HP Unveils Enhanced Linux Product Portfolio Delivering Powerful, Flexible Business Platform

SAN FRANCISCO--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today revealed its post-merger Linuxstrategy along with an updated Linux portfolio of products andservices. HP's strategy incorporates targeted solution areas for Linux;integrated product lines in industry-leading hardware platforms,enterprise security, management and high-availability software forLinux; and comprehensive and proven services for Linux. HP alsocontinues to work with its network of partners and the open sourcecommunity to offer the tools needed to develop comprehensiveLinux-based solutions.

"Linux continues to be a corporate priority for HP. We have a uniquecombination of Linux-based technologies to deliver the broadest set ofend-to-end solutions to customers," said Peter Blackmore, executivevice president, HP Enterprise Systems Group. "The new HP, comprisingassets in technology, partnerships, engineering and executiveleadership makes us the leading choice among enterprise customerslooking to deploy Linux to meet their individual needs."

According to IDC's Quarterly Server Tracker, during Q1 2002, HPProLiant servers continue to lead the market in Linux server unitshipments with more than 25.9 percent market share, marking the 17thstraight quarter in which ProLiant servers have led the industry.(1)With this leading integrated offering for Linux, HP provides targetedsolutions and services building on the industry's most innovative andpowerful technology.

Enhancements to HP's Linux portfolio include:

-- Disaster Tolerant Solution for Linux, which provides disasterrecovery and business continuity across metropolitan-wide distances.Disaster Tolerant Solution is a combination of HP MC/Serviceguard 2.0and the HP StorageWorks XP disk array portfolio;

-- HP Servicecontrol Manager 3.0, a multi-system management solutionwith Web-enabled and command line interfaces that deliver access to keysystem administration tools for fault monitoring, configuration andworkload management. The Web-enabled central point of controlorchestrates the administration of many Linux-based servers at one timewith a role-based security model;

-- Expanded support for Compaq Evo desktop PCs and bundling inselected regions to deliver increased reliability and value whilerunning Linux;

-- HP Print Server Appliance 4200 with automated driver managementand printer services support for HP and non-HP printers, made possiblewith the award-winning SAMBA team and developers at HP;

-- HP Software Porting Assessment Express Service, which allowsusers of UNIX environments, including Solaris and AIX, to port to Linuxfor a pre-set fee easily and effectively; and

-- A new edition of HP Secure OS software for Linux 2.0, a premierLinux security software, which helps businesses secure their Linuxenvironments against attacks and provides damage containment.

To help global businesses maximize the potential and minimize therisks of new Linux deployments, HP offers a robust portfolio ofservices including startup services for HP's Intel Itanium 2-basedservers, optimized factory integration, onsite and consulting services,Linux cluster training and accelerated Linux training for ITprofessionals experienced in UNIX and high-availability services. In arecent online magazine customer survey, HP's Linux support serviceswere recognized as being the "best value" when compared to other ITproviders' services.

HP Builds Linux Ecosystem of Partner, ISVs and Open Source CommunityInitiatives Independent software vendors (ISVs) have signaled theirchoice of HP as an industry leader for Linux. Within the last 100 days,HP has joined with more than a dozen partners, including Oracle andBEA, to build applications across a spectrum of industries. AtLinuxWorld, HP will showcase superior performance benchmarks.Additional open source initiatives include:

-- HP and Intel's Itanium-based Systems Grant program: HP willdonate 100 one- and two-way Linux-based Itanium 2 systems to 20 U.S.universities to conduct advanced research;

-- The OpenPrinting Working Group: HP is a founding member of thisgroup, which operates under the Free Standards Group, the purpose ofwhich is to set a Linux standard on printing by establishing a scalableprinting system architecture that meets the high standards required byLinux users;

-- Open Source Software Institute: HP is a sponsoring member of theinstitute, whose purpose is to promote the development andimplementation of open source software within government agencies andacademic entities. The Open Source Software Institute and HP arecurrently sponsoring a study with the U.S. Navy on the use of opensource software within the Navy's Naval Oceanographic Office;

-- HP's Linux Management Partner Program for ISVs: Products fromLinux software vendors are integrated into HP Servicecontrol Managersoftware, which is used as the programs' manageability framework.

These programs are in addition to HP's founding membership in theGNOME foundation and sponsoring membership of OSDL, LinuxInternational, KDE league, Clustering Foundry andopenhandhelds.org.

HP customers and partners will be on hand in HP's booths (Nos. 755and 1061) at LinuxWorld, where HP's Linux-based solutions and serviceswill be available for demonstration.

Demonstrations will include many of those listed above as well as HPProLiant servers; HP's Itanium 2-based offerings featuring 64-bitLinux; HP ProLiant BL and HP Server BH blade servers; carrier-gradeservers -- demonstrating for the first time carrier-grade Linux on HPcarrier grade servers; HP Officejet and inkjet printer Linux-basedprint drivers, deployment and porting services; Steeleye's Lifekeeperfor HP ProLiant systems and cluster storage; and a new version of HPMC/Serviceguard.

In addition, a first look at a new book on the business and economicimpact of Linux and open source authored by Martin Fink, generalmanager of the Linux Systems Division, will be presented. HP expertsalso will be available to discuss Linux support, education services andconsulting services. More information about HP's Linux initiatives canbe found at http://www.hp.com/linux or +1 888HP-Linux.