrated by 12 key go-to-market partners: Accenture, BEA, BearingPoint, Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, Cisco, Deloitte Consulting, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP and Siebel.

Shane Robison, HP chief technology officer, and Dick Lampman, senior vice president and director, HP Labs, will deliver Senior Technologist Sessions on Aug. 11. The sessions will provide an understanding of the philosophy and issues driving HP's technology directions. In addition, plenary sessions by HP executives on Aug. 11 and 12 will take a focused look at the strategy for each of the major technologies HP delivers.

The conference is built around 10 program areas: IT Directors and MIS Managers, Storage Management, HP-UX, Linux, ProLiant, Microsoft Windows, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, MPE and System Administration. Highlighting HP's "demand more" market positioning and Adaptive Enterprise strategy, the conference will focus on critical IT topics such as:

• The Art of Consolidation;
• Deploying Enterprise-class Applications Using the Linux Ecosystem;
• Realizing Storage Virtualization with Today's and Tomorrow's Technologies;
• Delivering New Business Applications Through Existing IT Infrastructures;
• The Hidden Returns from Planning for Disaster Recovery; and
• Cost Implications of Deploying IT Security.

"IT managers today are under increased pressure to do more with less amidst constant change," said Blackmore. "In one information-packed week, HP World's extensive program provides the single best resource for learning how HP and its partners are delivering more of what customers demand – accountability, agility and return on IT."

Interex is the world's largest independent organization of IT leaders incorporating HP and HP-compatible technology in their computing strategy. For 29 years Interex has produced the world's leading HP-centric conferences, publications, online services and other educational tools supporting its member's platform involvement with MPE, HP-UX, NT, Windows & .NET, Linux and HP OpenView. For more information on Interex – where shared knowledge equals shared power – visit http://www.interex.org.

Encompass is an association of information technology professionals interested in enterprise computer products, services and technologies of HP and related vendors. The organization promotes the unimpeded exchange of information by providing members with professional development programs, technical training, information exchanges, advocacy programs and networking opportunities. Encompass is headquartered in Chicago. To learn more about Encompass, visit http://www.encompassUS.org.

About HP

HP delivers vital technology for business and life. The company's solutions span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium business. For the last four quarters, HP revenue totaled $70.4 billion. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.