HP Sets Sights on SMB Customers With New Low-cost Server; Strengthens Relationships With Resellers to Deliver Powerful Technology and Support.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--March 17, 2003 HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue ) today introduced for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) the HP Server tc2120 -- an ideal server for budget-conscious businesses requiring dependable performance. The server is the latest in the tc2100 series, which offers exceptional value to the SMB market See SMB. and cost-sensitive corporations. In addition, these servers provide a compelling infrastructure solution for value-added resellers (VARs). "The new tc2120 server was specifically designed to address the needs of our most value-conscious customers who demand simple setup, dependable performance and excellent service and support," said James Mouton James Raleigh Mouton was born on December 19, 1968 in Denver, Colorado. He was a former Major League Baseball outfielder who primarily played for the Houston Astros. In addition, the lesser known Mouton also played for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers. , vice president, platform division, HP Industry Standard Servers. "The tc2100 series servers are prominent in our industry-standard server portfolio, with strong sales and high customer satisfaction." The HP Server tc2120 simplifies management tasks and easily adapts to changing computing demands. The new server also is an optimal platform for VARs, allowing them to extend the service offerings desired by their customers with world-class support from HP. As customers' computing needs grow, HP provides a simple, cost-effective transition from tc2100 series servers to the robust industry-standard HP ProLiant ML300 server family. The ML300 series offers expanding SMBs additional performance capabilities, such as support for remote lights-out management and Smart Array controllers. In December 2002 AMI-Partners, a global research firm specializing in SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. technology trends, forecast that worldwide IT and telephony spending by SMBs will grow by 7 percent in 2003, compared with consensus estimates ranging from below zero to 4 percent for the expected growth in IT and telecom spending by larger enterprises.(1) Additionally, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. recent analyst reports, HP was the world's leading supplier of PCs to the SMB industry in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2002.(2) "HP and its network of value added resellers deliver the tc2100 and the ProLiant ML300 series servers to growing businesses that need reliable business tools to handle intelligent computing tasks such as managing files, sharing printers, hosting a Web site or database management," said Robyn West, vice president of small and medium business, HP Personal Systems Group. "These quality and affordable business tools increase productivity and allow customers to focus on operating their business more efficiently and competitively in today's challenging economic environment." Banking on HP Solutions Having recently completed an initial public offering and local bank acquisition, SBU SBU St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, New York) SBU Stony Brook University (State University of New York) SBU Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO) Bank -- a Partners Trust company -- attributes technology to its ability to compete as a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. . "As a 350-employee organization with 16 branches serving the diverse financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. needs of thousands of customers in central New York Central New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities: Cayuga County – Auburn Cortland County – Cortland Madison County – Oneida , we rely on technology solutions from HP to maximize efficiency and productivity," said Jerry Burke Jerry Burke (born July 26, 1911 - died February 13, 1965) was a musician that played the organ and piano for the Lawrence Welk orchestra from 1934 to 1965. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa; he spent most of his youth in Aberdeen, South Dakota where he took up the pipe organ and , vice president of information technology, SBU Bank. "Quality and reliable solutions from HP are critical to our ability to grow our business and deliver consistent service to our customers, including supporting their need to conduct online banking conveniently and securely over the Internet." HP's adaptive infrastructure strategy is designed to adapt IT requirements to the demands of individual customers as their business needs change. As a result of this strategy, SMB customers can integrate powerful HP servers such as the tc2100 and ProLiant ML300 series into their IT infrastructures while business continues to operate uninterrupted, even in times of unpredictability. "SBU Bank is a great example of how fast-track companies are using servers along with other HP brand IT solutions to have a predictable platform that allows them to build and grow their business," said Rob Ward, account executive, Express Systems Integration, Inc., one of the largest computer network integration providers in the central New York. "As an HP partner, we currently provide SBU Bank with on-site IT service and support. We are confident in offering these solutions to our customers because of the reliable technologies and expert support from HP." The tc2120 server provides customers the choice of various operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , including Microsoft(R) BackOffice Small Business Server 2000, Microsoft Windows(R) 2000 Server and the forthcoming Microsoft Windows Server 2003 releases, in addition to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. AS, SuSE Linux and Novell NetWare. Available immediately, the HP Server tc2120 has estimated U.S. pricing starting at $549.(3) Additional information about the product is available at http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms. About HP HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. on May 3, 2002. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com. (1) AMI-Partners, Inc. news release: "IT Security, Storage, Enterprise Type Applications and Enterprise Solutions Lead the Top Ten IT Trends among Global SMBs in 2003," Dec. 16, 2002. (2) IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, March 3, 2003. For yearly comparisons, HP and Compaq data is combined. (3) Actual prices may vary. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that the market for the sale of certain products and services may not develop as expected; that development and performance of these products and services may not proceed as planned; and other risks that are described from time to time in HP's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to HP's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended October 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2003, and subsequently filed reports. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, HP's results could differ materially from HP's expectations in these statements. HP assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. |
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