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HP Research Identifies New Era of Security Risk, Shifting Vulnerability Landscape

imsproav — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:28:42 +0000

HP Research Identifies New Era of Security Risk, Shifting Vulnerability Landscape

Cybersecurity report helps enterprises prioritize and reduce risks

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 19, 2012

HP today published the 2011 Top Cyber Security Risks Report, which identifies the growing sophistication and severity of security attacks and the resulting risks.

The report provides the information to help enterprises and governments understand the threat landscape and assess their security posture.

The report also indicates that hacker motivations are continuously changing due to the growing presence of “hacktivist” groups, such as Anonymous and LulzSec, which perform highly organized attacks in retaliation for perceived wrongdoing. In addition to changing motivation, advances in attack techniques have led to the increased “success” rate of security breaches. As a result, enterprises and governments are faced with new challenges in assessing and remediating risks.

Historically, the number of vulnerabilities disclosed in a year indicated the current state of the security industry and helped organizations prioritize their defenses. According to the report, pure vulnerability volume is no longer a valid indicator of the security risk landscape. While newly reported vulnerabilities in commercial applications continue to decline, a large number of vulnerabilities are unaccounted for, and are therefore undisclosed to the broader security industry.

“To protect organizations against a wide range of attacks, HP has established a global network of security researchers who look for vulnerabilities that were not publicly disclosed,” said Michael Callahan, vice president, Worldwide Product and Solution Marketing, Enterprise Security Products, HP. “The intelligence gained from this research group is built into HP enterprise security solutions in an effort to proactively reduce risk.”

Shifting vulnerability landscape
Disclosure of new vulnerabilities in commercial applications has slowly declined since 2006, dropping nearly 20 percent in 2011 from the previous year. However, data from the report demonstrates that this decline does not signify decreased risk.

This decline is due to several factors, including the advent of a private market for sharing vulnerabilities. In addition, the proliferation of custom-built web applications, such as retail web sites, has created a market for unique vulnerability exploits that require advanced expertise to locate and address.

Key findings from the report include:

Although vulnerability reports have declined, attacks have more than doubled as measured by HP TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) in the second half of 2011.
Nearly 24 percent of new vulnerabilities disclosed in commercial applications in 2011 have a severity rating of 8 to 10. These vulnerabilities can result in a remote code execution, the most dangerous type of attack.
Roughly 36 percent of all vulnerabilities are in commercial web applications.
Approximately 86 percent of web applications are vulnerable to an injection attack, which is when hackers access internal databases through a website.
Due to a high success rate, web exploit toolkits continued to be popular in 2011. These “packaged” attack frameworks are traded or sold online, enabling hackers to access enterprise IT systems and steal sensitive data. For example, the Blackhole Exploit Kit is used by most cybercriminals, and reached an unusually high infection rate of more than 80 percent in late November 2011.

To combat changing security risks, HP offers the HP Security Intelligence and Risk Management (SIRM) platform, an integrated platform of risk-driven security solutions. HP SIRM delivers visibility across traditional, mobile and cloud environments enabling enterprises to apply adaptive security defenses based on specific organizational risk.

Methodology
The Cyber Security Risks Report has been published every six months since 2009 by HP DVLabs, a premier research organization for vulnerability analysis and discovery. HP DVLabs analyzed security exploit data from thousands of deployed HP TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). The data was then correlated with information from the following sources:

The Zero Day Initiative, a research program managed by HP DVLabs that is designed to improve security by identifying software flaws which have led to cyber attacks and security breaches.
Open Source Vulnerability Database, an independent and open source database created by and for the security-vulnerabilities community.
Web application data from the HP Fortify Application Security Center (ASC) Web Security Research Group, which helps security professionals, quality assurance (QA) specialists and developers facilitate the security of web applications across the enterprise, HP Software Professional Services and HP Fortify on Demand.

Data from HP DVLabs is also fed into HP Information Security Pulse, a free mobile application that enables IT security professionals to monitor current cyberthreat trends in real time. The application is currently available for the HP webOS ecosystem and will soon be available on iOS and Android mobile tablet devices.

