HP Delivers Complete Corporate PC Line to Educators; AdvanceNet Education Program Now Offers Full Product Lines of HP Brio PCs, HP Vectra PCs and HP Kayak PC Workstations.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1998--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced it has significantly expanded its educational product offerings: It has added the HP Brio The HP Brio is a computer line made by Hewlett-Packard. Models: (X is a variable for models 71-85)
The move enables educators to choose from the full line of HP corporate PCs rather than just the top-selling systems. The addition of the HP Brio PC, with its solid business-computing performance, and the complete offering of the manageable HP Vectra PCs and the high-performance HP Kayak PC Workstations now makes every price point and configuration available to educators. HP also provides educators service and support, top-quality systems and low total cost of ownership. "We work with HP because of its strong reputation for quality, service and support," said Frank Klein, management information services See Information Systems. coordinator, Brighton Schools, Brighton, Colo. "By adding more products to the AdvanceNet Education Program, HP has once again proven its dedication to the education marketplace." "The education sector is a viable market for HP," said Robert Langerman, channel programs manager, HP's Personal Systems Group. "We understand the needs of our customers, and expanding the AdvanceNet Education Program provides a comprehensive solution to meet those needs." Additional program features include reduced prices on all HP Brio PC models, HP Vectra PC desktop models, HP Kayak PC Workstations, HP E-Series The HP E-series is a line of simplified digital cameras for novice users. They have fully automatic features and are inexpensive. The E-series uses the SD/MMC memory type. The E-series replaced the earlier HP c-series cameras as the company's entry-level line, placed below the and L-Series NetServer systems, and HP's complete line of networking products. HP also has created a specialized reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channel for better service and support for K-12 and higher-education schools that purchase HP products. HP's new educational initiative is designed to take advantage of the significant growth of Microsoft(R) Windows(R) in schools, the move to replace old equipment, the expansion of educational networks and client/server computing computing - computer , the growth of the Internet, recent increases in federal funding and overall demand for HP products in U.S. schools. ABOUT HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 125,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. Note to Editors: Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, .
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