wow... things are getting strange....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Pierce" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Interex? What's Interex?
> an awfully quiet thread. any Interex board members care to comment?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:58 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: OT: Interex? What's Interex?
> >
> >
> > It appears that HP didn't even bother to wait for Interex to
> > take the vote
> > that would allow it to commit suicide willingly, and in the
> > process become just
> > another HP promotional mechanism. The following announcement
> > appeared on the
> > BusinessWire this afternoon (If you're unaware of the
> > BusinessWire, it's an
> > organization designed to allow corporations to put public
> > relations announcements
> > out to the world in the form of thinly-disguised news items):
> >
> > Wirt Atmar
> >
> > ========================================
> >
> > Updated: 03:09 PM EDT
> > HP to Host Unified Technical Users Conference in 2005 as Showcase for
> > Adaptive Enterprise Strategy
> >
> > PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--07/28/2004-- Conference
> > Attendees from
> > Across HP's Customer Base to Benefit from Training and
> > Education Certified by HP
> >
> > HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced plans for a new
> > technical users
> > conference in September 2005 to be led by HP.
> >
> > HP also reaffirmed its strong support as the Premier Sponsor
> > of HP World 2004
> > in Chicago and David Parsons, vice president, enterprise
> > segment marketing -
> > Americas, Customer Solutions Group, was named the executive
> > sponsor of the
> > Encompass and Interex user groups. HP World 2004 runs Aug. 16 - 20.
> >
> > For the first time, the 2005 conference will unite the
> > education and training
> > across HP's broad base of user groups - systems integrators,
> > value-added
> > resellers, independent software vendors, HP Certified
> > Professionals and partners -
> > alongside HP's technical presales teams. The conference will instruct
> > technical users in the Americas in how to help companies
> > synchronize business and
> > information technology (IT) in order to embrace change,
> > accelerating the journey
> > toward becoming Adaptive Enterprises.
> >
> > "Creating a brand new technical users conference hosted by HP
> > is a natural
> > evolution of our strategy to provide one 'face' to our
> > customers," said Parsons.
> > "Most of our users have multiple HP solutions running in their IT
> > environments. By coalescing the various HP user events under
> > one roof, we can provide
> > training direct from HP that goes beyond any single
> > technology area to reflect
> > the real-world data centers of our customers."
> >
> > In planning for the 2005 event, HP is reaching out to all of
> > its major user
> > groups to participate. Encompass has already pledged its
> > collaboration on the
> > 2005 event, and discussions are still in progress between HP
> > and the other user
> > groups.
> >
> > "We are looking forward to HP World next month in Chicago and
> > are excited to
> > support HP in its plans for a new technical event in 2005,"
> > said Kristi
> > Browder, president, Encompass. "User-focused, quality content
> > remains our highest
> > priority. We confidently anticipate that Encompass members
> > will continue to
> > benefit from a dynamic user community and quality networking
> > opportunities at next
> > year's event and beyond."
> >
> > HP plans to provide further information on the 2005 technical
> > user conference
> > location and date in the coming weeks.
> >
> > About HP
> >
> > HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
> > institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT
> > infrastructure, personal
> > computing and access devices, global services and imaging and
> > printing. For the four
> > fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2004, HP revenue totaled
> > $76.8 billion. More
> > information about HP is available at www.hp.com.
> >
> > This news release contains forward-looking statements that
> > involve risks,
> > uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than
> > statements of historical
> > fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking
> > statements. Risks,
> > uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that
> > the market for the
> > sale of certain products and services may not develop as
> > expected; that
> > development and performance of these products and services
> > may not proceed as
> > planned; and other risks that are described from time to time
> > in the Quarterly Report
> > on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2004, and
> > other Securities
> > and Exchange Commission reports, filed after the Annual
> > Report on Form 10-K
> > for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2003. HP assumes no
> > obligation and does not
> > intend to update these forward-looking statements.
> >
> > (C) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The
> > information contained
> > herein is subject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for
> > technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
> >
> > CONTACT:HP Don Gentile, 408-447-4410 [log in to unmask] or HP
> > Media Hotline,
> > 866-266-7272 [log in to unmask] www.hp.com/go/newsroom or
> > Burson-Marsteller for HP
> > Brandy Baxter, 415-591-4045 [log in to unmask]
> >
> > SOURCE: HP
> >
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