Intel Press Release

HP And Intel Announce Alliance To Meet Integration-Testing And Solutions Needs Of e-Business And Service-Provider Customers

Labs to Build and Test Solution Stacks

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 2, 2000 -- Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Intel Corporation today announced an alliance to meet the integration and performance testing needs of e-business and service-provider (ISP/ASP/WSP) customers. Under the alliance, HP and Intel are establishing solution centers, or labs, where customers can test server integration and performance, and where HP and Intel will jointly create solution stacks to be deployed in e-business and service-provider environments.

HP and Intel have opened the first HP-Intel Solution Center at HP's Cupertino, Calif., site, where customers can test the integration and optimize the performance of their e-business solutions on Intel-based HP servers in a secure real-world environment.

HP and Intel also will work together to identify and create solution stacks to be deployed in e-business and service-provider environments at the Intel Solution Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Both companies will create "recipes" based on pre-tested solution stacksthat can be rapidly installed at reduced cost to customers. HP and Intel will optimize the efficiency of applications running on Intel-based HP NetServer systems and will develop a series of tools to speed their implementation. These tools include:

  • deployment guides detailing how to deploy, fine-tune and optimize a configuration for best performance on the HP NetServer
  • guidance on selecting application parameters
  • guidance on selecting applications for specific solution stacks
  • capacity planning guides to help e-business and service providers to monitor the performance of their solution stacks.

HP and Intel also will produce white papers and deployment guides which will act as templates for future e-business solutions projects.

Global eMessaging service provider USA.NET is currently testing its Microsoft® Exchange 2000 messaging solution at the HP-Intel Solution Center in Cupertino. "HP and Intel have evaluated applications running on HP NetServers for the most efficient performance," said Brian Lilja, chief architect of USA.NET. "The solution center is a truly customer-focused experience, making sure that the right solution works the first time."

About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on. HP has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.

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