ADVISORY/PRESS EVENT: HP to Announce Strategic Software Solutions and New Product Family Name.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tues. (Feb. 13)

Who:              Duane Zitzner, president, HP Computing Systems

                  Bill Russell, vice president and general manager,
                  HP Software Solutions Organization

                  P. Kevin Kilroy, former CEO of Bluestone Software,
                  now vice president and general manager, HP
                  Middleware Division

                  Key customers and partners

What:             HP executives will discuss why HP is a major player
                  in the software industry, how HP has integrated
                  Bluestone Software into its Middleware Division, and
                  what HP's latest product offerings will bring to
                  customers worldwide.

When:             Tuesday, Feb. 13
                  Registration begins at 7 a.m. PST; event starts at
                  9 a.m. PST

Where:            The Argent Hotel
                  San Francisco

Note:             Journalists need to register in advance at:
                  http://www.hp-sw-connection.com/invitation.html