HP Joins Fast-growing Application Service Provider Consortium; HP to Work with Industry Partners to Define Applications Standards for the Next Generation of the Internet.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. 19, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that it has joined the Application Service Provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ) Industry Consortium, an international advocacy group dedicated to fostering greater understanding of and developing guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for "applications-on-tap." As an Executive Sponsor of the consortium, HP will commit resources, and participate in the market-education and research-and-development committees. Working with industry partners, HP will help define and write technical specifications to ease the process of developing applications for the next generation of the Internet. "The ASP Industry Consortium (Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Wakefield, MA) A now disbanded trade organization founded in 1999 dedicated to research and standards in the application service provider (ASP) industry. provides an excellent forum for advancing apps on tap Refers to applications that can be quickly "rented" online from an application service provider. See ASP. ," said Tony Engberg, research and development manager for HP's Customer Service and Support Group. "Our rich history of delivering and supporting mission-critical IT infrastructure, combined with our leadership in open services, will allow us to make a strong contribution to the group. The consortium's work on IT needs, technology specifications and other standards-based activities meshes with HP's e-services vision, and will be crucial to the success of our customers and service-provider partners." About the ASP Industry Consortium Founded in May 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium is an advocacy group of companies formed to promote the application service provider industry by sponsoring research, fostering standards and articulating the measurable benefits of this evolving delivery model. Information on the ASP Industry Consortium is available on the World Wide Web at www.aspindustry.org or by contacting consortium headquarters at: ASP Industry Consortium, Inc., 401 Edgewater Pace, Suite 500 Wakefield, Mass. 01880; Tel: 781/246-9321. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing computing - computer and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of electronic services. HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 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. |
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