HP User Groups Encompass and OpenView Forum International Announce Free Membership for Former Interex Members.CHICAGO -- Independent HP user groups partner to provide complimentary one-year memberships HP user groups Encompass and OpenView Forum International The Organization OpenView Forum International (OVFI)- and recently rebranded as Vivit - is a non-profit corporation founded in 1993 by customers of Hewlett-Packard Software's products to represent the interests of HP Software customers, developers, and partners world-wide. (OVFI) are opening their doors to former Interex user group members, offering a free one-year membership to both user groups. The free memberships will be available to former Interex members through the end of 2005, and will be valid through December 31, 2006. Interex officially closed its doors July 20, 2005. "We want to make our resources and benefits available to former Interex members to help them in their IT careers," says Tom Reinsel, OVFI President. Adds Kristi Browder, Encompass President, "By offering a chance to experience Encompass and/or OVFI, we hope that former Interex members will be able to find a new home and join in the valuable exchange of user knowledge that is the foundation of all user groups." Chris Koppe, formerly of Interex and now serving on the Encompass Board of Directors, adds "The goal for both Encompass and OpenView Forum International (OVFI) is to provide education, networking and advocacy for HP users. The members of the Interex community believed strongly in these same core goals, and I hope those individuals will take some time to get to know these other HP user groups." Both Encompass and OVFI are partnering with HP to produce this year's HP Technology Forum, now being held October 17-20 at the Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . Please visit www.hptechnologyforum.com for more information on the rescheduled HP Technology Forum. Special offers for individuals who were scheduled to attend the canceled Interex-produced conference can be found at www.HPWorldParticipants.com. Encompass (www.encompassUS.org) is a community of IT professionals who strive to deliver information technology solutions for complex and multi-system computing computing - computer environments. Catering to users of HP's core business technologies, Encompass concentrates on the hardware and related 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. , such as Linux, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. and OpenVMS. For more information on the Encompass membership offer, please see www.encompassUS.org/interex.html. OVFI (www.ovforum.org) is dedicated to helping businesses everywhere become more successful through the use of HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. and other management software. With its focus on specific software technologies and related applications, OVFI represents the interests of HP OpenView Management Software customers, developers, and partners worldwide. For more information on the OVFI membership offer, please see the OFVI OFVI Owner Furnished Vendor Installed site at www.ovforum.org/interex. |
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