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ProCurve Networking by HP Sponsors "Internet as a Production Tool" Panel at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France, May 15, 2000 -- Hewlett-Packard Company, as part of its alliance with the Variety Pavilion, today announced it will sponsor a panel, "The Internet as a Production Tool," here at the 53rd Annual Cannes Film Festival. In addition, HP is providing the full IT infrastructure for the Variety Pavilion at Cannes, the newsroom headquarters for all on-site Variety Magazine editors, as well as the venue for the Cannes Conference series.
The panel will be held on Tuesday, May 16, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Filmmakers, Internet pioneers, producers and infrastructure providers for Internet-era filmmaking will discuss how the Internet is changing the way films are made and the way crucial creative and collaborative processes work. The panel will be followed by the European premiere screening of "The Quantum Project," an all-digitally shot and edited film.
Brice Clark, director of strategic planning for ProCurve Networking by HP, will be featured on the panel led by Mayra Langdon Riesman, founder of Film Scouts, the pioneer in motion picture Web casting. Other panelists from the entertainment and technology industry will include Scott Sander, chief executive officer of SightSound.com.
"The convergence of entertainment and technology allows for new and innovative ways of creating, producing and distributing film," said Clark. "ProCurve Networking by HP solutions are perfectly positioned to provide a cost-efficient and reliable infrastructure that enables this exciting new e-era in the film world."
About ProCurve Networking by HP
ProCurve Networking by HP is a leading supplier of networking products, including Ethernet hubs and switches, routing switches and network-management applications, that allow customers to build proactive networks. Information on ProCurve Networking by HP, visit theProCurve Networking by HP Site.
About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services.
HP announced that it will spin off Agilent Technologies and distribute its shares of Agilent on June 2, 2000 to HP shareowners of record as of May 2, 2000. Agilent consists of HPs test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses.
Excluding Agilent figures, HP has 85,400 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products, visit the HP Site.
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