On Wednesday, May 2, at 11 a.m. CT, Jason Jones, engineer, Advanced Security Intelligence, HP DVLabs, and Adam Hils, senior product manager, HP Fortify, will present the Top Security Threats and Trends: 2011 Cyber Security Risks Report webinar.

HP’s premier client event, HP Discover, will take place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.

HP’s annual enterprise security event, HP Protect, will take place Sept. 10-12 in Nashville, Tenn.

About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans
printing,
personal computing,
software,
services and
IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at
http://www.hp.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

© 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Editorial contacts:

Kristi Rawlinson, HP: kristi.rawlinson@hp.com

Lauren Grossman Burson-Marsteller, for HP: lauren.grossman@bm.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120419a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

HP Enables Telecoms to Deploy and Manage Mobile Applications for Business Customers

imsproav — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:28:42 +0000

HP Enables Telecoms to Deploy and Manage Mobile Applications for Business Customers

Enterprise “app store” is heart of mobility platform

LONDON, April 18, 2012

HP today announced a mobility platform for communications service providers (CSPs) that enables them to help enterprise customers increase productivity by supporting employee use of smartphones and tablets.

The HP Enterprise Mobility platform enables enterprises to provide internal mobile applications (apps) to employees so they can access company data quickly, easily and securely on their personal mobile devices.

The core components of the HP Enterprise Mobility platform are:

HP Enterprise Mobile App Store enables CSPs to help enterprises create, certify, distribute and manage ”mobilized” versions of company apps for employees. Hosted at the CSP site and managed for the enterprise, the HP Enterprise Mobile App Store provides employees an easy-to-use portal for downloading apps.

Multichannel capability supports personalized employee access, regardless of device. Employees can easily browse for apps. Multiple languages are supported to enable regional app stores.
Multicatalog management enables enterprises to offer apps to different kinds of users by structuring access based on employee location, job type or other criteria.
Application life cycle management enables enterprises to refresh apps for all device types, track usage, and decommission apps at end of life.
Integrated mobile device testing ensures that apps perform properly across device types and in varied usage scenarios.

HP Enterprise Mobility Gateway enables CSPs to help enterprise employees access the right enterprise data at the right time by connecting mobile applications with an enterprise’s back-end systems. Available on the customer premises and as a service from the CSP, the gateway enables developers to create data-rich apps that run effectively even when bandwidth is limited.

High-performance access is enabled with server- and client-side caching, smart browsing, and offline viewing of large data sets.
Secure exposure of back-end systems and data to mobile applications is enabled by user authentication and authorization.
Lifecycle management of programming interfaces of back-end systems is facilitated with usage and reporting tools.
Composite service development enables mobile apps to access and combine data from multiple back-end systems to create aggregated, high-value information for mobile users.

“Service providers are at a point where they need an enterprise service delivery platform, not just a telco service delivery platform,” said Glen Ragoonanan, lead analyst, Infrastructure Solutions and SDP Strategies, Analysys Mason. “It makes sense to work with a partner like HP that has both telco and IT heritage and can bring the two worlds together.”

Based on the widely deployed HP Service Delivery Platform (SDP), the HP Enterprise Mobility platform features a flexible service-oriented architecture. CSPs can adapt the core HP components to suit specific, complex needs, and they can integrate other HP and third-party solutions to further enhance functionality.

“CSPs must invent new business models to win in a 4G world,” said David Sliter, vice president and general manager, Communications, Media and Entertainment, HP Enterprise Services. “HP’s offering enables CSPs to generate new revenue by helping enterprises tap the productivity potential of smartphones and tablets used by employees.”

In addition to offering mobility services to enterprises, CSPs can use the HP platform to manage mobility services for their own employees, including the development and distribution of new apps.

Designed for CSPs to offer to their enterprise clients, the HP Enterprise Mobility platform also will be sold directly to enterprises by HP, as an on-premises solution.

The HP Enterprise Mobility platform complements previously announced offerings in the HP Mobile Application Services portfolio.

More information about the HP Enterprise Mobility platform is available at www.hp.com/go/emp.

