HP Powers Service Providers, Allowing Them to Capture "Apps-on-Tap" Markets.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)--Sept. 29, 1999-- New E-services-on-tap Business Provides Infrastructure Capabilities on a Pay-per-use Basis Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that it will offer service providers "bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly " infrastructure capabilities over the Net on a subscription or transaction basis. This method of provisioning infrastructure, which HP calls "e-services-on-tap," allows service providers to spend their time on building customer relationships. This computing "power plant" includes all the technology, management processes and global capabilities required for service providers to run and rapidly scale their businesses. "The emerging apps-on-tap market requires global-infrastructure simplicity with mission-critical assurance," said Frank Barker, general manager, HP's Computing Utility Services Division. "To win in the customer-loyalty battle, successful service providers need to scale their businesses rapidly while increasing value to their customers. HP's e-services-on-tap offers a new, cost-effective way to buy this kind of computing power over the Net." New Options for Buying Computing Power HP already provides qualified service providers with innovative financing solutions that allow providers to own and operate an IT infrastructure on a pay-per-use or revenue-sharing basis. As with HP's e-services-on-tap offering, the pay-per-use and revenue-sharing financing enables providers to improve cash flow by converting much of their fixed investment costs Those program costs required beyond the development phase to introduce into operational use a new capability; to procure initial, additional, or replacement equipment for operational forces; or to provide for major modifications of an existing capability. into variable expenses that better match their revenue streams. With the e-services-on-tap model, HP also will host and operate the infrastructure for day-to-day business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , enabling the provider to focus on their company's core competencies. With asset ownership and IT management provided by HP, service providers get predictable costs, guaranteed with one fixed-service-level agreement. "The next chapter of the Internet will bring a fundamental shift in the way businesses procure their computing power," said Tom Kucharvy, principal for Summit Strategies. "Rather than purchase all the necessary components to build an in-house computing environment, companies are evaluating the cost-effective nature of contracting for a computing infrastructure on a pay-per-use basis." The computing power plant is designed and operated by HP using an open-systems approach that encompasses UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) system and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) platforms, and bulletproofed with a variety of enabling software applications, database management and infrastructure systems from HP and key partners. E-services-on-tap Partners HP intends to partner with industry leaders to provide the fullest offering of solutions for bulletproofing the computing power plant. Cisco, Equant, Microsoft(R) and Nortel -- early partners -- will lend their global expertise in the areas of software applications, end-to-end network solutions, IP infrastructure and global IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. , respectively. 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 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. Note to Editors: UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Partner Quote Sheet "HP's e-services-on-tap model is another example of how HP and Cisco together are developing and delivering the end-to-end intelligent Internet infrastructure that will unlock the power of hosted applications. HP and Cisco are delivering programs that reduce the burden of managing technology for service providers, allowing them to focus on serving their customers." 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"Service providers require a secure, high-speed global IP network with business-critical customer support. Together with HP's e-services-on-tap, we are bringing a new level of affordability and reliability to our multinational customers." Doug Gilstrap, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Equant Network Services. "Microsoft is very excited to work with HP to provide the `app-tone' for enabling Windows 2000 BackOffice-based utility services for application service providers. Through Microsoft's alliance with HP, service providers will get access to the best global IT infrastructure services on a utility basis, making it easier for them to rapidly develop customized Windows NT-based `apps-on-tap' services for their customers." John Connors John Joseph Connors VC (October 1830–January 29, 1857), was born in Davaugh, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and , vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Enterprise Group "The service-provider industry needs HP to drive the utility computing (1) Pay-per-usage processing provided by a service organization that uses its own computers and facilities. Customers access the computers via a private network or over the Internet and are charged according to how much computing time they use, such as CPU seconds, minutes or hours. model into Chapter 2. Nortel believes this new space will be dominated by high-bandwidth optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. and sophisticated policy management capabilities that tightly integrate public IP networks with data centers." Robert Pfeffer, president of Core Networks, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony |
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