Contest Awards Real Estate Professionals with HP Mobility Products.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue )(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced the launch of its third annual contest to recognize real estate professionals using technology to provide clients with a better and more personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. experience. The HP Real Estate Technology Contest is open to U.S.-based real estate professionals who use technology in creative and extraordinary ways to increase sales, save time and best the competition. Applications for the contest, which runs through Aug. 30, 2006, are available online at www.hp.com/go/realtorcontest. With technology, real estate professionals can be more productive and efficient while on the road and can even create full-color property fliers and other marketing materials tailored for their clients. "HP provides real estate professionals with personalized and relevant mobile technologies, so they can productively serve their clients, stay ahead of the competition and focus on their business," said Lisa Hopkins Lisa Hopkins is an American classical singer and actress born in 1978 in Simi Valley, California. Hopkins is best known for her portrayal of Mimi in the 2002-03 production of La Bohème on Broadway, for which she received a Tony Award. , manager, vertical marketing -- Americas, HP. "The HP Real Estate Technology Contest is a fun way for us to reward real estate pros who demonstrate the benefits technology can bring to themselves and their clients." Contest details A panel of industry and technology experts in the fields of real estate, technology, digital imaging and photography, printing, small business and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales will review and evaluate all the entries for the 2006 HP Real Estate Technology Contest. The grand prize winner and runner-ups selected by the panel will be announced during the 2006 REALTORS(R) Conference and Expo in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Nov. 10 - 13. This year's contest winners will receive a variety of mobility products to help them stay productive, including: --Grand Prize, with an approximate retail value of up to $3,824: A full suite of HP mobile products including an HP Compaq Tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words , HP iPAQ Mobile Messenger, HP Deskjet DeskJet is a brand name for inkjet printers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company. These printers range from small domestic to large industrial models, although the largest models in the range have generally been dubbed DesignJet. 460 series Mobile Printer, HP Photosmart Hewlett-Packard's line of digital cameras and photo printers is called Photosmart. Digital cameras The original HP digital camera was a CompactFlash-based model simply called the Photosmart. It was a VGA-resolution camera with a simple LCD. Digital Camera, HP Real Estate Marketing Assistant Software and HP 12c financial calculator plus Microsoft(R) Office products such as Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. Professional Edition 2003, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Streets & Trips with GPS Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. --First prize: HP iPAQ Mobile Messenger, HP Deskjet 460 series Mobile Printer, HP 12c financial calculator, HP Real Estate Marketing Assistant Software --Second prize: HP Deskjet 460 series Mobile Printer, HP Photosmart Digital Camera, HP 12c financial calculator, HP Real Estate Marketing Assistant Software --Five third prizes: HP Photosmart Digital Camera, HP 12c financial calculator and HP Real Estate Marketing Assistant Software Last year's grand prize winner, Bev Sousa of Coldwell Banker Property Showcase in Deltona, Fla., uses HP technology to develop professional-looking marketing materials while on the go. In her contest entry, Sousa related that the portable office she created using HP products helped her become the No. 1 producer in her office and the No. 2 producer in her company at that time. "The real estate business is increasingly competitive, so I recognized that I needed to find a way to provide additional value to potential clients. With my HP notebook, iPAQ Pocket PC and mobile printer, I have all the tools I need to service my clients on the go," said Sousa. "I can quickly find new listings using mapping software on my HP iPAQ Pocket PC and even use the HP Real Estate Marketing Assistant Software to create personalized materials for them to take with them after viewing a home. That personal touch means a lot to my clients and sets me apart from other real estate professionals." Last year's second prize winner, Becky Robertson of Prudential Georgia Realty in Woodstock, Ga., attributes her success to simple and relevant mobile technologies that help her balance her commitments to her clients and her family. Using a suite of mobile products, Robertson can work wherever she is and respond quickly to clients' needs, create sales materials and even seal deals while on the road. New mobile products keep real estate professionals connected During its recent Mobility Summit, HP introduced two business notebook PC series that make it easier for small and mid-size businesses to enjoy always-on, always-ready mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings . Among the products introduced was the HP Compaq nc2400 Notebook PC, the company's thinnest and lightest business notebook with an optical drive. With a starting weight of less than 3 pounds and less than one-inch thick, the nc2400 also has a variety of wired and wireless(1) communication capabilities, making it ideal for real estate professionals. Also of note is the HP Compaq nx7400 Notebook PC, which is targeted for price-conscious real estate professionals looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. performance and a widescreen See wide screen. display in a thin-and-light package. Additionally, new flexible financial solutions for small and medium business customers are available, including low-rate financing and leases. Beginning May 15, HP will begin offering credit line capabilities for eligible customers, allowing them to easily add to their HP solutions. More information about HP's real estate solutions is available at www.hp.com/go/realestate while more information about the products launched at HP's Mobility Summit is available in an online press kit at www.hp.com/go/Mobility2006. About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2006, HP revenue totaled $88.9 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com. Note to editors: HP news releases are available via RSS feed Summaries of Web site content that are published in the RSS format for download. See RSS. at www.hp.com/hpinfo/rss.html. (1) Wireless access point required and is not included. Wireless Internet use requires separately purchased Internet service contract. Availability of public wireless access points limited. 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