Editorial contacts:

David Collins, HP: collins@hp.com

Morgan Griffith Burson-Marsteller for HP: morgan.griffith@bm.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120418a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

HP Helps Organizations Enhance Customer Engagement via Social Networks

imsproav — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:28:42 +0000

HP Helps Organizations Enhance Customer Engagement via Social Networks

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 17, 2012

HP today announced enhancements to its customer relationship management (CRM) services that help clients engage in conversations with customers and influencers through social media channels, gaining valuable insights that drive business growth.

Facebook, Twitter and other social networks have changed consumer behavior while adding a layer of complexity to the company-customer relationship. Traditional CRM programs and architectures, designed prior to the emergence of social networks, hinder organizations from leveraging these outlets to develop strategies and create a framework for expansion.

The new HP Social Enterprise Services help organizations quickly implement a social CRM program to improve communications and engagement with customers, while also helping them to better understand those customers. By leveraging advanced analytics from HP Labs, the company’s central research arm, as well as Vertica and Autonomy, both HP companies, for structured and unstructured data, the service also improves contact center performance and support clients’ top-line growth.

HP Social Enterprise Services incorporate social media channels into existing contact center channels to provide organizations with a holistic view of their customers. By integrating social media strategy, process, information, analytics, technology and high-performance contact center teams, organizations can rapidly deliver new products and services that are aligned with customer requirements, establishing a solid competitive advantage.

“Leading companies, particularly in business-to-consumer industries, have recognized the importance of tapping into customer-to-customer communications and engaging in these social conversations,” said Joe Outlaw, principal contact center analyst, Frost Sullivan. “Drawing on its strong analytics capabilities and deep CRM experience, HP has created a uniquely powerful social CRM service. This service offers companies a full set of tools and methodologies designed for rapid start-up and seamless broadening and deepening of social CRM programs as strategies dictate.”

Part of HP Customer Engagement Management, HP Social Enterprise Services provide two service models: HP Agent Services to engage with customers in social media channels and HP Social Media Analysis to mine the social web for information and insights on customers. Key features include:

Listening Service – monitors a client brand or product in social media channels to identify new engagement opportunities.
Analysis Service – leverages various analytics to gain insight into client, competitor and industry trends to refine the company’s social media strategy.
Routing Service – directs engagement opportunities to internal stakeholders, such as customer service, marketing, sales and product development for prompt action.
Engagement Service – leverages insights derived from analytics to rapidly respond to customer inquiries and comments in social media channels.
Reporting Service – provides daily snapshots, weekly summaries and monthly reports of insights, analysis and opportunities to measure program success.

When bundled, HP Agent Services and HP Social Media Analysis allow clients to manage customer relationships more effectively by keeping pace with social media and analytical technologies.

“Social media has become a game changer in company-customer interactions, and it needs to be integrated into an organization’s contact center,” said Danila Meirlaen, vice president, Business Process Outsourcing, HP. “HP Social Enterprise Services take customer relations to a new level with analytic tools that make it easy to engage with customers via social networks, turning those interactions into positive outcomes for both the customer and organization.”

Depending on the client’s specific needs, the HP Social Enterprise Services framework is designed to leverage other pan-HP tools such as the HP Social Intelligence Solution and proprietary assets from HP Labs.

Pricing and availability
HP Social Enterprise Services are now available worldwide. Pricing for HP Agent Services varies depending on client need. Pricing for Social Media Analysis Services is subscription based and depends on the volume of services selected.

More information is available at www.hp.com/enterprise/crm.

HP’s premier client event, HP Discover, takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.

Editorial contacts:

Jennifer Harbour, HP: jennifer.harbour@hp.com

Lee Figora Burson-Marsteller for HP: lee.figora@bm.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120417a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

HP Unveils Powerful New Line of Workstations

imsproav — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:44:16 +0000

HP Unveils Powerful New Line of Workstations

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PALO ALTO, California, March 6, 2012

HP today introduced new multicore updates and increased expandability on its powerful line of HP Z Workstations.

The new workstations feature the latest eight-core Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family, offer up to 512 gigabytes (GB) of DDR3 memory,⁽¹⁾ and support multithreaded workstation applications that professionals rely on.

HP introduces HP Z Workstations ideal for customers in CAD, architecture, video/photography editing, oil and gas, animation, medical and mechanical computer-aided engineering.

