Alexander Haig's World Business Review Features HP's Technology and Finance Organization Discusses Financing the Internet Economy.Business Editors BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000 Multimedia Productions (USA), Inc. is proud to announce the appearance of Craig White, President of HP Credit Corporation. on World Business Review. The weekly television series focuses on business and technology, and is hosted by General Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State for President Reagan and former COO and President of United Technologies. Glenn Osaka, Managing Director, Redleaf Group, L.L.C., an Internet holding company actively engaged in business-to-business ( B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) eCommerce through a growing network of partner companies, participates in the panel discussion as industry expert. Hewlett-Packard's Technology and Finance Organization (HPTF) was selected to appear due to the leading role the company has played in the technology revolution. "HP is an ideal partner an Internet company to have," said the show's Senior Programming Executive, Susan Lordi. "Not only does HP form strategic alliances with companies in the Internet space, it also provides support service, equipment and software solutions". World Business Review field report, shot from multiple locations, Washington, D.C., provides an inside view into HP's Internet financing programs. General Haig General Haig may refer to:
SilverTech's St. John discussed the challenges faced by parents in protecting their children from unwanted influences. "Over the past three years, SilverTech has developed and patented a new configuration and design that includes encrypted technology to create private Internet engines, said St. John. "These engines store vast amounts of content in a safe and protected environment. The first application of these engines is the creation of the eKIDS Internet. The engine and content run on a very powerful HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. platform that resides in a secure location in California." Bucky Kilbourne of viaLink, described the need for increased efficiencies in retail and food service distribution, and addressed three important aspects: people, process and technology. viaLink provides an inexpensive e-service that allows its customers to revolutionize their supply chain management process. Over the past year, viaLink has established client relationships with large corporations such as Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and the second largest in the world after Nestlé SA. The Philip Morris Company (now known as Altria Group), a company that produces tobacco products, acquired Kraft for , and developed partnerships with HP, i2 Technologies, Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young. According to Glenn Osaka, Managing Director of Redleaf Group, L.L.C., "even just a few years ago having a presence or a connection to the Internet was `nice to have.' These days, if you don't already have a robust Internet strategy in place you're in trouble." Cos Santullo of Mirror Image Internet explained the challenges facing today's Internet experience. With the proliferation of websites, users, and B2B applications, too much content is being squeezed into too small a pipeline. To solve this problem, the company is deploying an open network of robust and intelligent Content Access Points(TM) (CAPs) around the world. Each CAP is built from Mirror Image Internet's best-of-breed patented technology, as well as state-of-the-art equipment from top vendors, including HP. HPTF also has a financial relationship with Adamation, a 16-year-old digital media company. Adamation's flagship product is called personalStudio, which is a digital media-editing tool. personalStudio(TM) allows a user to add special effects and titles to their media to create customized videos. "In working with Adamation, Mirror Image Internet, SilverTech and viaLink, HP provides technology hardware, software and services, and financial support," said White. "Perhaps, more significantly, HP's support is critical to the ability of these companies to thrive." Kilbourne added, "It wouldn't be possible for us to build and deploy our e-service and our syncLink solution without help from a visionary company like HP. HP not only provides the platform that powers our e-service, but it is also providing professional, support and financing services." About World Business Review Taped in Washington, D.C., World Business Review currently airs on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. 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