HP's One-button Disaster Recovery System Now Compatible With Leading Server Brands and Backup Software Solutions.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1999--

HP's Fastest, Easiest Backup and Recovery System Gaining Support

from Industry Leaders

Hewlett-Packard Company, the worldwide market leader in tape backup solutions, today announced that its HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) system is now compatible with the leading servers in the small- to medium-sized-server market. It has also gained support from leading backup-software vendors.

Previously compatible only with HP NetServer systems -- and a standard feature on HP SureStore DAT8, DAT24 and DAT40 drives -- HP OBDR has become the leading one-step data-restoration solution for smaller networks. It is now compatible with servers from Acer, Compaq, Dell and IBM, as well as most HP NetServer models.

HP OBDR is currently supported by Stac's "Replica Single Server for HP SureStore Tape" software (included with HP drives) and VERITAS BackupExec for Windows NT(R) (v7.3). Computer Associates' ARCserve IT for NT is scheduled to support HP OBDR this October. Support for HP OBDR is expected in the next version of VERITAS BackupExec for NetWare, due out by the end of 1999, and in HP OpenView OmniBack II in the first half of 2000.

"A data-destroying event is stressful enough without having to sort through manuals and media for the right documentation and the most recent version of files," said Jack Trautman, general manager of HP's Computer Peripherals Bristol. "HP OBDR eliminates all that. Users simply push a button, and they're back in business within minutes. HP OBDR is, simply, the best disaster-recovery solution yet for small- to medium-sized networks. And that's why it's well on its way to becoming the industry standard in this market."

What ISVs are Saying

"By including Stac's 'Replica Single Server for HP SureStore Tape' software in the box with HP SureStore DAT products featuring OBDR, HP gives its customers a complete disaster-recovery solution that enables them to get their key systems back in operation with minimal difficulty and lost productivity," said John Ticer, president and chief executive officer of Stac Software.

"HP's SureStore DAT product line with OBDR offers customers a simplified disaster-recovery solution that minimizes costs and downtime and reduces the risk of error during recovery," said Steve Colman, vice president of OEM operations, VERITAS Software. "VERITAS Backup Exec -- with the Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option -- combined with HP's SureStore DAT product line delivers a solid, streamlined disaster-recovery solution for the small- to medium-sized-server market, enabling critical business functions to continue without interruption."

Key Advantages of HP One-Button Disaster Recovery

HP OBDR, introduced in May, allows users to insert the most recent backup tape and push a single button on the tape drive. The HP SureStore Tape drive then automatically restores the operating system, configuration, applications, preferences, drivers and data files. Key advantages of HP OBDR include the following:

-- Reliability -- HP OBDR restores the entire system following

hard-disk failure, data corruption, viruses or like-for-like

hardware replacements with unprecedented ease, speed and

accuracy;

-- Efficiency -- Users no longer need to hunt for software disks and

manuals or make a new set of backup floppies each time the

computer system configuration is altered or a peripheral added;

-- Simplicity -- HP OBDR significantly reduces the risk of a faulty

recovery and the probability of subsequent failure;

-- Cost savings and productivity gains -- Downtime is reduced, and

lost revenue and support costs are minimized; and

-- Process consolidation -- Backup and disaster-recovery

preparation, previously two separate tasks, become an integrated

process.

Availability

HP's One-Button Disaster Recovery is available at no additional charge with the HP SureStore line of DAT-based tape backup products. For more information, prospective customers can visit HP's tape backup Web site at http://www.hp.com/tape.

About HP

Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services.

HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments.

HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.

Note to Editors: Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.