The latest additions to the industry-leading line of HP Z Workstations also feature third-generation PCI Express technology, providing customers increased performance and seamless integration of new graphics cards.

Engineered for the most demanding and compute-intensive visualization needs, the HP Z820 is ideal for customers in oil and gas, mechanical computer-aided design (CAD), mechanical computer-aided engineering, medical, video and animation. The HP Z820 provides up to 16 processing cores, up to 512 GB of ECC memory, up to 14 terabytes (TB) of high-speed storage and up to dual NVIDIA Quadro 6000 graphics.

For quiet environments with minimal space, the HP Z620 is a great choice for customers in financial services, video, animation, architecture and midrange CAD. Updated to support both single- and dual-socket processors, the powerful and versatile HP Z620 provides up to 16 processing cores, up to 96 GB of ECC memory, up to 11 TB of high-speed storage, and up to NVIDIA Quadro 6000 or dual NVIDIA Quadro 5000 graphics.

Engineered to meet mainstream computing and visualization needs for customers in CAD, architecture, video editing and photography, the HP Z420 includes up to eight processing cores using the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-1600 and E5-2600 product families, providing up to 64 GB of ECC memory, up to 11 TB of high-speed storage, and up to NVIDIA Quadro 5000 or dual NVIDIA Quadro 2000 graphics.

“As the workstation industry leader, HP continues to invest in technology that allows our customers to push the limits of innovation,” said Jim Zafarana, vice president and general manager, Commercial Solutions Business Unit, HP. “Our investments in RD and technology have led to workstations that meet and exceed the needs of the world’s most demanding customers.”

More cores for “megatasking”
The Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family allows for up to 16 physical cores in a single system and lets 32 threads run at one time when using two processors, each with eight cores and Intel Hyper-Threading⁽²⁾ Technology enabled. The new processors include Intel vPro™ Technology,⁽³⁾ integrated memory controllers and Intel Turbo Boost Technology.⁽⁴⁾

“HP Workstations based on our new Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family are helping workstation users fast track the way they create, test and modify their innovative ideas,” said Boyd Davis, vice president, Architecture Group, Intel. “Our new Intel Xeon E5 processors combine an increase in computational capacity and proficiency with an optimized I/O infrastructure. These advanced capabilities enable professionals to quickly and efficiently interact with their models while concurrently executing simulations, renderings, ray tracing and modeling their ideas on their HP Workstations.”

All HP Z Workstations offer BFR/PVC-free configurations⁽⁵⁾ and are more than 90 percent recyclable by weight.

HP Workstations are used by some of the world’s most demanding customers in industries such as graphic arts, broadcast, CAD, engineering, medical imaging, finance, and oil and gas exploration. Companies use HP Workstations to design everything from running shoes to race cars, animated characters to deep-sea submersibles, and to manage everything from billions of dollars of tradable securities to mission-critical IT environments.

More information about HP Workstations is available at www.hp.com/zworkstations.

Pricing and availability
The HP Z420, Z620 and Z820 Workstations are expected to be available worldwide beginning in April. Estimated U.S. pricing starts at $1,169 for the HP Z420, $1,649 for the HP Z620 and $2,299 for the HP Z820.⁽⁶⁾

HP offers flexible financing solutions for customers deploying the latest HP Workstations through HP Financial Services, the company’s leasing and life cycle asset management services division.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans
printing,
personal computing,
software,
services and
IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at
http://www.hp.com.

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(2) The hyper-threading feature is designed to improve performance of multi-threaded software products; contact software provider to determine software compatibility. Not all customers or software applications will benefit from the use of hyper-threading. More information, including which processors support HT Technology, is available at www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading/.

(3) Some functionality of this technology, such as Intel Active management technology and Intel Virtualization technology, requires additional third-party software in order to run. Availability of future “virtual appliances” applications for Intel vPro technology is dependent on third-party software providers. Microsoft Windows® required.

(4) Intel Turbo Boost technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost capability. Intel Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. More information is available at www.intel.com/technology/turboboost.

(5) Configurations where SAS 3.5-inch HDD, Creative Audio Card, Removable HDD Carrier and Frame, and/or Broadcom NIC are not selected are brominated flame retardant and polyvinyl chloride free (BFR/PVC-free), meeting the evolving definition of “BFR/PVC-free” as set forth in the “iNEMI Position Statement on the ‘Definition of Low-Halogen Electronics (BFR/CFR/PVC-Free).’” Plastic parts contain
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Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corp. in the United States and other countries. ENERGY STAR is a registered mark owned by the U.S. government. Microsoft Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Editorial contacts:

Jim Christensen, HP: jim.christensen@hp.com

Dolleen Casey, Edelman for HP: dolleen.casey@edelman.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120305b.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

Swisscom Delivers Unified Communications Services with Private Cloud Solution from HP

imsproav — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:44:16 +0000

Swisscom Delivers Unified Communications Services with
Private Cloud Solution from HP

Managed voice and data services provide maximum flexibility for Swisscom’s corporate users

BERN, Switzerland, March 5, 2012

HP today announced that Swisscom AG, Switzerland’s leading telecoms provider, has launched a managed service for hosted unified communications and collaboration (UCC) based on an HP private cloud infrastructure.

As well as providing mobile communication services to around 5.8 million customers and 1.6 million broadband connections, Swisscom now offers UCC as a managed service for its corporate customers. A high-performance
HP Converged Infrastructure based on
HP CloudSystem enables Swisscom to offer a rapidly deployed, fully managed service for unified communications at a fixed price per user per month.

“Integrated communications solutions are becoming increasingly complex for businesses to operate,” said Frank Fitzlaff, head of User Experience Design, Corporate Business, Swisscom. “Swisscom’s managed services help customers focus on their own businesses while we take care of their communications and collaboration infrastructures. HP’s mature, flexible solution is driving business growth for Swisscom by enabling us to roll out new services rapidly. HP CloudSystem Matrix has fundamentally changed the way we deliver business services.”

A robust, scalable
HP CloudSystem Matrix provides a private cloud environment that allows Swisscom to deliver UCC services in as little as four weeks. The virtualized platform gives Swisscom the flexibility to accommodate individual customer needs while reducing overall infrastructure costs. The service can be managed and run either in the Swisscom data center or on a dedicated environment in the customer’s own data center.

The private cloud solution in Swisscom’s data center was installed and implemented by
HP Technology Services. Based on an HP CloudSystem platform running VMware ESX, it includes:

HP ProLiant BL460 G7 server blades for maximum throughput to support Swisscom’s business-critical applications;
Robust, flexible 10 Gb
HP 5820 networking switches, which automatically assign VLANs for lower bandwidth VoIP traffic, freeing bandwidth for high-speed broadband transmission;
HP 3PAR V-Class Storage Systems for cloud computing, which deliver storage as a utility service simply, efficiently and flexibly;
HP StoreOnce Backup Systems with data deduplication software developed by
HP Labs, the company’s central research arm, which provide a simple, cost-effective disk backup solution to meet all Swisscom’s storage needs without increasing data center footprint;
HP Data Protector software, which reduces backup and recovery complexity by protecting Swisscom’s virtual and physical applications from a central console, eliminating the need for multiple backup tools.

The core infrastructure for unifying communications and delivering the portal is based on resilient
HP ProLiant BladeSystem c7000 enclosures with
HP ProLiant BL460 G7 server blades, running VMware ESX for maximum resilience and availability.

To guard against loss of business-critical information, on-premise deployments use
HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers with an
HP P4300 SAN (storage area network) running Microsoft® HyperV. Currently, around 60 percent of Swisscom’s Switzerland-based corporate customers use HP hardware in their data centers.

All on-site installations are supported by a four-year, 24/7 Support Plus 24 contract with HP Technology Services to ensure the reliability and performance of the whole infrastructure.

HP Converged Infrastructure is a key element to an
Instant-On Enterprise. In a world of continuous connectivity, the Instant-On Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.

HP’s premier client event,
HP Discover, takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.

About HP

Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Editorial contacts:

Dayna Fried, HP: dayna.fried@hp.com

Beat Welte, HP: beat.welte@hp.com

Ute Dehn, Burson-Marsteller for HP: ute.dehn@bm.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120305a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

Veterans Affairs Selects HP to Improve Healthcare Claims Processing

imsproav — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:44:15 +0000

Veterans Affairs Selects HP to Improve Healthcare Claims Processing

System enhancements expedite healthcare claims for veterans

PALO ALTO, California, March 6, 2012

HP today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected HP Enterprise Services to continue as a prime contractor for the Compensation and Pension Record Interchange (CAPRI) support program to help deliver quality healthcare to veterans.

HP will provide overall project management, business process analysis and testing services as well as software design, development and support services. The contract extends HP’s 10-year involvement with the CAPRI application, and the company’s relationship with the VA, which has spanned more than 12 years.

The CAPRI application enhances the efficiency of claims processing by allowing the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration to share medical data through the Bidirectional Health Information Exchange system. The CAPRI software provides online access to medical data, which enhances the timeliness of the benefits determination. This will facilitate expedited claims processing and improved quality of healthcare for disabled veterans.

“Providing quality healthcare in a timely manner to veterans is a top priority for the VA,” said Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager, U.S. Public Sector, HP Enterprise Services. “By enhancing the CAPRI application, HP and the VA will provide faster access to healthcare for veterans by expanding the VA’s information exchange network and expediting the claims cycle.”

Over the term of the contract, HP will team with small, veteran-owned businesses Systems Made Simple Inc. and V-Tech Solutions Inc. to complete the project.

In support of the CAPRI Program, HP will deliver comprehensive, secure technology solutions to support the VA’s patient-centric delivery of high-quality healthcare to the country’s valued veterans.

In a world of continuous connectivity, HP enables agencies to become
Instant-On Governments with technology, security and innovation embedded throughout their organizations to deliver immediate services to citizens and clients. Clients will learn more at HP’s premier client event, HP Discover, which takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.

More information about HP Enterprise Services’ government business is available at www.hp.com/enterprise/government.

About HP

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Editorial contacts:

Ericka Floyd, HP: ericka.floyd@hp.com

Morgan Griffith Burson-Marsteller for HP: morgan.griffith@bm.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120306a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

HP Helps Organizations Manage and Prioritize Risk with Expanded Enterprise Security Platform

imsproav — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:36:16 +0000

HP Helps Organizations Manage and Prioritize Risk with Expanded Enterprise Security Platform

New solutions deliver enterprise visibility with context to reduce business risk across traditional, mobile and cloud environments

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2012

HP Supports Patient Care at Runnymede Healthcare Centre in Canada

imsproav — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:36:15 +0000

HP Supports Patient Care at Runnymede Healthcare Centre in Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Feb. 29, 2012

HP today announced that Runnymede Healthcare Centre has chosen
HP Converged Infrastructure to support patient care as well as reduce IT administration time and costs.

Toronto-based Runnymede, which provides specialized medical, therapeutic and outpatient services to people affected by long-term chronic conditions, was subjected to considerable network downtime with an outdated data infrastructure. This resulted in delays when hospital staff accessed applications supporting patient care and in unreliable communication between staff and patients.

Since implementing
HP LeftHand Storage and
HP ProLiant Servers at its new facility, Runnymede no longer experiences data center downtime, which has greatly improved IT staff productivity. In addition, the hospital can fulfill its strategic vision of implementing an electronic patient record.

“The time we spent maintaining and repairing our old data infrastructure was eating into the time we needed to focus on applications required by clinical staff to improve patient care,” said Angela Copeland, chief information officer and privacy officer, Runnymede Healthcare Centre. “With HP Converged Infrastructure solutions, we’re now able to focus on clinical applications since the only attention our data infrastructure requires is the short time it takes to add capacity.”

HP LeftHand Storage, part of the HP
Converged Storage portfolio, fuses scale-out storage software with HP ProLiant server hardware. This physical and virtual IT solution ensures high availability to reduce the risk of downtime. Business continuity is ensured by replicating data across a cluster of storage nodes. This provides continuous data availability in the event of an outage.

HP LeftHand Storage deployed at Runnymede applies this innovative approach to eliminate single points of failure across the storage area network, reducing risk without driving up costs. HP LeftHand Storage also reduces costs by allowing Runnymede to purchase storage based on its current needs, with the flexibility to add more capacity and performance as needed without disruptions.

In addition to HP Converged Storage, the healthcare provider chose
HP ProLiant rack-mount servers as part of its HP Converged Infrastructure. These physical HP servers are virtualized with
VMware vSphere to increase IT flexibility to scale up as hospital requirements expand.

“Runnymede struggled with an unstable IT environment that hampered access to applications that aid in patient care, which is the lifeblood for healthcare providers,” said Jeff Wilson, national sales manager, Storage, HP Canada. “Now with reliable access to data, staff can concentrate on providing the best possible care with confidence that the Centre’s data needs will scale with HP Converged Infrastructure.”

HP Converged Infrastructure is a core component of an
Instant-On Enterprise. In a world of continuous connectivity, the Instant-On Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.

HP’s premier client event,
HP Discover, takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.

About HP

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Editorial contacts:

Sandra Benjamin, HP: sandra.benjamin@hp.com

John D’Avolio, HP: john.davolio@hp.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120229a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

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THOR•LO Streamlines Infrastructure Footprint with HP

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THOR•LO Streamlines Infrastructure Footprint with HP

Integration of HP Networking solutions into THOR•LO’s HP Converged Infrastructure enables growth, reduces costs

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 23, 2012

HP today announced THOR•LO Inc. has successfully integrated HP networking
solutions into its

HP Converged Infrastructure deployment to streamline communications,
reduce costs and improve overall network productivity.

North Carolina-based
THOR•LO, a manufacturer of activity-specific socks, including those
designed for hiking, hunting, fishing and skiing, needed to improve network
efficiency to support growth and lower costs. After a thorough vendor review,
THOR•LO chose HP Networking solutions to extend the flexibility and
capabilities of its existing HP storage and server infrastructure.

In only six weeks, THOR•LO replaced existing infrastructure leased from
Cisco with an HP Converged Infrastructure solution that delivers voice over
internet protocol (VoIP) services and business applications at a lower cost
of ownership.

“We needed a vendor that could deliver a converged network on a scale
able to keep pace with our rapidly growing global business,” said Bart
Russell, IT manager, THOR•LO. “HP provided exactly what we were looking for
in a new network from initial hands-on services and support through
implementation and after-sale support. We knew HP would deliver an
outstanding solution, given our previous work with them, and once again HP
went above and beyond to meet our business needs.”

HP partner Insight,
an Arizona-based global provider of information technology, hardware,
software and service solutions, worked with THOR•LO on the deployment.
THOR•LO implemented an

HP FlexNetwork solution that includes

HP 5500 Switch Series and

HP 7500 Switch Series, as well as the

HP MSM Controller Series and

HP MSM Dual Access Point Series wireless mobility products to provide a
robust, flexible unified network to simplify business processes and
modernize business communications.

These new networking components joined the

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure and

HP P6300 Enterprise Virtual Arrays storage solutions THOR•LO had
previously deployed to provide a complete converged infrastructure that
enables the company to effectively manage its expanding global business.

THOR•LO also implemented the

HP Intelligent Management Center to simplify network management via a
single pane of glass for operating a unified wired and wireless network.

As a result of deploying HP networking solutions, THOR•LO has:

Streamlined business-wide communications by
replacing three disparate phone systems with a single VoIP
system;
Reduced costs by 70 percent with its new VoIP phone
system, which covered the cost of the HP networking solutions;
Improved employee productivity by automating time-intensive
and error-prone manual tasks with HP’s streamlined management
solutions; and
Simplified data center management by seamlessly
connecting HP networking solutions with existing HP server and
storage solutions.

Expert

HP Technology Services personnel delivered a rapid, seamless deployment
process, enabling THOR•LO to achieve a fully operational network in only six
weeks.

HP is helping THOR•LO in its pursuit of becoming an Instant-On
Enterprise. In a world of continuous connectivity, the Instant-On
Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers,
employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.

More information about HP Networking solutions is available at www.hp.com/networking.

HP’s premier client event,
HP Discover,
takes place June 4-7 in Las Vegas.

About HP

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Editorial contacts:

Samantha Singh, HP: samantha.singh@hp.com

Jacinda Mein, Burson-Marsteller for HP: jacindaann.mein@bm.com

Article source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2012/120223a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news

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